Join us on Wednesday, August 19th as the AVA Webinar Series presents Sexual and Gender Minority Experiences of Intimate Partner Abuse and Help-Seeking: Insights from a Systematic Review, featuring Dr. Zack Marshall and Noah Ulicki from the University of Calgary.
Wednesday, August 19th, 2026
12 – 1:30pm MST
Intimate partner abuse (IPA) occurs in sexual and gender minority communities at rates comparable to, and in many cases in excess of, those in cisgender heterosexual communities, with most demographic groups showing rates of experiencing physical and sexual violence in excess of 50%. Despite this, formalized prevention and response services often exclude 2S/LGBTQ+ communities from accessing support. This session will highlight results from a recent systematic review including what we learned about help-seeking experiences, conceptualizations of intimate partnerships, and implications for IPA research methods.
About the Speakers
Zack Marshall (he/him) is an Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director in the Department of Community Health Sciences at the University of Calgary. With transdisciplinary training in psychology, social work, and community health, Zack is passionate about how we can leverage research for transformative social change. His current projects focus on meta-science or research on research, evidence synthesis, and the ethics of research with individuals and communities who experience structural oppression.
Noah Ulicki (he/him) is a research assistant at the University of Calgary. He is currently pursuing his MSc in Disability Studies, Rights and Inclusion at the University of Leeds. His research addresses community-identified needs in both the 2SLGBTQIA+ community and the disability community, with an emphasis on intersectionality.