Research & Professional Activity

This section highlights my current research projects, publications, and scholarly collaborations, as well as professional engagements such as invited talks, conference participation, and community-based initiatives. It reflects the intersection of my academic inquiry and practical contributions to the field.

Publications: Articles in Refereed Journals

Peirone, A. (2023). Exploring diversity in experiences of intimate partner violence in sub-Saharan Africa: A  Latent Class Approach. Violence & Victims. In-Review.  

Peirone, A., Barrett, B., Cheung, C., & Habibov, N. (2021). What Makes Police Officer's Act? Police  Response to Instances of IPV. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 36(1-2).

Barrett, B.J., Peirone, A., & Cheung, C. (2019). Help-seeking experiences of survivors of intimate partner  violence in Canada: the role of gender, violence severity, and social belonging. Journal of Family  Violence, 35(1), 15-28.

Barrett, B.J., Peirone, A., Cheung, C. (2019). Spousal violence and evaluations of police performance in  Canada: Does police contact matter? Journal of Family Violence, 34 (3), 199-211.

Fitzgerald, A., Barrett, B., Peirone, A., & Stevenson, R. (2017) Help-seeking among abused women with pets:  Evidence from a Canadian sample. Violence and Victims. In Press. 

Peirone, A., Maticka-Tyndale, E., Gbadebo, K.., Kerr, J., & The ACBY Team (2017). The Social  Environment of Daily Life and Perceptions of Police and/or Court Discrimination among African,  Caribbean, and Black Youth. The Canadian Journal of Criminology & Criminal Justice, 59(3), 346-372. 

Barrett, B., Peirone, A., Cheung, C., & Habibov, N. (2017). Pathways to police contact for spousal  violence survivors:The role of individual and neighborhood factors in survivors' reporting  behaviors. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. First online Sept 6, 2017. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260517729400

Peirone, A., & Maticka-Tyndale, E. (2017). "I bought my degree, now I want my job!" Is Academic Entitlement Related to Prospective Workplace Entitlement? Innovative Journal of Higher  Education, 42(1), p. 3-18. First online March 14, 2016. DOI. 10.1007/s10755-016-9365-8

Commissioned or Contract Research Reports

Fiorini, L., Peirone, A., St. Pierre, M. (2025). Final Analysis and Synthesis of Findings: Best Practices and  Enhancement Strategies for GBV Crisis Lines-Findings Report. Prepared for Ministry of Children,  Community and Social Services (MCCSS)Community Services Division Province of Ontario.

Peirone, A., Dekok, M., Kiessling, E. (2024). Neighbourhood Safety and Crime Prevention Walk Toolkit. Created for and With City of Windsor: Windsor Essex Regional Community Safety & Well-Being Plan.

Peirone, A. & Wilson, S. (2023). Age-Crime Curve: Literature Review of Methodological Advancements.  Report prepared for the Saskatchewan Ministry of Corrections, Policing and Public Safety.

Peirone, A. & Dawson, M. (2022). Canadian Coroner and Medical Examiner Database: Recommendations  on a Minimum Data Set of Elements. Report prepared for Statistics Canada.  

Peirone, A., & Wilson, S. (2022). The Age-Crime Curve in Canada: A Scoping Review. Report prepared for  the Saskatchewan Ministry of Corrections, Policing and Public Safety.  

Peirone, A. & Dawson, M. (2020). Literature Review #2: Key Resources and Strategies for Increasing Access  to Justice for Older Victims/Survivors of Sexual Assault. Canadian Network for the Prevention of  Elder Abuse. 

Peirone, A. & Dawson, M. (2020). Sexual Assault in Long Term Care Facilities. Learning Brief #2 with  Recommendations for Research Policy and Practice. Canadian Network for the Prevention of Elder  Abuse. 

Peirone, A. & Dawson, M. (2019). Sexual Assault in Later Life. Learning Brief #1 & Recommendations for  Research, Policy and Practice. Canadian Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse. 

Dawson, M. & Peirone, A. (2018). Sexual Assault Against Older Adults: A literature review. Canadian  Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse. 

Peirone, A., & Cheung, C. (April 2015). "The Working Poor in the Windsor-Ontario Region: Who are they,  and how do they differ from the working non-poor?" Report prepared for Pathway to Potential (P2P).  

Peirone, A., & Cheung, C. (May 2014). "Windsor Essex Transportation Report". Analyzed survey data and  prepared a written report for Pathway to Potential (P2P). 

Articles and/or Papers Presented (Posters and Oral presentations)

Peirone, A., Dekok, M. (June 2, 2025). Adaptive Methods for Community-Centred Insights: Bridging Gaps in Gender-Based Violence Research. Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences, Toronto, Ontario.

