Rona M. Fields has been a faculty member and a research fellow at George Washington University, Howard University, and George Mason University, as well as additional universities abroad. She is a Past President of the District of Columbia Psychological Association and a fellow of the American Psychological Association. Her books include Martyrdom: The Psychology, Theology, and Politics of Self-Sacrifice, Against Violence Against Women: The Case for Gender as a Protected Class, and Northern Ireland: Society Under Siege.