Family Peace Fellows
Maxine Davis, M.S.W., M.B.A., Ph.D.
Maxine Davis (PhD, Washington University in St. Louis) is an Assistant Professor at The University of Texas at Arlington in the School of Social Work. Dr. Davis' research focuses on people who act abusively within intimate relationships and interventions that are designed to help them change. A related track of her research also examines how religion is misused to perpetrate intimate partner violence/abuse (IPV/A) and the contributing factors of religious-related IPV/A. With specific attention on Black-American and Latinx populations, her research is guided by former work in Batterer/Partner Abuse Intervention Programs (BIPs/PAIPs).
Dr. Davis is enthusiastic about evaluating promising and innovative BIPs/PAIPs with rigorous research designs. Ultimately, she is committed to promoting effective programs both inside and outside of the criminal justice system through community collaboration, sound research practice, and social policy advocacy.
Maxine Davis (PhD, Washington University in St. Louis) is an Assistant Professor at The University of Texas at Arlington in the School of Social Work. Dr. Davis' research focuses on people who act abusively within intimate relationships and interventions that are designed to help them change. A related track of her research also examines how religion is misused to perpetrate intimate partner violence/abuse (IPV/A) and the contributing factors of religious-related IPV/A. With specific attention on Black-American and Latinx populations, her research is guided by former work in Batterer/Partner Abuse Intervention Programs (BIPs/PAIPs).
Dr. Davis is enthusiastic about evaluating promising and innovative BIPs/PAIPs with rigorous research designs. Ultimately, she is committed to promoting effective programs both inside and outside of the criminal justice system through community collaboration, sound research practice, and social policy advocacy.
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Rose Folsom
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Rose Folsom founded Virtue Connection in 2014 to help Catholics be more Christ-like through the virtues. She believes that family peace is best achieved by growth in virtue. A Catholic convert, she began her own education in the virtues by attending a Summa Theologica study group led by the late Fr. Norman Fenton, OP, a philosophy professor at the Dominican House of Studies. The group met for five years, studying one volume of the Summa each year.
A Lay Dominican for over 25 years, she blogs at VirtueConnection.com. She has given talks and workshops at the Family Peace Symposium, the Archdiocese of Washington Women’s Conference, and to men’s and women’s groups such as Knights of Columbus and Greensboro NC Council of Catholic Women. She was also the Keynote Speaker at the 2018 Conference of the Harrisburg Diocese Council of Catholic Women.
Ms. Folsom is current President and former Vice President of her Immaculate Conception Chapter of Lay Dominicans, Vice President and Leadership Commission Chair of the Washington Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women, and a member of the Board of Advisors of the Future With Hope Catholic Women's Conference.
Ms. Folsom and Fred Folsom, her husband of 35 years, are parishioners of St. Andrew Apostle Parish in Silver Spring, MD.
A Lay Dominican for over 25 years, she blogs at VirtueConnection.com. She has given talks and workshops at the Family Peace Symposium, the Archdiocese of Washington Women’s Conference, and to men’s and women’s groups such as Knights of Columbus and Greensboro NC Council of Catholic Women. She was also the Keynote Speaker at the 2018 Conference of the Harrisburg Diocese Council of Catholic Women.
Ms. Folsom is current President and former Vice President of her Immaculate Conception Chapter of Lay Dominicans, Vice President and Leadership Commission Chair of the Washington Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women, and a member of the Board of Advisors of the Future With Hope Catholic Women's Conference.
Ms. Folsom and Fred Folsom, her husband of 35 years, are parishioners of St. Andrew Apostle Parish in Silver Spring, MD.
Shannon T. Green, M.A.
Shannon T. Green is a doctoral student at Indiana University of Pennsylvania studying Public Policy. Her research centers on the policies religious and secular institutions employ that shape responses to abuse disclosures and the effectiveness of such responses on increasing the safety and well-being of victims. Over the last seven years she has engaged in various research projects and published papers analyzing religious response to social justice issues, with specific focus on abusive relationships. She has presented her research findings at various academic gatherings including Catholic University of America’s research day and the Psyche, Soul and Salvation Conference. Prior to enrolling in her doctoral program she earned both her Master’s of Arts in Religion, Spiritual Formation and her Bachelor’s in Religious Studies. Outside of academic settings Ms. Green is an advocate and trainer on domestic violence response for secular organizations and churches.
Ms. Green is currently running a grassroots non-profit in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The organization’s primary focus is analyzing bias in judicial response to battered individuals and their affected children in judicial rulings. The organization also evaluates the effectiveness of existing protective policies in preventing further violence following the dissolution of an abusive intimate relationship and publishes an annual report measuring outcomes. Additionally, Ms. Green is currently writing a book on her lived experience of the Church and judicial system following her separation from an abusive spouse.
