Cora Olson, M.P.H., M.A.

Assistant Director of Health, Outreach, Prevention, and Education (HOPE) Services

Academic Interests and Expertise

Jamiel, A.N., Demers, J.M., Olson, C.O, (2019, June). Prosocial “likes”: Helping behaviors on Facebook posts related to sexual violence [Poster presentation]. Society for Community Research and Action: Biennial Conference, Chicago, IL.
Olson, C.O., Demers, J.M., Jamiel, A.N., (2019, April). Confronting Facebook posts promoting sexual violence: A qualitative study [Poster presentation]. Southwest Psychological Association Conference, Albuquerque, NM.
Ablah, E., Olson, C., Brown, J., Merriman, V., Lee, C.A., Konda, K., Bronleewe, T., & Buzard, A. (2018). Need for Transparency and Ongoing Communication After Residents with Contaminated Water Wells Are Connected to City Water. Journal of Environmental Health, 81(3), 26–31.
Olson, C.O., Ablah, E., Hart, L., (2016). Preventing sexual violence in Winfield, Kansas: A community-needs assessment using a shared risk and protective factor approach [Master’s thesis]. University of Kansas School of Medicine – Wichita, Wichita, KS.
Olson, C.O. (2016, April) Preventing sexual violence in Winfield, Kansas: A community-needs assessment using a shared risk and protective factor approach [Conference session]. Kansas Annual Crime Victims’ Rights Conference, Topeka, KS.
Demers, J.M. DeFrain, M.A., and Olson, C.O., Virtually stepping in: Bystanders’ responses to sexual violence-related posts on Facebook [Unpublished manuscript]. Wichita State University, Wichita, KS.

Campus Program grant management for Counseling and Prevention Services at Wichita State: #WSUWeSupportU Sexual Violence Prevention and Education Initiative (2020). Grant funded for $300,000 by Department of Justice: Office on Violence Against Women.
Conducting risk and protective factor driven needs assessment
Non-profit management and administration
Case management for adults with developmental disabilities
2021 OVW Technical Training Institute (March, June, October)
Leadership and Facilitation Training
- December 2015: Trained in Technology of Participation (ToP) Facilitation Methods (TFM)
- October 2015: Kansas Leadership Center Training: Case Teaching Fundamentals
- March 2014 – October 2014: Kansas Leadership Center Training: Leadership and Faith Transforming Communities