About
Mission
StopHazing’s mission is to promote safe and inclusive school, campus, and organizational environments through research, resource sharing, and the development of data-driven strategies for hazing prevention and the promotion of positive group climates.
As a research entity dedicated to building a research base to illuminate the nature and extent of hazing and inform effective hazing prevention, StopHazing’s work is grounded in the following values:
- Research to practice: Purposeful and rigorous inquiry to develop an evidence base that informs knowledge and practice.
- Collaboration: Mutually beneficial engagement with organizational partners and individuals to achieve common goals.
- Leadership: Taking action for healthy, inclusive, and equitable group and organizational environments.
StopHazing is an organization dedicated to violence prevention and to disrupting ways in which abuses of power are normalized. As such, the dismantling of racism and white supremacy and other forms of oppression is integral to enacting our mission to promote “safe school, campus, and organizational climates. . .” Read our Juneteenth statement and resource list.
History
2021
2020-c
Since 2004, more than 40 technical reports related to hazing produced by SH research team.
2020
2020-b
SH researchers and colleagues were invited to California to host a 2-day hazing prevention summit for the UC System.
2020
2020-a
Dr. Allan, colleagues, and collaborators hosted a day long pre-conference institute for hazing prevention at NASPA Strategies. SH graduate student interns played a significant role in planning and presenting the program.
2019
2019-b
The third cohort of the HPC is launched. University of Maine is host to the annual HPC Summit.
2019
2019
Data-driven Hazing Prevention Framework (HPF) is published in the Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice (JSARP).
2018
2018-b
Dr. Allan serves as a keynote speaker for PUSH (Parents United to Stop Hazing) meeting in CA.
2018
2018
Hazing Prevention Toolkit for Campus Professionals released in collaboration with the Clery Center.
2017
2017
Second cohort of the HPC is launched.
2016
2016
Dr. Allan testifies at the HELP Committee of the U.S. Senate.
2015
2015
2010
2010
Dr. Allan shares research about hazing at more than 25 national and international education conferences over the next four years.
2009
2009-b
International Hazing Research Symposium hosted at the University of Maine.
2009
2009-A
Hazing in View: High School Students at Risk preliminary findings reported at the American Educational Research Association international meeting.
2008
2008
Hazing in View: College Students at Risk report is officially released with findings from the National Study of Student Hazing – in collaboration with NASPA—Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education’s Annual Meeting.
2007
2007
Data collected from 52 different colleges and universities throughout the U.S.
2006
2006
Pilot study conducted with four universities.
2005
2005
Planning begins for the National Study of Student Hazing. Elizabeth Allan serves as Principal Investigator. North American Interfraternal Foundation (NIF) spearheads fund-raising efforts for the study.
1998
1998
StopHazing.org is established as the first website to share information about hazing and its prevention.
1993
1993
The NH law passed and was signed into law by the governor.
1992
1992
Elizabeth Allan and others at the University of New Hampshire formed an advocacy group to propose an anti-hazing law in NH. The group developed resources, held press conferences and testified at legislative hearings.