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Irwin Sandler

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ASU Psychology REACH
Research Professor (FSC)
Faculty, TEMPE Campus, Mailcode 1104
Psychology
Research Professor, REACH
Faculty, TEMPE Campus, Mailcode 1104
Biography

Regents’ Professor, Department of Psychology (Clinical), College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Director, Prevention Research Center, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Education

Ph.D., University of Rochester, 1971

Bio

Dr. Sandler is the Director of the Prevention Research Center and the Program for Prevention Research and is the Principal Investigator on the Family Bereavement Program. He has been conducting research on children and families in high stress situations for over 20 years. His current interests focus on understanding the role of coping and coping efficacy in promoting health adaptation to stress, the assessment of stress events and ongoing chronic difficulties and preventive interventions for children of divorce and bereaved children. His most recent books are the Handbook of Children's Coping, (Plenum Press, co-edited with Sharlene Wolchik) and the forthcoming The Promotion of Wellness in Children and Adolescents (Sage, co-edited with Cichetti, Rappaport, and Weissberg).

Websites

PRC Faculty Page

Publications
  • Hita, L. C., Braver, S. L., Sandler, I. N., Knox, P., & Strehle, M. Forging a family court-university partnership to benefit divorcing families: The experience of Maricopa County (AZ) Family Court Department and Arizona State University's Prevention Research Center. Family Court Review (2009).
  • Wolchik, S. A., Sandler, I. N., Jones, S., Gonzales, N. A., Doyle, K. W., Winslow, E. B., et al. The New Beginnings Program for divorcing and separating families: Moving from efficacy to effectiveness. Family Court Review, (2009).
  • Brown, C. H., Wang, W., & Sandler, I. Examining how context changes intervention impact: The use of effect sizes in multilevel mixture meta-analysis. Child Development Perspectives (2008).
  • Haine, R. A., Ayers, T. S., Sandler, I. N., & Wolchik, S. A. Evidence-based practices for parentally bereaved children and their families. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice (2008).
  • Sandler, I. N., Wolchik, S. A., & Ayers, T. S. Resilience rather than recovery: A contextual framework on adaptation following bereavement. Death Studies (2008).
  • Smith-Daniels, V., Sandler, I., & Wolchik, S. Use of quality management methods in the transition from efficacious prevention programs to effective prevention services. American Journal of Community Psychology (2008).
  • Wolchik, S. A., *Ma, Y., Tein, J. Y., Sandler, I. N., & Ayers, T. S. Parentally bereaved children's grief: Self-systems beliefs as mediators of the relations between grief and stressors and caregiver-child relationship quality. Death Studies (2008).
  • Zhou, Q., Sandler, I. N., Millsap, R. E., Wolchik, S. A., & Dawson-McClure, S. R. Mediation of six-year effects of the New Beginnings Program for children of divorce. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology (2008).
  • Haine, R. A., Sandler, I. N., Ayers, T. S., & Wolchik, S. A. When a parent dies: Helping grieving children and adolescents. Living with grief: Children and adolescents (2008).
  • jeffrey Cookston, Irwin Sandler, Sanford Braver, Mary Genalo. Predicting readiness to adopt evidence-based programs for divorcing families: Champions, attitudes, and access to funding. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry (2007).
  • Hipke, K, Wolchik, S A, Sandler, Irwin Noah. Children of divorce. Encyclopedia of stress (2006).
  • A Brown, J Tein, R Haine, X Liu, Irwin Sandler. Interventions for survivors of suicide: Current status an a model for the promotion of resilience in child survivors of parent suicide. Death Studies (2006).
  • A Brown, Sharlene Wolchik, J Tein, Irwin Sandler. Maternal acceptance as a moderator of the relation between threat to self appraisals and mental health problems in adolescents from divorce families. Journal of Youth and Adolescence (2006).
  • E Foster, M Porter, T Ayers, D Kaplan, Irwin Sandler. Estimating the costs of preventive interventions. Evaluation Review (2006).
  • J Tein, Irwin Sandler, T Ayers, Sharlene Wolchik. Mediation of the effects of the Family Bereavement Program on mental health problems of bereaved children and adolescents. Prevention Science (2006).
  • R Haine, S Wolchik, Irwin Sandler, R Millsap, T Ayers. Positive parenting as a protective resource for parentally-bereaved children. Death Studies (2006).
