This interview highlights issues in domestic violence and the perspectives of Michael Johnson, a professor at The Pennsylvania State University who is conducting research and teaching courses on domestic violence, women’s studies, and African American studies. He explains the definition of domestic violence, the debate about the gender symmetry of domestic violence, the prevalence of different types of intimate partner violence, the biases of major sources of data on domestic violence that have produced misunderstandings about the role of gender, domestic violence in disadvantaged communities and communities of color, and implications for practice. 4 references.