Journal Articles & Reports
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Position Papers
Submission to the Department of Justice Canada Regarding a Potential Coercive Control Offence in the Context of Intimate Relationships (October 2023).
Journal Articles & Book Chapters
Kikulwe, D., Giesbrecht, C. J., Sato, C. L., Este, D. C., Falihi, A., & Watkinson, A. M. (2025). Newcomer women’s experiences of help-seeking after intimate partner violence. Journal of Family Violence. (Article first published online March 31, 2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10896-025-00869-2
Wood, K., Giesbrecht, C. J., Brooks, C., & Arisman, K. (2024). “I couldn’t leave the farm”: Rural women’s experiences of intimate partner violence and coercive control. Violence Against Women. (Article first published online September 9, 2024.) https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/10778012241279117
Bowns, A. J., Giesbrecht, C. J., & Bruer, K. C. (2024). How judges in Canadian criminal courts define intimate partner violence. Journal of Community Safety and Well-Being, 9(2), 81–86. https://doi.org/10.35502/jcswb.387
Giesbrecht, C. J. (2024). The need for a Canadian criminal code offence of coercive control. Journal of Community Safety and Well-Being, 9(1), 33- 39. https://doi.org/10.35502/jcswb.362
Grafton, E., Fletcher, A. J., Giesbrecht, C. J., & Marchment, T. (2024). Addressing gender-based violence in Saskatchewan through second-stage housing: An overview of research and setting new directions. Journal of Community Safety and Well-Being, 9(1), 3- 8. https://doi.org/10.35502/jcswb.376
Giesbrecht, C. J., Fletcher, A. J., & Wuerch, M. A. (2025). Intimate partner violence, animal maltreatment, and barriers to safety for survivors with companion animals and livestock: Findings from a qualitative study. Violence Against Women, 30(2), 421-448. (Article first published online November 3, 2023). https://doi.org/10.1177/10778012231208985 (View the accepted version of the manuscript here.)
Giesbrecht, C. J., Stevenson, R., Zmud, L., & Fletcher, A. J. (2023.) Domestic violence and companion animals. In Shackleford, T. (Ed.) The Encyclopedia of Domestic Violence. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-85493-5_291-1 (View the accepted version of the manuscript here.)
Giesbrecht, C. J., Edmonds, T. F., Bowns, A. J., Jason, P., & Bruer, K. C. (2023). Intervention programs for intimate partner violence: Insights from professionals. Partner Abuse, 14(3), 317- 338. (Article first published online June 27, 2023). https://connect.springerpub.com/content/sgrpa/14/3/317 (View the accepted version of the manuscript here.)
Lowe, K., Dufour, G. K., Ternes, M., Stinson, M., & Giesbrecht, C. J. (2023). Clare’s Law. In Shackleford, T. (Ed.) The Encyclopedia of Domestic Violence. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-85493-5_2171-1 (View on ResearchGate here.)
Aujla, W., Dawson, M., Giesbrecht, C. J., MacGregor, N., & Nourpanah, S. (2023). Femicide in Canada. In M. Dawson & S. Mobayed (Eds.) The Routledge International Handbook of Femicide and Feminicide. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003202332-19
Giesbrecht, C. J., Dawson, M., Verhoek-Oftedahl, W., Dumont-Smith, C., & Dugal, A. (2023). Addressing data gaps: Implications for preventing domestic homicide. Journal of Family Violence, 38(6), 1255- 1270. (Article first published online March 29, 2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10896-023-00532-8 (View the accepted version of the manuscript here.)
Giesbrecht, C. J., Kikulwe, D., Sato, C. L., Este, D. C., Watkinson, A. M., & Falihi, A. (2023). “I felt like I was a puppet— He’s the master, and he’s playing with my life”: Newcomer women’s experiences of intimate partner violence. Violence Against Women. (Article first published online: February 22, 2023.) https://doi.org/10.1177/10778012231158108 (View the accepted version of the manuscript here.)
Giesbrecht, C. J., Edmonds, T. F., & Bruer, K. C. (2023). A survey of intimate partner violence intervention programs in Saskatchewan, Canada. Canadian Psychology / Psychologie canadienne, 64(2), 93–106. (Article first published online: October 6, 2022.) https://doi.org/10.1037/cap0000348 (View the accepted version of the manuscript here.)
Giesbrecht, C. J., Kikulwe, D., Watkinson, A. M., Sato, C. L., Este, D. C., & Falihi, A. (2023). Supporting newcomer women who experience intimate partner violence and their children: Insights from service providers. Affilia: Feminist Inquiry in Social Work, 38(1), 127- 148. (Article first published online: May 9, 2022.) https://doi.org/10.1177/08861099221099318 (View the accepted version of the manuscript here.)