  • S Schmiege, S Khoo, Irwin Sandler, T Ayers, S Wolchik. Impact of intervention and gender on recovery curves of child mental health problems following parental death. American Journal of Preventive Medicine (2006).
  • S Wolchik, J Tein, Irwin Sandler, R Ayers. Self-system beliefs as mediators of the relations between positive parenting and children's adjustment problems after parental death. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology (2006).
  • X Liu, J Tein, Z Zhao, Irwin Sandler. Suicidally and correlates among rural adolescents of China. Journal of Adolescent Health (2006).
  • . . Handbook of Bereavement Research: Consequences, Coping and Care (2006).
  • . . Handbook of parent training: Helping parents prevent and solve problem behaviors (2006).
  • Irwin Sandler, A Ostrom, M Bitner, T Ayers, Sharlene Wolchik. Developing effective prevention services for the real world: A prevention service development model. American Journal of Community Psychology (2005).
  • Irwin Sandler, D Balk, J Jordan, C Kennedy, J Nadeau, E Shapiro. Bridging the gap between research and practice in bereavement: Report from a research exploration and dialogs. Death Studies (2005).
  • J Pedro-Carroll, Irwin Sandler, Sharlene Wolchik. Forging interdisciplinary partnerships in the courts to promote prevention initiatives for children and families. Family Court Review (2005).
  • J Weisz, Irwin Sandler, J Durlak, B Anton. Promoting and protecting youth mental health through evidence-based prevention and treatment. American Psychologist (2005).
  • O Kwok, R Haine, S Wolchik, T Ayers, Irwin Sandler. Positive parenting as a mediator of the relations between parental psychological distress and mental health problems of parentally-bereaved children. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology (2005).
  • Sharlene Wolchik, Irwin Sandler, E Winslow, V Smith-Daniels. Programs for promoting parenting of residential parents: Moving from efficacy to effectiveness. Family Court Review (2005).
  • X Liu, J Tein, Irwin Sandler, Z Zhao. Psychopathology associated with suicide attempts among rural adolescents of China. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior (2005).
  • . . Prevention of mental disorders: An overview on evidence-based strategies and programs (2005).
  • . . Relational Processes and DSM-V: Neuroscience, Assessment, Prevention and Intervention (2005).
  • Braver, Sanford L,Griffin, William Albert,Cookston, J,Sandler, Irwin Noah,Williams, J. Promoting better fathering among divorced nonresident fathers. Family psychology: The Art of the science (2005).
  • Pedro-Carroll, J (Editor) ,Sandler, Irwin Noah (Editor) ,Wolchik, S A (Editor) . Prevention programs in the family court. Special issue of Family Court Review (2005).
  • Winslow, E,Sandler, Irwin Noah,Wolchik, S. Building resilience in all children: A public health approach. Handbook of resilience in children (2005).
  • . Prevention programs in the family court. (2005).
  • . Special Issue of Prevention Programs in the Family Court. (2005).
  • D Bonds, Sharlene Wolchik, Irwin Sandler. The effects of divorce on children's mental health. International Journal of Pediatrics (2004).
  • D MacKinnon, J Tein, S Wolchik, Irwin Sandler. Parent psycho educational programs and reducing the negative effects of inter parental conflict following divorce. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology (2004).
  • D MacKinnon, J Tein, Sharlene Wolchik, Irwin Sandler. How did it work? Who did it work for? Mediation and mediated moderation of a preventive intervention for children of divorce. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology (2004).
  • Irwin Sandler, E Shapiro, C Kennedy. Parental grief and palliative care require attention. Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine (2004).
  • K Lin, Irwin Sandler, T Ayers, S Wolchik, L Leucken. Parentally-Bereaved Children and Adolescents Seeking Mental Health Services: Family, Child, and Stress Variables that Predict Resilience. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology (2004).
  • M Goodman, D Bonds, Irwin Sandler, S Braver. Parent psycho educational programs and reducing the negative effects of inter parental conflict following divorce. Family Court Review (2004).
  • S Dawson-McClure, Irwin Sandler, S Wolchik, R Millsap. Risk as a moderator of the effects of prevention programs for children from divorced families: A six-year longitudinal study. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology (2004).
  • S Dawson-McClure, Irwin Sandler, Sharlene Wolchik, R Millsap. Prediction and reduction of risk for children of divorce: A six-year longitudinal study. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology (2004).
  • Braver, S L,Nelson, K,Ellman, I,Sandler, Irwin Noah. Strengths-building public policy for children of divorce. Strengths based public policies (2004).
