Alex Kasser

Episode 148: Christine Cocchiola on the impact of coercive control and parenting child victims

May 13, 2021 Children, Divorce and Custody, Domestic Violence, Gender-Based Violence, Podcasts, Policy, Prevention

On this episode of the en(gender)ed podcast, our guest is Christine Cocchiola, a licensed Clinical Social Worker and a tenured professor at a Connecticut community college, teaching in the Pre-Social Work Program for over 18 years. Christine began her career in social work as Certified Domestic Violence Sexual Assault Counselor for Safe Haven of Greater…

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Episode 147: Elle Kamihira on her documentary “Jennifer 42” and “Jennifer’s Law”

May 6, 2021 Children, Divorce and Custody, Domestic Violence, Feminism, Gender-Based Violence, Media and Culture, Podcasts, Policy, Prevention, Sexism and Misogyny, Survivor Stories

On this episode of the en(gender)ed podcast, our guest is Elle Kamihira, a multi-disciplinary director whose work has focused on using storytelling as a tool to spark conversation about women’s lives and gender inequality.  We speak with Elle today about one of her current projects, Jennifer 42, an animated documentary that takes a close look at…

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