Janis B. Kupersmidt, Ph.D.<\/h1>\n
Senior Research Scientist II and Dr. Kupersmidt founded iRT in 1999 to develop empirically validated assessment tools, and prevention and treatment programs to empower youth, as well as their families and communities, with asset-building, evidence-based tools to improve their health and well-being. At iRT, Dr. Kupersmidt leads a multi-disciplinary team that receives grants and contracts from federal and state government sponsors, and private foundations, nonprofit organizations, and other companies to conduct basic and applied research, provide training and technical assistance, and conduct evaluation services. She is very committed to enhancing the blending of research-and-practice activities through partnering and working closely with other experts, constituents, communities, and organizations. Dr. Kupersmidt received her Ph.D. from Duke University in 1985 with specialization in child clinical psychology. She completed her clinical internship at Yale University in 1984 and received her Bachelor\u2019s degree in Psychology in 1978 from Douglass College of Rutgers University. When not working, you can find her FaceTiming with her children and large extended family, taking walks with friends, swimming, in pilates class, watching movies, or planning her pieds-a-terre in Manhattan and Firenze.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div> Ph.D., 1985, Clinical Psychology, Duke University Books<\/strong><\/p>\n B. Kupersmidt & K. A. Dodge (Eds.). (2004). Children’s peer relations:\u00a0 From development to intervention<\/i>. Washington, DC:\u00a0 American Psychological Association Press.<\/p>\n Peer Reviewed Articles and Chapters<\/strong><\/p>\n Kremer, K. P., Poon, C. Y. S., Jones, C. L., Hagler, M. A., Kupersmidt, J. B., Stelter, R. L., Stump, K. N., & Rhodes, J. E. (2020). Risk and Resilience among Children with Incarcerated Parents: Examining Heterogeneity in Delinquency and School Outcomes. <\/span>Journal of Child and Family Studies<\/span><\/i>. <\/span>doi:10.1007\/s10826-020-01822-1<\/span><\/p>\n Stelter, R. L., Kupersmidt, J. B., & Stump, K. (2020<\/span>). <\/span><\/i>Establishing effective STEM mentoring relationships through mentor training. <\/span>Annals of the NY Academy of Sciences,<\/span><\/i> https:\/\/nyaspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/full\/10.1111\/nyas.14470<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Van Rest, M. M., Van Nieuwenhuijzen, M., Kupersmidt, J. B., Vriens, A., Schuengel, C., & Matthys, W. (2020). Accidental and ambiguous situations reveal specific social information processing biases and deficits in adolescents with low intellectual level and clinical levels of externalizing behavior.\u00a0<\/span>Journal of abnormal child psychology<\/span><\/i>,\u00a0<\/span>48<\/span><\/i>(11), 1411-1424.<\/span><\/p>\n Elmore, K. C., Scull, T. M., Malik, C. V., & Kupersmidt, J. B. (2020). Rape myth acceptance reflects perceptions of media portrayals as similar to others, but not the self. <\/span>Violence Against Women<\/span><\/i>. <\/span>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/1077801220908335<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Scull, T. M., Keefe, E. M., Kafka, J. M., Malik, C. V., Kupersmidt, J. B. (2020). The understudied half of undergraduates: Risky sexual behaviors among community college students. <\/span>Journal of American College Health, 68<\/span><\/i>(3), 302-312. <\/span>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/07448481.2018.1549554<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Stelter, R. L, Kupersmidt, J. B., Brodar, K., & Eisensmith, S. (2019).<\/span> The prevention of drugged driving: Needs, barriers, and self-efficacy of prevention professionals.<\/span> The Journal of Primary Prevention.<\/span><\/i> DOI: 10.1007\/s10935-019-00555-2<\/span><\/p>\n Primack, B. A., Woods, M. S., Kupersmidt, J. B., Bier, M. C., & Austin, E. W. (2019). Media literacy and smoking. In the <\/span>International Encyclopedia of Media Literacy<\/span><\/i>, 1-7. <\/span>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/9781118978238.ieml0120<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Raposa, E. B., Rhodes, J., Stams, G.J., Card, N., Burton, S., Schwartz, S., Yovienne-Sykes, L.Y., Kanchewa, S., Kupersmidt, J., and Hussain, S. (2019). The effects of youth mentoring programs: A meta-analysis of outcome studies. <\/span>Journal of Youth and Adolescence<\/span><\/i>,<\/span> 48<\/span><\/i>(3), 423-443. <\/span>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s10964-019-00982-8<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Scull, T. M., Kupersmidt, J. B., & Malik, C. V. (2018). Using media literacy education for adolescent sexual health promotion in middle school:\u00a0 Randomized controlled trial of Media Aware. <\/span>Journal of Health Communication:\u00a0 International Perspectives, 23<\/span><\/i>(12), 1051-1063<\/span>.