Sex Trafficking in the LGBTQ+ Community

Kimberly Hogan, MSW, MA is the previous research project director in the Office of Sex Trafficking Intervention Research (STIR) at Arizona State University, and a social work PhD candidate at the University of Southern Mississippi.

Kimberly's research focus is on the intersectionality between LGBTQ youth and young adults and sex trafficking. She also has a focus on prostitution and the therapeutic needs for exiting. Kimberly works very closely with community groups including the Catholic Charities DIGNITY programs and the City of Phoenix and Las Vegas Metropolitan VICE Units. Her research work spans the prevention, detection, identification and treatment of sex trafficking victims.

Recent research documents include the "Youth Experiences Survey (YES): Exploring the Sex Trafficking Experiences of Homeless Young Adults in Arizona", "Incidence of identified sex trafficking victims in Arizona: 2015 and 2016", "A Six-Year Analysis of Sex Trafficking of Minors: Exploring Characteristics and Sex Trafficking Patterns", "Sex Trafficking Matrix: A Tool to Detect Minors in Online Ads", "Analysis of the 2014 Sex Trafficking Cases at the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department" and "Sex Trafficking in United States Courts".

Heather Smith-Cannoy

School of Social and Behavioral Sciences

Heather.Smith-Cannoy@asu.edu