Current Projects

Follingstad Diane R., Caihong Li, Jaspreet Chahal and Chenghui Zhang. (Under Review). Exploration of Interpersonal Victimization Rates for Appalachian and First-generation College Students.

This study examines the existence of Appalachian distinctiveness regarding rape myth, affirmative consent, bystander intervention attitudes, as well as sexual assault victimization among students at the University of Kentucky. t contributes to scholarly understanding of Appalachian distinctiveness in terms of attitudes toward sexual violence and victimization. If Appalachian students are distinct in this regard, they may be more likely to agree with rape myths, less likely to endorse affirmative consent, less inclined to intervene as a bystander, and more likely to witness and/or be the victim of sexual assault or other forms of interpersonal aggression than non-Appalachian students.

Chahal, Jaspreet K., Andrea Pals, Caihong Li, Chenghui Zhang, Xian Wu, and Diane R. Follingstad. Student Help-Seeking Behaviors Across Different Types of Campus Victimizations.

Over the last decade, campus climate safety has been at the center of the legislative “conversation” related to Title IX, specifically regarding the increased number of campus victimizations reported each year. Using a campus climate survey from a large southern university, this study examines help-seeking behaviors for seven types of campus victimization. Results indicate that help-seeking behaviors vary based on the type of victimization. However, similar to prior research this study illustrates that the majority of students who were victimized on campus chose not to report their incident to any resources.

Presentations

2021. Zhang, Chenghui, Diane Follingstad, Caihong Li, and Jaspreet Chahal. (Presenter). “Period Effect or Cohort Effect? Results from a Campus Climate Survey.” Conference presentation at the American Society of Criminology (ASC) Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL.

2018. Stamatel, Janet P., and Chenghui Zhang (Presenter). “Risk Factors for Violence against Refugee Women”. Conference presentation at the American Society of Criminology (ASC) Annual Meeting. Atlanta, GA.