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Overview

Deborah J. Jones is affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the United States. Their research spans multiple domains within psychology and social sciences, with a focus on clinical psychology and education.

Their recent publications include:

  • "Moral distress perspectives among interprofessional intensive care unit team members" (2020, Nursing Ethics)
  • "Regulating digital therapeutics for mental health: Opportunities, challenges, and the essential role of psychologists" (2021, British Journal of Clinical Psychology)
  • "Intravenous iron for heart failure, iron deficiency definitions, and clinical response: the IRONMAN trial" (2024, European Heart Journal)
  • "COVID-19 and the Acceleration of Behavioral Parent Training Telehealth: Current Status and Future Directions" (2021, Cognitive and Behavioral Practice)
  • "Optimizing Engagement in Behavioral Parent Training: Progress Toward a Technology-Enhanced Treatment Model" (2020, Behavior Therapy)

Frequent coauthors of Deborah J. Jones include:

  • Rex Forehand
  • Justin Parent
  • April Highlander
  • Raelyn Loiselle
  • Margaret T. Anton

They publish regularly in diverse venues, with multiple works appearing in:

  • UNC Libraries
  • Behavior Therapy
  • Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review
  • Behavior Modification
  • Nursing Ethics

Their research predominantly covers the following main fields:

  • Psychology
  • Social Sciences

Within these fields, key subfields include:

  • Clinical Psychology
  • Education
  • General Health Professions
  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Applied Psychology

The main topics addressed in their work are:

  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Child Development and Digital Technology
  • Digital Mental Health Interventions
  • Family and Disability Support Research
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • Early Childhood Education and Development
  • Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving

In addition to journal publications, Deborah J. Jones has contributed to book literature. One such publication is Integrating Digital Tools Into Children's Mental Health Care (2023), released by Hogrefe Publishing eBooks.

Best Publications

  • Harsh Discipline and Child Problem Behaviors: The Roles of Positive Parenting and Gender

    Laura McKee;Erin Roland;Nicole Coffelt;Ardis L. Olson

  • An internalizing pathway to alcohol use and disorder.

    Andrea M. Hussong;Deborah J. Jones;Gabriela L. Stein;Donald H. Baucom

  • Chlorhexidine, Toothbrushing, and Preventing Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Critically Ill Adults

    Cindy L. Munro;Mary Jo Grap;Deborah J. Jones;Donna K. McClish

  • Parenting and child externalizing behaviors: Are the associations specific or diffuse?

    Laura McKee;Christina Colletti;Aaron Rakow;Deborah J. Jones

  • Psychosocial Adjustment of African American Children in Single-Mother Families: A Test of Three Risk Models

    Deborah J. Jones;Rex Forehand;Gene Brody;Lisa Armistead

  • Supportive non-parental adults and adolescent psychosocial functioning: using social support as a theoretical framework.

    Emma M. Sterrett;Deborah J. Jones;Laura G. McKee;Carlye Kincaid

  • A review of parenting and adolescent sexual behavior: The moderating role of gender

    Carlye Kincaid;Deborah J. Jones;Emma Sterrett;Laura McKee

  • A Review of Childrearing in African American Single Mother Families: The Relevance of a Coparenting Framework

    Deborah J. Jones;Alecia A. Zalot;Sarah E. Foster;Emma Sterrett

  • Pleasure and pain in doing well, together: an investigation of performance-related affect in close relationships.

    Steven R. H. Beach;Abraham Tesser;Frank D. Fincham;Deborah J. Jones

  • Behavioral parenting interventions for child disruptive behaviors and anxiety: what's different and what's the same.

    Rex Forehand;Deborah J. Jones;Justin Parent

  • Linking Childhood Sexual Abuse and Early Adolescent Risk Behavior: The Intervening Role of Internalizing and Externalizing Problems

    Deborah J. Jones;Terri Lewis;Alan Litrownik;Richard Thompson

  • Technology-enhanced program for child disruptive behavior disorders: development and pilot randomized control trial.

    Deborah J. Jones;Rex Forehand;Jessica Cuellar;Justin Parent

  • Lifetime history of depression and carotid atherosclerosis in middle-aged women

    Deborah J. Jones;Joyce T. Bromberger;Kim Sutton-Tyrrell;Karen A. Matthews

  • Parental perceptions of technology and technology-focused parenting: Associations with youth screen time.

    Wesley Sanders;Justin Parent;Rex Forehand;Alexandra D.W. Sullivan

  • Harnessing innovative technologies to advance children's mental health: Behavioral parent training as an example

    Deborah J. Jones;Rex Forehand;Jessica Cuellar;Carlye Kincaid

  • Trajectories of Childhood Sexual Abuse and Early Adolescent HIV/AIDS Risk Behaviors: The Role of Other Maltreatment, Witnessed Violence, and Child Gender

    Deborah J. Jones;Desmond Kimo Runyan;Terri Lewis;Alan J. Litrownik

  • Maternal and paternal parenting during adolescence: forecasting early adult psychosocial adjustment.

    Deborah J. Jones;Rex Forehand;Steven R. H. Beach

  • Examining Parenting in the Neighborhood Context: A Review

    Jessica Cuellar;Deborah J. Jones;Emma Sterrett

  • Distilling Common History and Practice Elements to Inform Dissemination: Hanf-Model BPT Programs as an Example

    Laura A. Kaehler;Mary Jacobs;Deborah J. Jones

  • Parental monitoring in African American, single mother-headed families. An Ecological approach to the identification of predictors.

    Deborah J. Jones;Rex Forehand;Gene Brody;Lisa Armistead

  • Noninfected children of HIV-infected mothers: A 4-year longitudinal study of child psychosocial adjustment and parenting

    Rex Forehand;Deborah J. Jones;Beth A. Kotchick;Lisa Armistead

  • Coparent Conflict in Single Mother-Headed African American Families: Do Parenting Skills Serve as a Mediator or Moderator of Child Psychosocial Adjustment?

    Deborah J. Jones;Anne Shaffer;Rex Forehand;Gene Brody

Frequent Co-Authors

Rex Forehand
Rex Forehand University of Vermont
Gene H. Brody
Gene H. Brody University of Georgia
Steven R. H. Beach
Steven R. H. Beach University of Georgia
Lisa Armistead
Lisa Armistead Georgia State University
Andrea M. Hussong
Andrea M. Hussong University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Alan J. Litrownik
Alan J. Litrownik San Diego State University
Richard Thompson
Richard Thompson Juvenile Protective Association
Terri L. Lewis
Terri L. Lewis McMaster University
Diana J. English
Diana J. English University of Washington
Shannon Dorsey
Shannon Dorsey University of Washington

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