Social and emotional development, Developmental Psychopathology, peer relationships, parenting and parent-child relationships, culture

Kenneth H. Rubin (B.A., McGill 91视频; Ph.D. Pennsylvania State 91视频)

Kenneth H. Rubin (B.A., McGill 91视频; Ph.D. Pennsylvania State 91视频)

Kenneth H. Rubin (B.A., McGill, 1968; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State, 1971), is Professor Emeritus, Department of Human Development and Quantitative Methodology and Distinguished Scholar-Teacher at the 91视频 of Maryland 鈥 College Park. In 1995, upon arrival at the 91视频 of Maryland, he founded, and served as Director of the Center for Children, Relationships, and Culture. Previously, he was a Professor of the Department of Psychology at the 91视频 of Waterloo, and has held visiting appointments at Stanford 91视频, 91视频 of Washington, 91视频 of Melbourne (Australia), and the Max-Planck-Institut fur Psychologische Forschung (Munich). His research interests include the study of child and adolescent social development, especially peer and parent-child relationships; social and emotional adjustment and maladjustment in childhood and adolescence; the origins and developmental course of social competence, social withdrawal, anxiety and aggression; and 鈥渁ll of the above鈥 from a cross-cultural perspective. Many of his over 400 peer-reviewed publications have been co-authored by colleagues on five continents. Among his recent books are the ; the ; ; ; and . His book, received the National Parenting Publications Gold Award.

Rubin was the President of the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development (1998-2002), an elected member of the Society for Research in Child Development Governing Council (2009-2015), and an elected member of the APA Division 7 Executive Board (1987-1990). He has served as Associate Editor of Child Development (1981-1984; 1998-2001) and as a review panelist for NIH (USA) and SSHRCC (Canada). He is a Fellow of the American (Divisions 7 and 53) and Canadian Psychological Associations, the Association of Psychological Science, and the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development. Among his honors are the American Psychological Association (Developmental Division 7) Award for Distinguished Contributions to Developmental Psychology (2024); the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development Lifetime Achievement Award (2020); the Society for Research in Child Development Distinguished Contributions to Understanding International, Cultural, and Contextual Diversity in Child Development Award (2015); the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development Award for Distinguished Contributions to the International Advancement of Research and Theory in Behavioral Development (2008); the Developmental Psychology Mentor Award of the American Psychological Association (2010); and the Pickering Award for Outstanding Contribution to Developmental Psychology in Canada (2014). In 1987, Rubin was awarded the Killam Research Fellowship by the Canada Council; this is one of Canada鈥檚 most distinguished research awards given annually to approximately 5-to-7 scholars in the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, health sciences and engineering. He was the first Developmental Scientist to receive the Killam Fellowship. At the 91视频 of Maryland, Rubin has received the Undergraduate Research Mentor of the Year Award, (2006) and the Exceptional Scholarship Award, (College of Education, 2013). In 2015, he was named a Distinguished Scholar-Teacher by the 91视频 of Maryland.

Charter Fellow, International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development

Fellow, American Psychological Association (Division 7; Division 53)

