Tammy Slovinsky, PhD
Tammi Slovinsky, PhD, is an artist, author, and educator. With lived experience of gender-based violence, she has served as an advocate for survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence, stalking, and other forms of harm for over twenty years. As a program manager at ICF International, Inc., she has coordinated, developed, and delivered training and technical assistance and conducted needs assessments with victim services professionals and survivors at the national, state, and local levels. She is an instructor at James Madison University, researching and delivering courses on gender-based violence and trauma-informed responses. She is also a visual artist, capturing her love of nature through media such as oils, watercolors, and pastels; and a singer and songwriter. Her music often reflects and informs the ways she creates meaning out of personal and collective experiences.
Tammi received a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, a master’s degree in public administration from James Madison University, and a PhD from Virginia Commonwealth University. She has authored peer-reviewed articles including “Prosecution as a ‘Soul Crushing’ Job: Emotional Labor and Secondary Trauma in Working Sexual Assault Cases” and “The Thread of Trauma: A Critical Analysis of the Criminal Legal System.” She is the author of The New Normal: Life After Trauma (Brandylane Publishers).
Tammi received a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, a master’s degree in public administration from James Madison University, and a PhD from Virginia Commonwealth University. She has authored peer-reviewed articles including “Prosecution as a ‘Soul Crushing’ Job: Emotional Labor and Secondary Trauma in Working Sexual Assault Cases” and “The Thread of Trauma: A Critical Analysis of the Criminal Legal System.” She is the author of The New Normal: Life After Trauma (Brandylane Publishers).
Books
The New Normal: Life After Trauma
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Written by Tammi Slovinsky, PhD
A survivor of sexual trauma and intimate partner violence, Dr. Tammi Slovinsky interweaves her own experiences as a victim advocate, educator, and gender-based violence researcher in this poignant memoir that examines social and cultural factors such as the powerful influence that family and peers may have on survivors both during and after a traumatic experience. She reviews the impacts trauma can have on intimacy and commitment, substance use and dependence, parenting and pregnancy, and more. She hopes to help others understand the various ways trauma impacts us, and to find pathways to resilience, growth, and hope.
A survivor of sexual trauma and intimate partner violence, Dr. Tammi Slovinsky interweaves her own experiences as a victim advocate, educator, and gender-based violence researcher in this poignant memoir that examines social and cultural factors such as the powerful influence that family and peers may have on survivors both during and after a traumatic experience. She reviews the impacts trauma can have on intimacy and commitment, substance use and dependence, parenting and pregnancy, and more. She hopes to help others understand the various ways trauma impacts us, and to find pathways to resilience, growth, and hope.
