Rannveig Sigurvinsdottir, phd
Skaftahlid 12, 105 Reykjavik, Iceland | +354 824 7588 | rannveigssig@gmail.com rannveigs@ru.is
University of Illinois at Chicago (Chicago, IL)
Ph.D. in Community Psychology 2016
Thesis: “Resources, Strategies and Revictimization:
The Effects of a Police Second Response Program on Intimate
Partner Violence Survivors” Advisor: Dr. Stephanie Riger.
Minor: Statistics, Methods and Measurement
Certificate in Gender and Women’s Studies
University of Illinois at Chicago (Chicago, IL)
M. A. in Community Psychology 2013
Thesis: “The Impact of Intimate Partner Violence on Friends of Survivors” Advisor: Dr. Stephanie Riger
University of Iceland (Reykjavik, Iceland)
B.Sc. in Psychology 2011
Thesis: “Attitudes of Icelandic Police Officers towards Intimate Partner Violence”
Intimate partner violence; sexual assault; community psychology; public health; violence prevention; trauma recovery; radiating impact of violence; ecological factors contributing to psychological outcomes and substance abuse; sexual minority trauma survivors; community research and evaluation; community resilience.
PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
Riger, S., Bennett, L. W., & Sigurvinsdottir, R. (2014). Barriers to addressing substance abuse in domestic violence court. American Journal of Community Psychology, 53(1-2), 1-10.
Sigurvinsdottir, R., & Ullman, S. E. (2015). The role of sexual orientation in the victimization and recovery of sexual assault survivors. Violence and Victims, 30(4), 636-648.
Ullman, S. E. & Sigurvinsdottir, R. (2015). Intimate partner violence and drinking among victims of sexual assault. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma, 24, 117-130.
Sigurvinsdottir, R. & Ullman, S. E. (2015). Social reactions, self-blame and problem drinking in adult sexual assault survivors. Psychology of Violence, 5(2), 192-198.
Riger, S. & Sigurvinsdottir, R. (2015). Thematic analysis. In L. A. Jason & D. S. Glenwick (Eds). Handbook of methodological approaches to community-based research: Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods. New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press.
Sigurvinsdottir, R., Riger, S., & Ullman, S. E. (2016). The impact of disclosure of intimate partner violence on friends. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 31(18), 2940-2957.
Sigurvinsdottir, R., & Ullman, S. E. (2016). Sexual orientation, race, and trauma as predictors of sexual assault recovery. Journal of Family Violence, 31(7), 913-921.
Sigurvinsdottir, R., & Ullman, S. E. (2016). Sexual assault in bisexual and heterosexual women survivors. Journal of Bisexuality, 16(2), 163-180.
Releya, M., Ullman, S. E., Sigurvinsdottir, R. & Bennett, S. (2017). The short version of the social reactions questionnaire. Violence and Victims, 32(6), 1096-1115.
Lorenz, K., Ullman, S. E., Kirkner, A, Mandala, R., Vasquez, A. & Sigurvinsdottir, R. (2017). Social Reactions to Sexual Assault Disclosure: A Qualitative Study of Informal Support Dyads. Violence Against Women.
Thorisdottir, I. E., Asgeirsdottir, B. B., Sigurvinsdottir, R., Allegrante, J. P. & Sigfusdottir, I. D. (2017). The increase in symptoms of anxiety and depressed mood among Icelandic adolescents: Time trend between 2006 and 2016. European Journal of Public Health. 27(5). 856-861.
Sigurvinsdottir, R., Asgeirsdottir, B. B., Ullman, S. E., & Sigfusdottir, I. D. (2017). The impact of sexual abuse, family violence/conflict, spirituality, and religion on anger and depressed mood among adolescents. Journal of Interpersonal Violence.
Sigurvinsdottir, R., Asgeirsdottir, B. B. & Sigfusdottir, I. D. (Under review). Substance use among Icelandic adolescents and the buffering effects of religion/spirituality.