Fellow, Association for Psychological Science

Fellow, Canadian Psychological Association

  • American Psychological Association, Award for Distinguished Contributions to Developmental Psychology (formally, the G. Stanley Hall Award), 2024
  • International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development, Lifetime Achievement Award, 2020.
  • Charter Fellow, International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development, 2016.
  • 91视频 of Maryland, Distinguished Scholar-Teacher Award, 2015
  • Society for Research in Child Development, Distinguished Contributions to Understanding International, Cultural, and Contextual Diversity in Child Development Award. 2015.
  • Pickering Award for Outstanding Contribution to Developmental Psychology in Canada, Pickering Centre, Carleton 91视频 (Ottawa, Ontario), 2014.
  • Interviewed for the Society for Research in Child Development 鈥Oral History Project.鈥 (other interviewees include M. Ainsworth, J. Block, U. Bronfenbrenner, N. Garmezy, M. Hetherington, A. Huston, J. Kagan, E. Maccoby, G. Patterson, M. Rutter, H. Stevenson, etc鈥), 2013.
  • 91视频 of Maryland, College of Education, Exceptional Scholarship Award, 2013.
  • American Psychological Association (Division 7), Mentor Award in Developmental Psychology, 2010.
  • International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development Award for Distinguished Contributions to the International Advancement of Research and Theory in Behavioral Development, 2008
  • President, International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development (1998-2002).
  • Fellow, American Psychological Association (Division 7), 1986
  • Fellow, Association for Psychological Science, 2006
  • Fellow, Canadian Psychological Association
  • Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award, Who鈥檚 Who in America.
  • Undergraduate Research Mentor of the Year Award, 2006, 91视频 of Maryland
  • Gold Award, 2002 National Parenting Publications Awards, for The Friendship Factor (Rubin, 2002)
  • Developmental Review (2001).  List of top 5% Developmental Psychologists, by productivity.
  • Developmental Review (1997). List of Top 50 Developmental Psychologists, by Citation Counts
  • Developmental Review (1995). List of Top 100 Developmental Psychologists, by Impact and Productivity.
  • >40 National and International Conference Invited Keynote Addresses, including:
    • Development 2014, A Canadian Conference on Developmental Psychology (Ottawa, Canada)     2014.
  • Annual Conference on Psychology and the Behavioral Sciences, The Research Centre of the Institute for Applied Psychology (ISPA - Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada) (Lisbon, Portugal) 2008.
    • Society for Research in Child Development, (Boston, USA), 2007
    • National Academy of Sciences (Chicago, USA), 2006
    • International Conference on Peer Relationships and Paths of Risk and Protection in a Cross-Cultural Perspective, (Palermo, Italy) 2005.
    • Korean Association for Child Studies, (Seoul, S. Korea) 2003.
    • International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development (Beijing, China), 2000.
    • Royal Dutch Academy of Arts and Sciences, (Amsterdam, Netherlands) 1997.
    • Australian Association for Pastoral Care in Education, (Perth, Australia) 1994
    • Russian Academy of Education.  (Moscow, Russia) 1993.
    • NATO Advanced Study Institute, (Les Arcs, France), July 1988.
    • 91视频 of Rochester Conference on Developmental Psychopathology, 1988
    • The Minnesota Symposium on Child Psychology, 1983
  • Ontario Mental Health Foundation -- Senior Research Fellowship, 1994-1995 (declined for 1995-1997).
  • Ontario Psychological Foundation -- Distinguished contribution to knowledge award 鈥 1993
  • D. O. Hebb Lecture, Department of Psychology, McGill 91视频, Montreal, Canada, 1989
  • Killam Research Fellowship (Canada Council), 1987-1989.
    • From the Canada Council web-site: 鈥淭he Killam Program offers awards to outstanding Canadian scholars working in the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, health sciences and engineering. These awards are among Canada鈥檚 most distinguished research awards. They are made possible through the Killam Trusts by a bequest of Mrs. Dorothy J. Killam, and a gift she made before her death in 1965. Recipients are chosen by a committee of 15 eminent Canadian scholars appointed by the Canada Council.鈥
  • Alumni Recognition Award, College of Health and Human Development, Pennsylvania State 91视频, 1987.
  • Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, Leave Fellowship, 1986-1987.
  • Canada Council Leave Fellowship, 1978-1979.
  • Canada Council Doctoral Fellowship, 1970-1971.
  • Pennsylvania State 91视频 Graduate School Fellowship, 1970-1971.

Books

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1. Laursen, B., Bukowski, W., Veenstra, R., & Rubin, K.H. (Eds.). (under contract). Handbook of Peer Interactions, Relationships, and Groups.  3rd Edition. New York: Guilford. 

2. Malti, T. & Rubin, K.H. (Eds.). (2018). Handbook of Child and Adolescent Aggression. New York: Guilford. ISBN 9781462526208

3. Chen, X. & Rubin, K.H. (Eds.). (2011). Socioemotional Development in Cultural Context. New York: Guilford. ISBN 978-1609181864

4, Rubin, K.H. & Coplan, R.J. (Eds.). (2010). The Development of Shyness and Social Withdrawal.  New York: Guilford.

Chapters

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1. Gazelle, H., Rubin, K.H., & Brendgen, M. (in press). A developmental psychopathology model of social anxiety. In P. M. DiBartolo & S.G. Hofmann (Eds), Social anxiety: Clinical, developmental, and social perspectives (4th edition). Elsevier.

2. Bowker, J.C., Rubin, K.H., McDonald, K., Mulvey, K.L., Guroglu, B., Nishina, A., & Chen, X. (2024).  Peer relationships. In M. H. Bornstein & M.E. Lamb (Eds.), Developmental Science: An Advanced Textbook.  (8th edition). Routledge | Taylor & Francis

3. Bowker, J.C., Coplan, R.J., Smith, K.A., White, H.I., & Rubin, K.H. (2022).  Social withdrawal and shyness.  In P.K. Smith & C. Hart (Eds), Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of Childhood Social Development. (3rd Edition). New York: Wiley-Blackwell.

