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Janet Saul, PhD
Chief Center for Disease Control & Prevention
D3 CDC’S INITIATIVES TO PREVENT SHAKEN BABY SYNDROME M2 c) PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE CDC CHILD MALTREATMENT RESEARCH
Janet Saul has been a research psychologist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for 18 years. During the first 13 years, she worked in the Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention focusing on the evaluation of prevention programs for at-risk women. In 2001, Janet moved to the Division of Violence Prevention where she is currently the Chief of the Prevention Development and Evaluation Branch. The mission of this branch involves developing and testing violence prevention strategies. The work of the branch involves formative research to inform the development of prevention strategies, efficacy and effectiveness trials, and meta analyses to summarize the literature on effective prevention strategies. Current projects span several violence prevention topics including child maltreatment, youth violence, suicide, intimate partner violence, and sexual violence. Janet’s doctoral studies were in community psychology, a field that emphasizes participatory research, evaluation, and program planning. In addition to her work at CDC and her formal training, Janet’s perspective is influenced by her previous experiences working and volunteering in community-based organizations, including a parents anonymous chapter, a tutoring program, a domestic violence shelter, a faith-based youth program, and a reproductive health center.
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