Tom Dishion received
his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University
of Oregon. His interests include understanding
the development of antisocial behavior and substance
abuse in children and adolescents, as well as
designing effective interventions and prevention
programs. In particular, he and colleagues have
examined the contribution of peer and family dynamics
to escalations in adolescent substance use, delinquency,
and violence. His intervention research focuses
on the effectiveness of family-centered interventions,
and the negative effects of aggregating high-risk
youth into intervention groups. He is currently
Director of Research at the Child and Family Center
and Professor of Clinical Psychology, both at
the University of Oregon. Prior to that, he was
a research scientist at Oregon Social Learning
Center. He has published over 90 scientific reports
on these topics, a book for parents on family
management, and two books for professionals working
with troubled children and their families.
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