Welcome!
My name is Rose Corrigan. I am an assistant professor of politics and law in the Department of History + Politics and the Earle Mack School of Law as well as director of Women’s Studies at Drexel University in Philadelphia.
My research focuses on law and social movements, particularly on the ways that law has shaped movements to respond to sexual and domestic violence. I am currently working on a book which examines how state-level policies affect the work of local rape care providers, especially their relationships with medical and legal institutions. This site provides information about my research and its implications for advocates who work on sexual assault and public policy.
I recently presented some of my research at a meeting of the Comparative Analysis in Rape Research Network (CAIRRN) working group. Hosted by Glasgow Caledonian University in Scotland, the seminar participants presented research on legal and medical responses to rape in the US, UK, and Canada. I’ll link to slides from the presentations when they are posted; information from the study of forensic examiners in the UK includes discussion of some issues that should be of concern to US SANE programs, and the Canadian SANE model illustrates a victim-centered approach to the post-rape exam that could offer US providers good ideas about medical care for sexual assault survivors.
NSVRC video project
The National Sexual Violence Resource Center is looking for advocates who want to be interviewed about sexual assault advocacy. Click here for more information!
