Lindsay M. Orchowski, Ph.D. is a Staff Psychologist in the Adult Outpatient Division at Rhode Island Hospital in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health within Brown University Health, and Professor (Research Scholar) at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. She is also the Deputy Title IX Coordinator for the Medical School, the Director of Research Development for the adult branch of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health at Lifespan, and Co-Director of the Research to Practice and Policy Core of the Rhode Island Hospital Injury Control Center for Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE). She serves as Associate Director of the Research Fellowship Program (RFP) for the Clinical Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship Training Program. Dr. Orchowski completed her PhD in Clinical Psychology at Ohio University in the Laboratory for the Study and Prevention of Sexual Assault, completed her Psychology Residency at Brown University, and completed a NIAAA T32 fellowship at the Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies at Brown University. She also completed a 1-year investigator-funded research fellowship at Brown University addressing sexual health, sexually transmitted diseases, and HIV. Her research program focuses on advancing the development and evaluation of sexual assault prevention programs. She is a community-engaged researcher, with a focus on implementation and dissemination science. Her work also broadly focuses on engaging individuals in proactive helping behavior to prevent injury and harm in their community. Her research is supported by the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Department of Defense and the Department of Education. She is Associate Editor for Psychology of Women Quarterly, and is Senior Consulting Editor for Psychology of Violence. In 2018, she published the Co-Edited book "Sexual Assault Risk Reduction and Resistance: Theory Research and Practice” and in 2022 she published the Co-Edited book “Engaging Boys and Men in Sexual Assault Prevention: Theory, Research and Practice”. She serves as a research mentor for residents and fellows within the Brown University academic medical school system.
| Orchowski LM, Oesterle DW, Berry-Cabán CS, Borsari B, Kahler CW, Kazemi DM, Berkowitz AD. "An Application of the Confluence Model of Sexual Aggression Among Young Adult Male Soldiers." Journal of Interpersonal Violence, vol. 38, no. 13-14, 2023, pp. 8263-8285. |
| Trinka T, Oesterle DW, Silverman AC, Vriniotis MG, Orchowski LM, Beidas RS, Betz ME, Hudson C, Kesner T, Ranney ML. "Bystander intervention to prevent firearm injury: A qualitative study of 4-H shooting sports participants." Journal of Community Psychology, vol. 51, no. 7, 2023, pp. 2652-2666. |
| Pinciotti CM, Luehrs R, Horvath G, Orchowski LM, Badour CL. "Disclosure of traumatic details and obsessive-compulsive contamination symptoms in sexual assault survivors." Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy, 2023. |
| Kirwan M, Leone RM, Davis KC, Orchowski LM, Gilmore AK. "Emotion Regulation Difficulties Moderate the Association Between Typical Drinking and Sexual Assault Victimization Among Sexual and Gender Minority University Students." Violence against women, 2023, pp. 10778012231155178. |
| López G, Bhuptani PH, Orchowski LM. "Gender equitable attitudes as a significant mediator of bystander intentions among sexual minority adolescents." Journal of Adolescence, vol. 95, no. 7, 2023, pp. 1409-1419. |
| Bhuptani PH, López G, Peterson R, Orchowski LM. "Online Social Reactions to Disclosure of Sexual Victimization via #MeToo and Symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder." Journal of Interpersonal Violence, vol. 38, no. 19-20, 2023, pp. 10900-10919. |
