Bonnie Ballif-Spanvill
American psychologist
Bonnie Ballif-Spanvill is an American academic. She is a professor of psychology at Brigham Young University (BYU). From 1994 to 2010, she was the director of the BYU Women's Research Institute.
Early life and education
The daughter of Ariel S. Ballif and Artemesia Romney, Bonnie Ballif-Spanvill attended Brigham Young High School in Provo, Utah and has a bachelor's degree and a Ph.D. both from Brigham Young University.
Career
From 1966 to 1968, she was a faculty member at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. From 1968 to 1993, she was on the faculty of Fordham University. While there, she was chair of the Division of Psychology and Educational Services. In 1994, she joined the Brigham Young University faculty as a professor of Psychology and head of the Women's Research Institute.
Ballif-Spanvill is a fellow of the American Psychological Society and the American Psychological Association. Ballif-Spanvill's most cited work is "Preventing violence and teaching peace: A review of promising and effective antiviolence, conflict-resolution, and peace programs for elementary school children" which was co-authored with Claudia J. Clayton and Melanie D. Hunsaker.
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