Welcome to our SSAGE Lab! Supporting Survivors and Gender Equity
Led by Dr. Paula Barata, The Supporting Survivors And Gender Equity (SSAGE) lab conducts research related to gender-based violence. Currently, the research group is particularly active in the areas of intimate partner violence (IPV) and sexual assault against women.
Current projects:
- The SSHIP (Safe and Stable Housing through Intentional Partnership) project, is bringing together the violence against women and the homelessness sectors in order to collect longitudinal data about survivors’ housing. You can find more information about the SSHIP project here: WomanACT
- The IDEA3 (Internet Delivered EAAA) project is adapting the EAAA (Enhanced Access, Acknowledge, Act) sexual assault resistance education program, also known as ‘Flip the Script’, for online delivery. You can find out more about EAAA here: SARE Centre
- The Experiences of IPV During the COVID-19 Pandemic project is beginning to wrap up. We have conducted a realist informed review of the COVID-19 IPV literature, conducted 29 interviews with survivors of IPV about their experiences during the pandemic, and facilitated the creation 5 survivors’ digital stories. You can find more information about the project here: WomanACT and you can see a trailer of the digital stories here, which was created for an event held in December 2023: WomanACT Trailer.mov – Google Drive
Additionally, current and recently graduated PhD and MA students have worked in a number of areas including adapting EAAA for a Kenyan context (Laureen Owaga), the manosphere (Michael Fair), intimate partner economic abuse in university students (Erica Johnston), how sexual orientation and gender identity manifest in sexual consent navigations (Nicholas Hennessey), and silencing behaviours in young women’s relationships (Tanja Samardzic).
Our research group uses a wide range of methods and approaches to research including qualitative and quantitative methods, and traditional, community-engaged, and feminist methodologies.
Latest Post
2024 CPA conference
June 21-23, 2024
We had the honour to showcase some of our findings at the 2024 Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) Congress to present the Symposium ‘Experiences of Intimate Partner Violence among Young Women and Mothers during COVID-19 pandemic’ on June 21-23, 2024, in Ottawa, Canada. The symposium was moderated by Dr. Paula Barata and included the presentation of three papers. See more of our findings on our lab update tab! https://womenshealthwellbeing.uoguelph.ca/lab-updates/