Dorothy Espelage, PhD
William C. Friday Distinguished Professor of Education
Areas of Interest
Youth violence, K-12 school-based prevention programming, youth suicide prevention, bully prevention
About
Dr. Espelage’s research focuses on translating empirical findings into prevention and intervention programming and she has secured over $30 million of external funding. She advises members of Congress and Senate on bullying prevention legislation. She also conducts regular webinars for CDC, NIH, and NIJ to disseminate research.
My research focuses on preventing youth violence and reducing suicide risk among youth through protective factors like school and family support.