Jay Silverman, PhD

Director,
Violence Prevention Programs 

Silverman, J.G., & Williamson, G.M. (1997). Social context and entitlements involved in battering by heterosexual college males: Contributions of family and peers. Violence and Victims, 12(2), 147-164.

Silverman, J.G., & Bancroft, R.L. (1998). New insights into domestic violence? [Review of When men batter women: New insights into ending abusive relationship by N. Jacobson and J. Gottman]. Contemporary Psychology, 43, 704-706.

Raj, A., Silverman, J.G., Wingood G., & DiClemente, R. (1999). Prevalence and correlates of relationship abuse among a community-based sample of young African-American women. Violence Against Women, 5, 272-291.

Hathaway, J., Silverman, J.G., Mucci, L., & Brooks, D. (2000). Use of medical care, police assistance, and restraining orders by women reporting intimate partner violence - Massachusetts, 1996-1997. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 49(22), 485-488. Reprinted, Journal of the American Medical Association, 284(5), 558-9.

Raj, A., Silverman, J.G., & Amaro, H. (2000). The relationship between sexual abuse and sexual risk among high school students: Findings from the 1997 Massachusetts Youth Risk Behavior Survey. Maternal and Child Health Journal, 4(2), 125-134.

Hathaway, J.E., Mucci, L., Silverman, J.G., Brooks, D.R., Mathews, R., Pavlos, C.A. (2000). Health status and health care use of Massachusetts women reporting partner abuse. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 19(4), 302-307.

Silverman, J.G., Raj, A., Mucci, L.A., & Hathaway, J.E. (2001). Dating violence against adolescent girls and associated substance use, unhealthy weight control, sexual risk behavior, pregnancy, and suicidality. Journal of the American Medical Association, 286(5), 572-9.

Williamson, G.M., & Silverman, J.G. (2001). Communal orientation and malesrelationship violence against female partners. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 18(4), 535-550.

Silverman, J.G., Raj, A., Muuci, L., & Hathaway J. (2002). Risk factors for dating violence in adolescents: Reply to McFee. Journal of the American Medical Association, 286(22), 2813.

Raj, A., & Silverman, J.G. (2002). Intimate partner violence against immigrant women: The roles of immigrant culture, context, and legal status. Violence Against Women, 8(3), 367-98.

Bancroft, L., & Silverman, J.G. (2002). The Batterer as Parent: The Impact of Domestic Violence on Family Dynamics. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Raj, A., & Silverman, J.G. (2002). Intimate partner violence against South Asian immigrant women in Greater Boston. Journal of American Womens Medical Association, 57(2), 111-114.

Cuthbert, C.V, Slote, K.,Driggers, M.G., Mesh, C.J., Bancroft, L., Silverman, J.G. (2002). Battered mothers speak out: A human rights report on domestic violence and child custody in the Massachusetts family courts. Wellesley, MA: Wellesley Centers for Women.

Raj, A., Silverman, J.G. (2003). Immigrant South Asian women at greater risk for injury from intimate partner violence. American Journal of Public Health, 93(3), 435-437.

Cuthbert, C., Slote, K., Silverman, J.G., Driggers, M.G., Bancroft, L., & Mesh C. (2003). Battered mothers vs. US family courts. Human Rights Dialogue, 2(10), 12-13.

Bancroft, L., Silverman, J.G. (2004). "Assessing Abusers Risks to Children" in Protecting Children from Domestic Violence: Strategies for Community Intervention, P. Jaffe, L. Baker, & A. Cunningham (Eds.). NewYork, NY: Guildford Publications.

Silverman, J.G., Mesh, C.M., Cuthbert, C., Slote, K., & Bancroft, L. Documenting human rights violations in the U.S.: State conduct in child custody cases involving intimate partner violence. In Press: American Journal of Public Health.

Raj, A., Silverman, J.G., & Amaro, H. Abusive men present higher HIV risk. In Press: AIDS Care: Psychological and Socio-medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV.

Silverman, J.G. When paradigms collide: Exploring the psychology of family violence and implications for legal proceedings. In Press: Pace Law Review.

Slote, K.Y., Cuthbert C., Mesh, C.J., Driggers, M.G., Bancroft, L., Silverman, J.G. Battered Mothers Speak Out: Participatory human rights documentation as a model for research and social change in the U.S. In Press: Violence Against Women.

Raj, A., Silverman, J.G. The South Asian Womens Health Study: An Academic-Community Collaborative Assessment of Intimate Partner Violence Against South Asian Women Residing in Greater BostonIn Press in Violence against South Asian Women in North America, S. Dasgupta (Ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Silverman, J.G., Raj, A., Clements, K. Dating violence and associated sexual risk and pregnancy among U.S. adolescent girls. In Press: Pediatrics.

Hathaway JE, Willis G, Zimmer B, Silverman JG. Impact of partner abuse on women's reproductive lives. Journal of the American Medical Women's Association. (in press)

Raj A, Livramento KN, Santana MC, Gupta J, Silverman JG. Victims of intimate partner violence more likely to report abuse from in-laws. Violence Against Women 2006; 12:936-949.

