Sharyn Potter

Sharyn Potter

Sharyn Potter is a researcher at the University of New Hampshire whose work focuses on sexual and relationship violence prevention, including campus sexual assault, teen dating violence, and technology-based intervention tools.

Research

Potter's published work centers on sexual violence and relationship violence prevention, with particular attention to college and high school populations. Her research has examined sexual harassment of undergraduate students in STEM fields, sexual and relationship violence among LGBTQ+ college students, bystander intervention among community college students, and the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on both research productivity and campus violence prevention efforts.

According to Semantic Scholar, Potter has authored or co-authored 97 papers that have been cited a total of 2,053 times, giving her an h-index of 26.

Potter's research has been supported by federal funding. National Science Foundation records show three awards to the University of New Hampshire totaling $880,908, supporting the development and commercialization of a mobile platform technology aimed at preventing and responding to high school and teen dating violence. These included a Partnerships for Innovation award of $580,908 awarded April 23, 2021, a Partnerships for Innovation Technology Translation award of $250,000 awarded July 29, 2019, and an I-Corps award of $50,000 awarded December 15, 2017, the latter supporting a platform to help prevent and respond to sexual assault.

National Institutes of Health records show a grant of $543,425 to the University of New Hampshire for a pilot study of cross-cutting e-health prevention approaches addressing campus sexual assault and alcohol misuse.

Selected publications

• "Sexual Harassment of Undergraduate Students in STEM: Exploring the Role of Student and Faculty/Staff Perpetrators on Sense of Belonging and Academic Outcomes." Violence and Victims (2025).
• "Impacts of COVID-19 on Research Productivity: Disruptions to the Pipeline for Early Career Researchers." The Social Science (2024).
• "Attitudes Toward Unhealthy Relationship Behaviors and Boundary-Setting: Variation Among High School Students." Journal of Interpersonal Violence (2024).
• "Advancing a Comprehensive Multilevel Approach to Sexual Violence Prevention Using Existing Efficacious Programs." Journal of Forensic Nursing (2023).
• "Sexual and Relationship Violence Among LGBTQ+ College Students: A Scoping Review." Trauma, Violence, & Abuse (2022).
• "Academic and Career Outcomes Following Sexual Assault in Early Adulthood: A Comparison of LGBQ+ and Heterosexual Women." Violence Against Women (2022).
• "Campus Sexual Violence Prevention and Response: Lessons from a Pandemic to Inform Future Efforts." Journal of Interpersonal Violence (2022).
• "Building a High School Violence Prevention App to Educate and Protect Students." Journal of Research on Technology in Education (2022).
• "LGBTQ+-Affirming Campus Sexual and Relationship Violence Prevention: A Qualitative Study." Journal of Interpersonal Violence (2022).
• "Correlates of Bystander Intentions and Behavior among Community College Students in Situations of Sexual Violence." The Journal of Prevention (2022).

External links

• Semantic Scholar author profile