Culturally Informed Rape Responses

Andi Hamilton is a Special Agent with the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) and is also a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. She is currently assigned to the Oklahoma First Responders Wellness Division as a certified Peer Support Leader and EMDR provider. Previously at the OSBI, Hamilton spent almost 3 years in Major Crimes and 12 years in the ICAC (Internet Crimes Against Children) Unit as a Child Abuse Response Team (CART) agent, specializing in child and suspect interviews and child maltreatment investigations. 

Hamilton’s career in Oklahoma began in 1996 as a DHS Child Welfare Specialist. She has conducted almost 2000 forensic interviews on behalf of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, tribal, and state law enforcement agencies as well as child protection personnel in Oklahoma. Hamilton has been qualified as an expert in child sexual abuse dynamics and forensic interviewing in state, federal, and military courts in Oklahoma. She is a co-founder of Oklahoma Interviewing Services, Inc.

Before working for the OSBI, Hamilton saw clients in private practice as a licensed therapist.  As a graduate student, Hamilton provided crisis debriefing and group therapy for April 1995 Oklahoma City bombing survivors.