Dr. David Lisak

Dr. David Lisak

Dr. David Lisak, a clinical psychologist, is a founding member of the 1 in 6 Board of Directors and a retired Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Massachusetts, Boston. He has studied the long term effects of childhood abuse in adult men, and the relationship between early abuse and the later perpetration of violence. His research has been published in leading journals in psychology, trauma, and violence, and he was the founding editor of the journal, Psychology of Men and Masculinity. Dr. Lisak has also served as a faculty member of the National Judicial Education Program and the American Prosecutors Research Institute, and he consults frequently with law enforcement, prosecutors, and other institutions on sexual violence, homicide cases, and sexual assault prevention across the country.