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Dr. David Hansen received his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Mississippi in 1985. Dr. Hansen is a Professor of Psychology and Director of the Law-Psychology Program at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He is a licensed clinical psychologist in the State of Nebraska. Prior to coming to UNL in 1992, Dr. Hansen was a faculty member in the Department of Psychology at West Virginia University, where he directed a clinical research and treatment program for physically abusive and neglectful families. At UNL, Dr. Hansen directs Family Interaction Skills Clinic and Project SAFE (a clinical research and treatment program for sexually abused children and their families) through the Psychological Consultation Center.
Dr. Hansen has published extensively on maltreatment, clinical assessment and intervention, child and adolescent social competence and adjustment, among other topics. He has published more than 130 articles and chapters, one coauthored book, and three edited books. Dr. Hansen has held a variety of editorial positions, including as Senior Editor of Education and Treatment of Children and Associate Editor for the Behavior Therapist. He has served on several Editorial Boards for multiple journals, including Aggression and Violent Behavior, Clinical Case Studies, Clinical Psychology Review, and Journal of Family Violence. Dr. Hansen is a Fellow in the American Psychological Association and the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. See Dr. Hansen's vita here. Link to Vita
Dr. Mary Fran Flood received her M.S.W. from the University of Nebraska-Omaha in 1981 and her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1998. Dr. Flood worked in community, health care, and education settings focusing on child maltreatment prevention/treatment and child social, emotional and behavioral development.
At the University, Dr. Flood was Director of the UNL Psychological Consultation Center (PCC) from 1999 to 2015 and Co-Director of the Family Interaction Skills Clinic (FISC) from 1999 until her retirement in 2024. As part of FISC, she developed a research and training program with the local Head Start program that provided early childhood mental health services to children and their families and training for clinical psychology graduate students and Head Start staff. The UNL-Head Start project generated research on community-based child and family intervention. Dr. Flood collaborated with Project SAFE (a clinical research and treatment program for sexually abused children and their families) and supervised the work of clinical psychology graduate students at the PCC and in community settings. Dr. Flood's primary interests are child maltreatment prevention and treatment, psychological assessment for young children and their families, and graduate and professional education. She has published research articles and chapters on child protection, school-based services, and ecological and policy issues affecting children and families. See Dr. Flood's vita here. Link to vita