Cora Olson, M.P.H., M.A.

• Master of Public Health (University of Kansas School of Medicine)
• Master of Arts in Community Psychology (Wichita State University)
• Bachelor of Arts in Sociology (Seattle Pacific University)

• Community resiliency and well-being
• Violence prevention
• Campus and community needs assessment
• Programmatic evaluation

• Jamiel, A.N., Demers, J.M., Olson, C.O, (2019, June). Prosocial “likes”: Helping behaviors on Facebook posts related to sexual violence [Poster presentation]. Society for Community Research and Action: Biennial Conference, Chicago, IL.
• Olson, C.O., Demers, J.M., Jamiel, A.N., (2019, April). Confronting Facebook posts promoting sexual violence: A qualitative study [Poster presentation]. Southwest Psychological Association Conference, Albuquerque, NM.
• Ablah, E., Olson, C., Brown, J., Merriman, V., Lee, C.A., Konda, K., Bronleewe, T., & Buzard, A. (2018). Need for Transparency and Ongoing Communication After Residents with Contaminated Water Wells Are Connected to City Water. Journal of Environmental Health, 81(3), 26–31.
• Olson, C.O., Ablah, E., Hart, L., (2016). Preventing sexual violence in Winfield, Kansas: A community-needs assessment using a shared risk and protective factor approach [Master’s thesis]. University of Kansas School of Medicine – Wichita, Wichita, KS.
• Olson, C.O. (2016, April) Preventing sexual violence in Winfield, Kansas: A community-needs assessment using a shared risk and protective factor approach [Conference session]. Kansas Annual Crime Victims’ Rights Conference, Topeka, KS.
• Demers, J.M. DeFrain, M.A., and Olson, C.O., Virtually stepping in: Bystanders’ responses to sexual violence-related posts on Facebook [Unpublished manuscript]. Wichita State University, Wichita, KS.

• Campus Program grant management for Counseling and Prevention Services at Wichita State: #WSUWeSupportU Sexual Violence Prevention and Education Initiative (2020). Grant funded for $300,000 by Department of Justice: Office on Violence Against Women.
• Conducting risk and protective factor driven needs assessment
• Non-profit management and administration
• Case management for adults with developmental disabilities
• 2021 OVW Technical Training Institute (March, June, October)
• Leadership and Facilitation Training
  • December 2015: Trained in Technology of Participation (ToP) Facilitation Methods (TFM)
  • October 2015: Kansas Leadership Center Training: Case Teaching Fundamentals
  • March 2014 – October 2014: Kansas Leadership Center Training: Leadership and Faith Transforming Communities

• Committees and Teams
  • Coordinated Campus Community Response Team (CCCRT), Chair
  • Prevention Services Advisory Board (PSAB): Preventing Sexual Violence Subcommittee, Chair
  • Student Affairs Professional Development: Development Events Subcommittee
  • Student Affairs Professional Development: Orientation Subcommittee
  • Prevention Ambassadors

Prounouns: she/her/hers