Drawing on more than 150 in-depth interviews, Becoming Strong: Impoverished Women and the Struggle to Overcome Violence, explores the diverse effects of trauma in the lives of homeless female victims of violence. Laura Huey and Ryan Broll closely examine the negative patterns common to cases of homeless female victims of violence and develop informed solutions for responding to issues that perpetuate cycles of female homelessness. Becoming Strong offers not only a comprehensive examination of trauma and the role it can play in shaping homeless women’s lives, but it also explores how women may recover and develop strategies for coping with traumatic experiences. Laura Huey is an associate professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Western Ontario. Ryan Broll is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at the University of Guelph. His research interests include cyberbullying and bullying, policing, victimization, and youth technology use. His recent research has examined the ways in which adults prevent and respond to cyberbullying, the extent to which the general public is a security stakeholder in cyberspace, and the impact of violence on victims' social and emotional well-being. He is also interested in the public policy implications of sociological and criminal justice research. Prior to joining the University of Guelph, Ryan taught for one year at St. Jerome's University in the University of Waterloo. While completing his PhD in Sociology at the University of Western Ontario, Ryan also worked as a Research Associate at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health where he participated in several program evaluation studies that explored the effectiveness of healthy relationships programs for youth.
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