| Orchowski LM, Malone S, Sokolovsky AW, Pearlman DN, Rizzo C, Zlotnick C, Berkowitz A, Fortson BL. "Preventing sexual violence among high school students through norms correction and bystander intervention: A school-based cluster trial of Your Voice Your View." Journal of Community Psychology, vol. 51, no. 7, 2023, pp. 2861-2886. |
| Oesterle, Daniel W, Orchowski, Lindsay M, Berkowitz, Alan D. "Rape Myth Acceptance and Sexual Aggression Among College Men: Examining Perceived Peer Approval as a Moderating Risk Factor." Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma, 2023, pp. 1-19. |
| Hunter J, Bhuptani PH, Orchowski LM. "Risk factors for perpetrating sexual aggression among adolescents: Differences by gender and sexual orientation." Journal of Community Psychology, vol. 51, no. 5, 2023, pp. 2180-2192. |
| Kiefer R, Orchowski LM, Raudales AM, Weiss NH. "Role of Alexithymia in the Association Between Childhood Abuse and Risk Perception for Sexual Victimization in College Women." Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2023, pp. 8862605231198099. |
| Orchowski LM, Paszek C, Lopez RM, Oesterle DW, Pearlman DN, Rizzo CJ, Ghose Elwy AR, Berkowitz AD, Malone S, Fortson BL. "School partner perspectives on the implementation of the Your Voice Your View sexual assault prevention program for high school students." Journal of Community Psychology, vol. 51, no. 7, 2023, pp. 2906-2926. |
| Kirk-Provencher KT, Spillane NS, Schick MR, Chalmers SJ, Hawes C, Orchowski LM. "Sexual and Gender Minority Inclusivity in Bystander Intervention Programs to Prevent Violence on College Campuses: A Critical Review." Trauma, violence & abuse, vol. 24, no. 1, 2023, pp. 110-124. |
| Gilmore AK, López CM, Mullican KN, Davis KC, Leone RM, Orchowski LM, Kaysen D, Moreland AD. "Sexual Assault, Posttraumatic Stress, Alcohol Use, and Suicidality Among Diverse College Students." Journal of Interpersonal Violence, vol. 38, no. 19-20, 2023, pp. 10588-10610. |
| Edwards KM, Orchowski LM, Espelage DL, Temple JR. "What Is Not in the Methods Section: Challenges, Successes, and Lessons Learned From Conducting School-Based Interpersonal Violence Prevention Research." Journal of Interpersonal Violence, vol. 38, no. 3-4, 2023, pp. 4507-4532. |
| Doan, Alesha E., Bogen, Katherine W., Higgins, Elise, Orchowski, Lindsay M. "A content analysis of twitter backlash to Georgia’s abortion ban." Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare, vol. 31, 2022, pp. 100689. |
| Bogen, Katherine W., Bhuptani, Prachi H., Haikalis, Michelle, Orchowski, Lindsay M. "A Qualitative Analysis of How Individuals Utilized the Twitter Hashtags #NotOkay and #MeToo to Comment on the Perpetration of Interpersonal Violence." Social Media + Society, vol. 8, no. 1, 2022, pp. 205630512210862. |
| Leone RM, Oesterle D, Yepuri H, Kaysen DL, Orchowski L, Davis KC, Gilmore AK. "College student alcohol use and confidence to intervene in interpersonal violence: Differences by gender and sexual orientation." Journal of American College Health, 2022, pp. 1-7. |
| Orchowski LM, Berkowitz A, Oesterle D, Berry-Cabán C, Borsari B, Kahler CW, Kazemi DM. "Correlates of Bystander Intervention Attitudes and Intentions Among Young Adult Active Duty Male Soldiers." Journal of Interpersonal Violence, vol. 37, no. 23-24, 2022, pp. NP23262-NP23280. |
| Bogen KW, Mulla MMM, Orchowski LM. "Gender-equitable Attitudes, Rape Myth Acceptance, and Perceived Peer Acceptance of Violence among High School Students: An Examination of Gender and Athletic Involvement." Journal of Interpersonal Violence, vol. 37, no. 7-8, 2022, pp. NP5009-NP5025. |
