Join Western's Centre for Research & Education on Violence Against Women & Children for the annual Peter Jaffe Lectures on Ending Domestic Violence.

This year's lecture features a keynote from Dr. John Devaney that will explore the implications for home, relationships and identity when a child is bereaved by domestic homicide. 

Content Warning: This event discusses content about domestic homicides and violence, which may be difficult for participants. 

Select how you would like to participate in the event: 

Livestream

• Includes a livestream of the lecture and Q&A period about Dr. Devaney's research. 
• A link to join the livestream will be emailed to you upon registration.
• This event will be delivered in English with closed captioning available in French through simultaneous interpretation and closed captioning.
• In lieu of a registration fee, please consider making a donation to the Dr. Peter Jaffe Lectureship in the Centre for Research & Education on Violence Against Women & Children.

In-person

• $10 registration fee by Monday, November 21, 2022.
• Faculty of Education Building, 1137 Western Road, London, ON.
• Includes lecture, Q&A and cocktail reception (3:30 to 5 p.m.) to connect with researchers and learn about their work at the Centre for Research & Education on Violence Against Women & Children.
• Live sign language interpretation.
• Parking on-site is available through the HONK mobile app. A promotional code will be emailed to you before the event date.  

Speaker Bio:

Dr. Devaney is the Centenary Chair of Social Work and the Dean of the School of Social and Political Science at the University of Edinburgh (UK). His research spans the broad area of family violence, with a particular focus on child homicide, child maltreatment, child welfare policy, domestic violence, and the impact of adversity in childhood across the life course. 

About the Peter Jaffe Lectures on Ending Domestic Violence:

Western has launched a lecture series to honour Dr. Peter Jaffe, a psychologist and professor emeritus at the Faculty of Education. Dr. Jaffe is a founding partner of the Centre for Research & Education on Violence Against Women & Children, serving as its Academic Director from 2005-2021. He has influenced generations of researchers, mental health professionals, lawyers, judges, school systems, families and children. The Peter Jaffe Lectures on Ending Domestic Violence is a yearly event that invites an anti-violence researcher to present a public lecture on their research. 

This event will be recorded.

Please contact crevawc@uwo.ca or call 519-661-4040 if you require information in an alternate format or have other accessibility needs.