title: Reflections on researching rape resistance.
abstract: This article provides a retrospective account of my experience embarking on research about women's resistance to rape, including reflections on personal and professional experiences related to studying this topic. I discuss factors inspiring my interest, including pioneering feminist rape researchers, my experience as a woman living with the reality and fear of rape, and influential mentors who facilitated my career development as a scholar in graduate school and beyond. I weave this narrative together with my thoughts about how the study of resistance relates to other important issues in the field of sexual assault including alcohol, recovery, and prevention.
authors.affiliation: University of Illinois at Chicago, USA.
authors.forename: Sarah E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Ullman
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D019513:Feminism; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011902:Rape / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012106:Research; D012449:Safety; D012742:Sex Offenses / Q000517:prevention & control; D014754:Violence / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014930:Women; D016387:Women's Health
keywords: rape; resistance; women