| Bogen KW, Haikalis M, Meza Lopez RJ, López G, Orchowski LM. "It Happens in #ChurchToo: Twitter Discourse Regarding Sexual Victimization Within Religious Communities." Journal of Interpersonal Violence, vol. 37, no. 3-4, 2022, pp. 1338-1366. |
| Metzger, Elizabeth C., Bennett, Jasmin N., Berry-Cabán, Cristóbal S., Allan, Elizabeth J., Guenthner, Christopher J., Meerhaeghe, Bryce M., Borsari, Brian, Kazemi, Donna M., Orchowski, Lindsay M. "Perceptions of hazing among young male United States military service members: A qualitative analysis." Cogent Psychology, vol. 9, no. 1, 2022. |
| Ranney, Megan L., Stettenbauer, E. G., Delgado, M. Kit, Yao, Katherine A., Orchowski, Lindsay M. "Uses of mHealth in Injury Prevention and Control: a Critical Review." Current Epidemiology Reports, 2022. |
| Gilmore AK, Leone RM, Oesterle DW, Davis KC, Orchowski LM, Ramakrishnan V, Kaysen D. "Web-Based Alcohol and Sexual Assault Prevention Program With Tailored Content Based on Gender and Sexual Orientation: Preliminary Outcomes and Usability Study of Positive Change (+Change)." JMIR formative research, vol. 6, no. 7, 2022, pp. e23823. |
| Orchowski LM, Oesterle DW, Haikalis M. "What Stops Unwanted Sexual and Social Advances Made by Heavy Drinking College Men?." Journal of Interpersonal Violence, vol. 37, no. 23-24, 2022, pp. NP22250-NP22272. |
| W. Bogen, Katherine, M. Orchowski, Lindsay. "A Geospatial Analysis of Disclosure of and Social Reactions to Sexual Victimization on Twitter Using #MeToo." Women & Therapy, 2021, pp. 1-17. |
| Norona JC, Borsari B, Oesterle DW, Orchowski LM. "Alcohol Use and Risk Factors for Sexual Aggression: Differences According to Relationship Status." Journal of Interpersonal Violence, vol. 36, no. 9-10, 2021, pp. NP5125-NP5147. |
| Creech SK, Pulverman CS, Shin ME, Roe KT, Tzilos Wernette G, Orchowski LM, Kahler CW, Shea MT, Zlotnick C. "An Open Trial to Test Participant Satisfaction With and Feasibility of a Computerized Intervention for Women Veterans With Sexual Trauma Histories Seeking Primary Care Treatment." Violence against women, vol. 27, no. 3-4, 2021, pp. 597-614. |
| Reidy DE, Huntington C, Smith HW 4th, Bogen KW, Estefan LF, Orchowski LM. "Community-level risk & protective correlates of violent crimes." Preventive Medicine, vol. 142, 2021, pp. 106380. |
| D’Avanzato, Catherine, Bogen, Katherine W., Kuo, Caroline, Orchowski, Lindsay M. "Online dialogue surrounding violence against women in South Africa: a qualitative analysis of #MenAreTrash." Journal of Sexual Aggression, 2021, pp. 1-17. |
| Yusufov, Miryam, Orchowski, Lindsay M. "Readiness to engage in assertive responding, self-protective dating behaviors, and sexual communication: A transtheoretical model-based analysis of college women." Journal of American College Health, vol. 69, no. 8, 2021, pp. 959-970. |
| Orchowski LM, Gidycz CA, Kraft K. "Resisting Unwanted Sexual and Social Advances: Perspectives of College Women and Men." Journal of Interpersonal Violence, vol. 36, no. 7-8, 2021, pp. NP4049-NP4073. |
| Collibee C, Rizzo C, Bleiweiss K, Orchowski LM. "The Influence of Peer Support for Violence and Peer Acceptance of Rape Myths on Multiple Forms of Interpersonal Violence Among Youth." Journal of Interpersonal Violence, vol. 36, no. 15-16, 2021, pp. 7185-7201. |
| Tarantino N, Matthews C, Sun S, Orchowski L, Harrison A, Abrahams N, Berkowitz A, Akande M, Kuo C. "Unique and Shared Correlates of Sexual Violence Perpetration and Sexual Risk Behavior Among South African Adolescent Boys." AIDS Education and Prevention, vol. 33, no. 5, 2021, pp. 424-438. |
| García-Ramírez GM, Bogen KW, Rodríguez-Guzmán VM, Nugent N, Orchowski LM. "#4645Boricuas: Twitter reactions to the estimates of deaths by Hurricane María in Puerto Rico." Journal of Community Psychology, vol. 49, no. 3, 2020, pp. 768-790. |
