In our 10th podcast series, “Intersections in Health Care and Human Trafficking”, NAPNAP uses a multidisciplinary lens to explore the impact of human trafficking on children and adolescents. Human trafficking is a complex and pervasive issue which is best addressed by tapping into the skills and expertise across many disciplines and people. Forensics, police, legal, social work, research, and survivors of human trafficking all have a place in addressing human trafficking.

Our host for this series is Jason Spees, MSN, MaOM, APRN, L.Ac., FNP-C, Dipl. Ac. & C.H. Jason is a human trafficking educator and the chair of NAPNAP Partners Alliance for Children in Trafficking (ACT).

This week’s episode will discuss the research and social work in human trafficking with our guest Kathleen Preble, PhD, MSW. Dr. Preble is an associate professor of social work at the University of Texas at Arlington. She focuses her area of research around human trafficking and its intersections with sex trading, intimate partner violence and resiliency building among survivors and providers. She has been integral developing statewide strategic planning on human trafficking response in Missouri working with the statewide coalition. She’s on the board of directors for Healing Action, a anti trafficking social service agency in St. Louis and is a collaborative partner with CATE the statewide coalition in Missouri.