Behavioral Science

TK Logan, Ph.D.

333 Waller Avenue, Suite 480
Lexington, KY 40504-2915
Phone: (859) 257-8248
Fax: (859) 257-9070

e-mail: tklogan@email.uky.edu

Research Description

TK Logan, Ph.D.is currently a Professor in the Department of Behavioral Science, College of Medicine and the Center on Drug and Alcohol Research at the University of Kentucky, with joint appointments in Psychiatry, Psychology, and Social Work. She has spent the past 15 years researching issues relevant to violence against women. Her research and writings most recently have focused on protective order effectiveness and predictors of violations, partner stalking, human trafficking, health disparities of rural women with partner violence experiences, and sexual assault within the context of violent intimate relationships. She has received both federal and local funding to support her research projects.

Dr. Logan is an author on approximately 100 research articles and serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Violence And Victims, and the Journal of Comparative Family Studies and is a consulting editor for Psychology of Women Quarterly. She serves as a grant reviewer for the National Institute of Drug Abuse, National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, and other special emphasis panels for the National Institute of Health.

Dr. Logan also serves on the Domestic Violence Prevention Board, Partner Abuse Committee, Lexington-Fayette Partner Violence Fatality Review, and the Advisory Board of the Supervised Visitation Center. She also works closely with several other state and community agencies to address violence against women. Dr. Logan has co-authored five books including: Women and Victimization: Contributing Factors, Interventions, and Implications (American Psychological Association Press) and Partner Stalking: How Women Respond, Cope, and Survive (Springer Publisher). Dr. Logan is currently working on a book developing a theory to better understand violence against women.

2010 Accomplishments

Dr. Logan served on the editorial board of three international publications: Violence and Victims, Journal of Interpersonal Violence, and the International Journal of Comparative Family Studies and is a consulting editor for Psychology of Women Quarterly. For the current year Dr. Logan was involved in 14 peer reviewed publications (2 currently under review, 4 in press, and 8 published). Dr. Logan also was commissioned by the National Institute of Justice to compile a research report on stalking which is available on the web. Logan, T. (2010). Research on partner stalking: Putting the pieces together. Lexington, KY: University of Kentucky, Department of Behavioral Science & Center on Drug and Alcohol Research. Further, Dr. Logan reviewed 14 manuscripts for 9 journals across multiple disciplines. Dr. Logan participated as a PI or co-PI on two NIH grant submissions and two NIJ grant submissions. Further, she participated in two NIH grant reviews and one grant review for the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Dr. Logan also worked on several research projects this year including two pilot studies related to partner stalking prosecutions and law enforcement attitudes toward stalking charges, National Institute of Justice funded project, and several state contracts (KTOS, AKTOS, KORTOS, and RKTOS). Dr. Logan’s co-authored (with Robert Walker and Gretchen Hunt) article on Understanding Human Trafficking in the U.S. was the number 1 most read paper in 2009 for the Journal Trauma, Violence, and Abuse. Dr. Logan made 47 presentations locally, statewide, and nationally last year regarding her research on protective order effectiveness and stalking. Dr. Logan’s research was recognized last year in numerous media outlets including at least 16 different radio, print, and television outlets. Dr. Logan worked with 4 graduate students and 8 undergraduate students this past year, is on 5 dissertation committees. In addition Dr. Logan also serves as the faculty advisor to the undergraduate Organization for the Awareness of Trafficked Individuals (OATH). Additionally, Dr. Logan serves on the medical and non-medical IRBs as a prison protocol advocate and alternate as well as an exempt and expedited reviewer. Dr. Logan is also involved with seven community boards and organizations in Kentucky working to prevent violence against women. These organizations include founding member and Vice president of OutrageUS, founding member of CounterQuo, Lexington-Fayette  Planning Committee for GPS monitoring of DV offenders, Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government Domestic Violence Fatality and Near Fatality Review Team, Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government Division of Police Domestic Violence Protection and Enforcement Grant Board, Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government Domestic Violence Prevention Board, and the Fayette County Partner Abuse Committee. Dr. Logan also served as a consultant for the Kentucky Domestic Violence Association, Sunflower Kids Advisory Group, and was invited to be a part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Definitions Reconciliation Expert Panel for Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) and Sexual Violence.

