Emily M. Wright, Ph.D.

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Dr. Emily M. Wright is an Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research and Creative Activity and Professor in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Nebraska, Omaha. She is also a member of the Cherokee Nation and serves on the U.S. Department of Justice Task Force on Research on Violence Against American Indian and Alaska Native Women. Her research focuses on violence against women and children, particularly those in marginalized populations. She has published over 90 articles, chapters and reports on the topic, and has received funding from the National Institute of Justice and the National Institutes of Health to conduct research. Her recent research is featured in Child Abuse & Neglect, Journal of Interpersonal Violence, and Trauma, Violence, & Abuse.