Emily J. Ozer, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Community Health and Human Development
PHONE: (510) 642-1723
FAX: (510) 642-3713
LOCATION: 529 University Hall
E-MAIL: eozer@berkeley.edu
Research Interests
- School and community-based interventions
- Promotion of mental and physical health among adolescents
- Violence prevention
- Trauma and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Publications
Ozer, E.J., Fernald, L.C., & Roberts, S. (in press). Internalizing Symptoms Among Rural Mexican Adolescents: A Social Ecological Analysis. In press, Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology.
Ozer, E.J., Cantor, J., Cruz, G.W., Fox, B., Hubbard, E., & Moret, L. (in press). Expanding the Role of Youth as Resources: The Prevention System in the Diffusion of Student-Led Action Research. American Journal of Community Psychology.
Ozer, E.J., Wolf, J.P., & Kong, C. Experiences of School Connection among Ethnically-Diverse Urban Adolescents. In press, Journal of Adolescent Research.
Brady, S. S., Tschann, J. M., Pasch, L. A., Flores, E., & Ozer, E. J. (in press). Violence involvement, substance use, and sexual activity among Mexican American and European American adolescents. Journal of Adolescent Health.
Ozer, E.J. (2005). The Impact of Violence on Urban Adolescents: Longitudinal Effects of Perceived School Connection and Family Support. Journal of Adolescent Research, 20(2), 167-192.
Lieberman, A., Van Horn P, & Ozer, E. J. (2005). The impact of domestic violence on preschoolers: Predictive and mediating factors. Development and Psychopathology, 17, 385-396.
Ozer, E.J. (2006). A Conceptual Framework and Empirical Review of Contextual Effects in School-Based Violence Prevention Programs. Journal of Primary Prevention. 27(3), 315-40.
Ozer, EJ. & McDonald, K. (2006). Exposure to Violence and Mental Health Among Chinese American Urban Adolescents. Journal of Adolescent Health, 39(1):73-9
Ozer, E.J. (2006). The Effects of School Gardens on Students and Schools: Conceptualization and Considerations for Maximizing Healthy Development. Health Education and Behavior.
Ozer, E.J. & Weiss, D.S. (2004). Who develops Posttraumatic Stress Disorder? Current Directions in Psychological Science, 13(4), 169-172.
Ozer, E.J. Weinstein, R.S. (2004). Urban Adolescents? Exposure to Community Violence: The Role of Support, School Safety, and Social Constraints in a School-Based Sample of Boys and Girls. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 33(3), 463-476.
Ozer, E.J, Tschann, J.M., Pasch, L.A., Flores, E. (2003). Violence perpetration across peer and partner relationships: Co-occurrence and longitudinal patterns among adolescents. Journal of Adolescent Health, 34, 64-71.
Adler, N.E., Ozer, E.J., Tschann, J. (2003). Abortion among adolescents. American Psychologist, 58, 211-217.
Ozer, E.J., Best, S., Weiss, D.S., Lipsey, T. (2003). Correlates of post-traumatic stress disorder in adults: A meta-analysis. Psychological Bulletin. 129, 52-73.
Ozer, E.J., Weinstein, R.S., Maslach, C., Siegel, D. (1997). Adolescent AIDS prevention in context: The impact of peer educator and classroom characteristics on the effectiveness of a school-based, peer-led program. American Journal of Community Psychology.
Other Interests
- William T. Grant Foundation Scholar 2006-2011
- Clinical Psychologist
- Robert Wood Johnson Health and Society Scholars Program (Affiliated Faculty)
- UCSF Postdoctoral Program in Psychology and Medicine (Affiliated Faculty)
- Regional Coordinator, Society for Community Research and Action (APA Divison 27)
Profile updated: March 26, 2008