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Patrick Tolan, Ph.D.
Director, Institute for Juvenile Research
Professor
Phone: (312) 413-1893
E-mail: Tolan@uic.edu

Patrick H. Tolan, Ph.D., is Director of the Institute for Juvenile Research, and Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree at Temple University, and a Master of Arts and a Doctoral Degree from the University of Tennessee. He completed a post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Chicago in Clinical Research on Adolescence. Dr. Tolan's major interests include development of urban children and families from a developmental-ecological perspective; prediction and prevention of antisocial and violent behavior; family systems theory; adolescence; and prevention and evaluation methodology. He is a licensed Clinical Psychologist and Certified School Psychologist in Illinois and an AAMFT certified supervisor for family therapy training. Dr. Tolan is an internationally recognized authority on violence, adolescence, families, and prevention. He holds positions on several national and international boards and committees. Some current positions held by Dr. Tolan include Evaluation Director for the MacArthur Foundation's Cook County Juvenile Court Clinical Evaluation Services Initiative; Board Member of Illinois Council for the Prevention of Violence; Advisory Board Member for the Center for the Study and Prevention of Youth Violence's Program on Blueprints for Violence Prevention/Reduction and the Oversight Committee for the UIC Neighborhoods Initiative Evaluation. He also collaborates with others on community action initiatives such as the Attorney General's Safe to Learn Initiative and the Chicago Project for Violence Prevention. He has an extensive background in education, publishing and research and is author or co-author of more than 80 books, monographs, chapters, articles and technical reports. He is a fellow of three divisions of the American Psychological Association and of the International Society for Research on Aggression. He is also a fellow of the UIC Great Cities Institute. He is a regular consultant to the National Institute of Mental Health, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration, the W.T. Grant Foundation, and several other federal and state agencies and private foundations. He is the principal investigator on three currently funded federal grants and the co-investigator on 4 others.

MAJOR INTERESTS

·         Development of Urban Children and Families

·         A Developmental-Ecological Approach to Prediction and Prevention of Antisocial Behavior

·         Family Systems Theory

·         Adolescence

·         Prevention & Evaluation Methodology

CURRENT POSITIONS

·         9/00 - present: Director, Institute for Juvenile Research, Department of Psychiatry, University of Illinois at Chicago.

·         7/99 - 9/00: Acting Director, Institute for Juvenile Research, Department of Psychiatry, University of Illinois at Chicago.

·         9/97 - 7/99: Director of Research, Institute for Juvenile Research

·         9/97 - present: Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Illinois at Chicago.

·         9/96 - present: Fellow, Great Cities Institute, University of Illinois at Chicago

·         6/93 - present: Faculty and Steering Committee Member, NIMH Postdoctoral Fellowship in Prevention Research. University of Illinois at Chicago

·         9/94 - present: Steering Committee- Evaluation Director, Chicago Project to Prevent Violence

·         1/93 - present: Faculty, NIDA Postdoctoral Fellowship in Prevention
and AIDS Research. University of Illinois at Chicago.

EDUCATION

·         Postdoctoral 1983-1985: Fellowship in Clinical Research Training Program in Adolescence. University of Chicago Committee on Human Development & Department of Psychiatry

·         Doctoral 1983: Ph.D. in Psychology, University of Tennessee. Major - School & Community Psychology, Minor - Law

·         Master's 1980: M.A. in Psychology, University of Tennessee.

·         Undergraduate 1978: B.A. in Psychology, Temple University.

PRIOR ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

·         1/97 - 12/99: Evaluation Director, MacArthur Foundation Cook County Juvenile Court Clinical Evaluation Services Initiative.

·         7/90 - 8/97: Director of Research, Institute for Juvenile Research and Associate Professor, Departments of Psychology and Psychiatry, University of Illinois at Chicago.

·         1/1/95 - 8/96: Faculty Scholar, Great Cities Institute, University of Illinois at Chicago

·         10/90 - 10/92: Faculty. Postdoctoral Fellowship in Clinical Research
in Adolescence. Northwestern University and University
of Chicago.

·         8/92 - 8/94: Director of Psychology Training. APA approved Child
Clinical Internship, Institute for Juvenile Research,
Department of Psychiatry, University of Illinois at
Chicago.

·         8/89 - 6/90: Associate Professor. Community/Clinical Child Psychology Program, Department of Psychology, DePaul University.

·         9/86 - 6/90: Adjunct Faculty and Research Consultant. Institute for Juvenile Research, Family Systems Program.

·         8/85 - 8/89: Assistant Professor. Community/Clinical Child
Psychology Program, Department of Psychology, DePaul
University.

·         8/85 - 8/89: Research Associate. Department of Psychiatry, Michael
Reese Hospital.

·         10/88 - 6/89: Supervisory Extern. Institute for Juvenile Research Family Systems Program.

·         8/83 - 8/85: Postdoctoral Fellow. Clinical Research Training
Program in Adolescence, University of Chicago.

PRIOR APPLIED EXPERIENCE

·         6/95 - 6/96: Consultant. Chicago Department of Public Health; Early Screening and Health Initiative

·         5/95 - 4/96: Consultant. District 214 Nipper School

·         5/90 - 7/92: Consultant. Family Services of South Cook County.

·         8/85 - 7/92: Private Practice. Center for Personal and Family Life. Olympia Fields, IL.

·         8/85 - 6/90: Senior Staff. DePaul Mental Health Center

·         8/83 - 8/85: Postdoctoral Fellow. Adolescent Clinic, Psychiatric and Psychosomatic Institute, Michael Reese Hospital & Medical Center.

·         10/84 - 5/85: Family Therapy Extern. Family Systems Therapy Program, Institute for Juvenile Research.

·         9/84 - 1/85: Consultant. School Problems Clinic. Departments of
Psychiatry and Pediatrics, Cook County Hospital.

·         1/83 - 6/83: Trainee in Family Therapy. Child Behavior Institute,
University of Tennessee.

·         7/82 - 7/83: Coordinator. Loudon County Preschool Program for
Handicapped Children, Loudon, TN.

