Sadie K. Goddard-Durant is an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Sociology at Brock University and the Director of Knowledge Mobilization and Research at Luke’s Place, an NGO which provides family law support to women and children after they leave an abusive relationship. Sadie provides strategic guidance and oversight of the delivery of Luke’s Place innovative knowledge mobilization and research programs in Ontario and where applicable, in Canada reflective of their status as a Centre of Excellence.