By Jeff Murphy,
November 29, 2016
WARRENSBURG, MO – Amy Kiger, director of Violence and Substance Abuse Prevention (VSAP)
at the University of Central Missouri (UCM), will travel to Auburn, Ala., next week
to serve as a facilitator for the National Center for Campus Public Safety (NCCPS)’s
Trauma-Informed Sexual Assault Investigation and Adjudication Training Program. Following
a competitive application and interview process, the NCCPS selected Kiger to serve
as one of 26 educational instructors who will implement the training across the nation.
The National Center for Campus Public Safety was charged by the White House Task Force
to Protect Students from Sexual Assault in the April 2014 Not Alone report to develop
a Trauma-Informed Sexual Assault Investigation and Adjudication curriculum for campus
officials. To meet this mandate, the NCCPS worked with nationally recognized subject
matter experts in the fields of sexual- and gender-based violence investigations,
Title IX, the Clery Act, victim's advocacy, student conduct, and psychology to develop
this leading-edge curriculum.
Kiger has worked in higher education sexual assault prevention and response for the
past 13 years. She is a member of UCM’s Title IX Team and CARE (behavioral response)
Team, and also serves as a victim advocate. With support from the VSAP team, Kiger
leads UCM’s gender violence prevention efforts, including peer education, bystander
intervention training, online education, and ongoing assessment. Previously, Kiger
led the development of the Warrensburg community’s first multi-disciplinary Sexual
Assault Response Team (SART). This coalition was selected to pilot and provide feedback
to the National Sexual Violence Resource Center regarding their SART toolkit. Additionally,
as project director for a U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Violence Against Women
Grant from 2005 to 2007, Kiger developed a campus volunteer advocacy program, coordinated
training for local law enforcement officers, and established systems for evaluating
and increasing the effectiveness of the Johnson County Sexual Assault Response Team.
Kiger is currently completing her Doctorate of Education in Educational Leadership
and Policy Analysis degree from the University of Missouri—Columbia (MU). She has
a Master of Science in Counseling Psychology degree from UCM, and a Bachelor of Educational
Studies in Educational and Counseling Psychology degree from MU.
The National Center for Campus Public Safety (NCCPS) is located in Burlington, Vt.,
with a mission to provide useful resources and information to support safer campus
communities. The NCCPS was established in 2013, with bipartisan Congressional support,
following a competitive grant process and award from the United States Department
of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA). A cooperative agreement and subsequent
funding were awarded to Margolis Healy, a national consulting firm specializing in
campus safety, security and regulatory compliance for higher education and K-12, which
is responsible for leading the NCCPS.