Silverman JG, Decker MR, Reed E, Rothman EF, Hathaway JE, Miller E. Social norms and beliefs regarding sexual risk and pregnancy involvement among adolescent males treated for dating violence perpetration. Journal of Urban Health 2006; 83:723-73.

Santana MC, Raj A, Decker MR, LaMarche A, Silverman JG. Masculine gender roles associated with increased sexual risk and intimate partner violence perpetration among young adult men. Journal of Urban Health 2006; 83:575-85.

Rothman EF, Decker MR, Silverman JG. Evaluation of a teen dating violence social marketing campaign: Lessons learned when the null hypothesis was accepted. New Directions for Evaluation 2006; 110:33-44.

Raj A, Santana MC, La Marche A, Cranston K, Amaro H, Silverman JG.  Perpetration of partner violence associated with sexual risk behaviors among young adult men. American Journal of Public Health 2006; 96:1873-8.

Silverman JG, Decker MR, Reed E, Raj A.  Intimate partner violence around the time of pregnancy and breastfeeding behavior among U.S. women. Journal of Women's Health 2006; 15:934-40.

Silverman JG, Decker MR, Gupta J, Maheshwari A, Patel V, Raj A. HIV Prevalence and Predictors among Rescued Sex Trafficked Women and Girls in Mumbai, India. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (JAIDS) 2006; 43:588-93.

Silverman JG, Decker MR, Raj A. Immigration-based disparities in adolescent girls' vulnerability to dating violence.  Maternal and Child Health Journal 2007; 11:37-43.

Whitaker DJ, Baker CK, Pratt C, Reed E, Suri S, Pavlos C, Jacklin B, Silverman JG. A network model for providing culturally competent services for intimate partner violence and sexual violence. Violence Against Women 2007; 13:190-209.

Rothman EF, Silverman JG. Effects of a college sexual assault prevention program on first-year students' victimization rates. Journal of American College Health 2007; 55:283-290.

Silverman JG, Decker MR, Gupta J, Maheshwari A, Patel V, Raj A. Understanding sex trafficking: Experiences of Victims in Mumbai, India. International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics 2007; 97:221-6.

Miller E, Decker MR, Silverman JG, Raj A. Trafficking to the U.S. and women's health:  A case report from a community health center. Violence Against Women 2007; 13:486-97.

Decker MR, Raj A, Silverman JG.  Sexual violence against adolescent girls: Influences of immigration and acculturation.  Violence Against Women 2007; 13:498-513.

Silverman JG, Decker MR, Gupta J, Kapur N, Raj A. Sexually transmitted infection and violence against wives among a national sample of Bangladeshi men. Sexually Transmitted Infections 2007; 83:211-5.

Raj A, Decker MR, Murray JE, Silverman JG. Gender differences in associations between exposure to HIV education and sexual risk reduction among Massachusetts high school students.  Sex Education 2007; 7:191-199.

Raj A, Reed E, Decker MR, Miller E, Rothman EF, Silverman JG.  Contexts of condom use and non-use among adolescent male perpetrators of dating violence. AIDS Care 2007; 19:970-3.

Silverman JG, Decker MR, Gupta J, Maheshwari A, Willis BM, Raj A. HIV prevalence and predictors of infection among sex trafficked Nepalese girls and women.  Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) 2007; 298: 536-42.

Raj A, Silverman JG. Domestic violence help-seeking behaviors of South Asian battered women residing in the United States. International Journal of Victimology 2007; 14:143-170.

Silverman JG, Gupta J, Decker MR, Kapur N, Raj A. Intimate partner violence, unwanted pregnancy and pregnancy termination among a national sample of Bangladeshi women. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 2007; 114:1246-1252.

Miller E, Decker MR, Reed E, Raj A, Silverman JG. Male pregnancy promoting behaviors and adolescent partner violence: Findings from a qualitative study with adolescent girls.  Ambulatory Pediatrics 2007; 7:360-6.

Rothman EF, Mandel DG, Silverman JG.  Abusers' perceptions of the effect of their intimate partner violence on children. Violence Against Women 2007; 13:1179-1191.

Decker MR, Gupta J, Raj A, Miller E, Silverman JG. Intimate partner violence and sexually transmitted disease symptoms in a national sample of married Bangladeshi women. In press: International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics.

Rothman EF, Decker MR, Reed E, Raj A, Silverman JG, Miller E. "Running trains": a high-risk adolescent sexual behavior. In press: Journal of Adolescent Research.

Raj A, Reed E, Santana MC, Welles SL, Flores SA, Horsburgh CR, Silverman JG. History of incarceration and gang involvement are associated with recent STD/HIV diagnoses in African American Men. In press: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (JAIDS).

Silverman JG, Decker MR.  The U.S. Anti-Prostitution Pledge: A call for cooperation. PLoS Medicine.