Research Groups

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* = This group provides online resources (e.g. research articles, reports, etc.).

A List of Research Groups
Name Location Host Institution Type of Org
Abt Associates Cambridge, MA ---- Research & Program Implementation
Center for Public Policy Studies Colorado ---- Research Group
Center on Gender Equity and Health La Jolla, CA University of California, San Diego Educational Institution
Counter Trafficking Data Collaborative ---- International Organization for Migration Research & Advocacy Group
Data & Society * New York, NY ---- Research Institute
FSI Institute for International Studies * Stanford, CA Stanford University Educational Institution
Global Center for Women & Justice Costa Mesa, CA Vanguard University Educational Institution
Health, Education, Advocacy, Linkage (HEAL) * National ---- Research & Advocacy Group
Human Trafficking and the State Courts Collaborative ---- ---- Governmental Collaboration
Human Trafficking Collaborative Network St. Louis, MO Washington University Educational Research Institution
Human Trafficking Data * Fort Worth, TX Texas Christian University and The National Insitute of Justice Resource Center / Database
Human Trafficking: Data Collection & Reporting Project Boston, MA Northeastern University Educational Institution
Human Trafficking Knowledge Portal * ---- United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Resource Center / Database
Human Trafficking Legal Access Center * ---- ---- Online Networking & Resources
Human Trafficking Search * Miami, FL ---- Research Group & Resource Hub
Institute for the Study of International Migration * Washington, DC Georgetown University Educational Institution
Labratory to Combat Human Trafficking * Denver, CO ---- Research-based Advocacy Group
Modern Slavery Research Project New Orleans, LA Loyola University New Orleans Educational Institution
National Children’s Advocacy Center* Hunstville, AL ---- Advocacy & Resources
National Human Trafficking Resource Center * ---- ---- Resource Center
Office of Sex Trafficking Intervention Research (STIR) Arizona Arizona State University Educational Institution
Research Triangle Institute International * ---- ---- Research Institute
Shared Hope International * Vancouver, WA ---- Advocacy & Research Group
The Carr Center for Human Rights Policy * Massachusetts Harvard Kennedy School Educational Institution
The Global Slavery Index ---- ---- Research Group
The Human Trafficking Center Denver, CO ---- Research & Advocacy Group
The Institute on Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault * Austin, TX The University of Texas at Austin Research & Educational Institution
The Technology & Human Trafficking Project Los Angeles, CA University Southern California Educational Institution
Thorn Technology Task Force * San Francisco, CA ---- Research Group
U.S. Department of State * ---- ---- Governmental Institution
Urban Institute Washington, DC ---- Research Organization
Verité * Amherst, MA ---- Research Institution
Walk Free Foundation * Australia ---- Research & Advocacy Foundation