Peirone, A., Barrett, B., Pare, D., Levitt, D., Elem, M. (March 22, 2025). From Awareness to Action: Shaping  a Unified Response to IPV & Femicide in Windsor-Essex. Presented by First & Third Authors. WE Spark Health Research Conference. Caesars Windsor, Windsor Ontario.  

Peirone, A., Dekok, M., Warlock, B., Lynn, S., Alchin, A. (2023). Implementing a Data Trust to Address  Affordable Housing.Poster Presented by first two authors at WE-Spark Cheers to Hope Event.  Ambassador Golf Club.  

Peirone, A. & Maticka-Tyndale, E. (July 2022). "You should do it for your husband; it is his right" Forced sex  as sexual violence? International Academy of Sex Research. Reyjkavik, Iceland.  

Peirone, A. (June, 2019). The Geography of Justice in Canada. Presentation of Dr. Myrna Dawson's research  projects on the Geography of Justice in Canada in story format at the Top 25 SSHRC Storytellers  Showcase. Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences, Vancouver, Canada.  

Peirone, A. (June, 2019). Exploring the diverse connections between multi-level factors and types of intimate  partner violence (IPV): Applying an ecological framework to studying IPV in sub-Saharan Africa.  Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences, Vancouver, Canada. 

Fitzgerald, A., Barrett, B., Fritz, P., Stevenson, R., Peirone, A., & Gray, A. (2018). Findings from Canadian  Shelter Staff, Survivors, and Online websites. Animals and Us: Research, Policy, and Practice  Conference, Windsor, Canada.  

Peirone, A. (May 30, 2017). Spousal Violence in Canada. Presentation of Dr. Betty Barrett's research projects  on IPV in story format at the Top 25 SSHRC Storytellers Showcase. Congress of the Humanities and  Social Sciences, Toronto Ontario.  

Peirone, A., Maticka-Tyndale, E., Gbadebo, K., Kerr, J., & The ACBY Team (November 17, 2016).  Perceptions of police discrimination among African, Caribbean, and Black Youth in a Mid-sized  Canadian City. Presented by first author at: American Society of Criminology, New Orleans LA.  

Peirone, A., Barrett, B., Cheung, C., & Habibov, N. (August 28, 2016). "Police intervention to reports of  spousal violence: When do police officers act?" Poster presented at the International Summit on  Violence, Abuse & Trauma (IVAT), San Diego, California.  

McArthur, J., & Peirone, A. (June 2, 2016). "Media representations of breast cancer: Are they keeping up with  current research?" Paper presented at the annual Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences,  Canadian Sociological Association. Calgary, Alberta.  

Barrett, B., Peirone, A, Cheung, C., & Habibov, N. (May 31, 2016) "Policing violence against women in Canada:  An evaluation of survivors' experiences over ten years in the mandatory arrest era" Paper presented at  the annual Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences, Women's and Gender Studies, Calgary,  Alberta.  

Peirone, A., & McArthur, J. (May 30, 2016). "An assessment of combinations of risk factors for breast cancer  and the public health applications. Paper presented at the annual Congress of the Humanities and Social  Sciences, Canadian Sociological Association, Calgary, Alberta.  

Barrett, B., Peirone, A, Cheung, C., & Habibov, N. (May 30, 2016). "Spousal violence and evaluations of police  performance in Canada: Does Police Contact Matter?" Paper presented at the annual Congress of the  Humanities and Social Sciences, Canadian Sociological Association, Calgary, Alberta.  

Barrett, B., Peirone, A, Cheung, C., & Habibov, N. (May 30, 2016). "Pathways to police contact for spousal  violence survivors: Untangling the effects of individual and neighborhood level factors on survivors'  reporting behaviors." Paper presented at the annual Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences,  Canadian Sociological Association, Calgary, Alberta.  

Barrett, B., Peirone, A, Cheung, C., & Habibov, N. (April 2016). "Survivors' reporting behaviors and police  response to intimate partner violence in Canada: Measuring the importance of individual, incident, and  neighbourhood level factors over a 10-year period" Research Project presented for the Research Centre  on Violence Against Women Knowledge Mobilization Event. Windsor, Ontario.  

Barrett, B., Peirone, A., Cheung, C., & Habibov, N. (Nov 6, 2015) "Survivors' reporting behaviors and police  response to intimate partner violence in Canada". Paper presented at the Canadian Research Data  Centre Network Annual Conference, Toronto Ontario.  

Peirone, A., & Cheung, C. (Nov 5, 2015) "When working and poverty are not mutually exclusive: An analysis  of the 'working poor' in the Windsor Ontario region." Poster presented at the Canadian Research  Data Centre Network Annual Conference, Toronto Ontario.  

