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Congratulations to M. Pippen Whitaker whose article “Linking Community Protective Factors to Intimate Partner Violence” (Vol. 20, No. 11, pp. 1338-1359) was voted by Violence Against Women’s (VAW) associate editors and editorial board as the Best Article of 2014. The author will receive a plaque and a cash prize of US$100.
Congratulations as well to the following authors whose articles were also nominated for the award:
R. Campbell et al., “The Impact of Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Programs on Criminal Justice Case Outcomes: A Multisite Replication Study” (May, pp. 607-625).
S. Chaudhuri et al., “Marriage Migration, Patriarchal Bargains, and Wife Abuse: A Study of South Asian Women” (February, pp. 141-161).
B. S. Fisher et al., “Statewide Estimates of Stalking Among High School Students in Kentucky: Demographic Profile and Sex Differences” (October, pp. 1258-1279).
P. G. Cook-Craig et al., “From Empower to Green Dot: Successful Strategies and Lessons Learned in Developing Comprehensive Sexual Violence Primary Prevention Programming” (October, pp. 1162-1178).
K. M. Edwards & C. Gidycz, “Stalking and Psychosocial Distress Following the Termination of an Abusive Dating Relationship: A Prospective Analysis” (November, pp. 1383-1397).
H. Goldblatt et al., “Re-Experiencing Motherhood: Transformation of Relationships Between Formerly Abused Women and Their Children” (May, pp. 561-580).
M. P. Johnson et al., “Intimate Terrorism and Situational Couple Violence in General Surveys: Ex-Spouses Required” (February, pp. 186-207).
I. E. Jonker et al., “Appropriate Care for Shelter-Based Abused Women: Concept Mapping With Dutch Clients and Professionals” (April, pp. 465-480).
S. Lodhia, “‘Stop Importing Weapons of Family Destruction’: Cyberdiscourses, Patriarchal Anxieties, and the Men’s Backlash Movement in India” (August, pp. 905-936).
A. Raj et al., “Multisectorial Afghan Perspectives on Girl Child Marriage: Foundations for Change Do Exist in Afghanistan” (December, pp. 1489-1505).
G. L. Stuart et al., “Genetic Associations With Intimate Partner Violence in a Sample of Hazardous Drinking Men in a Batterer Intervention Program” (April, pp. 385-400, along with the authors’ reply to the commentaries on their article, pp. 420-426).
A. J. Towns & G. Terry, “‘You’re in That Realm of Unpredictably’: Mateship, Loyalty, and Men Challenging Men Who Use Domestic Violence Against Women” (August, pp. 1012-1036).
