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John D. Coie

Professor Emeritus of Psychology: Social and Health Sciences
Psychology & Neuroscience
Box 90085, Durham, NC 27708-0085
317 Soc-Psych, Durham, NC 27708

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Professor Emeritus of Psychology: Social and Health Sciences · 2003 - Present Psychology & Neuroscience, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences

Recent Publications


Impulsivity profiles across five harmonized longitudinal childhood preventive interventions and associations with adult outcomes.

Journal Article Development and psychopathology · May 2025 This study aimed to parse between-person heterogeneity in growth of impulsivity across childhood and adolescence among participants enrolled in five childhood preventive intervention trials targeting conduct problems. In addition, we aimed to test profile ... Full text Cite

Fast Track Intervention Effects and Mechanisms of Action Through Established Adulthood

Journal Article Prevention Science · January 1, 2024 Early preventive interventions can improve outcomes in childhood, but the most effective interventions can continue to deliver benefits through the life course. The Fast Track intervention, a randomized controlled trial for children at risk of conduct prob ... Full text Cite

Psychosis Symptom Trajectories Across Childhood and Adolescence in Three Longitudinal Studies: An Integrative Data Analysis with Mixture Modeling.

Journal Article Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · November 2023 Psychotic-like experiences (PLEs) are common throughout childhood, and the presence of these experiences is a significant risk factor for poor mental health later in development. Given the association of PLEs with a broad number of mental health diagnoses, ... Full text Cite
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Recent Grants


Multi-site Prevention of Adolescent Conduct Problems

ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 1990 - 2010

Measuring Health Benefits and Costs for the Fast Track Project

ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration · 1999 - 2001

Prevention with Black Preadolescents at Social Risk

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) · 1984 - 2000

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Education, Training & Certifications


University of California, Berkeley · 1968 Ph.D.