Dr. Anne P. DePrince
@apdeprince.bsky.social
Author "Every 90 Seconds: Our Common Cause Ending VAW" | Psychology Professor, Community-Engaged Scholar at University of Denver | Earnest Photo-Taker
Feeling grateful this Solstice to all who work to build a brighter world together -- one without intimate violence. Wishes for peace and light from the Traumatic Stress Studies Group.
December 21, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Feeling grateful this Solstice to all who work to build a brighter world together -- one without intimate violence. Wishes for peace and light from the Traumatic Stress Studies Group.
Reposted by Dr. Anne P. DePrince
New: Our DARVO short-form measure (DARVO-SF) published in peer-reviewed journal. We also report that DARVO exposure is associated with trauma symptoms:
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41378681/
Full text:
dynamic.uoregon.edu/jjf/articles...
More measures:
www.institutionalcourage.org/resources-fo...
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41378681/
Full text:
dynamic.uoregon.edu/jjf/articles...
More measures:
www.institutionalcourage.org/resources-fo...
December 17, 2025 at 11:07 PM
New: Our DARVO short-form measure (DARVO-SF) published in peer-reviewed journal. We also report that DARVO exposure is associated with trauma symptoms:
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41378681/
Full text:
dynamic.uoregon.edu/jjf/articles...
More measures:
www.institutionalcourage.org/resources-fo...
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41378681/
Full text:
dynamic.uoregon.edu/jjf/articles...
More measures:
www.institutionalcourage.org/resources-fo...
"the psychological consequences of #betrayaltrauma – from minimizing the abuse to psychological distress – can feed into myths that people have about intimate violence."
But we can change the conversation.
My new piece @theconversation.com. @jjfreyd.bsky.social
theconversation.com/the-iwasfift...
But we can change the conversation.
My new piece @theconversation.com. @jjfreyd.bsky.social
theconversation.com/the-iwasfift...
The #iwasfifteen hashtag and ongoing Epstein coverage show how traffickers exploit the vulnerabilities of teens and tweens
The conversation around #iwasfifteen sheds light on the dynamics of abusive relationships and the experiences of trafficking victims.
theconversation.com
December 17, 2025 at 5:52 PM
"the psychological consequences of #betrayaltrauma – from minimizing the abuse to psychological distress – can feed into myths that people have about intimate violence."
But we can change the conversation.
My new piece @theconversation.com. @jjfreyd.bsky.social
theconversation.com/the-iwasfift...
But we can change the conversation.
My new piece @theconversation.com. @jjfreyd.bsky.social
theconversation.com/the-iwasfift...
Grateful to all who work to make the world a better place, in big and small ways, each day.
November 27, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Grateful to all who work to make the world a better place, in big and small ways, each day.
Reposted by Dr. Anne P. DePrince
New paper reminds us yet again: HOMICIDE is the leading cause of death for pregnant women.
Gun violence & partner violence are related.
All-cause homicide & firearm homicide of pregnant women are higher, in states w/ higher calculated firearm ownership (1/x 🧵
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Gun violence & partner violence are related.
All-cause homicide & firearm homicide of pregnant women are higher, in states w/ higher calculated firearm ownership (1/x 🧵
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Firearm Homicide in Pregnant Women and State-Level Firearm Ownership
This cross-sectional study examines firearm homicide rates in pregnant compared with nonpregnant women and whether estimated state-level firearm ownership is associated with homicide deaths among preg...
jamanetwork.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:15 AM
New paper reminds us yet again: HOMICIDE is the leading cause of death for pregnant women.
Gun violence & partner violence are related.
All-cause homicide & firearm homicide of pregnant women are higher, in states w/ higher calculated firearm ownership (1/x 🧵
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Gun violence & partner violence are related.
All-cause homicide & firearm homicide of pregnant women are higher, in states w/ higher calculated firearm ownership (1/x 🧵
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
New blog post on my team's Trauma Research Notes. #VAW #domesticviolence #every90seconds traumaresearchnotes.blog/2025/10/31/a...
Asthma and Intimate Partner Abuse: Getting the Word out about New Research Findings
When I talk with people about our shared interests in ending violence against women, I often point to healthcare. After all, lots of people are passionate about healthcare — from costs to acc…
traumaresearchnotes.blog
November 3, 2025 at 7:10 PM
New blog post on my team's Trauma Research Notes. #VAW #domesticviolence #every90seconds traumaresearchnotes.blog/2025/10/31/a...
As Domestic Violence Awareness Month/#DVAM wraps up, it's a good time to remind people that intimate abuse is linked with health - including asthma - even years later. Check out my new piece w/ Dr. Eileen Wang. @theconversation.com theconversation.com/people-abuse...
