Dr. Thomas M. Donnelly (B.S., Saint Peter's College; PhD, New York University) is a Research Associate collaborating with Dan Hart (Rutgers-Camden) and Jim Youniss at The Catholic University of America on a research project, funded by the William T. Grant Foundation, on the development of civic competence in adolescence. The researchers are utilizing two large data sets, the 1996 and 1999 versions of National Household Educational Survey (NHES) and the National Longitudinal Study of Youth (NLSY-79) to explore 1) the nature of civic competence in adolescence; 2) assess the influences of civics education, community service, family, and neighborhood on the development of civic competence, and 3) identify the combinations of factors supportive of civic competence development that are relevant for social policy.

Donnelly, T.M., Matsuba, K., Atkins, R., & Hart, D. (in press). The relationship between spiritual development and civic development. I n P.L. Benson, E.C. Roehlkepartain, P. Ebstyne, & L.M. Wagener’s (Eds.), Handbook of Spiritual Development in Childhood and Adolescence: Sage.

Hart, D., Atkins, R., & Donnelly, T.M. (in press). Community service and moral development. In M. Killen & J. Smetana (Eds.), Handbook of moral development , Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Hart, D., Donnelly, T.M., & Atkins, R. (in press). James Youniss’ contributions to applied developmental science.  In C. B. Fisher & R. M. Lerner (Eds.).  Applied developmental science: An encyclopedia of research, policies, and programs.  Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Atkins, R., Hart, D., & Donnelly, T.M. (in press). The association of childhood personality type with volunteering during adolescence. Merrill-Palmer Quarterly

Atkins, R., Hart, D., & Donnelly, T.M. (2004). Moral identity development and school attachment. In D. Narvaez & D. Lapsley (Eds.), Morality, self and identity (pp. 65-82). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.

Jenkins, A. H., Harburg, E., Weissberg, N. C., & Donnelly, T. (2004). Cultural models and college persistence: The influence of minority group "cultural models" on persistence in college. Journal of Negro Education, 73, 69-80.

Donnelly, T.M. (2002). Semantic decision-making by learning disabled and normal populations. Dissertation Abstracts International: Section B: the Sciences & Engineering. Vol 62(8-B), 3821, US: Univ. Microfilms International.

Donnelly, T.M., Atkins, R., & Hart, D. (in press). Family influences on youth activism. L.R. Sherrod, R. Kassimir, & C. Flanagan (Eds.), Youth activism: An international encyclopedia, Volume I, Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing Co.

Hart, D., Atkins, R., & Donnelly, T.M. (in press). Community service and moral
development. In M. Killen & J. Smetana (Eds.), Handbook of moral development, Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Hart, D., Donnelly, T.M., & Atkins, R. (in press). James Youniss’ contributions to applied developmental science. In C. B. Fisher & R. M. Lerner (Eds.). Applied developmental science: An encyclopedia of research, policies, and programs. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Atkins, R., Hart, D., & Donnelly, T.M. (in press). Moral identity development and
school attachment. In D. Narvaez & D. Lapsley (Eds.), Morality, self and identity: Essays in honor of Augusto Blasi. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.

Jenkins, A. H., Harburg, E., Weissberg, N. C., & Donnelly, T. M. (in press).
Cultural Models and College Persistence: The Influence of Minority Group "Cultural Models" on Persistence in College. Journal of Negro Education.

Statistical Skills: Proficient at maintaining and analyzing large national databases, exploratory data analyses, ANOVA, multiple linear regression, and logistic regression.

Computer Skills: Proficient at SPSS for Windows, AM (national probability sample statistical program) Word, Word Perfect, Excel, and Power Point. Experience with UNIX, C, and SAS.