First name

David

Last name

MacKinnon

Academic unit

The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Type of professor

Regents Professor

Year

2021

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Bio summary

MacKinnon is globally recognized as a leader in quantitative psychology — the application of statistics to help understand psychology. His primary area of expertise is the prevention of problems before they occur and assessment of the effectiveness of interventions, including in the prevention and treatment of adolescent drug abuse.