  • Maton, K,Dodgen, K,Leadbetter, B,Sandler, Irwin Noah,Schellenbach, C,Solarz, A. Strengths -based research and policy: An introduction. Strengths based public policies (2004).
  • Sandler, Irwin Noah,Ayers, T,Suter, J,Schultz, A,Twohey, J. Adversities, strengths and public policy. Strengths-based public policies (2004).
  • Solarz, A,Leadbetter, B,Sandler, Irwin Noah,Maton, K,Schellenbach, C,Dodgen, K. Strengths-based research and policy: A blueprint for action. Strengths based public policies (2004).
  • Ayers, T S, Kennedy, C L, Sandler, Irwin Noah, Stokes, J. Bereavement, Adolescence. The encyclopedia of primary prevention and health promotion (2003).
  • Ayers, T S, Sandler, Irwin Noah. Bereavement, Childhood. The encyclopedia of primary prevention and health promotion (2003).
  • Dawson-McClure, S R, Sandler, Irwin Noah, Wolchik, S A. Adolescents of divorce. The encyclopedia of primary prevention and health promotion (2003).
  • C Davis, D MacKinnon, A Schultz, Irwin Sandler. Cumulative risk and population attributable fraction for children's mental health. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology (2003).
  • C Davis, D MacKinnon, A Schultz, Irwin Sandler. Cumulative risk and population attributable fraction for children's mental health. Journal of Clinical Child Psychology (2003).
  • Irwin Sandler, Sarah Padgett-Jones, Janelle Weyer, Tim Ayers, Sharlene Wolchik, Jenn-Yun Tein, Oi-Man Kwok, Rachel Haine, Joan Twohey-Jacobs, Jesse Suter, Kirk Lin. Family Bereavement Program: Efficacy of a theory-based preventive intervention for parentally-bereaved children and adolescents. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology (2003).
  • J Deardorff, N Gonzales, Irwin Sandler. Control beliefs as a mediator of the relationship between stress and depression among inner-city adolescents. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology (2003).
  • J Tein, K Lin, O Kwok, S Wolchik, T Ayers, Irwin Sandler. Family Bereavement Program: Efficacy of a theory -based preventive intervention for parentally-bereaved children and adolescents. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology (2003).
  • J Tein, R Haine, S Dawson-McClure, Sharlene Wolchik, Irwin Sandler. Changing the legacy of divorce: Evidence from prevention programs and future directions. Family Relations (2003).
  • K Doyle, S Wolchik, S Dawson-McClure, Irwin Sandler. Positive events as a stress-buffer for children and adolescents in family transition. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology (2003).
  • R Haine, T Ayers, Irwin Sandler, S Wolchik, J Lutzke. Locus of control and self-esteem as stress moderators or mediators. Death Studies (2003).
  • Sandler, Irwin Noah,Wolchik, S A,Davis, C H,Haine, R A,Ayers, T S. Correlational and experimental study of resilience for children of divorce and parentally-bereaved children. Resilience and vulnerability: Adaptation in the context of childhood adversities (2003).
  • Irwin Sandler, Laurie Chassin. Training of prevention researchers: Perspectives from the Arizona State University Prevention Research Training Program. Prevention and Treatment (2002).
  • Irwin Sandler, T Ayers. Response. Journal of Palliative Medicine (2002).
  • Irwin Sandler, T Ayers, A Romer. Fostering resilience in families in which a parent has died. Journal of Palliative Medicine (2002).
  • Irwin Sandler, T Ayers, A Romer. Fostering resilience in families in which a parent has died: An interview with Irwin N. Sandler and Tim S. Ayers. Innovations in End-of-Life Care (2002).
  • J Cookston, S Braver, Irwin Sandler, M Genalo. Prospects for expanded court-based services for children of divorce. Family Court Review (2002).
  • J Tein, K Doyle, Sharlene Wolchik, Irwin Sandler. Fear of abandonment as a mediator of the relations between divorce stressors and mother-child relationship quality and children's adjustment problems. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology (2002).
  • K Hipke, S Wolchik, Irwin Sandler, S Braver. Predictors of children's intervention-induced resilience in a parenting program for divorced mothers. Family Relations: Interdisciplinary Journal of Applied Family Studies (2002).
  • Sharlene Wolchik, Irwin Sandler, R Millsap, B Plummer, S Greene, E Anderson. Six-year follow-up of a randomized, controlled trial of preventive interventions for children of divorce. Journal of the American Medical Association (2002).
  • Sandler, Irwin Noah (Author) . Training to become a preventionist. Toward a strategy for worldwide action to promote mental health and prevention mental and behavioral disorders (2002).
  • Irwin Sandler. Quality and ecology of adversity as common mediators of risk and resilience. American Journal of Community Psychology (2001).
  • J Tein, N Gonzales, R Friedman, Irwin Sandler. On the limits of coping: Interaction between stress and coping for inner-city adolescents. Journal of Adolescent Research (2001).
  • Hipke, K N, Sandler, Irwin Noah, Wolchik, Sharlene. Children of divorce. Encyclopedia of stress (2000).
  • A Zautra, J Tein, Irwin Sandler. Coping as a buffer of the effects of stress on parenting in children of divorce. Journal of Family Psychology (2000).
  • D Coatsworth, J Tein, L Lengua, S West, Sharlene Wolchik, Irwin Sandler. The New Beginnings Program for divorced families: An experimental evaluation of theory-based single-component and dual-component programs. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology (2000).
  • Irwin Sandler, L Kim-Bahe, D MacKinnon. Coping and appraisal as mediators of the effects of locus of control beliefs on psychological symptoms for children of divorce. Journal of Clinical Child Psychology (2000).
  • J Tein, K Wilcox, S Wolchik, Irwin Sandler. Maternal acceptance and consistency of discipline as buffers of divorce stressors on children's adjustment. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology (2000).
  • J Tein, P Mehta, T Ayers, Sharlene Wolchik, Irwin Sandler. Coping efficacy and psychological problems of children of divorce. Child Development (2000).
  • L Lengua, Sharlene Wolchik, Irwin Sandler, S West. The interaction of parenting and temperament in predicting children's post-divorce adjustment. Journal of Clinical Child Psychology (2000).
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  • . . Handbook of community psychology (2000).
  • Wyman, P,Sandler, Irwin Noah,Wolchik, S A,Nelson, K. Resilience theory and interventions: Cumulative developmental promotion and protection. The promotion of wellness in children and adolescents (2000).
  • Irwin Sandler, Jonathon Miles, Jeffrey Cookston, Sanford Braver. Effects of Father and Mother Parenting on Children’s Mental Health in High and Low Conflict Divorces. Family Court Review (0).
  • Sandler, I. N., Wolchik, S. A., Ayers, T. S., Tein, J. Y., Coxe, S., & Chow, W. Linking theory and intervention to promote resilience of children following parental bereavement. Handbook of bereavement research: Consequences, coping and care (0).
Research Activity
Presentations
  • Sandler, Irwin. Lessons from the experimental promotion of resilience: Family Bereavement Program. International Society for Traumatic Stress (Oct 2006).
  • Sandler, Irwin, Wolchik, S, Braver, S, Gonzales, N, Ayers, T, Daniels, V, Ostrom, A, Bitner, M. Transition from Efficacy to Effectiveness: New Beginnings Program as a Court Based Prevention Program for Children of Divorce. Convention of the American Psychological Association (Aug 2006).
  • Sandler, Irwin, Ayers, T. Developing and evaluating programs for the promotion of resilience for children in stress: Parental divorce and bereavement. Workshop presented at the Center for Behavioral Health (Dec 2005).
  • Sandler, Irwin, Ayers, T, Wolchik, S, Tein, J. Effects of the Family Bereavement Program on bereaved girls. NIMH Sponsored conference on prevention of depression in girls (Apr 2005).
  • Sandler, Irwin, Wolchik, S, Tein, J, Millsap, R, Winslow, E, Bonds, D. Prevention of Mental Disorder by the Promotion of Family Relational Processes Following Family Disruption. Invited Conference on Relational Processes and Mental Disorder (Mar 2005).
  • Sandler, Irwin, Millsap, R, Tein, J, Dawson-McClure, S, Wolchik, S. Promotion of resilience for children of divorce. Bennet Lectureship in Prevention Science (Nov 2004).
  • Sandler, Irwin. Experiments on the promotion of resilience for children of divorce. Grand rounds presented at the Department of Psychiatry (Nov 2004).
  • Sandler, Irwin. Promotion of resilience in parentally-bereaved children. Colloquium presented at the Department of Psychiatry (Oct 2004).
  • Sandler, Irwin. Theory and research on prevention for children in stress. Colloquium presented to the Department of Psychology (Oct 2004).
  • Sandler, Irwin, Millsap, R, Zhou, Qing, Wolchik, S, Dawson-McClure, S, Prinz, R. Parenting as a mediator of the six-year longitudinal effects of the New Beginning Program for children from divorced homes. Family based prevention, 12th Annual Meeting of the Society for Prevention Research (May 2004).
  • Sandler, Irwin, Liu, X, Tein, J. Development and evaluation of programs to promote resilience for children in stress. Workshop presented at the School of Public Health (Nov 2003).
  • Sandler, Irwin, Wolchik, S, Millsap, R, Plummer, B, Dawson-McClure, S. Prevention of problem outcomes in children of divorce: Six year follow-up of a randomized prevention trial. Second World Conference on the Promotion of Mental Health and Prevention of Mental and Behavioral Disorders (Sep 2002).
  • Sandler, Irwin, Wolchik, S, Haine, R, Millsap, R, Plummer, B, Dawson-McClure, S, Braver, S. Changing the legacy of divorce: Evidence from experimental programs; The legacy of divorce: Controversies, clarifications and consequences. 39th Annual Conference of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (Jun 2002).
  • Sandler, Irwin. Design and evaluation of an empirically-based intervention for children of divorce. Conference of Children of Divorce and their Families, Tel Aviv University (May 2002).
  • Sandler, Irwin. Ethical issues in research with children. Convention of Israeli Counseling Society (May 2002).
  • Sandler, Irwin. Family Bereavement Program: Development and evaluation of a program for parentally-bereaved children. Symposium presented at the University of Haifa (May 2002).
  • Sandler, Irwin. Risk and resilience in children of divorce. Conference of Children of Divorce and their Families, Tel Aviv University (May 2002).
  • Sandler, Irwin. Workshop on the New Beginnings Program: An evidence-based program for custodial parents following divorce. Presented at Tel Aviv University (May 2002).
  • Sandler, Irwin, Wolchik, S, Millsap, R, Plummer, B, Dawson-McClure, S, Green, S. Six-year follow-up of a randomized trial of an intervention for children of divorce. 9th Annual Meeting of the Society for Prevention Research (May 2001).
  • Sandler, Irwin, Wolchik, S, Ayers, T. Preventive interventions following parental death and parental divorce. Inaugural World Conference on the Promotion of Mental Health and Prevention of Mental and Behavioral Disorders (Dec 2000).
  • Sandler, Irwin. Training in prevention research. Inaugural World Conference on the Promotion of Mental Health and Prevention of Mental and Behavioral Disorders (Dec 2000).
  • Sandler, Irwin, Dawson-McClure, S, Millsap, R, Wolchik, S, Prost, J. Prediction and prevention of substance use in children of divorce: A six-year longitudinal study. Addictions 2000: Prevention of substance use problems: Directions for the next millennium (Sep 2000).
  • Sandler, Irwin, Ayers, T, Wolchik, S. Evaluation of a theory-based preventive intervention for bereaved children. Society for Prevention Research (Jun 2000).
  • Sandler, Irwin. Practical theory and effective interventions for children in stress. Conference of the Western Psychological Association (Apr 2000).
  • Sandler, Irwin. Children of bereavement. Hampton University Research Forum 2000: Research development in the 21st century (Feb 2000).
