Dewey Cornell

Dewey G. Cornell is a forensic clinical psychologist, the director of the Virginia Youth Violence Project, and a faculty associate of the Institute of Law, Psychiatry, and Public Policy. During his clinical and academic career, Cornell has worked with juvenile and adult violent offenders, testified in criminal proceedings and legislative hearings, and consulted on violence prevention efforts. He has authored more than 300 publications in psychology and education, including studies of juvenile homicide, school safety, bullying, and threat assessment. He is the principal author of the Comprehensive School Threat Assessment Guidelines, which is an evidence-based model of school threat assessment used in schools across the United States and Canada. He also led the development of the Authoritative School Climate Survey as a student and staff measure of school climate and safety conditions. He is currently directing a national study of school threat assessment with funding from the U.S. Department of Justice. A major emphasis in his work is the achievement of equity and fairness in school discipline and educational outcomes.

Ph.D., University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, 1981
M.A., University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, 1979
B.A., Transylvania University, 1977

Curriculum Vitae

• Forensic clinical psychology
• Psychological assessment
• Juvenile violence and delinquency prevention
• School safety, bullying, and student threat assessment