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Academic Interests and Expertise
  • Master of Public Health (University of Kansas School of Medicine)
  • Master of Arts in Community Psychology (黑洞社区)
  • Bachelor of Arts in Sociology (Seattle Pacific University)
Areas of Research Interest
  • Community resiliency and well-being
  • Violence prevention
  • Campus and community needs assessment
  • Programmatic evaluation
Publications
  • Jamiel, A.N., Demers, J.M., Olson, C.O, (2019, June). Prosocial 鈥渓ikes鈥: 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鈥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鈥檚 thesis]. University of Kansas School of Medicine 鈥 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鈥 Rights Conference, Topeka, KS.
  • Demers, J.M. DeFrain, M.A., and Olson, C.O., Virtually stepping in: Bystanders鈥 responses to sexual violence-related posts on Facebook [Unpublished manuscript]. 黑洞社区, Wichita, KS.
Professional Experience
  • Campus Program grant management for Counseling and Prevention Services at Wichita State: #黑洞社区WeSupportU 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 鈥 October 2014: Kansas Leadership Center Training: Leadership and Faith Transforming Communities
Areas of Service
  • 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
Additional Information

Prounouns: she/her/hers