PNW Hosts Conversation on Domestic Violence Awareness
From left, Gisele Casanova, chair of PNW’s department of Psychology; Indiana State Rep. Maureen Bauer; Nicole Schmidt and Tara Petito, family members of the late Gabby Petito and leaders within the Gabby Petito Foundation; and Nicky Ali Jackson, director of the Center for Justice and Exoneration Network and professor of Criminal Justice, pose together for a photo. Schmidt and Petito joined a fireside chat-style event at PNW to promote advocacy, awareness and prevention on topics of domestic violence.
In recognition of October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Purdue University Northwest’s (PNW) College of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences presented “The Gabby Petito Story,” a fireside chat-style event with guest panelists Nicole Schmidt and Tara Petito.
Schmidt and Petito, who are the mother and “bonus” mother of the late Gabby Petito, shared their stories and perspectives on the red flags that can be observed in instances of intimate partner violence, as well as how college students can support peers who may be experiencing signs of domestic violence.
Schmidt and Petito joined a panel with Nicky Ali Jackson, professor of Criminal Justice, and Gisele Casanova, chair of the department of Psychology.
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From left, Nicky Ali Jackson, director of the Center for Justice and Exoneration Network and professor of Criminal Justice; Indiana State Rep. Maureen Bauer; and Nicole Schmidt and Tara Petito, family members of the late Gabby Petito and leaders within the Gabby Petito Foundation, pose together for a photo. Schmidt and Petito joined a fireside chat-style event at PNW to promote advocacy, awareness and prevention on topics of domestic violence.