Professional Bio
Catherine Cerulli, PhD, is currently Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC). Dr. Cerulli is the Director of Susan B. Anthony Center and the Laboratory of Interpersonal Violence and Victimization. She received a PhD in criminal justice from SUNY at Albany, NY in 2004 and her Master's Degree in criminal justice from SUNY at Albany, NY in 1998. She holds a JD from the University at Buffalo law school. Dr. Cerulli received the Excellence in Public Service award from the SUNY Albany Alumni Association in 2014 and the National Institute of Mental Health New Investigator Award in 2005.
The National Institute of Mental Health awarded Dr. Cerulli a five-year grant to conduct a randomized control trial in Family Court to assess whether enhanced mental health enables intimate partner violence (IPV) victims to better navigate safety. She was also to the Co-Principal Investigator on a National Institute of Justice award to assess whether victim participation in prosecution impacts their subsequent safety. She was formerly an Assistant District Attorney in Monroe County, New York, where she created a special misdemeanor domestic violence unit in 1995. She has been working on issues surrounding domestic violence and child abuse for over three decades, in a variety of capacities. Dr. Cerulli had funding from the Center for Disease Control to work with a national IPV hotline to help address the intersection of violence and mental health. She works internationally to ameliorate violence against women and currently is assisting with a project addressing the health and welfare of individuals living in the Sub Mekong region. She is a founding Board Member for the Crisis Nursery of Greater Rochester, Inc., a grass roots organization providing emergency respite care for greater Rochester area families with young children.
| Excellence in Public Service | SUNY Albany Alumni Association |
2014 |
| Distinguished Alumni Award | SUNY Albany School of Criminal Justice |
2011 |
| Kate Stoneman Award | Albany Law School |
2009 |
| Finalist for the "W" Award | Rochester Women's Network |
2009 |
| William B. Hoyt Award | Erie County Coalition Against Family Violence |
2002 |
| Justice Award to End Domestic Violence | New York State Governor Pataki |
2002 |
| 2001 Outstanding Young Lawyer Award | New York State Bar Association |
2001 |
| 2001 Nathaniel Award | The Daily Record |
2001 |
| Restore the Hope Award | Alternatives for Battered Women, Inc. |
2000 |
| Up and Coming Attorneys | The Daily Record |
1999 |
| Remington Award | St Univ at Albany |
1998 |
2015 Sep
Brown J, Burnette ML, Cerulli C. "Correlations Between Sexual Abuse Histories, Perceived Danger, and PTSD Among Intimate Partner Violence Victims." Journal of interpersonal violence. 2015 Sep; 30(15):2709-25. Epub 2014 Oct 16. |
2015 Feb
Gardella JH, Nichols-Hadeed CA, Mastrocinque JM, Stone JT, Coates CA, Sly CJ, Cerulli C. "Beyond Clery Act statistics: a closer look at college victimization based on self-report data." Journal of interpersonal violence. 2015 Feb; 30(4):640-58. Epub 2014 Jun 12. |
2014 Sep
Cerulli C, Stephens B, Bossarte R. "Examining the Intersection Between Suicidal Behaviors and Intimate Partner Violence Among a Sample of Males Receiving Services From the Veterans Health Administration." American journal of men's health. 2014 Sep; 8(5):440-3. Epub 2014 Feb 25. |
2014 Sep
Blosnich JR, Dichter ME, Cerulli C, Batten SV, Bossarte RM. "Disparities in adverse childhood experiences among individuals with a history of military service." JAMA psychiatry. 2014 Sep; 71(9):1041-8. |
2014 Aug
Liebman RE, Burnette ML, Raimondi C, Nichols-Hadeed C, Merle P, Cerulli C. "Piloting a psycho-social intervention for incarcerated women with trauma histories: lessons learned and future recommendations." International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology. 2014 Aug; 58(8):894-913. Epub 2013 Jun 26. |
