Dr. Jacquelyn White, a Professor of Psychology at UNCG and Associate Dean for Research in the College of Arts and Sciences was a featured speaker at “Media in the Movement: Shattering the Silence of Sexual Violence.” The event was held on March 31, 2011 at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. At the event, she spoke on uniting to create a national movement for ending sexual violence.

Her research at UNCG focuses on gender issues, aggression, and intimate partner violence. Dr. White has conducted research in the area of aggression and violence for over 30 years, publishing numerous articles and chapters. She is the co-director of the National Partnership to End Interpersonal Violence. In December of 2010 she was one of four academic researchers invited to participate in a White House roundtable of teen dating violence and sexual assault, hosted by Lynn Rosenthal, the White House advisor on violence against women.