Esther Deblinger

Esther Deblinger, PhD, is codirector of the CARES (Child Abuse Research Education and Service) Institute and Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ)-School of Osteopathic Medicine. Her research has been funded by the Foundation of UMDNJ, National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect (NCCAN), and NIMH. Dr. Deblinger coauthored a professional book on the treatment of child sexual abuse as well as several children's books on body safety. Her work over the past 20 years has been recognized with awards from SAMHSA and the state of New Jersey's Office of the Child Advocate.