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Member since: June 2021
About 

Kimberly is currently a social work Ph.D. candidate and Research Project Director at Arizona State University Office of Sex Trafficking Intervention Research (STIR) and will be a lecturer (turning into a tenure-track assistant professor position) this Fall at the University of Southern Mississippi School of Social Work.

Kimberly has a focus on domestic sex trafficking and the therapeutic needs for exiting. She works closely with community groups, including the National Criminal Justice Training Center, AMBER Alert, Navajo Nation, City of Phoenix Starfish Place, Catholic Charities DIGNITY programs, Las Vegas Rape Crisis Center, UMOM, and the Phoenix and Las Vegas Metropolitan VICE Units. She is a single subject matter expert consultant for the United States Department of Justice. Her research work spans the prevention, detection, identification, and treatment of minor and adult sex trafficking victims.

Society for Social Work Research (SSWR) National Doctoral Student Task Force
2017-2019

Point Foundation National LGBTQ Scholarship Fund Semifinalist
2019, 2018, 2017, & 2016

State of Ohio Human Trafficking Liberator of the Year
2014

Arizona State University Graduate College Fellow
2019-2020

Arizona State University College of Public Service & Community Solutions Doctoral Student Conference – School of Social Work Representative Peer-Review Team
2018-2019

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RESEARCH INTERESTS

  • Sex Trafficking
  • Human Trafficking
  • Homelessness
  • LGBTQ+ Studies
  • Social Work
  • Social Justice
  • Crime Mapping
Institution Type 
4 or 4+ year College/University
Education / Degrees 
InstitutionDegreeDiscipline
Arizona State University
PhD candidate
Social Work
Arizona State University
Masters
Social Work
St. Joseph's College of Maine
Masters
Pastoral Studies/Counseling
Ohio Wesleyan University
Bachelors
Geography
Ohio Wesleyan University
Bachelors
Economics
Institutional Affiliations 
InstitutionDepartmentTitleWebsitesCurrent Appointment
Social Work