Peirone, A. (May 2015). "Perceptions of the Police: Does Visible Minority Status, Immigrant Status, or  Measures of Integration and Acculturation Make a Difference?" " Paper presented at the annual  Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences, Canadian Sociological Association, Ottawa,  Ontario.  

Peirone, A. (May 26, 2014). "I bought my degree, now I want my job!" Paper presented at the annual  Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences, Canadian Sociological Association, St. Catherines,  Ontario. 

Peirone, A., Falsetta, T., van Wieirngen, K., & Formicola, A. (May 2, 2013). "I want an A, and I want it Now!  Academic Entitlement at the University of Windsor" Poster presented at the Windsor Oakland  Forum & Conference, University of Windsor.  

 Book Reviews

Winterdyk, J. (2022). Canadian Criminology. 5th Edition. Oxford University Press, Toronto, ON. (Review of  new edition, and development of ancillary materials: multiple choice, true/false, short answer, and  essay questions for all 14 chapters). 

Noack, A. (2018). Social Statistics in Action: A Canadian Introduction. Oxford University Press, Toronto, ON.  Technical Review Completed.  

Haan, M., & Godley, J (2017). An Introduction to Statistics for Canadian Social Scientists, 3rd Edition.  Oxford University Press, Toronto ON. Technical review of the new edition and development of  supplementary materials (Cue Cards & PowerPoint Presentations Revised and Updated)  

Roberts, L.W., Edgerton, J., Peter, T., & Wilkinson, L. (2015) Understanding Social Statistics: A Students Guide to Understanding the Maze. Oxford University Press, Toronto ON.  

Arnold, R (2014). Intermediate Social Statistics. Oxford University Press, Toronto ON.

Contributions to Practice & Professional Development

  • March 2024: Planned and Coordinated Community Event: Preventing & Responding to Violence: In-Service  Information & Networking. 

  • March 2022: Introduction to Power Bi: Foundational Training  

  • Nov 2022: Assisted with the Administrative Planning of the VAWCCWE Community Event: Preventing  Femicide: Developing a Community Response in Windsor-Essex, facilitated by CREVAWC. 

  • September 2022: Certificate in Knowledge Mobilization (with Distinction). University of Guelph.

  • January 2021: Completion of Canadian Evaluation Society Essential Skills Series 

  • June 2017: 5-day "Statistics Camp" Latent Class Analysis. 

  • April 2017: Assisted with planning, organizing, and running the workshop at the Health Research  Centre Violence Against Women (HRCVAW) Community Research Development Workshop.  

  • Barrett, B., Peirone, A, Cheung, C., & Habibov, N. (April 2016). "Survivors' reporting behaviors and  police response to intimate partner violence in Canada: Measuring the importance of individual, incident,  and neighbourhood level factors over a 10-year period" Research Project presented for the Research  Centre on Violence Against Women Knowledge Mobilization Event. Windsor, Ontario.  

  • August 2014: Co-taught a graduate workshop on Social Science Research Methods for incoming  students to the University of Windsor graduate program in Social Data Analysis.  

 Conferences

  • International Academy of Sex Research. Reyjkvik, Iceland July 2022.  

  • WE-Spark Health Research Conference (2024, 2025)

  • Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences: (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2025)

  • Animals and Us: Research, Policy, and Practice Conference, Windsor, Canada (2018)

  • American Society of Criminology, New Orleans LA (2016)  

  • International Summit on Violence, Abuse & Trauma (IVAT), San Diego, California (2016) 

  • Canadian Research Data Centre Network Annual Conference, Toronto Ontario (2015) 

  • Windsor-Oakland Forum & Conference, University of Windsor (2014) 

Media Contacts & Dissemination of Research

 March 25, 2024 ‘Alarming but not surprising’: VAWCCWE on the number of IPV related assaults in  2024. AM800:

https://www.am800cklw.com/news/alarming-but-not-surprising-vawccwe-on-the number-of-ipv-related-assaults-in

2024.html 

June 7, 2023 Fighting Back Against Gender-Based Violence.  

https://www.iheartradio.ca/am800/audio/fighting-back-against-gender-based-violence 1.19757829?mode=Article 

March 2022: CBC Radio interview and print media re: Elder Sexual Assault  

https://www.cbc.ca/news/sexual-assault-creston-long-term-care-home-arthur-bloch-elder-abuse vulnerable seniors-1.6379303 

May 2020: Coverage and discussion of our recent research paper in the Journal of Family Violence and  how it connects with the current day contexts of violence. https://globalnews.ca/news/6932387/nova scotia-shooting-warning-signs/ 

June 2016: Interview: CBC Radio  

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/programs/windsormorning/breast-cancer-causes-needmore attention uwindsor-research-1.3612311  

May 2013: Interviews on Academic Entitlement: MacLean's Online Magazine, University of Windsor Daily  News, CJAM Radio, and The National Post.