·         7/81 - 7/82: Clinical Child Psychology Intern. Division of Child
Psychiatry, Tufts University Medical School/New
England Medical Center, Boston, MA.

·         9/80 - 7/81: Psychology Intern. Cherokee Mental Health Center,
Morristown, TN.

·         9/80 - 1/81: Counseling Intern. Riverbend School, Lakeshore Mental Health Institute, Knoxville, TN.

·         12/79 - 6/80: Psychology Trainee. Daniel Arthur Rehabilitation Center/Clinton City Schools, Clinton, TN.

·         8/79 - 6/80: School Psychology Extern. Little Tennessee Valley Educational Cooperative, Lenoir City, TN.

·         12/76 - 9/78: Mental Health Technician. Horsham Hospital, Ambler,
PA.

HONORS AND AWARDS

·         Fellow, American Psychological Association, Divisions 27, 37 & 43.

·         Fellow, International Society for the Study of Aggression, 1991-.

·         Who's Who in America, 1996 -.

·         Who's Who in the Midwest, 1989 -.

·         Who's Who Among American Educator's, 1990 -.

·         Who's Who Among Scientists and Engineers, 1991 -.

·         Faculty Scholar, University of Illinois Great Cities Program, 1/95-8/96

·         Eugene Falstein Award (Best Paper by a Trainee), Department of Psychiatry, Michael Reese Hospital, 1985.

GRANTS (PI unless noted)

·         Current Funding

·         "Promoting Academic and Social Competence among Urban Youth II." Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 9/30/99-9/29/02. $1,200,000.

·         "Development of a Youth Violence Prevention Program." Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 10/1/99-11/31/03. $2,377,345.

·         "Preventing the Emergence of Serious Anti-Social Behavior in High Risk Youth," National Institute for Mental Health, 2000-2002, $350,000.

·         Co-Investigator, Weissberg, R. P., PI. "Prevention Research Training: Urban Children's Mental Health." 7/1/99 - 6/30/04, $1,400,000.

·         Co-Principal Investigator, Slutkin, G., PI, "Evaluation of the Chicago Project for Violence Prevention. The LaSalle Adams Foundation. 1999-2001. $430,000.

·         Co-Principal Investigator, Slutkin, G., PI, "Evaluation of the Chicago Project for Violence Prevention." Illinois Violence Prevention Authority. 1999-2002. $300,000.

·         Prior Funding

·         Evaluation Director, Dohrn, B. & Leventhal, B. PIs. "Clinical Evaluation and Services Initiative," MacArthur Foundation. 1/97- 12/99. $1,350,000.

·         Evaluation Director and Co-Investigator, Rosen, J., PI (Boys & Girls Club of Chicago), "Linking ER Admissions for Violence to Boys & Girls Club Programs". Joyce Foundation and Michael Reese Foundation. 1/98-6/01. $263,500.

·         "Predictors of Relationship Violence Among Inner-City Children." National Institute of Child Health and Development. 1/97 - 12/99, $868,635.

·         "Predatory and Relationship Violence of Inner-City Youth." Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 9/96 - 8/99. $746,569.

·         "Promoting Academic and Social Competence Among Urban Youth." Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. 10/96 - 9/99. $1,650,000.

·         Co-Investigator, Gorman-Smith, D., PI "Community, Neighborhood and Family Influences on the Development of Inner-City Minority Youth." National Science Foundation. 9/96-3/97. $148,552.

·         Guerra, N. G., Tolan, P. H., Huesmann, R., Van Acker, R., & Eron, L. Preventing the Emergence of Serious Antisocial Behavior in High Risk Youth," (1 R18 MH48034-01). National Institute of Mental Health, 1991-1993- $2,376,907, renewed 1993-1999, $5,817,100.

·         Co-Investigator, Huesmann, R. L., PI, "A Follow-Up Evaluation of a Cognitive/ Ecological Approach to the Prevention of Interpersonal Violence". Centers for Disease Control. Funded 12/96-12/99. $497,753.

·         "Pathways of Adolescent Antisocial Behavior" (RO1 MH48248-01.) National Institute of Mental Health, 1990-1996, $1,572,723.

·         Co-Investigator, Huesmann, L. R. et al. "Evaluating a Cognitive/Ecological Approach to the Prevention of Interpersonal Violence Among High Risk Youth." Center for Disease Control, 9/1/94 - 9/1/97, $698,539.

·         "Analysis of Longitudinal Data on Inner-City Adolescent Development." 12/1/95. University of Illinois, Campus Research Board, $15,000

·         Kruesi, M. J. P., Tolan, P. H., & Cook, E. "Child Psychiatry Initiative." Chicago Consortium for Psychiatric Research, 6/1/92 - 7/1/93, $20,000.

·         "Development of a Violence Center Initiative." Chicago Consortium for Psychiatric Research, 6/1/91 - 8/1/92, $16,000.

·         "Stress, Social Support and Coping Styles as Determinants of Behavioral and School Adjustment of High-Risk Youth.",Spencer Foundation and DePaul University, 1989, $16,257.

·         "Age of Onset and Delinquency Patterns, Legal Status, and Chronicity of Offending", National Institute of Justice, 1987, $8,500.

·         "Researching Community Psychology: Integrating Theories and Methodologies", American Psychological Association Science Directorate, University of Illinois, and DePaul University (with C. Keys, F. Chertok, & L. Jason). Conference, 1988, $17,880.

·         "Daily Experience, Self-image, Family Functioning, Stress, and Antisocial Behavior", DePaul University, University Research Council Award, 1988, $3100.

·         "Videotape Techniques in the Training of Clinical Therapists", Quality of Instruction Council Award (with S. Ribordy), DePaul University, 1988, $1,950.

·         "Family Therapy of Behavior Problems of Children and Adolescents", DePaul University, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Faculty Summer Grant, 1988, $3,000.

·         "Measures of Family Influence on Individual Behavior of Preschool Children", DePaul University, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Faculty Summer Grant, 1986. $2,650.

