The Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Risk to Research Lab was founded by Dr. Joan Reid in 2020 with the goal of bringing together academics to conduct interdisciplinary research on human trafficking. As faculty and students at the leading research university in the Tampa Bay region, we dedicate our skills and knowledge toward the goal of eradicating human trafficking in our own community and beyond. The TIP Lab aims to address human trafficking by working with the community to serve the community through three main goals:
Knowledge Building
Conducting innovative and interdisciplinary research to address knowledge gaps which currently exist and impede advances in human trafficking prevention and intervention.
Spreading Knowledge
Sharing effective solutions to human trafficking by addressing this complex violation of human rights and societal norms from an interdisciplinary approach that merges criminological, victim-centered, trauma-informed, and public health perspectives.
Resourcing
Providing critical resources to the Tampa Bay community through the establishment of a data repository
Through these goals, we are able to provide data-driven insights directly back to the community to advance the anti-trafficking movement.
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