Adrienne Baldwin-White
Email: baldwinwhia@vcu.edu
Pronouns: She/her
Dr. Baldwin-White received her Ph.D. in social work from Arizona State University and focuses on the prevention of gender-based violence. Her interdisciplinary research primarily involves the development of prevention or intervention programs, and the integration of technology to improve accessibility and efficiency in program implementation. Dr. Baldwin-White’s approach to prevention involves working to address social and cultural norms that increase the risk of gender-based violence, including perceptions of sexual assault, consent, healthy relationships and gender norms. Dr. Baldwin-White is currently working to develop a video game that will serve as sexual assault prevention programming on college campuses.
She also engages with law enforcement and is collaborating to create a training for patrol officers on trauma-informed responses to sexual assault. Her trauma-informed research also extends to medical personnel. She is currently working with medical professionals to develop a smartphone app that serves as an educational resource on trauma-informed medical practices with survivors of gender-based violence. Dr. Baldwin-White also addresses the unique experiences of people with marginalized identities; and takes an antiracist/anti-oppressive approach to research. Dr. Baldwin-White’s research agenda will continue to focus on inclusive program prevention that works to stop gender-based violence and improves support for survivors.
Areas of expertise
- Gender
- Trauma-Informed Care
- Violence against Women and Children
- Violence Prevention Among Emerging Adults
Education and credentials
Ph.D., social work, Arizona State University
M.S.W., University of Alabama
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Work
Selected publications
Lateef, H., Baldwin-White, A., Jellesma. F., Borgstrom, E. & Narley, P. (2024). Afrocentric cultural norms, mental health functioning, and the perception of intimate partner violence among young black men. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Disparities. 11(1), 505-515.
Baldwin-White, A. (2023). Working Toward an Inclusive, Antiracist and Antioppressive Research Methods Pedagogy. Journal of Social Work Education, 1-6.
Christensen, C., Baldwin-White, A. & McMahon, S. (in press), Gender based violence on university campuses. Oxford Bibliographies
Baldwin-White, A. (2023). Decisional conflict and empathy: A pilot study examining college's students' participation in unwanted sex. SN Social Sciences, 3(8), 141.
Baldwin-White, A., Daigle, L., & Teasdale, B. (2022). Risk factors for experiencing gender based violence across racial groups. Journal of interpersonal violence.
Gibbs, J. J., & Baldwin-White, A. (2022). Sexual assault and behavioral health: what can we learn from a probability sample of young sexual minority men? Journal of interpersonal violence.
Baldwin-White, A., & Gower, K. (2021). Influence of social media on how college students perceive healthy relationships and consent. Journal of American college health, 1-9.
Baldwin-White, A., Read, G., Beer, J., & Darville, G. (2021). Harnessing technology to prevent sexual assault on college campuses. Journal of American college health, 1-4.
Baldwin-White, A. (2020). College students and their knowledge and perceptions about sexual assault. Sexuality & Culture, 1-17.
Baldwin-White, A., & Bazemore, B. (2020). The gray area of defining sexual assault: An exploratory study of college students’ perceptions. Social work, 65(3), 257-265.
Baldwin-White, A., & Moses, K. (2019). A multisession evaluation of sexual assault prevention education: the unique effects of program participation. Journal of interpersonal violence.
Baldwin-White, A. (2019). “When a Girl Says No, You Should Be Persistent Until She Says Yes”: College Students and Their Beliefs About Consent. Journal of interpersonal violence.
Book chapter contributions
Baldwin-White, A., & Christensen, C. (2021). Wrestling with the Social Construction of Gender, Sexuality, and Salient Social Categories. The Routledge International Handbook of Social Work and Sexualities, 332.
Professional highlights
Selected presentations
Baldwin-White, A. & Shawkat, R. (2024). Racial Differences in Sexual Assault and Its Effects. Society for Social Work and Research Annual Meeting.
Baldwin-White, A. (2024). Differences in Risk Factors for Experiencing Interpersonal Violence Among Racial Groups. Society for Social Work and Research Annual Meeting.
O’Shields J. & Baldwin-White, A. (2020). Exploring the Role of Snapchat Use in Predicting Alcohol Consumption. Society for Social Work and Research. Virtual Meeting.
Baldwin-White, A. (2020). Innovation in BSW Curriculum. Council on Social Work Education Annual Meeting. Virtual Meeting.
Baldwin-White, A., Kiehne, E., Jones, A. & Dunnigan, A. (2020). The Reality of Being an Academic Mom. Council on Social Work Education Annual Meeting. Virtual Meeting.
Gower, K. & *Baldwin-White, A. (2020). Healthy Dating Relationships: Attitudes and Perceptions of College Students. Society for Social Work and Research Annual Meeting. Washington DC.
Research projects and funding
- Student Body, a visually based culturally inclusive and responsive video game used to prevent gender-based violence on college campuses.
- T.I.M.E (Trauma Informed Medicine Education), an educational smartphone app for medical professionals on how to develop a trauma informed practice for survivors of gender based violence
- Once Upon a Party, a text-based video game used to prevent sexual assault on college campuses
- Trauma Informed Police Response to Survivors, an online training for patrol officers to provide education on a trauma-informed response to survivors of sexual violence.
Teaching areas and interests
- Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
- Research Methods
- Social Justice
- Technology and Social Work
- Trauma-informed Practice
Recent courses taught
- Research methods
- Qualitative research methods
- Gender-based violence among college students
- Diversity, equity and inclusion
- Human behavior in the social environment
Affiliations and service
- VCU Institute of Women’s Health
- VCU Institute for Research on Behavioral and Emotional Health
Ad-hoc reviewer
- Journal of Interpersonal Violence
- Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities
- Qualitative Social Work
- Journal of American College Health
- Journal of Sex Research
- Frontiers in Psychology
- Sexuality and Culture
- Sexual Abuse