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Amy Damashek

Assistant Professor 3528 Wood Hall (269) 387-4920

Dr. Amy Damashek is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology. Dr. Damashek received her Ph.D. from University of Missouri-Columbia in 2007 and completed her internship and post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Center on Child Abuse & Neglect.  Dr. Damashek teaches courses in abnormal child psychology, lifespan development, child behavior therapy, and psychological assessment. Her  research interests are in the area of unintentional childhood injury and child maltreatment. Dr. Damashek’s recent research has focused on the role of caregiver supervision in children’s unintentional injuries, particularly among low-income families.  Dr. Damashek is also interested in cultural differences among parents with regard to their safety beliefs and child injury prevention practices. In addition, Dr. Damashek has conducted research on factors related to client engagement in home-based services to prevent child neglect (i.e., SafeCare) and is interested in implementing evidence-based child maltreatment interventions and prevention programs in the state of Michigan. Clinically, Dr. Damashek is well-versed in evidence-based psychotherapies for child and adolescent behavior problems, treatment of inappropriate youth sexual behaviors, and treatment of child PTSD.

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