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David Anthony Kenny (born November 10, 1946)[1] is an American social psychologist and Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the Department of Psychological Sciences at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, Connecticut. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.[2] Among the subjects he has researched are the interpersonal perception, the statistical analysis of data from dyads and groups, as well as mediation analysis.[3] He co-authored a 1986 paper with Reuben M. Baron on mediation analysis[4] that has been highly influential in the years since,[5][6] with 114,891 citations (Google Scholar, September 2022). He received the American Psychological Association's Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Psychology in 2019.
David A. Kenny | |
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| Born | David Anthony Kenny November 10, 1946 |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | University of California, Davis Northwestern University |
| Known for | Interpersonal perception, Dyadic data analysis, Mediation analysis |
| Partner | Marina Julian |
| Children | Katherine Kenny, Deirdre Otero, and David Kenny |
| Awards | Donald T. Campbell Award from the Society of Personality and Social Psychology (2006) Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Psychology from the American Psychological Association (2019) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Social psychology |
| Institutions | University of Connecticut |
| Thesis | The measurement and explanation of population effects: Sex differences in mathematics and science in a longitudinal study (1972) |
| Doctoral advisor | Donald T. Campbell |
| Other academic advisors | Robert Sommer, Thomas D. Cook |
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