SARAH E. ULLMAN 1/17
OFFICE ADDRESS
Criminology, Law & Justice Department
University of Illinois at Chicago (M/C 141)
1007 West Harrison St. Chicago IL 60607-7140
(312)-996-6679, email:
EDUCATION
B.A. Psychology, Hamilton College, 1985
M.A. Social/Developmental Psychology, Brandeis University, 1988
Ph.D. Social/Developmental Psychology, Brandeis University, 1990
Postdoctoral Fellow, Health Psychology, UCLA, 1991-1993
AWARDS/HONORS
Named one of top 25 Criminal Justice Professors by ForensicscColleges.com, 2014
Great Cities Faculty Scholar, Great Cities Institute, University of Illinois at Chicago,
2002- 2003 Academic Year.
Professor of the Year, UIC Department of Criminal Justice, 2001-2002.
Listed in Who’s Who in America, 2002 Edition – Present,
Who’s Who of American Women, 25th Silver Anniversary Edition.
Recipient of the 1990 fellowship for graduate research on women from the Brandeis
University Women's Studies Program.
APA Fellow - Division 35, Member: Divisions 56, 27, 9, 48
MPA Fellow 2016-Present
PROFESSIONAL RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
2016-2017Faculty Fellow, UIC School of Public Health
Institute for Research on Health Policy
Jan 2010 –Director, Office of Social Science Research
May, 2015University of Illinois at Chicago
Summer 2008-Associate Department Head
Winter 2010Department of Criminology, Law, & Justice
University of Illinois at Chicago
2005-PresentProfessor of Criminology, Law, & Justice
University of Illinois at Chicago
2009-PresentProfessor of Psychology (Courtesy Appointment)
University of Illinois at Chicago (Community & Prevention)
2010-PresentLead PI, UIC Center for Interdisciplinary Research on Violence
University of Illinois at Chicago
2005-2009Director of Graduate Studies in Criminology, Law, & Justice
University of Illinois at Chicago
1999-2005Associate Professor of Criminal Justice
University of Illinois at Chicago
1993-1999Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice
University of Illinois at Chicago
RESEARCH GRANTS (funded)
Consultant, “Process and Outcome Evaluation of a Transitional Living Program for Women with Histories of Substance Use Disorders and Domestic and/or Sexual Violence.” Office of Violence against Women/Department of Justice grant. PI: Katie Edwards,January 2017-December 2021.
Principal Investigator, Longitudinal Study of Social Support, PTSD, and Problem Drinking in Rape Victims,”National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. Revision of R01 resubmitted, $2,187,886, 4/1/2010-9/30/2016.
Principal Investigator, “UIC Interdisciplinary Center for Research on Violence: Changing Systems to Prevent Violence in Chicago and Beyond,” UIC 2010 Interdisciplinary Seed Grant Competition, $200,000, 1/1/06-12/31/08.
Principal Investigator, “Social Reactions, PTSD, and Drinking in Sexual Assault Victims,” National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, $916,505, 3/1/02-2/28/07.
Principal Investigator, "Social Reactions, PTSD, and Service Seeking in Sexual Assault
Victims," RISP Program for Mental Health Services Research on Women and Gender,
UIC Department of Psychiatry, $10,959, 1999-2000.
Principal Investigator, “Sexual Assault and PTSD in the National Comorbidity Survey,”
Campus Research Board, UIC, $14,976, 1999-2000.
Principal Investigator, "Developing a Measure of Social Reactions to Rape Victims,"
National Institute of Mental Health, $141,821, 1997-1999.
Principal Investigator, "Alcohol Use and Rape," Alcoholic Beverage Medical Research
Foundation, $44,673, 1997-1999.
Grant Recipient, UIC Campus Research Board Award, 1994-1995; 1996-1997.
Grant Recipient, UIC Office of Social Science Research, 1993-1994,1994-1995,
1995-1996, 1996-1997.
Co-PI, Research Grant, UCLA Center for the Study of Women, 1991-1993.