·         "The Relationship of Life Events Stress to Delinquency", DePaul University, University Research Council Award, 1985-1986. $1,500.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

·         American Psychological Association, Family (43), Clinical Child (53), Children, Youth, and Families (37), Community (27), and Ethnic and Minority Issues (45) Divisions.

·         Midwestern Psychological Association

·         American Association for Marital and Family Therapy (Approved Supervisor)

·         International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development

·         International Society for Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology

·         Society for Research on Adolescence

·         Society for Research on Child Development

·         International Society for Research on Aggression

·         Illinois Psychological Association

·         Illinois Association for Marital and Family Therapy

·         American Society of Criminology

·         American Public Health Association

LICENSES & CERTIFICATIONS

·         Licensed Clinical Psychologist (Illinois)

·         Approved Supervisor, American Association for Marital and Family Therapy

·         Certified School Psychologist (Illinois, Tennessee)

·         National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology (1985-1995)

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

·         Member, Committee on Children, Youth, and Families, American Psychological Association, (1999-2002). Chair Elect (2002-2003)

·         Chair, Working Group on Children's Mental Health, American Psychological Association, (2000-present)

·         Participant, Safe from the Start Summit, Office of the Attorney General of Illinois (January, 2000)

·         Advisory Board, Best Practices in Violence Prevention, Centers for Disease Control, (1999 - present)

·         Advisory Board - State of Illinois, Governor's Office, Futures for Kids Initiative,(1999 - present)

·         Member, State of Illinois Domestic Violence Coordinating Council of the Circuit Court of Cook County (1999 - present)

·         Member, Illinois Center for Violence Prevention Evaluation Resource Institute Advisory Committee, (1999-present)

·         Advisory Board Member, Illinois Criminal Justice Authority Evaluation of Balanced and Restorative Juvenile Justice Act (1998-present)

·         Board Member, Illinois Council for the Prevention of Violence (1995-2001)

·         Advisory Board, Center for the Study and Prevention of Youth Violence Program, "Blueprints for Violence Prevention/ Reduction", University of Colorado, Boulder (1997-present)

·         Advisory Board, Safe Haven Program, Austin High School (1996-present)

·         Risk Prevention Health Behavior RPHB Initial Review Group, National Institute of Mental Health (10/99-present)

·         Ad Hoc Grant Reviewer:

·         NIMH Violence and Traumatic Stress Initial Review Group

·         NIMH Small Business Initiative Research Initial Review Group

·         NIMH Prevention and Psychopathology Initial Review Group

·         W. T. Grant Foundation

·         Carnegie Corporation

·         NIDA Prevention Initial Review Group

·         NIH Special Initial Review Group on Prevention and Development

·         Consultant

·         NIMH Center for Study of Violence and Traumatic Stress

·         NIMH Child and Adolescent Disorders Branch

·         NIDA Division of Epidemiology and Prevention Research

·         Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

·         American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, Family Research Consortium Committee

·         Member (1995-1997), Study Group on Serious, Violent, and Chronic Offenders, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.

·         Chair, Committee to Review Intervention for Conduct Disorders, Child and Adolescent Intervention Research Consortium, National Institute of Mental Health, 1997

·         Program Chair, Sixth Biennial Conference, Society for Community Research and Action, 1995

·         Task Force on Model Programs in Service Delivery in Clinical Child Psychology: Divisions 12 & 37 of APA, 1994

·         American Family Therapy Academy, Research Committee (1991-1996)

·         Chicago United Way:

·         Community Development Grant Review Committee, 1990.

·         Prevention and Intervention Priorities Grant Review Committee, 1991

·         Triennial Site Review, 1993

·         Invited Participant: Surgeon General's Meeting on Children's Mental Health, Washington, DC. (September 18-19, 2000)

UNIVERSITY SERVICE

·         1999-present: Department of Psychiatry Management Committee

·         1996-present: Standing Research Review Committee (Departmental IRB)

·         1996-present: Department of Psychiatry Promotions and Tenure Committee

·         1995-present: University Neighborhoods Initiative Advisory Committee

·         1995-1998: Great Cities Institute Evaluation Steering Committee

·         1990-1995: College of Liberal Arts Student Ethics Committee

·         1993: Illinois Board of Higher Education, Committee to Review
Reaccreditation of Illinois Institute of Developmental
Disabilities

·         1990-1999 Division of Child Psychiatry Executive Committee

·         1990-present Department of Psychiatry Continuing Education Committee

·         1991-1995 Institutional Review Board, Office of Human Subject
Protection

EDITORIAL ACTIVITY

·         Editorial Boards

·         Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

·         Journal of Youth and Adolescence

·         Journal of Community
Psychology

·         Journal of Criminal Justice and Human Behavior

·         Journal of Family Psychotherapy (Associate Editor, 1989-1996)

·         Journal of Marital and Family Therapy

·         Co-Editor

·         Special Section on Prediction and Prevention of Antisocial Behavior, Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology (1995).

·         Editor

·         Special Issue of Journal of Family Psychotherapy, "Multi-systemic structural Strategic Approaches to Child and Adolescent Behavior Problems", 1989

·         Editorial Consultant

·         Psychological Bulletin

·         Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

·         American Journal of Community Psychology

·         Journal of Child Clinical Psychology

·         Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy

·         Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

·         School Psychology Review

·         Journal of Family Psychology

·         Criminal Justice Review

·         Journal of Research on Adolescence

·         Journal of Quantitative Criminology

·         Journal of Law and Human Behavior

·         Criminology

·         Developmental Psychopathology

·         Evaluation Review

·         Sage Press-Advances in Adolescent Development Series

·         Cambridge Press

·         Oxford Press

·         Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

PUBLICATIONS

BOOKS & MONOGRAPHS

Tolan, P. H. (1989).  (Ed.)  Multi-systemic structural-strategic interventions for child and adolescent behavior problems.  New York:  Haworth Press, (also published as special issue of Journal of Psychotherapy and the Family).

Tolan, P. H., Keys, C., Chertok, F., & Jason, L. (Eds.)  (1990).  Researching community psychology:  The integration of theories and methods.  Washington, DC:  The American Psychological Association.

