Kenneth A. Dodge, William McDougall Distinguished Professor of Public Policy Studies

Contact Info:

Office Location:	214A Sanford Building, Box 90245, Durham, NC 27708
Email Address:
Web Page:	https://duke.app.box.com/file/920794036874

Education:

Ph.D.	Duke University	1978
B.A.	Northwestern University	1975

Specialties:

Clinical Psychology
Developmental Psychology

Research Interests: Youth Violence and Child Abuse

Research: Development and prevention of chronic violence in children and adolescents; violence prevention policy

Areas of Interest:

child abuse
violence prevention
substance use

Curriculum Vitae

Current Ph.D. Students  

• Mandel Adam
• Shelley Alonzo-Marsden
• Sandra Nay
• Amy Schulting
• Joseph Crozier
• Julie Kaplow
• Reid Fontaine

Postdocs Mentored

• Dorene MacKinnon (January, 2008 - August, 2008)
• Karen Appleyard (2007 - 2009)
• Elizabeth Gifford (2005 - 2009)
• Lisa J. Berlin (2005 - 2012)
• Ryan Kinlaw (2004 - 2007)
• David Zielinski (September, 2004 - August, 2006)
• Shari Miller-Johnson (October, 2003 - March, 2008)
• Stephanie Coard (2001 - 2005)
• Domini Castellino (2001 - 2005)
• Jennifer Lansford (present)
• Patrick Malone (1999 - 2007)
• Mary Gifford-Smith (1999 - 2003)
• Bruce Ellis (1996 - 1999)
• Arnaldo Zelli (1996 - 2001)

Recent Publications   (More Publications)   (search)

1. Bertrand, C; Steinberg, L; Duell, N; Di Giunta, L; Dodge, KA; Gurdal, S; Junla, D; Lansford, JE; Oburu, P; Pastorelli, C; Skinner, AT; Sorbring, E; Bornstein, MH; Uribe Tirado, LM; Yotanyamaneewong, S; Alampay, LP; Al-Hassan, SM; Bacchini, D; Chang, L; Deater-Deckard, K (2025). Physical activity and two-year change in adolescent well-being in nine countries.. Journal of research on adolescence : the official journal of the Society for Research on Adolescence, 35(2), e70035. [doi]  [abs]
2. Bai, Y; Milojevich, H; Dodge, KA; Benjamin Goodman, W; O'Donnell, K (2025). Unique Profiles of Postpartum Family Needs and Evidence of Racial and Ethnic Disparities: Insights from Community Implementation of Family Connects.. Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities, 12(3), 1836-1846. [doi]  [abs]
3. Duell, N; Lansford, JE; Rothenberg, WA; Alampay, LP; Al-Hassan, SM; Bacchini, D; Bornstein, MH; Chang, L; Deater-Deckard, K; Di Giunta, L; Dodge, KA; Gurdal, S; Junla, D; Liu, Q; Long, Q; Oburu, P; Pastorelli, C; Skinner, AT; Sorbring, E; Uribe Tirado, LM; Yotanyamaneewong, S; Steinberg, L (2025). Positive risk taking across the world.. Journal of research on adolescence : the official journal of the Society for Research on Adolescence, 35(2), e70021. [doi]  [abs]
4. Goulter, N; Amin-Esmaeili, M; Susukida, R; Kush, JM; Godwin, J; Masyn, K; McMahon, RJ; Eddy, JM; Ialongo, NS; Tolan, PH; Conduct Problems Prevention Research Group; Wilcox, HC; Musci, RJ (2025). Impulsivity profiles across five harmonized longitudinal childhood preventive interventions and associations with adult outcomes.. Development and psychopathology, 37(2), 990-1003. [doi]  [abs]
5. Lansford, JE; Gorla, L; Rothenberg, WA; Bornstein, MH; Chang, L; Clifton, JDW; Deater-Deckard, K; Di Giunta, L; Dodge, KA; Gurdal, S; Junla, D; Oburu, P; Pastorelli, C; Skinner, AT; Sorbring, E; Steinberg, L; Uribe Tirado, LM; Yotanyamaneewong, S; Alampay, LP; Al-Hassan, SM; Bacchini, D (2025). Predictors of Young Adults' Primal World Beliefs in Eight Countries.. Child development. [doi]  [abs]