Douglas Kirby
Scientist, Person or entity appearing in film
1943 – 2012
Who was Douglas Kirby?
Douglas Bernard Kirby, Ph.D. was senior research scientist for ETR Associates in Scotts Valley, California, and one of the world’s leading experts on the effectiveness of school and community programs in the reduction of adolescent sexual risk-taking behaviors. In recent years he had also undertaken research and analysis on the impact of HIV/AIDS prevention programs in Uganda under the auspices of the World Health Organization, USAID, and other organizations.
Kirby authored over 100 articles, chapters and monographs on these programs including the widely acclaimed Emerging Answers 2007: Research Findings on Programs to Reduce Teen Pregnancy and Sexually Transmitted Diseases which he produced for the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy. It is a comprehensive review of 115 program evaluations to help determine the most effective approaches to preventing teen pregnancy and STDs. It paints a detailed picture of the protective factors associated with adolescent risk taking behavior and identifies important characteristics of effective sexuality and HIV education programs.
We need you!
Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web!
- Born
- Oct 9, 1943
Walla Walla - Also known as
- Dr. Douglas Kirby
- Douglas Bernard Kirby, Ph.D.
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of Chicago
- University of California, Los Angeles
- Died
- Dec 22, 2012
Ecuador
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
Citation
Use the citation below to add to a bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Douglas Kirby." Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 26 Apr. 2024. <https://www.biographies.net/people/en/douglas_kirby>.
Discuss this Douglas Kirby biography with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In