Kevin W Allison

Associate Professor of Psychology

Selected publications

Education

Ph.D. 1989 DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois Specialization: Clinical/Community Psychology Doctoral Dissertation: Substance abuse among adolescents in special education placements.
Clinical Internship Children’s Hospital National Medical Center, Washington, D. C. 1985-86
M.A. 1985 DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois Major: Clinical/Community Psychology
B.A. 1981 University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana Major: Psychology

Recent/current courses taught at VCU

Adolescent Development
Clinical Interventions with Diverse Populations
Clinical Practicum: Children and Adolescents
Child Psychotherapy
Adolescent Psychology
Freshman Honors Seminar: Perspectives on Higher Education and the Richmond Community

Recent grants or awards

2006-2007 Joint Commission on Health Care, Memorandum of Understanding, Mental Health Services Access by Ethnic Minorities, $20,000.
2006 Friends of Prevention/Richmond Behavioral Health Authority, Community Prevention Needs Assessment, $4,100.
2005-2010 Centers for Disease Control Cooperative Agreement for a National Center of Excellence in Youth Violence Prevention, A. Farrell, P.I., K. Allison, R. Cohen, A. Meyer, W. Kliewer, T. Sullivan, E. Erwin, Co-Investigators. ($4.3 million).
2003-2006 Greater Richmond Chamber Foundation (Youth Matters) Pilot Development of DataShare, a collaborative community data resource, Richmond, Virginia. K. Allison, P.I. $50,000 ($27,000 in 2006; $10,000 in 2005; $25,000 in 2004; $25,000 in 2003).
2003-2006 Documentation of the Jessie Ball DuPont Community Building Fund. K. Allison, N. Stutts & R. Wineberg, (Documentation Team Members and Co P.Is, $250,000)

Biographical sketch

Program affiliation:

Positions and Employment:

8/05 – Present Associate Dean for Community Activities, College of Humanities and Sciences, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
8/03-8/05 Director of Applied and Outreach Scholarship, L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
8/02-Present Fellow, Grace E. Harris Leadership Institute, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
8/99-Present Associate Director, Center for Cultural Experiences in Prevention, Department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
8/99-8/06 Associate Director, Center for the Promotion of Positive Youth Development, Department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
8/96-Present Associate Professor of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA

Other experience:

8/89- 6/96 Assistant Professor of Psychology, Penn State University, University Park, PA; Primary responsibilities included teaching courses in Adolescent Development, Community Psychology, and Clinical Issues in Human Diversity. Bridged child and adult clinical training programs, provided clinical and research supervision for Masters Theses and Doctoral Dissertations in Clinical Adult and Clinical Child Psychology. Research focused on stress and life course development among African American adolescents living in urban settings. Collaborated on research with Linda Burton on intergenerational issues in African American families with pregnant adolescents. Led departmental efforts in the integration of cultural perspectives in psychology into core courses, and provided oversight of departmental diversity speakers’ series. Led evaluation team examining university retention efforts focused on minority students in sciences and engineering.
9/88-6/89 Clinical Director and Internal Evaluator, City Lights, Washington, D.C.; Primary duties included program oversight and design, staff supervision, and program evaluation design and support for the adolescent day treatment program for troubled and troubling youth.
9/86- 6/87 Faculty Research Associate, Substance Abuse among Handicapped Adolescents Project, Community Based Research, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland; Primary responsibilities entailed designing research instruments, conducting literature reviews, and administering research protocols focusing on substance use among adolescents in regular and special educational placements.

Honors:

2005 Presidential Award for Multicultural Community Enrichment and Reise-Melton Capstone Award, Virginia Commonwealth University
1984- 1985 NIMH Mental Health Traineeship, DePaul Community Mental Health Center, Chicago, Illinois
1983- 1984 Schmidt Fellow, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois
1981 Notre Dame Scholar, Graduate with Honors, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana

Research support:

Past research support:

2002-2004 East End Partnership for Families, Facilitation and Evaluation, Annie E. Casey Foundation. K. Allison, P.I. ($45,851 in 2004; $49,090 in 2003; $61,867 in 2002).
2002-2003 Planning Year for the Development of DataShare Richmond, Annie E. Casey Foundation and Jessie Ball DuPont Fund, K. Allison, P.I. ($45,000 and $75, 000, From each funder, respectively).
2001-2002 Community Social Capital: Using networks and technology to build community capacity. Aspen Institute Roundtable on Comprehensive Initiatives for Children and Families, K. Allison, PI, C. Howard, (Co-PI), ($100,000).
1999-2004 Evaluation Research Study in the Area of Aggression/Interpersonal Youth Violence, Centers for Disease Control, A. Farrell, PI, A. Meyer Co-PI, K. Allison, Co-Investigator ($2,500,000).
2001-2004 Essential Skills in Violence Prevention, NICHD, A. Farrell, PI, A. Meyer, K. Allison, & W. Kliewer, Co-Investigators ($851,000).
2001-2004 A Female Intervention, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP), SAMHSA, F. Belgrave, PI; K. Allison & T. Townsend, Co-PI’s, ($1,197,554).
1999-2002 A Cultural Enhancement Prevention Program, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP), SAMHSA, F. Belgrave, PI; K. Allison & M. McCreary, Co- PI’s, ($1,231,554).
1998-2001 Project Impact: A Family based Psychoeducational Prevention Project for Substance Abusing Families, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, SAMHSA, (M. McCreary, PI, K. Allison & F. Belgrave, Co-PIs, $1,200,000).
1997-2000 Community Outreach Partnership Center (COPC), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (Co-Author with C. Howard, P.I., $399,358).

Kevin W Allison

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