Holly Rosen, LMSW

Holly Rosen is currently a board member for the Battering Intervention Services Coalition of Michigan. She is a Trauma and Victimization Expert that currently provides consultation and expert or opinion witness testimony in Michigan for prosecution and defense cases, related to domestic violence or sexual assault victims being abused; hurting or killing an abuser; being charged with crimes related to victim disclosures that are not believed; or taking part in or covering up crimes due to abuse or acting under duress. Ms. Rosen retired from Michigan State University in February 2024 after a 43-year career working in two survivor programs, from 1981-2024. She was the director of MSU Safe Place, a domestic violence survivor shelter and support program on the campus of Michigan State University, for 30 years, from 1994-2024. Prior to that she worked for 13 years at End Violent Encounters (EVE, Inc.), a domestic violence program in Lansing, Michigan.

Ms. Rosen obtained her master’s degree in social work at Michigan State University in 1987 and is a Licensed Social Worker (LMSW). She has taught classes on child abuse, social work, trauma, and sexual assault and domestic violence at Lansing Community College and Michigan State University. Prior to retirement she was actively involved in the Capitol Area Domestic and Sexual Violence Coordinating Council for 30 years and was a board member in the past for the Michigan Coalition to End Domestic Violence. Ms. Rosen has facilitated local, statewide, and national trainings at conferences and trainings that are attended by service providers and professionals and has been faculty for the Prosecuting Attorney’s Association of Michigan (PAAM) and the Michigan Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence (MCEDSV). From 2018-2024 Ms. Rosen sat on the Relationship Violence and Sexual Misconduct Expert Advisory Workgroup, along with other researchers and service providers, offering leadership and expertise to the MSU President and campus community.

To reach Ms. Rosen to inquire about her availability to assist in providing expert witness testimony for defense or prosecution cases in Michigan, email her at rosen2@msu.edu.