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Dr. Viola Vaughan-Eden, PhD, MJ, MSW

Associate Professor and PhD Program Director

Leadership Council on Child Abuse and Interpersonal Violence


Dr. Viola Vaughan-Eden is a Professor and the PhD Program Director at the Ethelyn R. Strong School of Social Work at Norfolk State University.  She is also the President and CEO of UP For Champions, a non-profit in partnership with The UP Institute, a think tank for upstream child abuse solutions.  As a clinical and forensic social worker, she serves as a consultant and expert witness in child maltreatment cases – principally sexual abuse.  Dr. Vaughan-Eden lectures nationally and internationally on child and family welfare to multidisciplinary groups of professionals.