Meet the Research Team
This Toolkit was created by Innovation for Justice and an interdisciplinary research team at the University of Arizona and the University of Utah.
Stacy Rupprecht Jane, J.D.
i4J Director
Abigael McGuire
Teaching Assistant
Capri Krug
Research Team Member
Gabriella Leonard
Research Team Member
Molly Dawson
Research Team Member
Thomas Williams
Research Team Member
Cayley Balser, Esq., M.Ed., Ed.S.
Professor of Practice, Service Impact Area Lead
Anna Hall
Research Team Member
Cassidy Oktavec
Research Team Member
Grace Collins-Greene
Research Team Member
Morgan Kane
Research Team Member
Vivian Samuels
Research Team Member
Erin Weaver, Esq., M.A.
i4J Post-Graduate Fellow
Austin Stack
Research Team Member
Ellie Gilchrist
Research Team Member
Maya Braun Yoon
Research Team Member
Olivia Denue
Research Team Member
Meet Our Co-Creators
This research was made possible by generous contributions of knowledge, expertise and time from domestic violence advocates, domestic violence advocacy organizations and subject matter experts across the US who shared perspectives, and by law librarians across the US who offered research assistance. Thank you to everyone who contributed their expertise to this effort. Many individuals and organizations offered assistance in creating this toolkit: Citizens Assisting and Sheltering the Abused, Inc (CASA), De Colores – CPLC, Effingham County Victim Witness Assistance Program, The Crisis Center, Hope Shores Alliance, Domestic Violence Action Center, Access to Justice Ventures, The Family Counseling Center, Haven House Inc, NuLawLab @ Northeastern University School of Law, Call to Safety, KWH Law Center for Social Justice and Change, North Carolina Justice for All Project, S.A.F.E. House Inc., Carmen E. Wargel, LMSW, Flint Circuit Council on Domestic Violence, Center on Halsted, GreenHouse17, Bolton Refuge House, University of Nevada Reno Hope Team & Dr. Pamela Payne, Stephanie Wirkus – Restraining Order Advocate at Women and Children’s Horizons, New Hampshire Legal Assistance, Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System, Domestic Violence Intervention Program, Sojourner Family Peace Center, and Life Crisis Center, Inc. 416 other individuals and organizations who wish to remain anonymous also contributed to the creation of this toolkit.