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Janet Dal Santo

Research Scientist, Transdisciplinary Prevention Research Center
Scientific Coordinator

Janet Dal Santo is a research scientist at the Duke Transdisciplinary Prevention Research Center (TPRC). As part of her responsibilities, she manages and coordinates TPRC administrative and research activities and contacts with the funding agency and local and state partners.

Dal Santo’s main research expertise has been in the area of child labor and childhood injury prevention, mainly home and occupational injuries. Her most recent research has been policy-driven and focused on studying the enforcement and evaluation of state and federal regulatory mechanisms for protecting youth workers in North Carolina and other states. In addition, Dal Santo is interested in conducting theory-driven research that informs individual- and community-level preventive interventions that address one or a combination of the following issues: child neglect and maltreatment, violence, bullying, school-drop-out and substance abuse among adolescents.

Prior to her work at Duke, Dal Santo worked at UNC-Chapel Hill as a project director and principal investigator in the area of adolescent health and occupational safety. She also worked internationally on policy-oriented child health and safety research projects and as an international consultant for combating illegal child labor.

Education:

• DrPH. University of South Carolina at Columbia - 1993
• M.S. East Tennessee State University - 1979

Representative Publications   (More Publications)

1. Abboud, Dal Santo, J., Bowling, M., & Harris,T. (in press). Do work permits protect youth workers from illegal employment? Findings from a school-based survey on child labor violations.. American Journal of Public Health..


2. Runyan, C., Abboud, Dal Santo J., Schulman, M., Lipscomb, H. & Harris, T. (2006). Work hazards and workplace safety violations experienced by adolescent construction workers.. Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, 160, 721-727.


3. Abboud, Dal Santo J., Goodman, R., Glik, D., & Jackson, K. (2004). Childhood unintentional Injuries: Factors predicting injuries among preschoolers.. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 29(4), 273-283.


4. Abboud, Dal Santo J. (2001). Child labor: A study on the causes, conditions, and consequences of child labor in Jordan.. Studi Zancan, ISSN: 1591-2965, 5/2001.

1. Socio-demographic differences between employed and unemployed teens: Findings from school-based surveys, Paper presented at the American Public Health Association Conference, 2008, October
2. Role of work permits in teen experiences in North Carolina, Paper presented at the American Public Health Association Conference, 2007, November
3. Characteristics and work experiences of youth with and without work permits in North Carolina., Paper presented at the American public Health Association Conference, 2006, November
4. A national plan of action for combating child labor in Jordan, Paper presented at the American Public Health Association Conference, 2001, October
5. Factors predicting common unintentional injuries among preschoolers, 1995, November

Selected Grant Support

• Effectiveness of Work Permits in Protecting Youth Workers, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (R01 OH03530-02).