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Jamilia Blake, PhD, LSSP

Jamilia Blake
Jamilia Blake, PhD, LP, LSSP

Professor

Curriculum Vitae

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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