Leonard A. Jason, Ph.D.
DePaul University
Center for Community Research
990 W. Fullerton Ave.
Chicago, IL 60614-3504
Telephone: (773) 325-2018
Fax: (773) 325-4923
Email: ljason@depaul.edu


Table of Contents

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Major Areas of Interest

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Education

B.A., Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts, 1971.

 

Major: Psychology

Ph.D., University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, 1975

            Major: Clinical/Community Psychology

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Academic Appointments

Instructor, Psychology Department, University of Rochester, 1973 - 1975.

Assistant Professor, Psychology Department, DePaul University, Chicago, 1975 - 1980.

Associate Professor, Psychology Department, DePaul University, Chicago, 1980 - 1983.

Director of Clinical Training, Department of Psychology, DePaul University, Chicago, 1983 - 1987.

Professor, Psychology Department, DePaul University, Chicago, 1984-present.

Director, Center for Community Research, DePaul University, 2001-present.

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Representative Grants

National Institute of Mental Health. Evaluating a preventive orientation program, 1980-1981.

National Institute on Drug Abuse. Smoking cessation involving the media and social support, 1985-1986.

National Institute of Mental Health. A preventive intervention for high risk transfer children, 1986-1993.

National Institute on Drug Abuse. A worksite smoking cessation program, 1987-1989.

National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. Worksite incentives for becoming a nonsmoker, 1990-1995.

Thrasher Foundation. Reducing the sale of cigarettes to minors, 1993-1995.

The Chicago Community Trust. The Oxford House model for empowerment, 1993-1994.

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Estimating rates of CFS in a community sample, 1995-2001.

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation,  The effects of enforcement and possession laws on youth prevalence,1998-2001.

U.S. Department of Education, , A field-initiated research project to determine the effectiveness of a capacity-building program for individuals with CFS, Co-Investigator, 2000-2003.

National Institute on Drug Abuse,  Abstinent social support in Oxford House, 2000-2006.

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism,  An evaluation of the Oxford House model, 2000-2006.

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases,  Activity intervention for chronic fatigue syndrome, 2000-2007.

National Cancer Institute,  The effects of laws on youth prevalence, 2001-2008.

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Risk factors associated with CFS and CF prognosis, 2005-2009.

National Institute on Drug Abuse, Evaluating alternative aftercare models for ex-offenders, 2007-2012.

National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities, Community participatory intervention with high-risk African-American women, 2008-2013.

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Professional Activities and Awards

Member of the Editorial Board, Journal of Health Psychology, 2008-present.

Member of the Editorial Board, Bulletin of the IACFS/ME, 2007-present.

Member of the Editorial Board, The CIFDS Research Letter, 1999-present.

Member of the Editorial Board, Prevention in Human Services , 1986-1995. Renamed Journal of Prevention and Intervention in the Community , 1996-present.

Member of the Editorial Board, Journal of Community Psychology , 1983-1986, 2007-present.

Member of the Editorial Board, The Journal of Primary Prevention , 1983-1986. Appointed Associate Editor, 1986-2007.

Member of the Editorial Board, Journal of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome , 1997-2008.

Member of the Editorial Board, Special Services in the Schools , 1984-2008.

Member of the Editorial Board, American Journal of Community Psychology , 1978-1991. Appointed Associate Editor, 1983-1987.

Member of the Editorial Board, Professional Psychology, 1978-1991.

Member of the Editorial Board, Behaviorists for Social Action , 1983-1991. Renamed Behavior and Social Issues, 1992-1994.

Member of the Editorial Board, Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis , 1986-1991.

Member of the Child and Family and Prevention Subcommittee, Life Course and Prevention Research Review Committee of the National Institute of Mental Health, 1987-1991.

Member of the Board of Trustees, Illinois Self-Help Clearinghouse, 1987-1991 (Vice Chairperson, 1988, Chairperson, 1989-90).

President, Behavior Analysis Society of Illinois, 1985-87.

National Coordinator, Division of Community Psychology of the American Psychological Association, 1980-1983.

Editor, The Community Psychologist, 1985-1988.

President, Division of Community Psychology of the American Psychological Association, 1989-90.

Mentorship Award from the Society for Community Research and Action of the American Psychological Association, 1991.

United States Patent (Number 5,142,358), "Earn per view television viewing regulation device," Aug. 25, 1992.

Society for Community Research and Action's 1997 Distinguished Contributions to Theory and Research Award.

DePaul University's Cortelyou-Lowery Award for Excellence, 1998.

