Brian Peter Tesch
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Brian Tesch is a sociologist whose research focuses intimate partner violence and it's impact on the LGBTQIAA+ community (specifically for those who are transgender/gender non-conforming). His work also considers how queer criminology could be used to impact the members of this community. He currently is a sociology instructor at East Mississippi Community College and an adjunct faculty member at the University of Alabama.
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Allows students to understand how nonparametric statistics can be used for analytic purposes. Gives students the chance to see how these processes can be used in a real-world scenario.
Examines how domestic violence is being impacted by the economic recession and what they can do to continue to provide services.
Examines how police officers responded to incidents of domestic violence for gay and lesbian individuals. Finds that police officers often do not get special training in incidents of domestic abuse, and that their own experiences with violence may in fact have an impact on how they respond to domestic violence.
Looks at the treatment modalities that currently exist in domestic violence social services, and how these services can be applicable to transgender victims of domestic abuse.
Examines what domestic violence researchers/individuals who work in domestic violence know about transgender domestic abuse. Finds that there is little to no knowledge about this construct, and that more research needs to be done to determine the treatment needs of this community.
Examines how transgender domestic abuse is fundamentally different from other forms of LGBTQ domestic violence.