Dewey Cornell

Dewey G. Cornell is a forensic clinical psychologist and Bunker Professor of Education in the Curry School of Education at the University of Virginia. Cornell is director of the U.Va. Virginia Youth Violence Project and a faculty associate of the Institute of Law, Psychiatry, and Public Policy.

His research and teaching is concerned with the prevention of youth violence and bullying, as well as the facilitation of healthy student development and achievement through a supportive and structured school climate.

Cornell has worked with juvenile and adult violent offenders, testified in criminal proceedings and legislative hearings, and consulted on violence prevention efforts. He has authored more than 200 publications in psychology and education, including studies of juvenile homicide, school safety, bullying and threat assessment. Two of his books are "School Violence: Fears Versus Facts," and "Guidelines for Responding to Student Threats of Violence."

He is currently conducting two federally-funded studies, one concerning school climate and bullying in secondary schools and another examining the use of threat assessment in all Virginia public schools.