The American Psychological Association's Karl F. Heiser Award for Advocacy, 1998.

Member of the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Coordinating Committee, 2000-2003.

Member of the Chronic Fatigue Synrome Advisory Committee, 2006-present.

Awarded the 2003 Dutch ME-Foundation International ME-Award for outstanding work in the past ten years in the field of CFS.

Member of the Board of Directors, International Association for CFS/ME, 2001-2007.

Vice President, International Association for CFS/ME, 2004-2007.

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Professional Associations

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Representative Publications

Gesten, E. L., & Jason, L. A. (1987). Social and community interventions. In M. R. Rosenzweig & L. W. Porter (Eds.), Annual Review of Psychology . (pp. 427-460). Palo Alto, CA: Annual Reviews, Inc.

Jason, L.A., McMahon, S.D., Salina, D., Hedeker, D., Stockton, M., Dunson, K., Kimball, P. (1995). Assessing a   smoking cessation intervention involving groups, incentives, and self-help manuals. Behavior Therapy, 26, 393-408.

Jason, L.A., Billows, W., Schnopp-Wyatt, D., & King, C. (1996). Reducing the illegal sales of cigarettes to minors: Analysis of alternative enforcement schedules. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis , 29, 333-344.

Jason, L.A., Richman, J.A., Friedberg, F., Wagner, L., Taylor, R., & Jordan, K.M. (1997). Politics, science, and the emergence of a new disease: The case of chronic fatigue syndrome . American Psychologist, 52, 973-983.

Jason, L.A., & Barnes, H.E. (1997). Substance abuse prevention: Beyond the schoolyard. Applied and Preventive  Psychology , 6, 211-220.

Jason, L.A. (1998). Tobacco, drug, and HIV preventive media interventions. American Journal of Community Psychology, 26, 145-187.

Jason, L.A., Biglan, A., & Katz, R. (1998). Implications of the tobacco settlement for the prevention of teenage smoking. Childen's Services: Social Policy, Research, and Practice, 1, 63-82.

Jason, L.A.,. Richman, J.A., Rademaker, A.W., Jordan, K.M., Plioplys, A.V., Taylor, R.R., McCready, W., Huang,C., & Plioplys, S. (1999). A community-based study of chronic fatigue syndrome. Archives of Internal Medicine, 159, 2129-2137.

Jason, L.A., Taylor, R.R., & Kennedy, B.A. (2000).  Chronic fatigue syndrome, Fibromyalgia, and Multiple Chemical Sensitivities in a community-based sample of persons with chronic fatigue syndrome-like symptoms. Psychosomatic Medicine, 62, 655-663.

Jason, L.A., Taylor, R.R., Kennedy, C.L., Song, S., Johnson, D., & Torres, S. (2000). Chronic fatigue syndrome: Occupation,  medical utilization, and subtypes in a community based sample. The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 188, 568-576.

Jason, L.A., Taylor, R.R., Stepanek, Z., &  Plioplys, S. (2001). Attitudes regarding chronic fatigue syndrome: The importance of a name. Journal of Health Psychology, 6, 61-71.

Jason, L.A., Taylor, R.R., Kennedy, C.L., Jordan, K., Huang, C., Torres-Harding, S., Song, S., & Johnson, D. (2002). A factor analysis of chronic fatigue symptoms in a community-based sample. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 37, 183-189.

Jason, L.A., Pokorny, S.B., & Schoeny, M.E. (2003). Evaluating the effects of enforcements and fines on youth smoking. Critical Public Health, 13, 33-45.

Jason, L. A., Pokorny, S. B. & Schoeny, M. E. (2003). It is premature to abandon youth access to tobacco programs. Pediatrics, 111(4 Pt 1), 920-921.

Jason, L.A., Olson, B.D., Ferrari, J.R., & Davis, M.I. (2003-2004). Substance abuse: The need for second-order change. International Journal of Self Help & Self Care, 2(2), 91-109.

Jason, L.A., Holbert, C., Torres-Harding, S., & Taylor, R.R. (2004).  Stigma and chronic fatigue syndrome: Surveying a name change. Journal of Disability Policy Studies, 14, 222-228.

Jason, L.A., Corradi, K., Torres-Harding, S., Taylor, R.R., & King, C. (2005). Chronic fatigue syndrome: The need for subtypes. Neuropsychology Review, 15, 29-58. 

Jason, L.A., Roberts, K., & Olson, B.D. (2005). Attitudes toward recovery homes and residents: Does proximity make a difference. Journal of Community Psychology, 33, 529-535.

