Child Maltreatment Fatality/Child Welfare System

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• Douglas, E., Gushwa, M., Hernandez, A., & Ammerman, M. (2024). US child welfare Practice during the COVID pandemic: An Exploratory study of working conditions, practice experiences, and concerns. Journal of Public Child Welfare, 18(3), 580–606. https://doi.org/10.1080/15548732.2023.222542

• Lee, K. A., & Douglas, E. M. (2021). An exploratory study of the prosecution of fatal child maltreatment: Criminal charges filed against presumed perpetrators in the United States in 2017. Violence and Victims, 36(5), 638–650. https://doi.org/10.1891/VV-D-19-00191

• Douglas, E.M., Ammerman, M.M., Thompson, L.S., Burner, H. (2021). Who calls the National Safe Haven Alliance Hotline? Evaluating one element of policy implementation. J of Pol Practice & Research 2, 270–284. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42972-021-00039-w

• Douglas, E. M., & Lee, K. A. (2020). Challenges in determining child maltreatment fatalities: What do we really know? Child Abuse Review, 29(6), 505–517. https://doi.org/10.1002/car.2642

• Douglas, E. M., & Gushwa, M. K. (2020). An exploratory analysis of seven child welfare workers who confused SIDS with child maltreatment fatalities: A brief research report. Journal of Social Service Research, 46(2), 236–240. https://doi.org/10.1080/01488376.2018.1542374

• Douglas, E. M., & Gushwa, M. K. (2019). Child welfare workers’ knowledge of risk factors for child maltreatment fatalities: a second multi-state assessment. Journal of Public Child Welfare, 3(14), 296–319. https://doi.org/10.1080/15548732.2019.1612816

• Straus, M. A., & Douglas, E. M. (2019). Concordance between parents in perpetration of child mistreatment : How often is it by father-only, mother-only, or by both and what difference does it make? Trauma, Violence & Abuse, 20(3), 416–427.

• Douglas, E. M., & Gushwa, M. K. (2019). Child welfare workers’ knowledge of risk factors for child maltreatment fatalities: a second multi-state assessment. Journal of Public Child Welfare, 3(14), 296–319. https://doi.org/10.1080/15548732.2019.1612816

• Douglas, Emily & Lee, Kerry. (2019). The perpetration of fatal child maltreatment: It’s the men who are bad, right?. 10.1108/S1537-466120190000025003. 

• Douglas, E.M, Ahola, S.B., & Proulx, M.L. (2017). An exploratory analysis of the notable activities of U.S. child death review teams. Death Studies, doi: 10.1080/07481187.2017.1334015 

• Douglas, E. M. (2015). Using theory to examine fatal child maltreatment among a sample of children known to child protective services. Journal of Public Child Welfare, 9(3): 217-235.

• Douglas, E. M. (2016). Testing if social services prevent fatal child maltreatment among a sample of children previously known to child protective services. Child Maltreatment, 21(3): 239-249.

• Douglas, E. M., Mohn, B. L., & Gushwa, M. (2014). The presence of maltreatment fatality-related content in pre-service child welfare training curricula: A brief report of 20 states. Child & Adolescent Social Work Journal, 32(3), 213-218, doi: 0.1007/s10560-014-0369-x

• Douglas, E. M., & Vanderminden, J. (2014). A longitudinal, multilevel analysis of homicide against children aged 0–9 years using state-level characteristics: 1979–2007. Violence & Victims, 29(5), 757-770.

• Douglas, E. M. (2014). A comparison of child fatalities by physical abuse versus neglect: Child, family, service, and worker characteristics. Journal of Social Service Research, 40(3): 259-273.

• Douglas, E. M. and B. L. Mohn (2014). Fatal and non-fatal child maltreatment in the US: An analysis of child, caregiver, and service utilization with the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data Set. Child Abuse & Neglect, 38(1): 42-51.

• Douglas, E. M. & Serino, P. J. (2013). The extent of evidence-based information about child maltreatment fatalities in social science textbooks. Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work, 10(5), 447-454. doi: 10.1080/15433714.2012.759839

• Douglas, E. M. (2013). Symptoms of posttraumatic stress among child welfare workers who experience a maltreatment fatality on their caseload. Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work, 10(4), 373-387. doi: 10.1080/15433714.2012.664058

• Douglas, E. M. (2013). Case, service and family characteristics of households that experience a child maltreatment fatality in the United States. Child Abuse Review, 22(5), 311-326, doi: 10.1002/car.2236

• Douglas, E. M. (2012). Child welfare workers' training, knowledge, and practice concerns regarding child maltreatment fatalities: An exploratory, multi-state analysis. Journal of Public Child Welfare, 6(5), 659-677. doi: 10.1080/15548732.2012.723975

• Douglas, E. M. (2012). Child welfare workers who experience the death of a child client. Administration in Social Work, 37(1), 59-72. doi: 10.1080/03643107.2012.654903

• Douglas, E. M., & McCarthy, S. C. (2011). Child fatality review teams: A content analysis of social policy. Child Welfare, 90(3), 91-110.

