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Susan M. Blake, Ph.D.

Dr. Blake's work has targeted the areas of health psychology, behavioral medicine and public health. Her research topics have included child, adolescent and women's health, as well as morbidity, mortality and high risk behaviors. She has also investigated preventive interventions

Positions

  • Associate Research Professor, Department of Prevention & Community Health; and Director of Education & Research, Institute for Mental Health Initiatives, School of Public Health & Health Services, The George Washington University Medical Center
  • Senior Research & Evaluation Officer, Academy for Educational Development, Inc.
  • Senior Scientist and Program Area Director, Behavioral Assessment and Interventions, Henry M. Jackson Foundation
  • Project Director, Administrative Resources Division, Programs and Services Department, American National Red Cross
  • Research Manager, HIV/AIDS Education Evaluation, Administrative Resources Division, Programs and Services Department, American National Red Cross
  • Research Associate, Development and Marketing Department, American National Red Cross

 

Education

  • Ph.D., 1982, University of Arizona, Clinical/Environmental Psychology
  • M.A., 1978, University of Arizona, Clinical/Environmental Psychology

 

Relevant Publications

  • Jaycox, L. H., McCaffrey, D. F., Ocampo, B. W., Shelley, G. A., Blake, S. M., Peterson, D. J., et al. (2006). Challenges in the evaluation and implementation of school-based prevention and intervention programs on sensitive topics. American Journal of Evaluation, 27(3), 320-336.
  • Blake, S. M., Ledsky, R., Sawyer, R., Goodenow, C., Banspach, S., Lohrmann, D., et al. (2005). Local school district adoption of state recommended policies for HIV prevention education. Preventive Medicine: An International Journal Devoted to Practice and Theory, 40(2), 239-248.
  • Blake, S. M., Ledsky, R., Goodenow, C., Sawyer, R., Lohrmann, D., & Windsor, R. (2003). Condom availability programs in Massachusetts High Schools: Relationships with condom use and sexual behavior. American Journal of Public Health, 93(6), 955-962.
  • Blake, S. M., Ledsky, R., Goodenow, C., & O'Donnell, L. (2001). Receipt of school health education and school health services among adolescent immigrants in Massachusetts. Journal of School Health, 71(3), 105-113.
  • Blake, S. M., Ledsky, R., Goodenow, C., & O'Donnell, L. (2001). Recency of immigration, substance use, and sexual behavior among Massachusetts adolescents. American Journal of Public Health, 91(5), 794-798.

 

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