4. Rubin, K.H. (2021). Social withdrawal in childhood: A personal history of the theory and research that guided a program of developmental research. In R.J. Coplan, J.C. Bowker, & L. Nelson (Eds).  Handbook of Solitude (2nd edition).  New York:Wiley.

5. Hastings, P.D., Rubin, K.H., Smith, K.A.,* & Wagner, N.* (2019).  Parents of socially withdrawn children.  In M. Bornstein (Ed.), Handbook of Parenting. (3rd Edition). New York: Routledge. ISBN-13: 978-1138228788

Peer Reviewed Journal Articles

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* designates student or post-doc co-author

1, Sem, K., Shakiba, N., Rubin, K.H., Novick, D.R.*, Druskin, L.R.*, Smith, K.*, Danko, C.M., Chronis-Tuscano, A., & Wagner, N.J. (2025).  Associations between dyadic language style matching and classroom observations of behaviorally inhibited children's sociability. Social Development, 34,  

2. Silbereisen, R., Petersen, A., Antonucci, T., Chen, X., Pulkinnen, L., Rubin, K.H., & Schneider, W.  (2025).  The role of ISSBD in Developmental Science: Views of past-presidents. International Journal of Behavioral Development. 

3.  Wagner, N.J., Shakiba, N., Bui, H.N.T. Novick, D.R.*; Sem, K.,  Danko, C.M., Rubin, K.H., & Chronis-Tuscano, A.  (2025). Children鈥檚 vagal flexibility is a predictor and moderator of treatment response to early parenting interventions for inhibited youth. International Journal of Behavioral Development. 

4. Bui, H.N.T.*, Chronis-Tuscano, A., Shakiba, N., Rubin, K.H., Perlstein, S., Lorenzo, N.E., Novick, D.R.*, Danko, C., Dougherty, L.,R., & Wagner, N.J. (2024). Individual differences in parasympathetic functioning across social stressor tasks:  Relations with child and parent anxiety. Infant and Child Development.

5. Ghosh, R.*, Bowker, J.C., & Rubin, K.H.  (2024). Moderators of the associations between parent-child relationship quality and adolescent psychological adjustment during the transition to high school. Social Development.  )

6. Fleece, H.M.*, Wagner, N.J., Chronis-Tuscano, A., Smith, K.A.*, Shakiba, N., Novick, D.R.*, Druskin, L.R.*, Danko, C.M., & Rubin, K.H.  (2024). Can behaviorally inhibited preschoolers make friends? Developmental Psychology.   

7. Liu, S., Han, Z., Zhuo, J., Wang, Q., Gao, M., Weng, X.,  Zhu, Y., Qin, S., & Rubin, K.H. (2024).  Parenting Links to Parent鈥揅hild Neural Synchrony: A Real-Time fNIRS Hyperscanning Study. Cerebral Cortex.  

8. Weingarten, J., Bowker, J.C., Coplan, R. & Rubin, K.H. (2024).  Maternal beliefs 91视频 the benefits and  costs of child and adolescent friendship. British Journal of Developmental Psychology, 42, 72-96.  DOI: 10.1111/bjdp.12466  

9. Novick, D.R., Meyer, C.T., Wagner, N.J., Rubin, K.H., Danko, C.M., Dougherty, L.R., Druskin*, L.R., Smith, K.A.* & Chronis-Tuscano, A. (2023). Testing reciprocal associations between child anxiety and parenting across early interventions for inhibited preschoolers. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 64 (12), 1665-1678. doi:10.1111/jcpp.13879

10. Druskin, L.R.*, Novick, D.R.*, Smith, K.A., Chronis-Tuscano, A., Wagner, N.J., Pham, S.*, Fleece, H.M.*, Danko, C.M., & Rubin, K.H. (2023). Comparison of behaviorally inhibited and typically developing children鈥檚 play behaviors in the preschool classroom. Frontiers in Psychology:  Developmental Psychology.

11. Bowker, J.C., Gurbacki, J.N., Richard, C.L., & Rubin, K.H. (2023) Anxious-withdrawal and sleep problems during adolescence: The moderating role of peer difficulties. Behavioral Sciences:Developmental Psychology. 

