Kenneth A. Dodge
William McDougall Distinguished Professor of Public Policy Studies
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Kenneth A. Dodge is the William McDougall Distinguished Professor of Public Policy and Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at Duke University. He is also the founding and past director of the Center for Child and Family Policy, as well as the founder of Family Connects International.
Dodge is a leading scholar in the development and prevention of aggressive and violent behaviors. His work provides a model for understanding how some young children grow up to engage in aggression and violence and provides a framework for intervening early to prevent the costly consequences of violence for children and their communities.
Dodge joined the faculty of the Sanford School of Public Policy 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 Duke, Dodge served on the faculty at Indiana University, the University of Colorado, and Vanderbilt University.
Locally, his research has resulted in the Family Connects model, an evidence-based, population health approach to supporting newborn children. Piloted in Durham, NC and formerly known as Durham Connects, the program offers free nurse home visits to all infants in communities where it is available, providing health checks and connecting families to community resources in an effort to improve children’s outcomes. The model is currently expanding to many communities across the U.S.
Dodge has published more than 500 scientific articles which have been cited more than 100,000 times.
Elected into the National Academy of Medicine in 2015, Dodge has received many honors and awards, including the following:
- President, Society for Research in Child Development
- Fellow, Society for Prevention Research
- Distinguished Scientist, Child Mind Institute
- Research Scientist Award from the National Institutes of Health
- Distinguished Scientific Award for Early Career Contribution from the American Psychological Association
- J.P. Scott Award for Lifetime Contribution to Aggression Research from the International Society for Research on Aggression
- Science to Practice Award from the Society for Prevention Research
- Inaugural recipient of the “Public Service Matters” Award from the Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs and Administration
- Inaugural recipient of the Presidential Citation Award for Excellence in Research from the Society for Research on Adolescence
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Selected Grants
Factors in Persistence Versus Fadeout of Early Childhood Intervention Impacts awarded by National Institutes of Health (Principal Investigator). 2019 to 2024
Community Prevention of Child Maltreatment awarded by National Institutes of Health (Principal Investigator). 2012 to 2023
Intergenerational Persistence of Treatment Effects awarded by National Institutes of Health (Principal Investigator). 2017 to 2022
Childhood Risk Factors and Young Adult Competence awarded by National Institutes of Health (Investigator). 2007 to 2022
Diseases of Despair in Young Adulthood: Risk, Resilience, and Prevention awarded by University of Vermont (Principal Investigator). 2019 to 2022
Mid Southern Primary Care Networks Node awarded by National Institutes of Health (Investigator). 2015 to 2021
Optimizing Prevention of Costly Adult Outcomes awarded by National Institutes of Health (Principal Investigator). 2003 to 2021
Family Connects in North Carolina and South Carolina awarded by Duke Endowment (Principal Investigator). 2020 to 2021
The Get Ready Guilford Initiative awarded by Duke Endowment (Principal Investigator). 2019 to 2020
Family Connects International awarded by (Principal Investigator). 2017 to 2020
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Tolan, P. H., et al. “Tracking the multiple pathways of parent and family influence on disruptive behavior disorders.” Disruptive Behavior Disorders, 2013, pp. 161–91. Scopus, doi:10.1007/978-1-4614-7557-6_7. Full Text
Pettit, G. S., et al. “Aggression and insecurity in late adolescent romantic relationships: Antecedents and developmental pathways.” Developmental Contexts in Middle Childhood: Bridges to Adolescence and Adulthood, vol. 9780521845571, 2006, pp. 41–61. Scopus, doi:10.1017/CBO9780511499760.004. Full Text
Deater-Deckard, K., et al. “Cultural differences in the effects of physical punishment.” Ethnicity and Causal Mechanisms, 2004, pp. 204–26. Scopus, doi:10.1017/CBO9781139140348.010. Full Text
Rothenberg, W. Andrew, et al. “Cross-cultural effects of parent warmth and control on aggression and rule-breaking from ages 8 to 13.” Aggressive Behavior, vol. 46, no. 4, July 2020, pp. 327–40. Epmc, doi:10.1002/ab.21892. Full Text
Kapetanovic, Sabina, et al. “Cross-Cultural Examination of Links between Parent-Adolescent Communication and Adolescent Psychological Problems in 12 Cultural Groups.” Journal of Youth and Adolescence, vol. 49, no. 6, June 2020, pp. 1225–44. Epmc, doi:10.1007/s10964-020-01212-2. Full Text
Lin, Hua, et al. “Adolescent social withdrawal, parental psychological control, and parental knowledge across seven years: A developmental cascade model.” Journal of Adolescence, vol. 81, June 2020, pp. 124–34. Epmc, doi:10.1016/j.adolescence.2020.04.007. Full Text
Bai, Y., et al. “Long-term effects of early childhood programs through eighth grade: Do the effects fade out or grow?” Children and Youth Services Review, vol. 112, May 2020. Scopus, doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.104890. Full Text Open Access Copy
Martoccio, Tiffany L., et al. “Intergenerational Continuity in Child Maltreatment: Explicating Underlying Mechanisms.” Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Apr. 2020, p. 886260520914542. Epmc, doi:10.1177/0886260520914542. Full Text
Rothenberg, W. Andrew, et al. “Examining effects of parent warmth and control on internalizing behavior clusters from age 8 to 12 in 12 cultural groups in nine countries.” Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, and Allied Disciplines, vol. 61, no. 4, Apr. 2020, pp. 436–46. Epmc, doi:10.1111/jcpp.13138. Full Text
Yazgan, Idil, et al. “Cumulative early childhood adversity and later antisocial behavior: The mediating role of passive avoidance.” Development and Psychopathology, Mar. 2020, pp. 1–11. Epmc, doi:10.1017/s0954579419001809. Full Text
Muschkin, C. G., et al. “Gender Differences in the Impact of North Carolina’s Early Care and Education Initiatives on Student Outcomes in Elementary School.” Educational Policy, vol. 34, no. 2, Mar. 2020, pp. 377–407. Scopus, doi:10.1177/0895904818773901. Full Text Open Access Copy
Andrew Rothenberg, W., et al. “Examining the internalizing pathway to substance use frequency in 10 cultural groups.” Addictive Behaviors, vol. 102, Mar. 2020, p. 106214. Epmc, doi:10.1016/j.addbeh.2019.106214. Full Text
Di Giunta, Laura, et al. “Longitudinal associations between mothers' and fathers' anger/irritability expressiveness, harsh parenting, and adolescents' socioemotional functioning in nine countries.” Developmental Psychology, vol. 56, no. 3, Mar. 2020, pp. 458–74. Epmc, doi:10.1037/dev0000849. Full Text
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Latendresse, Shawn J., et al. “Characterizing discrete pathways and mechanisms through which genes influence adult substance use.” Behavior Genetics, vol. 40, no. 6, SPRINGER, 2010, pp. 801–801.
Edwards, Alexis C., et al. “MAOA and early physical discipline interact to influence delinquent behavior.” Behavior Genetics, vol. 39, no. 6, SPRINGER, 2009, pp. 647–48.
Singh, Amber L., et al. “Genetic and environmental risk factors for depression: A developmental GxE approach.” Behavior Genetics, vol. 39, no. 6, SPRINGER, 2009, pp. 681–681.
Dodge, K. A., et al. Toward a dynamic developmental model of the role of parents and peers in early onset substance use. 2006, pp. 104–32. Scopus, doi:10.1017/CBO9780511616259.006. Full Text
COIE, J. D., et al. “TYPES OF AGGRESSIVE RELATIONSHIPS, PEER REJECTION, AND DEVELOPMENTAL CONSEQUENCES.” Social Competence in Developmental Perspective, edited by B. H. SCHNEIDER et al., vol. 51, KLUWER ACADEMIC PUBL, 1989, pp. 223–37.
Lawrence, C., et al. Multiple Response System evaluation report to the North Carolina Division of Social Services. 2009.
Dodge, K. A., et al. “Willie M.: Legacy of Legal, Social, and Policy Change on Behalf of Children.” Report to the State of North Carolina, Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services, 2000. Open Access Copy