Hire someone that was sexually assaulted, or knows someone personally that was sexually assaulted, they understand what a victim needs truly are. Don’t hire a person just because they have published on the subject and “fits” in.

If the school would set up some type of anonymous reporting system for past, current and future victims you would be able to see how widespread it is and the physical, emotional and financial toll that it takes on the individual and the family. You could ask both victims and parents what resources if any, were made available to them on campus. What resources in the public and private domain did the school neglect or forgot to mention. Most importantly, you could find out what is really needed from individuals that have gone through this traumatic event. This academic exercise that you are going through is just that, an academic exercise. Bring in someone with first hand and not just academic sexual assault experience, if you want to be the leader in the field. Otherwise, you can pursue the same old academic path of hiring an individual who “fits” in, publishes and then becomes a Director over a program. That’s great for the hired individual and the University, but is it in the best interest of the victim, or the person that you are trying to prevent from becoming the next unreported statistic?