Elyssa Schroeder
Director of Survivor Engagement
Elyssa Schroeder serves as the Director of Survivor Engagement at CenHTRO where she oversees all implementation projects related to the care, research, and support of victims and survivors. She is also a PhD Candidate at the University researching human trafficking, complex trauma, and survivor-driven interventions. She has worked in the anti-gender-based violence movement for 15 years in direct services, policy, and research. Her current work is focused on community-based child labor trafficking survivor services in West Africa. She has been awarded funding for this work from the International Labour Organization and a Fulbright Scholar research grant. Other ways that Elyssa has shown her commitment to gender-based violence survivors include co-developing a health & wellness program with women living in India, increasing capacity in global human trafficking service programs, working as a trauma therapist, creating a Victim Services Department in rural Texas, and serving on the Board of a local anti-trafficking nonprofit in Athens, GA.
