Alan E. Kazdin
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Alan E. Kazdin John M. Musser Professor of Psychology, Child Psychiatry, and Institute of Social Policies at Yale University |
Alan E. Kazdin is the John M. Musser Professor of Psychology, Child Psychiatry, and Institute of Social Policies at Yale University. He directs Yale's Parenting Center and Child Conduct Clinic, a clinical service for children and families, and he is also the 2008 President of the American Psychological Association. For the last 30 years, Kazdin has been researching the development, treatment, and clinical course of child aggressive and antisocial behavior. The research conducted at the clinic examines effective treatments for children with severe aggressive and antisocial behavior and child, parent, and family factors that contribute to therapeutic change. Dr. Kazdin’s work has been recognized through ongoing National Institutes of Health funding support, including two research career awards and a 10-year merit award from 1987 to 1997. Kazdin has published over 600 articles and has authored or edited 43 books and chapters, with a focus on psychotherapy research, clinical practice, child and adolescent disorders, and research methodology. Additionally, Dr. Kazdin currently serves as Associate Editor of the Annual Review of Psychology and as Series Editor of books in psychology for Yale University Press. Kazdin has previously served as editor of Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, Psychological Assessment, Behavior Therapy, Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, and Current Directions in Psychological Science, and as Editor-in-Chief of APA’s Encyclopedia of Psychology.
Introduced by: Deborah Laible, associate professor of psychology, Department of Psychology
Interviewed by: Edward Shapiro, professor of education and director, Center for Promoting Research to Practice, Department of Education and Human Services
