Jamilia Blake, PhD, LSSP

Professor
Curriculum Vitae
Contact
Health Behavior
212 Adriance Lab Rd.
1266 TAMU
College Station,
TX
77843-1266
jjblake@tamu.edu
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Biography
Dr. Blake is Professor of Health Behavior in the School of Public Health at Texas A&M University and a Licensed Psychologist. She has extensive experience conducting interdisciplinary research with large teams of scholars from Social Psychology to Environmental Health and has served as a co-Principal Investigator on three federal grants from NIH, OJJDP, and NIJ. Dr. Blake’s research broadly focuses on investigating and ameliorating child and adolescent racial/ethnic health and educational disparities through an interdisciplinary lens.
Education and Training
- The University of Georgia , PhD, Educational Psychology
- The University of Georgia , MEd, with distinction, Educational Psychology
- The University of Georgia, BS, Psychology, Minor: Sociology; Cum Laude
Professional Certifications
- Licensed Psychologist (Texas) - Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists. 2012-Current
- Licensed Specialist in School Psychology (Texas) - Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists. 2008-Current
- Health Service Psychologist - National Register of Health Service Psychologists. 2013
Research Interests
- Peer directed aggression, bullying, and victimization of socially marginalized youth
- Exclusionary school discipline
- Mental health disparities
- School health interventions
Teaching Interests
- Community Health
- Peer Health Education
- Science and Practice of Health and Well-Being
- Prevention Science
Awards, Recognition and Service
- American Psychological Association, Division 16 (https://apadivision16.org/current-fellows/) and Division 45 (https://division45.org/awards/division-fellows/)fellow
- Presidential Impact Fellow, Texas A&M University, 2018-2021
- Chair - Health Behavior Promotion and Tenure, Texas A&M University. 2023-2025
- Career Development Award, Loan Repayment Program, National Institute of Health’s National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities (2010-2013)
- Past President - Society for the Study of School Psychology. 2024