PAUL J. LANIER III, PhD
Curriculum Vitae
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
School of Social Work
325 Pittsboro Street, CB #3550
Chapel Hill, NC 27599
919-962-6446
planier@unc.edu
EDUCATION
2013
PhD, Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in St. Louis
Dissertation Title: Child Maltreatment Prevention and Health Promotion: Examining
the Effectiveness of a Nurse Home-Visitation Program
Dissertation Chair: Melissa Jonson-Reid
2008
MSW, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Concentration: Management and Community Practice, Nonprofit Leadership
2003
BA in Psychology, BS in Biology, Minor in Chemistry
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2013-Present Assistant Professor, School of Social Work, UNC Chapel Hill
2013-Present Faculty Affiliate, Center for Violence and Injury Prevention, Washington
University in St. Louis
2011-2012
Instructor, Brown School, Washington University in St. Louis
CURRENT RESEARCH
2015-2017
Enhancing Social Support to Improve Child Involvement among Low-Income
Fathers: A Randomized-Control Trial of Circle of Parents
Fatherhood Research and Practice Network, Center for Policy Research, US DHHS
Administration for Children & Families (ACF) 90PR0006
Principal Investigator
2014-2015
Preventing Maltreatment and Promoting Healthy Infant Development with HighRisk Maternal and Child Populations: An Effectiveness Study of Nurse Home
Visiting
US DHHS Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Maternal and
Child Health Bureau 1R40MC26823-01-00
Principal Investigator
2013-2015
Enhancing Our Understanding of Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility
Populations
The Duke Endowment
Principal Investigator
2013-2016
Preventing Conduct Disorder among Children in the Child Welfare System
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human
Development (NICHD) 1R01HD061454-01A1; P. Kohl, PI
Investigator
2014-2016
Infant Mental Health: From the Beginning
St. Louis County Children’s Service Fund
Contracted by Nurses for Newborns
Lead Evaluator
2014-2016
Prevention of Child Mental Health Disorders through Implementation of a
Collaborative Maternal Depression Care and Treatment Model
St. Louis County Children’s Service Fund
Contracted by St. Louis Children’s Hospital Perinatal Behavioral Health Program
Lead Evaluator
2014-2015
Early Childhood Intervention and Teen Pregnancy Prevention White Paper
Foundation for a Healthy High Point
Principal Investigator
COMPLETED RESEARCH & TRAINING
2011-2013
Fellowship for the Promotion of Child Well-Being
Doris Duke Foundation and Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago
2013
Pew Summit on Home Visiting Young Scholar Travel Award
Johns Hopkins Children’s Center Home Visiting Research Network
2011-2012
Brown Center for Violence and Injury Prevention PhD Scholar
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC R49CE00150-03, PI: M. JonsonReid)
2011-2012
Brown School of Social Work Dissertation Award
2008-2011
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Mental Health Services Training
Program Fellowship
Center for Mental Health Services Research (T32MH019960, PI: E. Proctor),
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HONORS & AWARDS
2015
2014
2011-2013
2012
2011
2006-2008
2007
1999-2003
The Dean’s Recognition of Teaching Excellence
Outstanding Dissertation, American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children
Student Section of the Editorial Board of Child Maltreatment Journal
Brown School Teaching Excellence Award for Doctoral Teaching Fellow
Brown School Certificate for Excellence in Teaching and Service to Students
David Edelman Foundation Social Justice Scholarship, UNC School of Social Work
Social Track Quarterfinalist, UNC Carolina Challenge Entrepreneur Competition
Dr. Philip and Betsey Davis Academic Scholarship, UNC-Chapel Hill
PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
1. Lanier, P., Welch, H., & Maguire-Jack, K. (2015). A nationally representative study of early
childhood home visiting service use in the United States. Maternal and Child Health Journal.
Advance online publication.
2. Lanier, P., Kohl, P., Auslander, W, & Raghavan, R. (2015). A preliminary examination of
pediatric well-being of physically abused and neglected children compared to a general pediatric
population. Child Maltreatment, 20(1), 72-79.
