College Directory

Areas of Expertise

• Intimate partner violence and the employment stability of survivors of abuse
• Abusive workplace disruptions and strategic economic sabotage by romantic partners
• Family financial well-being and employer support of intimate partner violence survivors.

Publications

• Showalter, K. & Dillard, R. (2021). The IPV-WDA: Developing an abusive partner-initiated workplace disruptions assessment using item response theory. Journal of Family Violence.
• Showalter, K., Yoon, S., Logan, T.K. (2021). The Employment Trajectories of Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence. Work, Employment, and Society.
• Showalter, K. & McCloskey, R. (2020). A Qualitative Study of Intimate Partner Violence and Employment Instability. Journal of Interpersonal Violence.

Current Projects

• Survey of abusive workplace disruptions among nursing professionals and helpful responses from coworkers
• Analysis of public policy for intimate partner violence protections and formal support from workplaces
• Implementation of evidence-based supportive responses to nursing professionals experiencing partner abuse.

Alma Mater

• University of Kansas – Bachelor of Social Welfare, Master of Social Welfare
• The Ohio State University – PhD in Social Work