Principal Investigator, Research Award from the Society for the Psychological Study of
Social Issues (SPSSI) Grants-in-Aid Program, 1991.
RESEARCH GRANTS (submitted/under review)
Consultant, Randomized Control Trial of an Intervention to Reduce Disclosure Recipients’ Negative Social Reactions and Victims’ Psychological Distress and Problem Drinking. National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. R01, PI: Katie Edwards, Submitted February 5, 2016.
Consultant, Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Transitional Living Program for Women with Histories of Substance Use Disorders and Domestic and/or Sexual Violence.” National Institute on Drug Abuse. R01, PI: Katie Edwards , Submitted February 5, 2016: scored, not funded; resubmitted August 10, 2016.
Principal Investigator, Support and problem drinking in rape victim-support provider dyads, National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. R01 ($1,506,015 requested), currently being revised for resubmission.
Faculty mentor, UP-2-National Institutes of Health program, University of New Hampshire (mentee: Katie Edwards)
Proposals not funded:
Consultant, Trajectories of psychopathology following a traumatic event. National Research Service Award (F31), George Mason University. (PI: Jennifer DiMauro). Under review (April 1, 2015 resubmitted), not funded.
Consultant, Roles of bystander intoxication and perpetrator status in bystander effectiveness. National Research Service Award (F31), University of Nebraska. (PI: Annie Steel). (December, 2014 submitted), not funded.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES (selected)
Grant Reviews (selected, not including numerous invitations declined)
Expert research advice on sexual assault victims provided to attorneys working on
sexual assault cases (civil and criminal).
NIJ RFP Sexual Violence Research Panel, February, 2007
NIMH R13 Conference Grant Reviewer, July, 2005
National Institutes of Health Special Review Panel, RFA: Social Stigma and Global
Health, March, 2003
National Science Foundation, Sociology Program, 2000-2002.
Invited to join CDC’s NCPIC IRG, 2009 (declined)
NIH grant pre-reviewer, reviewed various NIH grant proposals as requested by
investigators at various universities prior to submission
Consultant on various grant applications for funding for faculty at various
universities (in house and outside UIC)
Sexual Violence Applied Research Advisory Group (VAWnet.org) 2008-present
SES Collaborative, Led by Dr. Mary P. Koss,member, 2005-Present
GRANT WORKSHOPS (ORGANIZED AND FACILITATED FOR FACULTY)
Ullman, S.E. (2016, August). Skill-building session: Winning the grant game: now what? Invited panelist. (Chair: E. Keener & E. Ayala). American Psychological Association meeting. Denver, CO.
Edwards, K., Espelage, D., Ullman, S.E., Keener, E., & Orchowski, L. (2016, March). Finding, writing, and managing grants. Structured discussion. Association for Women in Psychology, Pittsburgh, PA.
Ullman, S.E., & Sikorski, T. (2015, April). R03 versus R21? Choosing the Right NIH Grant Mechanism. UIC Office of Social Science Research.
Ullman, S.E., Gordon, R., & Everett, B. (2012, November). NIH Funding for the Social Sciences. UIC Office of Social Science Research.
Ullman, S. E. (2011, March). Writing and applying for social science research grants: A workshop for new investigators. UIC Office of Social Science Research
Ullman, S.E., Kassel, J., & Krysan, M. (2011, November). NIH or NSF: Where should I apply for funding: A workshop for new investigators. UIC Office of Social Science Research.
SERVICE (selected):
UI VP for Research’s Faculty Advisory Committee, Member, Fall 2015-Present.
UIC Health Information Repository Committee, Member, May 2015-Present
Ad hoc advisory committee to Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs Fall 2012-Present.