• Douglas, E.M. (2009). Media coverage of agency-related child maltreatment fatalities: Does it result in state legislative change intended to prevent future fatalities? Journal of Policy Practice, 8 (3), 224-239.

• Douglas, E.M. & Cunningham, J.M. (2008). Recommendations from child fatality review teams: Results of a U.S. Nationwide Exploratory Study Concerning Maltreatment Fatalities. Child Abuse Review, 17(5), 331-351.

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Partner Violence, Help-seeking, and Children

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• Douglas, E.M., Celi, E.M., Lysova, A., Dixon, L., & Hines, D.A. (2025-early release). Male abuse survivors on outreach and public education: Research from Australia, Canada, England, and USA. Partner Abuse.

• Hines, D. A., Lysova, A., & Douglas, E. M. (2025). Male victims’ experiences with seeking help from domestic violence agencies over time and across western English-speaking countries. Journal of Men's Health, 21(7), 14-28. https://doi.org/10.22514/jomh.2025.092

• Hines, D. A., & Douglas, E. M. (2022). Male victims of female-perpetrated intimate partner violence: History, controversy, and the current state of research. In Handbook of interpersonal violence and abuse across the lifespan: A project of the National Partnership to End Interpersonal Violence Across the Lifespan (NPEIV). (pp. 3247–3265). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-89999-2_28

• Dixon, L., Treharne, G. J., Celi, E. M., Hines, D. A., Lysova, A. V., & Douglas, E. M. (2022). Examining men’s experiences of abuse from a female intimate partner in four English-speaking countries. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 37(3–4), 1311–1337. https://doi.org/10.1177/088626052092234

• Lysova, A., Hanson, K., Dixon, L., Douglas, E. M., Hines, D. A., & Celi, E. M. (2022). Internal and external barriers to help seeking: Voices of men who experienced abuse in the intimate relationships. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 66(5), 538–559. https://doi.org/10.1177/0306624X20919710

• Douglas, E. M., Hines, D. A., Dixon, L., Celi, E. M., & Lysova, A. V. (2021). Using technology to conduct focus groups with a hard-to-reach population: A methodological approach concerning male victims of partner abuse in four English-speaking Countries. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 36(9–10), NP5257-NP5280. https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260518799459

• Bates, E. A., & Douglas, E. M. (2020). Services for domestic violence victims in the United Kingdom and United States: Where are we today? Partner Abuse, 11(3), 350–382. https://doi.org/10.1891/PA-2020-001

• Hines, D. A., Straus, M. A., & Douglas, E. M. (2020). Using dyadic concordance types to understand frequency of intimate partner violence. Partner Abuse, 11(1), 76–97. https://doi.org/10.1891/1946-6560.11.1.76

• Hines, D. A., & Douglas, E. M. (2019). An empirical test of Johnson’s typology of intimate partner violence in two samples of men. Partner Abuse, 10(2), 180–198. https://doi.org/10.1891/1946-6560.10.2.180

• Hines, D. A., & Douglas, E. M. (2018). Influence of intimate terrorism, situational couple violence, and mutual violent control on male victims. Psychology of Men & Masculinity, 19(4), 612–623. https://doi.org/10.1037/men0000142

• Douglas, E. M., Hines, D. A., Dixon, L., Celi, E. M., & Lysova, A. V. (2018). Using technology to conduct focus groups with a hard-to-reach population: A methodological approach concerning male victims of partner abuse in four English-speaking countries. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, "Online First"(In Press). doi: 10.1177/0886260518799459

• Straus, M. A., & Douglas, E. M. (2017). Eight new developments, uses, and clarifications of the Conflict Tactics Scales. Journal of Family Issues, 38(14), 1953-1973. doi: 10.1177/0192513X17729720

• Douglas, E.M. (2017). A brief tribute to Murray A. Straus. Journal of Family Issues, 38(14), 1951-1952. doi: 10.1177/0192513X17728192 

• Douglas, E. M. (2016). A tribute to Murray A. Straus. Journal of Family Violence, 1-4. doi: 10.1007/s10896-016-9891-2

• Douglas, E. M., & Hines, D. A. (2016). Children whose fathers seek help for partner violence victimization: Descriptive characteristics and their behavioral health as compared to a population-based sample. Violence and Victims, 31(2), 251-273. doi: 10.1891/0886-6708.VV-D-14-00115

• Douglas, E. M. & Hines, D. A. (2015). Children’s exposure to partner violence in homes where men seek help for partner violence victimization. Journal of Family Violence, 31(4): 515-525. doi: 10.1007/s10896-015-9783-x.

