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Kevin W. Allison

Associate professor
Associate dean for community activities, College of Humanities and Sciences

Contact information

Phone: (804) 828-1203
E-mail: kallison@vcu.edu

Education

Ph.D. (1989), DePaul University

Program affiliation

Clinical Psychology (primary) and Developmental Psychology (secondary)

Research interests

My recent work has focused on the use of data, research and technology in efforts to strengthen community capacity and community-level social capital. I also am involved in the development and evaluation of adolescent, family and community preventive interventions supporting healthy developmental trajectories for urban youth. My work emphasizes the role of culture and community in intervention and prevention. My other major interests include university partnerships and community collaboration in supporting change.

Selected publications

Belgrave, F.Z. & Allison, K.W. (2006). African American Psychology: From Africa to America. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Meyer, A., Allison, K., Reese, L., Gay, F., & Multi-site Violence Prevention Project (2004). Choosing to Be Violence-Free in Middle School: The Conceptual Model for the Student Program of GREAT Schools and Families. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 26(1s), 20-28.

Howard, C.W. & Allison, K.W. (2004). Bringing all Partners to the Table: The Virginia Commonwealth University and Carver Community Partnership. Metropolitan Universities Journal, 15(3), 57-76.

Belgrave, F.Z., Reed, M.C., Plybon, L.E., Butler, D.S., Allison, K.W., & Davis, T. (2004). An Evaluation of Sisters of Nia: A Cultural Program for African American Girls. Journal of Black Psychology. 30(3), 329-343.

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Recent/current courses taught at VCU

Freshman Honors Seminar, undergraduate level
Adolescent Psychology, undergraduate and graduate levels
Clinical Issues and Human Diversity, graduate level

Recent grants or awards
2005 – 2010	VCU Academic Center of Excellence in Youth Violence Prevention, Centers for Disease Control, A. Farrell, P.I., K. Allison, R. Cohen, A. Meyer, W. Kliewer, S. Masho, E. Erwin, T. Sullivan, co-investigators ($4,300,000).
2003 – 2004	Greater Richmond Chamber Foundation (Youth Matters) Pilot Development of DataShare, a collaborative community data resource, Richmond, Virginia. K. Allison, principal investigator. $50,000 ($10,000 in 2005; $25,000 in 2004; $25,000 in 2003).
2002 – 2004	East End Partnership for Families, Facilitation and Evaluation, Annie E. Casey Foundation. K. Allison, principal investigator ($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, principal investigator ($45,000 and $75,000, from each funder, respectively).
2003 – 2005	Documentation of the Jessie Ball DuPont Community Building Fund. K. Allison, N. Stutts and R. Wineberg (documentation team members and co-principal investigators, $250,000).
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, principal investigator, C. Howard, co-principal investigator, ($100,000).
1999 – 2004	Evaluation Research Study in the Area of Aggression/Interpersonal Youth Violence, Centers for Disease Control, A. Farrell, principal investigator, A. Meyer, co-principal investigator, K. Allison, co-investigator ($2,500,000).