Paula Dobbs, LCSW, the Violence Prevention & Intervention Project Director, is responsible for ensuring the development and implementation of statutory and program requirements, as well as coordinating and managing all grant-related activities within the Violence Prevention and Intervention Program. She is also responsible for training programs for campus safety and security personnel, incoming students, student conduct, staff and the campus Coordinated Community Response Team.
Paula is a clinical social worker and trauma therapist as well as a member of the newly formed Georgia Murder-Suicide Resource Network. She has over 8 years of work experience in Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Stalking. Paula helped to establish Cobb County’s Elder Abuse multi-disciplinary team, JEDI (Just for Elder & Disabled Individuals) and started the annual Elder Awareness Day yarn storming across Cobb County. She is passionate about advocacy and is often found helping those victimized locate resources and assistance.
When Paula is not advocating or healing, she can be found in nature or reading in the sunshine. Paula holds a bachelor's in social work from Georgia State University, a master’s in Social Work from Kennesaw State University, and is a newly admitted doctoral student at Clark Atlanta University.