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Overview

David C. R. Kerr is affiliated with Oregon State University in the United States. Their work primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Social Sciences, with a focus on several prominent subfields including Sociology and Political Science, Epidemiology, General Health Professions, Pharmacology, and Clinical Psychology.

The scientist's research covers topics such as Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes, Education, Sociology, and Vocational Training, Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research, Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects, Homelessness and Social Issues, Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, and Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations.

David C. R. Kerr has published papers in a variety of journals, with frequent publications in the following venues:

  • Psychology of Addictive Behaviors
  • American Journal of Preventive Medicine
  • Substance Use & Misuse
  • Journal of American College Health
  • Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity

Selected recent papers include:

  • Effects of Cannabis Legalization on Adolescent Cannabis Use Across 3 Studies, 2022, American Journal of Preventive Medicine
  • Heavy drinking and drinking harms for cisgender and transgender college students, 2021, Psychology of Addictive Behaviors
  • Cannabis and Alcohol Use by U.S. Young Adults, 2008-2019: Changes in Prevalence After Recreational Cannabis Legalization, 2023, American Journal of Preventive Medicine
  • Trends and disparities in suicidal thoughts and behaviors and mental health symptoms among sexual and gender minority college students in the U.S., 2008-2018, 2022, Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity
  • Intergenerational congruence in adolescent onset of alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana use, 2020, Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

They have frequently collaborated with several co-authors, including:

  • Ted Huddleston
  • Young Citizens
  • Deborah M. Capaldi
  • Stacey S. Tiberio
  • Harold Bae

Best Publications

  • Developmental foundations of externalizing problems in young children: the role of effortful control.

    Sheryl L. Olson;Arnold J. Sameroff;David C. R. Kerr;Nestor L. Lopez

  • Parental discipline and externalizing behavior problems in early childhood: the roles of moral regulation and child gender.

    David C. R. Kerr;Nestor L. Lopez;Sheryl L. Olson;Arnold J. Sameroff

  • Suicidal adolescents' social support from family and peers: gender-specific associations with psychopathology.

    David C. R. Kerr;Lesli J. Preuss;Cheryl A. King

  • Assessment of child problem behaviors by multiple informants: a longitudinal study from preschool to school entry.

    David C.R. Kerr;Erika S. Lunkenheimer;Sheryl L. Olson

  • Behavioral and physiological effects of deep pressure on children with autism: a pilot study evaluating the efficacy of Grandin's Hug Machine.

    Stephen M. Edelson;Meredyth Goldberg Edelson;David C. R. Kerr;Temple Grandin

  • Theory of Mind and Emotion Understanding Predict Moral Development in Early Childhood

    Jonathan D. Lane;Henry M. Wellman;Sheryl L. Olson;Jennifer. LaBounty

  • A Prospective Three Generational Study of Fathers’ Constructive Parenting: Influences from Family of Origin, Adolescent Adjustment, and Offspring Temperament

    David C. R. Kerr;Deborah M. Capaldi;Katherine C. Pears;Lee D. Owen

  • Brain volume preserved in healthy elderly through the eleventh decade

    E. A. Mueller;M. M. Moore;D.C.R. Kerr;G. Sexton

  • Youth-nominated support team for suicidal adolescents (version 1): A randomized controlled trial

    Cheryl A. King;Alexander Kramer;Lesli Preuss;David C. R. Kerr

  • Intergenerational transmission of internalising and externalising behaviours across three generations: gender-specific pathways

    Hyoun K. Kim;Deborah M. Capaldi;Katherine C. Pears;David C. R. Kerr

  • Pregnancy Rates Among Juvenile Justice Girls in Two Randomized Controlled Trials of Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care

    David C. R. Kerr;Leslie D. Leve;Patricia Chamberlain

  • Associations between vitamin D levels and depressive symptoms in healthy young adult women

    David C.R. Kerr;David T. Zava;Walter T. Piper;Sarina R. Saturn

  • Psychophysical Numbing: When Lives Are Valued Less as the Lives at Risk Increase

    James Friedrich;Paul Barnes;Kathryn Chapin;Ian Dawson

  • Changes in undergraduates' marijuana, heavy alcohol and cigarette use following legalization of recreational marijuana use in Oregon.

    David C. R. Kerr;Harold Bae;Sandi Phibbs;Adam C. Kern

  • Young men's intimate partner violence and relationship functioning: long-term outcomes associated with suicide attempt and aggression in adolescence.

    David C. R. Kerr;Deborah M. Capaldi

  • Stability of intimate partner violence by men across 12 years in young adulthood: effects of relationship transitions.

    Joann Wu Shortt;Deborah M. Capaldi;Hyoun K. Kim;David C. R. Kerr

  • Changes in At-Risk American Men's Crime and Substance Use Trajectories Following Fatherhood.

    David C. R. Kerr;Deborah M. Capaldi;Lee D. Owen;Margit Wiesner

  • Assessment of psychiatrically hospitalized suicidal adolescents: self-report instruments as predictors of suicidal thoughts and behavior

    Alissa C. Huth-Bocks;David C.R. Kerr;Asha Z. Ivey;Anne C. Kramer

  • Intergenerational and partner influences on fathers' negative discipline.

    Deborah M. Capaldi;Katherine C. Pears;David C. R. Kerr;Lee D. Owen

  • Associations of substance use problems with intimate partner violence for at-risk men in long-term relationships

    Alan Feingold;David C. R. Kerr;Deborah M. Capaldi

Frequent Co-Authors

Deborah M. Capaldi
Deborah M. Capaldi University of Oregon
Katherine C. Pears
Katherine C. Pears Oregon Social Learning Center
Leslie D. Leve
Leslie D. Leve University of Oregon
Cheryl A. King
Cheryl A. King University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Sheryl L. Olson
Sheryl L. Olson University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Hyoun K. Kim
Hyoun K. Kim Yonsei University
Patricia Chamberlain
Patricia Chamberlain University of Oregon
Arnold J. Sameroff
Arnold J. Sameroff University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Gianluca Gini
Gianluca Gini University of Padua
Alan Feingold
Alan Feingold Yale University

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