Professor
Contact Information:
Email: schiffma@umbc.edu
Office: Math/Psychology 327
Phone: 410.455.1574
Fax: 410.455.1055
Lab: Sondheim 413
Phone: 410.455.1535
Website: YouthFirst Lab
Education:
Ph.D. – University of Southern California, 2003
Area of Study:
Clinical Psychology
Research Interests:
Early identification and treatment of youth at risk for psychosis. Reduction of stigma against people with serious mental health concerns.
Courses Taught:
Schizophrenia (PSYC 455)
Graduate Research and Training Opportunities:
NO: Not accepting new HSP graduate students for Fall 2021
Undergraduate Research and Training Opportunities:
YES: Undergraduate opportunities available
Graduate Program Affiliation(s):
Human Services Psychology, Clinical;
University of Maryland, School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry;
University of Maryland, School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Maryland Psychiatric Research Center.
Leadership roles in the Department/College/University:
Director of Clinical Training
Selected Publications:
Millman, Z.B., Pitts, S.C., Thompson, E., Kline, E., Demro, C., Weintraub, M.J., DeVylder, J.E., Mittal., V.A., Reeves, G.M., & Schiffman, J. (2017). Perceived social stress and symptom severity among help-seeking adolescents with versus without clinical high-risk for psychosis. Schizophrenia Research.
Andorko, N.D., Mittal, V., Thompson, E., Denenny, D., Epstein , G., Demro, C., Wilson, C., Sun, S., Klingaman, E., DeVylder, J., Oh, H., Postolache, TT., Reeves, G., & Schiffman, J. (2017). The association between sleep dysfunction and psychosis-like experiences among college students. Psychiatry Research, 248, 6-12.
Millman, Z.B., Weintraub, M.J., Bentley, E., DeVylder, J.E., Mittal., V.A., Pitts, S., Thompson, E., Demro, C., Reeves, G., & Schiffman, J. (2017). Differential relations of locus of control to perceived social stress among help-seeking adolescents at low vs. high clinical risk of psychosis. Schizophrenia Research, 184, 39-44.
Kline, E., Thompson, E., Schimunek, C., Reeves, G., Bussell, K., Pitts, S., & Schiffman, J. (2013). Parent-Adolescent Agreement on Psychosis Risk Symptoms. Schizophrenia Research, 147, 147-152.
Jacobs, E. , Kline, E. , & Schiffman, J. (2012). Defining “Treatment as Usual” for Attenuated Psychosis Syndrome: A survey of community Practitioners. Psychiatric Services, 63, 1252-1256.
Kline, E. , Wilson, C. , Ereshefsky, S. , Denenny, D. , Thompson, E., Pitts, S., Bussell, K., Reeves, G., & Schiffman, J. (2012). Psychosis risk screening in youth: A validation study of three self-report measures of attenuated psychosis symptoms. Schizophrenia Research, 141, 72-77.
Golembo, S. , Schiffman, J., Kline, E. , Sorensen, H., Mortensen, E., Stapleton, L., Hayashi, K., Michelsen, N., Ekstrom, M., & Mednick, S. (2012). Premorbid Multivariate Markers of Neurodevelopmental Instability in the Prediction of Adult Schizophrenia-Spectrum Disorder: A High-Risk Prospective Investigation. Schizophrenia Research, 139, 129-135.
Kline, E. , Wilson, C. , Ereshefsky, S. , Tsuji, T. , Schiffman, J., Pitts, S., & Reeves, G. (2012). Convergent and discriminant validity of attenuated psychosis screening tools. Schizophrenia Research, 134, 49-53.
Schiffman, J., Kline, E.* Reeves, G., Jones, A., Medoff, D., Lucksted, A.,Fang, L., & Dixon, L. B. (2014). Differences between parents of young versus adult children seeking to participate in Family-to-Family psychoeducation.Psychiatric Services, 65(2), 247-250.
Kline, E. & Schiffman, J. (2014). Psychosis risk screening: A systematicreview. Schizophrenia Research, 158, 11-18.