Sudderth, Lori K

Quinnipiac University

United States

Lori K. Sudderth conducts research on the challenges of providing services and safety to victims of gendered violence in different contexts, such as geographic isolation, migration, and extreme poverty. In 2009, she worked with UNIFEM to develop a list of indicators to evaluate the effectiveness of legislation addressing intimate partner violence in Southeast Europe. She has received two Fulbright Scholarships, one for an examination of domestic violence policy in Costa Rica and another for her current research on disclosure of intimate violence in St. Lucia. She is Professor of Criminal Justice in the Sociology Department at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut in the United States.