David Schwebel Explained

David Schwebel
Birth Place:Columbus, Ohio, USA
Thesis Title:Relations between children's temperament, ability estimation, and unintentional injuries
Thesis Year:2000
Spouse:Yikun
Children:2
Main Interests:Child Injury Prevention

David Charles Schwebel is an American psychologist.

Early life and education

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

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

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Parent University: David Schwebel . highlandsschool.com . 19 October 2015. Highlands Schools . May 10, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190509155810/https://www.highlandsschool.org/news-detail?pk=810046 . May 9, 2019.
  2. Web site: David C. Schwebel . uab.edu . May 10, 2021.
  3. Web site: DAVID C. SCHWEBEL CV . ua-birmingham.academia.edu . May 10, 2021.
  4. Web site: Frame . Selby . David Schwebel taps virtual reality to keep kids safe . apa.org . May 10, 2021 . August 9, 2017.
  5. Web site: Hoge . Brianna . Research on children's fear of traffic selected for Elsevier Research Selection . uab.edu . May 10, 2021 . March 9, 2021.
  6. Schwebel . David C. . Safety on the Playground: Mechanisms Through Which Adult Supervision Might Prevent Child Playground Injury . Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings . February 11, 2006 . 13 . 2 . 135–143 . 10.1007/s10880-006-9018-7 . 35234422 . May 10, 2021.
  7. Schwebel . David C. . Jones . Heather N. . Holder . Erika . Marciani . Francesca . Lifeguards: A Forgotten Aspect of Drowning Prevention . Journal of Injury and Violence Research . January 2010 . 2 . 1 . 1–3 . 10.5249/jivr.v2i1.32 . 21483192 . 3134895 .
  8. Web site: Bakken . Jim . Schwebel awarded Fulbright Specialist award . uab.edu . May 10, 2021 . June 13, 2011.
  9. Shen . Jiabin . Pang . Shulan . Schwebel1 . David C. . A Randomized Trial Evaluating Child Dog-Bite Prevention in Rural China through Video-Based Testimonials . . May 2016 . 35 . 5 . 454–464 . 10.1037/hea0000273 . 26523353 . 4833565 . free .
  10. Schwebel . David C. . Swart . Dehran . Hui . Siu-kuen Azor . Simpson . Jennifer . Hobe . Phumla . Paraffin-related injury in low-income South African communities: knowledge, practice and perceived risk . Bulletin of the World Health Organization . September 2009 . 87 . 9 . 700–706 . 10.2471/blt.08.057505 . 19784450 . 2739913 . free .
  11. Web site: Royal. Meegan . Researcher receives prestigious award for discoveries in applied psychology . uab.edu . May 10, 2021 . January 17, 2019.
  12. Web site: Weir . Kirsten . A thaw in the freeze on federal funding for gun violence and injury prevention research . apa.org . May 10, 2021 . April 1, 2021.
  13. Web site: UAB Department of Psychology Spring 2014 Newsletter . issuu.com . May 10, 2021 . 4 . May 29, 2014.

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