Amy Wicks


Information and Research Specialist, National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome (NCSBS)

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Amy brings numerous years of experience working in the SBS/AHT (shaken baby syndrome/abusive head trauma) prevention area and has acquired vast knowledge of SBS/AHT as the Information and Research Specialist of the NCSBS. Her presentation discusses SBS/AHT in detail and includes the following topics:

  • Causes of SBS/AHT
  • Dynamics of the SBS/AHT injuries
  • Symptoms of SBS/AHT
  • Prevention efforts
  • Perpetrator profiles


Amy is also available to speak about the NCSBS' Victim Database, which consists of thousands of SBS/AHT cases from throughout the world. Amy's discussion includes information about:

  • How the database was compiled
  • Day-to-day maintenance of the database
  • Database data analysis