Lisa Smith

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Lisa is the Justice and Education Coordinator in the Office for Violence Prevention and Victim Assistance at Rutgers New Brunswick. She began her work at Rutgers in February 2001 after serving as Director of Outreach Services for the YWCA of Eastern Union County New Jersey, Union County’s lead domestic violence agency. Lisa has been working in the field of interpersonal violence for over 30 years. As part of her current work at VPVA, Lisa works with students who have used violence or are seen as at risk for doing harm through RU’s Title IX Office and Restorative Justice programs. Lisa is also an Instructor for the Rutgers University Graduate School of Social Work and Department of Continuing Education.  She received her Master’s Degree in Counseling and Student Development from Radford University, and is certified as a Domestic Violence Specialist in the State of New Jersey.