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Jocelyn C. Anderson

Associate Professor of Nursing, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
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About Jocelyn

Anderson provides medical forensic care for patients who have experienced physical or sexual violence. Anderson’s research has focused on the physical and mental health outcomes of violence, and interventions to prevent and respond to violence. She is particularly interested in using technology-based interventions to improve health and justice outcomes at the intersections of violence, substance use, and mental health issues.

Contributions

In the News

Opinion: "When Violence Wears a Mask and Badge," Jocelyn C. Anderson (with Jacqueline Callari Robinson , Maija Anderson , Erin Pollitt, Elizabeth Louden , and Margaret M. Glembocki ), New York Amsterdam News, January 29, 2026.
Opinion: "Sexual Assault Exam: An Insiders Guide," Jocelyn C. Anderson, Scarlateen.
Quoted by Nicole Wetsman in "You Can’t Do a Sexual Assault Exam at Home, Despite What This Startup Says," Popular Science, September 6, 2019.
Opinion: "This Important State Policy Change on Sexual Assault Care Is Long Overdue | Opinion," Jocelyn C. Anderson, The Pennsylvania Capital-Starr, April 25, 2019.