12. Wagner, N.J., Shakiba, N., Bui, H., Sem, K., Novick, D.R., Danko, C.M., Dougherty, L.R., Chronis-Tuscano, A., & Rubin, K.H. (2023).  Examining the relations between children鈥檚 vagal flexibility across social stressor tasks and parent- and clinician-rated anxiety using baseline data from an early intervention for inhibited preschoolers. Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, 51, 1213-1224.  

13, Guedes, M., Maia, R., Matos, I., Antunes, M., Rol茫o, T., Chronis-Tuscano, A., Rubin , K.H., Ver铆ssimo, M., & Santos. A.J.  (2023).  Preliminary perceived intervention changes and engagement in an evidence-based program targeted at behavioral inhibition during early childhood, delivered in-person and online. Frontiers in Psychology: Educational Psychology. DOI:   

14.  Lo Cricchio, M.G., Musso, P., Lo Coco, A., Inguglia, C., Liga, F., Bowker, J.C., & Rubin, K.H. (2023).  Peer reputation configurations and associations with friendship characteristics. Journal of Genetic Psychology, 184 (5), 339-355, doi.  

15.  Merkley, T.L., Halter, C., Graul, B., Gale, S.D., Junge, C., Reading,M.,  Jarvis, S., Greer, K., Squires, C., Bigler, E.D., Taylor, H.G., Vannatta, K., Gerhardt, C.A.,  Rubin, K.H.,  Stancin, T., & Yeates, K.O., & Cobia, D. (2023).  Regional cortical thickness correlates of intellectual abilities differ in children with traumatic brain injury versus orthopedic injury in the chronic post-injury phase.  Journal of Neurotrauma.   

16. Widmer, A.*, Havewalla, M.*, Bowker, J.C., & Rubin, K.H.  (2023). Secure maternal attachment relationships moderate the longitudinal relation between attention deficit hyperactivity symptoms and delinquency in adolescence. Journal of Attention Disorders, 27, 46-56.   

17.  Ribeiro, O., Freitas, M.; Rubin, K.H., & Santos, A.J. (2023).  Loneliness profiles in adolescence: Associations with sex and social adjustment to the peer group. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 32, 1204-1217.  DOI:  

18.  Greer, K.M., Snyder, A., Junge, C., Reading, M., Jarvis, M. S., Squires, C., Bigler, E., Popuri, K., Beg, F., H., Taylor, H.G., Vannatta, K., Gerhardt, C., Rubin, K.H., Yeates, K.O. & Cobia, D.  (2022). Surface-based abnormalities in frontostriatal circuitry relate to impaired executive functioning in pediatric TBI. Neuroimage (Clinical). 103136.

19.  Chronis-Tuscano, A., Novick, D.R.*, Danko, C.M., Smith, K.*, Wagner, N.J., Wang, C.H., Druskin, L.*, Dougherty, L.R., & Rubin, K.H. (2022). Early intervention for inhibited young children: A randomized controlled trial comparing the Turtle Program and Cool Little Kids. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 63 (3), 273-281.  DOI:   

20.  Guedes, M., Santos, A., Ribeiro, O., Freitas, M., & Rubin, K.H.  (2022).  USA and Portuguese young adolescents鈥 perceived qualities and satisfaction in their relationships with their mothers, fathers and best friends. Children, 9 (1). doi:  

21. Laursen, B., Dickson, D. J., Boivin, M., Bowker, J. C., Brendgen, M., & Rubin, K. H. (2021). Revisiting the hypothesis that friends buffer against diminished self-esteem arising from poor quality parent鈥揳dolescent relationships: A replication study. Developmental Psychology, 57(12), 2067-2081.   

22.  Almeida, T.S., Ribeiro, O., Freitas, M.; Rubin, K.H., Santos, A.J. (2021) Loneliness and social functioning in adolescent peer victimization. Frontiers in Psychology: Developmental Psychology, Article 12:664079.  doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.664079 

23. Ribeiro, O.,  Guedes, M., Verissimo, M.,  Rubin, K.H., & Santos, A.  (2021).  Multidimensional factor structure of the modified Child Rearing Practices Report Questionnaire (CRPR-Q) in a sample of Portuguese mothers: A bifactor approach. Analise Psicol贸gica, 2 (39): 299-311. doi: 10.14417/ap.1688

24.  Marques, C., Guedes, M., Ver铆ssimo, M., Rubin, K.H., & Santos, A.J. (2021). Perfis de comportamento inibido e sintomas de ansiedade em idade pr茅-escolar. ()  Analise Psicol贸gica, 1 (39), 27-38.  DOI: 

25.  Zhao, D., Barstead, M.G.*, Rubin, K.H. , Zhang, F., & Zhou, Z. (2021).  The characteristics of Chinese anxiously withdrawn children鈥檚 friendships: Quantity, quality, and protecting against loneliness. Infant and Child Development.  