Sigurvinsdottir, R., Asgeirsdottir, B. B. & Arnalds, S. (Under review). Breaking the silence: Online disclosures of sexual violence in Iceland.
Sigurvinsdottir, R., Ullman, S. E. & Canetto, S. S. (Under review). Self-blame, psychological symptoms and suicidality among female African American sexual assault survivors: A longitudinal study.
Sigurvinsdottir, R. (Under review). Through the eyes of survivors: Explanations and justifications of sexual violence on social media.
Thorisdottir, I. E., Sigurvinsdottir, R., Asgeirsdottir, B. B. & Sigfusdottir, I. D. (Under review). Active and passive social media use and emotional distress among adolescent boys and girls: The mediating effects of social comparison, body image, peer support and self-esteem.
Gylfason, H. F., Sveinsdottir, A. H., Vesteinsdottir, V. & Sigurvinsdottir, R. (Under review). Haters gonna hate, trolls gonna troll: The personality profile of a Facebook troll.
Sigurvinsdottir, R., Asgeirsdottir, B. B. & Sigfusdottir, I. D. (In preparation). The impact of religion/spirituality on bully perpetration.
Sigurvinsdottir, R., Gisladottir, B., Asgeirsdottir, B. B., Kristjansson, A. A. & Sigfusdottir, I. D. (In preparation). Anger and depressed mood as mediators between sexual abuse and substance use: The role of gender and sexual attraction.
Sigurvinsdottir, R. & Gisladottir, B. (In preparation). Trauma and self-harm among sexual minority youth.
Sigurvinsdottir, R., Asgeirsdottir, B. B. & Johannesdottir, S. B. (In preparation). Body image as a mediator between sexual abuse and non-suicidal self-injury among adolescents.
NON-PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
Sigurvinsdottir, R., Asgeirsdottir, B. B., Huffhines, L. & Wherry, J. (2016). Preliminary comparisons of social support by parents of abused children in the U. S. and Iceland. Dallas, TX: Dallas Children´s Advocacy Center.
Riger, S., George, C. C., Byrnes, B., Durst-Lee, L. & Sigurvinsdottir, R. (2016). Domestic violence outcomes measures project. Report submitted to the Chicago Metropolitan Battered Women’s Network.
Hjalmarsdottir, E. H. & Palsdottir, K. I. & Sigurvinsdottir, R. (2016). Together against violence : Evaluation of The Reykjavik Metropolitan Police and the City of Reykjavik project on domestic violence: Final report. Reykjavik, Iceland : Institute for Gender, Equality and Difference.
Sigurvinsdottir, R., Hjalmarsdottir, E. H. & Palsdottir, K. I. (2016). Together against violence : Evaluation of The Reykjavik Metropolitan Police and the City of Reykjavik project on domestic violence: Preliminary report. Reykjavik, Iceland : Institute for Gender, Equality and Difference.
Kruse, A. E., Holm, K. B. & Sigurvinsdottir, R. (2016). Med nordiske briller på seksuell vold – hva ser man da? Bulletine, 29(2), Center for Gender Research, University of Oslo.
Henry, D. B., Knoblauch, S., & Sigurvinsdottir, R. (2014). The effect of intensive ceasefire intervention on crime in four Chicago police beats: Quantitative assessment. Retrieved April, 7, 2015.
Asgeirsdottir, B. B. & Sigurvinsdottir, R. (August, 2018). Which children are at greatest risk? Social risks factors for sexual abuse in Iceland. Presented at the Conference for Child Sexual Abuse Prevention in Reykjavik, Iceland.
Asgeirsdottir, B. B. & Sigurvinsdottir, R. (May, 2018). Breaking the silence around sexual abuse on social media. Presented at the conference Putting a spotlight on sexual violence at Reykjavik University in Reykjavik, Iceland.
