New York University · Social ScienceChild Safety Education Initiative
Katelyn Guastaferro · New York, New York
Research Focus
Katelyn Guastaferro's lab focuses on equipping parents with the skills and knowledge needed to prevent child sexual abuse (CSA). They have developed a program called Smart Parents Safe and Healthy Kids, which adds important prevention concepts to existing parent education programs. Their research aims to understand how these programs can effectively be implemented to improve community safety and reduce CSA rates, making a significant public health impact.
child sexual abuse preventionparent educationpublic healthcommunity interventionCSA protective behaviors
Research Aims
3AIM 01Develop and evaluate the effectiveness of the Smart Parents program in increasing parent's awareness of CSA-related issues.
AIM 02Measure the long-term retention of CSA protective behaviors among parents receiving training.
AIM 03Identify implementation factors that may enhance or hinder the adoption of the Smart Parents program across different communities.
Skills the Lab Values
parent education program developmentclinical trial methodologyfocus group facilitationcost analysis in public healthdata collection and analysis
Output against the department
Publications17bottom 6% of dept.71st of 77
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Citations80bottom 5% of dept.73rd of 77
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