UIC-UI Labs Committee of VCR’s Office, Member, Spring 2013-Present
ITGC Committee, Member, Spring 2013-Present
UIC Faculty Senate Research Committee Fall 2011-Present
UIC Diversity Advisory Committee, Member, Fall 2007-Fall 2014
UIC Campus Promotion and Tenure Committee Fall 2011- Spring 2014
UIC Vice Chancellor for Research Search Committee, Member, 2011-2012
Tenure and promotion cases (3-5 annually, associate & full professor), various
universities. External Reviewer, 2000-2014
UIC Vice Chancellor for Research, Community Disparities Advisory Council, Member, 2010-2011
UIC Institutional Review Board Member, April 2001-December 2006
Faculty Advisor, UIC Women’s Self Defense Association, 2002-2008
UIC Honors College Faculty Fellow (Ongoing)
PUBLICATIONS
Scholarly Books & Edited Volumes
Ullman, S.E. (2010). Talking about sexual assault: Society’s response to survivors. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association Press.
Ullman, S.E., Foynes, M., & Tang, S. (2010). Sexual trauma disclosure:
implications for research and clinical practice. Special Issue of Journal of Trauma &
Dissociation, 11, 127-259.
Peer-reviewed journal articles
Ullman, S.E., Relyea, M., Sigurvinsdottir, R., & Bennett, S. (in press). A short measure of social reactions to sexual assault: The SRQ-S. Violence and Victims.
Kirkner, A., Relyea, M., & Ullman, S.E. (in press). Predicting the effects of sexual assault research participation: Reactions, perceived insight, and help-seeking. Psychological Trauma.
Peter-Hagene, L.P., & Ullman, S.E. (in press).Longitudinal effects of sexual assault victims’ drinking and self-blame on PTSD. Journal of Interpersonal Violence.
Relyea, M., & Ullman, S.E. (in press). Predicting sexual assault revictimization in a longitudinal sample of women survivors: Variation by type of assault. Violence Against Women.
Starzynski, L., & Ullman, S.E., & Vasquez, A. (2017). Sexual assault survivors’ experiences with mental health professionals: A qualitative study. Women and Therapy,40, 228-246.
Ullman, S.E., & Relyea, M. (2016). Social support, coping and PTSD in female sexual assault victims: A longitudinal analysis. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 29, 500-506.
Lorenz, K., & Ullman, S.E. (2016). Correlates of alcohol-specific social reactions in alcohol-involved sexual assaults. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment, and Trauma, 25,1058-1078.
Lorenz, K., & Ullman, S.E. (2016). Alcohol and sexual assault victimization: Research findings and future directions. Aggression and Violent Behavior, 31, 82-94.
Sigurvinsdottir, R., & Ullman, S.E. (2016). Sexual assault in bisexual and heterosexual women survivors. Journal of Bisexuality, 16, 163-180.
Sigurvinsdottir, R., & Ullman, S.E. (2016). Sexual orientation, race, and trauma as predictors of sexual assault recovery.Journal of Family Violence, 31, 913-921.
Ullman, S.E., & Peter-Hagene, L. P. (2016).Longitudinal relationships of social reactions, PTSD, and revictimization in sexual assault survivors. Journal of Interpersonal
Violence, 31, 1074-1094.
Long, L., & Ullman, S.E. (2016). Correlates of problem drinking and drug use in African American sexual assault victims. Violence and Victims, 31, 71-84.
Ullman, S.E. (2016). Sexual revictimization, PTSD, and problem drinking in sexual assault survivors. Addictive Behaviors, 53, 7-10.
Sigurvinsdottir, R., Riger, S., & Ullman, S.E. (2016). The impact of disclosure of
intimate partner violence on friends. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 31,2940-2957
Ullman, S.E., & Vasquez, A.L. (2015). Mediators of sexual revictimization risk in adult sexual assault victims. Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 24, 300-314.
Sigurvinsdottir, R., & Ullman, S.E. (2015). The role of sexual orientation in the victimization and recovery of sexual assault survivors.Violence and Victims, 30, 636-648.
Relyea, M., & Ullman, S.E.(2015). Measuring social reactions to female victims of alcohol-involved sexual assault: The Social Reactions Questionnaire-Alcohol (SRQ-A). Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 30, 1864-1887.
