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Lauren N. Gorstein, BA, EMT-B; Ralph J. Riviello, MD, FACEP, MS

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Lauren N. Gorstein, BA, EMT-B is a researcher for the Department of Sociology at Skidmore College. Her research interests include understanding the factors that contribute to sexual and gender-based violence on college campuses and improving emergency medical response to intimate partner violence and sexual assault. She also serves as a prevention educator and victim advocate. Ralph J. Riviello, MD, FACEP, MS is Professor and Vice Chair of Clinical Operations in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA. He also serves as Medical Director for the Philadelphia Sexual Assault Response Center.

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