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Overview

Cris M. Sullivan is affiliated with Michigan State University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the fields of social sciences and health professions. Their research encompasses various subfields including health, general health professions, clinical psychology, demography, and sociology and political science.

The main topics covered in Sullivan's research focus on intimate partner and family violence, homelessness and social issues, elder abuse and neglect, health disparities and outcomes, child abuse and trauma, grief, bereavement, and mental health, as well as housing, finance, and neoliberalism.

They have published work in several academic venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • Journal of Family Violence
  • Journal of Community Psychology
  • Journal of Interpersonal Violence
  • PsycTESTS Dataset
  • Journal of Social Distress and the Homeless

Notable recent papers authored or coauthored by Sullivan include:

  • Impact of the Domestic Violence Housing First Model on Survivors' Safety and Housing Stability: 12-Month Findings, 2022, Journal of Interpersonal Violence
  • Impact of the Domestic Violence Housing First Model on Survivors' Safety and Housing Stability: Six Month Findings, 2022, Journal of Family Violence

Other significant collaborative papers related to broader social issues include:

  • The Use of Children as a Tactic of Intimate Partner Violence and its Relationship to Survivors' Mental Health, 2021, Journal of Family Violence
  • The impact of COVID-19 on the safety, housing stability, and mental health of unstably housed domestic violence survivors, 2021, Journal of Community Psychology
  • Development and validation of the housing instability scale, 2022, Journal of Social Distress and the Homeless

Throughout their career, Sullivan has worked alongside several frequent coauthors, including Danielle Chiaramonte, Gabriela López-Zerón, Mackenzie Sprecher, Adam Farero, and Oyesola Oluwafunmilayo Ayeni.

The breadth of their publications and collaborations reflects a sustained focus on addressing complex social issues related to violence, housing stability, and mental health within vulnerable populations across diverse academic disciplines.

Best Publications

  • Reducing violence using community-based advocacy for women with abusive partners.

    Cris M. Sullivan;Deborah I. Bybee

  • Development of the Scale of Economic Abuse

    Adrienne E. Adams;Cris M. Sullivan;Deborah Bybee;Megan R. Greeson

  • When Ending the Relationship Does Not End the Violence Women's Experiences of Violence by Former Partners

    Ruth E. Fleury;Cris M. Sullivan;Deborah I. Bybee

  • WOMEN WHO USE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTERS Changes in Depression Over Time

    Rebecca Campbell;Cris M. Sullivan;William S. Davidson

  • Main, mediating, and moderating effects of social support on the well-being of survivors of intimate partner violence across 2 years.

    Marisa L. Beeble;Deborah Bybee;Cris M. Sullivan;Adrienne E. Adams

  • The Process Through Which an Advocacy Intervention Resulted in Positive Change for Battered Women Over Time

    Deborah I. Bybee;Cris M. Sullivan

  • The Impact of Family and Friends’ Reactions on the Well-Being of Women With Abusive Partners

    Jessica R. Goodkind;Tameka L. Gillum;Deborah I. Bybee;Cris M. Sullivan

  • Predicting Re-Victimization of Battered Women 3 Years After Exiting a Shelter Program

    Deborah Bybee;Cris M. Sullivan

  • Health effects of experiences of sexual violence for women with abusive partners

    Kimberly K. Eby;Jacquelyn C. Campbell;Cris M. Sullivan;William S. Davidson

  • The Importance of Spirituality in the Lives of Domestic Violence Survivors

    Tameka L. Gillum;Cris M. Sullivan;Deborah I. Bybee

  • Culturally adapting an evidence-based parenting intervention for Latino immigrants: the need to integrate fidelity and cultural relevance.

    Jose Ruben Parra Cardona;Melanie Domenech-Rodriguez;Marion Forgatch;Cris M. Sullivan

  • The Role of Social Support in the Lives of Women Exiting Domestic Violence Shelters An Experimental Study

    Cheribeth Tan;Joanne Basta;Cris M. Sullivan;William S. Davidson

  • An advocacy intervention program for women with abusive partners: Initial evaluation

    Cris M. Sullivan;Cheribeth Tan;Joanna Basta;Maureen Rumptz

  • Battered Women’s Multitude of Needs Evidence Supporting the Need for Comprehensive Advocacy

    Nicole E. Allen;Deborah I. Bybee;Cris M. Sullivan

  • Beyond bruises and broken bones: the joint effects of stress and injuries on battered women's health.

    Cheryl A. Sutherland;Deborah I. Bybee;Cris M. Sullivan

  • The long-term effects of battering on women's health.

    C Sutherland;D Bybee;C Sullivan

  • The Impact of Intimate Partner Violence on Low-Income Women’s Economic Well-Being The Mediating Role of Job Stability

    Adrienne E. Adams;Richard M. Tolman;Deborah Bybee;Cris M. Sullivan

  • An advocacy intervention program for women with abusive partners: six-month follow-up

    Cris M. Sullivan;Rebecca Campbell;Holly Angelique;Kimberly K. Eby

  • Sexual Relationship Power, Intimate Partner Violence, and Condom Use Among Minority Urban Girls

    Anne M. Teitelman;Sarah J. Ratcliffe;Mercedes M. Morales-Aleman;Cris M. Sullivan

  • A Contextual Analysis of Battered Women’s Safety Planning:

    Jessica R. Goodkind;Cris M. Sullivan;Deborah I. Bybee

Frequent Co-Authors

Deborah Bybee
Deborah Bybee Michigan State University
William S. Davidson
William S. Davidson Michigan State University
Lisa A. Goodman
Lisa A. Goodman Boston College
Rebecca Campbell
Rebecca Campbell Michigan State University
Richard M. Tolman
Richard M. Tolman University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Daniel G. Saunders
Daniel G. Saunders University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Mary Ann Dutton
Mary Ann Dutton Georgetown University Medical Center
Ernest N. Jouriles
Ernest N. Jouriles Southern Methodist University
Renee McDonald
Renee McDonald Southern Methodist University
Marion S. Forgatch
Marion S. Forgatch University of Oregon

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