Professor
University of Utah
Sandy, Utah
Dr. Valentine conducts research to inform interdisciplinary practice and policy and improve criminal justice response in sexual assault cases. Dr. Valentine and her research team have multiple research studies utilizing their large, growing database of ~13,000 sexual assault cases. They are keenly aware that each sexual assault case represents an individual who suffered sexual assault trauma and strive to represent these survivors’ voices. Dr. Valentine is primary author of three awarded federal grants since 2015 totaling 3.45 million dollars. She is the primary investigator on several studies related to sexual and gender-based violence.
Dr. Valentine has served in leadership roles with the International Association of Forensic Nurses (IAFN), from Utah Chapter President to Director-At-Large on the international Board of Directors (2020-2022). Dr. Valentine is the lead author of The Constructed Theory of Forensic Nursing Care, a middle-range theory, to guide forensic nursing education, practice, and research internationally. In 2015, Dr. Valentine was appointed to the Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Reporting (SAFER) Act committee to develop The National Best Practices for Sexual Assault Kits: A Multidisciplinary Approach (2017) to guide national policies. She has served as an expert in multiple legislative bills related to sexual assault and gender-based violence.