Tolan, P. H., & Cohler, B. J.  (Eds.) (1993).  Handbook of clinical research and practice with adolescents.  New York:  Wiley.

Tolan, P. H., & Guerra, N. G. (1994).  What works in reducing adolescent violence:  An empirical review of the field.  Monograph prepared for the Center for the Study and Prevention of Youth Violence.  Boulder:  University of Colorado.

Guerra, N. G., & Tolan, P. H.  (1996).  Violence prevention.  Research Brief. Sponsored by the Society for Research in Child Development.  Prepared for U.S. Congress.

Tremblay, R., Nagin, D., Tolan, P.H., Dugue, L.F., Klevens, J., Velez, L.F., & Sarmiento, A.  (1999).  Memiors del seminars internacional sobre prevencion temprana de al violencia.  Medellin, Columbia: Alcadia de Medellin.

Tolan, P.H., Anton, B.S., Culbertson, J.L., Katz, K.S., & Nelson-Le Gall, S.A. (2001). Developing psychology's national agenda for children's mental health: APA's response to the surgeon general's action agenda for children's mental health.  Report of the APA Working Group on Children's Mental Health to the Board of Directors.  American Psychological Association. 

Tolan, P.H., Szapocznik, J., & Sambrano, S (Eds), (in press).   Preventing youth substance abuse:  Science-based programs for children and adolescents.  American Psychological Association. 

CHAPTERS

Lorion, R. P., Tolan, P. H., & Wahler, R. G. (1987). Prevention. In H. C. Quay (Ed.), The handbook of juvenile delinquency (pp. 383‑416).  New York: Wiley.  

Tolan, P. H., & McGuire, D. (1987) Children's needs and family size.  In J. Grimes & A. Thomas (Eds.),  Children's needs:  Psychological perspectives (pp. 202‑209).  Washington, DC:  National Association of School Psychologist.

McGuire, D., & Tolan, P. H. (1988).  Clinical interventions with large family systems:  Balancing interests through siblings. In M. Kahn & K. Lewis (Eds.),  Siblings in therapy (pp. 115‑134).  New York:  Norton Press. 

Tolan, P. H., Keys, C., Jason, L., & Chertok, F.  (1990).  Conversing about theories, methods, and community research.  In P. H. Tolan, C. Keys, F. Chertok, & L. Jason (Eds),  Researching community psychology: The integration of theories and methods (pp. 3-8). Washington, DC:  The American Psychological Association.

Chertok, F., Keys, C., Tolan, P. H., & Jason, L. (1990).  An aspiration for community research. In P. H. Tolan, C. Keys, F. Chertok, & L. Jason (Eds.),  Researching community psychology:  The integration of theories and methods (pp. 224-228).  Washington, D.C.:  The American Psychological Association.

Cohler, B. J., & Tolan, P. H.  (1993).  Tomorrow's adolescent:  Life course psychopathology and prevention.  In P. H. Tolan & B. J. Cohler (Eds.), Handbook of clinical research and practice with adolescents (pp. 489-526).  New York:  Wiley.

Davis, L., & Tolan, P. H. (1993).  Alternative and preventive interventions.  In P. H. Tolan & B. J. Cohler (Eds.), Handbook of clinical research and practice with adolescents (pp. 427-451).  New York:  Wiley.

Tolan, P. H., & Cohler, B. J.  (1993).  Introduction.  In P. H. Tolan & B. J. Cohler (Eds.), Handbook of clinical research and practice with adolescents (pp. 1-2).  New York:  Wiley.

Tolan, P. H., & Loeber, R.  (1993). Antisocial behavior.  In P. H. Tolan & B. J. Cohler (Eds.), Handbook of clinical research and practice with adolescents (pp. 207-331).  New York:  Wiley.

Guerra, N. G., Tolan, P. H., & Hammond, R. (1994).  Interventions for adolescent violence.  In L. D. Gentry, J. P. Schlagel, & L. Eron (Eds.),  Reason to hope:  A psychosocial perspective on violence and youth (pp. 383-404).  Washington, DC:  American Psychological Association.

Hanish, L., Tolan, P. H., & Guerra, N. G.  (1995).  Treatment of  oppositional defiant disorder.  In M. Reinecke, T. M. Dattilio & A. Freeman (Eds.), Casebook of cognitive-behavior therapy with children and adolescents (pp. 62-78).  New York:  Guilford Press.

Tolan, P. H.  (1996).  Characteristics shared by exemplary child clinical interventions for indicated populations.  In M. C. Roberts (Ed.), Model programs in service delivery in child and family mental health (pp. 91-107).  Hillsdale, NJ:  Erlbaum.

Guerra, N. G., Eron, L. D., Huesmann, L. R., Tolan, P. H., & VanAcker, R.  (1997).  A cognitive/ecological approach to the prevention and mitigation of violence and aggression in inner-city youth.  In Bjorkquist, K., & D. P. Fry (Eds.), Cultural Variations in Conflict Resolution: Alternatives to Violence (pp. 199-214). Mahwah, NJ. Lawrence Earlbaum.

Tolan, P. H., & Gorman-Smith, D. (1997) . Families & development of urban children, In H. J. Walberg, O. Reyes, R. P. Weissberg (Eds.), Urban Children & Youth: Inter disciplinary Perspective on Policies & Programs (pp. 67-91). Thousand Oaks, CA. Sage.

Tolan, P. H., & Gorman-Smith, D.  (1997).  Treatment of juvenile delinquency: Between punishment and therapy.   In D. Stoff, J. Brieling, & J. Maser (Eds.), Handbook of antisocial behavior (pp. 405-415).  New York:  John Wiley.

Tolan, P. H., Guerra, N. G., & Montaini-Klovdahl, L.  (1997).  Staying out of harm's way:  Children's coping with inner-city life.  In S. Wolchik & I. Sandler (Eds.), Handbook of children's coping with common stressors:  Linking theory, research and interventions (pp. 453-479).  New York:  Plenum.