Peter-Hagene, L., & Ullman, S.E. (2015). Sexual assault characteristics effects on PTSD and psychosocial mediators: A cluster analysis approach to sexual assault types. Psychological Trauma, 7, 162-170.
Sigurvinsdottir, R., & Ullman, S.E. (2015). Social reactions, self-blame and problem drinking in adult sexual assault survivors.Psychology of Violence, 5, 192-198.
Relyea, M., & Ullman, S.E. (2015). Unsupported or turned against: Understanding how two types of negative social reactions to sexual assault relate to post-assault outcomes. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 39, 37-52.
Ullman, S.E., & Sigurvinsdottir, R. (2015). Intimate partner violence and drinking among victims of adult sexual assault. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment, and Trauma, 24, 117-130.
Bryant- Davis, T., Ullman, S.E., Tsong, T., Anderson, G., Counts, P., Tillman, S., Bhang, & Gray, A. (2015). Healing pathways: Longitudinal effects of religious coping and social support on PTSD symptoms in African American sexual assault survivors. Journal of Trauma and Dissociation, 16, 114-128.
Ullman, S.E. (2014). Correlates of posttraumatic growth in sexual assault survivors. Traumatology, 20, 219-224.
Ullman, S.E. (2014). Interviewing therapists about sexual assault: Reflections on experiences in the field.Violence Against Women, 20, 1138-1156.
Chen, Y., & Ullman, S.E. (2014). Women’s reporting of physical assaults to police: A brief report. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma, 23, 854-868.
Adofoli, G., & Ullman, S.E. (2014). An exploratory study of trauma and religious factors in predicting drinking outcomes in African American sexual assault survivors.
Feminist Criminology.9, 208-223.
Ullman, S.E. (2014). Reflections on researching rape resistance. In Cermele, J. & McCaughey, M. special issue, Rape and Sexual Assault Prevention, Resistance, Education, and Intervention: The Role of Self Defense and Resistance to Rape, Violence Against Women, 20, 343-350.
Peter-Hagene, L., & Ullman, S. (2014). Social reactions to sexual assault disclosure and problem drinking: Mediating effects of perceived control and PTSD. Journalof Interpersonal Violence, 29, 1418-1437.
Ullman, S. E., & Peter-Hagene, L. (2014). Social reactions, coping, perceived control and PTSD in sexual assault victims. Journal of Community Psychology, 42, 495-508.
Starzynski, L., & Ullman, S.E. (2014). Correlates of perceived helpfulness of mental health professionals following disclosure of sexual assault. Violence Against Women, 20, 74-94.
Ullman, S.E., Peter-Hagene, L., Relyea, M.(2014). Coping, emotion regulation, and self-blame as mediators of sexual abuse and psychological symptoms in adult sexual assault. Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 23, 74-93.
Bhat, M., & Ullman, S. E.(2014). Examining marital violence in India: Review and recommendations for future research and practice.Trauma, Violence and Abuse, 15,57-74.
Long, L., & Ullman, S.E. (2013). The impact of multiple traumatic victimization on disclosure and coping mechanisms for Black women. Feminist Criminology, 8, 295-319.
Littleton, H., & Ullman, S.E. (2013). PTSD symptomatology and hazardous drinking as risk factors for sexual assault re-victimization: Examination in European American and African American women. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 26, 345-353.
Ullman, S.E., Relyea, M., Peter-Hagene, L., Vasquez, A. (2013). Trauma histories, substance use coping, PTSD, and problem substance use among sexual assault victims. Addictive Behaviors, 38, 2219-2223.
Ullman, S.E., Najdowski, C., & Adams, E. (2012). Women, Alcoholics Anonymous, and mutual aid groups: review and recommendations for research.Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly, 30, 443–486.
Alderden, M. A., & Ullman, S. E. (2012). Creating a more complete picture: Examining police and prosecutor decision making when processing sexual assault cases.
Violence Against Women, 18, 525-551.
Alderden, M. A., & Ullman, S. E. (2012). Gender difference or indifference? Detective decision-making in sexual assault cases. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 27, 3-22.
