Alison Cares

Dr. Cares joined the faculty at UMAass Lowell in 2007.  Before her graduate training, she worked in a domestic violence and sexual assault services agency.  Her experience there sparked her interest in researching the causes and consequences of victimization, especially sexual assault and intimate partner violence.  She continues to remain involved with victim service providers through serving on various committees and working together with agencies on research.

Select Publications:
Cares, A. C.  (2007).  State of Connecticut Family Violence Arrest Incidents, 2003-2004, Annual Report.  New Britain, CT: State of Connecticut Office of Policy and Management and Connecticut Statistical Analysis Center, Central Connecticut State University.

Ruback, R. B., Hoskins, S. N., Cares, A. C., & Feldmeyer, B.  (2006).  Perception and Payment of Economic Sanctions: A Survey of Offenders.  Federal Probation, 70 (3), 26-31.

Kan, M., & Cares, A. C.  (2006).  From “Friends with Benefits” to “Going Steady”: New Directions in Understanding Romance and Sex in Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood.  In A. Booth & A. Crouter (Eds.) Romance and Sex in Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood: Risks and Opportunities (pp.).  Mahweh, New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc., Publishers.

Felson, R. B., & Cares, A. C.  (2005).  Gender and the Seriousness of Assaults on Intimate Partners and Other Victims.  Journal of Marriage and Family, 67 (5), 1182-1195.