Tolan, P.H. (1998).  Voorspellers van gewelddadig gedrag bij jongeren.  In W.K.en Wim Slot (Ed.), Van lastig tot misdadig (pp. 52-64).  Bohn Stafeu Van Loghum, Houten.

Tolan, P. H., & Brown, C. H.  (1998).  Methods for evaluating intervention and prevention efforts.  In. P. K. Trickett & C. Schellenbach (Eds), Violence against children in the family and the community (pp. 439-464).  Washington, D.C.:  American Psychological Association.

Tolan, P. H., & Gorman-Smith, D. (1998).  Development of serious, violent and chronic offenders. In R. Loeber & D. Farrington (Eds.), Never too early, never too late:  Serious, violent and chronic juvenile offenders (pp.68-85). Beverly Hills, CA: Sage.

Tolan, P. H., & Guerra, N. G.  (1998).  Societal causes of violence towards children.  In. P. K. Trickett & C. Schellenbach (Eds.), Violence against children in the family and the community (pp. 195-209).  Washington, D.C.:  American Psychological Association.

Tolan, P.H., & Kruesi, M. J. P. (1998).  Disruptive behavior.  In J. Noshpitz, S.I. Harrison & S. Eth (Eds.), Handbook of child and adolescent psychiatry: Vol.5 (2nd Ed., pp. 83-87).  New York:  Basic Books.

Tolan, P. H., Quintana, E.& Gorman-Smith, D. (1998). Prevention approaches for families. In L. L'Abate (Ed.), Family psychopathology: The relational roots of dysfunctional behavior  (pp. 379-400).  New York:  Guilford Press.                   

Elliott, D., & Tolan, P. H.(1999).  Youth violence, prevention, intervention and social policy: An overview. In D. Flannery & R. Hoff (Eds.), Youth violence:  A volume in the psychiatric clinics of North America (pp. 3-46). Washington, D.C.:  American Psychiatric Association.

Gorman-Smith, D., Tolan, P. H., & Henry, D.  (1999).  The relation of community and family to risk among urban poor adolescents.  In P. Cohen, L. Robins, & C. Slomkowski (Eds.), Where and when:  Influence of historical time and place on aspects of psychopathology (pp. 349-367).  Hillsdale, NJ:  Earlbaum.

Leventhal, A., Gorman-Smith, D., & Tolan, P.H. (1999).  Urban violence.  In L. Kurtz (Ed.), Encyclopedia of violence, peace, and conflict (pp. U21-U27).  San Diego: Academic Press.

Tolan, P.H. (1999).  Research methods in community-based treatment and prevention.  In P. Kendall, J. Butcher, & G. Holmbeck (Eds.),  Handbook of research methods in clinical psychology (2nd edition) (pp. 403-418).  New York: J. Wiley.

Hanish, L. D., & Tolan, P. H. (2001). Antisocial behaviors in children and adolescents: Expanding the cognitive model. In W. J. Lyddon & J. V. Jones (Eds.), Empirically-supported cognitive therapies: Current and future applications (pp. 182-199). Springer-Verlag.

Tolan, P. H. (2002).  Family-focused prevention research: Tough but tender with family intervention research.  In H. Liddle, J. Bray, D. Santesban & R. Levant (Eds.), Family psychology intervention science (pp. 197-214). Washington, D.C.:  American Psychological Association.

Tolan, P.H. (2002).  Crime prevention: Focus on youth. In J.Q. Wilson & J. Petersilia (Eds.), Crime (pp. 109-128).  Oakland, CA: Institute for Contemporary Studies Press.

Treuting, J.J., Haegerich, T.M., & Tolan, P.H. (2003).  Preventing delinquency and antisocial behavior.  In L.A., Jason, & D.S. Glenwick (Eds.), Innovative strategies for promoting health and mental health across the lifespan (pp. 126-152).  New York, NY: Springer Publishing.

Gorman-Smith, D., & Tolan, P.H. (2003).  Positive adaptation among youth exposed to community violence.  In S. Luthar (Ed.),  Resilience & Vulnerability in the Context of Childhood Adversities (pp. 392-413).  New York: Cambridge University Press.

Tolan, P.H., Sherrod, L., Gorman-Smith, D., & Henry, D. (2003).  Building protection, support, and opportunity for inner youth and their families.  In K. Maton, C. Schellenbach, B. Leadbeater, & A Solarz (Eds.), Investing in children, youth, families, and communities: Strengths-based research and policy (pp. 193-211).  Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Pokorny, S.B., Baptiste, D.R., Tolan, P., Hirsch, B., Talbot, B., Ji, P., Paikoff, R.L., & Madison-Boyd, S. (2004).  Prevention science: Participatory approaches and Community Case Studies.  In L.A. Jason, C.B. Keys, Y. Suarez-Balcazar, R.R. Taylor, M.I., Davis, J. Durlak, & D. Holtz Isenberg (Eds.), Participatory community research: Theories and methods in action (pp. 87-104).  American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.

Tolan, Patrick H. (2004).  Current state of violence prevention.  In Institute for the Study and Prevention of Violence-Kent State, Current perspectives on violence prevention (pp28-31).  Kent State Univesity.

Graczyk, P., & Tolan, P.H. (2005).  Implementing effective youth violence programs in community-based organizational settings.  In R. Steele & M. Roberts (Eds.), Handbook of mental health services for children, adolescents, and families (pp. 215-230).  New York: Kluwer/Plenium.

Tolan, P., & Morris, K. (2005).  The inner-city of the United States and risk for substance use among youth.   In I. Obot & S. Saxena (Eds.), Substance use among young  people in urban environments (pp. 77-101).  Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Geneva and WHO Centre for Health Development, Kobe.

Tolan, P., Schoeny, M., Slavick, J., Boonmongkon, P., Czemy, V., Eisenstein, E., Movaghar, A.R.,  et al. (2005).  Substance use among adolescents in urban areas: A brief survey in nine countries.  In I. Obot & S. Saxena (Eds.), Substance use among young people in urban environments (pp. 191-202).  Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Geneva and WHO Centre for Health Development, Kobe.

