
Early recognition and secondary prevention for family violence (including especially child abuse, intimate partner violence, and elder abuse) depends on emergency clinicians. Our lab studies recognition and care for families dealing with violence. Our focus is making care more effective, fair, safe, and reliable. Key partners include the Kempe Center for the Prevention and Treatment of Child Abuse & Neglect and the Vulnerable Elder Services, Protection, and Advocacy Team (VESPA).
Our work focuses on:
The Lab is the home of CAPNET – an NIH funded national network dedicated to improving the care provided by child abuse pediatricians.

Daniel Lindberg, MD
Emergency Medicine

Lígia Batista
Pediatrics Researcher

Elizabeth Bloemen
Elder Maltreatment Researcher

Antonia Chiesa, MD
Child Abuse Pediatrics Researcher

Joe Grubenhoff, MD
Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Terri Lewis, PhD
Child Maltreatment Researcher

David Mirsky, MD
Pediatric Radiology

Nicholas Stence, MD
Pediatric Radiology

Mengli Xiao, PhD
Statistician