Dr. Sarah DeGue received her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2006, after completing her clinical internship at the University of South Florida/Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute (FMHI). Her primary research interests concern perpetrators and victims of interpersonal violence, with an emphasis on sexual and family violence. In 2004, she received a National Research Service Award (F31) from the National Institute of Mental Health to examine the predictors and correlates of non-physical forms of male sexual coercion. In addition to her work on sexual violence, Dr. DeGue has conducted research on the assessment and long-term consequences of childhood maltreatment, animal cruelty as a form and indicator of family violence, and the effects of out-of-home placement on children involved in the child welfare system. At FMHI, Dr. DeGue received specialized training in mental health policy and advocacy, and completed a policy project examining the quality and use of forensic evaluations in the Florida Family Court system. Her clinical interests include forensic evaluation, severe mental illness, violence against women, and community mental health. In 2006, Dr. DeGue joined the Department of Psychology at John Jay College as a substitute Assistant Professor. Since then, she has taught Introduction to Psychology (Psy 101) and Experimental Psychology (Psy 311), and has been actively involved in a training program at John Jay that teaches NYPD officers to safely manage emotionally disturbed persons.