Gorman-Smith, D., Tolan, P.H., Henry, D., Quintana, E., & Lutovsky, K. (in press).  The SAFEChildren Prevention Program. In P. Tolan,  J. Szapocznik, & S. Sombrano (Eds.), Developmental approaches to prevention of substance abuse and related problems.  Washington DC: American Psychological Association.

Tolan, P.H. (in press).  Preventing youth violence. In J. Emshoff (Ed.), Best Prevention Practices with Special Needs Children: Substance Abuse in Young People: State of the Science: Vol. III.  Washington, DC: Center for Substance Abuse Prevention.

Tolan, P.H. (in press).  Going to scale in preventing antisocial behavior.  In A. Solarz, (Ed.), Going to scale: Multisector models of dissemination.  Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention.

Gorman-Smith, D., Tolan, P., & Henry, D. (in press).  Promoting resilience in the inner-city: Families as a venue for protection, support and opportunity.  In R. Peters,  B. Leadbeater., & R. McMahon (Eds.), Resilience in children families communities: Linking theory with practice and policy.  New York: Kluwer Academic Publishers.

Tolan, P.H., Kamon, J., & Gorman-Smith, D. (in press).  Behavioral and emotional disorders in adolescents: Nature, assessment, and treatment.  In D. A. Wolfe & E. J. Mash (Eds.).  Treatment and prevention of adolescent disorders for behavioral and emotional disorders in adolescents.

Tolan, P.H., Szapocznik, J., & Sambrano, S. (in press). Opportunities for development prevention of substance abuse. In P. Tolan,  J. Szapocznik, & S. Sombrano (Eds.), Preventing youth substance abuse:  Science-based programs for children and adolescents. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Szapocznik, J., Tolan, P.H., Sambrano, S, & Schwartz, S. (in press). Preventing Substance Abuse: An Overview. In P. Tolan,  J. Szapocznik, & S. Sombrano (Eds.), Preventing youth substance abuse:  Science-based programs for children and adolescents. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Tolan, P.H., & Taylor-Crawford K. (in press). Beers, Clifford and Mental Hygiene. In Gary Albrecht, (Ed.). Encyclopedia of Disability. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Tolan, P.H., Gorman-Smith, D., & Henry, D. (in press).  Family violence.  In S.T. Fiske, A.E. Kazdin, & D. Schacter (Eds.),  Annual Review of Psychology, Vol. 57.

ARTICLES

Tolan, P. H., & Lounsbury, J. W. (1982).  Community mental health ideology presented in high school health texts:  A content analysis.  Community Mental Health Journal, 18, 286‑296.

Tolan, P. H., Cromwell, R. E., & Brasswell, M. (l986).  The application of family therapy to juvenile delinquency:  A critical review of the literature.  Family Process, 25, 6l9‑649.

Tolan, P. H. (1987). Implications of age of onset for delinquency risk identification.  Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 15, 47-65.

 Tolan, P. H., Perry, M. S., & Jones, T. (l987).  Delinquency prevention:  An example of consultation in rural community mental health.  Journal of Community Psychology, 15, 43‑50.

Naylor, K., Tolan, P. H., & Wilson, M. (1988).  Acquaintance rape:  A systems perspective.  The Community Psychologist, 21, 20‑21.

Tolan, P. H. (1988).  Delinquent behaviors and male adolescent development:  A preliminary study.  Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 17, 413‑427.

Tolan, P. H. (1988).  Socioeconomic, family, and social stress correlates of adolescents' antisocial and delinquent behavior.  Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 16, 317‑332.

Tolan, P. H., Jaffe, C., & Ryan, K. (1988).  Adolescents' mental health service use and provider, process, and recipient characteristics.  Journal of Clinical Child Psychology, 17, 228‑235.  

Tolan, P. H., & Lorion, R. P. (1988). Multivariate approaches to the identification of delinquency‑proneness in males.  American Journal of Community Psychology, 16, 547‑561.

Tolan, P. H., Miller, L., & Thomas, P. (1988).  Perception and experience of types of social stress and self image among adolescents.  Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 17, 147‑163.

Tolan, P. H., & Thomas, P. (1988).  Correlates of delinquency participation and persistence.  Criminal Justice and Human Behavior, 15, 306‑327.

McGuire, D., Manghi, E., & Tolan, P. H. (1989). The family‑school system:  The critical focus for structural‑strategic therapy with school behavior problems.  Journal of Psychotherapy and the Family, 6, 107-127.

Tolan, P. H. (1989). Guidelines and pitfalls:  Applying structural‑strategic approaches in a multiple level perspective.  Journal of Psychotherapy and the Family, 6, 151-156.

Tolan, P. H. (1989).  Introduction:  Treating behavior problems from a multi-level structural‑strategic approach.  Journal of Psychotherapy and the Family, 6, 1-8.

Tolan, P. H., (1990). Family therapy, substance abuse, and adolescents:  Moving from isolated cultures to related components.  Invited Essay Review.  Journal of Family Psychology, 3, 454-465.

Tolan, P. H. (1990).  Research training at DePaul University.  The Community Psychologist, 23, 7-8.

Tolan, P. H., & Mitchell, M. E.  (1990).  Families and antisocial and delinquent behavior.  Journal of Psychotherapy and the Family, 6, 29-48.

Tolan, P. H.  (1991). The impact of therapist outcome conception on child and adolescent family therapy. Journal of Family Psychotherapy, 1, 61-78.

Gorman-Smith, D., & Tolan, P. H. (1992).  Ethics and empirical basis of treatment of adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse.  AFTA Newsletter, 50, 41-44.

Attar, B. K., Guerra, N. G., & Tolan, P. H.  (1994).  Neighborhood disadvantage, stressful life events, and adjustment in urban elementary school children.  Journal of Clinical Child Psychology, 23, 391-400. 

Eargle, A., Guerra, N. G., & Tolan, P. H.  (1994).  Preventing aggression in inner-city children:  Small group training to change cognition, social skills, and behavior.  Journal of Child and Adolescent Group Psychotherapy, 4, 229-242.

