CarolAnn Peterson, Ph.D., 21100 Hacienda Blvd, #2606 ◊ California City, CA 93505 (310)714-3353 (cell phone) ◊ [email protected] (e-mail) ◊ www.carolannpeterson.com (website) CURRICULUM VITAE EXPERIENCE AUTHOR (2020 March 26) Interpersonal Aggression: Complexities of domestic and intimate partner abuse. Tuscon, AZ: Wheatmark FULL-TIME LECTURER (2017-present) & ADJUNCT PROFESSOR (2004-2017) University of Southern California Graduate School of Social Work Los Angeles, California Responsibilities: Provide instruction to graduate students of social work and psychology regarding domestic violence. The course is designed to assist students to recognize domestic violence among clients, how to assist victims and/or batterers, the impact of domestic violence on the family and society. Teaching domestic violence, leadership, policy and practice courses, including the Virtual Academic Center (VAC). Lead faculty for the domestic violence course. Chair – Violence Certification Program. This program is designed for those individuals who wish to specialize in the field of violence. Courses include: domestic violence, child abuse, global violence against women, school violence, and community gang violence. Chair – Leadership Revision Committee. This committee revised the Leadership course in order for the program to be more conducive to student learning. Community Immersion Faculty Coordinator LOS ANGELES MAYOR’S DV STEERING COMMITTEE 2010-Present Member Los Angeles, California Responsibilities: Provide expertise and guidance regarding domestic violence in Los Angeles City; oversee any projects the Mayor deems necessary; assist in any grant proposals that affect Los Angeles City. CERTIFIED EXPERT WITNESS IN STRANGULATION PREVENTION 2017 National Training Institute on Strangulation Prevention – San Diego, CA Responsibilities: Provide expert testimony regarding homicide, domestic violence strangulation cases, provide expert testimony on domestic violence child custody cases where strangulation has taken place. Also provide trainings and presentations as contracted by organizations. CarolAnn Peterson Curriculum Vitae Page 2 TRIAD BEHAVIORAL HEALTH 2018 Subject Matter Expert Responsibilities: Review of exam questions and issues for state licensing. FOUNDER/CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER 1996-2011 Peterson Professional Alliance Playa del Rey, California Responsibilities: Assist corporations to recognize domestic violence in the workplace; show how domestic violence impacts the corporation; aid employees who are victims of domestic violence; and assist in writing company policy and/or information for employee handbooks; and conduct trainings for companies or organizations regarding domestic violence, workplace domestic violence, the impact of welfare reform on victims of domestic violence, and training for clergy on domestic violence; services also include any consulting work necessary on specific projects, including research. INSTRUCTOR 2004-2008 Federal Law Enforcement Training Center – Train-the-Trainer/Domestic Violence Glynco, Georgia Responsibilities: Provide instruction to rural law enforcement officers, advocates, probation, etc. regarding 911 emergency calls, officer safety, domestic violence investigations, report writing, interviewing techniques, and civil warrants throughout the United States and its territories. CONSULTANT/CalWORKs Project 2000-2005 Family Violence Prevention Fund San Francisco, California Responsibilities: To oversee the CalWORKs Project (California’s welfare reform program) which includes: representative to the Joint CalWORKs Committee; assist with the Joint CalWORKs Project; member of the CalWORKs Six (6) County Study Site Visit Team; write report results of site visits; member of the CalWORKs Forum and Institute Conference Committee; participant in the weekly conference calls regarding the state of CalWORKs programs, both state and national; participant of the quarterly California Institute for Mental Health CalWORKs Project; coordinator of training for county welfare staff and advocates in coordination with UC Davis; and other duties as assigned for welfare reform and domestic violence, including national representation regarding re-authorization of federal legislation on welfare. CarolAnn Peterson Curriculum Vitae Page 3 ASSOCIATE CONSULTANT 2000-2004 Michael Corcoran Associates Newport Beach, California Responsibilities: To provide training to companies regarding workplace domestic violence, to assist corporations in writing policy on workplace violence, to interact with human resources directors to provide employee handbook information on policies, to assess workplace domestic violence threats, to assist corporations in filing restraining orders, and to do 24-hour on-call crisis intervention for corporations. TRAINER