Rate My Professor Ivy Defoe

Defoe's research examines the development of maladaptive risk behaviors in youth, including delinquency, substance use, and impulsivity, integrating neurobiological, psychological, and ecological factors. She authored the Developmental Neuro-ecological Risk-taking Model (DNERM), published in Developmental Review in 2021, which elucidates how cultural, online, physical, and social environments influence risk-taking during adolescence. Key publications include a meta-analysis titled 'A Meta-Analysis on Age Differences in Risky Decision Making: Adolescents Versus Children and Adults' in Psychological Bulletin (2015); 'Cascades from Early Adolescent Impulsivity to Late Adolescent Antisocial Personality Disorder and Alcohol Use Disorder' in the Journal of Adolescent Health (2022); 'Disentangling Longitudinal Relations Between Youth Cannabis Use, Peer Cannabis Use, and Conduct Problems' in Addiction (2019); and 'Heightened Adolescent Risk-Taking? Insights From Lab Studies on Age Differences in Decision-Making' in Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences (2019). Her work employs longitudinal, experimental, and meta-analytic methods to explore peer, sibling, and parental influences, online risks, self-control, child rights, and cross-national differences, contributing significantly to understanding adolescent development and informing prevention strategies.