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Education

B.A. (Education), Rutgers University, 1989; MFT (Family Therapy), Medical College of Pennsylvania and Hahnemann University, 1998; M.S. (Criminology), University of Pennsylvania, 2004; Ph.D. (Social Welfare), University of Pennsylvania, 2007; Ph.D. (Criminology), University of Pennsylvania, 2007.

Research Interests:

Theoretical foundations of intimate partner violence (IPV); typologies of violent offenders, violence and mental illness; IPV primary prevention programs for at risk populations; diagnosis and assessment of violent behaviors, forensic social work, research methods.

Courses Taught:

Human Behavior and the Social Environment (SW 200)
Child & Adolescent Psychopathology (SW 250 P)
Family Therapy: Theory and Practice (SW 250 B)  

Selected Publications:

Cavanaugh, M.M. (in press). The Dialectical Psychoeducational Workshop (DPEW): A preventative approach for males at risk for intimate partner violence. In A.R. Roberts & G.J. Greene. (Eds.). Social Workers' Desk Reference. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.

Solomon, P., Cavanaugh, M.M., & Draine, J., (in press). Designing, developing, and implementing, randomized control trials for Social Work. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.

Gelles, R. J., & Cavanaugh, M. M. (in press). Intimate violence and abuse in families. (4th edition). New York, NY: Oxford University Press.

Loseke, D. R., Gelles, R. J., & Cavanaugh, M. M. (Eds.). (2005). Current controversies on
family violence (2nd edition). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Cavanaugh, M. M., & Gelles, R. J. (February, 2005). The utility of male domestic violence
offender typologies: New directions, for research, policy, and practice. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 20, 155-166. (Click on title to view pdf.)

Solomon, P. L., Cavanaugh, M. M., & Gelles, R. J. (January, 2005). Family violence among adults with severe mental illness: A neglected area of research. Trauma, Violence & Abuse, 6, 40-54. (Click on title to view pdf.)

Gelles, R. J., & Cavanaugh, M. M. (2005). Violence, abuse, and neglect in families and intimate relationships. In P. C. McKenry and S. J. Price. (Eds.).Families and change: Coping with stressful events and transitions (3rd edition). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Gelles, R. J., & Cavanaugh, M. M. (2005). Association is not causation: Alcohol and other
drugs do not cause violence. In D. R. Loseke, R. J. Gelles, and M. M. Cavanaugh. (Eds.),Current controversies on family violence ( pp. 175-189). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Loseke, D. R., Gelles, R. J., & Cavanaugh, M. M. (2005). Understanding controversies on
family violence. In D. R. Loseke, R. J. Gelles, & M. M. Cavanaugh.(Eds.), Current controversies on family violence (pp. ix-xix). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Gelles, R. J., & Cavanaugh, M. M. (2004). Social factors of family violence. In J. San Martin (Ed.), The labyrinth of violence: Causes, types, and effects (pp. 47-55). Barcelona: Ariel.