People abused by intimate partners have worse asthma – but researchers are still untangling the reasons behind this surprising link
Uncontrolled inflammation is usually thought to be the culprit behind asthma. But in asthma patients who have survived intimate partner violence, a possible new pattern is emerging.
theconversation.com
October 31, 2025 at 5:08 PM
As Domestic Violence Awareness Month/#DVAM wraps up, it's a good time to remind people that intimate abuse is linked with health - including asthma - even years later. Check out my new piece w/ Dr. Eileen Wang. @theconversation.com theconversation.com/people-abuse...
In the #Denver area? Join me Thursday for a free class to learn why violence against women is an issue for all of us - from small business owners and healthcare workers to teachers and neighbors, this talk is an invitation to building a better world together. www.du.edu/continuing-e...
October 13, 2025 at 9:42 PM
In the #Denver area? Join me Thursday for a free class to learn why violence against women is an issue for all of us - from small business owners and healthcare workers to teachers and neighbors, this talk is an invitation to building a better world together. www.du.edu/continuing-e...
Grateful to Drs. Astrida Kaugers and Deb Oswald + the Department of Psychology at Marquette University for hosting me for a couple of days to explore how to turn psychological science into action to end intimate violence and build a better world together.
October 13, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Grateful to Drs. Astrida Kaugers and Deb Oswald + the Department of Psychology at Marquette University for hosting me for a couple of days to explore how to turn psychological science into action to end intimate violence and build a better world together.
This Domestic Violence Awareness Month, join me to explore why violence against women matters to each of us. If you're in #Denver, register for this free class on 10/16 at DU. @uofdenver.bsky.social #every90seconds #DVAM www.du.edu/continuing-e...
October 3, 2025 at 7:59 PM
This Domestic Violence Awareness Month, join me to explore why violence against women matters to each of us. If you're in #Denver, register for this free class on 10/16 at DU. @uofdenver.bsky.social #every90seconds #DVAM www.du.edu/continuing-e...
Reposted by Dr. Anne P. DePrince
By @alexisadamsclark.bsky.social and @sarahharsey.bsky.social and me:
"Factors of institutional betrayal associated with posttraumatic stress symptoms and barriers to service use among campus sexual assault survivors."
Full text dynamic.uoregon.edu/jjf/articles...
"Factors of institutional betrayal associated with posttraumatic stress symptoms and barriers to service use among campus sexual assault survivors."
Full text dynamic.uoregon.edu/jjf/articles...
dynamic.uoregon.edu
August 16, 2025 at 10:36 AM
By @alexisadamsclark.bsky.social and @sarahharsey.bsky.social and me:
"Factors of institutional betrayal associated with posttraumatic stress symptoms and barriers to service use among campus sexual assault survivors."
Full text dynamic.uoregon.edu/jjf/articles...
"Factors of institutional betrayal associated with posttraumatic stress symptoms and barriers to service use among campus sexual assault survivors."
Full text dynamic.uoregon.edu/jjf/articles...
With gun violence headlines (again) in the news, re-upping my @psychologytoday.com piece from last year on guns and intimate violence. www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/from...
Guns and Intimate Violence
When guns make the news, it's often after mass shootings. Behind the headlines, guns also play a role in intimate violence. Here's what you need to know.
www.psychologytoday.com
August 13, 2025 at 2:59 PM
With gun violence headlines (again) in the news, re-upping my @psychologytoday.com piece from last year on guns and intimate violence. www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/from...
Check out my latest post at @psychologytoday.com for some new findings from our team on trauma and alienation among older adults. www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/from...
Trauma and Alienation Matter Later in Life
Many older adults experience trauma and maltreatment, both early in life and as they age—and feelings of alienation may worsen the resulting distress.
www.psychologytoday.com
August 12, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Check out my latest post at @psychologytoday.com for some new findings from our team on trauma and alienation among older adults. www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/from...
Sunflower Sunday.
July 14, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Sunflower Sunday.
Reposted by Dr. Anne P. DePrince
I keep learning:
Tyranny depends on learned helplessness.
Thoughtful acts of courage are effective; without them we are sunk.
Sustainable courage involves moderating exposure to distressing news, celebrating success, finding joy.
www.institutionalcourage.org/courage-in-a...
Tyranny depends on learned helplessness.
Thoughtful acts of courage are effective; without them we are sunk.
Sustainable courage involves moderating exposure to distressing news, celebrating success, finding joy.
www.institutionalcourage.org/courage-in-a...
Institutions are the building blocks of a civil society | Center for Institutional Courage
For the past weeks I have thought a lot about these words and what they suggest about how to support healthy institutions, the building blocks of our democracy. I keep learning that:
www.institutionalcourage.org
July 1, 2025 at 1:23 PM
I keep learning:
Tyranny depends on learned helplessness.
