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2026
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Timothy A. Cavell
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High Impact
Professor
Also affiliated: Louisiana State University (1984–1988); Louisiana State University Agricultural Center (1988); Georgia State University (2000–2001); Wayne State University (2000); University of Michigan (1988); Sheppard and Enoch Pratt Hospital (2001); Texas A&M University (1985–2003); Mississippi State University (1998)
33 h-index
146 pubs
4,442 cited
Research Areas
Biomedical Subjects
Biography and Research Information
OverviewAI-generated summary
Timothy A. Cavell's research program centers on understanding child and adolescent development, with a particular emphasis on social competence, aggression, and the influence of interpersonal relationships within school and family contexts. His work has investigated the role of teacher-student relationships in mitigating conduct problems and the impact of peer acceptance on internalizing symptoms in children. Cavell has also explored factors contributing to stress in military families, including the role of parental stress and youth internalizing symptoms in predicting COVID-related stress.
His research extends to examining the effectiveness of support programs for college students, such as those enrolled in autism support programs, and comparing their outcomes with non-enrollees. Cavell's scholarship also addresses broader issues in professional psychology training, including efforts to improve social responsiveness in health service psychology education. He maintains an active research group and has a publication record of 145 articles, with over 4,413 citations and an h-index of 33, designating him as a highly cited researcher. He frequently collaborates with colleagues at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, including Jake C. Steggerda and Lauren B. Quetsch.
Metrics
- h-index: 33
- Publications: 146
- Citations: 4,442
Positions
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Professor 2002–presentUniversity of Arkansas Fayetteville Psychological Science ORCID
Selected Publications
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A Little Goes a Long Way: Highly Mobile Military- Connected Parents’ and Students’ Perspectives on School Supports for School Transitions (2026)
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Editorial: The importance of peers: making the most of peer relationships in childhood and adolescence (2026)
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A Theory of Change for Professional Youth Mentoring (2026)
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School Support for Military-Connected Families: Teacher and Counselor Perspectives (2025)
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Perceived Influences of Mentoring on Mentors' Social Well‐Being: Social Self‐Efficacy and Civic Engagement as Mediators of Long‐Term Associations (2025)
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Parents’ attitudes toward and experiences with seeking informal mentors for their children (2024)
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Moderators of the Link Between Social Preference and Persistent Peer Victimization for Elementary School Children (2024)
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Inventory of School Supports-Parent Report (ISS-PR): Development and Validation with Military-Connected Families (2024)
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Inventory of School Supports-Youth Report (ISS-YR): Development and Validation with Military-Connected Students (2024)
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The Practice of Rematching in Youth Mentoring: A Study of Planned Rematches in School-Based Mentoring for Children Identified as Aggressive (2024)
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Supporting the Chronically Bullied Child: A Competency-Based Framework for Elementary School Teachers (2023)
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Pre-existing parental stress and youth internalizing symptoms predict parent-reported COVID-related stress in military families (2023)
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Lunchroom-Specific Peer Acceptance and Children’s Internalizing Symptoms (2023)
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Students enrolled in a college autism support program: comparisons with non-enrollees and use of program-sponsored mentoring (2023)
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Anxiety Sensitivity and Internalizing Symptoms: Co-Predictors of Persistent Peer Victimization in Elementary School Children (2023)
Collaboration Network
Top Collaborators
Samantha J. Gregus
Wichita State University (US)
16 shared publications
- Diagnoses, intervention strategies, and rates of functional improvement in integrated behavioral health care patients.
- Delivering Parent Management Training in an Integrated Primary Care Setting: Description and Preliminary Outcome Data
- Teacher Self-Efficacy and Intentions to Use Antibullying Practices as Predictors of Children's Peer Victimization
- Lunch Buddy Mentoring for Children Victimized by Peers: Two Pilot Studies
- Need, access, and the reach of integrated care: A typology of patients.
