RESEARCH INTERESTS:

The factors that lead to child and adolescent unintentional injury. Specific risk factors of interest include temperament, overestimation of physical ability, and parent-child relationships. I am also interested in injury prevention. Secondary broad interest areas include temperamental and cognitive development, child clinical psychology, and pediatric psychology.

Director of the UAB Youth Safety Lab which conducts laboratory-based studies of factors that lead to child and adolescent injury. Families interested in participating in research may contact the lab at (205) 934-4068 or uabsafetylab@yahoo.com.

REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS:

Schwebel, D. C., Banaszek, M. M., & McDaniel, M. (in press). Brief report: Behavioral risk factors for youth soccer (football) injury. Journal of Pediatric Psychology.

Schwebel, D. C., & Brezausek, C. M. (in press). The role of context in risk for pediatric injury: Influences from the home and child care environments. Merrill-Palmer Quarterly.

Schwebel, D. C., & Gaines, J. (in press). Pediatric unintentional injury: Behavioral risk factors and implications for prevention. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics.

Schwebel, D. C., Summerlin, A. L., Bounds, M. L., & Morrongiello, B. A. (2006). The Stamp-in-Safety program: A behavioral intervention to reduce behaviors that can lead to unintentional playground injury in a preschool setting. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 31, 152-162.

Schwebel, D. C., & Barton, B. K. (2005). Contributions of multiple risk factors to child injury. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 30, 553-561.

Schwebel, D. C., Brezausek, C. M., Ramey, C. T., & Ramey, S. L. (2005). Injury risk among children of low-income U.S.-born and immigrant parents. Health Psychology, 24, 501-507.


TEACHING INTERESTS:

Fall 2006:
PY 214, Elementary Statistical Methods and Design
PY 325, Clinical Child Psychology