Terri Strodthoff, PhD

Terri Strodthoff is the founder and executive director of the Alma Center, Inc., a community-based agency in Milwaukee working to break the cycle of violence in families. The Alma Center is a research-based, gender-specific agency providing pioneering trauma-informed healing, education, social services and a positive peer community to support abusive men’s peaceful and lasting transformation. The agency is a recipient of the 2014 Celebrating Solutions Award for innovation in domestic violence prevention, chosen by a panel of leading domestic violence experts from more than 300 national applicants.

Dr. Strodhoff has more than 25 years of experience in the field of domestic violence, including program design and administration, evaluation and direct service delivery. Dr. Strodthoff received her PhD in political science from the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor. She has co-authored articles and is a regular presenter and trainer for national and local audiences.