Asgeirsdottir, B. B. & Sigurvinsdottir, R. (January, 2018). “I did not plan on telling anyone:” Barriers and facilitators to sexual violence disclosures. Presented at the conference Silencing, shame and the system at Reykjavik University in Reykjavik, Iceland.
Sigurvinsdottir, R. (September, 2016). This does not happen to women like me: Survivors of domestic violence, support and resources. Presented at the lecture series of the Institute for gender, equality and difference at the University of Iceland in Reykjavik, Iceland.
Sigurvinsdottir, R. (June, 2016). Together against violence: Evaluation findings. Presented to the staff of the Reykjavik Metropolitan Police in Reykjavik, Iceland.
Sigurvinsdottir, R. (June, 2016). Together against violence: Evaluation findings. Presented to the staff of the City of Reykjavik in Reykjavik, Iceland.
Santos, A., Thorisdottir, I. E. & Sigurvinsdottir, R, (April 2018). Smart Forum on addiction and technology. Panel discussion at the 2nd Planet Youth workshop in Tarragona, Spain.
Sigurvinsdottir, R, Gisladottir, B., Asgeirsdottir, B. B, Kristjansson, A. L. & Sigfusdottir, I. D. (February 2018). Substance use and sexual orientation of youth. Presented at the annual conference of the Icelandic Psychological Society in Reykjavik, Iceland.
Johannsdottir, S. B., Sigurvinsdottir, R. & Asgeirsdottir, B. B. (February 2018). The impact of sexual abuse and body image of non-suicidal self-injury among adolescents. Poster at the annual conference of the Icelandic Psychological Society in Reykjavik, Iceland.
Sigurvinsdottir, R. (September 2017). Improving mental health and well-being with virtual reality. Presented at the symposium The Many Faces of Pain in Reykjavik, Iceland.
Sigurvinsdottir, R. (March 2017). Anger and depressed mood among youth. Presented at the annual conference of the Icelandic Psychological Society in Reykjavik, Iceland.
Kjaran, J. I. & Sigurvinsdottir, R. (December 2016). What´s love got to do with it: Comparing accounts of survivors and perpetrators and their attributions of violence. Presented at the cross-Nordic conference Confronting gendered violence: Focus on perpetrators in Helsinki, Finland.
Sigurvinsdottir, R. & Thorisdottir, R. (October, 2016). ‘Together Against Violence:’ A collaborative project between the Reykjavik Metropolitan police and the City of Reykjavik. Presented at the Þjóðarspegillinn: Conference in Social Sciences in Reykjavik, Iceland.,
Sigurvinsdottir, R., Asgeirsdottir, B. B. & Huffhines, L. (October, 2016). Correlates of abuse severity, frequency and level of abuse among sexually abused children and their parents. Presented at the Nordic Resarch Seminar on Sexual Violence in Oslo, Norway.
Sigurvinsdottir, R., Ullman, S. E. & Canetto, S. S. (April, 2016). Psychosocial mediators of suicidality among African American sexual assault survivors: A longitudinal study. Presented at the American Association of Suicidality‘s Annual Meeting in Chicago, IL.
Sigurvinsdottir, R. & Dill, E. (November, 2015). Goals and utilization focused evaluation. Presented at American Evaluation Association´s Annual Meeting in Chicago, IL.
Sigurvinsdottir, R. & Ullman, S. E. (November, 2015). Problem drinking trajectories of sexual assault survivors by sexual orientation and race. Presented at American Public Health Association´s Annual Meeting in Chicago, IL.
Sigurvinsdottir, R. & Ullman, S. E. (June, 2015). Sexual orientation, social support and psychological outcomes of sexual assault survivors. Presented at The Biennial Conference of the Society for Community Research and Action, Lowell, MA.
Sigurvinsdottir, R. Ullman, S. E. (October, 2014). Sexual assault, sexual orientation and social support. Presented at the Midwest Eco Community Psychology Conference, Chicago, IL.
Sigurvinsdottir, R. Ullman, S. E. (July, 2014). Sexual orientation, trauma histories & recovery from sexual assault. Presented at the International Family Violence and Child Victimization Research, Portsmouth, NH.