3. Lanier, P., Maguire-Jack, K., Hubel, G., Drake, B., & Walsh, T. (2014). Race and ethnic
differences in early childhood maltreatment in the United States. Journal of Developmental &
Behavioral Pediatrics, 35(7), 419-426.
4. Lanier, P. & Jonson-Reid, M. (2014). Comparing primiparous and multiparous mothers in a
nurse home visiting prevention program. Birth: Issues in Perinatal Care. Online First
DOI: 10.1111/birt.12120
5. Lanier, P., Kohl, P., Benz, J., Swinger, D., & Drake. B. (2014). Preventing maltreatment with a
community-based implementation of Parent-Child Interaction Therapy. Journal of Child and
Family Studies, 23(2), 449-460.
*Included in special issue on parenting across diverse contexts
6. Millett, L., Lanier, P., & Drake, B. (2011). Are economic trends associated with child
maltreatment? Preliminary results from the recent recession using state level data. Children and
Youth Services Review, 33(7), 1280-1287.
*Highlighted in the US DHHS Children’s Bureau Child Welfare News November 2011, 12(8)
7. Drake, B., Jolley, J., Lanier, P., Fluke, J., Barth, R., & Jonson-Reid, M. (2011). Racial bias in
child protection? A comparison of competing explanations using national data. Pediatrics, 127(3),
471-478.
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8. Lanier, P., Kohl, P., Benz, J., Swinger, D., Moussette, P. & Drake, B. (2011). Parent-Child
Interaction Therapy in a community setting: Examining outcomes, attrition, and treatment
setting. Research on Social Work Practice, 21(6), 689-698.
9. Lanier, P., Bollinger, S., & Krueger, R. (2011). Advances in the conceptualization of
Personality Disorders: Issues affecting social work practice and research. Clinical Social Work
Journal, 41(2), 155-162.
10. Lanier, P., Jonson-Reid, M., Drake, B., Constantino, J., & Stahlschmidt, M. (2010). Child
maltreatment and pediatric health outcomes: A longitudinal study of low-income children.
Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 35(5), 511-522.
*Included in special issue on health consequences of child maltreatment
PAPERS UNDER REVIEW AND IN PROGRESS
1. Parrish, J., Shanahan, M., Arvidson, J., Lanier, P. (revise/resubmit). Predicting reports of child
harm with maternal intimate partner violence. Child Maltreatment.
2. Maguire-Jack, K., Lanier, P., Johnson-Motoyama, M., Welch, H., & Dineen, M.
(revise/resubmit). County differences in child maltreatment racial disproportionality. Child
Abuse & Neglect.
3. Lanier, P., Guo, S., Gillespie, K., & Kohl, P. (in preparation). Comparing reports of child wellbeing between children and parents receiving child welfare services. Anticipated submission to
Pediatrics.
4. Lanier, P., Kohl, P., McMillen, C., & McGinnis, H. (in preparation). An exploratory study to
inform the dissemination and implementation of evidence-based parent training into the child
welfare system. Journal of Public Child Welfare.
5. Lanier, P., O’Brien, J., Fraga, C., Welch, H., & Macy, R. (in preparation). Assessing motherchild interactions for dyads participating in parenting services following intimate partner
violence. Journal of Family Violence.
6. Lanier, P. (in preparation). Predictors of engagement in a community-based nurse homevisiting program. Anticipated submission to Maternal and Child Health Journal.
7. Feely, M., Seay, K., Lanier, P., Kohl, P., Auslander, W., & Prinz, R. (in preparation).
Developing a fidelity measurement system for the Triple P parent training program. Anticipated
submission to Research on Social Work Practice.
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BOOK CHAPTERS AND REPORTS
1. Fraser, M. & Lanier, P. (2016). Child Mental Health Policy: Promise without Fulfillment? In J.
Jenson and M. Fraser (Eds.), Social Policy for Children and Families (3rd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA:
Sage.
