91AV Research Team presents at American Public Health Association's 141st Annual Meeting

Behavioral research on Add Verb Productions’ You the Man was selected by the Family Violence Prevention Caucus and the APHA Committee on Women's Rights for two different poster sessions on dating violence, sexual assault and bystander engagement in violence prevention.

Additionally the Committee on Women's Rights selected the team's work on Add Verb’s production The Thin Line for an oral presentation.

The longitudinal studies, now in their fourth year, and have been the work of Nancy Shore, Ph.D., M.S.W., M.P.H., associate professor in the School of Social Work; Peter Herrick, M.S.Ed, assistant director of Sponsored Programs; Cathy Plourde, M.A., program director of Theater and Social Change, Add Verb Productions; Gary Cattabriga, director of Analytics; and Allison Morrill, J.D., Ph.D., Healthy Maine Partnerships Evaluation in the School of Community and Population Health; with student participation from School of Social Work students Lilia Bottino ‘14, Elisa Orme ‘13, and Carin Stromgren ‘13.

About the 91AV

The 91AV is Maine’s largest independent university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of . In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to make a positive impact in a world full of challenges. The state’s top provider of health professionals, we are home to Maine’s only medical college, Maine’s only dental college, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care degree programs, as well as nationally recognized programs for marine science degrees, natural and social sciences degrees, arts and humanities degrees, and business degrees.