# Supplemental Research to EnhanceEngagement & Measurement with Communities Disproportionately Affected by Sexual Violence

> **NIH ALLCDC U01** · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · 2022 · $375,000

## Abstract

Project Summary/Abstract
Sexual violence (SV) is a widespread and serious public health problem. Youth and young adults are
disproportionately affected, particularly on college and university campuses. Because SV confers negative
health, educational and social impacts across the lifespan, evidence-based primary prevention efforts are
critical. Our stakeholders have identified Hot Spot Mapping (HSM) as an emergent strategy to address the
physical and social context of SV through monitoring and characterizing unsafe areas in order to focus
targeted resources on safety improvements. While HSM is gaining popularity on college and university
campuses, the evidence base is limited. Neither the Theory of Change nor appropriate measures have been
tailored to the campus environment. Our study will conduct these essential formative steps in order to develop
and implement a rigorous trial to evaluate the impact of HSM on sexual violence prevention. The study goals
are to 1) characterize HSM implementation and evaluation capacity, 2) conduct formative research steps to
refine theory of change, identify appropriate measures, and leverage existing data for monitoring and
evaluation, and 3) conduct a pilot of measures and data collection procedures. These formative steps will
inform a subsequent protocol for a rigorous trial of this approach within higher education institutions in Aim 4.
Our study is innovative in its focus on institutional readiness as it relates to HSM implementation and
outcomes, and its use of ecological momentary assessment (EMA) in characterizing situational safety. We
leverage a robust and long-standing academic-practitioner team with extensive expertise in the design,
implementation and evaluation of sexual violence prevention programs. Results will generate victim- and
evidence-informed recommendations for meaningful, rigorous evaluation research to extend the evidence base
on sexual violence prevention in the uniquely relevant environment of higher education.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10438152
- **Project number:** 5U01CE003208-03
- **Recipient organization:** JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** Michele R. Decker
- **Activity code:** U01 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** ALLCDC
- **Fiscal year:** 2022
- **Award amount:** $375,000
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2020-09-30 → 2023-09-29

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10438152

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10438152, Supplemental Research to EnhanceEngagement & Measurement with Communities Disproportionately Affected by Sexual Violence (5U01CE003208-03). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10438152. Licensed CC0.

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