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Kenneth A. Dodge

Director, Center for Child and Family Policy; William McDougall Professor of Public Policy; Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience

Ken Dodge is the first director of the Center for Child and Family Policy. In this role, he leads an effort to bridge basic scientific research in children's development with public policy affecting children and families. The Center provides an integrated system of research, debate and dissemination, public service, and teaching, addressing issues of child and family policy.

Dodge is interested in the application of behavioral science research to issues in public policy that affect children and families. He joined the faculty of the Sanford Institute in September 1998. He is trained as a clinical and developmental psychologist, having earned his B.A. in psychology at Northwestern University in 1975 and his Ph.D. in psychology at Duke University in 1978. Prior to joining the faculty at Duke, Dodge served on the faculty at Indiana University, the University of Colorado and Vanderbilt University.

Research Interests

• child abuse
• violence prevention
• substance use

Research Projects:

• Durham Family Initiative
• Duke Transdisciplinary Prevention Research Center

Education:

• Ph.D Duke University - 1978
• BA (Awarded with Highest Distinction and Honors in Psychology) Northwestern University - 1975

Recent Publications   (More Publications)

1. Putnick, D.L., Bornstein, M.H., Lansford, J.E., Chang, L., Deater-Deckard, K., Di Giunta, L., Gurdal, S., Dodge, K.A., Malone, P.S., Oburu, P., Pastorelli, C., Skinner, A.T., Sorbring, E., Tapanya, S., Uribe Tirado, L.M., Zelli, Arnaldo, Alampay, L.P., Al-Hassan, S.M., Bacchini, D., & Bombi, A.S. (In press). Agreement in mother and father acceptance-rejection, warmth, and hostility/rejection/neglect of children across nine countries. Cross-Cultural Research.


2. Kusche, C.A., Greenberg, M.T., & Conduct Problems Prevention Research Group (2011). Grade level PATHS (Grades1-2).. South Deerfield, MA: Channing-Bete Co..


3. Kusche, C.A., Greenberg, M.T., & Conduct Problems Prevention Research Grou (2011). Grade level PATHS (Grades3-4).. South Deerfield, MA: Channing-Bete Co..


4. Glennie, E.J., Bonneau, K., van Dellen, M., & Dodge, K.A. (In press). Addition by subtraction: The relation between dropout rates and school-level academic achievement. Teachers College Record.


5. Lansford, J.E., Wager, L.B., Bates, J.E., Pettit, G.S., & Dodge, K.A. (In press). Forms of spanking and children’s externalizing behaviors. Family Relations.

1. The role of the environment and development in gene by environment interactions, San Francisco, CA, 2008

1. Framing National Policy to Prevent Chronic Violence, National Summit on Interpersonal Violence and Abuse across the Lifespan: Forging a Shared Agenda, Dallas, February 2010
2. Framing Public Policy and Prevention of Sexual Violence, 28th Annual Research and Treatment Conference of the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abuse, Dallas, October, 2009
3. Workshop on Social and Environmental Influences and Adolescent Risk Behavior, National Research Council Institute of Medicine annual meeting, Washington, DC, May, 2009
4. Genes, Environments, and Cognitions in Externalizing Disorders, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, April, 2009

Curriculum Vitae