Wm. Michael Fleming

Associate Professor of Family Studies

Director of Research and Assessment, Patricia A. Tomson Center for Violence Prevention

Michael Fleming
Location

Latham 221

Phone
(319) 273-6301

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Wm. Michael Fleming

Associate Professor of Family Studies

Director of Research and Assessment, Patricia A. Tomson Center for Violence Prevention

Education

Post-Doctoral Research Fellow University of Michigan; Program Development and Evaluation

Ph.D. University of Wisconsin-Madison; Human Development and Family Studies

M.A. University of Connecticut; Marriage and Family Therapy

B.A.  University of Wisconsin-Madison; Psychology

Teaching Interests

Content associated with understanding interpersonal violence and the education and prevention of such violence as well as the development of health relationships.  Understanding family dynamics; fatherhood and men in healthy relationships.

Research Interests

Dynamics associated with interpersonal violence and high conflict relationships; systemic models of prevention and early intervention in gender violence; programmatic and evaluative efforts associated with engaging men and boys in violence prevention and healthy relationships; workforce development and education for victim service providers and educators and secondary trauma and vicarious victimization among such providers.

Professional Accomplishments

Fleming, W.M., & Heisterkamp, A.H. (2015). Cultivating partnerships: A case study for moving beyond campus-centric approaches to sexual violence prevention. eJournal of Public Affairs, 4, 61-88.

Fleming, W.M., & Wiersma, J. (2015). The role of alcohol consumption patterns and pro-social bystander interventions in contexts of gender violence. Violence Against Women, 21. 1259-1283

Katz, J., Heisterkamp, A., & Fleming, W. (2011). The social justice roots of the Mentors in Violence Prevention Model, and its application in a high school setting. Violence Against Women.17, 684-702.

Darling, C., A., Fleming, W.M. & Cassidy, D.  (2009) Professionalization of family life education: Defining the Field. Family Relations 58, 330-345.

Lynch, A., & Fleming, W.M. (2005). Bystander Approach: Empowering Students to Model Ethical Sexual Behavior. Journal of Family & Consumer Science 97, 27-33.