2. Lanier, P., Maguire-Jack, K., Mienko, J., & Panililio, C. (in press). From Causes to Outcomes:
Determining Prevention Can Work. In D. Daro, A. Cohn Donnelly, L. Huang, and B. Powell
(Eds.), Advances in Child Abuse Prevention Knowledge: The Perspective of New Leadership. New York:
Springer.
3. Seay, K., Feely, M., Lanier, P., & Byers, K. (in press). Scaling Up: Replicating Promising
Interventions with Fidelity. In D. Daro, A. Cohn Donnelly, L. Huang, and B. Powell (Eds.),
Advances in Child Abuse Prevention Knowledge: The Perspective of New Leadership. New York: Springer.
4. Lanier, P., Rose, R., Nelson, G., Marsh, S., Owen, M. & McMahon, J. (2015). North Carolina
children at the intersection of the child welfare and behavioral health systems. Chapel Hill, NC: Jordan
Institute for Families, School of Social Work, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
5. Rose, R. and Lanier, P. (2015). Technical appendix: North Carolina children at the intersection of the
child welfare and behavioral health systems. Chapel Hill, NC: Jordan Institute for Families, School of
Social Work, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
PRESENTATIONS
Juried Conference Presentations
1. Klika, B., Lanier, P., Hmurovich, J., Corwin, D., Alexander, S., Vandervort, F. & Merritt, D.
(2015). Aligning policy efforts for collective impact: A panel discussion. Panel to be presented at 23rd
Annual Colloquium of the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children, Boston,
MA.
2. Klika, B., Maguire-Jack, K., Lee, S., LeBlanc, S., Lanier, P., & Taylor, C. (2015). Maximizing the
practice relevance of the APSAC Prevention Guidelines. Paper to be presented at 23rd Annual
Colloquium of the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children, Boston, MA.
3. O’Brien, J., Lanier, P., Fraga Rizo, C., Macy, R., & Redmond, P. (2015). Assessing the quality of
the parenting interaction among CPS- and court-involved mothers of young children who are intimate partner
violence survivors. Poster to be presented at 23rd Annual Colloquium of the American Professional
Society on the Abuse of Children, Boston, MA.
4. Fraga Rizo, C., Macy, R., O’Brien, J., Lanier, P., & Redmond, P. (2015). Helping CPS- and courtinvolved moms who are intimiate partner violence survivors with their parenting and mental health. Paper to be
presented at 23rd Annual Colloquium of the American Professional Society on the Abuse of
Children, Boston, MA.
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5. Lanier, P. & Kohl, P. (2015). Comparing child and caregiver assessments of child well-being in a sample of
maltreated children. Paper presented at the Society for Social Work and Research 18th Annual
Research Meeting, New Orleans, LA.
6. Lanier, P., Rose, R., Marsh, S., Nelson, G., & Duncan, D. (2015). The intersection of child welfare
and behavioral health: Are maltreated children more likely to receive care in psychiatric residential treatment?
Paper presented as part of organized symposium, “Exploring the Potential of “Big Data” to
Integrate and Transform Child-Serving Systems: Research Examples and Practical Strategies for
the Future” at the Society for Social Work and Research 18th Annual Research Meeting, New
Orleans, LA.
7. Mendoza, N., Rose, R., Lanier, P., You, A., & Duncan, D. (2015). Psychotropic drug prescription
and youths in psychiatric residential treatment: Examining patterns over time. Paper presented as part of
organized symposium, “Exploring the Potential of “Big Data” to Integrate and Transform
Child-Serving Systems: Research Examples and Practical Strategies for the Future” at the
Society for Social Work and Research 18th Annual Research Meeting, New Orleans, LA.
8. Walsh, T., Lanier, P. & Maguire-Jack, K. (2015). Does racial disproportionality in child maltreatment
reporting vary by report source? A comparison of reporting by education and medical personnel. Poster
presented at the Society for Social Work and Research 18th Annual Research Meeting, New
Orleans, LA.