Showing 5 of 16 shared publications
Freddie A. Pastrana
University of Southern Mississippi (US)
14 shared publications
- Does integrated behavioral health care reduce mental health disparities for Latinos? Initial findings.
- Diagnoses, intervention strategies, and rates of functional improvement in integrated behavioral health care patients.
- Delivering Parent Management Training in an Integrated Primary Care Setting: Description and Preliminary Outcome Data
- Teacher Self-Efficacy and Intentions to Use Antibullying Practices as Predictors of Children's Peer Victimization
- Lunch Buddy Mentoring for Children Victimized by Peers: Two Pilot Studies
Showing 5 of 14 shared publications
James T. Craig
Dartmouth–Hitchcock Medical Center (US)
12 shared publications
- Teacher Self-Efficacy and Intentions to Use Antibullying Practices as Predictors of Children's Peer Victimization
- Lunch Buddy Mentoring for Children Victimized by Peers: Two Pilot Studies
- Toward Evidence-Based Interventions for Chronically Bullied Children: Candidate Mechanisms and Potential Strategies
- Exploring Change Processes in School-Based Mentoring for Bullied Children
- Anxiety Sensitivity and Children’s Risk for Both Internalizing Problems and Peer Victimization Experiences
Showing 5 of 12 shared publications
Jake C. Steggerda
University of Florida
12 shared publications
In database
- Children’s self-rated lunchroom likability and peer victimization
- Anxiety Sensitivity and Internalizing Symptoms: Co-Predictors of Persistent Peer Victimization in Elementary School Children
- Network‐related teaching and changes in classroom seating
- Pre-existing parental stress and youth internalizing symptoms predict parent-reported COVID-related stress in military families
- Moderators of the Link Between Social Preference and Persistent Peer Victimization for Elementary School Children
Showing 5 of 12 shared publications
Juventino Hernández Rodríguez
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (US)
10 shared publications
- Diagnoses, intervention strategies, and rates of functional improvement in integrated behavioral health care patients.
- Teacher Self-Efficacy and Intentions to Use Antibullying Practices as Predictors of Children's Peer Victimization
- Lunch Buddy Mentoring for Children Victimized by Peers: Two Pilot Studies
- Exploring Change Processes in School-Based Mentoring for Bullied Children
- Anxiety Sensitivity and Children’s Risk for Both Internalizing Problems and Peer Victimization Experiences
Showing 5 of 10 shared publications
Renée Spencer
Boston University (US)
10 shared publications
- Back to the Future: Mentoring as Means and End in Promoting Child Mental Health
- Mentoring in the social context: Mentors' experiences with mentees' peers in a site-based program
- Caregiver-Initiated Mentoring: Developing a Working Model to Mitigate Social Isolation
- Web-Based Training for School-Based Mentors of Military-Connected Youth: A Multi-Phase Development Study
- Pre-existing parental stress and youth internalizing symptoms predict parent-reported COVID-related stress in military families
Showing 5 of 10 shared publications
L. Christian Elledge
University of Tennessee at Knoxville (US)
8 shared publications
- Relationship Quality and the Mentoring of Aggressive, High-Risk Children
- Social Risk and Peer Victimization in Elementary School Children: The Protective Role of Teacher-Student Relationships
- School-Based Mentoring as Selective Prevention for Bullied Children: A Preliminary Test
- History of peer victimization and children's response to school bullying.
