Presenter Bio
Angela Robinson, PhD, is a full-time researcher at the University of California, Irvine. Through academic research and work in nonprofit management, Angela has dedicated her career to using research and program evaluation to maximize the impact of community-based work. Her research interests include the fight against human trafficking, maternal health, discrimination, and participatory co-creation of knowledge. Her past research included topics ranging from the prevention of domestic violence to understanding the impact that more equitable political representation has on women and BIPOC. Angela completed a BA at the University of Illinois; an MS in Cross-Cultural Psychology at Victoria University of Wellington; and a PhD in Social Psychology at the University of California, Irvine.
Kelsey Morgan is EverFree’s co-founder and Chief Executive Officer. Over 15 years in the anti-trafficking sector, she has worked to build innovative programs, strengthen evaluation standards, and collaborate in service of strengthening the movement. Kelsey founded Willow International in 2010 and merged with 10 Thousand Windows in 2021 to create the global nonprofit, EverFree, which provides direct services and scales survivor-led solutions to accelerate the end of trafficking. As part of her PhD program at the University of California, Irvine, she led the creation of Freedom Lifemap to amplify survivor voices in case management and identify effective interventions. She is a researcher and a coalition-builder, and loves spending time with her daughter, her husband, and their golden retriever.
Start Date
9-6-2025 9:45 AM
End Date
9-6-2025 10:15 AM
Field of Study
Data Science
Abstract
Some estimates claim the existence of 50 million victims of human trafficking and the U.S. Department of State suggests that less than 1% of survivors received services to prevent further exploitation. This presentation shares processes for co-creating knowledge with case management tools that empower survivors while gathering data to improve their care, assist service providers in effectively targeting supportive services, and strengthen anti-trafficking initiatives. Findings will be shared from Freedom Lifemap, a self-assessment used by human trafficking survivors to identity their own strengths, needs, and priorities to prevent the risk of re-exploitation and attain lasting freedom. Global patterns in data are explored from self-assessments conducted in Southeast Asia, Latin America, East Africa, and the U.S. Implications for this research include opportunities for collaboration within and beyond the anti-trafficking sector to identify and scale effective programming.
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A Participatory Approach to Case Management: Co-Creation of Effective Anti-Trafficking Programming Based on the Self-Identified Strengths, Needs, and Priorities of Survivors
Some estimates claim the existence of 50 million victims of human trafficking and the U.S. Department of State suggests that less than 1% of survivors received services to prevent further exploitation. This presentation shares processes for co-creating knowledge with case management tools that empower survivors while gathering data to improve their care, assist service providers in effectively targeting supportive services, and strengthen anti-trafficking initiatives. Findings will be shared from Freedom Lifemap, a self-assessment used by human trafficking survivors to identity their own strengths, needs, and priorities to prevent the risk of re-exploitation and attain lasting freedom. Global patterns in data are explored from self-assessments conducted in Southeast Asia, Latin America, East Africa, and the U.S. Implications for this research include opportunities for collaboration within and beyond the anti-trafficking sector to identify and scale effective programming.
