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Jeff Jackson

Jeff Jackson, Assistant Professor

Jeff Jackson, Assistant Professor
Jeff Jackson, Assistant Professor

Department of Human Development and Family Science
7054 Haycock Road
Falls Church, VA 22043
703-538-3787 | jjax@vt.edu

Jeff Jackson is an assistant professor of human development and family science for Virginia Tech.

Accepting new grad students: Yes
In need of students for research team: Yes
Name of research team: Empirically Supported MFT Treatments Lab 

  • Relationship Quality and Stability
  • Clinical Outcome Research
  • Ambiguous Loss
  • Disability
  • Meta-Analysis
  • PhD,  Brigham Young University
  • MS, University of Maryland
  • BS, Brigham Young University
  • Clinical Fellow & Approved Supervisor, American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy
  • Editorial Board Member, Journal of Couple and Relationship Therapy
  • Associate Board Member, RELATE Institute
  • National Council on Family Relations
  • Student Government Association Outstanding Faculty Award (2012). California School of Professional Psychology, Alliant International University.
  • National Outstanding New Professional Paper Award, Family Therapy Section, National Council on Family Relations (2010) for the paper entitled, Premarital predictors of marital relationship quality and stability: A meta-analytic study of couple factors.
  • National Annual Award for Outstanding Dissertation, American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (2010) for the dissertation entitled, Premarital predictors of marital relationship quality and stability: A meta-analytic study of couple factors.

Journal Articles

Falconier, M., Jackson, J. B., Hilpert, P., & Bodenmann, G. (2015).  Dyadic coping and relationship satisfaction: A meta-analysis.  Clinical Psychology Review, 42, 28-46.  doi:10.1016/j.cpr.2015.07.002.

Jackson, J. B., & Roper, S. O. (2014). Parental adaptation to out-of-home placement of children with severe or profound developmental disabilities.  American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 119, 203-219. doi: 10.1352/1944-7558-119.3.203 

Jackson, J. B., Miller, R. B., Oka, M., & Henry, R. G. (2014). Gender differences in marital satisfaction: A meta-analysis.  Journal of Marriage and Family, 76, 105-129. doi:10.1111/jomf.12077

Larson, J. H., Blick, R. W., Jackson, J. B., & Holman, T. B. (2010).  Partner traits that predict relationship satisfaction for neurotic individuals in premarital relationships.  Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy, 36, 430-444.  doi: 10.1080/0092623X.2010.510778

 

Book Chapters

Daneshpour, M., & Jackson, J. B. (2015). Standard I: Responsibility to clients. In B. E. Caldwell and A. Reeves (Eds.), User’s guide to the AAMFT code of ethics. Alexandria, VA: American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy.

Disorders

  • Bipolar
  • Borderline
  • Personality
  • Depression
  • Eating
  • Obsessive Compulsive
  • Pervasive Developmental
  • Posttraumatic Stress
  • Reactive Attachment
  • Schizophrenia
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Sexual Desire & Aversion
  • Substance Abuse

Family & Couple Related

  • Communication
  • Conflict
  • Disability/ Chronic Illness
  • Divorce & Remarriage 
  • Domestic Violence
  • Grief & Loss
  • Infidelity & Affairs
  • Marital Distress
  • Marriage Enrichment
  • Marriage Preparation
  • Parenting

Child Related

  • Abuse
  • Academic Performance
  • ADHD
  • Behavior Problems
  • Body Image
  • Child-Parent Reconnection
  • Depression
  • Emotional Dysregulation
  • Self-Harm
  • Sexuality
  • Social Skills Training

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