Sigurvinsdottir, R. Ullman, S. E. (May, 2014). Revictimization of sexual assault survivors and sexual orientation. Presented at the 86th Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
Sigurvinsdottir, R. Ullman, S. E. (November, 2013). Differences in sexual risk behavior of lesbian, bisexual and heterosexual sexual assault victims. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Criminology, Atlanta, GA.
Sigurvinsdottir, R., Riger, S. & Bennett, L. W. (November, 2013). Domestic violence and substance abuse: Attitudes towards victims in domestic violence court. Presented at the Midwest Eco Community Psychology Conference, Chicago, IL.
Tolar, B., Ullman, S. E. & Sigurvinsdottir, R. (November, 2013). Depression, child sexual abuse and adult revictimization in sexual assault survivors. Presented at the Midwest Eco Community Psychology Conference, Chicago, IL.
Sigurvinsdottir, R. (June, 2013). Dating violence: The impact on Friends. Presented at The Biennial Conference of the Society for Community Research and Action, Miami, FL.
Sigurvinsdottir, R. & Ullman, S. E. (May, 2013). Social Reactions, Self-Blame and Problem Drinking for Sexual Assault Survivors. Presented at the Midwestern Psychological Association Conference in Chicago, IL.
Sigurvinsdottir, R. & Ullman, S. E. (April, 2013). Post-assault adjustment differences of sexual assault survivors by sexual orientation. Presented at the Chicago Graduate Student Research Symposium in Chicago, IL.
Sigurvinsdottir, R. & Ullman, S. E. (October, 2012). Self-Blame, Negative Social Reactions and Problem Drinking for Female Survivors of Sexual Assault. Presented at the Midwest Ecological-Community Psychology Conference in Chicago, IL.
Sigurvinsdottir, R. (March, 2011). Attitudes of Icelandic Policemen Towards Interpersonal Violence. Presented at the 12th Conference of the International Academy of Investigative Psychology in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Assistant professor 2018- present
Reykjavik University
Responsibilities:
· Research activity (planning research projects, acquiring research funding, data collection and analysis, dissemination of findings in research papers and reports)
· Teaching three courses per academic year
· Participating in planning for the RU Psychology Department
Adjunct professor 2018
Reykjavik University
Responsibilities:
· Research activity (planning research projects, acquiring research funding, data collection and analysis, dissemination of findings in research papers and reports)
· Teaching three courses per academic year
· Participating in planning for the RU Psychology Department
Postdoctoral research fellow 2016-2017
Reykjavik University
Responsibilities:
· Data analysis
· Designing and planning research projects
· Advising on data collection
· Writing of research papers and reports
· Disseminating research findings
· Participating in planning for the Psychology Department
Evaluator and domestic violence research expert 2015 – 2016
Reykjavik Metropolitan Police and City of Reykjavik
Responsibilities:
· Evaluating a domestic violence intervention program.
· Designing and planning the research project
· Data analysis
· Synthesis of findings to inform future policy and decision making.
· Communication of evaluation findings to stakeholders (community,
governmental and academic audiences).
Evaluator 2014 – 2015
City of Chicago, Division on Domestic Violence in the Department of
Family and Support Services.
Responsibilities:
· Data analysis
· Writing of evaluation reports
· Advising on future data collection and policy directions
· Participating in the Chicago Domestic Violence Coordinating Response
Council, where major stakeholders in the Chicago domestic violence
community come together to discuss and share their work.
Research assistant 2012 – 2016
University of Illinois at Chicago; The Women’s Stress and Support Study,
a longitudinal NIAAA funded community study of sexual assault survivors
Responsibilities:
· Data collection and analysis(quantitative and qualitative)
· Writing of academic papers
· Presentations at professional conferences
· Mentoring undergraduate students
· Collaborating with other members of the research team
Research assistant 2013 - 2016
University of Illinois at Chicago; The Women’s Outcomes Project, a large scale collaboration between the Chicago Metropolitan Battered Women’s Network, the University of Illinois at Chicago and Loyola University.
