As an APA Executive Branch Science Fellow from 2016 to 2017, Ogle served in the violence and victimization research division of the National Institute of Justice in the U.S. Department of Justice. She saw this as a golden opportunity to share her psychological knowledge and to help inform federal projects related to these issues.
Ogle provided expertise and support for several initiatives, including a large multisite research and evaluation project—partially funded by the Violence Against Women Act—that tested interventions designed to prevent domestic violence deaths. The experience broadened her perspective on what her training can offer. “The fellowship deepened my understanding of how to develop innovative solutions to social problems,” she says, “and of how scientists can collaborate with policymakers and practitioners to promote health and advance social justice.”
