Assistant Professor in Family and Child Studies and the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of New Mexico
About
David T. Lardier is an assistant professor of family and child studies and an assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of New Mexico. Dr. Lardier examines youth and community empowerment and the role of community-based programs that serve youth of color in marginalized communities. He also evaluates the effectiveness of substance use and wellness prevention-intervention programs. Dr. Lardier has evaluated federally funded prevention grants.
Current Work:
Dr. Lardier's scholarship considers the role of youth and community empowerment and how to engage youth of color as experts in prevention-intervention programming that targets youth. He also examines and publishes research on substance, HIV, VH, and mental health intervention programs. Upcoming projects include the evaluation of three federally funded intervention projects, a suicide prevention action-research youth empowerment project, and a substance use prevention project that incorporates exercise in the intervention.
Research Area Keyword(s):
Empowerment, community engagement, prevention, social change
