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Philip J. Leaf

Philip J. Leaf, Ph.D.

Dr. Leaf's current research focuses on effectiveness, dissemination, and practice research and the factors that facilitate or inhibit the adoption of effective preventive or clinical practices for children and adolescents. Particular emphasis is placed on identifying opportunities outside of psychiatric settings for reducing the incidence, prevalence, and disability associated with common mental disorders.

Positions

  • Director, Johns Hopkins Center for the Prevention of Youth Violence
  • Professor, Joint Appointment, Division of Education, Johns Hopkins University

 

Education

  • Ph.D., 1978, University of Wisconsin at Madison, Sociology

 

Relevant Publications

  • DosReis, S., Owens, P. L., Puccia, B. A., & Leaf, P. J. (2004). Multi-modal treatments for ADHD among youths in three Medicaid subgroups disabled, foster care, and low income. Psychiatric Services, 55, 1041-1048.
  • Walrath, C., Petras, H., Mandell, D. S., Stephens, R. L., Holden, W. E., & Leaf, P. J. Gender differences in patterns of risk factors among children receiving mental heath services: Latent class analyses. Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research, 31, 297-311.
  • Leaf, P. J., Owens, P. L., Levental, J. M., Forsyth, B. W. C., Vaden-Kiernan, M., Epstein, L. D., Riley, A. W., & Horwitz, S. M. (2004). Pediatricians' training and identification and management of psychosocial problems. Clinical Pediatrics, 43, 355-65.
  • Petras, H., Chilcoat, H., Ialongo, N., Leaf, P. J., & Kellaman, S. The utility of TOCA-R scores during the elementary school years in identifying later violence amongst adolescent males. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 43, 88-96.
  • Briggs-Gowan, M. J., Owens, P. L., Schwab-Stone, M. E., Leventhal, J. M., Leaf, P. J., & Horwitz, S. M. Persistence of psychiatric disorders in pediatric settings. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry; 42, 1360-1369.

 

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