26. Oh, W., Bowker, J.C., Santos, A.J., Ribeiro, O., Guedes, M., Freitas, M., Kim, H.K., Song, S., & Rubin, K.H. (2021).  Distinct profiles of relationships with mothers, fathers, and best friends and social-behavioral functioning in early adolescence: A cross-cultural study. Child Development, 92, 1154-1170.   

27.  Rubin, K.H. & Chronis-Tuscano, A.  (2021).  Perspectives on social withdrawal in childhood:  Past, present, and prospects. Child Development Perspectives.15 (3), 160-167.   

28.  Havewalla, M.,*, Bowker, J.C., Smith, K.A., Rose-Krasnor, L., Booth-LaForce, C., Laursen, B., Felton, J.W., & Rubin, K.H. (2021). Peer influence during adolescence: The moderating role of parental support. Children, 8 (4).  

29.  Guedes, M., Matos, I., Almeida, T., Freitas, M., Alves, S., Santos, A.J., Ver铆ssimo, M., Chronis-Tuscano, & Rubin, K.H. (2021).  Perceptions of Portuguese parents 91视频 the acceptability of a multi-component intervention targeted at behavioral inhibition during early childhood. Infant Mental Health Journal, 42, 263鈥278.    

30.  Ryan, N.P., Anderson, V.A, Bigler, E.D., Dennis, M., Taylor, H.G., Rubin, K.H., Vannatta, K., Gerhardt, C.A., Stancin, T., Beauchamp, M.H., Hearps, S., Catroppa, C., Yeates, K.O. (2021). Delineating the Nature and Correlates of Social Dysfunction after Childhood Traumatic Brain Injury Using Common Data Elements: Evidence from an International Multi-Cohort Study. Journal of Neurotrauma, 38 (2), 252-260. DOI:  

31.  Meinzer, M., Felton, J., Oddo, L.*, Rubin, K.H. & Chronis-Tuscano, A.  (2021).  ADHD and parent-child relationship difficulties at the transition to high school predict depressive symptoms. Journal of Attention Disorders. 25 (12), 1699-1711.  

32.  Novick, D. R.*, Smith, K. A.*, Barstead, M. G.*, Danko, C. M., Rubin, K. H., Badders, R. N., Druskin, L.*, Dougherty, L., & Chronis-Tuscano, A. (2020). Predictors and moderators of parent engagement in early interventions for behaviorally inhibited preschool-age children. Evidence-Based Practice in Child and Adolescent Mental Health. 5, 452-467. DOI:  

33.  Wright, K.L., Hopkins, R.O., Robertson, F., Bigler, E.D., Dennis, M., Taylor, H.G., Rubin, K., Vannatta, K., Stancin, T., & Yeates, K.O.  (2020).  Assessment of White Matter Integrity Following Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury. Journal of Neurotrauma. 37, 2188-2197.  )

34.  Wagner, N.J., Bowker, J.C., & Rubin, K.H. (2020). Associations between Callous-Unemotional Traits and Peer-Rated Social-Behavioral Outcomes in Elementary and Middle School. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology. 48,&苍产蝉辫;757鈥769&苍产蝉辫;  

 

(Last 10 Years Only; see CV for complete list)

2014-2016           Do Theatrical Experiences Improve Preschoolers' Play and Creativity? (Principal Investigator: Kenneth H. Rubin; Co-PI, Meredith Rowe, Harvard 91视频). National Endowment of the Arts, $15,000 direct costs.

2014-2022           National Institute of Mental Health, Grant Number: 1R01MH 103253.  A Multi-Component Early Intervention for Socially Inhibited Preschool Children, $2,140,064 direct costs; Total Costs: $3,119,736  (Multi Principal Investigators:  Kenneth H. Rubin and Andrea Chronis-Tuscano).

2021-2023           National Institute of Mental Health, Grant Number: 1R03MH123762-01A1.  Examining Neurophysiological Predictors of Treatment Response to a Multi-Component Early Intervention for Socially Inhibited Preschoolers.; Total Costs Year 1: $88,234 (Nicholas Wagner 鈥 Principal Investigator; Kenneth H. Rubin and Andrea Chronis-Tuscano 鈥 Investigators)