 

Jason, L.A. (2006). Benefits and challenges of generating community participation. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 37(2),132-139.


Jason, L.A., Pokorny, S.B., Sanem, J.R., & Adams, M.L. (2006). Monitoring and decreasing public smoking among youth. Behavior Modification, 30, 681-692.


Jason, L.A., Olson, B.D., Ferrari, J.R., & Lo Sasso, A.T. (2006). Communal housing settings enhance substance abuse recovery. American Journal of Public Health, 96, 1727-1729.


Jason, L.A.,  Olson, B.D., Ferrari, J.R., Majer, J.M.,  Alvarez, J., & Stout, J. (2007). An examination of main and interactive effects of substance abuse recovery. Addiction, 102, 1114–1121.


Jason, L.A., Benton, M., Johnson, A., &  Valentine, L. (2008).The economic impact of ME/CFS: Individual and societal level costs. Dynamic Medicine,  7:6 doi:10.1186/1476-5918-7-6.


Books:

Glenwick, D. S., & Jason, L. A. (Eds.) (1980). Behavioral community psychology: Progress and prospects . New York: Praeger.

Felner, R. D., Jason, L. A., Moritsugu, J., & Farber, S. S. (Eds.) (1983). Preventive psychology: Theory, research and practice . New York: Pergamon.

Jason, L. A., Hess, R., Felner, R. D., & Moritsugu, J. N. (Eds.), (1987). Prevention: Toward a multidisciplinary approach . NY: Haworth Press.

Rhodes, J. E., & Jason, L. A. (1988). Preventing substance abuse among children and adolescents . N.Y: Pergamon.

Tolan, P., Keys, C., Chertok, F., & Jason, L. (Eds.). (1990). Researching community psychology: Issues of theories and methods. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Jason, L. A., Weine, A. M., Johnson, J. H., Warren-Sohlberg, L., Filippelli, L. A., Turner, E. Y., & Lardon, C. (1992). Helping transfer students: Strategies for educational and social readjustment .San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Glenwick, D. S., & Jason, L. A. (Eds.). (1993). Promoting health and mental health with children, youth, and families . New York: Springer.

Jason, L. A., Danner, K. E., & Kurasaki, K. (Eds.).(1993). Prevention and school transitions. New York: Haworth.

Jason, L.A., & Hanaway, E.K. (1997). Remote control: A sensible approach to kids, TV, and the new electronic media . Sarasota: Professional Resource Press.

Jason, L.A. (1997). Community building. Values for a sustainable future. Westport, Ct: Praeger.

Friedberg, F., & Jason, L.A. (1998). Understanding chronic fatigue syndrome: An empirical guide to assessment and treatment. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Taylor, R.R., Friedberg, F., & Jason, L.A. (2001). A clinician's guide to controversial illnesses:  Chronic fatigue syndrome, Fibromyalgia, and Multiple Chemical Sensitivities . Sarasota, Fl.: Professional Resource Press.

Jason, L.A., & Glenwick, D.S. (Eds.).(2002). Innovative strategies for promoting health and mental health across the lifespan. New York: Springer.

Jason, L.A., & Pokorny, S.B.  (Eds.)(2002). Preventing youth access to tobacco . New York: Haworth.

Jason, L.A., Fennell, P., Taylor, R.R. (Editors)(2003). Handbook of chronic fatigue syndrome . New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
 
Jason, L.A., Keys, C.B., Suarez-Balcazar, Y., Taylor, R.R., Davis, M., Durlak, J., Isenberg, D. (Eds.) (2004).  Participatory community research: Theories and methods in action . American Psychological Association: Washington, D.C.
 
Jason, L.A., & Perdoux, M. (2004). Havens: True stories of community healing. Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers.

Jason, L.A., Ferrari, J.R., Davis, M.I., & Olson, B.D. (2006). Creating communities for addiction recovery: The Oxford House model. New York: Haworth.

Jason, L.A., Olson, B.D., & Foli, K. (2008). Rescued lives: The Oxford House approach to substance abuse. New York: Haworth.

Yatanabe, Y., Evengard, B., Natelson, B.H., Jason, L.A., & Kuratsune, H. (2008). Fatigue science for human health. Tokyo: Springer.

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Professional Links

American Psychological Association

Association for Psychological Science

Society for Community Research and Action

International Association for CFS/ME

Midwestern Psychological Association

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DePaul Links

Psychology Department

Courses Previously Taught

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