Schewe, P., Bell, C., Bennett, L., Goldstein, P., Mattaini, M., O’Brien, P., Riger, S., Risser, H., Rosenbaum, D., Schuck, A., & Ullman, S. (2011). UIC’s Interdisciplinary Center for Research on Violence: Changing Systems to Prevent Violence in Chicago and Beyond. Violence Against Women, 17, 1176-1193.
Bryant-Davis, T., Ullman, S.E., Tsong, Y., & Gobin, R. (2011). Surviving the storm of sexual assault: The role of social support and religious coping in the recovery of African American women. Violence Against Women, 17, 1601-1618.
Ullman, S.E., & Najdowski, C.J. (2011). Prospective changes in attributions of self-blame and social reactions to women’s disclosures of adult sexual assault. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 26, 1934-1962.
Ullman, S.E. (2011). Is sexual assault disclosure helpful? Comparing lab vs. field study results. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment, and Trauma, 20, 148-162.
Ullman, S. E. (2011). Longitudinal tracking methods in a study of adult women sexual assault survivors. Violence Against Women, 17, 189-200.
Najdowski, C., & Ullman, S.E. (2011). The effects of revictimization on coping in women sexual assault victims. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 24, 218-221.
Brecklin, L.R., & Ullman, S.E. (2010). The roles of victim and offender substance use in sexual assault outcomes. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 25, 1503-1522.
Bryant-Davis, T., Ullman, S.E., Tsong, Y., & Gobin, R., Smith, K., & Tillman, S. (2010). Struggling to survive: Sexual assault, poverty, and mental health outcomes of African American women. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 80, 61-70.
Ullman, S.E., & Nadjdowski, C. (2010). Understanding alcohol-related sexual assaults: Characteristics and consequences. Violence and Victims, 25, 29-44.
Chen, Y., & Ullman, S.E. (2010). Women’s reporting of sexual and physical assaults to police in the National Violence Against Women Survey. Violence Against Women, 16, 262-279.
Ullman, S.E., & Najdowksi, C.J. (2010). Alcohol-related help seeking in problem drinking women sexual assault survivors.Substance Use and Misuse, 45, 341-353.
Najdowski, C.J., & Ullman, S.E. (2009). Prospective effects of sexual victimization on PTSD and problem drinking. Addictive Behaviors 34, 965-968.
Ullman, S.E., Najdowski, C.J., & Filipas, H.H. (2009). PTSD and substance use as predictors of revictimization in adult sexual assault survivors. Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 18, 367-385.
Ullman, S.E., & Najdowski, C.J. (2009). Revictimization as a moderator of psychosocial risk factors for problem drinking in female sexual assault survivors. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 70, 41-49.
Ullman, S.E., & Najdowski, C.J. (2009). Correlates of suicidal ideation and attempts in adult female sexual assault survivors. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 39, 47-57.
Mason, G.E., Ullman, S.E., Long, S.M., Long, L., Starzynski, L.L. (2009). Social support and risk of sexual assault revictimization. Journal of Community Psychology, 37, 58-72.
Najdowski, C.J., & Ullman, S.E. (2009). PTSD and self-rated recovery among adult sexual assault survivors: The effects of traumatic life events and psychosocial variables. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 33, 43-53.
Ullman, S.E., Starzynski, L.L., Long, S., Mason, G., & Long, L.M. (2008). Sexual assault disclosure, social reactions, and problem drinking in women. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 23, 1235-1257.
Ullman, S.E., & Long, S.M. (2008). Factor structure of PTSD in a community sample of sexual assault survivors. Journal of Trauma and Dissociation, 9, 507-524.
Ullman, S.E., & Townsend, S.M. (2008). What is an empowerment approach to working with sexual assault survivors? Journal of Community Psychology, 36, 299-312.
Koss, M.P., Abbey, A., Campbell, R., Cook, S., Norris, J., Testa, M., Ullman, S., West, C., & White, J. (2007). Revising the SES: A collaborative process to improve assessment of sexual aggression and victimization. Psychology of Women Quarterly 31, 357-370.
