The sole focus of his research and practice is the study and prevention of gender-based violence against adolescent and adult women both in the U.S. and internationally. Dr. Silverman has published over 80 peer-reviewed manuscripts on the topics of intimate partner violence, sexual assault, and sex trafficking, and the effects of these forms of violence on the health of women and their children. Dr. Silverman is also co-author of a practitioner guidebook entitled The Batterer as Parent (Sage, 2002), for which he and co-author Lundy Bancroft were awarded the 2004 Pro Humanitate Literary Award for Most Outstanding Contribution to Child Welfare Practice by the North American Resource Center for Child Welfare. · · · · · Partner Violence and Unintended Pregnancy: Time to Make the Connections