David Schwebel, Ph.D., professor of psychology
• Director, UAB Youth Safety Lab
• Conducts laboratory-based studies of factors that lead to unintentional child injuries, including temperament, parent-child relations and overestimation of physical abilities
• Developed the Stamp-in-Safety Program, a behavioral intervention that reduces the number of playground injuries in a pre-school setting
• Developing a virtual reality program that teaches young children to cross the street safely; project is conducted through the UAB Injury Control Research Center and funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Federal Highway Administration
Video interview:
Selected media appearances:
(New York Times) When talking on the phone may endanger a child
(Science Daily) Cell phones dangerous for child pedestrians, study finds