| Berry-Cabán CS, Orchowski LM, Winstead TL, Metzger EC, Kazemi DM. "Conceptualizations of Hooking Up Among Male Soldiers: A Qualitative Analysis." Military Medicine, vol. 185, no. Suppl 1, 2020, pp. 355-361. |
| Orchowski LM, Yusufov M, Oesterle D, Bogen KW, Zlotnick C. "Correction to: Intimate Partner Violence and Coerced Unprotected Sex Among Young Women Attending Community College." Arch Sex Behav, vol. 49, no. 3, 2020, pp. 883. |
| Orchowski LM, Edwards KM, Hollander JA, Banyard VL, Senn CY, Gidycz CA. "Integrating Sexual Assault Resistance, Bystander, and Men's Social Norms Strategies to Prevent Sexual Violence on College Campuses: A Call to Action." Trauma, violence & abuse, vol. 21, no. 4, 2020, pp. 811-827. |
| Orchowski LM, Yusufov M, Oesterle D, Bogen KW, Zlotnick C. "Intimate Partner Violence and Coerced Unprotected Sex Among Young Women Attending Community College." Arch Sex Behav, vol. 49, no. 3, 2020, pp. 871-882. |
| Berry-Cabán, Cristóbal S., Orchowski, Lindsay M., Wimsatt, Michele, Winstead, Tremaine L., Klaric, John, Prisock, Kara, Metzger, Elizabeth, Kazemi, Donna. "Perceived and Collective Norms Associated with Sexual Violence among Male Soldiers." Journal of Family Violence, vol. 35, no. 4, 2020, pp. 339-347. |
| Orchowski LM. "Trouble in Paradigm" and the Social Norms Approach to Violence Prevention." Violence against women, vol. 25, no. 14, 2019, pp. 1672-1681. |
| Righi, Mary Kirtley, Orchowski, Lindsay M., Kuo, Caroline. "Integrated Intimate Partner Violence and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Interventions in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review Targeting or Including Adolescents." Violence and Gender, vol. 6, no. 2, 2019, pp. 92-104. |
| Rostad WL, Gittins-Stone D, Huntington C, Rizzo CJ, Pearlman D, Orchowski L. "The Association Between Exposure to Violent Pornography and Teen Dating Violence in Grade 10 High School Students." Arch Sex Behav, vol. 48, no. 7, 2019, pp. 2137-2147. |
| Oesterle DW, Orchowski LM, Moreno O, Berkowitz A. "A Qualitative Analysis of Bystander Intervention Among Heavy-Drinking College Men." Violence against women, vol. 24, no. 10, 2018, pp. 1207-1231. |
| Bogen, Katherine W., Millman, Christopher, Huntington, Franklin, Orchowski, Lindsay M. "A Qualitative Analysis of Disclosing Sexual Victimization by #NotOkay During the 2016 Presidential Election." Violence and Gender, vol. 5, no. 3, 2018, pp. 174-181. |
| Colby, Suzanne M., Orchowski, Lindsay, Magill, Molly, Murphy, James G., Brazil, Linda A., Apodaca, Timothy R., Kahler, Christopher W., Barnett, Nancy P. "Brief Motivational Intervention for Underage Young Adult Drinkers: Results from a Randomized Clinical Trial." Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, vol. 42, no. 7, 2018, pp. 1342-1351. |
| Orchowski, Lindsay M., Gobin, Robyn L., Zlotnick, Caron. "Correlates of Condom use Among Community College Women: The Role of Victimization, Substance Use, and Mental Health Symptoms." American Journal of Sexuality Education, vol. 13, no. 2, 2018, pp. 170-189. |
| Orchowski LM, Berry-Cabán CS, Prisock K, Borsari B, Kazemi DM. "Evaluations of Sexual Assault Prevention Programs in Military Settings: A Synthesis of the Research Literature." Military Medicine, vol. 183, no. suppl_1, 2018, pp. 421-428. |
| Orchowski, Lindsay M., Barnett, Nancy P., Berkowitz, Alan, Borsari, Brian, Oesterle, Dan, Zlotnick, Caron. "Sexual Assault Prevention for Heavy Drinking College Men: Development and Feasibility of an Integrated Approach." Violence Against Women, vol. 24, no. 11, 2018, pp. 1369-1396. |
| Magill M, Colby SM, Orchowski L, Murphy JG, Hoadley A, Brazil LA, Barnett NP. "How does brief motivational intervention change heavy drinking and harm among underage young adult drinkers?." Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, vol. 85, no. 5, 2017, pp. 447-458. |
