Vernon R. Wiehe, Ph.D. is a nationally known researcher in the field of sibling abuse. His initial book, Sibling Abuse, Hidden Physical, Emotional and Sexual Trauma reports the results of his research with over one hundred adults who were seeking help from mental health therapists for the effects of the physical, emotional, or sexual abuse they experienced in childhood from a sibling. Dr. Wiehe has written ten books on family violence especially violence between siblings, and has published over fifty articles in social science journals. He has lectured throughout the United States and abroad on sibling abuse. Dr. Wiehe received a masters degree in social work from the University of Chicago, completed the Program of Advance Study at Smith College, and received a Ph.D. degree from Washington University, St. Louis. He is a retired professor at the University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, where he held an endowed professorship in family violence.