Rate My Professor Jamie Ostrov

Jamie M. Ostrov is a Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychology at the University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, College of Arts and Sciences. He holds the position of Area Head and Director of Clinical Training in the Clinical Psychology program and directs the Social Development Lab. Ostrov earned his PhD in Psychology from the University of Minnesota. He joined the University at Buffalo faculty in 2003 after completing a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Minnesota Institute of Child Development. His research specializes in the development of subtypes of aggression and victimization during early childhood, including relational aggression, relational victimization, physical aggression, bullying, peer rejection, and peer relations. Ostrov examines observational methods, longitudinal pathways, risk and protective factors, and interventions to reduce aggressive behaviors.

Ostrov has received significant funding for his research, including a $2.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health in 2019 to investigate peer relations and school readiness, a $426,000 NIH grant in 2021 for a study on proactive aggression pathways, and a National Science Foundation grant. In 2020, he was appointed to an NIH study section. He was honored with the CEHD Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Minnesota in 2024. Key publications include 'Forms of aggression and peer victimization during early childhood: Developing a short form of the Peer Conflict Scale' (Ostrov & Keating, 2004), 'An intervention for relational and physical aggression in early childhood' (Ostrov et al., 2009), 'Observational methods' (Ostrov & Godleski, 2013), 'Trajectories of Physical and Relational Aggression Across Early Childhood' (Perry et al., 2023), and 'Development of Bullying and Victimization: An Examination of Risk and Protective Factors in a High-Risk Sample' (Ostrov et al., 2022). With over 9,600 citations on Google Scholar, his work has substantial impact in developmental psychology and psychopathology. Ostrov contributes editorially as North American Editor of the International Society for Research on Aggression Bulletin and has engaged in public outreach on bullying prevention, including Sesame Street videos.