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Dean G. Kilpatrick, Ph.D.. - Director 
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Dean G. Kilpatrick, Ph.D. is a Distinguished University Professor of Clinical Psychology and Director of the National Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, SC.  His primary research interests include measuring the prevalence of rape, other violent crimes, and other types of potentially traumatic events as well as assessing the mental health impact of such events.  Dr. Kilpatrick and his colleagues at the NCVC have conducted several extramurally funded studies investigating these topics using national household probability samples of adults and adolescents.  His research has been funded by a variety of federal agencies including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institute of Mental Health, national Institute on Drug abuse, the National Institute of Child Health and Development, and the National Institute of Justice.  He has over 150 peer reviewed publications, over 60 book chapters and monographs, and over 450 presentations at scientific and professional meetings.  Dr. Kilpatrick was a member of two Institute of Medicine Committees: the Committee on Incorporating Research into Psychiatry Residency Training and the Committee on Veterans Compensation for Posttraumatic stress Disorder.   He has served the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies as a Board Member (1994-1997), Editor of the Journal of Traumatic Stress (1998-2005), and as President-Elect and President.  He is now Immediate Past President.  Dr. Kilpatrick has provided invited testimony on the topics of rape, sexual harassment, and compensation for PTSD to committees of the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate. He was recently awarded (2007) the Allied Profession Award for promoting crime victims' rights, services, and needs in the mental health field by the Congressional Victim's Rights Caucus.

Research interests: epidemiological approaches towards understanding the scope and mental health impact of potentially traumatic events, including natural disaster, terrorism, and violent crime; gene * environment interaction models attempting to understand risk and resilience for PTSD and depression following exposure to potentially traumatic events; using research findings to improve clinical practice and public policy

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Select Publications:

• Acierno, R., Lawyer, S. & Kilpatrick, D.G. (in press). treatment seeking among older and younger adults in terms of victimization status and psychopathology. International Perspectives in Victimology.
• Waldrop, A.E., Hanson, R.F., Resnick, H.S., Kilpatrick, D.G., Naugle, A.E., & Saunders, B.E. (in press). Risk Factors for Suicidal Behavior Among A National Sample of Adolescents: Implications for Prevention. Journal of Traumatic Stress.
• Kilpatrick, D.G., Koenen, K., Ruggiero, K.J., Acierno, R., Galea, S., Resnick, H.S., Roitzsch, J., Boyle, J., & Gelernter, J. (in press). Serotonin transporter gene and social moderate PTSD and depression in hurricane-exposed adults. American Journal of Psychiatry.
• Resnick, H., Acierno, R., Waldrop, A.E., King, L., King, D., Danielson, C., Ruggiero, K.J., & Kilpatrick, D. (in press). Randomized Controlled Evaluation of an Early Intervention to Prevent Post-Rape Psychopathology. Behaviour Research and Therapy.
• Resnick, H.S., Acierno, R., Amstadter, A.B., Self-Brown, S., & Kilpatrick, D.G. (in press). An acute post-sexual assault intervention to prevent drug abuse: Updated findings. Addictive Behaviors.
• Acierno, R., Ruggiero, K., Galea, S. Resnick, H., Koenen, K., Roitzsch, J., de Arellano, M., Boyle, J., & Kilpatrick, D. (in press). Psychological Sequelae of the 2004 Florida Hurricanes: Implications for Post-Disaster Intervention. American Journal of Public Health.
• Kilpatrick, D.G., Stasiewicz, P.R., Roffman, R.A., Bucuvalas, M. & Galea, S. (in press). Internet-based intervention for mental health and substance use problems in disaster-affected populations: A pilot feasibility study. Behavior Therapy.
• Kilpatrick, D.G., Amstadter, A. B., Resnick, H.S., & Ruggiero, K.J. (June, 2007). Rape-related PTSD: Issues and Interventions. Psychiatric Times, pp. 50-58.
• Kilpatrick, D.G. (2007). Confounding the Critics: The Dohrenwend and Colleagues Reexamination of the National Vietnam Veteran Readjustment Study. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 20(4), 487-493.
• Broman-Fulks, J.J., Ruggiero, K.J., Hanson, R.F., Smith, D.W., Resnick, H.S., Kilpatrick, D.G., & Saunders, B.E. (2007). Disclosure of sexual assault in relation to adolescent mental health: Results from the National Survey of Adolescents. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 36, 260-266.

Select Presentations:

• Kilpatrick, D. (2008, March). Rape in America 15 Years Later. Paper presented at the 28th Annual Conference of the Anxiety Disorders Association of America, Savannah, GA.
• Kilpatrick, D. & Best, C. (2007, September). Mental Health Aspects of Military Sexual Trauma. All day training presented at the Charleston Airforce Base, Charleston, SC.
• Kilpatrick, D. (2007, September). Meeting the Mental Health Needs of Crime Victims. Workshop presented at the 2007 Victims of Crime Act National Training Conference, Williamsburg, VA.
• Kilpatrick, D. (2007, September). Rape in America 15 Years Later. Presented at the 2007 Victims of Crime Act National Training Conference, Williamsburg, VA.
• Kilpatrick, D. (2007, August). Meeting the Mental Health Needs of Communities Following Disasters and Terrorism. Presented at the Mental Health Disaster Response Conference, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC.
• Kilpatrick, D. (2007, July). Traumatic Stress, PTSD, and Substance Use Disorders Among U.S. Adolescents, Young Adults, and Adult Women. Workshop presented at the National Institute of Mental Health Alliance for Research Progress Meeting, Bethesda, MD.
• Kilpatrick, D. (2007, July). Findings from the National Study of Drug Facilitated, Incapacitated, and Forcible Rape Project. Presented at the National Institute of Justice Conference, Washington, DC.
• Kilpatrick, D. (2007, April). Complex Patterns of Exposure to Interpersonal Violence and Comorbid Mental Disorders among Adolescents and Young Adults. Presented at the 17th Annual Kent State Psychology Forum, Kent State University, Applied Psychology Center, Kent, OH.
• Kilpatrick, D. (2006, Nov.). Integrating Science and Practice in Treatment of Complicated Trauma Cases: What to do when the evidence base isn't perfect. Presented at the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies 22nd Annual Meeting, Hollywood, CA.
• Kilpatrick, D. (2006, Nov.).  Confounding the Critics: The Dohrenwend and et. al. (2006) Reexamination of the National Vietnam Veteran Readjustment Study (NVVRS). Presented at the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies 22nd Annual Meeting, Hollywood, CA.
• Kilpatrick, D. (2006, October). Violent Victimization Among Adolescents: Assessment and Treatment Approaches. Workshop presented at the 114th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA.

Curriculum Vitae  (2007)   (Requires Adobe® Reader to view)

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