Selected Research Funding:

Principal Investigator, A Rural and Urban Multiple Perspective Study of Protective Order Violation Consequences, Responses, & Costs, National Institute of Justice, September 2005-February 2009

Principal Investigator, Alcohol, Violence, and Health Services among Rural Women, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), September 2000-May 2006

Principal Investigator, HIV Risk Behavior and Violence among Crack Users, National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), August 1998-July 2003

Principal Investigator, Arrest and Enforcement Grant, Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government Division of Police, September 2006-July 2008

Principal Investigator, Safe Havens Supervised Visitation Evaluation, Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government, November 2003-November 2007

Principal Investigator, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Prevention for Rural Women, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP), October 2001-June 2005

Principal Investigator, Multisite Drug Court Outcome Evaluation Project, Kentucky Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC), July 1999-June 2001

Representative Publications

Selected Books:

Partner Stalking: How Women Respond, Cope, and Survive (2006)
TK Logan, Jennifer Cole, Lisa Shannon, & Robert Walker
Springer Publisher

Women and Victimization: Contributing Factors, Interventions, and Implications (2006)
TK Logan, Robert Walker, Carol E. Jordan & Carl G. Leukefeld
American Psychological Association Press

Selected Representative Recent Publications:

Logan, T. & Cole, J. (2010). The Intersection of partner stalking and sexual abuse. In press Violence Against Women.

Logan, T. & Walker, R. (2010). Civil protective order effectiveness: Justice or just a piece of paper? In Press Violence & Victims

Logan, T. & Walker, R. (2010). Toward a deeper understanding of the harms caused by partner stalking. In Press Violence & Victims.

Logan, T. & Walker, R. (2009). Partner stalking: Psychological dominance or business as usual? Trauma, Violence, and Abuse, 10, 3, 247-270.

Logan, T., Walker, R., & Hunt, G. (2009). Understanding Human Trafficking in the United States. Trauma, Violence, and Abuse, 10, 1, 3-30.

Logan, T. & Walker, R. (2009). Civil protective order outcomes: Violations and perceptions of effectiveness. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 24, 4, 675-692.

Stockdale, P., Logan, T., & West, R. (2009). Sexual Harassment and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Damages Beyond Prior Abuse. Law and Human Behavior, 33, 5, 405-418.

Raphael, J. & Logan, T. (2009). The Use (and Misuse) of Data on Rape: Understanding the Rape Denial Campaign in America: Part I. Sexual Assault Reports, 13, 1, 1-16.

Raphael, J. & Logan, T. (2009). The Use (and Misuse) of Data on Rape: Understanding the Rape Denial Campaign in America: Part II. Sexual Assault Reports, 13, 2, 17-92.

Logan, T., Walker, R., Shannon, L., & Cole, J. (2008). Combining ethical considerations with recruitment and follow-up strategies for partner violence victimization research. Violence Against Women, 14, 11, 1226-1251.

Logan, T., Shannon, L., & Cole, J. (2007). Stalking victimization in the context of intimate partner violence. Violence and Victims, 22, 6, 669-683.

Logan, T. & Cole, J. (2007). The impact of partner stalking on mental health and protective order outcomes over time. Violence and Victims, 22, 5, 546-562.

Logan, T., Cole, J., & Capillo, A. (2007). Differential characteristics of intimate partner, acquaintance, and stranger rape survivors interviewed by a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE). Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 22, 8, 1066-1076.

Logan, T., Cole, J., & Capillo, A. (2007). Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) program characteristics, barriers, and lessons learned. Journal of Forensic Nursing, 3, 1, 24-34.

Logan, T., Shannon, L., Cole, J., & Swanberg, J. (2007). Partner stalking and implications for women’s employment. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 22, 3, 268-291.

Logan, T., Cole, J., & Shannon, L. (2007). A mixed methods examination of sexual coercion and degradation among women in violent relationships who do and do not report forced sex. Violence and Victims, 22, 1, 71-94.

Logan, T., Cole, J., & Capillo, A. (2006). Program and sexual assault survivor characteristics for one SANE program. Journal of Forensic Nursing, 2, 2, 66-74.

Logan, T., Shannon, L., Walker, R., & Faragher, T. (2006). Protective orders: questions and conundrums. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, 7, 3, 175-205.

Logan, T., Walker, R., Stewart, C. & Allen, J., (2006). Victim service and justice system representative responses about partner stalking: What do professionals recommend Violence and Victims, 21, 1, 49-66.

Logan, T., Shannon, L., & Walker, R. (2006). Police attitudes toward domestic violence offenders. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 21, 10, 1365-1374.

Teaching Interests:

Research ethics
Research Methods
Survey Research Methods
Intimate Partner Violence, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse among Women