Ullman, S.E. (2007). Asking participants about abuse and trauma. American Psychologist, 62, 329-330.
Ullman, S.E., Filipas, H.H., Townsend, S.M., & Starzynski, L. (2007). Psychosocial correlates of PTSD symptom severity in sexual assault survivors. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 20, 821-831.
Long, S., Ullman, S.E., Long, L., Mason, G., & Starzynski, L. (2007). Women’s experiences of male-perpetrated sexual assault by sexual orientation. Violence and Victims, 22, 34-51.
Long, L., Ullman, S.E., Starzynski, L., Long, S., & Mason, G. (2007). Age and educational differences in African American women’s sexual assault experiences. Feminist Criminology, 2, 117-136.
Starzynski, L.L., Ullman, S.E., Townsend, S.M., Long, L.L., & Long, S. (2007). What factors predict women’s disclosure of sexual assault to mental health professionals? Journal of Community Psychology, 35, 619-638.
Ullman, S.E., & Townsend, S.M. (2007). Barriers to working with sexual assault survivors: A qualitative study of rape crisis center workers. Violence Against Women, 13, 412-443.
Ullman, S.E. (2007). A 10-year update on “Review and Critique of Empirical Studies of Rape Avoidance.” Criminal Justice and Behavior, 34, 411-429.
Ullman, S.E. (2007). Comparing gang and individual rapes in a community sample of urban women. Violence and Victims, 22, 43-51.
Ullman, S.E., Townsend, S.M., Filipas, H.H., & Starzynski, L.L. (2007). Structural models of the relations of assault severity, social support, avoidance coping, self-blame, and PTSD among sexual assault survivors. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 31, 23-37.
Ullman, S.E. (2007). Mental health service seeking in sexual assault victims: A review of the literature. Women and Therapy, 30, 61-84.
Ullman, S.E. (2007). Relationship to perpetrator, social reactions, and PTSD symptoms in child sexual abuse survivors. Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 16, 19-36.
Ullman, S.E., Townsend, S.M., Starzynski, L.L., & Long, L.M. (2006). Correlates of Polysubstance use and comorbid PTSD in sexual assault victims.Violence and Victims, 21, 727-746.
Ullman, S.E., Filipas, H.H., Townsend, S.M., & Starzynski, L.L. (2006). The role of victim-offender relationship in women’s sexual assault experiences. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 21, 798-819.
Filipas, H.H., & Ullman, S.E. (2006). Child sexual abuse, coping responses, self-blame, PTSD, and adult sexual revictimization. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 21, 652-672.
Ullman, S.E., Filipas, H.H., Townsend, S.M., & Starzynski, L. (2006). Correlates of PTSD and drinking problems among sexual assault survivors. Addictive Behaviors, 31, 128-132.
Ullman, S.E., Filipas, H.H., Townsend, S.M., & Starzynski, L. (2005). Trauma exposure, PTSD, and problem drinking among sexual assault survivors. Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 66, 610-619.
Ullman, S.E., & Filipas, H.H. (2005). Ethnicity and child sexual abuse experiences of female college students.Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 14, 67-89.
Ullman, S.E., & Filipas, H.H. (2005). Gender differences in social reactions to abuse disclosures, post-abuse coping, and PTSD in child sexual abuse survivors. Child Abuse and Neglect, 29, 767-782.
Starzynski, L.L., Ullman, S.E., Filipas, H.H., & Townsend, S.M. (2005). Correlates of women’s sexual assault disclosure to informal and formal support sources. Violence and Victims, 20, 415-431.
Brecklin, L.R., & Ullman, S.E. (2005). Self-defense or assertiveness training and women’s responses to sexual attacks. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 20, 738-762.
Ullman, S.E. (2005). Interviewing clinicians and advocates who work with sexual assault survivors: A personal perspective on moving from quantitative to qualitative methods.Violence Against Women, 11, 1-27.