COORDINATOR CONSULTANT 2001-2004 Community & Senior Services African Community Resource Center Responsibilities: Coordinate and conduct 40 hour certification trainings for shelter staff and volunteers; training for Domestic Abuse Response Team (DART) members for Hollywood Police Department. PROFESSIONAL SPEAKER/TRAINER 2000-2003 National Speaker’s Association Tempe, Arizona Responsibilities: Speaking at international, national, and local speaker’s bureaus, conferences and conventions, regarding all aspects of domestic violence, welfare reform and domestic violence, workplace domestic violence, and the legislative process. CONSULTANT TO THE CITY OF TEL AVIV 1998-2011 Tel Aviv Ministry of Welfare Tel Aviv, ISRAEL Responsibilities: To assist the Ministry of Welfare of Tel Aviv regarding a joint project of the City of Tel Aviv, the City of Los Angeles and the Jewish Federation of Los Angeles on domestic violence; coalition building between agencies of Tel Aviv and Los Angeles; establish goals and programs for the project; interact with agencies on the functions and day-to-day operations; assist agencies of both cities in making agencies much more comprehensive, multi-cultural, and efficient. TRAINING CONSULTANT 2000-Present Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health Los Angeles, California Responsibilities: To provide training regarding workplace domestic violence, general domestic violence information and welfare reform for Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health personnel and training for contracted mental health agencies. CarolAnn Peterson Curriculum Vitae Page 4 CONSULTANT/CalWORKs 1998-2000 Los Angeles County Community & Senior Services (CSS) Domestic Violence Unit Los Angeles, California Responsibilities: Interaction with legislators regarding CalWORKs legislation which impacts domestic violence shelters, victims and Los Angeles County; representation of CSS at welfare- to-work and CalWORKs meetings including statewide California Welfare Directors Association (CWDA) including representative on the Protocol Subcommittee of CWDA, California Child Welfare Services Domestic Violence Subcommittee, and Planner Committee member regarding teleconferences on Welfare Reform for California Institute for Mental Health; training of Department of Public Social Services personnel regarding domestic violence and the County's new welfare reform policy; representation at community and outreach meetings regarding CalWORKs as it pertains to victims of domestic violence; and facilitator for Children and Family Futures on welfare and its impact on victims of domestic violence; domestic violence workplace awareness training to county employees. TEAM TRAINER/TEAM ADVISOR 1998-2003 Statewide Domestic Violence/Medical/Forensic Training Team University of California, Davis Davis, California Responsibilities: To assist in developing curriculum for trainings to physicians, nurses, forensic teams and other medical personnel regarding the identification, screening and gathering of evidence regarding domestic violence. TEAM TRAINER 1998-2002 Statewide California Coalition for Battered Women Los Angeles, California Responsibilities: To present various aspects of domestic violence. Past trainings have included presenting the history of domestic violence, welfare reform and the impact on victims of domestic violence, the legislative process and laws, and law enforcement’s response and responsibilities on domestic violence. MEMBER/TRAINER 1997-2003 STOP (Safety Through Our Perseverance) Advisory Board Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Los Angeles, California Responsibilities: To assist the Sheriff's Department regarding Intervention Teams and programs and their response to domestic violence; and to assist the Department in regional trainings to law enforcement and community oriented policing programs. CarolAnn Peterson Curriculum Vitae Page 5 TRAINER 1997 Probation Department Los Angeles County, California Responsibilities: Provide training for probation officers on the dynamics of domestic violence, the mandated laws affecting their jobs, and the issues which probation officers may encounter in their jobs; includes trainings for California Youth Authority. TEAM ADVISOR/TRAINER 1996-Present California POST (Peace Officers Standards & Training) Sacramento, California Responsibilities: A statewide Domestic Violence Team designed to administer the VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) funding and training guidelines mandated for law enforcement. As an advisor, requests for trainings have included team training with POST Certified Trainers for law enforcement officials; advisor regarding videos for law enforcement training. LEAD TRAINER 1993-2000 Los Angeles County Domestic Violence Council Los Angeles, California Responsibilities: