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Student Profiles
Jade Wolfman
Human Services Psychology
Area of Doctoral Study: Psychology
Research Advisor: Dr. Lisa Jordan-Green
Undergraduate Institute: University of Albany (SUNY)
Description of Research
Jade's research interest is in the area of substance abuse with a particular focus on community-social contexts. Jade's Masters thesis focused on the relationships among religiosity, depression, and substance use for African American adolescents. For her dissertation, Jade is examining social predictors of treatment retention in a faith-based therapeutic community. Jade is currently on her pre-doctoral clinical internship at the VA Maryland Health Care System.Abstract
Publications:
Sim, T., Jordan-Green, L., & Wolfman, J. (2005). Parents' perceptions of the role of church involvement in adolescent substance use. Journal of Religion and Health, 44, 291-301.