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Kenneth Dodge, PhDDr. Dodge is interested in the application of behavioral science research to issues in public policy that affect children and families. His particular area of research has addressed the development and prevention of chronic violence in children and adolescents. He has conducted both laboratory and longitudinal studies of how chronic aggressive behavior develops across the life span. |
Positions
- William McDougall Professor of Public Policy, Duke University
- Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience, Duke University
- Director, Center for Child and Family Policy, Duke University
Education
- PhD, 1978, Duke University, Clinical Psychology
Relevant Publications
- Dodge, K.A. (2011). Context matters in child and family policy. Child Development, 82(1), 433-42. doi:10.1111/j.1467-8624.2010.01565.x.
- Dodge, K.A. (2011). Social information processing models of aggressive behavior. In Understanding and reducing aggression, violence, and their consequences (pp. 165-186). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
- Berlin, L.J., Dunning, R., & Dodge, K.A. (2011). Enhancing the transition to kindergarten: A randomized trial to test the efficacy of the "Stars" summer kindergarten orientation program. Early Childhood Research Quarterly (26)2, 247-254.
- K.A. Dodge. (2010). Current directions in child psychopathology. Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon.
- Lansford, J.E., Dishion, T.J., & Dodge, K.A. (2010). Deviant peer clustering and influence within public school settings: Inadvertent negative outcomes from traditional professional practices. In M.R. Shinn, H.M. Walker, & G. Stoner (Eds.), Interventions for achievement and behavior in a three-tier model including response to intervention (pp. 749-772). Bethesda, MD: National Association for School Psychologists Press.
Contributed Content
- Errors on the Way to Tenure
- Forming Relationships with Community Leaders
- Taking Advantage of Natural Settings
