Monique Clinton-Sherrod, Ph.D.
RTI International
Junior Investigator, Vulnerable Populations
Project Title: A Longitudinal Examination of the Impact of Community-level Social Factors on Domestic Violence among Couples with a Male Partner in Alcohol Treatment
"The networking opportunities through the grant have allowed me to gain invaluable feedback on professional development from senior researchers."
Project Description
Clinton-Sherrod will study the effects of community-level social factors on reported domestic violence experiences for couples with male partners receiving alcohol treatment. This project will address RWJF's Vulnerable Populations research question: "What do we know about social factors associated with domestic violence among subgroups?" Her sample consists of 263 married or cohabitating couples with male partners entering outpatient alcohol treatment.
Domestic Violence is a U.S. public health issue with an array of negative outcomes. Married or cohabiting patients who are being treated for alcoholism are 4-6 times more likely to report domestic violence compared with patients in national samples.
In addition, her research will determine the mediating effects of community-level social factors on longitudinal experiences of domestic violence outcomes, with consideration for the indirect impact of reduction in alcohol abuse among couples with a substance-abusing male partner in substance abuse treatment.
Biography
Monique Clinton-Sherrod, Ph.D., is a research psychologist in the Risk Behavior and Family Research Program at RTI International. She earned her bachelors of science in psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and her masters and doctorate degrees in social psychology from Wayne State University in Detroit, MI.
Clinton-Sherrod's expertise includes the areas of intimate partner violence (IPV), childhood maltreatment, substance abuse prevention, and women's and minorities' health, with particular focus on evaluating the effectiveness of interventions at all levels.
Her research experience has involved investigations of intimate partner violence issues among various populations, including adolescents, college students, the military, and couples with a partner in substance abuse treatment. She is well trained in leading research projects, developing and carrying out research proposals, and conducting both qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis. Before coming to RTI, Clinton-Sherrod served as an adjunct faculty member and taught classes in statistics, research methods and psychology. She has authored and co-authored several journal articles in the Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Journal of Substance Abuse, Journal of Black Psychology, and Journal of Family Violence.
