Rape Aggression Defense
About R.A.D.
Rape Aggression Defense (R.A.D.) Basic Physical Defense classes are offered at no cost to female-identified Georgia Southern students, faculty, and staff.
The Rape Aggression Defense System is a program of realistic self-defense tactics and techniques for women. The R.A.D. System is a comprehensive, women-only course that begins with awareness, prevention, risk reduction and risk avoidance, while progressing on to the basics of hands-on defense training. R.A.D. is not a Martial Arts program. Our courses are taught by nationally-certified R.A.D. instructors and provide each student with a workbook/reference manual. This manual outlines the entire Physical Defense Program for reference and continuous personal growth and is the key to our free lifetime return and practice policy for R.A.D. graduates.
Classes are offered several times a year on the Statesboro & Armstrong campuses.
Certified R.A.D. Trainers
| Instructor | R.A.D. Certifications |
| Lieutenant Charles Bowen | Basic Physical Defense Replicating Adverse Dynamics |
| Corporal Penny Frost | Basic Physical Defense |
| Sergeant Danny Garrigus | Basic Physical Defense Replicating Adverse Dynamics |
| Lauren Patterson, Psy.D. | Basic Physical Defense |
| Investigator/Crime Prevention Officer Haley Shutley | Basic Physical Defense |
| Gemma Skuraton, DrPH, MPH, CHES, LAT, ATC, USAW, CPT, FMS | Basic Physical Defense Replicating Adverse Dynamics |
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Last updated: 2/9/2022
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JED Campus is a nationwide initiative of The Jed Foundation designed to help colleges and universities enhance emotional well-being and mental health promotion efforts, reduce substance abuse, and prevent suicide among students.