Responsibilities:
· Advising on data collection strategies
· Coordination of community partners and researchers
· Data analysis
· Communication of results to community audiences and in academic journals
Research assistant 2013 – 2014
University of Illinois at Chicago; Evaluation of Cure Violence, a violence
prevention program with the UIC Public Health team
Responsibilities:
· Analyzing crime data
· Presenting results in reports and academic papers
· Collaborating with the research team
Reykjavik University
Instructor- Applied statistics I 2018
Lecturing, advising students, grading assignments and exams.
Reykjavik University
Instructor- Experimental psychology 2018
Lecturing, advising students, grading assignments and exams.
Reykjavik University
Instructor- Statistics and research methods 2017
Lecturing, advising students, grading assignments and exams. Class at the Master´s level.
Reykjavik University
Instructor- Statistics and research methods 2017
Lecturing, advising students, grading assignments and exams. Class at the Master´s level.
Reykjavik University
Instructor- Research methods in marketing 2017
Lecturing, advising students, grading assignments and exams.
University of Iceland
Instructor- Community psychology and applied social psychology 2017
Lecturing, leading discussion groups, advising students, grading assignments and exams. Class at the Master´s level.
Reykjavik University
Instructor- Current topics in psychology 2017
Elective class on stress, coping and health. Lecturing, advising students, grading assignments and exams.
Reykjavik University 2017
Teaching assistant- Scientific writing
Grading research reports, interacting with the course instructor.
Reykjavik University
Teaching assistant- Experimental psychology 2017
Lecturing, advising students, collecting data, grading assignments and exams.
Reykjavik University
Teaching assistant- Advanced statistics 2017
Lecturing, advising students, grading assignments and exams.
Reykjavik University
Teaching assistant- Scientific writing 2016
Grading research reports, interacting with the course instructor.
University of Illinois at Chicago
Teaching assistant- Research methods in Psychology 2012
Directed discussion sections, graded papers and met with students.
University of Illinois at Chicago
Teaching assistant- Introduction to Psychology 2011-2012
Directed discussion sections, graded papers and met with students.
University of Iceland
Teaching assistant- Introduction to Psychology 2009-2010
Directed discussion sections and assisted students.
University of Iceland
Instructor- Masters thesis in Public health 2018
Advising students on their theses and giving help with literature, data collection, analysis and interpretation.
Reykjavik University
Instructor- Bachelor thesis in Psychology 2016-2018
Advising students on their theses and giving help with literature, data collection, analysis and interpretation.
United Nations University Gender Equality Studies and Training Programme
Instructor- Thesis project 2017
Advising one student on an applied research project about domestic violence programming in Jamaica.
Research grant, Icelandic Research Fund. Role: Co-Principal Investigator; 2018
15 million ISK per year (3 year grant)
Travel grant, Scandinavian Research Council for Criminology; € 600 2016
Gender equality research grant from the Icelandic Prime Minister’s
office to study domestic violence perpetrators. Role: Key personnel;
$26,000 2015
Community Mini Grant from Society for Community Research and
Action. Role: Principal Investigator; $870. 2015
Community and Prevention Research Summer Fellowship, University
of Illinois at Chicago; $3600. 2015
Psychology Department Research Grant, University of Illinois at
Chicago; $300. 2012
Fulbright scholar grant from the United States Department of State;
$15,000 2011
Grant reviewer for the University of Iceland Research Fund 2017
Collaborator – Global Burden of Disease team.
Special issue guest editor – Journal of Community Psychology, European Psychologist
Editorial board member- Journal of Community Psychology
Reviewer- Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Spanish Journal of Psychology, Journal of the Icelandic Psychological Association, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Co-reviewer- American Journal of Community Psychology, Violence Against Women, Personality and Individual Difference |