Heather Jones
Ph.D. University of Maryland

Visiting Assistant Professor

Contact Information

Office: Arts and Science Building, room 365
Phone: (330) 972-8376
Email: haj@uakron.edu

Heather A. Jones, Ph.D. completed her doctorate in clinical psychology at the University of Maryland at College Park. Following her clinical internship at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, she completed a two-year postdoctoral fellowship at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Trained under a scientist-practitioner model, Dr. Jones’ research and clinical interests are in evidence-based assessment and intervention with families of children with disruptive behavior disorders. Specifically, her current clinical research program focuses on improving engagement in treatment for African American children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Dr. Jones has taught courses in Quantitative Methods in Psychology, Clinical & Counseling Psychology II, and Drugs & Human Behavior.

Jones, H. A., Epstein, J., Hinshaw, S., Owens, E. B., Chi, T. C., Arnold, L. E. et al. (in press). Ethnicity as a moderator of treatment effect on parent-child interaction for children with ADHD. Journal of Attention Disorders.

Power, T. J., Jones, H. A., Mautone, J. A., & Blum, N. J. (in press). Partnering to Achieve School Success: A collaborative care model of early intervention for attention and learning problems in urban contexts. Handbook of Youth Prevention Science. (Eds. B. Doll, W. Pfohl, & J. Yoon).

Chronis, A. M., Seymour, K. E., Stein, M. A., Jones, H. A., Jiles, C. D., Rooney, M., et al. (in press). Methylphenidate for mothers with ADHD: Preliminary effects on ADHD symptoms and parenting. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.

Lahey, B. B., Applegate, B., Chronis, A. M., Jones, H. A., Williams, S. H., Loney, J., & Waldman, I. D. (2008). Psychometric characteristics of a measure of emotional dispositions developed to test a developmental propensity model of conduct disorder. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology, 37, 794-807.

Jones, H. A. & Chronis-Tuscano, A. (2008). Efficacy of teacher in-service training for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder ADHD. Psychology in the Schools, 45, 918-929.

Power, T. J. & Jones, H. A. (2008). Commentary: Improving attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder treatment outcomes through use of a collaborative consultation treatment service by community-based pediatricians. Evidence Based Mental Health, 11, 74.

Jones, H. A., Clarke, A. T., & Power, T. J. (2008). Expanding the concept of intervention integrity: A multidimensional model of participant engagement. In Balance, Newsletter of Division 53 (Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology) of the American Psychological Association.

Chronis, A. M., Lahey, B. B., Pelham, W. E., Williams, S. H., Baumann, B. L., Kipp, H., Jones, H. A., & Rathouz, P. J. (2007). Maternal depression and early positive parenting predict future conduct problems in young children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Developmental Psychology, 43, 70-82.

Chronis, A., Jones, H. A., & Raggi, V. (2006). Evidence-based psychosocial treatments for children and adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Clinical Psychology Review, 26, 486-502.

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