News and Research
uSafeUS in the News
ABC13 Eyewitness News, Houston; February 13, 2024
In a dating situation that went south? These apps could help you get out of it safely
UNH Today, August 30, 2023
uSafeUS® App Supports Student Safety
University of Florida News: February 28, 2023
Feeling uncomfortable in a potentially dangerous situation? The usafeUS app can help put the power back into your hands
US News and World Report: September 19, 2019
What to Consider About Campus Safety, Wellness: Here's what students should ask about a college's efforts to promote health and well-being
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Featured Publications
“Not Alone: The First Report of the White House Task Force to Protect Students From Sexual Assault.” April 2014. (Featured on p16)
How to Survive Your Freshman Year, sixth edition; June 2019. Alison Leigh Cowan, Editor; Hundreds of Heads Books, LLC New York, NY. (Featured in “Apps 4 the Safety Conscious”)
Related Research
Potter SJ, Moschella E, and P Andrzejewski (under review). Using an App to Engage Members of Fraternity and Sorority Life in Sexual Violence Prevention. Research Journal of the Association of Fraternity/Sorority Advisors.
Moschella EA, Potter SJ, and L Schievert (2023). Usage of a Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Violence Prevention Mobile App: uSafeUS®. Sexual Assault Report. 26:105,104-109.
Potter SJ, Moschella EA, Demers J and M Lynch. (2022). Shifting the prevention paradigm: Using mobile technology to provide sexual violence prevention and response. Journal of Technology in Human Services, 40:1, 25-46, DOI: 10.1080/15228835.2021.1929665
Potter SJ, Moschella EA and M Lynch (2022). Campus Sexual Violence Prevention and Response: Lessons from a Pandemic to Inform Future Efforts. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. 37.
Potter SJ, Moschella E, and D Smith (2020). Exploring the Usage of a Violence Prevention and Response App among Community College Students. Health Education and Behavior. 47:44S-53S.
Moschella EA, Potter SJ, and M Vivian, (2020). “It made me feel safe”: The impact of residence hall informational bulletin boards describing a prevention and response mobile application. Sexual Assault Report, 32(4), 49 & 59-62.
Potter SJ, Howard R, Murphy S, and MM Moynihan. (2018). Long-Term Impacts of College Sexual Assaults on Women Survivors’ Educational and Career Attainments. American Journal of College Health, 66:496-507.
In the News, continued
Point Park University’s The Globe: September 11, 2019
Title IX promotes interactive safety app
The New Hampshire: February 14, 2019
Boston Abduction Sparks Safety Talks at UNH
The SNHU Penman Press; February 7, 2019
uSafeUS is a New Tool for Safety
Chill; February 5, 2019
How to Get Out of a Date
LifeHacker; January 23, 2019
How to Exit a Bad Date
Campus and School Safety News Illinois School and Campus Safety Program; December 2018
What if an App Could Help Prevent College Student Sexual Assault?
Christian Science Monitor; November 15, 2018
Stopping sexual assault: Students turn to video games to empower bystanders
Elite Daily; January 24, 2018
How to Feel Comfortable on a First Date, According to Experts
Verily; January 19, 2018
Classy Ways to End a Bad Date Going Nowhere
NPR Morning Edition; December 18, 2017
Feel In Danger On A Date? These Apps Could Help You Stay Safe
KIMT3 Iowa; December 18, 2017
Apps created to stay safe online dating
WMUR; December 18, 2017
University working to develop app for use at other schools
UNH Magazine; November 28, 2017
Prevention Innovations Research Center’s uSafe app goes national
ManchesterInkLink; September 28, 2017
uSafeUS App: Empowering tool for college students to prevent and respond to sexual assault
NH Public Radio; September 25, 2017
UNH App Designed To Prevent Sexual Assault Goes National
Eagle Tribune; September 24, 2017
Londonderry man helps develop sex assault prevention app
Eagle Tribune; September 24, 2017
Cheers and jeers for recent newsmakers
The Keene Sentinel; September 23, 2017
App to Combat Sex Assault at UNH Released
WMUR; September 22, 2017
App Developed at UNH Aims to Prevent Sexual Assaults on Campus
Fosters Daily; September 22, 2017
Mobile app to combat sex assault gets UNH rollout
Seacoast Online; September 22, 2017
Mobile app to combat sex assault gets UNH rollout
Union Leader; September 21, 2017
UNH Launches New App Designed to Prevent Campus Sex Assault
NH-1 News; September 21, 2017
App Designed to Aid Sex Assault Victims in New Hampshire Going National
Seacoast Online; September 18, 2017
UNH Launches App Designed to Prevent Sexual Assault
UNH Today; September 18, 2017
UNH Launches uSafeUS App to Prevent Sexual Assault and Improve Response
The Resource; July 7, 2017
uSafeNH: Putting Resources in the Hands of Victims
Plymouth State University’s The Clock Online; April 17, 2017
Find Protection, Download uSafeNH
UNH Today; Februay 9, 2017
Innovator of the Week: Sharyn Potter
Live Free and Start; February 5, 2017
Meet Sharyn Potter
105.1 WBNH-LP Bedford; February 2, 2017
Tech IEEE with host Ed Nelson, Show #7
UNH Today; December 2, 2016
UNH Announces Winners of Statewide Social Venture Innovation Challenge
Seacoast Online; December 2, 2016
UNH announces winners of Social Venture Innovation Challenge
Foster’s Daily Democrat; September 14, 2016
UNH launches new campus sexual assault prevention app
UNH COLA News; September 14, 2016
UNH Launches New Campus Sexual Assault Prevention App
NH-1 News; September 13, 2016
UNH Launches uSafeNH App to Help Prevent Sexual Assault on NH Campuses
Public News Service; August 15, 2016
Mobile App Could Help Prevent Sexual Assault in NH
Concord Monitor; July 20, 2016
Stakeholders talk barriers, solutions at campus sexual assault roundtable
WMUR; June 12, 2016
UNH is Rolling out a New App to Help Sexual Assault Survivors Find Resources
Avisian: CR80 News; June 9, 2016
New Hampshire to develop app for sexual assault survivors
New Hampshire Public Radio (nhpr); June 7, 2016
NH App Seeks to Connect Students With Sexual Assault Support Resources
WCVB News Center-5; June 5, 2016
23 schools get instant access to new help to help sexual assault survivors
NH-1 News; June 5, 2016
New app from UNH to help sexual assault survivors
New Hampshire Business Review; May 19, 2016
UNH-developed app wins $25K Entrepreneurs Fund grant