Shannon T. Green is a doctoral student at Indiana University of Pennsylvania studying Public Policy. Her research centers on the policies religious and secular institutions employ that shape responses to abuse disclosures and the effectiveness of such responses on increasing the safety and well-being of victims. Over the last seven years she has engaged in various research projects and published papers analyzing religious response to social justice issues, with specific focus on abusive relationships. She has presented her research findings at various academic gatherings including Catholic University of America’s research day and the Psyche, Soul and Salvation Conference. Prior to enrolling in her doctoral program she earned both her Master’s of Arts in Religion, Spiritual Formation and her Bachelor’s in Religious Studies. Outside of academic settings Ms. Green is an advocate and trainer on domestic violence response for secular organizations and churches.
Ms. Green is currently running a grassroots non-profit in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The organization’s primary focus is analyzing bias in judicial response to battered individuals and their affected children in judicial rulings. The organization also evaluates the effectiveness of existing protective policies in preventing further violence following the dissolution of an abusive intimate relationship and publishes an annual report measuring outcomes. Additionally, Ms. Green is currently writing a book on her lived experience of the Church and judicial system following her separation from an abusive spouse.
Bushra Sabri, Ph.D.
Bushra Sabri is an Assistant Professor in the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing. Dr. Sabri received her PhD from the University of Iowa, with pre-doctoral research support by NIMH (T32MH16089) and SAMHSA (T06SMO58565-03) and completed her NICHD funded interdisciplinary post-doctoral fellowship (T32HDO64428) at Johns Hopkins School of Nursing.
Dr. Sabri’s work is currently supported by NICHD K-Award (K99HD082350; Sabri: PI). Currently, she is co-leading an NICHD funded research project (R01HD081179-01A1; Campbell: PI) on developing and testing culturally-tailored risk assessment and safety planning intervention for immigrant and indigenous women. She has been involved in several funded research projects focusing on interpersonal violence across the lifespan (i.e., childhood, adolescence and adulthood), and risk factors/health outcomes of violence.
Dr. Sabri has a demonstrated record of accomplished and productive research projects, collaboration with other researchers, producing peer-reviewed publications from each project and presenting study findings in national conferences. Her recent work has focused on intimate partner violence (physical, psychological and sexual) among minority and immigrant women and research on campus sexual assault.
Dr. Sabri’s research agenda includes: risk/protective factors and outcomes of violence (mental, physiological and behavioral); and development of culturally responsive risk assessment and interventions for at-risk women from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds. Her goal is to contribute to addressing social and health disparities in vulnerable and underserved populations. Here is the link to her key publications:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/myncbi/1LazcuZ05llA5/bibliography/47853221/public/?sort=date&direction= descending
Dr. Sabri’s work is currently supported by NICHD K-Award (K99HD082350; Sabri: PI). Currently, she is co-leading an NICHD funded research project (R01HD081179-01A1; Campbell: PI) on developing and testing culturally-tailored risk assessment and safety planning intervention for immigrant and indigenous women. She has been involved in several funded research projects focusing on interpersonal violence across the lifespan (i.e., childhood, adolescence and adulthood), and risk factors/health outcomes of violence.
Dr. Sabri has a demonstrated record of accomplished and productive research projects, collaboration with other researchers, producing peer-reviewed publications from each project and presenting study findings in national conferences. Her recent work has focused on intimate partner violence (physical, psychological and sexual) among minority and immigrant women and research on campus sexual assault.
Dr. Sabri’s research agenda includes: risk/protective factors and outcomes of violence (mental, physiological and behavioral); and development of culturally responsive risk assessment and interventions for at-risk women from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds. Her goal is to contribute to addressing social and health disparities in vulnerable and underserved populations. Here is the link to her key publications:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/myncbi/1LazcuZ05llA5/bibliography/47853221/public/?sort=date&direction= descending
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Dr. Martha Shuping, M.D., M.A.
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Dr. Martha Shuping, M.D., M.A., is a psychiatrist in private practice in Winston-Salem, NC. A 1984 graduate of Wake Forest University School of Medicine, she completed residency training in psychiatry at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in 1988. Dr. Shuping earned an MA in Pastoral Ministry from University of Dayton in 1992, and is a 2014 graduate of Harvard Medical School’s Global Clinical Scholars Research Training Program.