Tolan, P. H., & Guerra, N. G. (1994).  Prevention of delinquency:  Current status and issues.  Journal of Applied and Preventive Psychology, 3, 251-273.

Guerra, N. G., Huesmann, L. R., Tolan, P. H., VanAcker, R. V., & Eron, L. D. (1995).  Stressful events and individual beliefs as correlates of economic disadvantage and aggression among urban children.  Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 63, 518-528.

Tolan, P. H., Guerra, N. G., & Kendall, P.  (1995).  A developmental- ecological perspective on antisocial behavior in children and adolescents:  Towards a unified risk and intervention framework.  Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 63, 579-584.

Tolan, P. H., Guerra, N. G., & Kendall, P.  (1995).  Introduction to special section on prediction and prevention of antisocial behavior in children and adolescents.  Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 63, 515-517.

Tolan, P. H., & Thomas, P. (1995).  The implications of age of onset for delinquency risk II:  Longitudinal evidence.  Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 23, 157-181.

Florsheim, P., Tolan, P. H., & Gorman-Smith, D.  (1996).  Family processes and risk for externalizing behavior problems among African-American and Hispanic boys.  Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 64, 1222-1230.

Gorman-Smith, D., & Tolan, P. H.  (1996).  Prospects and possibilities:  Next steps in sound understanding of youth violence.  Journal of Family Psychology, 10, 153-157.

Gorman-Smith, D., Tolan, P. H., Zelli, A., & Huesmann, L. R.  (1996).  The relation of family functioning to violence among inner-city minority youth.  Journal of Family Psychology, 10, 115-129.

Huesmann, L. R., Maxwell, C., Eron, L., Dahlberg, L. L., Guerra, N. G., Tolan, P. H., VanAcker, R., & Henry, D.  (1996).  Evaluating a cognitive/ ecological program for the prevention of aggression in urban children.  Preventive Medicine, 12, 120-128.

Tolan, P. H.  (1996).  How resilient is the concept of resilience?  The Community Psychologist, 29, 12-15.

Tolan, P. H., & Guerra, N. G.  (1996).  Progress and prospects in youth violence prevention evaluation.  American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 12, 129-131.

Tolan, P. H., & Henry, D.  (1996).  Patterns of psychopathology among urban poor children:  Co-morbidity and aggression effects.  Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 64, 1094-1099.

Tolan, P. H., & McKay, M.  (1996).  Preventing serious antisocial behavior in inner-city children:  An empirically based family prevention program.  Family Relations, 45, 148-155.

Tolan, P. H., Gorman-Smith, D., Huesmann, L.R., & Zelli, A.(1997). Assessment of family relationship characteristics:  A measure to explain risk for antisocial behavior and depression in youth. Psychological Assessment, 9, 212-223.

Van Acker, R., Guerra, N. G., Tolan, P. H., Huesmann, L. R., Eron, L. D., & Henry, D.  (1997). An examination of school-based aggression: Examination of risk factors and prevention practices.  Focus on Exceptional Children.

Florsheim, P., Tolan, P. H., & Gorman-Smith, D.  (1998).  Family relationships, parenting practices, the availability of mail family members, and the behavior of inner-city boys in single-mother and two-parent families.  Child Development, 69, 1437-1447.

Gorman-Smith, D., & Tolan, P. H.  (1998). The role of exposure to violence and developmental problems among inner-city youth.  Development & Psychopathology, 10, 101-116.

Gorman-Smith, D., Tolan, P. H., Loeber, R., & Henry, D. (1998). The relation of family problems to patterns of delinquent involvement among urban youth.  Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 26, 319-333.

Gorman-Smith, D., Tolan, P.H., & Henry, D. (2000).  A developmental-ecological model of the relation of family functioning to patterns of delinquency.  Journal of Quantitative Criminology, 16, 169-198.

Gorman-Smith, D., Tolan, P.H., Henry, D.B., & Florsheim, P. (2000).  Patterns of family functioning and adolescent outcomes among urban African American and Mexican American families.  Journal of Family Psychology, 14, 436-457.

Henry, D., Guerra, N.G., Huesmann, L.R., Tolan, P.H., VanAcker, R., & Eron, L.D. (2000).  Normative influences on aggression in urban elementary school classrooms.  American Journal of Community Psychology, 28, 59‑81. 

Minden, J., Henry, D., Tolan, P.H., & Gorman-Smith, D. (2000).  Urban boys' social networks and school violence.  ProfessionalSchool Counselor, 4, 95-104.

Tolan, P.H. (2000).  School strategies for increasing school safety.  Choices Briefs, 6, 1-9.

Tolan, P.H., Gorman-Smith, D., & Loeber, R. (2000).  Developmental timing of onsets of disruptive behaviors and later delinquency of inner-city youth.  Journal of Child and Family Studies, 9, 203-220.

Hanish, L., & Tolan, P.H. (2001).  Patterns of change in family-based aggression prevention.  Journal of Marriage and Family Therapy, 27, 213-226.

Henry, D.B., Tolan, P.H., & Gorman-Smith, D. (2001).  Longitudinal family and peer group effects on violence and non-violent delinquency.  Journal of Clinical Child Psychology, 30, 172-186.

Sheidow, A.J., Gorman-Smith, D., Tolan, P.H., & Henry D. (2001). Family and community characteristics: Risk factors for violence exposure in inner-city youth.  Journal of Community Psychology, 29, 345-360.

Tolan, P.H. (2001).  Emerging themes and challenges in understanding youth violence involvement.  Journal of Clinical Child Psychology, 30, 233-239.

Tolan, P.H. (2001).  Youth violence and its prevention in the United States: An overview of current knowledge.  Journal of Injury Control & Safety Promotion, 8, 1-12.

Tolan, P.H., Gorman-Smith, D., & Henry, D. (2001).  New study to focus on efficacy of A whole school@ prevention approaches.  Emotional and Behavioral Disorders in Youth, 2, 5-6, 22.

Gorman-Smith, D., Tolan, P., Henry, D., Leventhal, A., Schoeny, M., Lutovsky, K., & Quintana, E. (2002).  Predictors of participation in family-focused preventive-intervention for substance use.   Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 16, S55-S64.

