Catie interviews Dr. Eli Silva-Martinez, Associate Professor at University of Puerto Rico, Río
Piedras and Co-Director of the campus organization, Siempre Vivas, which works with survivors
of intimate partner violence, dating violence, sexual violence, and stalking at the University of
Puerto Rico, Río Piedras.

Dr. Silva-Martinez shares with Catie how her work “honors the voices of women”, particularly
Latina women, from an ethnographic perspective. She and Catie discuss the importance of
amplifying the voices of Latinas and immigrants in the field of intimate partner violence and
sexual violence and how Dr. Silva-Martinez’s story shaped her work. They also discuss the
creative ways Dr. Silva-Martinez disseminates her work, which includes her experience working
with community partners to research and produce an award-winning documentary,
Desempacando.