Dr. Henry studies contextual processes that influence individual behavior, child and adolescent development and psychopathology, and prevention. He has published over 50 articles and book chapters in these and other areas. He has been the co-investigator or principal investigator on grants funded by private foundations, the National Institutes of Health, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Representative Publications

Henry D., Guerra, N.G., Huesmann, L. R., Tolan, P. H., VanAcker, R., and Eron, L. D. (200) Normative influences on aggression in urban elementary school classrooms. American Journal of Community Psychology, 28, 59-81.

Gorman-Smith, D., Tolan, P.H., & Henry, D.B. (2000). A developmental-ecological model of the relation of family functioning to patterns of delinquency. Journal of Quantitative Criminology, 16,169-198.

Henry, D. (2001) Classroom context and the development of aggression: The role of normative processes. In Columbus, F. (Ed.), Advances in Psychology Research, VI., pp. 193-213. Huntington, NY: Nova Science Publishers.

Henry, D. B., Tolan, P.H. & Gorman-Smith, D. (2001). Longitudinal family and peer group effects on violent and non-violent delinquency. Journal of Child Clinical Psychology,16, 203-220.

Metropolitan Area Child Study Research Group (2002) A cognitive-ecological approach to preventing aggression in urban settings: Initial outcomes for high risk children. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 70(1), 179-194.

Tolan, P.H., Gorman-Smith, D., & Henry, D. (2003). Developmental ecology of urban males’ youth violence. Developmental Psychology, 39(2), 274-291.

Henry, D., Cartland, J., Ruch-Ross, H. & Monahan, K. (2004). A return potential model of setting norms for aggression. American Journal of Community Psychology, 33, 131-149.

Pavuluri, M.N., Henry, D., Naylor, M., Carbray, J., Sampson, G., & Janicak, P.G. (in press). A Pharmacotherapy Algorithm for Stabilization and Maintenance of Pediatric Biploar Disorder. Journal of American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

Henry, D. B., Tolan, P. H. & Gorman-Smith, D. (in press). Cluster analysis in family psychology research. Journal of Family Psychology.

Deptula, D., Henry, D. B., Schoeny, M. E. & Slavick, J. (in press) Adolescent Sexual Behavior and Attitudes: A Costs and Benefits Approach. Journal of Adolescent Health.