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John Foubert

Professor of Education

About

John D. Foubert, Ph.D. teaches courses on higher education research and critical issues in higher education in Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµâ€™s Higher Education Ed.D. program. In a collateral assignment, Dr. Foubert serves as The Highly Qualified Expert for Sexual Assault Prevention for the U.S. Army. He regularly visits the Pentagon complex in Washington, D.C. to interface with military leaders who seek to end the problem of sexual misconduct in the Army. Dr. Foubert founded the national nonprofit organization, One in Four, an organization that worked for 20 years to apply research to rape prevention programs on college campuses, in communities, and in the military.
Dr. Foubert earned his undergraduate degree with a double major in Psychology and Sociology from the College of William and Mary, his Master’s degree in Psychology from the University of Richmond, and his Ph.D. in College Student Personnel Administration from the University of Maryland at College Park.
Dr. Foubert is an interdisciplinary scholar with over 50 peer-reviewed publications. Dr. Foubert has written seven books about the prevention of sexual violence and two about managing life in college residence halls. His 10th book is titled How Pornography Harms: What Today’s Teens, Young Adults, Parents and Pastors Need to Know.
Dr. Foubert was the first scholar to document a reduction in sexual violence resulting from a prevention program. He has given approximately 300 professional presentations to conferences, universities, community and military organizations worldwide. Dr. Foubert has testified Congress and has been called upon by the White House and all 4 branches of the U.S. Military for his expertise in rape prevention. He has been featured in media including CNN, NPR, World Magazine, The New York Times, The Atlantic, The Washington Post, and U.S. News and World Report.

Education

  • Ph.D in College Student Personnel Administration, University of Maryland

  • M.A. in Psychology, University of Richmond

  • B.S. in Psychology and Sociology, The College of William and Mary

Scholarship

Books

  • Protecting Your Children from Internet Pornography (2022)

    Northfield Publishing

  • Handbook of Sexual Assault and Sexual Assault Prevention (2019)

    Springer

  • A Calling to Care: Nurturing College Students Toward Wholeness (2018)

    Abilene Christian University Press

  • How pornography harms: What teens, young adults, parents and pastors need to know (2016)

    LifeRichPublishing: Bloomington, IN

  • Lessons learned: How to avoid the biggest mistakes made by college resident assistants (2013)

    Routledge: New York

  • The men’s and women’s programs: Ending rape through peer education (2010)

    Routledge: New York

  • The women’s program: Peer educator’s guide (2010)

    Routledge: New York

  • The men’s program: Peer educator’s guide (2010)

    Routledge: New York

  • The men’s program: A peer education guide to rape prevention (2005)

    Routledge: New York

Articles

  • Sexual violence at Christian and secular Universities: Does institutional type matter? (2020)

    Christian Higher Education

  • Violence Against Women

  • Dignity: A Journal on Sexual Exploitation and Violence

  • Violence and Victims

  • Military Psychology

  • Journal of Interpersonal Violence

  • Violence Against Women

  • Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice

  • Religion and Education

Presentations

  • How Pornography Harms: The Basics and the Latest Research (2019)

    Association for Christians in Student Development

  • Sexual Assault, Title IX, and Devos: What’s New? (2019)

    Association for Christians in Student Development

  • The neurobiology of sexual trauma: Understanding the confusing behavior of rape survivors (2017)

    American Association of Christian Counselors

  • Is Title IX Trumped? Our continued responsibility to end sexual violence (2017)

    Association of Christians in Student Development