Since the 1980’s, Dr. Shuping has been helping women and men to recover from the effects of abortion, through individual therapy and through faith-based abortion recovery ministries. Dr. Shuping has served as a consultant, trainer and speaker for non-profit organizations involved in post-abortion ministry in North America, South America, Europe and Asia.
Becoming aware of the association between intimate partner violence (IPV) and abortion, Dr. Shuping presented on this topic at the United Nations during the 2016 meeting of the Commission on the Status of Women. Dr. Shuping has conducted workshops at international conferences to teach nurses how to screen patients for intimate partner violence, especially nurses who provide pre-natal care. Dr. Shuping is co-author of a paper on violence against women and abortion (link below). Her current research interests include the emotional and spiritual effects of abortion, the efficacy of faith based abortion recovery programs, and IPV - especially during pregnancy.
Several of Dr. Shuping’s publications can be found here:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Martha+Shuping
Dr. Shuping authored three chapters in the book Peace Psychology Perspectives on Abortion, edited by Rachel MacNair: https://www.amazon.com/Psychology-Perspectives-Abortion-Rachel-MacNair/dp/1530838266/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1488754625&sr=8-1&keywords=Peace+Psychology%2C+MacNair
Since the 1980’s, Dr. Shuping has been helping women and men to recover from the effects of abortion, through individual therapy and through faith-based abortion recovery ministries. Dr. Shuping has served as a consultant, trainer and speaker for non-profit organizations involved in post-abortion ministry in North America, South America, Europe and Asia.
Becoming aware of the association between intimate partner violence (IPV) and abortion, Dr. Shuping presented on this topic at the United Nations during the 2016 meeting of the Commission on the Status of Women. Dr. Shuping has conducted workshops at international conferences to teach nurses how to screen patients for intimate partner violence, especially nurses who provide pre-natal care. Dr. Shuping is co-author of a paper on violence against women and abortion (link below). Her current research interests include the emotional and spiritual effects of abortion, the efficacy of faith based abortion recovery programs, and IPV - especially during pregnancy.
Several of Dr. Shuping’s publications can be found here:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Martha+Shuping
Dr. Shuping authored three chapters in the book Peace Psychology Perspectives on Abortion, edited by Rachel MacNair: https://www.amazon.com/Psychology-Perspectives-Abortion-Rachel-MacNair/dp/1530838266/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1488754625&sr=8-1&keywords=Peace+Psychology%2C+MacNair
Charles Stoops, Ph.D., LCSW
Charlie Stoops is former Dean and an associate professor in the Graduate School of Social Work at Dominican University. His current research with the Catholics For Family Peace Education and Research Initiative is focused on voluntary faith-based interventions for men who batter at St. Pius Catholic Church in Chicago, IL. He is the co-founder of the Center for Advancing Domestic Peace and has been involved in work to end domestic violence for over 25 years.
Dr. Stoops’ research focuses in the area of domestic violence and intervention with men who batter. He and his colleagues have published studies on program completion among court-ordered men who batter, types of men who batter, class as predictor of program completion, and substance abusing men who batter.
Dr. Stoops’ research focuses in the area of domestic violence and intervention with men who batter. He and his colleagues have published studies on program completion among court-ordered men who batter, types of men who batter, class as predictor of program completion, and substance abusing men who batter.
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Laura Yeomans
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Laura Yeomans was the Program Manager for the Parish Partners Program of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington, DC. Parish Partners brings the services of Catholic Charities to the parish setting providing emergency assistance for parish families in need and support for parish social ministry development. Working with Msgr. John Enzler, CEO of Catholic Charities, and a priest domestic violence advisory committee, Yeomans does domestic violence training for clergy and lay leaders. Yeomans has worked in two emergency domestic violence shelters and with a domestic violence hotline.
Yeomans is the editor of a pastor’s resource packet, “Listen with Love: A Guide for Parishes on Domestic Violence Outreach” available on the www.catholiccharitiesdc.org/familypeace website. Yeomans was a panelist on domestic violence at the United States Catholic Conference of Bishops Joy of the Gospel conference in 2017 and a workshop leader on parish ministry and domestic abuse at the USCCB Catholic Social Ministry Gathering conference in 2018.
Yeomans is the editor of a pastor’s resource packet, “Listen with Love: A Guide for Parishes on Domestic Violence Outreach” available on the www.catholiccharitiesdc.org/familypeace website. Yeomans was a panelist on domestic violence at the United States Catholic Conference of Bishops Joy of the Gospel conference in 2017 and a workshop leader on parish ministry and domestic abuse at the USCCB Catholic Social Ministry Gathering conference in 2018.