Staci Chananie-Hill is a graduate of Southern Illinois University with a degree in Psychology. Her background in Sexual Assault Crisis Intervention, Outreach Education, and Research on Interpersonal Violence is quite extensive. Her education and training also include teaching self defense courses to low income women and children, working with families with histories of violence, and training in mediation for families with addiction issues. She is currently working on research for publication in the areas of crime statistics and sexual violence, and violence and memory loss. Her foci include Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Dissociative Disorders, and other Amnesiac Conditions as a result of violence.