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The following are members of the Steering Committee for the Institute on Domestic Violence in the African American Community.  Click on a picture to find out who they are, where they are from, and their areas of expertise and interest.

Karma A. Cottman

Karma A. Cottman

Program Director,
National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV)

Dr. Linner Ward Griffin

Dr. Linner Ward Griffin, Ed.D., ACSW, LCSW

Professor, School of Social Work & Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
East Carolina University Greenville, North Carolina

Dr. Robert L. Hampton

Dr. Robert L. Hampton

Provost/Executive Vice President at Tennessee State University

Dr. Esther J. Jenkins

Dr. Esther J. Jenkins

Professor of Psychology at Chicago State University

Ms. Shelia Hankins, B.S.

Ms. Shelia Hankins, B.S.

Project Director
Department of Human Services
Michigan Domestic Violence Prevention & Treatment Board
State of Michigan

Dr. William Oliver

Dr. William Oliver

Associate Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice at Indiana University

Dr. Beth E. Richie

Dr. Beth
E. Richie

Professor in the Departments of Criminal Justice and Women's Studies at University of Illinois at Chicago

Ms. Joyce N. Thomas

Ms. Joyce
N. Thomas

President and Co-founder of the Center for Child Protection and Family Support in Washington, DC

Ms. Antonia A. Vann, CDVC

Ms. Antonia A. Vann, CDVC

CEO, Asha Family Services, Inc., (ASHA)

Dr. Oliver J. Williams

Dr. Oliver
J. Williams

Executive Director of the Institute on Domestic Violence in the African American Community and a Professor in the School of Social Work, at the University of Minnesota in St. Paul