Jacelyn Greenwald
President, Advocates for Trauma-Informed Care
I am an MD/PhD student at Ohio State University, who became involved in trauma-informed care after joining the Sexual Assault Response Network of Central Ohio (SARNCO), a local crisis center. As a hospital advocate, I saw the disparity between how medical providers treated survivors as patients, and how survivors needed to be treated in order to heal and avoid re-traumatization. Inspired by this, as well as by experiences with loved ones, I decided to become involved in developing curricula to teach medical students and other healthcare providers the power of trauma-informed care. This is where I linked up with Sabrina and Kylene, two other MD/PhD students who share the same passion.
I am incredibly proud of how far ATIC's reach has gone, and the ATIC team is working hard to involve broad community organizations and bring knowledge and calls to action on issues including sexual assault, domestic violence, human trafficking, bias in medicine and survivors with PTSD. Thank you for visiting this page, and please reach out to chat more!
Contact:
Jacelyn.Greenwald@osumc.edu
Sabrina Mackey-Alfonso
Vice President, Advocates for Trauma-Informed Care
My passion for teaching about trauma-informed care started in college. I taught the “Bystander Intervention Training” (BIT) course that every freshman had to go through before college. It taught about sexual assault, affirmative consent, and how to be an active bystander. I got involved in BIT because this was the first time someone had taught me about what actions constituted sexual violence, what coercion was, and pointed out romanticized examples in media. This was before the “Me-Too” movement, so there was not much discussion surrounding this topic. It was eye-opening and empowering. I could see the culture at the school change since its implementation both through observation and the campus’ climate survey. Since I had training, I also served as a campus resource.
When I got to medical school, I wanted to know how I could utilize my campus advocacy and teaching skills in a medically relevant way. Through much searching, I learned about a fourth-year team-based learning exercise focused on sexual violence and immediately got involved the spring of my first year. I went through SARNCO’s 45-hour advocacy training, and with help, created introductory trauma-informed care first year curriculum, resource cards, and an elective. I am so proud of the work we have created, and look forward to what the future holds for us.
Contact:
Sabrina.Mackey-Alfonso@osumc.edu
Other Members
Aliyah Bennet - Treasurer
Nehal Methi - Communications
Kylene Daily
Paige Kompa - Press / Social Media
David Chesko
Olivia Nester
Get In Touch
Email Address
ATIC.OSUCOM@gmail.com
