Research on Violent Victimization (ROVV) Lab

The goal of the Research on Violent Victimization (ROVV) lab is to conduct research to promote safer and healthier communities. ROVV specializes in research on reducing victimization among underserved populations in partnership with American Indian and migrant communities.

Director’s Welcome

From Kate Fox

Welcome to the Research on Violent Victimization Lab.

The Research on Violent Victimization (ROVV) Lab’s goal is to find solutions to complex problems surrounding victimization among underserved populations. Our values center on social justice with an emphasis on promoting safer and healthier communities for all people. We conduct research in partnership with communities, agencies, and interdisciplinary teams using a strengths-based approach.

ROVV acknowledges, with respect, that ASU sits on the ancestral homelands of those Indigenous Nations that have inhabited this land for centuries, including the Akimel O’odham (Pima) and Pee Posh (Maricopa) peoples, whose care and keeping of these lands allows us to be here today.

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The ROVV Lab invites highly motivated students to contribute to an energetic team working on a variety of real-world projects. Undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral students are welcome!

The advantages of becoming a student Lab member are:

  • hands-on research training
  • resume building experience
  • potential for internship, independent study, or honor’s thesis credit hours
  • letter of recommendation
  • and the opportunity to contribute to the Lab’s mission of promoting safe and healthy communities

Please check our student opportunities to learn more.The ROVV Lab primarily collects original data including a mix of quantitative and qualitative methods to answer complex questions about health, safety, and victimization.

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