| Orchowski LM, Berkowitz A, Boggis J, Oesterle D. "Bystander Intervention Among College Men: The Role of Alcohol and Correlates of Sexual Aggression." Journal of Interpersonal Violence, vol. 31, no. 17, 2016, pp. 2824-46. |
| Kelley, Erika L., Orchowski, Lindsay M., Gidycz, Christine A. "Sexual victimization among college women: Role of sexual assertiveness and resistance variables." Psychology of Violence, vol. 6, no. 2, 2016, pp. 243-252. |
| Gidycz CA, Orchowski LM, Probst DR, Edwards KM, Murphy M, Tansill E. "Concurrent administration of sexual assault prevention and risk reduction programming: outcomes for women." Violence against women, vol. 21, no. 6, 2015, pp. 780-800. |
| Orchowski LM, Berkowitz A. "Minority of college rapes committed by serial rapists." The Journal of Pediatrics, vol. 167, no. 5, 2015, pp. 1170. |
| Orchowski, L. M., Gidycz, C. A. "Psychological Consequences Associated With Positive and Negative Responses to Disclosure of Sexual Assault Among College Women: A Prospective Study." Violence Against Women, vol. 21, no. 7, 2015, pp. 803-823. |
| Untied AS, Orchowski LM, Lazar V. "College men's and women's respective perceptions of risk to perpetrate or experience sexual assault: the role of alcohol use and expectancies." Violence against women, vol. 19, no. 7, 2013, pp. 903-23. |
| Orchowski LM, Untied AS, Gidycz CA. "Factors associated with college women's labeling of sexual victimization." Violence, vol. 28, no. 6, 2013, pp. 940-58. |
| Barnett NP, Orchowski LM, Read JP, Kahler CW. "Predictors and consequences of pregaming using day- and week-level measurements." Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, vol. 27, no. 4, 2013, pp. 921-33. |
| Orchowski LM, Untied AS, Gidycz CA. "Social reactions to disclosure of sexual victimization and adjustment among survivors of sexual assault." Journal of Interpersonal Violence, vol. 28, no. 10, 2013, pp. 2005-23. |
| Orchowski LM, Barnett NP. "Alcohol-related sexual consequences during the transition from high school to college." Addictive Behaviors, vol. 37, no. 3, 2012, pp. 256-63. |
| Untied AS, Orchowski LM, Mastroleo N, Gidycz CA. "College students' social reactions to the victim in a hypothetical sexual assault scenario: the role of victim and perpetrator alcohol use." Violence, vol. 27, no. 6, 2012, pp. 957-72. |
| Orchowski LM, Creech SK, Reddy MK, Capezza NM, Ratcliff T. "College women's perceived risk to experience sexual victimization: a prospective analysis." Violence, vol. 27, no. 2, 2012, pp. 194-214. |
| Orchowski LM, Mastroleo NR, Borsari B. "Correlates of alcohol-related regretted sex among college students." Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, vol. 26, no. 4, 2012, pp. 782-90. |
| Orchowski LM, Johnson JE. "Efficacy of group treatments for alcohol use disorders: a review." Current drug abuse reviews, vol. 5, no. 2, 2012, pp. 148-57. |
| Orchowski LM, Untied AS, Gidycz CA. "Reducing risk for sexual victimization: an analysis of the perceived socioemotional consequences of self-protective behaviors." Journal of Interpersonal Violence, vol. 27, no. 9, 2012, pp. 1743-61. |
| Gidycz CA, Orchowski LM, Berkowitz AD. "Preventing sexual aggression among college men: an evaluation of a social norms and bystander intervention program." Violence against women, vol. 17, no. 6, 2011, pp. 720-42. |
| Orchowski L, Evangelista NM, Probst DR. "Enhancing supervisee reflectivity in clinical supervision: a case study illustration." Psychotherapy, vol. 47, no. 1, 2010, pp. 51-67. |
| Orchowski LM, Uhlin BD, Probst DR, Edwards KM, Anderson T. "An assimilation analysis of clinician-assisted emotional disclosure therapy with survivors of intimate partner sexual assault." Psychotherapy research : journal of the Society for Psychotherapy Research, vol. 19, no. 3, 2009, pp. 293-311. |
