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Leading researcher on intimate partner violence, with a focus on male victimization and bidirectional violence — challenging one-sided frameworks in both research and policy.
Dr. Alexandra Lysova is a Professor in the School of Criminology at Simon Fraser University. Her research focuses on intimate partner violence (IPV), with particular attention to dimensions of victimization that are frequently overlooked — including the experiences of men as victims and the prevalence of bidirectional or mutual violence in intimate relationships. She is one of the world's leading voices challenging gender-exclusive frameworks for understanding domestic violence and advocating for a more empirically complete picture.
She has authored more than 70 peer-reviewed publications and her work has been recognized internationally for its rigor and its important implications for clinical practice, legal systems, and social services. Dr. Lysova's scholarship bridges criminology, clinical psychology, and public health, and she has presented her research at conferences around the world. Her findings have contributed to significant policy conversations about how IPV services, interventions, and legal responses should be designed and who they should serve.
Dr. Lysova returns in part 2 to explore the often-overlooked issue of male victimization in domestic violence, discussing the barriers men face in reporting abuse, the cultural perspectives on intimat…
In this episode, Dan is joined by Dr. Alexandra Lysova, professor of criminology at Simon Fraser University. Dr. Lysova discusses the often-overlooked issue of male victims of intimate partner vi…
