James Jaccard, PhD
Professor of Social Work; Associate Dean for Research; Co-director, Center for Latino Adolescent and Family Health
Curriculum Vitae
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bio
James Jaccard is currently Professor of Social Work; Associate Dean for Research; Co-director, Center for Latino Adolescent and Family Health in the NYU Silver School of Social Work. He received his doctoral degree from the University of Illinois in 1976 and is the director of the Institute for Child Health and Development at Florida International University in Miami. He previously was a distinguished research professor at the State University of New York in Albany, where he was in both the department of psychology and the School of Social Welfare.
Dr. Jaccard was trained as a social-developmental scientist with specialties in attitude change and decision making, particularly as applied to young adolescents. Dr. Jaccard’s research focuses on adolescent problem behaviors related to unintended pregnancy and substance use. He has developed programs for parents of adolescents to teach parents how to more effectively communicate and parent their children so as to reduce the risk of unintended pregnancies and problems due to substance use. He was involved in the seminal work on the influential Theory of Reasoned Action and has developed several effective parent-based interventions to prevent adolescent risk behaviors. Dr. Jaccard was one of the designers of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health), which interviewed over 20,000 adolescents and their mothers in a multi-wave wave panel design. Add Health is one of the largest and most influential secondary data bases on adolescent health in the United States.
Dr. Jaccard also has an extensive background in psychometrics and statistical methods. He has written numerous books and articles on the analysis of interaction effects in a wide range of statistical models, and teaches advanced graduate courses on structural equation modeling. He is currently developing a general framework for statistical analysis that eschews p values and focuses instead on magnitude estimation and margins of error. He in on the editorial board of the Journal of the Society for Social Work and reviews quantitative applications to social work research for the journal.
Finally, Dr. Jaccard has written about theory construction and how to build conceptual models. He recently completed a book with Professor Jacob Jacoby that gives social scientists practical, hands-on approaches for generating ideas and translating them into coherent theories.
structural equation modeling
Dr. Jaccard has generously provided the course materials used in his class on Structural Equation Modeling to the Silver Social Work community in addition to having hosted a two-day workshop for current faculty and PhD candidates. SEM course materials may be accessed by visiting the SEM Web site.
Selected Publications
Books
Jaccard, J. and Jacoby, J. (2010). Theory construction and model building skills: A practical guide for social scientists. New York: Guilford.
Guilamo-Ramos, V., Jaccard, J. and Dittus, P. (2010). Parental monitoring of adolescents. New York: Columbia University Press.
Jaccard, J. (2009). Unlocking the contraceptive conundrum: Reducing unintended pregnancies in emergent adulthood. Washington, D.C. National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
Jaccard, J., and Turrisi, R., (2003) Interaction effects in multiple regression. Newbury Park: Sage.
Jaccard, J. (2001). Interaction effects in logistic regression. Newbury Park: Sage.
Jaccard, J. (1998). Interaction effects in factorial analysis of variance. Newbury Park: Sage.
Jaccard, J. and Dittus, P. (1991). Parent-teenager communication: Towards the prevention of unintended pregnancies. New York: Springer-Verlag.
Brinberg, D. and Jaccard, J. (1989). Dyadic decision making. New York: Springer-Verlag
Journal Articles and Book Chapters
Guilamo-Ramos, V., Bouris, A., Jaccard, J., Gonzalez, B., McCoy, W and Aranda, D. (2010). A parent-based intervention to reduce sexual risk behavior in early adolescence: Building alliances between physicians, social workers, and parents. Journal of Adolescent Health, In press.
Eichas, K., Albrecht, R., Garcia, A., Ritchie, R., Varela, A., Rinaldi, R., Wang, R. Montgomery, M., Silverman, W., Jaccard, J. and Kurtines, W. (2010). A developmental intervention approach to promoting positive development: Pathways of intervention change. Child and Youth Care Forum, In press
Guilamo-Ramos, V., Jaccard, J. & Dittus, P. (2010). The Linking Lives Health Education Program: A randomized clinical trial of a parent-based tobacco use prevention program for Latino and African American youth. American Journal of Public Health, In press
Ortiz, C. D., Silverman, W. K., Jaccard, J., & La Greca, A. M. (2010). Children's anxiety in reaction to disaster media cues: A preliminary test of a multivariate model. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, In press La Greca, A. M., Silverman, W. K., Lai, B., & Jaccard, J., (2010). Hurricane-related exposure experiences and stressors, other life events, and social support: Concurrent and prospective impact on children's persistent posttraumatic stress symptoms. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, In press
Jacoby, L. and Jaccard, J. (2010). Support to families deciding about organ donation for their loved ones: Perspectives among donor and non-donor next of kin. American Journal of Critical Care, In press
Carter, R., Jaccard, J., Silverman, W. and Pina, A. (2010). Pubertal timing and its link to behavioral and emotional problems among African American adolescent girls, Journal of Adolescence, 32, 467-481.
