J. David Hawkins

J. David Hawkins
Born
John David Hawkins

(1945-09-16) September 16, 1945 (age 79)
NationalityAmerican
EducationStanford University
Northwestern University
Known forCommunities That Care
Scientific career
FieldsSocial work
InstitutionsUniversity of Washington
Thesis Utopian values and communal social life: a comparative study of social arrangemerts in four counter culture communes established to realize participants' values  (1975)
J. David Hawkins
Born
United States
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Sociologist, academic, and author
AwardsLifetime Achievement Award, Division of Experimental Criminology American Society of Criminology (2014)
Joan McCord Award, American Academy of Experimental Criminology (2016)
Distinguished Career Achievement Award, Society for Social Work Research (2019)
Academic background
EducationB. A.
M. A., Sociology
Ph.D., Sociology
Alma materStanford University
Academic work
InstitutionsUniversity of Washington, Seattle

J. David Hawkins (born 16 September 1945)[1] is an American sociologist, academic, and author. He is Emeritus Endowed Professor of Prevention and founding director of the Social Development Research Group in the School of Social Work at the University of Washington. His research focuses on the prevention of behavior problems in children and adolescents. He developed the Communities That Care prevention system with Richard F. Catalano.[2]

Hawkins is most known for his work on public health and criminology, primarily focusing on prevention science and risk factors. He has won several awards, including the 2012 Presidential Award from the Society for Prevention Research,[3] 2014 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Division of Experimental Criminology at the American Society of Criminology, and 2019 Distinguished Career Achievement Award from the Society for Social Work Research.[4] He has also authored books, including Delinquency and Crime: Current Theories.[5] and Communities That Care: Building Community Engagement and Capacity to Prevent Youth Behavior Problems[6] and his work has been published in academic journals, such as JAMA Pediatrics[7] and Psychological Bulletin.[8]

Hawkins is an elected fellow of the American Society of Criminology, Academy of Experimental Criminology, Society for Prevention Research, American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare, and Society for Social Work Research, as well as an elected member of the Washington State Academy of Sciences.[9]

  1. ^ Congress, The Library of. "Hawkins, J. David – LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies | Library of Congress, from LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies (Library of Congress)". id.loc.gov.
  2. ^ "J. David Hawkins | School of Social Work". socialwork.uw.edu.
  3. ^ "Society for Prevention Research » 2012 AWARDS PRESENTATION". www.preventionresearch.org.
  4. ^ "Distinguished Career Achievement Award – SSWR Awards" (PDF).
  5. ^ "Delinquency and Crime: Current Theories – University of Macau".
  6. ^ "Communities That Care: Building Community Engagement and Capacity to Prevent Youth Behavior Problems – Zayed University Library".
  7. ^ Hawkins, J. David; Oesterle, Sabrina; Brown, Eric C.; Abbott, Robert D.; Catalano, Richard F. (February 12, 2014). "Youth problem behaviors 8 years after implementing the communities that care prevention system: a community-randomized trial". JAMA Pediatrics. 168 (2): 122–129. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2013.4009. PMC 3946405. PMID 24322060.
  8. ^ "APA PsycNet". psycnet.apa.org.
  9. ^ Gerardi, Donna. "New Members Press Release".