Episode 226 | Just Measuring Survivor Outcomes

Original Release Date: October 21, 2022

In episode two of our Human Trafficking Research season, Just Science sat down with Dr. Stacey Cutbush Starseed, a social scientist at RTI International, to discuss the importance of conducting human trafficking survivor outcome research.

Service providers and treatment program directors are dedicated to the long-term health and recovery of human trafficking survivors; however, it is often difficult and complicated to understand the best way to provide support. To evaluate the impact and success of treatment programs, human trafficking researchers work to systematically measure a constellation of survivor outcomes over time. Listen along as Dr. Cutbush Starseed discusses the application of survivor outcome research to the creation of evidence-based treatment programs, challenges faced by researchers, and the potential effects on broad policy reform.

This episode of Just Science is funded by RTI International’s Justice Practice Area.

Some content in this podcast may be considered sensitive and may evoke emotional responses, or may not be appropriate for younger audiences.

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Guest Biography

Stacey Cutbush Starseed is a social scientist and a senior manager of public health, and she directs the Community Safety and Wellness Research Program in RTI International’s Division of Applied Justice Research. She has more than 20 years of experience conducting research with vulnerable populations. Her expertise spans the fields of violence and victimization, including human trafficking, sexual assault, intimate partner violence, teen dating violence (TDV), school-based violence, and mental health. Dr. Cutbush concurrently leads multiple studies and tasks on other studies, including process and outcome evaluation design, measurement development, quantitative and qualitative instrument development, cognitive interviewing, quantitative and qualitative data collection and analyses, reports and manuscripts, and program and evaluation training and technical assistance.

Episode 226 | Just Measuring Survivor Outcomes

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