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WELCOME. . .
to the Family Violence and Injury Lab at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
This page provides information describing the research activities of Dr.
David DiLillo and the students with whom he works.
Family & Relationship Violence Research
Our research team investigates various aspects of family violence, which include issues such as sexual or physical child abuse, incest, intimate partner violence, and marital rape. A particular area of emphasis is on the long-term psychological and interpersonal consequences that may result from experiencing childhood maltreatment. To examine these questions, members of the research team help out in various ways with the Newlywed Project.Click here for the 
ewlywed Project
Unintentional Injury Research
Research also focuses on a second area: unintentional childhood injuries, which share many risk factors with abusive injury and are the leading cause of death for children between the ages of 1 and 19 in the U.S.
Contrary to popular belief, most unintentional injuries are not simply "accidents" that result from random, unpredictable events. Rather, through systematic study, we are finding that many injuries are actually quite predictable and preventable. Ongoing projects explore the causes, consequences, and prevention of childhood injury. Recent studies include an investigation of the relationship between safety equipment use and risk tolerance among children and their parents, and an exploration of recent trends in baby walker use by mothers of young children.
Last updated: 7/17/08; Contact Website Editor