The RESPECT Study
Research framework for Engaging intimate partner violence Survivors as
Partners in Empowering Collaborative Transformation
What is it about
“This project seeks to co-create practical, equitable, and evidence-based recommendations for engaging survivors/victims in IPV research as research partners, resulting in co-creating a framework for IPV research partnerships.”
The project is led by Dr. N. Zoe Hilton from the University of Toronto and the Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care, along with Dr. Elnaz Moghimi from Queen's University and the Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care, Dr. Crystal Giesbrecht from the Provincial Association of Transition Houses and Services of Saskatchewan (PATHS), Elke Ham from the Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care, and co-researcher Kristin Smith, a counselor and founder of Safety and Advocacy for Every Child in Saskatchewan (SAFE Child SK) who is also a survivor of domestic and intimate partner vilence
From Participants to Partners: Findings from a Rapid Scoping Review on Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) Survivors'/Victims' Engagement in Research
Ashley Melvin, Carissa Melnyk, N. Zoe Hilton, Crystal Giesbrecht, Elnaz Moghimi, Elke Ham, Kristin Smith
Poster Presentation at the 86th Annual National Convention for the Canadian Psychological Association, St. John’s, NL, June 2025.