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Patricia M. Speck, DNSc, CRNP

Child abuse • Sexual assault • Domestic violence • Child abuse prevention • Domestic violence and sexual assault prevention• PTSD • Helping survivors of child abuse, domestic violence or sexual assault recover and thrive

Media contact: Hannah Echols, echols@uab.edu  

pat speck expertsPatricia M. Speck, DNSc, CRNP

School of Nursing

 

Areas of expertise:

  • Child abuse
  • Sexual assault
  • Domestic violence
  • Child abuse prevention
  • Domestic violence and sexual assault prevention
  • PTSD
  • Helping survivors of child abuse, domestic violence or sexual assault recover and thrive

 

 

Speck is a family nurse practitioner who specializes in forensic nursing and sexual violence. She has worked with domestic and sexual violence survivors from around the world to help them with their recovery. She is an expert in how to respond to traumatic events, as well as how to cope with PTSD after an assault

Speck has worked with national and international leaders to create policies to help prevent and respond to domestic and sexual violence. She is also an expert in forensic nursing, child abuse prevention, how to respond to child abuse, and domestic and sexual violence prevention.

 

 

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