Dr. Heather Storer
Associate Professor, Interim Director DSW Program
Feminist-oriented hashtags such as #MeToo and #WhyIStayed have transformed the dialogue on gender-based violence and called attention to the myriad ways that social media can transform social norms and attitudes at the population-level.
Dr. Storer’s scholarship focuses on structural approaches to promote resilience and well-being among socially underrepresented youth at high risk for digital dating abuse. Dr. Storer investigates the processes by which digital technologies and the media influence adolescent abuse survivors’ decision-making, meaning-making, and healthy adaptation and development. She is particularly interested in partnering with youth to rewrite harmful narratives and center stories of strength, healthy adaptation, and resistance.