- Conflict and Dominance Between Siblings as Predictors of Children’s Peer Victimization
Showing 5 of 8 shared publications
Meredith Scafe
University of Missouri–Kansas City (US)
6 shared publications
- Caregiver-Initiated Mentoring: Developing a Working Model to Mitigate Social Isolation
- “My village fell apart”: Parents' Views on Seeking Informal Mentoring Relationships for Their Children
- Liked by Peers or Liked by Teachers: Differential Patterns of Bullying over Time
- Children’s self-rated lunchroom likability and peer victimization
- The Practice of Rematching in Youth Mentoring: A Study of Planned Rematches in School-Based Mentoring for Children Identified as Aggressive
Showing 5 of 6 shared publications
Amy M. Smith Slep
New York University (US)
6 shared publications
- Web-Based Training for School-Based Mentors of Military-Connected Youth: A Multi-Phase Development Study
- Pre-existing parental stress and youth internalizing symptoms predict parent-reported COVID-related stress in military families
- Inventory of School Supports-Parent Report (ISS-PR): Development and Validation with Military-Connected Families
- School Support for Military-Connected Families: Teacher and Counselor Perspectives
- Inventory of School Supports-Youth Report (ISS-YR): Development and Validation with Military-Connected Students
Showing 5 of 6 shared publications
Melissa A. Faith
Children's Medical Center (US)
5 shared publications
- Relationship Quality and the Mentoring of Aggressive, High-Risk Children
- History of peer victimization and children's response to school bullying.
- Mentoring Highly Aggressive Children: Pre–Post Changes in Mentors’ Attitudes, Personality, and Attachment Tendencies
- Conflict and Dominance Between Siblings as Predictors of Children’s Peer Victimization
- Exploring Change Processes in School-Based Mentoring for Bullied Children
Jan N. Hughes
Texas A&M University (US)
5 shared publications
- Teacher–Student Relationships as Compensatory Resources for Aggressive Children
- Relationship Quality and the Mentoring of Aggressive, High-Risk Children
- Adverse School Context Moderates the Outcomes of Selective Interventions for Aggressive Children.
- A sense of containment: Potential moderator of the relation between parenting practices and children's externalizing behaviors
- Mentoring Highly Aggressive Children: Pre–Post Changes in Mentors’ Attitudes, Personality, and Attachment Tendencies
Ana J. Bridges
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
5 shared publications
In database
- Does integrated behavioral health care reduce mental health disparities for Latinos? Initial findings.
- Diagnoses, intervention strategies, and rates of functional improvement in integrated behavioral health care patients.
- Delivering Parent Management Training in an Integrated Primary Care Setting: Description and Preliminary Outcome Data
- Need, access, and the reach of integrated care: A typology of patients.
- Identifying children repeatedly victimized by peers: A preliminary study
Lindsey M. Weiler
University of Minnesota (US)
5 shared publications
- Risk, support, and reasons for wanting a mentor: Comparing parents of youth in community versus school-based matches
- Caregiver-Initiated Mentoring: Developing a Working Model to Mitigate Social Isolation
- “My village fell apart”: Parents' Views on Seeking Informal Mentoring Relationships for Their Children
- Neighborhood Risk and Interpersonal Support as Predictors of Parents’ Sense of Community
- Parents’ attitudes toward and experiences with seeking informal mentors for their children
Carla Herrera
5 shared publications
- Web-Based Training for School-Based Mentors of Military-Connected Youth: A Multi-Phase Development Study
- Pre-existing parental stress and youth internalizing symptoms predict parent-reported COVID-related stress in military families
- Inventory of School Supports-Parent Report (ISS-PR): Development and Validation with Military-Connected Families
- School Support for Military-Connected Families: Teacher and Counselor Perspectives
- Inventory of School Supports-Youth Report (ISS-YR): Development and Validation with Military-Connected Students
Alison L. Drew
New York University (US)
5 shared publications
- Pre-existing parental stress and youth internalizing symptoms predict parent-reported COVID-related stress in military families
- Inventory of School Supports-Parent Report (ISS-PR): Development and Validation with Military-Connected Families
- School Support for Military-Connected Families: Teacher and Counselor Perspectives
- Inventory of School Supports-Youth Report (ISS-YR): Development and Validation with Military-Connected Students
- A Little Goes a Long Way: Highly Mobile Military- Connected Parents’ and Students’ Perspectives on School Supports for School Transitions
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