Sexual Assault Prevention for Adult Learners

Alan Berkowitz is an internationally recognized scholar-practitioner who has received five national awards for research and innovative programs on substance abuse, sexual assault prevention, bystander intervention, and social justice. He is a co-founder of the social norms approach, author of a book on bystander intervention theory and skills, and co-author of a forthcoming book on men’s role in preventing violence against women. He currently advises the U.S. military and governmental organizations on sexual harassment and assault prevention strategies. Alan worked with EVERFI/Vector Solutions from 2011-2022 as a Senior Prevention Advisor assisting in the development of science-based, cutting-edge courses.

Holly Rider-Milkovich is the Vice President of Impact at Vector Solutions and a subject matter expert on preventing sexual and gender-based harassment and violence. Prior to joining the ed tech world, Holly spent nearly a decade at the University of Michigan, where she oversaw that institution's prevention and advocacy efforts related to Title IX. Holly also brings national policy experience to her role at Vector Solutions as one of the rulemakers for the 2014 Clery Act regulations and an advisor to the Obama Administration White House Taskforce on preventing campus sexual assault. She brings over 25 years of experience in preventing and responding to sexual- and gender-based violence in educational institutions, workplaces, and communities to her role at Vector Solutions.

Karen Peterson is a legal editor at Vector Solutions. Prior to joining the editorial staff, she spent several years in private legal practice. Now she applies her legal skills and decades of expertise to research and writing on higher education law to educate college students and employees about legal matters that affect their lives and to help ensure that Vector Solutions’ courses meet the spirit and letter of the laws they address. Her studies focused on jurisprudence and social policy, earning a BA from UC Berkeley and a JD from the University of San Francisco Law School.