Klejdis Bilali and Emily Walker, both doctoral candidates in the Department of Criminology, recently participated in the Institute on Violence, Abuse, & Trauma International Summit in Hawai‘i, where they represented the USF Trafficking in Persons – Risk to Resilience (TIP) Lab.
During the conference, Bilali and Walker presented their ongoing research on trauma bonding and discussed how the TIP Lab is advancing research and practice to address the complexities of trauma bonding among victims of interpersonal violence.
The Hawai‘i International Summit is a multidisciplinary gathering of professionals from around the world working together to tackle major issues in fields addressing violence, abuse, and trauma.