| David A. Kenny | |
| Birth Name: | David Anthony Kenny |
| Birth Date: | 10 November 1946 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Fields: | Social psychology |
| Workplaces: | University of Connecticut |
| Education: | University of California, Davis Northwestern University |
| Thesis Title: | The measurement and explanation of population effects: Sex differences in mathematics and science in a longitudinal study |
| Thesis Url: | https://psycnet.apa.org/record/1973-25749-001 |
| Thesis Year: | 1972 |
| Doctoral Advisor: | Donald T. Campbell |
| Academic Advisors: | Robert Sommer, Thomas D. Cook |
| Known For: | Interpersonal perception, Dyadic data analysis, Mediation analysis |
| Awards: | Donald T. Campbell Award from the Society of Personality and Social Psychology (2006) Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Psychology from the American Psychological Association (2019) |
| Spouses: | )--> |
| Partner: | Marina Julian |
| Children: | Katherine Kenny, Deirdre Otero, and David Kenny |
David Anthony Kenny (born November 10, 1946)[1] is an American social psychologist and Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the Department of Psychological Sciences at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, Connecticut. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.[2] Among the subjects he has researched are the interpersonal perception, the statistical analysis of data from dyads and groups, as well as mediation analysis.[3] He co-authored a 1986 paper with Reuben M. Baron on mediation analysis[4] that has been highly influential in the years since,[5] [6] with 114,891 citations (Google Scholar, September 2022). He received the American Psychological Association's Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Psychology in 2019.