Walter Steven DeKeseredy is the Anna Deane Carlson Endowed Chair of Social Sciences at West Virginia University, where he is also director of the Research Center on Violence and professor of sociology. .. more
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Walter DeKeseredy
@dekeseredy.bsky.social
· Sep 22
Giving a presentation at the University of Moncton. All are welcome.
Walter DeKeseredy
@dekeseredy.bsky.social
· Sep 22
Sport and Violence Against Women
Amazon.com: Sport and Violence Against Women: 9781487555511: DeKeseredy, Walter, Oldham, Leah, Schwartz, Martin D.: Books
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Check out our new book coming out with University of Toronto Press this spring.
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Walter DeKeseredy
@dekeseredy.bsky.social
· Aug 25
Rural women are at a higher risk of violence − and less likely to get help
Research shows that rural women in the US are more likely to be killed by their current or former male partners compared to their urban and suburban counterparts.
theconversation.com
Check out my new article in The Conversation. It is about violence against women in rural places.
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Walter DeKeseredy
@dekeseredy.bsky.social
· Aug 22
Pierre Poilievre’s proposals on intimate partner violence will do little to stop it
There is scant evidence to suggest more punitive measures will discourage violence against women. Policy-makers should instead use a balanced approach that prevents violence before it occurs.
theconversation.com
Walter DeKeseredy
@dekeseredy.bsky.social
· Aug 21
As back-to-school season approaches, Canadian employers are making a mistake by mandating workers back to the office
Remote-work flexibility has supported workplace equity helped limit outbreaks of respiratory infections. Back-to-offices mandates could erase those gains, especially with lowered vaccination rates.
theconversation.com