Gorman-Smith, D., Tolan, P.H., Sheidow, A.J., & Henry, D. (2002). Partner violence and on the street: Do the same factors relate?  Journal of Research on Adolescence, 11, 273-295.

Levant, R.F., Tolan, P., & Dodgen, D. (2002).  New directions in children's mental health policy: Psychology's role.  Journal of Professional Psychology- Research & Practice, 33, 115-124.

Metropolitan Area Child Study Group (e.g., Tolan P. H., Guerra, N.G., Henry, D., Huesmann, L. R., Eron, L. D., & Van Acker, R.) (2002).  A Cognitive-ecological approach to preventing aggression in urban settings: Initial outcomes for high-risk children.  Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 70, 179-194.

Tolan, P. H., Hanish, L., McKay, M., & Dickey, M. (2002).  Evaluating process in child and family interventions: Aggression prevention as an example.  Journal of Family Psychology, 16, 220-236.

Tolan, P. H., Gorman-Smith, D., Henry, D., Chung, K., & Hunt, M.  (2002).  The relation of patters of coping of inner-city youth to psychopathology symptoms.   Journal of Research on Adolescence, 12, 423-449.

Tolan, P., Gorman-Smith, D., & Henry, D. (2002).  Linking family violence to delinquency across generations.  Children's Services:  Social Policy, Research, and Practice, 5, 273-284. 

Tolan, P.H., Gorman-Smith, D., & Henry, D.B. (2003).  The developmental-ecology of urban males' youth violence.  Developmental Psychology, 39, 274-291.

Tolan, P.H., & Gorman-Smith, D. (2003).  What violence prevention can tell us about developmental psychopathology.  Developmental and Psychopathology, 14, 713-729.

Letendre, J., Henry, D., & Tolan, P.H. (2003).  Leader and therapeutic influences and prosocial skill building in school based groups to prevent aggression. Research on Social Work Practice, 13, 569-587 . 

Metropolitan Area Child Study Group, & Gorman-Smith, D. (2003).   Effects of teacher training and consultation on teacher behavior toward students at high risk for aggression. Behavior Therapy, 34, 437-452.

Henry, D.B., Farrell, A.D., & the Multisite Violence Prevention Project. (2004).  The study designed by a committee: Design of the Multisite Violence Prevention Project.  American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 26, 12-19.

Meyer, A.L., Allison, K.W., Reese, L.E., Gay, F.N., & the Multisite Violence Prevention Project (2004).  Choosing to be violence free in middle school: The student component of the GREAT Schools and Families universal program.  American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 26, 20-29.

Miller-Johnson, S., Sullivan, T.N., Simon, T.R. & the Multisite Violence Prevention Project (2004).  Evaluating the impact of interventions in the Multisite Violence Prevention Study: Samples, procedures, and measures. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 26, 48-61.

Multisite Violence Prevention Project (2004).  The Multisite Violence Prevention Project: Background and overview.   American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 26, 3-11.

The Multisite Violence Prevention Project (2004).  Lessons learned in the Multisite Violence Prevention Project: Collaboration: Big questions require large efforts. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 26, 62-71.

Orpinas, P., Horne, A.M., & the Multisite Violence Prevention Project. (2004).  A teacher-focused approach to prevent and reduce students' aggressive behavior: The GREAT teacher program.  American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 26, 29-38.

Smith, E.P., Gorman-Smith, D., Quinn, W., Rabiner, D., Tolan, P., Winn, D-M., & The Multi-Site Violence Prevention Project (2004).  Community-based multiple family groups to prevent and reduce violent and aggressive behavior.  The GREAT Families Program.  American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 26, 39-47.

Henry, D.B., Tolan, P.H., & Gorman-Smith, D. (2004). Have there been lasting effects associated with the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks among inner-city parents and children?  Journal of Professional Psychology: Research & Practice, 35, 542-547.

Tolan, P.H., Gorman-Smith, D., & Henry, D.  ( 2004).  Supporting families in a high-risk setting: Proximal effects of the SAFEChildren Prevention Program.  Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 72, 855-869.

Gorman-Smith, D., Henry, D.B., & Tolan, P.H. (2004).  Exposure to community violence and violence perpetration: The protective effects of family functioning.  Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 33, 439-449.

Tolan, P.H. (2004). International trends in bullying and children’s health: Giving it due consideration. Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, 158, 831-832 (Invited Editorial).

Henry, D.B., Tolan, P.H., & Gorman-Smith, D. (2005).  Cluster analysis in family psychology research.  Journal of Family Psychology, 19, 121-132.

Henry, D.B., Miller-Johnson, S., Simon, T., Schoeny, M., & The Multisite Violence Prevention Project.  (in press).  Validity of teacher nominations and ratings for selecting influential high risk students for a targeted intervention.  Prevention Science.

Tolan, P.H., & Dodge, K.A. (in press).  Children’s  mental health as a primary care and concern: A system for comprehensive support and service.  American Psychologist.

Henry, D. B. & The Metropolitan Area Child Study Research Group (in press). Associations between Peer Nominations, Teacher Ratings, Self-Reports, and Observations of Malicious and Disruptive Behavior. Assessment.

TECHNICAL REPORTS

Pentz, M. A., & Tolan, P. H. (1984). Social skills training with adolescents:  A critical review of time trends, dimensions and outcome, 1972‑1982. Unpublished manuscript.

Tolan, P. H. (1987). Age of onset and delinquency patterns, legal status, and chronicity of offending.  Report to National Institute of Justice on 1987 Summer Research Fellowship (OJM‑87‑M‑273).

Tolan, P. H., & Sargeant, G. (1988).  The Impact of Project Connect.  Program evaluation report to the Center for Family Development and the Chicago Community Trust.

Tolan, P. H., Guerra, N. G., Eargle, A, Letendre, J., Asher, S. & Thomas, K. (1995).  The Metropolitan Area Child Study Peer Group Intervention Manuals.

Tolan, P. H., Florsheim, P., McKay, M., Koh