Kevin N Morris
Biographic Data
| ID | 4419146 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kevin N Morris |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kevin N |
| FAMILY NAME | Morris |
| SIGNATURE | MORRIS K N |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Denver |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4533-0439 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
“The Dogs Saved My Life”: The Role of Prison Dog Programs in the Turning Point Process Among Formerly Incarcerated Men
This article examines the mechanisms underlying “turning point” processes among participants in Prison Dog Programs (PDPs). Despite the coercive and violent elements that characterize prisons, there may still be space for positive transitions. While most opportunities for personal growth in prison are limited, or truncated, PDPs are unique. They demand immersive investment through which strong bonds develop between human and dog. Based on in-dept…
A relational developmental theory of human-animal interaction: A meta-synthesis and grounded theory
Real-world experiences of youth-animal coaction support an RDS paradigm for understanding animals’ role in youth development. • Established human-centric models of youth development should be expanded to include youth-animal coactions. • Qualitatively different animal experiences are theorized to shape the course of the coaction and its impacts on youth and animal wellbeing. • Continued research needs to identify processes of change that may unde…
Measuring the One Health impacts associated with creating access to veterinary care before and during the Covid-19 pandemic
Integrating community perceptions into One Health assessments is critical to understanding the structural barriers that create disproportionate health outcomes for community members, their pets, and the ecosystems that encompass them, particularly in historically marginalized and under-resourced communities. The validated One Health Community Assessment (OHCA) survey instrument was used to evaluate the associated impacts of The Humane Society of …
Promoting youth social-emotional development through animal-assisted interventions: A qualitative analysis of special education students’ perspectives
Animal-assisted interventions (AAI) are increasingly used in clinical and school settings to promote psychological and social-emotional well-being among youth. However, the precise role of youth-animal relationships in shaping developmental trajectories is understudied. Research is needed to expand human-centric models of child development, specifically to examine how youth relationships with animals may be ecological assets and identify potentia…
Measuring social and emotional functioning as a facet of positive youth development among children and adolescents in special education and mental health treatment
This study assessed the validity of a set of social and emotional functioning constructs derived from the PYD short form (PYD‐SF) measure within a sample of children and adolescents with one or more mental health diagnoses related to social, emotional, or behavioral challenges. Using repeated measures design, responses to the PYD‐SF and the Social‐emotional assets and resilience scale were collected over two years from 369 students enrolled in sp…
How Prison Dog Programs Challenge the Racial Code in Correctional Settings and Beyond
As the governing principle of prison dynamics, the racial code is sacrosanct due to the risk of violence that can result if its norms are violated. The setup of these racial arrangements appears immutable, but previous research finds prison-based concepts of race can be temporarily "suspended" during work assignments. This study is the first to draw upon in-depth interviews with formerly incarcerated participants of prison dog programs (PDPs) in …
Examining human-animal interactions and their effect on multidimensional frailty in later life: A scoping review
This scoping review sought to compile outcomes associated with any human-animal interaction study regarding adults aged 50 and older in any living context and concerning a multidimensional (i.e., physical, psychological, cognitive, and social) perspective of frailty. Despite our best attempts at incorporating the broadest inclusion criteria possible, only four articles were relevant to this review. Participants across the included studies were ru…
Testing of the Facial Expression Coding System (Faces) for middle school–aged special education students and development of a training protocol
Emotion regulation is a key developmental skillset, but many existing measures rely on self-report or laboratory-based measurement approaches. This study aimed to develop a training and implementation protocol for the widely used Facial Expression Coding System (FACES) to be used in real-world settings with pre-recorded video data. A revised coding system with supplemental guidelines and training procedures was developed to use FACES with video d…
Measuring the Impact of Prison-Based Dog Training Programs on Recidivism: A Propensity Score-Matched Survival Analysis
Empowerment theory and prison-based dog training programs
Though a growing body of evidence supports the efficacy of prison-based dog training programs, research on the process of change or the underlying mechanisms of change for incarcerated individuals who participate in these programs is limited. This qualitative study used interviews with 21 dog program staff to examine the utility of empowerment theory as a theoretical framework for understanding mechanisms of change for participants in prison-base…
Animal-Assisted Interventions as an Adjunct to Therapy for Youth: Clinician Perspectives
Humane Communities: Social change through policies promoting collective welfare
A Humane Community is defined by the presence of leaders, institutions, and policies working collaboratively across social and political systems to create and implement sustainable human, animal, and environmental welfare. Social-environmental-economic impact assessment (SEEIA) is a tool that can be used to inform policymaking at the municipal, county, state, and national levels to gain a comprehensive assessment of a proposed policy’s impacts on…
How Prison Dog Programs Challenge the Racial Code in Correctional Settings and Beyond
As the governing principle of prison dynamics, the racial code is sacrosanct due to the risk of violence that can result if its norms are violated. The setup of these racial arrangements appears immutable, but previous research finds prison-based concepts of race can be temporarily "suspended" during work assignments. This study is the first to draw upon in-depth interviews with formerly incarcerated participants of prison dog programs (PDPs) in …