Giesbrecht, C. J., Jamshidi, L., LaVallie, C., Sasakamoose, J. & Carleton, R. N. (2022). Assessing the efficacy of a cultural and artistic intervention for Indigenous women who have experienced intimate partner violence. Violence Against Women, 28(14), 3375- 3399. (Article first published online: December 6, 2021.) https://doi.org/10.1177/10778012211058220 (View the accepted version of the manuscript here.)
Giesbrecht, C. J. (2022). Intimate partner violence, animal maltreatment, and animal safekeeping: Findings from a public survey. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 37(21- 22), 21422–21437. (Article first published online: November 21, 2021.) https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605211056899 (View the accepted version of the manuscript here.)
Giesbrecht, C. J. (2022). Intimate partner violence, animal maltreatment, and concern for animal safekeeping: A survey of survivors who owned pets and livestock. Violence Against Women, 28(10), 2334–2358. (Article first published online: October 14, 2021.) https://doi.org/10.1177/10778012211034215 (View the accepted version of the manuscript here.)
Giesbrecht, C. J. (2022). Animal safekeeping in situations of intimate partner violence: Experiences of human service and animal welfare professionals. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 37(17-18), 16931–16960. (Article first published online: June 17, 2021.) https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605211025037 (View the accepted version of the manuscript here.)
Moffitt, P., Aujla, W., Giesbrecht, C. J., Grant, I., & Straatman, A. L. (2022). Intimate partner violence and COVID-19 in rural, remote, and northern Canada: Relationship, vulnerability and risk. Journal of Family Violence, 37, 775–786. (Article first published online: November 19, 2020.) https://doi.org/10.1007/s10896-020-00212-x
Giesbrecht, C. J. (2022). The impact of intimate partner violence in the workplace: Results of a Saskatchewan survey. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 37(3-4), 1960-1973. (Article first published online May 29, 2020.) https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260520921875 (View the accepted version of the manuscript here.)
Giesbrecht, C. J. (2022). Toward an effective workplace response to intimate partner violence. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 37(3-4), 1158-1178. (Article first published online May 26, 2020.) https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260520921865 (View the accepted version of the manuscript here.)
Wuerch, M. A., Giesbrecht, C. J., Jeffery, N., Knutson, T., & Wach, F. (2021). Intimate partner violence and concern for animal care and safekeeping: Experiences of service providers in Canada. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 36(9-10), 4815-4825. (Article first published online August 24, 2018.) https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260518795503 (View the accepted version of the manuscript here.)
Wuerch, M. A., Giesbrecht, C. J., Price, J. A. B., Knutson, T., & Wach, F. (2020). Examining the relationship between intimate partner violence and concern for animal care and safekeeping. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 35(9-10), 1866-1887. (Article first published online March 28, 2017.) https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260517700618 (View the accepted version of the manuscript here.)
Reports
Grafton, E., Fletcher, A., Giesbrecht, C., & Marchment, T. (2023). Addressing GBV in Saskatchewan through Second Stage Housing: Mitigating Public Policy Deficits to Enhance Safety for Survivors. University of Regina.
Giesbrecht, C. J., Watkinson, A. M., Kikulwe, D., Sato, C., Falihi, A., Baffoe, M., & Este, D. (2020). Needs of Newcomer Women Who Experience Intimate Partner Violence: Adjusting to New Life in the Prairies. Provincial Association of Transition Houses and Services of Saskatchewan (PATHS).
Nonomura, R., Giesbrecht, C., Jivraj, T., Lapp, A., Bax, K., Jenney, A., Scott, K., Straatman, A., & Baker, L. (2020). Toward A Trauma-And Violence-Informed Research Ethics Module: Considerations and Recommendations. Centre for Research & Education on Violence Against Women & Children, Western University, London, Ontario. ISBN 978-1-988412-39-9.
Giesbrecht, C. J. (2017, updated 2018). Intimate Partner Violence & the Workplace: Results of a Saskatchewan Study. Provincial Association of Transition Houses and Services of Saskatchewan (PATHS).
Wuerch, M., Knutson, T., Wach, F., McKendrick, R., Giesbrecht C., Beingessner, N., & Miller-Schroeder, P. (2016). The Link: Interpersonal Violence and Abuse and Animal Safekeeping. Saskatchewan Towards Offering Partnership Solutions (STOPS) to Violence, Saskatchewan Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, & Provincial Association of Transition Houses and Services of Saskatchewan (PATHS). Funded by the Community Research Unit, University of Regina.