by Nesreen Khashan

Since Jan Millsapps couldn't single-handedly transform how the media covers domestic violence issues, she decided that the next best thing would be to use the tools of the media to create her own coverage.

Millsapps, the chair of SF State's cinema department, is the producer of "Episodes," an interactive CD-ROM that portrays survivors of domestic violence, offers advice to victims and their friends, and explains the dynamics of the violence.