• Berger, J. L., Douglas, E. M., & Hines, D. A. (2015). The mental health of male victims and their children affected by legal and administrative partner aggression. Aggressive Behavior, 42(4):346-61. doi: 10.1002/ab.21630

• Hines, D. A., Douglas, E. M., & Berger, J. L. (2015). A self-report measure of legal and administrative aggression within intimate relationships. Aggressive Behavior, 41(4), 295-309. doi: 10.1002/ab.21540

• Hines, D. A., & Douglas, E. M. (2015). Health problems of partner violence victims. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 48(2), 136-144. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2014.08.022

• Hines, D. A. and Douglas, E.M. (2014). Sexual aggression experiences among male victims of physical partner violence: prevalence, severity, and health correlates for male victims and their children. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 45(5): 1133-1151.

• Douglas, E. M., et al. (2014). Does a social work degree predict practice orientation? Measuring strengths-based practice among child welfare workers with the Strengths-Based Practices Inventory–Provider Version. Journal of Social Work Education, 50(2): 219-233.

• Douglas, E.M., Hines, D.A., & McCarthy, S.C. (2012). Men who sustain violence from their female partners: Predictors of where they seek help and how they rate those resources—implications for social service providers and first responders. Violence & Victims, 27(6), 871-894.

• Douglas, E. M., & Hines, D. A. (2011). The reported availability of U.S. domestic violence services to victims who vary by immigration status, primary language, and disability Partner Abuse, 2(4), 427-451.

• Hines, D.A. & Douglas, E.M. (2011). Alcohol and substance abuse in men who sustain intimate partner violence. Aggressive Behavior, 38(1), 31-46.

• Douglas, E.M. & Hines, D.A. (2011). Men who sustain partner violence and seek help: An overlooked population and implications for practice. Journal of Family Violence, 26(6), 473-485.

• Douglas, E.M. & McCarthy, S.C. (2011). Child maltreatment fatalities: Predictors of rates and the efficacy of child welfare policy. Journal of Policy Practice 10(2), 128-143.

• Hines, D.A. & Douglas, E.M. (2011). Understanding the use of violence among men who sustain intimate terrorism. Partner Abuse, 2(3), 259-283.

• Hines, D.A. & Douglas, E.M. (2011). Symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder in men who sustain intimate partner violence: A study of helpseeking and community samples. Psychology of Men & Masculinity, 12(2), 112-127.

• Hines, D.A. & Douglas, E.M. (2011). The reported availability of U.S. domestic violence services to victims who vary by age, sexual orientation, and gender. Partner Abuse, 2(1), 3-30.

• Hines, D.A.  Douglas, E.M. (2010). A closer look at men who sustain intimate terrorism by women. Partner Abuse, 1(3), 286-313.

• Hines, D.A. & Douglas, E.M. (2010). Intimate terrorism by women towards men: Does it exist and what does it look like? Journal of Aggression, Conflict, and Peace Research.

• Hines, D.A., Douglas, E.M., & Mahmood, S. (2010). The effects of survey administration on disclosure rates to sensitive items among a sample of men: A comparison of an internet panel sample with a RDD telephone sample. Computers and Human Behavior.

• Hines, D.A. & Douglas, E.M. (2009). Women's use of partner violence against men: Prevalence, theories, and consequences. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment, and Trauma, 18 (1-2)

• Lysova, A. & Douglas, E.M. (2008). Violence against dating partners by male and female Russian university students. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 3 (11).

• Straus, M.A. & Douglas, E.M. (2004). Preliminary psychometric data for a short form of the revised conflict tactics scales and typologies for severity and mutuality.  Violence & Victims, 19(5), 507-520.

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Corporal Punishment 

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• Proulx, M. L., Douglas, , Emily M., & Straus, M. A. (2018). Testing the link between dyadic concordance in corporal punishment, positive parenting, and crime in an international sample of young adults. International Journal of Law, Policy and the Family, 32(3), 259–280. https://doi.org/10.1093/lawfam/eby01

• Straus, M.A. & Douglas, E.M. (2017). Concordance between parents in perpetration of child mistreatment: How often is it by father-only, mother-only, or by both and what difference does it make?  Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, doi: 10.1177/1524838017717742

• Douglas, E.M. (2006). Violence socialization in the family and its impact on attitudes about corporal punishment: An international perspective. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 76 (1), 23-30.

• Douglas, E.M. & Straus, M.A. (2006). Corporal punishment and its effects on dating violence in 19 countries. European Journal of Criminology, 3 (3), 293-318.

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​Divorced/Disrupted Families

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• Douglas, E.M. (2005). Fathering in northern New England: Levels of father involvement in Maine and New Hampshire.   Journal of Divorce & Remarriage, 43(1/2), 29-45.

• Douglas, E.M. (2004). The effectiveness of a divorce education program on father involvement.  Journal of Divorce & Remarriage, 40(1/2), 91-101 .

• Douglas, E.M. (2003).  The impact of a presumption for joint legal custody on father involvement.  Journal of Divorce & Remarriage, 39(1/2), 1-10.

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Other Topics

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• Cook, W. & Douglas, E.M. (1998). The looking-glass self in family context: A social relations analysis.  Journal of Family Psychology, 12 (3), 299-309.

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