Timothy A. Cavell Data-verified

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Professor

University of Arkansas

Last publication 2026 Last refreshed 2026-05-16

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33 h-index 144 pubs 4,370 cited

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Timothy A. Cavell's research focuses on child and adolescent mental health, particularly concerning peer relationships, victimization, and the role of mentorship. He studies children's self-rated likability and how it relates to peer victimization, as well as the co-predictive relationship between anxiety sensitivity and internalizing symptoms in persistent peer victimization.

Cavell investigates the effectiveness of mentoring programs, including their use by students in college autism support programs and their role in promoting child mental health. His work also examines how adolescents disclose dating violence, considering perceived barriers, relationship quality, and informal mentors. He has also explored parental stress and its impact on youth internalizing symptoms within military families during the COVID-19 pandemic.

With an h-index of 33 and over 4,350 citations from 143 publications, Cavell is recognized as a highly cited researcher. He collaborates with several colleagues at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, including Lauren B. Quetsch, Julia L. Kiefer, Ana J. Bridges, and Harlee Onovbiona.

Metrics

h-index: 33
Publications: 144
Citations: 4,370

Selected Publications

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)

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Informal mentoring support as a potential moderator of the relation between adolescent dating violence victimization and substance use (2022)

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