Amy M. Smith Slep is a Professor at New York University and co-directs the Family Translational Research Group, comprising an interdisciplinary team of researchers focused on understanding violence in families and the effective implementation of prevention approaches. She focuses on different aspects of conflict and violence in relationships and families, and how to best prevent relationship and psychological health problems. She also focuses on how communities can improve population risk profiles and best implement evidence-based prevention practices. Her work on definitions of maltreatment has resulted in definitions that are now being used throughout the U.S. military, are being implemented across the state of Alaska, have influenced the DSM-V, and are being included in the ICD-11. She has published over 200 scientific articles and book chapters and has received approximately 85 federal research grants. She is a licensed clinical psychologist.