9. Maguire-Jack, K., Lanier, P., Walsh, T., Welch, H., & Drake, B. (2015). Examining county
variation in racial disproportionality using GIS mapping of national child maltreatment data. Poster
presented at the Society for Social Work and Research 18th Annual Research Meeting, New
Orleans, LA.
10. Lanier, P., Maguire-Jack, K., & Walsh, T. (2014). Prevention of child maltreatment in early childhood:
The role of poverty in racial and ethnic disproportionality. Poster presented at the Society for Prevention
Research Annual Meeting, Washington, DC.
11. Lanier, P. & Kohl, P. (2014). Measuring child well-being in a sample of maltreated children. Paper
presented at the 22nd Annual Colloquium of the American Professional Society on the Abuse of
Children, New Orleans, LA.
12. Klika, B. & Lanier, P. (2014). Child abuse prevention 101: Definitions, current research, and practical
strategies. Workshop presented at the 22nd Annual Colloquium of the American Professional
Society on the Abuse of Children, New Orleans, LA.
13. Lanier, P. (2014). Engagement and retention in a maltreatment prevention program serving high-risk families
with newborns. Poster presented at the 22nd Annual Colloquium of the American Professional
Society on the Abuse of Children, New Orleans, LA.
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14. Klika, B., Lanier, P., & Daro, D. (2013). Innovations in mentorship: Fostering the professional
development of early career child abuse and neglect researchers. Workshop presented at the 21st Annual
Colloquium of the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children, Las Vegas, NV.
15. Lanier, P. & Jonson-Reid, M. (2013). Engaging families with newborns in home visitation services. Paper
presented as part of organized symposium, “Identifying and maximizing opportunities for
intervention in infancy and early childhood”, at the Society for Social Work and Research 17th
Annual Research Meeting, San Diego, CA.
16. Hubel, G., Klika, B., Lanier, P., Maguire-Jack, K., Mullins-Geiger, J., Neugut, T., & Ocasio, K.
(2013). Making the stakes and stakeholders in child maltreatment visible: A discussion of innovative
approaches to prevention research design and methodology. Roundtable panel presented at the Society for
Social Work and Research 17th Annual Research Meeting, San Diego, CA.
17. Seay, K., Lanier, P., Feely, M., & Kohl, P. (2013). From conceptualization to evaluation: A practical
field guide to fidelity. Research methods workshop presented at the Society for Social Work and
Research 17th Annual Research Meeting, San Diego, CA.
18. Lanier, P. & Jonson-Reid, M. (2012). A longitudinal prospective analysis of the relationship between child
maltreatment and preventable pediatric hospitalizations. Paper presented as part of panel, “The effects
of child abuse and neglect on health outcomes across the life-course”, at the International
Family Violence and Victimization Research Conference, Portsmouth, NH.
19. Lanier, P., Kohl, P., Benz, J., & Drake, B. (2012). Preventing child maltreatment in a community setting
with Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT). Paper presented at the International Family Violence
Research Conference, Portsmouth, NH.
20. Lanier, P., Jonson-Reid, M., Stahlschmidt, M., Cooper, B., Recktenwald, A. & Ohlemiller, M.
(2012). Maltreatment prevention for high-risk families with newborns served by a nurse home-visiting program.
Poster presented at the 20th Annual Colloquium of the American Professional Society on the
Abuse of Children, Chicago, IL.
21. Kohl, P., McMillen, C., Lanier, P., & McGinnis, H. (2012). Case worker and supervisor perspectives
on moving parent training content into the child welfare system. Poster presented (lead presenter) at the
20th Annual Colloquium of the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children,
Chicago, IL.
22. Jonson-Reid, M., Stahlschmidt, M., Lanier, P., Cooper, B., Recktenwald, A., & Ohlemiller, M.
(2012). Preventing child abuse and neglect: Evidence from Nurses for Newborns home visitation program.
Poster presented (lead presenter) at the Annual Conference of the Association of Maternal and
Child Health Programs, Washington, DC.
