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198216 https://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.2.N.198216 http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ All Rights Reserved 2024 176 pages Doctoral Dissertation Academic theses Text eng Corea, Mishel Marsh, Josephine Richardson, Carmen White, Julie Arizona State University Partial requirement for: Ed.D., Arizona State University, 2024 Field of study: Leadership and Innovation This qualitative, action research study explored how practitioners’understanding of the academic impacts of sexual violence on female college students transformed. The professional development innovation called SAAIT: Sexual Assault Academic Intervention Training was designed using the theoretical framework of Transformative Learning Theory, Sense of Belonging, and Critical Feminist Theory. The innovation guided participants through stages of transformative learning while they learned about the concepts of identities, biases, assumptions, and a sense of belonging. Findings from the study were threefold: 1.) As participants learned about the concepts of identities, biases, assumptions, and a sense of belonging, they developed empathy for female victims; 2.) As participants went through the stages of transformative belonging, their confidence in supporting victims increased; and 3.) As participants considered recommendations for academically supporting victims, their sense of advocacy grew. This study contributes to the literature in two ways: 1.) by examining the academic impacts that female victims face due to sexual violence, and 2.) utilizing transformative learning theory to build a culture of transformative belonging by leading with empathy, advocacy, and adaptability. Keywords: Sexual violence, critical feminism, transformative learning, adult learners,belonging, female college students, higher education, intersectionality, transformative belonging. Women's Studies Adult Education Higher Education Administration Belonging Critical Feminism Intersectionality of Identities Sexual Violence Transformative Belonging Transformative Learning SAAIT: Sexual Assault Academic Intervention Training