Education:
B.A., Child Development and Psychology: University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Ph.D., Psychology: The Ohio State University
Internship: UNC School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry

Summary Statement:
Dr. Hilliker is a faculty member in the Pediatric Psychology/Psychiatry Consultation & Liaison Programs. He provides psychological assessments for patients admitted to the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Units, as well as both inpatient and outpatient consultations to the Department of Pediatrics, particularly in the Hematology/Oncology Division. He also provides outpatient assessments and conducts individual and family therapy. Dr. Hilliker’s areas of interest include: children’s conceptualization of illness, children’s adaptation to chronic or life-threatening illness, and childhood anxiety.

Representative Publications:
1. Kaufman, K.L., Holmberg, J.K., Orts, K.A., McCrady, F.E., Rotzien, A.L., Daleiden, E.L., & Hilliker, D.R.: Factors influencing sexual offenders’ modus operandi: An examination of victim-offender relatedness and age. Child Maltreatment, 3, 349-361, 1998.

2. Daleiden, E.L., Kaufman, K.L., Hilliker, D.R., & O’Neil, J.: The sexual histories and fantasies of youthful males: A comparison of sexual offending, nonsexual offending, and nonoffending groups. Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment, 10, 21-29, 1998.

3. Kaufman, K.L., Daleiden, E.L., & Hilliker, D.R.: Examining the relationship between child/adolescent abductions and adolescent sexual offending: Final report of Grant #3-5411-OH-MC. Washington, D.C.: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 1996.

4. Kaufman, K.L., Hilliker, D.R., & Daleiden, E.L.: Subgroup differences in the modus operandi of adolescent sexual offenders. Child Maltreatment, 1, 17-24, 1996.

5. Kaufman, K.L., Hilliker, D.R., Lathrop, P., Daleiden, E.L., & Rudy, L.: Sexual offenders' modus operandi: A comparison of structured interview and questionnaire approaches. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 11, 19-34, 1996.