News and Research
uSafeUS in the News
The Journal: A publication of the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators; Volume 55 No. 3, Summer 2025
uSafeUS Joins as a New Corporate Partner
Adams State University, Colorado; September 19, 2024
uSafeUS App Helps Keep Students Safe
ABC13 Eyewitness News, Houston; February 13, 2024
In a dating situation that went south? These apps could help you get out of it safely
UNH Today, August 30, 2023
uSafeUS® App Supports Student Safety
University of Florida News: February 28, 2023
Feeling uncomfortable in a potentially dangerous situation? The usafeUS app can help put the power back into your hands
US News and World Report: September 19, 2019
What to Consider About Campus Safety, Wellness: Here's what students should ask about a college's efforts to promote health and well-being
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Featured Publications
“White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault: Preventing and Addressing Campus Sexual Misconduct: A Guide for University and College Presidents, Chancellors, and Senior Administrators” January 2017. (Featured on page 8)
White Paper for White House Task Force. “It’s Not Just the What but the How - Informing Students about Campus Policies and Resources: How They Get the Message Matters” April 2015.
“Not Alone: The First Report of the White House Task Force to Protect Students From Sexual Assault” April 2014. (Featured on pages 10, 16)
How to Survive Your Freshman Year, sixth edition; June 2019. Alison Leigh Cowan, Editor; Hundreds of Heads Books, LLC New York, NY. (Featured in “Apps 4 the Safety Conscious”)
Related Research
Potter SJ, Moschella E, and P Andrzejewski (under review). Using an App to Engage Members of Fraternity and Sorority Life in Sexual Violence Prevention. Research Journal of the Association of Fraternity/Sorority Advisors.
Moschella EA, Potter SJ, and L Schievert (2023). Usage of a Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Violence Prevention Mobile App: uSafeUS®. Sexual Assault Report. 26:105,104-109.
Potter SJ, Moschella EA, Demers J and M Lynch. (2022). Shifting the prevention paradigm: Using mobile technology to provide sexual violence prevention and response. Journal of Technology in Human Services, 40:1, 25-46, DOI: 10.1080/15228835.2021.1929665
Potter SJ, Moschella EA and M Lynch (2022). Campus Sexual Violence Prevention and Response: Lessons from a Pandemic to Inform Future Efforts. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. 37.
Potter SJ, Moschella E, and D Smith (2020). Exploring the Usage of a Violence Prevention and Response App among Community College Students. Health Education and Behavior. 47:44S-53S.
Moschella EA, Potter SJ, and M Vivian, (2020). “It made me feel safe”: The impact of residence hall informational bulletin boards describing a prevention and response mobile application. Sexual Assault Report, 32(4), 49 & 59-62.
Potter SJ, Howard R, Murphy S, and MM Moynihan. (2018). Long-Term Impacts of College Sexual Assaults on Women Survivors’ Educational and Career Attainments. American Journal of College Health, 66:496-507.
In the News, continued
Point Park University’s The Globe: September 11, 2019
Title IX promotes interactive safety app
The New Hampshire: February 14, 2019
Boston Abduction Sparks Safety Talks at UNH
The SNHU Penman Press; February 7, 2019
uSafeUS is a New Tool for Safety
Chill; February 5, 2019
How to Get Out of a Date
LifeHacker; January 23, 2019
How to Exit a Bad Date
Campus and School Safety News Illinois School and Campus Safety Program; December 2018
What if an App Could Help Prevent College Student Sexual Assault?
Christian Science Monitor; November 15, 2018
Stopping sexual assault: Students turn to video games to empower bystanders
Elite Daily; January 24, 2018
How to Feel Comfortable on a First Date, According to Experts
Verily; January 19, 2018
Classy Ways to End a Bad Date Going Nowhere
NPR Morning Edition; December 18, 2017
Feel In Danger On A Date? These Apps Could Help You Stay Safe
KIMT3 Iowa; December 18, 2017
Apps created to stay safe online dating
WMUR; December 18, 2017
University working to develop app for use at other schools
UNH Magazine; November 28, 2017
Prevention Innovations Research Center’s uSafe app goes national
ManchesterInkLink; September 28, 2017
uSafeUS App: Empowering tool for college students to prevent and respond to sexual assault
NH Public Radio; September 25, 2017
UNH App Designed To Prevent Sexual Assault Goes National
Eagle Tribune; September 24, 2017
Londonderry man helps develop sex assault prevention app
Eagle Tribune; September 24, 2017
Cheers and jeers for recent newsmakers
The Keene Sentinel; September 23, 2017
App to Combat Sex Assault at UNH Released
WMUR; September 22, 2017
App Developed at UNH Aims to Prevent Sexual Assaults on Campus
Fosters Daily; September 22, 2017
Mobile app to combat sex assault gets UNH rollout
Seacoast Online; September 22, 2017
Mobile app to combat sex assault gets UNH rollout
Union Leader; September 21, 2017
UNH Launches New App Designed to Prevent Campus Sex Assault
NH-1 News; September 21, 2017
App Designed to Aid Sex Assault Victims in New Hampshire Going National
Seacoast Online; September 18, 2017
UNH Launches App Designed to Prevent Sexual Assault
UNH Today; September 18, 2017
UNH Launches uSafeUS App to Prevent Sexual Assault and Improve Response
The Resource; July 7, 2017
uSafeNH: Putting Resources in the Hands of Victims
Plymouth State University’s The Clock Online; April 17, 2017
Find Protection, Download uSafeNH
UNH Today; Februay 9, 2017
Innovator of the Week: Sharyn Potter
Live Free and Start; February 5, 2017
Meet Sharyn Potter
105.1 WBNH-LP Bedford; February 2, 2017
Tech IEEE with host Ed Nelson, Show #7
UNH Today; December 2, 2016
UNH Announces Winners of Statewide Social Venture Innovation Challenge
Seacoast Online; December 2, 2016
UNH announces winners of Social Venture Innovation Challenge
Foster’s Daily Democrat; September 14, 2016
UNH launches new campus sexual assault prevention app
UNH COLA News; September 14, 2016
UNH Launches New Campus Sexual Assault Prevention App
NH-1 News; September 13, 2016
UNH Launches uSafeNH App to Help Prevent Sexual Assault on NH Campuses
Public News Service; August 15, 2016
Mobile App Could Help Prevent Sexual Assault in NH
Concord Monitor; July 20, 2016
Stakeholders talk barriers, solutions at campus sexual assault roundtable
WMUR; June 12, 2016
UNH is Rolling out a New App to Help Sexual Assault Survivors Find Resources
Avisian: CR80 News; June 9, 2016
New Hampshire to develop app for sexual assault survivors
New Hampshire Public Radio (nhpr); June 7, 2016
NH App Seeks to Connect Students With Sexual Assault Support Resources
WCVB News Center-5; June 5, 2016
23 schools get instant access to new help to help sexual assault survivors
NH-1 News; June 5, 2016
New app from UNH to help sexual assault survivors
New Hampshire Business Review; May 19, 2016
UNH-developed app wins $25K Entrepreneurs Fund grant