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Well-Deserved Recognition
Saskia Berrios-Thomas receives the 2016 Iris Marion Young Award for Political Engagement.
Bachelor of Arts in Social Work student Saskia Berrios-Thomas received a 2016 Iris Marion Young Award for Political Engagement. The award annually recognizes a University of Pittsburgh faculty member, graduate student, staff member, and undergraduate student for their work to advance various social causes.
Berrios-Thomas is a committed advocate for those affected by child abuse and sexual violence. In addition to her course work at the University of Pittsburgh, she recently completed an independent research project that examined the effectiveness of parent-centered programs on child sexual abuse prevention. Berrios-Thomas—also a Brackenridge Research fellow in the University Honors College—studied the effectiveness of sexual assault prevention programs at seven Pennsylvania academic institutions. She works as an intern in Allegheny County’s Office of Children, Youth and Families and volunteers as a sexual assault peer educator and a therapy dog handler.