Measuring the Impact of Prison-Based Dog Training Programs on Recidivism: A Propensity Score-Matched Survival Analysis
Humane Communities: Social change through policies promoting collective welfare
A Humane Community is defined by the presence of leaders, institutions, and policies working collaboratively across social and political systems to create and implement sustainable human, animal, and environmental welfare. Social-environmental-economic impact assessment (SEEIA) is a tool that can be used to inform policymaking at the municipal, county, state, and national levels to gain a comprehensive assessment of a proposed policy’s impacts on…
Humane Communities: Social change through policies promoting collective welfare
A Humane Community is defined by the presence of leaders, institutions, and policies working collaboratively across social and political systems to create and implement sustainable human, animal, and environmental welfare. Social-environmental-economic impact assessment (SEEIA) is a tool that can be used to inform policymaking at the municipal, county, state, and national levels to gain a comprehensive assessment of a proposed policy’s impacts on…
Animal-Assisted Interventions as an Adjunct to Therapy for Youth: Clinician Perspectives
Empowerment theory and prison-based dog training programs
Though a growing body of evidence supports the efficacy of prison-based dog training programs, research on the process of change or the underlying mechanisms of change for incarcerated individuals who participate in these programs is limited. This qualitative study used interviews with 21 dog program staff to examine the utility of empowerment theory as a theoretical framework for understanding mechanisms of change for participants in prison-base…
Examining human-animal interactions and their effect on multidimensional frailty in later life: A scoping review
This scoping review sought to compile outcomes associated with any human-animal interaction study regarding adults aged 50 and older in any living context and concerning a multidimensional (i.e., physical, psychological, cognitive, and social) perspective of frailty. Despite our best attempts at incorporating the broadest inclusion criteria possible, only four articles were relevant to this review. Participants across the included studies were ru…
Testing of the Facial Expression Coding System (Faces) for middle school–aged special education students and development of a training protocol
Emotion regulation is a key developmental skillset, but many existing measures rely on self-report or laboratory-based measurement approaches. This study aimed to develop a training and implementation protocol for the widely used Facial Expression Coding System (FACES) to be used in real-world settings with pre-recorded video data. A revised coding system with supplemental guidelines and training procedures was developed to use FACES with video d…
Measuring the Impact of Prison-Based Dog Training Programs on Recidivism: A Propensity Score-Matched Survival Analysis
Measuring the One Health impacts associated with creating access to veterinary care before and during the Covid-19 pandemic
Integrating community perceptions into One Health assessments is critical to understanding the structural barriers that create disproportionate health outcomes for community members, their pets, and the ecosystems that encompass them, particularly in historically marginalized and under-resourced communities. The validated One Health Community Assessment (OHCA) survey instrument was used to evaluate the associated impacts of The Humane Society of …
Promoting youth social-emotional development through animal-assisted interventions: A qualitative analysis of special education students’ perspectives
Animal-assisted interventions (AAI) are increasingly used in clinical and school settings to promote psychological and social-emotional well-being among youth. However, the precise role of youth-animal relationships in shaping developmental trajectories is understudied. Research is needed to expand human-centric models of child development, specifically to examine how youth relationships with animals may be ecological assets and identify potentia…
Measuring social and emotional functioning as a facet of positive youth development among children and adolescents in special education and mental health treatment
This study assessed the validity of a set of social and emotional functioning constructs derived from the PYD short form (PYD‐SF) measure within a sample of children and adolescents with one or more mental health diagnoses related to social, emotional, or behavioral challenges. Using repeated measures design, responses to the PYD‐SF and the Social‐emotional assets and resilience scale were collected over two years from 369 students enrolled in sp…
How Prison Dog Programs Challenge the Racial Code in Correctional Settings and Beyond
As the governing principle of prison dynamics, the racial code is sacrosanct due to the risk of violence that can result if its norms are violated. The setup of these racial arrangements appears immutable, but previous research finds prison-based concepts of race can be temporarily "suspended" during work assignments. This study is the first to draw upon in-depth interviews with formerly incarcerated participants of prison dog programs (PDPs) in …
“The Dogs Saved My Life”: The Role of Prison Dog Programs in the Turning Point Process Among Formerly Incarcerated Men
This article examines the mechanisms underlying “turning point” processes among participants in Prison Dog Programs (PDPs). Despite the coercive and violent elements that characterize prisons, there may still be space for positive transitions. While most opportunities for personal growth in prison are limited, or truncated, PDPs are unique. They demand immersive investment through which strong bonds develop between human and dog. Based on in-dept…
A relational developmental theory of human-animal interaction: A meta-synthesis and grounded theory
Real-world experiences of youth-animal coaction support an RDS paradigm for understanding animals’ role in youth development. • Established human-centric models of youth development should be expanded to include youth-animal coactions. • Qualitatively different animal experiences are theorized to shape the course of the coaction and its impacts on youth and animal wellbeing. • Continued research needs to identify processes of change that may unde…
Psychology (10 works) · Human-Animal Interaction Studies (7 works) · Medicine (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Developmental psychology (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Qualitative research (5 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Criminology (4 works) · Prison (4 works)