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Dr Caroline Forde

BA, MSc., PhD.

Biography

Caroline Forde is a researcher with the Centre for Global Women's Studies at NUI Galway. Her work has focused on gender-based violence and sexual health, particularly in relation to gender identity, trauma, help-seeking and recovery. A practice-oriented researcher, she has conducted mixed-methods studies that have led to the ongoing development of community-based sexual health initiatives, in addition to a collaborative dialogue regarding future directions for sexual violence service provision and policy enhancement. Caroline is currently working as a postdoctoral researcher on the Costs of Help-seeking and Economic Impacts for Women Survivors of Domestic Violence in Ireland study. Directed by Dr. Nata Duvvury, this research is a collaboration between the Centre for Global Women's Studies, Safe Ireland and its member organisations.

Research Interests

gender; gender-based violence; sexual health; trauma; recovery; economic and societal costs of intimate partner violence

Research Projects

	Project	Start Date	End Date
	Costs of Help-seeking and Economic Impacts for Women Survivors of Domestic Violence in Ireland	03-APR-17	31-MAR-18

Peer Reviewed Journals

	Year	Publication
	(2016)	'Sexual violence, masculinity, and the journey of recovery' Forde, C; Duvvury, N (2016) 'Sexual violence, masculinity, and the journey of recovery'. Psychology Of Men And Masculinity, [DOI] [Details]
	(2010)	'Addressing the needs of young people: A broader view of sexual health' Forde, C (2010) 'Addressing the needs of young people: A broader view of sexual health'. Youth Studies Ireland, 5 (1):18-31 [Details]

Book Chapters

	Year	Publication
	(2014)	'A gendered approach to counselling men who have experienced child sexual abuse' Forde, C (2014) 'A gendered approach to counselling men who have experienced child sexual abuse' In: Beyond diagnosis: Relating person to patient, patient to person. Oxford: Inter-Disciplinary Press. [Details]

Published Reports

	Year	Publication
	(2016)	Policy Briefing: Implementing the EU Directive on Victims’ Rights in Ireland: the case for Rape Crisis Centres. Forde, C (2016) Policy Briefing: Implementing the EU Directive on Victims’ Rights in Ireland: the case for Rape Crisis Centres. National University of Ireland, Galway, Galway. [Details]
	(2015)	Sexual violence and the recovery process: An exploration of Rape Crisis Centre counselling in Ireland – Findings and recommendations. Forde, C (2015) Sexual violence and the recovery process: An exploration of Rape Crisis Centre counselling in Ireland – Findings and recommendations. National University of Ireland, Galway, Galway. [Details]
	(2010)	Addressing the needs of young people: A broader view of sexual health. Forde, C (2010) Addressing the needs of young people: A broader view of sexual health. Sligo: Rape Crisis and Sexual Abuse Counselling Centre, Sligo, Leitrim and West Cavan, Sligo. [Details]
	(2008)	2008 National report (2007 data) to the EMCDDA by the Reitox National Focal Point. Ireland: New developments, trends and in-depth information on selected issues. Alcohol and Drug Research Unit (2008) 2008 National report (2007 data) to the EMCDDA by the Reitox National Focal Point. Ireland: New developments, trends and in-depth information on selected issues. Health Research Board, Dublin. [Details]

Newspaper Articles

	Year	Publication
	(2016)	Specialist services must be freely available to survivors of sexual violence’. Forde, C (2016) Specialist services must be freely available to survivors of sexual violence’. Cork: Newspaper Articles [Details]
	(2012)	Pussy Riot. Forde, C; Griffin, C (2012) Pussy Riot. Galway: Newspaper Articles [Details]
	(2010)	For a world without violence against women: the 16 days campaign. Forde, C (2010) For a world without violence against women: the 16 days campaign. Galway: Newspaper Articles [Details]
	(2009)	The ‘classroom’ bully is also to be found in the boardroom. Forde, C (2009) The ‘classroom’ bully is also to be found in the boardroom. Sligo: Newspaper Articles [Details]

	Year	Publication
	(2008)	CSO report: Drug-crime statistics. Connolly, J; Forde, C (2008) CSO report: Drug-crime statistics. Dublin: Newsletter [Details]
	(2008)	Healing through creativity: RADE’s cultural showcase. Forde, C (2008) Healing through creativity: RADE’s cultural showcase. Dublin: Newsletter [Details]
	(2008)	CSO report: Illicit drug market statistics. Drugnet Ireland. Connolly, J; Forde, C (2008) CSO report: Illicit drug market statistics. Drugnet Ireland. Dublin: Newsletter [Details]

Non Published Reports

	Year	Publication
	(2009)	An Assessment of Prison Needle-Exchange for Ireland: To Inform the NDS 2009-2016. Forde, C (2009) An Assessment of Prison Needle-Exchange for Ireland: To Inform the NDS 2009-2016. Non Published Reports [Details]

Honours and Awards

Year	Title	Awarding Body
2015	PhD in Global Women’s Studies	National University of Ireland, Galway
2008	MSc. in Applied Social Research	University of Dublin, Trinity College
1998	BA in Philosophy and English	National University of Ireland, Galway

Professional Associations

	Association	Function	From / To
	Social Science Research Centre	member	11-JAN-16 / 15-MAY-17
	Sexual Violence Research Initiative	member	15-NOV-10 / 15-MAY-17

Recent Postgraduate Students

	Graduation	Name	Degree	Primary Supervisor
	2016	Kathryn Castillo	MASTERS DEGREE (LEVEL 9)	Y

Modules Taught

Term/Year	Module Title	Module Code	Subject / Desc
Semester I, 2011/2012	Problems in Politics and Sociology	SP235	NGO and Governmental Responses to Sexual Violence in Ireland
Semester II, 2015/2016; 2016/2017	Gender, Sexuality and Health Crises	GG6102	Violence against Women and Health
Semester II, 2015/2016; 2016/2017	Applied Gender Analysis	GG113	Outcome Evaluation
Semesters I and II, 2016/2017	Practising Sociology and Politics	SP1100
Semesters II, 2016/2017	Problems in Politics and Sociology	SP160