| Gidycz CA, Orchowski LM, King CR, Rich CL. "Sexual victimization and health-risk behaviors: a prospective analysis of college women." Journal of Interpersonal Violence, vol. 23, no. 6, 2008, pp. 744-63. |
Dr. Orchowski’s research centers around the development and evaluation of sexual assault prevention programs. Her research aims to identify risk and protective factors for harm across the social ecology, and translate research into theory-driven and rigorously evaluated prevention approaches for schools, organizations, and communities. Topics of study include:
Orchowski, L.M. & Gidycz, C.A. (2018). Sexual assault risk reduction: Theory, research and practice. Philadelphia: Elsevier.
Orchowski, L.M. & Berkowitz, A. (2022). Engaging boys and men in sexual assault prevention: Theory, research, and practice. San Diego: Elsevier.
| Year | Degree | Institution |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | PhD | Ohio University |
| 2006 | MS | Ohio University |
| 1999 | BA | Dartmouth College |
| Postdoctoral Fellow | Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Brown University | 2009-2011 | Providence, RI, USA |
2009 – 2014 Clinical Research Loan Repayment Program Award, National Institute of Health
2019 Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior Travel Award for Academic Leadership, Alpert Medical School of Brown University
2019 Rhode Island Hospital, Bruce M. Selya Award for Excellence in Research
2020 Honoree, Doctor of Distinction, Rhode Island Senate and House of Representatives, International Women’s Day 2020
2022 Federal Appointment, US Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense’s Advisory Committee for the Prevention of Sexual Misconduct (DAC-PSM) (2022-2027)
2022 Consulting Editor of the Year for Psychology of Violence
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Abrantes, Ana | Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior |
| Barnett, Nancy | Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior |
| Bhuptani, Prachi | Investigator in Psychiatry and Human Behavior |
| Borsari, Brian | Adjunct Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences |
| Dalrymple Gaudiano, Kristy | Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Clinician Educator |
| Elwy, Anashua Rani | Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences |
| Haikalis, Michelle | Assistant Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences (Research) |
| Kahler, Christopher | Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Director of Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior |
| Kuo, Caroline | Adjunct Associate Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences |
| Langdon, Kirsten | Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior (Research), Associate Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences (Research) |
| Lopez, Gabriela | Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior |
| Magill, Molly | Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences (Research) |
| Mastroleo, Nadine | Adjunct Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences |
| Mello, Michael | Professor of Medical Science, Professor of Health Services, Policy and Practice, Professor of Emergency Medicine |
| Merrill, Jennifer | Associate Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences |
| Zlotnick, Caron | Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Professor of Medicine, Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior |
| Zonfrillo, Mark | Professor of Pediatrics, Professor of Emergency Medicine |
| Clinical Psychologist | 2011- | #PS01271 |
| Staff Psychologist. Brown University Health, 2012- |
