
Roxanna Ast رکسانا is a social work PhD student at Rutgers University in New Jersey. Her work centers around Intimate partner violence and sexual violence in the LGBTQ community, community resiliency and response to violence, immigration policy, and evaluation research. She has practice experience in many areas, including: Ryan White planning council and committee coordinator, Fox Caring Consultants; Program Specialist, Prevent Child Abuse New Jersey; Domestic violence case worker intern, Women Aware; Mental health assistant, Carr Gomm-UK; Interpreter for Middle Eastern refugee and asylum seeker, British Red Cross; TEFL instructor for Middle Eastern refugee and immigrants- Borna Institute.