Damon Jones is an Associate Research Professor who has been with the Prevention Research Center since 2009, serving as a program evaluator and methodologist for several family and youth behavioral interventions and prevention programs. His areas of interest include the use of appropriate methodology in the behavioral sciences to carry out sound analysis of program impact, as well as economic evaluation of effective programs in social policy so that the best programs can reach more people. He is interested in understanding the public costs associated with behavior disorders, and has authored several publications on the potential economic value of effective efforts to improve developmental outcomes in children and youth. He has several years of experience with cost-effectiveness and cost-benefit assessments as well as overseeing several project resource evaluations.
Dr. Jones is passionate about working on projects that have the potential for real impact, rather than engaging in research that is shelved and never leaves academia. His work with the Evidence-to-Impact Collaborative aims to achieve this ideal. He has authored more than 70 peer-reviewed journal articles, reports and book chapters. He also has taught statistics and data analysis in the Departments of Health Policy and Administration and Human Development and Family Studies. He received his Ph.D. in quantitative methods from Vanderbilt University in 2002.
Developmental Period(s)
Early Childhood, Childhood, Adolescence, Early Adulthood
Level(s) of Analysis
Individuals, Families, Schools, Communities, Legislation
Contact Information
316B Biobehavioral Health Building
University Park, 16802
814-865-6020
dej10@psu.edu
Associated Lab(s)
Damon Jones is an Associate Research Professor who has been with the Prevention Research Center since 2009, serving as a program evaluator and methodologist for several family and youth behavioral interventions and prevention programs. His areas of interest include the use of appropriate methodology in the behavioral sciences to carry out sound analysis of program impact, as well as economic evaluation of effective programs in social policy so that the best programs can reach more people. He is interested in understanding the public costs associated with behavior disorders, and has authored several publications on the potential economic value of effective efforts to improve developmental outcomes in children and youth. He has several years of experience with cost-effectiveness and cost-benefit assessments as well as overseeing several project resource evaluations.
Dr. Jones is passionate about working on projects that have the potential for real impact, rather than engaging in research that is shelved and never leaves academia. His work with the Evidence-to-Impact Collaborative aims to achieve this ideal. He has authored more than 70 peer-reviewed journal articles, reports and book chapters. He also has taught statistics and data analysis in the Departments of Health Policy and Administration and Human Development and Family Studies. He received his Ph.D. in quantitative methods from Vanderbilt University in 2002.
Contact Information
316B Biobehavioral Health Building
University Park, 16802
814-865-6020
dej10@psu.edu
Professional Links
Associated Lab(s)
Developmental Period(s)
Early Childhood, Childhood, Adolescence, Early Adulthood
Levels of Analysis
Individuals, Families, Schools, Communities, Legislation
Goulter, N., Hur, Y. S., Jones, D. E., Godwin, J., McMahon, R. J., Dodge, K. A., Lansford, J. E., Lochman, J. E. Bates, J. E., Pettit, G. S., & Crowley, D. M. (2023). The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. Advance online publication.
Wadsworth, M. E., Ahlkvist, J., Jones, D. E., Pham, H., Rajagopalan, A., & Genaro, B. (2022). Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 51(3), 344-359.
Moran, L. J., Lee, J., Jones, D. E., Fronberg, K. & Feinberg, M. E. (2022). Obesity.
Bierman, K. L., Welsh, J. A., Hall, C. M., Jacobson, L. N., Lee, D. L., & Jones, D. E. (2022). Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology. Advance online publication.
Dodge, K. A., Bai, Y., Godwin, J., Lansford, J. E., Bates, J. E., Pettit, G. S. & Jones, D. E. (2022). Child Development. Advance online publication.
Feinberg, M. E., Gedaly, L., Mogle, J., Hostetler, M. L., Cifelli, J. A., Tornello, S. L., Lee, J. K., & Jones, D. E. (2021). Family Process. Advance online publication.
Nix, R.L., Francis, L.A., Feinberg, M.E., Gill, S., Jones, D.E., Hostetler, M.L., & Stifter, C.A. (2021). Pediatrics. 147(1). Article e20193326.
Jones, D. E., Bierman, K., Crowley, D. M., Welsh, J., & Gest, J. (2019). Child and Family Services Review, 207, 104498.
Roettger, M. E., Schreier, H. M. C., Feinberg, M. E., & Jones. D. E. (2019). Psychosomatic Medicine, 81(6), 557-565. PMID: 31058707
Crowley, M., Dodge, K., Barnett, S., Corso, P., Duffy, S., Graham, P., Greenberg, M., Hill, L., Haskins, R., Jones, D., Karoly, L., Kuklinski, M., & Plotnick, R. (2018). Prevention Science, 19(3), 366-390.
