Dr. Jessica Hafetz Mirman
Head of Clinical and Health Psychology
Contact details
- Email: jessica.hafetz@ed.ac.uk
Address
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Old Medical School Building, Doorway 6
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- EH1 2QL
Background
Dr. Hafetz's interests are in applied psychology and public health, primarily: (1) child and adolescent health, safety, and parenting and (2) methods of intervention development and evaluation in applied settings.
She attended the University of Delaware, earning a BA in Psychology, and Fordham University, earning a PhD in Psychology (Applied Developmental). She completed her practicum training at The Children's Aid Society of New York focusing on the development and evaluation of health promotion programs for young children and their parents. She then spent two years in the non-profit sector developing and evaluating positive youth development programs for at-risk urban youth. Prior to joining the Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, she was an Assistant Professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham from 2016-2019, and a scientist at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia's Research Institute and Division of Adolescent Medicine from 2008-2016.
Open to PhD supervision enquiries?
Yes
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Parent reactions to sexual and gender identity disclosure events in the deep south
In:
LGBTQ+ Family: An Interdisciplinary Journal, vol. 19, pp. 1-14
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/27703371.2022.2131674
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
The efficacy of targeted mindfulness-based interventions for improving mental health and cognition among youth and adults with ACE histories: A systematic mixed studies review
In:
Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma, vol. 15, pp. 1165-1177
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40653-022-00454-5
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Achieving transportation equity: How can we support young people’s autonomy and health in a rapidly changing society?
(2 pages)
In:
The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine, vol. 70, pp. 701-702
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2022.02.007
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Editorial (Published) -
Gender differences in cross-informant discrepancies in aggressive and prosocial behaviour: A latent difference score analysis
In:
Psychological assessment
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1037/pas0001091
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
Communicating with and supporting youth diagnosed with COVID-19: A trauma-informed care approach
(3 pages)
In:
The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine, vol. 70, pp. 7-9
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2021.10.006
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Comment/debate (Published)