Sarah Nightingale

Biography

Sarah Nightingale, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, Criminology, and Social Work at Eastern Connecticut State University. She has over ten years of practice experience in survivor advocacy, violence prevention, and Title IX in the college context. Her research focuses on sexual assault within college communities. She is particularly interested in the experience of survivors from marginalized communities and exploring the impact of institutional response to sexual assault on communities.

Research Interests

• Sexual assault campus climate
• Institutional response to sexual assault
• Experience of victim advocates on college campuses

Teaching Interests

• Research methods
• Practice with communities/organizations

Publications

Nightingale, S. (2021). Campus climate and sexual assault victimization amongst LGBQ college students. Journal of Homosexuality. https://doi.org/10.1080/00918369.2021.1938466

Nightingale, S. (2021). The role of trust in perceptions of the sexual assault reporting climate for LGBQ college students. Journal of Diversity in Higher Education. https://doi.org/10.1037/dhe0000317

Valdovinos, M., Nightingale, S., & Vasquez Reyez, M. (2021). Intimate partner violence help-seeking for Latina undocumented immigrant survivors: Feminist intersectional experiences narrated through testimonio. Affilia. DOI: 10.1177/0886109920985772