| Gary W. Ladd | |
| Birth Date: | 28 April 1950 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Fields: | Psychology |
| Workplaces: | Arizona State University |
| Education: | Grove City College Alfred University University of Rochester |
| Thesis Title: | Social skills and peer acceptance: the effects of a social learning method for training verbal social skills |
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| Thesis Year: | 1979 |
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| Awards: | Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences Fellow (1997–98)[1] |
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Gary W. Ladd (born April 28, 1950)[2] is the Cowden Distinguished Professor in the T. Denny Sanford School of Social and Family Dynamics and the Department of Psychology at Arizona State University.[3] He is also the editor-in-chief of Merrill-Palmer Quarterly.[4] He is known for his research on the prevalence and adverse effects of bullying on schoolchildren.[5] [6] [7]