Victim Researcher Profile

BIO

Aimee Delaney, Ph.D., earned her Ph.D. from the University of New Hampshire, where she studied under Dr. Murray A. Straus and Dr. Cesar Rebellon. She completed a Master's degree in Criminal Justice, a Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study in Domestic Violence Prevention, and a Bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. Dr. Delaney specializes in the study of violence and victimization, with concentrations in juvenile crime and victimization, child maltreatment, and family violence. Her research focuses on family and community violence, risk factors associated with juvenile crime, risky behaviors among youth, and the victimization of youth. Her work has been published in Criminal Justice Review and Current Perspectives on Family Research. She has made more than 40 research presentations at conferences and professional societies, regularly presenting her research at the American Society of Criminology and the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. As the primary evaluator for a Drug Free Community Grant, she has developed more than five different Youth Risk Behavior Surveys and analyzed data obtained from these surveys. She has written several policy publications and monographs related to work on this Drug Free Community Grant. Prior to working in academia, Dr. Delaney worked for over 10 years in the criminal justice/ social services systems for the State of New Hampshire as a special investigator (institutional abuse and neglect of children/ youth), in child protective services and as the manager of a youth diversion program. Dr. Delaney is trained in forensic interviewing, batterer's intervention, and alterative conflict resolution.

VICTIMIZATION FOCUS

Other Campus Crime, Child Abuse and Sexual Abuse, Child Trafficking and Exploitation, Dating Violence (Teen), Domestic and Family Violence, Drug-Related Victimization, Sexual Abuse or Violence (other than campus sexual assault), Stalking

SPECIAL POPULATIONS

Child victims, Rural victims

RESEARCH EXPERTISE

Community-based participatory research, Data collection, Needs assessment, Program evaluation, Quantitative studies, Training and/or technical assistance

VICTIM RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Data collection, Needs assessment, Program evaluation, Training and/or technical assistance