Clinical Psychology

Emeritus

Faculty

Education

• Ph.D., Psychological Sciences, Purdue University, 1980
• M.S., Psychological Sciences, Purdue University, 1977
• B.S., Psychology, Michigan State University, 1975

Research Interests

Dr. Albert Farrell's research focuses on identifying risk and protective factors related to youth violence and the evaluation of youth violence prevention programs. Farrell has strong interests in research methodology, particularly as it applies to longitudinal research and prevention science. Farrell's work has been interdisciplinary and has been funded by grants from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Education, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, and National Institute of Justice. In 2005, Farrell founded the Clark-Hill Institute for Positive Youth Development – one of five National Centers of Excellence for Youth Violence Prevention funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Although he retired in 2023, Farrell remains professionally engaged in mentoring, and serves as a consultant on projects with former students and colleagues at VCU and at other universities.

Select Publications

• The Multisite Violence Prevention Project. (2009). The ecological effects of universal and selective violence prevention programs for middle school students: A randomized trial. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 77, 526-542.
• Farrell, A. D., Mays, S, Bettencourt, A., Erwin, E. H., Vulin-Reynolds, M., & Allison, K.
  W. (2010). Environmental influences on fighting versus nonviolent behavior in peer situations: A qualitative study with urban African American Adolescents. American Journal of Community Psychology, 46, 19-35.
• Farrell, A. D., Sullivan, T. N., Sutherland, K. S., Corona, R., & Masho, S.
  (2018). Evaluation of the Olweus Bully Prevention Program in an urban school system in the USA. Prevention Science, 19, 833-847.
• Farrell, A. D., Thompson, E. L., Curran, P. J., & Sullivan T. N. (2020). Bidirectional relations between witnessing violence, victimization, life events, and physical aggression among adolescents in urban schools. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 49,
  1309-1327.
• Farrell, A.D. (2024). Challenges to advancing the development of effective school-based violence prevention programs. Psychology of Violence, 14(6), 477–483.

Affiliations

• Clark-Hill Institute for Positive Youth Development, Virginia Commonwealth University
• Life Status Member and Fellow American Psychological Association (Divisions 5, 12, &
  53)
• Diplomate and Charter Member, American Board of Assessment Psychology

Awards

• Designated Distinguished Career Professor, Virginia Commonwealth University, 2023
• Distinguished Mentoring Award, College of Humanities and Sciences, Virginia Commonwealth University, 2023
• Commonwealth Professor, Virginia Commonwealth University, 2016-2023
• Outstanding Faculty Award, State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, 2015
• Currents of Change Award for Outstanding University-Community Partnerships, VCU
• Council for Community Engagement, awarded to Clark Hill Institute for Positive Youth Development, 2014
• University Award of Excellence, Virginia Commonwealth University, 2013
• Nan Tobler Award for Review of the Prevention Science Literature from the Society for Prevention Research, 2012
• Distinguished Scholar Award, College of Humanities and Sciences, Virginia Commonwealth University, 2003

Links

• Google Scholar
• Farrell NCBI Bibliography
• Albert Farrell, mentor, researcher and founder of VCU’s Clark-Hill Institute for Positive Youth Development, retires after 43 years
• Psychology professor to receive Virginia's highest honor for faculty members