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Overview

Mark J. Van Ryzin is affiliated with the Oregon Research Institute in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the fields of psychology and social sciences, with a strong emphasis on clinical psychology, education, social psychology, safety research, and general health professions.

Their work covers diverse topics related to child and adolescent development, psychosocial and emotional growth, bullying, victimization, aggression, early childhood education, family and disability support, youth development and social support, community health and development, and behavioral and psychological studies.

Some of the recent papers authored or coauthored by Van Ryzin include: Mediators of Effects of Cooperative Learning on Prosocial Behavior in Middle School (2020) published in the International Journal of Applied Positive Psychology; The effects of cooperative learning on peer relations, academic support, and engagement in learning among students of color (2020) in The Journal of Educational Research; and The Cascading Effects of Reducing Student Stress: Cooperative Learning as a Means to Reduce Emotional Problems and Promote Academic Engagement (2020) in The Journal of Early Adolescence.

These publications highlight a focus on cooperative learning and its impact on social and academic outcomes among youth.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Van Ryzin include Cary J. Roseth, Justin D. Smith, Sabina Low, Anthony Biglan, and Magnus Johansson.

The venues where Van Ryzin most often publishes work include:

  • The Journal of Educational Research
  • Prevention Science
  • Journal of Adolescence
  • International Journal of Applied Positive Psychology
  • PEDIATRICS

Van Ryzin's academic contributions address issues grouped as:

  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
  • Early Childhood Education and Development
  • Family and Disability Support Research
  • Youth Development and Social Support
  • Community Health and Development
  • Behavioral and Psychological Studies

Best Publications

  • Family and peer predictors of substance use from early adolescence to early adulthood: an 11-year prospective analysis.

    Mark J. Van Ryzin;Gregory M. Fosco;Thomas J. Dishion

  • Autonomy, Belongingness, and Engagement in School as Contributors to Adolescent Psychological Well-Being

    Mark J. Van Ryzin;Amy A. Gravely;Cary J. Roseth

  • Moderate versus severe early life stress: associations with stress reactivity and regulation in 10-12-year-old children.

    Megan R. Gunnar;Kristin Frenn;Sandi S. Wewerka;Mark J. Van Ryzin

  • Alcohol, marijuana, and tobacco use trajectories from age 12 to 24 years: demographic correlates and young adult substance use problems.

    Sarah E. Nelson;Mark J. Van Ryzin;Thomas J. Dishion

  • Behavioral and emotional symptoms of post‐institutionalized children in middle childhood

    Kristen L. Wiik;Michelle M. Loman;Mark J. Van Ryzin;Jeffrey M. Armstrong

  • Cooperative learning in middle school: A means to improve peer relations and reduce victimization, bullying, and related outcomes.

    Mark J. Van Ryzin;Cary J. Roseth

  • Protective Factors at School: Reciprocal Effects Among Adolescents’ Perceptions of the School Environment, Engagement in Learning, and Hope

    Mark J. Van Ryzin

  • A component-centered meta-analysis of family-based prevention programs for adolescent substance use.

    Mark J. Van Ryzin;Cary J. Roseth;Gregory M. Fosco;You-kyung Lee

  • Mitigating HPA axis dysregulation associated with placement changes in foster care.

    Philip A. Fisher;Mark J. Van Ryzin;Megan R. Gunnar

  • The moderating effects of school climate on bullying prevention efforts.

    Sabina Low;Mark Van Ryzin

  • Social dominance in preschool classrooms.

    Anthony D. Pellegrini;Cary J. Roseth;Shanna Mliner;Catherine M. Bohn

  • Developmental trajectories of marital happiness in continuously married individuals: A group-based modeling approach

    Jared R. Anderson;Mark J. Van Ryzin;William J. Doherty

  • The Rise in Cortisol in Family Day Care: Associations With Aspects of Care Quality, Child Behavior, and Child Sex

    Megan R. Gunnar;Erin Kryzer;Mark J. Van Ryzin;Deborah A. Phillips

  • Engagement Matters: Lessons from Assessing Classroom Implementation of Steps to Respect: A Bullying Prevention Program Over a One-year Period

    Sabina Low;Mark J. Van Ryzin;Eric C. Brown;Brian H. Smith

  • Adolescent deviant peer clustering as an amplifying mechanism underlying the progression from early substance use to late adolescent dependence

    Mark J. Van Ryzin;Thomas J. Dishion

  • Engaging parents in the family check-up in middle school: longitudinal effects on family conflict and problem behavior through the high school transition.

    Mark J. Van Ryzin;Elizabeth A. Stormshak;Thomas J. Dishion

  • Clinical Trial of Second Step Middle School Program: Impact on Bullying, Cyberbullying, Homophobic Teasing, and Sexual Harassment Perpetration

    Dorothy L. Espelage;Sabina Low;Mark J. Van Ryzin;Joshua R. Polanin

  • Postadoption parenting and socioemotional development in postinstitutionalized children.

    Melissa C. Garvin;Amanda R. Tarullo;Mark Van Ryzin;Megan R. Gunnar

  • Associations Between Early Life Stress, Child Maltreatment, and Pubertal Development Among Girls in Foster Care

    Jane Mendle;Leslie D. Leve;Mark J. Van Ryzin;Misaki N. Natsuaki

  • Inhibited temperament and parent emotional availability differentially predict young children's cortisol responses to novel social and nonsocial events.

    Darlene A. Kertes;Bonny Donzella;Nicole M. Talge;Melissa C. Garvin

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas J. Dishion
Thomas J. Dishion Arizona State University
Leslie D. Leve
Leslie D. Leve University of Oregon
Anthony Biglan
Anthony Biglan Oregon Research Institute
Megan R. Gunnar
Megan R. Gunnar University of Minnesota
Anthony D. Pellegrini
Anthony D. Pellegrini University of Minnesota
Elizabeth A. Stormshak
Elizabeth A. Stormshak University of Oregon
Gordon Thomas Harold
Gordon Thomas Harold University of Cambridge
Patricia Chamberlain
Patricia Chamberlain University of Oregon
Dorothy L. Espelage
Dorothy L. Espelage University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Misaki N. Natsuaki
Misaki N. Natsuaki University of California, Riverside

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