<\/span><\/i> http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/10810730.2018.1548669<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Scull, T. M., Malik, C. V., & Kupersmidt, J. B. (2018). Understanding the unique role of media message processing in predicting adolescent sexual behavior intentions in the United States. <\/span>Journal of Children and Media, 12<\/span><\/i>(3), 258-274. <\/span>http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/17482798.2017.1403937<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Scull, T. M., Kupersmidt, J. B., Malik, C. V., & Keefe, E. (2018). Examining the effectiveness of mHealth media literacy education for sexual health promotion in older adolescents attending community college.\u00a0 <\/span>Journal of American College Health, 66<\/span><\/i>(3), 165-177. <\/span>http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/07448481.2017.1393822<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Scull, T. M., Kupersmidt, J. B., Malik, C. V., & Keefe, E. M. (2018). Examining the efficacy of an mHealth media literacy education program for sexual health promotion in older adolescents attending community college.\u00a0<\/span>Journal of American College Health,\u00a066<\/span><\/i>(3), 165-177. doi:10.1080\/07448481.2017.1393822<\/span><\/p>\n Stump, K. N., Kupersmidt, J. B., Stelter, R. L., & Rhodes, J. E. (2018). Mentoring program enhancements supporting effective mentoring of children of incarcerated parents. <\/span>American Journal of Community Psychology.<\/span><\/i> 62(1-2), 163-174. DOI:\u00a0<\/span>10.1002\/ajcp.12250<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Stelter, R. L., Kupersmidt, J. B., & Stump, K. N. (2018). Supporting mentoring relationships for youth in foster care: Do program practices predict match length? <\/span>American Journal of Community Psychology<\/span><\/i>. <\/span>61<\/span><\/i>(3-4), 398-410.<\/span><\/p>\n Manning, A. S., Pollock, M., Clements, B., Furutani, E., Brotkin, S., Mansfield, J., Kupersmidt, J., Fritz, G., & Maslow, G. (2018). Young adult counselors with diabetes at diabetes camps: The effect of being a peer mentor on counselors\u2019 health behavior.\u00a0<\/span>Journal of Youth Development<\/span><\/i>,\u00a0<\/span>13<\/span><\/i>(1-2), 250-265.<\/span><\/p>\n Heppe, E. C. M., Kupersmidt, J. B., Kef, S., & Schuengel, C. (2018). Does having a similar disability matter for match outcomes? A randomized study of matching mentors and mentees by visual impairment. <\/span>Journal of Community Psychology<\/span><\/i>. <\/span>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/jcop.22116<\/span><\/a>. PMCID: PMC6585961<\/span><\/p>\n Kupersmidt, J. B., Stump, K. N., Stelter, R. L., & Rhodes, J. E. (2017).\u00a0Mentoring program practices as predictors of match outcomes. <\/span>Journal of Community Psychology. 45<\/span><\/i>(5), 630-645.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Kupersmidt, J. B., Stump, K. N., Stelter, R. L., & Rhodes, J. E. (2017).\u00a0Predictors of premature match closure in youth mentoring relationships. <\/span>American Journal of Community Psychology<\/span><\/i>.<\/span> 59<\/span><\/i>(1-2), 25\u201335.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Kupersmidt, J. B., Stelter, R. L., Rhodes, J. E., Stump, K. (2017). Enhancing mentor efficacy and preparedness through web-based, pre-match training.<\/span> Journal of Nonprofit Education and Leadership<\/span><\/i>. <\/span>7<\/span><\/i>(3), 197-216.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Scull, T. M., Kupersmidt, J. B., & Weatherholt, T. N. (2017). The effectiveness of online, family-based media literacy education for substance abuse prevention in elementary school children:\u00a0 Study of the Media Detective Family Program. <\/span>Journal of Community Psychology, 45<\/span><\/i>(6), 796-809. <\/span>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/jcop.21893<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Elmore, K.,<\/span> Scull, T. M., & Kupersmidt, J. B. (2017). Media as a \u201csuper peer\u201d:\u00a0 How adolescents interpret media messages predicts their perceptions of alcohol and tobacco use norms.<\/span> Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 46<\/span><\/i>, 376-387<\/span>.\u00a0 <\/span><\/i>http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s10964-016-0609-9<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Parker, A. E. & Kupersmidt, J. B. (2016). Two universal mindfulness education programs for elementary and middle school students: Master Mind and Moment.<\/span> In K. Schonert-Reichl & R. Roeser (Eds). <\/span>Handbook of Mindfulness in Education: Emerging Theory, Research, and Programs (Vol. 1)<\/span><\/i>. (pp. 335-354). New York: Springer Press.<\/span><\/p>\n Griffith, S., Arnold, D., Voegler-Lee, M. E., & Kupersmidt, J. (2016). Individual characteristics, family factors, and classroom experiences as predictors of low-income Kindergarteners\u2019 social skills.\u00a0<\/span>
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