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Lucy Huh is a doctoral candidate at Baylor University's Diana R. Garland School of Social Work and a doctoral research fellow at Baylor's Center for Church and Community Impact. Her research focuses on clergy abuse of adults, including Catholic sisters and nuns. She serves on the board of directors at Awake, and has led state-level policy efforts to criminalize clergy sexual exploitation of adults.