THE INTERNATIONAL
COERCIVE CONTROL
CONFERENCE
Founding Principles and New Directions in Coercive Control
HOSTED AT JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE in NYC
APRIL 10-11, 2026
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Featured Speakers in 2026
Sessions
Sessions in 2026 will take place in person at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in NYC.
Select sessions will be recorded and available for viewing later for registered attendees.
April 10, 2026
April 11, 2026
10:00 AM ET-
11:00 AM ET
Constitutional Rights and Criminal Justice Reform: Advancing Women's and Children's Legal Protections in Domestic Violence Cases (Keynote)
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Wendy Murphy
11:15 AM ET-
12:15 PM ET
Advancing Justice Through Enhanced Assessment: Tools and Frameworks for Identifying Coercive Control (Session 1)
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
11:15 AM ET-
12:15 PM ET
Protecting Children: Evidence Management and Comparative Court Responses (Session 1)
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Dr. Elizabeth Dalgarno
Jenny Lohner
Lisa Fontes
1:00 PM ET-
1:45 PM ET
Misogyny, State Failure, and the Family Court Crisis: Pathways to Survivor-Centered Justice (Session 2: Featured Speaker)
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Reem Alsalem
2:00 PM ET-
3:00 PM ET
Academic and Religious Contexts: Understanding Coercive Control in Institutional Settings (Session 3)
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Melissa Kwon
Liat Wexler
Michael J. Broyde
2:00 PM ET-
3:00 PM ET
Legal Innovation and Implementation: Translating Coercive Control Theory into Practice (Session 3)
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
3:15 PM ET-
4:15 PM ET
Hidden Trauma: Addressing Incest and Suicide as Tools of Coercive Control (Session 4)
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Silke Meyer
Fatima Le Griguer Atig
Ellie Hutchinson
3:15 PM ET-
4:15 PM ET
Transforming Justice: Police Response and Legal System Reform (Session 4)
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Leighann Burns
Bronwyn Blake
Amanda Elkanick Oder
10:00 AM ET-
11:00 AM ET
Recantation as a Form of Coercive Control (Keynote)
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
David Martin
11:00 AM ET-
12:00 PM ET
Healing Pathways: Trauma-Informed Approaches to Recovery and Reintegration (Session 5)
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Saira Khan
Cathy Press
Christine M. Cocchiola, DSW, LCSW
1:00 PM ET-
1:45 PM ET
Media and Storytelling: Film as a Tool for Understanding Coercive Control (Session 6)
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Adam Joel
2:00 PM ET-
3:00 PM ET
Faith, Law, and Technology: Multi-Dimensional Approaches to Identifying Coercive Control (Session 7)
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Leighann Burns
Bethany Jantzi
Lauri Jensen-Campbell
2:00 PM ET-
3:00 PM ET
Systemic Responses: Family Courts, Peer Support, and Institutional Reform (Session 7)
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Ruth Darlene, M.A.
Carrie McManus
Lisa Fischel-Wolovick
3:00 PM ET-
4:00 PM ET
Breaking the Silence: Sexual Abuse as a Weapon of Coercive Control (Session 8)
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Lisa Fontes
Patti Feuereisen
3:00 PM ET-
4:00 PM ET
Amplifying Voices: Media, Advocacy, and Survivor Education (Session 8)
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
11:15 AM ET-
12:15 PM ET
Mechanisms of Power: Expanding the Coercive Control Framework to Courts, Cults, Trafficking, and Queer Intimacies (Session 5)
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Ticket Options
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