Welcome!
In the Human Trafficking & Vulnerable Population Research Lab, our scientific efforts are devoted to empirical investigations of marginalized people. We focus on bio-ecological developmental processes—with emphasis on how the results of our research can help improve the quality and well-being of at-risk populations. Although sex trafficking survivors forms the basis of Dr. Dalla’s research, her students’ unique interests (e.g., adult children of exotic dancers, education of migrant children) extend to additional vulnerable populations.
Dr. Dalla's Human Trafficking Work
Publications
Latest Book:
Divided into four sections, the International Handbook of Human Trafficking: A Multi-Disciplinary and Applied Approach offers the reader a comprehensive and fresh approach to anti-trafficking scholarship and efforts via: (a) in-depth analyses and opportunities for application (through case studies, critical thinking questions, and supplemental learning materials); (b) multidisciplinary linkages, with disciplinary overlap across each of the four sections acknowledged and highlighted; and (c) content experts representing multiple segments of society (academia, government, foundation, law enforcement, and practice) and global vantage points (Australia, Finland, Germany, Netherlands, South Africa, Thailand, and the United States).
Written by expert scholars, service providers, policy analysts, and healthcare professionals, this Handbook is an invaluable resource for those already working in the field, as well as for students in any discipline who want to learn (or learn more) about HT and modern-day slavery.
Recent Journal Articles 1:
1 Student co-authors represented with asterisks.
Journal of Human Trafficking
I am privileged to be the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Human Trafficking (JHT)—a quarterly, peer-reviewed and international journal published by Routledge/Taylor and Francis!
Our inaugural issued debuted March, 2015 and was founded on the principle belief that the generation, dissemination and application of new knowledge is fundamental to the eradication of human trafficking and allied forms of slavery.
JHT was envisioned as: (1) a repository for innovative and applied knowledge on all aspects of human trafficking and modern-day slavery; (2) a centralized resource for academics, scientists, policy makers, practitioners, and students alike seeking the latest empirical discoveries and field-tested “best practices”; (3) a bridge in the chasm between theory, applied research, and practice; and (4) a platform from which to contemplate the power and impact of multidisciplinary perspectives.
Since its inaugural issue, JHT has experienced significant growth and success. Today, it is considered THE quintessential resource for cutting-edge scholarship, innovative inquiry, and pioneering practice necessary to advance the anti-trafficking movement.
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Rochelle L. Dalla, Editor, Journal of Human Trafficking
Professor, Department of Child, Youth & Family Studies
University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE USA