Project Description
Beth Molnar is a social and psychiatric epidemiologist and associate professor in the Department of Health Sciences at Northeastern University. She has served on the BARCC Board of Directors since 2007. “I was fortunate to volunteer in the medical advocacy program for many years prior to joining the board,” she says. “BARCC has shaped my life in innumerable ways, and I am so proud to be president of the board and in awe of all barcc accomplishes for survivors, families and communities.” Beth’s research at Northeastern focuses on the way that trauma and violence affects child survivors and first responders, as well as the social context of high-risk behaviors among adolescents. Beth is currently leading projects related to vicarious trauma, strategies to prevent emotional and behavioral disorders among children, middle school dating violence prevention, and the role of justice in healing from sexual violence. Prior to working at Northeastern, Beth was an associate professor of human development and health at the Harvard School of Public Health, where she cofounded the Boston Data Project at the Harvard Youth Violence Prevention Center.