Silverman, W., Kurtines, W., Jaccard, J. and Pina, A. (2009).Directionality of change in youth anxiety treatment involving parents: An initial examination. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 77, 474-485.
Guilamo-Ramos, Jaccard and Dittus (2008). Parent-adolescent communication about sex: An analysis of parent reluctance to communicate. Health Psychology, 27, 760-769.
Blanton, H. and Jaccard, J. (2008). Unconscious prejudice: A concept in pursuit of a measure. Annual Review of Sociology, 34, 277-297.
Dodge, T. & Jaccard, J. (2008). Is abstinence an alternative? Predicting adolescent athletes' intentions to use performance enhancing substances. Journal of Health Psychology. 13, 703-711.
Guilamo-Ramos, V., Jaccard, J., Dittus, P., Gonzalez, B., & Bouris, A. (2008). A conceptual framework for the analysis of risk and problem behaviors: The case of adolescent sexual behavior. Social Work Research, 32, 29-45.
Perkins, M. Jensen, P., Jaccard, J., Gollwitzer, P., Oettingen, G., Papppadopulos, E. & Hoagwood, K. (2007), Applying theory-driven approaches to understanding and modifying clinician behavior: What do we know? Psychiatric Services, 58, 342-348.
Guilamo-Ramos, V., Dittus, P., Jaccard, J., Goldberg, V., Casillas, E., and Bouris, A. (2007). The content and context of mother-adolescent communication about sex in Latino families. Social Work Research, 30, 169-181.
Guilamo-Ramos, V., Dittus, P., Jaccard, J., Johansson, M., Acosta, N., and Bouris, A. (2007). Parenting practices among Dominican and Puerto Rican mothers. Social Work, 52, 17-30.
Dodge, T & Jaccard, J. (2006). The effect of high school sports participation on the use of performance enhancing substances in young adulthood. Journal of Adolescent Health, 39, 363-373.
Jaccard, J. and Blanton, H. (2006). A theory of implicit reasoned action: The role of implicit and explicit attitudes in the prediction of behavior. In Ajzen, I., Albarracin, D. and Hornik, J. Prediction and change of health behavior: Applying the reasoned action approach. Mahwah, New Jersey: Erlbaum
Blanton, H. and Jaccard, J. (2006). Tests of multiplicative models in psychology: A case study using the unified theory of implicit attitudes, stereotypes, self esteem and self concept. Psychological Review, 122, 155-169.
Quinlan, S. L., Jaccard, J. & Blanton, H. B. (2006). A decision theoretic and prototype conceptualization of possible selves: Implications for the prediction of risk behavior. Journal of Personality, 74, 599-630.
Blanton, H. & Jaccard, J. (2006). Arbitrary metrics in psychology. American Psychologist, 61, 27-41.
Jaccard, J., Blanton, H. & Dodge, T. (2005). Peer influences on risk behavior: An analysis of the effects of a close friend. Developmental Psychology, 41, 135-147.
Jaccard, J. and Blanton, H. (2005). The origins and structure of behavior: Conceptualizing behavior in attitude research. In D. AlbarracÃn, B. T. Johnson, & M. P. Zanna (Eds.), Handbook of attitudes and attitude change. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
Jaccard, J., Dodge, T. and Guilamo-Ramos, V. (2005). Meta-cognition, risk behavior and risk outcomes: The role of perceived intelligence and perceived knowledge. Health Psychology, 24, 161-170.
Ford, C.A., Jaccard, J., Millstein, S.G., Bardsley, P. and Miller, W. (2005). Perceived risk of sexually transmitted disease among sexually experienced young adults in the United States. Perspectives on Sexual Reproductive Health, 36, 258-264.
Jaccard, J., McDonald, R., Wan, C.K., Guilamo-Ramos, V., Dittus, P. & Quinlan, S. (2004). Recalling sexual partners: The accuracy of self reports. Journal of Health Psychology, 9, 699-712.