23. Jonson-Reid, M., Stahlschmidt, M., Lanier, P., Cooper, B., Recktenwald, A., & Ohlemiller, M.
(2011). Preventing child abuse and neglect: Evidence from Nurses for Newborns home visitation program.
Poster presented at the Institute for Public Health’s 4th Annual Conference, St. Louis, MO.
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24. Lanier, P., Drake. B., and Jonson-Reid, M. (2011). Age of onset of childhood maltreatment within the
family and environmental context. Paper presented at the Society for Social Work and Research 15th
Annual Research Meeting, Tampa, FL.
25. McGinnis, H. & Lanier, P. (2011). Mental health service use of children adopted from foster care: Findings
from the National Survey of Adoptive Parents. Poster presented at the Society for Social Work and
Research 15th Annual Research Meeting, Tampa, FL.
26. Lanier, P., Jonson-Reid, M., Stahlschmidt, M., & Drake, B. (2010). Child maltreatment and
pediatric health outcomes: A longitudinal study of low-income children. Poster presented at the Society for
Social Work and Research 14th Annual Research Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
Invited Presentations
27. Lanier, P. (2015). Child sexual abuse: Epidemiology and prevention. North Carolina Injury-Free
Academy, UNC Injury Prevention Research Center (IPRC), Chapel Hill, NC.
28. Lanier, P. (2014). Hexagon tool: Evidence for Child FIRST. NC Child FIRST Exploration Working
Group, Raleigh, NC.
29. Lanier, P. Rose, R., Nelson, G., Owen, M., Marsh, S. (2014). The intersection of child welfare and
behavioral health: Psychiatric residential treatment facilities (PRTFs). NC Child Well-Being Steering
Committee, Raleigh, NC
30. Lanier, P. Rose, R., Nelson, G., Owen, M., Marsh, S. (2014). Describing the experience of NC
children in psychiatric residential treatment facilities (PRTFs). Cardinal Innovations Healthcare
Solutions managed behavioral care organization, Kannapolis, NC.
31. Lanier, P., Rose, R., & Stewart, J. (2013). Using Big Data to inform child welfare and behavioral health
policy and practice. Implications of Big Data for Behavioral Health and Child Welfare Symposium,
Raleigh, NC.
32. Lanier, P. & Ohlemiller, M. (2012). Fellows and their policy mentors: A reciprocal relationship. Invited
panelist at the Doris Duke Fellowships for the Promotion of Child Well-Being Annual Meeting,
Chicago, IL.
33. Lanier, P., Ohlemiller, M., & Jonson-Reid, M. (2012). Maltreatment prevention with rural families
served by Nurses for Newborns home-visiting program. Invited research presentation at the 20th Annual
Colloquium of the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC), Chicago,
IL.
34. Drake, B., Jolley, J., Lanier, P., & Jonson-Reid, M. (2011). Front-end disproportionality in CA/N:
Some things we know for certain. Invited presentation at the Disproportionality Workgroup Meeting,
Missouri Department of Social Services, Children’s Division, St. Louis, MO.
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35. Lanier, P & Drake, B. (2010). Parent-Child Interaction Therapy and Parenting Wisely Evaluation.
Invited presentation of evaluation results presented to the Family Resource Center Board of
Directors Meeting, St. Louis, MO.
Methods Presentations
36. Lanier, P. & Glass, J. (2012). Strategies for dealing with missing data in social work research. Brown
School of Social Work PhD Professional Seminar Series, St. Louis, MO.
37. Lanier, P. (2012). Primer on multiple imputation methods and an applied example in maltreatment
prevention research. Doris Duke Fellowship Methods Workgroup, St. Louis, MO.
38. Lanier, P. (2011). Introduction and demonstration of the software package R. Brown School of Social
Work PhD Professional Seminar Series, St. Louis, MO.
