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David Schwebel
Born
Columbus, Ohio, USA
SpouseYikun
Children2
Academic background
EducationBA, Psychology, Yale University
M.A., Clinical Psychology, PhD, Clinical Psychology, 2000, University of Iowa
ThesisRelations between children's temperament, ability estimation, and unintentional injuries (2000)
Academic work
InstitutionsUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham
Main interestsChild Injury Prevention

David Charles Schwebel is an American psychologist.

Early life and education

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Schwebel was raised in Columbus, Ohio, where he attended two independent schools, Columbus Academy and The Wellington School.[1] He completed his Bachelor of Arts degree at Yale University before enrolling at the University of Iowa for his Master's degree and PhD in clinical psychology. In 1999, Schwebel received a Woodrow Wilson Fellowship in Children's Health.[2]

Career

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Upon completing his formal education, Schwebel accepted a faculty position at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB).[3] Throughout his tenure at UAB, he developed and implemented injury prevention techniques for pedestrian safety training in virtual reality environments,[4][5] school playground safety via behavioral strategies targeting teachers,[6] and drowning prevention through lifeguard training at public swimming pools.[7] In 2011, he received a Fulbright Specialist award to work with Chinese scholars to reduce child-mortality rates caused by changing demographics there.[8] He used this award to fund his research into dog bite prevention in rural China and in the United States,[9] and kerosene safety in low-income South Africa neighborhoods.[10]

In 2019, Schwebel was awarded the Distinguished Professional Contributions to Applied Research by the American Psychological Association as a psychologist whose research has "led to important discoveries or developments in the field of applied psychology."[11] During the COVID-19 pandemic, Schwebel received a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) grant to develop and evaluate an interactive website, called ShootSafe, to teach children how to engage safely with firearms to reduce the risk of accidental injuries and deaths from guns.[12]

Personal life

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Schwebel and his wife Yikun have two children together.[13]

References

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  1. ^ "Parent University: David Schwebel". highlandsschool.com. Highlands Schools. 19 October 2015. Archived from the original on May 9, 2019. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  2. ^ "David C. Schwebel". uab.edu. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  3. ^ "DAVID C. SCHWEBEL CV". ua-birmingham.academia.edu. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  4. ^ Frame, Selby (August 9, 2017). "David Schwebel taps virtual reality to keep kids safe". apa.org. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  5. ^ Hoge, Brianna (March 9, 2021). "Research on children's fear of traffic selected for Elsevier Research Selection". uab.edu. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  6. ^ Schwebel, David C. (February 11, 2006). "Safety on the Playground: Mechanisms Through Which Adult Supervision Might Prevent Child Playground Injury". Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings. 13 (2): 135–143. doi:10.1007/s10880-006-9018-7. S2CID 35234422. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  7. ^ Schwebel, David C.; Jones, Heather N.; Holder, Erika; Marciani, Francesca (January 2010). "Lifeguards: A Forgotten Aspect of Drowning Prevention". Journal of Injury and Violence Research. 2 (1): 1–3. doi:10.5249/jivr.v2i1.32. PMC 3134895. PMID 21483192.
  8. ^ Bakken, Jim (June 13, 2011). "Schwebel awarded Fulbright Specialist award". uab.edu. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  9. ^ Shen, Jiabin; Pang, Shulan; Schwebel1, David C. (May 2016). "A Randomized Trial Evaluating Child Dog-Bite Prevention in Rural China through Video-Based Testimonials". Health Psychology. 35 (5): 454–464. doi:10.1037/hea0000273. PMC 4833565. PMID 26523353.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ Schwebel, David C.; Swart, Dehran; Hui, Siu-kuen Azor; Simpson, Jennifer; Hobe, Phumla (September 2009). "Paraffin-related injury in low-income South African communities: knowledge, practice and perceived risk". Bulletin of the World Health Organization. 87 (9): 700–706. doi:10.2471/blt.08.057505 (inactive 5 December 2024). PMC 2739913. PMID 19784450.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of December 2024 (link)
  11. ^ Royal, Meegan (January 17, 2019). "Researcher receives prestigious award for discoveries in applied psychology". uab.edu. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  12. ^ Weir, Kirsten (April 1, 2021). "A thaw in the freeze on federal funding for gun violence and injury prevention research". apa.org. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  13. ^ "UAB Department of Psychology Spring 2014 Newsletter". issuu.com. May 29, 2014. p. 4. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
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