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David A. Kenny

David A. Kenny

Title: Professor


Departmental Program: Social

E-mail: david.kenny@uconn.edu

Office: BOUS 169

Web site: http://davidakenny.net/kenny.htm

Department of Psychology
406 Babbidge Road, Unit 1020
University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT 06269-1020

Preferred Means of Contact: E-mail

 

Research Interests:

  • Person perception
  • Small groups
  • Methodology
  • Detailed Description: I am a social psychologist interested in social interaction in general and interpersonal perception in particular. My major interests are in the extent to which two perceivers agree in rating a common person's personality, the extent to which perceptions of personality are correct, and the degree to which perceivers know what other persons think of them. In general, I have found that acquaintance plays a much smaller role in person perception than is commonly thought.
         I have also worked in the analysis of experimental and non-experimental data. My specialty is the analysis of social interaction data, but I have also worked in the areas of structural equation modeling, longitudinal data analysis, and program evaluation. I have focused on how design decisions affect statistical analysis and on the issue of multiple levels of analysis.

Undergraduate courses:

  • Social Psychology

Graduate courses:

  • Causal Modeling in Social Psychology
  • Field Methods in Social Psychology
  • Interpersonal Perception
  • Close Relationships

Representative Publications:

  • Kenny, D. A., Kashy, D. A., & Cook, W. L. (2006). Analysis of dyadic data. New York: Guilford.
  • Cook, W. L., & Kenny, D. A. (2006). Examining the validity of self-report assessments of family functioning: A question of the level of analysis. Journal of Family Psychology, 20, 209 216.
  • Kenny, D. A., & Kenny, D. T. (2006). The personalities of The Simpsons. In A. Brown (Ed.), D'oh! The psychology of the Simpsons (pp. 187-200). Dallas: BenBella Books.
  • Kenny, D. A., West, T. V., Malloy, T., & Albright, L. (2006). Componential analysis of interpersonal perception data. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 10, 282-294.
  • Olsen, J. A., & Kenny, D. A. (2006). Structural equation modeling with interchangeable dyads. Psychological Methods, 11, 127-141.
  • Cook, W. L., & Kenny, D. A. (2005). The Actor-Partner Interdependence Model: A model of bi directional effects in developmental studies. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 29, 101-109.

Other:

  • Donald T. Campbell Award for distinguished contributions to social psychology, 2005.
  • University of Connecticut Alumni Distinguished Professor Award, 2006.
    * University of Connecticut Board of Trustees' Distinguished Professor Award, 2002.
  • Included in http://www.ISIHighlyCited.com
  • University of Connecticut Chancellor's Research Excellence Award, 1998.
  • Proud father of three wonderful children.