Andres Villaveces (0000-0002-3725-2741)

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A physician and epidemiologist with over 30 years of experience in global health. He currently works at CDC as Senior Scientist, at the Field Epidemiology and Prevention Branch leading the implementation of the Violence Against Children and Youth Surveys (VACS) globally. He is also member of the Global Reference Group on Children Affected by COVID-19: Joint Estimates and Action. He earned a medical degree at the Universidad del Bosque, Bogota, Colombia (1991), an MPH from Emory University (1996) Atlanta GA, and a PhD in epidemiology (2000) from the University of Washington, Seattle WA. He has worked at the World Bank, RAND Corporation, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the Geneva Cantonal Hospital, and the World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland. His work on injury prevention and control includes research on adverse childhood experiences, violence against children, women, and youth, alcohol abuse and injuries, transportation safety, burn-related injuries, and occupational injuries. He has written several peer-reviewed publications, book chapters, and policy documents addressing injuries and global health issues, epidemiological surveillance, and data to policy implementation.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Washington, DC, US

2017-01-13 to present | Senior Scientist (Dividion of Violence Prevention)

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Andres Villaveces

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Washington, DC, US

World Bank: Washington D.C., District of Columbia, US

RAND Corporation: Arlington, VA, US

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: Chapel Hill, NC, US

Hôpital cantonal de Genève: Genève, GE, CH

Transport Research Laboratory (United Kingdom): Kampala, UG

World Health Organization: Genève, GE, CH

Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center: Seattle, Washington, US

Universidad El Bosque: Bogota, DC, CO

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University of Washington: Seattle, WA, US

Emory University: Atlanta, GA, US

Universidad El Bosque: Bogota, CO

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ISPCAN: Baltimore, MD, US

Independent Council for Road Safety International (ICoRSI): New Dehli, IN

US Transportation Research Board (TRB), Subcommittee on Health and Transportation (ADD50-01) (TRB): Washington D.C., US

International Epidemiological Association: Alexandria, Alexandria, EG

International Council on Alcohol, Drugs, and Traffic Safety (ICADTS): Lafayette, US

Society for the Advancement of Violence and Injury Research (SAVIR): Dayton, US

Society for Epidemiologic Research: Clearfield, UT, US

American College of Epidemiology (ACE): Albany, US

Road Traffic Injuries Research Network (RTIRN): Kampala, UG

American Public Health Association (APHA): Washington D.C., US

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The built environment and pedestrian injuries in Colombia

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Orphanhood and caregiver death among children in the United States by all-cause mortality, 2000–2021

Regional and national estimates of children affected by all-cause and COVID-19-associated orphanhood and caregiver death in Brazil, by age and family circumstance

Path Analysis of Adverse Childhood Experiences, Early Marriage, Early Pregnancy, and Exposure to Intimate Partner Violence Among Young Women in Honduras

The association between youth violence and mental health outcomes in Colombia: A cross sectional analysis

Excess Child Mortality Associated With Colombia’s Armed Conflict, 1998-2019

COVID-19 Pandemic Impact on United States Intimate Partner Violence Organizations: Administrator Perspectives

Associations between conflict violence, community violence, and household violence exposures among females in Colombia

Violence Exposure Among Adolescent Boys and Young Men in Colombia With a Lifetime History of Transactional Sex

Orphanhood and Caregiver Loss Among Children Based on New Global Excess COVID-19 Death Estimates

Association between violence and mental distress, self-harm and suicidal ideation and attempts among young people in Malawi

The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Needs and Lived Experiences of Intimate Partner Violence Survivors in the United States: Advocate Perspectives

Adverse Childhood Experiences During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Associations with Poor Mental Health and Suicidal Behaviors Among High School Students — Adolescent Behaviors and Experiences Survey, United States, January–June 2021

Experiences of participation in a population‐based survey on violence: Emotional discomfort, disclosure concerns, and the perceived value of participation among adolescents and young adults

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on child protective services caseworkers and administrators

The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Intimate Partner Violence Advocates and Agencies

Love in the Time of War: Identifying Neighborhood-level Predictors of Intimate Partner Violence from a Longitudinal Study in Refugee-hosting Communities

Global, regional, and national minimum estimates of children affected by COVID-19-associated orphanhood and caregiver death, by age and family circumstance up to Oct 31, 2021: an updated modelling study

Associations between adverse childhood experiences and contraceptive use among young adults in Honduras

Predicting adolescent boys’ and young men’s perpetration of youth violence in Colombia

Self-harming behavior in relation to exposure to inter-personal violence among youth and young adults in Colombia

Violence against children: multifaceted approaches to a complex problem

COVID-19–Associated Orphanhood and Caregiver Death in the United States

Global minimum estimates of children affected by COVID-19-associated orphanhood and deaths of caregivers: a modelling study

Prevalence of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and associated health risks and risk behaviors among young women and men in Honduras

Transport modes and road traffic mortality in the Americas: Deaths among pedestrian and motorcycle users through the lifespan

Coerced and forced sexual initiation and its association with negative health outcomes among youth: Results from the Nigeria, Uganda, and Zambia Violence Against Children Surveys.

Sampling design and methodology of the Violence Against Children and Youth Surveys.

Urban street structure and traffic safety.

Effect of Maryland's 2011 Alcohol Sales Tax Increase on Alcohol-Positive Driving.

The Authors Reply.

What Do We Know About the Association Between Firearm Legislation and Firearm-Related Injuries?

Gun violence, disability and recovery.

Spatiotemporal approaches to analyzing pedestrian fatalities: the case of Cali, Colombia.

Process evaluation of software using the international classification of external causes of injuries for collecting burn injury data at burn centers in the United States.

Causes of Injuries Treated in the Emergency Department, 2010: Statistical Brief #156

Trends in fatal motorcycle injuries in the Americas, 1998-2010.

Methodological proposal for implementing an intervention to prevent pedestrian injuries, a multidisciplinary approach: the case of Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico.

Attitudes & effectiveness of professional programs for primary prevention of violence: exploratory validation of the PREVENT primary prevention of violence self-assessment.

Adolescent expectations of early death predict adult risk behaviors.

Statistical methods for designing and assessing the effectiveness of community-based interventions with small numbers.

Workdays lost due to occupational injuries among young workers in Brazil.

Adolescent expectations of early death predict young adult socioeconomic status.