Center for Rebuilding Sustainable Communities after Disasters

at the University of Massachusetts Boston

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photo of Jean Rhodes

Jean Rhodes, PhD

  • Center for Rebuilding Sustainable Communities after Disasters Professor of Psychology, College of Liberal Arts
  • Telephone: 617.287.6368
  • Office Location: McCormack Hall,04,00268

Areas of Expertise

mentoring relationships, risk and protective factors in adolescent development, emerging adulthood, preventive interventions

Degrees

PhD, DePaul University

Professional Publications & Contributions

  • Schwartz, S., Rhodes, J., & Herrera, C. (2011). The impact of school-based mentoring on youth with different relational profiles. Developmental Psychology, 47, 450-462.
  • Lowe, S. R., Chan, C. , & Rhodes, J. E. (2010). Pre-Hurricane social support protects against psychological distress: An analysis of young, low-income, predominantly African- American mothers. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. 78, 551-560.
  • Rhodes, J., Chan, C., Paxson, C., Rouse, C. E., Waters, M. & Fussell, E. (2010). The impact of Hurricane Katrina on the mental and physical health of low-income parents in New Orleans. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 80, 237-247.
  • Rhodes, J., Liang, B., & Spencer, R. (2009). First do no harm: Ethical principles for youth mentoring relationships. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 40, 452-458.
  • Rhodes, J. E. (2002). Stand by me: Risks and rewards in youth mentoring. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.

Additional Information

Jean Rhodes completed her PhD in clinical/community psychology at DePaul University and her clinical internship at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. She is a fellow in the American Psychological Association and the Society for Research and Community Action, and a Distinguished Fellow of the William T. Grant Foundation. Rhodes is also a member of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Research Network on Transitions to Adulthood and Chair of the Research and Policy Council of the National Mentoring Partnership. She sits on the Board of Directors of the National Mentoring Partnership and the Forum for Youth Investment on the Advisory mentoring and policy organizations, and serves on the editorial boards of several journals in community and adolescent psychology. Her book, Stand by Me: The Risks and Rewards of Mentoring Today's Youth (Harvard University Press), was recently issued in paperback.