Janine M. Jones

Assistant Professor, Educational Psychology

322S Miller Hall, Phone: 206-616-6370
jjones2@u.washington.edu

My research interests are primarily related to the social-emotional health of children of color. I am particularly interested in culturally related factors that promote resiliency from mental disorders in African American children and adolescents. My current research is focusing on Spirituality as a coping mechanism for African American children. I am also interested in multicultural issues in School Psychology. Specifically, the use of personality assessment measures with children of color, home-school relationships, and disproportionality in discipline action and special education. My ultimate goal is to bridge the gap between research and practice by developing innovative approaches to emotional and behavioral intervention for all children.

Education

Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin, 1999

Publications

Berninger, V. Abbott, R., Jones, J., Wolf, B., Gould, L., Anderson-Youngstrom, M., Shimada, S., & Apel, K. (2006). Early development of language by hand: Composing-, reading-, listening-, and speaking- connections, three letter writing modes, and fast mapping in spelling. Developmental Neuropsychology, 29, 61-92.

Altemeier, L., Jones, J., Abbott, R., & Berninger, V. (2006) Executive factors in becoming writing- readers and reading-writers: Note-taking and report writing in third and fifth graders. Developmental Neuropsychology, 29, 161-173.

Jones, J.M. (2004). Mood disorders in children and adolescents. In F.M. Kline & L.B. Silver (Eds.) The educators guide to mental health issues in the classroom. Baltimore, MD: Brookes Publishing.

Jones, J.M. and Pemble, R.E. (2004, Spring). School psychology training, practice, and satisfaction survey: A comparative analysis of training and experience of school psychologists in Washington State. SCOPE, 26(3), 1-6.

Sink, C.A., Rowley, W.J., MacDonald, D., Jones, J.M., Perrine, N. (2003). Models of multicultural counseling and psychotherapy: A synthesis for beginning counselors. In D.S. Sandhu (Ed.), Alternative approaches to counseling and psychotherapy. Huntington, NY: Nova Science Publishers.

Courses

School Psychological Assessment, School Psychology Practicum, Ethical issues in School Psychology, and Multicultural issues.

My philosophy of teaching is a student-centered approach. I believe the students are in the course to learn new information and I also recognize that students bring educational, professional, and life experiences that determine the way they integrate new knowledge. I try to create a climate where students can master new skills in a safe environment where mistakes are seen as ripe opportunities for learning. In addition to lecturing, I use interactive methods such as paired experiential activities, one way mirror observation, audio taping, and/or video taping with feedback. I also enjoy using technology as a means of increasing efficiency and clarity for the students. Through the use of Catalyst, I have incorporated an online discussion board, a paperless environment for file exchanges, peer review, and case study analyses.

EDPSY 540 School Psychological Assessment - Autumn 2006 (pdf)

EDPSY 550 Family Counseling - Winter 2005 (pdf)

EDPSY 552 Multicultural Issues in School Psychology - Spring 2006 (pdf)

EDPSY 564 Practicum in School Psychology - Winter 2006 (pdf)

EDPSY 568 Seminar in Professional Issues & Ethics - Winter 2006 (pdf)