Dawn Anderson‐Butcher
Social Sciences · The Ohio State University
Publications
139
Citations
3,609
Est. group size
~3
Recurring co-author estimate
Active years
24
Publishing since 2002
Dawn Anderson-Butcher's research focuses on how sport-based and school-based programs support positive youth development, particularly for socially vulnerable youth. Her work examines life skill development and transfer, program implementation and retention, and the role of parents, caregivers, and staff in shaping youth outcomes. Much of this research draws on community partnerships, such as youth sport organizations and school settings, to study how life skills learned in one context carry over to others.
Publication output was relatively steady from 2017 to 2022 (5-8 papers/year), dipped sharply in 2023, then rebounded to prior levels in 2024 and 2025.
Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026
- Empowering Youth Through the Power of Reflective Journaling: Understanding Life Skills from the Reflections of Youth
Youth · 2025
- Photo-Based Methods to Illustrate the What, Where, and How of Life Skill Transfer
Research on Social Work Practice · 2025
- Strategies to Promote and Support Parent and Guardian Involvement in Schools
2024
- What Keeps Kids Coming Back? Retention in a Sport-Based Positive Youth Development Program
Frontiers in Sports and Active Living · 2022
- Social Skill Transfer from a Sport-Based Positive Youth Development Program to the School Setting
Sport Social Work Journal · 2022
- Mechanisms of Life Skill Development and Life Skill Transfer: Interconnections and Distinctions Among Socially Vulnerable Youth
Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research · 2021
- Psychological Processes Involved in Life Skill Transfer: Understanding the Lived Experiences of Youth Recognized as Being Socially Vulnerable
Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal · 2021
- Promoting Mental Health in Schools and Universities
2021
- The influence of organizational climate and process on youth outcomes: a case study of a community youth sport organization
Leisure/Loisir · 2020
- Process Evaluation Examining the Implementation of a Sport-Based Positive Youth Development Program
Journal of Youth Development · 2020
- Examination of Social Influence Toward Need Satisfaction of High School Student-Athletes
The Physical Educator · 2020
- Youth Sport as a Vehicle for Social Development
Kinesiology Review · 2019
- Reducing the Use of Language That Stigmatizes Students.
Communique · 2019
- Developing Today's Youth Leaders to be Tomorrow's College Graduates
The Knowledge Bank (The Ohio State University) · 2019
- Examining the influence of sport program staff and parent/caregiver support on youth outcomes
Applied Developmental Science · 2018
- Children & Schools×6
- Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal×3
- Journal of Youth Development×3
- Journal of Physical Education Recreation & Dance×3
- International Journal of School Social Work×2
- Samantha Bates
Social Sciences · The Ohio State University
- Lindley McDavid
Social Sciences · Purdue University West Lafayette
- Amanda Case
Social Sciences · Purdue University West Lafayette
- Carlyn Kimiecik
Social Sciences · Purdue University West Lafayette
- Theresa M. Ferrari
Social Sciences · The Ohio State University
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.
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