Andrés Villaveces Research Assistant Professor Epidemiology University of North Carolina School of Public Health 2006 - present
	Email: avillav@unc.edu Phone: 919-966-6625 Fax: 919-966-0466 Deputy Director, UNC - Injury Prevention Research Center Suite 500, 137 East Franklin Street, CB 7505 Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7505 United States
	Summary of Research Interests Injury prevention and control, research methods, injury prevention and the built environment, international health, firearm injuries, traffic-related injuries, alcohol and injuries, training in injury prevention and control, history of injury prevention and control.
	Educational Background MD, Escuela Colombiana de Medicina, Bogotá, Colombia Medicine, 1991 MPH, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA International Health, 1996 PhD, University of Washington School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Seattle, WA Epidemiology, 2000
	Languages Fluent in Spanish, English, French Working knowledge of Portuguese
	Professional Memberships American College of Epidemiology (ACE) American Public Health Association (APHA) International Society for Violence and Injury Prevention (ISVIP) Society for Epidemiologic Research (SER) Society for the Advancement of Violence and Injury Research (SAVIR) Editorial Board member Colombia Médica Injury Prevention
	Other positions 1998-present, Research Associate Injury Epidemiology Instituto Cisalva, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia Previous Positions 2004-2006, Scientific Chief of Clinics Unit of Quality of Care, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland 2003-2004, Emergency Healthcare Specialist Injury Epidemiology Assessment, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda, Transport Research Laboratory and Leeds School of Medicine, UK 2001-2003, Medical Officer Department of Injuries and Violence Prevention, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland 1996-2000, Research Associate Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 1992-1994, Assistant Instructor Community Medicine, Escuela Colombiana de Medicina, Bogotá, Colombia 1991-1992, Physician Cerro Norte Health Clinic, Bogotá, Colombia
	Selected Publications Villaveces A, DeRoo LA. Child delinquency and the prophylaxis of crime: a view from the early twentieth century. Soc Hist Med. Submitted Oct 2007. Cruz TH, Marshall SW, Bowling JM, Villaveces A. The Validity of a Proxy acculturation Scale among U.S. Hispanics. Soc Sci Med. Submitted Sept 2007. Bangdiwala SI, Haedo AS, Natal ML, Villaveces A. Graphical interpretation of diagnostic tests using the agreement chart and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves. J Clin Epidemiol. Submitted July 2007. Hugonnet S, Villaveces A, Pittet D. Nurse Staffing Level and Nosocomial Infections: Empirical Evaluation of the Case Crossover and Case-Time-Control Designs. Am J Epidemiol. 2007 Jun;165(11):1321-7. Epub 2007 Mar 30. Cléopas A, Villaveces A, Charvet A, Kolly V, Bovier P, Perneger, TV. Patient assessments of a hypothetical medical error: effects of health outcome, disclosure, and staff responsiveness. Qual Saf Health Care. 2006 Apr;15:136-41. Villaveces A, Kammeyer JA, Bencevic H. Injury prevention education in medical schools: An international survey of medical students. Inj Prev. 2005 Dec;11(6):343-7. Grossman DC, Mueller BA, Riedy C, Dowd MD, Villaveces A, Prodzinski J, Nakagawara J, Howard J, Thiersch, N, Harruff R. Gun storage practices and risk of youth suicide and unintentional firearm injuries. JAMA. 2005 Feb 9;293(6):707-14. Butchart A, Villaveces A. Commentary: Violence against women and the risk of infant and child mortality. Bull World Health Organ. 2003;81(1):17-18. Villaveces A, Cummings P, Koepsell TD, Rivara FP, Lumley T, Moffat J. Association of Alcohol-related Laws with Deaths due to Motor Vehicle and Motorcycle Crashes in the United States, 1980-1997. Am J Epidemiol. 2003 Jan 15;157(2):131-40. Setia S, Villaveces A, Dhillon P, Mueller B. Neonatal jaundice in Asian, white, and mixed-race infants. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2002 Mar;156(3):276-9. Villaveces A, Cummings P, Espitia VE, Koepsell TD, McKnight B, Kellermann AL. Effect of a ban on carrying firearms on homicide rates in 2 Colombian cities. JAMA 2000;283(9):1205-9. Gentilello LM, Rivara FP, Donovan DM, Villaveces A, Daranciang E, Dunn CW, Ries RR. Alcohol problems in women admitted to a level I trauma center: a gender-based comparison. J Trauma. 2000;48:108-14. Gentilello LM, Rivara FP, Donovan DM, Jurkovich GJ, Daranciang E, Dunn CW, Villaveces A, Copass M, Ries RR. Alcohol interventions in a trauma center as a means of reducing the risk of injury recurrence. Ann Surg. 1999;230:473-80; discussion 480-3. Gentilello LM, Villaveces A, Ries RR, et al. Detection of acute alcohol intoxication and chronic alcohol dependence by trauma center staff. J Trauma. 1999;47:1131-5; discussion 1135-9. WHO/PAHO publications Villaveces, A. The impact of firearms on health. In: Regional Forum for the Exchange of Experiences in the Prevention and Control of Armed Violence. San Salvador: United Nations Development Program, 2006. Training, Educating, Advancing Collaboration in Health on Violence and Injury Prevention (TEACH-VIP) Curriculum and training manuals. Geneva: World Health Organization, 2005. Butchart A, Phinney A, Check P, Villaveces A. Preventing violence: a guide to implementing the recommendations of the World report on violence and health. Geneva: World Health Organization, 2004. Racioppi F, Eriksson L, Tingvall C, Villaveces A. Preventing road traffic injury: a public health perspective for Europe. Copenhagen: Word Health Organization, Regional Office for Europe; April 2004. Sminkey L, Butchart A, Villaveces A, McGee KS, Lanvers P, Depin E. Guide to United Nations resources and activities for the prevention of interpersonal violence. Geneva, World Health Organization, 2003. Sminkey L, Butchart A, Villaveces A, Cerdá M. Resources section. In: Krug EG, et. al., Eds.World report on violence and health. Geneva, World Health Organization, 2002. Villaveces A, Krug E, Butchart RA, Sharma G, Small Arms and Global Health. World Health Organization: Geneva, 2001. (Document WHO/NMH/VIP/01.1; available from Department of Injuries and Violence Prevention, World Health Organization, 1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland) Concha-Eastman A, Villaveces A. Guidelines for the epidemiological surveillance on violence and injuries. (HCP/HCN/01.01) Program on Non-Communicable Diseases, Division of Disease Prevention and Control. Pan American Health Organization World Health Organization: Washington, D.C., 2001 Other Publications Villaveces A, Runyan CW. Safety. World Book Encyclopedia. In press, 2007. Villaveces A. A Comparative Statistical note on homicide rates in Colombia In: Charles Bergquist, Ricardo Peñaranda, and Gonzalo Sánchez G. Eds. Violence in Colombia, 1990-2000: Waging War and Negotiating Peace, Wilmington, Delaware: Scholarly Resources, 2001. Other activities Photography: http://www.imagengine.org

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