  • Sandler, Irwin, Reider, E. Six-year follow-up effects of a preventive interventions for children of divorce. Society for Prevention Research
  • Sandler, Irwin, Wolchik, S, Braver, S. Planning for the implementation of an evidence-based prevent. Society for Prevention Research
  • Sandler, Irwin. Child Survivors of Parental Suicide. Conference on Suicide Prevention
  • Sandler, Irwin. Child Survivors of Parental Suicide. Survivors of Suicide Research Workshop
  • Sandler, Irwin. Contextual assessment of stressful life events in childhood and adolescence: Recent advances and fut. Society for Research in Child Development
  • Sandler, Irwin. Critical reflections on the new trends in prevention. Institute for Applied Psychology
  • Sandler, Irwin. Forging Strengths Based Social Policy. Society for Prevention Research
  • Sandler, Irwin. Phases if Prevention Research: From theory to intervention. Conference on prevention research
  • Sandler, Irwin. Prevention efforts to promote resilience in at-risk youth. Society for Research in Child Development
  • Sandler, Irwin. Specialty Workshop: Parenting Program for Bereaved Parents. Association of Death Education and Counseling Annual Meeting
Service
  • NIMH Review Special Emphasis Panel Translational Research, Member (2006 - Present)
  • Society for Community Research and Action, Member Task Force on Disaster Research (2006 - Present)
  • Social Embeddedness Panel, Presenter at a meeting organized by the Office of the President ASU (2006 - Present)
  • NIMH Special Emphasis Review Panel for Services Research Centers, Review Panel member (2006 - Present)
  • Journal Reviewer, Ad hoc reviewer (2006 - Present)
  • Society for Prevention Research, Advocacy Committee Member (2006 - Present)
  • Center for Traumatic Stress at NYU, Consultant (2005 - Present)
  • NIMH Special Emphasis Grant Panel on Research on Children of Parents with HIV/AIDS, Reviewer (2005 - Present)
  • University of Michigan Prevention Research Training Grant, Presented at a post-doctoral training seminar (2005 - Present)
  • National Institute of Mental Health, Adviser (2004 - Present)
  • National Institute of Drug Abuse, Adviser (2004 - Present)
  • American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, Member, Scientific Advisory Board (2003 - Present)
  • Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, Mentoring Executive Director on developing research in the Family Courts. Activity funded by a grant from the WT Grant Foundation to the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (2009 - 2011)
  • Dean's Faculty Advisory Board, Member (2008 - 2010)
  • Department of Psychology/PAC Committee, Member (2008 - 2010)
  • National Institute of Mental Health, Consultant as a Co-PI on a collaborative training grant for child mental health intervention research (2005 - 2010)
  • NIDA, Member, Work Group on Prevention Research (2008 - 2009)
  • Association of Death Eduation and Counseling/Board of Directors, Member (2008 - 2009)
  • National Institute of Drug Abuse, Advisory Committee on Prevention Research (2008 - 2009)
  • Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Science/National Research Council, Member of the "Committee on the Prevention of Mental Disordersand Substance Abuse Among Children, Youth and Young Adults: Research Advances and Promising Directions (2007 - 2009)
  • Vanderbilt University, Consultant (2005 - 2008)
  • Society for Prevention Research; Training Committee and Advocacy Committee, Member (2004 - 2006)
  • Journal Reviews, Ad hoc reviewer (2005 - 2005)
  • National Conference of the Society for Prevention Research, Program Committee (2005 - 2005)
  • American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, Scientific Advisory Committee (2003 - 2005)
  • Society for Prevention Research, Member, Board of Directors (2003 - 2005)
  • Society for Prevention Research, Member (2002 - 2005)
  • Society for Prevention Research, Conference Planning Committee (2005 - 2005)
  • Society for Prevention Research, Member Board of Directors (2002 - 2005)
  • Johns Hopkins University, Consultant on R-34 Intervention Development Grant (2004 - 2004)
  • Domestic Relations Committee of the Arizona State Legislature, Consultant (2004)
  • Journal Reviews, Prevention Science, JCCP, Child Development, and others, Ad Hoc Reviewer (2004)
  • New York University, Child Study Center, Consultant to Prevention Science Institute and Trauma and Bereavement Institute (2004)
  • Department of Psychology, Search Committee for Neuroscience position (2003 - 2004)
  • Committee on Children Youth and Families, Member (2000 - 2003)
  • American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, Scientific Advisory Committee (2003)
  • Arizona State Superior Court, Domestic Relations Court of Maricopa County, Collaborator (2003)
  • Center for Mental Health Services, Adviser (2003)
  • Center for the Advancement of Health, Scientific Advisory Committee (2003)
  • Children Youth and Families Committee of American Psychological Association, Member (2003)
  • Clinical Admissions Committee, Member (2003)
  • National Institute for Mental Health, Ad Hoc Grant Reviewer (2003)
  • Neuroscience Search Committee, Member (2003)
  • Prevention Research Center, Director (2003)
  • SAMHSA, Advisory Committee on Criteria for Evidence Based Prevention Programs (2003)
  • Society for Prevention Research, Member, Board of Directors (2003)
  • Mediating mechanism of the effects of psychosocial interventions, Consultant (2002 - 2002)
  • Center for Mental Health Services on Issues in the definition of evidence based prevention services, Consultant (2001 - 2002)
  • Dissemination and implementation in children's mental health, Consultant (2002 - 2002)
  • American Psychological Association Working Group on Children's Mental Health, Division 27 Liaison (2001 - 2001)