Domenic V. Cicchetti, PhD

Domenic V. Cicchetti, PhD (1937-2019) co-developed the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales, along with the second and third editions, with his wife, Dr. Sara Sparrow. Dr. Cicchetti obtained his doctorate in biostatistics from the University of Connecticut. He was a Senior Research Scientist at the Yale Child Study Center and Department of Psychiatry within the Yale University School of Medicine, as well as in Yale’s School of Epidemiology and Public Health. He was also an adjunct professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Windsor in Ontario, Canada, and served as a Visiting Professor in the Imperial College of Science, Technology, and Medicine, St. Mary’s Campus in London, England. Dr. Cicchetti authored or co-authored over 200 articles in the areas of biostatistics, behavioral research, computer science, and wine. Along with Dr. Sparrow, he received the first Connecticut Psychological Association’s Award for Distinguished Effort by a Connecticut Psychologist in 1984. He was a Fellow in Division 5 of the American Statistical Association (Evaluation, Measurement, and Statistics) and was internationally known for his work in the development, assessment of psychometric properties, and application of major clinical instruments in behavioral and biomedical research. He is also the author of numerous innovative statistical methodologies, primarily in the areas of reliability and validity assessment.

He is coauthor of the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales, and author or coauthor of 200 research publications in behavioral and biomedical research, computer science, and biostatistics. He is a Fellow in Division 5 of the American Statistical Association (Evaluation, Measurement, and Statistics) and is internationally known for his work in the development, assessment of psychometric properties, and application of major clinical instruments in behavioral and biomedical research. A number of these clinical instruments are widely considered to be standards in the field. He is also the author of a number of innovative statistical methodologies, primarily in the areas of reliability and validity assessment.