PRACTICE AND POLICY EXPERIENCE
2010-2014
2008
2006-2008
2006
2003-2006
Community Practice Consultant, Kingdom House of St. Louis
Child Death Investigator (paid internship), Child Fatality Prevention Team, NC Office of
the Chief Medical Examiner
Policy Analyst (practicum), NC Child Fatality Task Force, NC Division of Public Health
Psychiatric Social Worker (practicum), Crisis Stabilization Unit, Dorothea Dix Hospital
Counselor/Aftercare Program Coordinator, Three Springs of North Carolina
TEACHING AND MENTORING
Instructor
 Evaluation of Social Work Interventions, MSW, Spring 2014, 2015
 Foundations of Social Welfare Policy, MSW, Fall 2013, 2014
 Social Welfare Policies and Services, MSW/MPH, Spring 2012
 Research Methods, MSW/MPH, Fall 2011
 Evidence-based Practice for BSW Students, MSW, Fall 2011
Dissertation Committees
 Jennifer O’Brien (2016) – UNC Chapel Hill School of Social Work
 Jared Parrish (2016) – UNC Chapel Hill Gillings School of Global Public Health
 Meredith Jones (2016) – UNC Chapel Hill School of Education
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AND AFFILIATION
2015
2013-present
2008-present
2010-present
Paul J. Lanier III
Grant Reviewer, HRSA MCH Secondary Data Analysis Studies
American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children Prevention Committee
Member, National Association of Social Workers
Member, Council on Social Work Education
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2013-present
2011
2011-present
2010-2013
Abstract Reviewer, Society for Social Work and Research
Grant Reviewer, EMDR International Association
Research Advisory Council, Nurses for Newborns
Board of Directors, Program Committee member, Kingdom House of St. Louis,
Journal Peer Reviewer:
American Journal of Orthopsychiatry
Child Maltreatment
Children and Youth Services Review
JAMA Pediatrics
Journal of Public Child Welfare
Journal of Primary Prevention
Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research
Pediatrics
Social Sciences
SERVICE TO THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
2013-2015
2014-present
2014-2015
2008
Task Force on Essentials for Childhood (NC-Institute of Medicine)
Child First Implementation Key Partner Team (Prevent Child Abuse-NC)
Child Well-being Outcomes Workgroup (Benchmarks, The Duke Endowment)
Children’s Trust Fund Grant Reviewer (NC Department of Education)
UNIVERSITY SERVICE
UNC Chapel Hill School of Social Work (faculty)
McNair Scholars Program Faculty Mentor (2014-2015)
Institutional Review Board Committee (2014-present)
Community, Management, and Policy Practice Concentration Committee (2014-present)
MSW Admissions Committee (2014-present)
Faculty Search Committee (2014)
Brown School of Social Work Doctoral Program (student)
MSW Program Academic Advisor 2009-2012
PhD Professional Seminar Series Co-coordinator, 2010-2011
Implementation Research Institute Volunteer, 2011
Doctoral Program Peer Mentor, 2009-2010
UNC Chapel Hill School of Social Work MSW Program (student)
Chair, Social Work Student Organization, 2007-2008
Student Grievance and Discrimination Liaison to the Dean, 2006-2008
Student Representative, Faculty Senate, 2006-2008
Harambee Multicultural Celebration Organizer, 2007
Student Health Action Coalition Volunteer, 2006
Mobile Student Health Action Coalition Volunteer, 2006
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PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND TRAINING
Accredited Practitioner, Level 4 Standard Triple P, University of Queensland
Accredited Practitioner, Level 5 Pathways Triple P, University of Queensland
Keys to Interactive Parenting (KIPS), Comfort Consults, LLC
Cost-Effectiveness Analysis, Health Economics Resource Center
Analyzing Longitudinal Data, Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute
NC Qualified Mental Health Professional (QMHP)
Satori Alternatives to Managing Aggression (SAMA)
Certified Wilderness First Responder (WFR)
Proficient in R, SAS, STATA, SPSS, LISREL, NVivo, M-Plus, Qualtrics, Pajek, ArcGIS, GeoDa
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