JAMES GARBARINO, Ph.D.
James Garbarino, Ph.D. is
Co-Director of the Family Life Development Center and Elizabeth Lee Vincent
Professor of Human Development at Cornell University. Prior to his current
position, he served as President of the Erikson Institute for Advanced Study in
Child Development (1985-1994). He
earned his B.A. from St. Lawrence University in 1968, and his Ph.D. in Human
Development and Family Studies from Cornell University in 1973. He is a Fellow
of the American Psychological Association.
Dr. Garbarino has served as consultant or advisor to a wide range of
organizations, including the National Committee to Prevent Child Abuse, the
National Institute for Mental Health, the American Medical Association, the
National Black Child Development Institute, the National Science Foundation,
the National Resource Center for Children in Poverty, Childwatch International
Research Network, the U.S. Advisory Board on Child Abuse and Neglect, and the
FBI. In 1991 he undertook missions for UNICEF to assess the impact of the Gulf
War upon children in Kuwait and Iraq, and has served as a consultant for
programs serving Vietnamese, Bosnian and Croatian children.
Books he has authored or edited
include: Parents Under Siege: Why You Are the Solution, Not the Problem, in
Your Child’s Life (2001); Lost Boys: Why Our Sons Turn Violent and How We Can
Save Them (1999); Raising Children in a Socially Toxic Environment (1995);
Let's Talk About Living in a World with Violence (1993); Children in Danger:
Coping With The Consequences of Community Violence (1992); Children and
Families in the Social Environment, Second edition (1992); Saving Children: A
Guide to Injury Prevention (1991); What
Children Can Tell Us (1989); No Place To Be A Child: Growing Up In A War Zone
(1991); Special Children/Special Risks:
The Maltreatment of Children with
Disabilities (1987); The Psychologically Battered Child (1986); Troubled Youth,
Troubled Families (1986); Adolescent Development: An Ecological Perspective
(1985); Social Support Networks (1983); Successful Schools and Competent
Students (1981); Understanding Abusive Families (1980; Second Edition, 1997);
and Protecting Children From Abuse and Neglect (1980).
Dr. Garbarino serves as a
consultant to television, magazine, and newspaper reports on children and
families, and in 1981, he received the Silver Award at the International Film
and Television Festival of New York for co-authoring “Don't Get Stuck There: A Film
on Adolescent Abuse.” In 1985, he collaborated with John Merrow to produce
“Assault on the Psyche,” a videotaped program dealing with psychological abuse.
He also serves as a scientific expert witness in criminal and civil cases
involving issues of violence and children.
The National Conference on
Child Abuse and Neglect honored Dr. Garbarino in 1985 with its first C. Henry
Kempe Award, in recognition of his efforts on behalf of abused and neglected
children. In 1975, Dr. Garbarino was
named a Spencer Fellow by the National Academy of Education and, in 1981 he
named a National Fellow by the Kellogg Foundation. In 1979, and again in 1981, he received the Mitchell Prize from
the Woodlands Conference on Sustainable Societies. In 1987, he was elected President of the American Psychological
Association’s Division on Child, Youth and Family Services. In 1988 he received the American Humane
Association’s Vincent De Francis Award for nationally significant contributions
to child protection. In 1989, he received
the American Psychological Association’s Award for Distinguished Professional
Contributions to Public Service, and in 1992 the Society for Psychological
Study of Social Issues prize for research on child abuse. In 1993, he received the Brandt F. Steele
Award from the Kempe National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect, and in 1994
the American Psychological Association’s Division on Child, Youth and Family
Services’ Nicholas Hobbs Award. Also in
1994, he received the Dale Richmond Award from the American Academy of
Pediatrics Section on Behavioral and Developmental Pediatrics. In 1995, he was awarded an honorary Doctor
of Humane Letters by St. Lawrence University. In 1999, he received the
Humanitarian Award from the University of Missouri’s International Center for
Psychosocial Trauma, and in 2000 the President’s Celebrating Success Award from
the National Association of School Psychologists.