BIOGRAPHY FOR
LINDA DUSENBURY, PH.D.
Linda Dusenbury, Ph.D., is a Senior Research Scientist to CASEL (Collaborative for
Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning), and a nationally recognized expert with 25
years of experience in planning, supporting, and evaluating evidence-based strategies
designed to create a safe and nurturing world for children and adolescents. She has
published more than 60 professional articles and chapters. She also co-edited two books
in the Vermont Conference on the Primary Prevention of Psychopathology series.
Linda was a student of Dr. George Albee, an early pioneer in the field of primary
prevention of psychopathology. She served on the faculty of Weill Medical College of
Cornell University from 1984 to 1994, where she collaborated with Gil Botvin, developer
of the Life Skills Training program, on randomized control prevention trials in New
York City schools. From 1994 to 2001 she served as a consultant to not-for-profit
organizations, including CASEL, where she helped to develop consumer guides
designed to bridge the gap between research and practice through the identification of
best practices in prevention and youth development. From 2001 to 2010 she was a
senior researcher at Tanglewood Research, Inc., where she co-authored and produced
professional development tools designed to enhance quality of implementation,
including online courses, DVDs and an online video messaging system.
Linda is a dedicated advocate for social and emotional learning, prevention, and
education whose research has focused on the identification and dissemination of
effective strategies to promote social and emotional development and prevent
adolescent problem behaviors, including drug use, violence, teen pregnancy, and school
dropout.