Location
Michael Schwartz Library Connection Lounge (1st floor, west of the front desk)
Start Date
4-11-2025 11:30 AM
End Date
4-11-2025 12:30 PM
Description
Connect with CSU Faculty
Featuring: Rachel E. Lovell, PhD, Associate Professor of Criminology and Director of the Criminology Research Center
Levin College of Public Affairs and Education
Cleveland State University
Presenting: The Problem of Untested Sexual Assault Kits and Gender Differences in Those Seeking Assistance Post Assault
Tuesday, November 4, 2025
11:30 am – 12:30 p.m.
Location: Michael Schwartz Library
1st floor, Connection Lounge
Dr. Lovell will provide an overview of the problem of untested sexual assault kits—why there were so many untested sexual assault kits, what is being done to address this issue, and provide suggestions for moving forward. Additionally, the presentation will detail findings from two recently published studies detailing gender differences in those who seek sexual assault kit exams post-sexual assault.
About Dr. Lovell
Rachel E. Lovell, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Criminology and Director of the Criminology Research Center at the Levin College of Public Affairs and Education at Cleveland State University in Cleveland, Ohio. A criminologist and methodologist, she specializes in applied research and evaluation, collaborating closely with criminal justice agencies, community organizations, and public and social service systems. Her work focuses on issues including sexual assault, sexual assault kits, human trafficking, intimate partner violence, and gun violence. An accomplished scholar, Dr. Lovell has secured over $7 million in external funding since 2013, published numerous peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, and recently served as lead editor of the monograph Sexual Assault Kits and Reforming the Response to Rape.
This is a free event open to CSU faculty, staff, and students; Friends of the Library; and CSU Alumni.
Lovell event flier
Event Location
Connect with Faculty Featuring Dr. Rachel Lovell, Presenting: The Problem of Untested Sexual Assault Kits and Gender Differences in Those Seeking Assistance Post Assault
Michael Schwartz Library Connection Lounge (1st floor, west of the front desk)
Connect with CSU Faculty
Featuring: Rachel E. Lovell, PhD, Associate Professor of Criminology and Director of the Criminology Research Center
Levin College of Public Affairs and Education
Cleveland State University
Presenting: The Problem of Untested Sexual Assault Kits and Gender Differences in Those Seeking Assistance Post Assault
Tuesday, November 4, 2025
11:30 am – 12:30 p.m.
Location: Michael Schwartz Library
1st floor, Connection Lounge
Dr. Lovell will provide an overview of the problem of untested sexual assault kits—why there were so many untested sexual assault kits, what is being done to address this issue, and provide suggestions for moving forward. Additionally, the presentation will detail findings from two recently published studies detailing gender differences in those who seek sexual assault kit exams post-sexual assault.
About Dr. Lovell
Rachel E. Lovell, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Criminology and Director of the Criminology Research Center at the Levin College of Public Affairs and Education at Cleveland State University in Cleveland, Ohio. A criminologist and methodologist, she specializes in applied research and evaluation, collaborating closely with criminal justice agencies, community organizations, and public and social service systems. Her work focuses on issues including sexual assault, sexual assault kits, human trafficking, intimate partner violence, and gun violence. An accomplished scholar, Dr. Lovell has secured over $7 million in external funding since 2013, published numerous peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, and recently served as lead editor of the monograph Sexual Assault Kits and Reforming the Response to Rape.
This is a free event open to CSU faculty, staff, and students; Friends of the Library; and CSU Alumni.
Comments
Dr. Lovell's slides can be downloaded from the upper right side of this site.
Her book titled Sexual assault kits and reforming the response to rape can be found in the Michael Schwartz Library and in the CSU Law Library: https://ohiolink-clevestate.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01OHIOLINK_CLEVESTATE/8vn2hl/alma991010209619708519
Lovell, Rachel E., and Jennifer Langhinrichsen-Rohling, editors. Sexual Assault Kits and Reforming the Response to Rape. Routledge, 2022.