Thoughtful acts of courage are effective; without them we are sunk.
Sustainable courage involves moderating exposure to distressing news, celebrating success, finding joy.
www.institutionalcourage.org/courage-in-a...
Tyranny depends on learned helplessness.
Thoughtful acts of courage are effective; without them we are sunk.
Sustainable courage involves moderating exposure to distressing news, celebrating success, finding joy.
www.institutionalcourage.org/courage-in-a...
Set up for the Student Signature Work Showcase, including research-themed cookies, is a go! Now all we need is you! @uofdenver.bsky.social friends, swing by the Commons from 3 to 5 today to view posters and chat with amazing student scholars. And did I mention cookies?
May 14, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Set up for the Student Signature Work Showcase, including research-themed cookies, is a go! Now all we need is you! @uofdenver.bsky.social friends, swing by the Commons from 3 to 5 today to view posters and chat with amazing student scholars. And did I mention cookies?
Undergraduate #research is incredibly important -- to student learning and collaborative problem solving. Join me in opening more doors to public good research that brings together students, mentors, and communities to build a better world together. #1Day4DU www.givecampus.com/schools/Univ...
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH & STUDENT EXPERIENTIAL OPPORTUNITIES
Make your Denver Difference today w/a gift to Undergraduate Signature Research Grants!
www.givecampus.com
May 14, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Undergraduate #research is incredibly important -- to student learning and collaborative problem solving. Join me in opening more doors to public good research that brings together students, mentors, and communities to build a better world together. #1Day4DU www.givecampus.com/schools/Univ...
Excited to be at the @uofdenver.bsky.social CAPE Gala with #Every90Seconds. Let's build a better world together.
May 3, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Excited to be at the @uofdenver.bsky.social CAPE Gala with #Every90Seconds. Let's build a better world together.
Reposted by Dr. Anne P. DePrince
As Sexual Assault Awareness Month comes to a close, reminder that DOGE is busy gutting programs that help survivors—without explanation. People facing the highest rates of sexual violence — like Native communities – are paying the price.
This is not how we protect survivors.
This is not how we protect survivors.
US Justice Department cancels hundreds of grants for police, crime victims
The U.S. Justice Department has canceled hundreds of ongoing grants that funded everything from services for mental health care for police officers to support programs for victims of crime and sexual assault, according to internal records and four people familiar with the matter.
www.reuters.com
April 30, 2025 at 9:44 PM
As Sexual Assault Awareness Month comes to a close, reminder that DOGE is busy gutting programs that help survivors—without explanation. People facing the highest rates of sexual violence — like Native communities – are paying the price.
This is not how we protect survivors.
This is not how we protect survivors.
Join our team this #DenimDay in renewing (or trying on for the first time!) your belief that a different world is possible -- one without sexual violence. Here's to working together to translate awareness into action. #Every90Seconds @ccasacolorado.bsky.social
April 30, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Join our team this #DenimDay in renewing (or trying on for the first time!) your belief that a different world is possible -- one without sexual violence. Here's to working together to translate awareness into action. #Every90Seconds @ccasacolorado.bsky.social
Reposted by Dr. Anne P. DePrince
Please support the role of your local bookstore in building community and fighting for your right to read whatever you want - saving a few bucks on Amazon comes at a very steep price @splitrockbks.bsky.social #IndependentBookstoreDay
www.bookweb.org/independent-...
www.bookweb.org/independent-...
Independent Bookstore Day
www.bookweb.org
April 26, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Please support the role of your local bookstore in building community and fighting for your right to read whatever you want - saving a few bucks on Amazon comes at a very steep price @splitrockbks.bsky.social #IndependentBookstoreDay
www.bookweb.org/independent-...
www.bookweb.org/independent-...
Wow, this conversation! So much to inspire and consider...including that if everyone has just a little bit of #courage, no one person has to be a hero. open.spotify.com/episode/6LUj...
Sarah McBride's Challenge to Democrats
Pod Save America Ad-free (🔓) · Episode
open.spotify.com
April 20, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Wow, this conversation! So much to inspire and consider...including that if everyone has just a little bit of #courage, no one person has to be a hero. open.spotify.com/episode/6LUj...
Reposted by Dr. Anne P. DePrince
Some of our essays about institutional betrayal, DARVO, institutional courage, and government:
www.jjfreyd.com/government
www.jjfreyd.com/government
Essays about Government — Jennifer Joy Freyd, PhD.
www.jjfreyd.com
April 17, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Some of our essays about institutional betrayal, DARVO, institutional courage, and government:
www.jjfreyd.com/government
www.jjfreyd.com/government