About Us : Faculty and Staff : Anna-Lee Straatman
Centre Manager
Anna-Lee Straatman | astraat2@uwo.ca
Anna-Lee Straatman completed her Masters degree in Library and Information Science from the University of Western Ontario in 1993. Anna-Lee has had an ongoing working and collaborative relationship with the Centre for Research & Education on Violence against Women and Children since shortly after the center’s inception.
From 1993-2001, Anna-Lee worked as Project Manager for the Youth Relationships Project under the direction of Dr. David Wolfe. From 1998-2001, Anna-Lee was the Project Manager for the Girl Child project under the supervision of Dr. Helene Berman. She has been affiliated with the Centre as a Community Research Associate for many years. Anna-Lee has conducted interviews with more than one hundred adult survivors of child sexual abuse. She has worked extensively with Dr. Peter Jaffe, Dr. David Wolfe and Dr. Alan Lescheid on clinical assessments of adult survivors of child sexual abuse, including historical abuse in institutions. Anna-Lee has worked with various Victim Service agencies developing educational and training materials regarding trauma, domestic violence and other crimes against persons.