Kathryn Showalter, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the College of Social Work at the University of Kentucky. She conducted a Postdoctoral Fellowship at The University of Michigan and attended The Ohio State University for her doctorate education. Dr. Showalter is interested in the intersection of intimate partner violence and the employment stability. She has developed a technology inclusive measurement of IPV and abuser-initiated workplace disruptions to better understand how survivors in various sectors of employment suffer from abuse. Dr. Showalter is motivated to study and create IPV survivor-focused policy that protects all women from discrimination in the workplace on the basis of personal violence across the U.S.