Breitkopf, C., Catero, J., Jaccard, J. & Berenson, A. (2004). Psychological and sociocultural perspectives on follow-up of abnormal papanicolaou results. Obstetrics & Gynecology, 104, 1347-1354.
Ford, C.A., Jaccard, J., Millstein, S.G., Viadro, C.V., Eaton, J.L., Miller, W.C. (2004). Young adults' attitudes, beliefs, and feelings about testing for curable STDs outside of clinic settings. Journal of Adolescent Health, 34, 266-269.
Ramos, B., Jaccard, J. & Guilamo-Ramos (2003). Dual ethnicity and depressive symptoms: Implications of being Black and Latino in the United States. Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 25, 147-173.
Jaccard, J., Dodge, T. & Dittus, P. (2003). Do adolescents want to avoid pregnancy? Attitudes towards pregnancy as predictors of pregnancy. Journal of Adolescent Health, 33, 79-83.
McDonald, R., Seifert, C.F., Lorenzet, S., Givens, S. and Jaccard, J. (2002). The effectiveness of methods for analyzing multivariate factorial data. Organizational Research Methods, 5, 232-255.
Jaccard, J., McDonald, R., Wan, C., Dittus, P. & Quinlan, S. (2002). The accuracy of self reports of condom use and sexual behavior. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 32, 1863-1905.
Jaccard, J., Dodge, T. & Dittus, P. (2002). Parent-adolescent communication about sex and birth control: A conceptual framework. In S. Feldman & D.A. Rosenthal (Eds.), Talking sexuality: Parent-adolescent communication. New Directions in Child and Adolescent Development. Series Editor W. Damon. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Jaccard, J. & Dodge, T. (2002). Specification of contingent effects in linear models. In M. Hardy and A. Bryman (Eds.) Handbook of data analysis. Newbury Park: Sage.
Turrisi, R., Jaccard, J., Taki, R. Dunnam, H. and Grimes, J. (2001). Examination of the short term efficacy of a parent intervention to reduce college student drinking tendencies. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 15, 366-372.
Jaccard, J. & Dodge, T. (2001). Knowledge, meta-knowledge, and adolescent pregnancy. In A, Mitchell (Ed.). Pregnancy Prevention and Youth, 32, 23-24.
Jaccard, J., Dittus, P. J. and Gordon, V.V. (2000). Parent-adolescent communication about premarital sex: Factors associated with the extent of communication. Journal of Adolescent Research, 15, 187-208.
Dittus, P. & Jaccard, J. (2000). The relationship of adolescent perceptions of maternal disapproval of sex and of the mother-adolescent relationship to sexual outcomes. Journal of Adolescent Health, 26, 268-278.
Jaccard, J. & Dittus, P. (2000). Adolescent perceptions of maternal approval of birth control and sexual risk behavior. American Journal of Public Health, 90, 1426-1430.
Selected Grants
National Institute of Alcohol and Alcohol Abuse. Underage drinking in Latino Youth. July, 2009 to July, 2014. Approximate amount of award: $2,275,000 (direct costs).
National Institute of Child Health and Development. Latino parenting and adolescent sexual risk taking. October, 2006 to September, 2009. Approximate amount of award: $675,000 (direct costs).
National Institute of Child Health and Development. Religion and adolescent sexual behavior. May, 2006 to May 2008. Approximate amount of award: $312,000 (direct costs).
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The development of a parent add-on component for school based health programs. (Co-PI with Vincent Guilamo-Ramos). Division of Adolescent and School Health. September 2002 to September 2007: Approximate amount of award: $3,500,000 (direct costs)
National Institute of Health, Social/developmental models of binge drinking behavior. September 1999 to September 2004. Approximate amount of award: $756,500 (direct costs).
National Institute of Health, Parent based interventions for reducing binge drinking. October 1999 to October 2003. Approximate amount of award: $350,000 (direct costs).
National Institute of Health, Alcohol use and adolescent sexual behavior. Supplement to the Adolescent Health Survey. October 1997 to September 1998. Approximate amount of award: $76,500 (direct costs).
National Institute of Health, Parent intervention programs for reducing adolescent drunk driving. July 1995 to July 1999. Approximate amount of award: $1,412,000 (direct costs).
National Institute of Health, Adolescent Health Survey. March 1993 to March 1998. Approximate amount of award: $422,500 (direct costs).
