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Medford, MA 02155
Phone: 617-627-3355
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Donald Wertlieb
Professor, Eliot-Pearson Dept. of Child Development

Education
Ph.D. Boston University

Expertise
Stress and coping processes in childhood, including family adaptation to stressful experiences such as marital disruption, illness or disability; research, practice and public policy issues in pediatric psychology; developmental psychopathology; program evaluation emphasizing participatory quality enhancement approaches; international projects in Israel and Ukraine.

Scholarship & Research
Independent mental health practice including assessment and psychotherapy, as well as consultation to families, schools and human service agencies, and state and federal officials. Evaluation of interventions for children and families experiencing stressful circumstances.

Publications
Wertlieb, D. (2003, in press) Converging trends in family research and pediatrics: Recent findings for the AAP Task Force on the Family. Pediatrics, 111, xxx-xxx.

Wertlieb, D. (2003) Applied developmental science. In Lerner, R.M., Easterbrooks, M.A., and Mistry, J. (Eds) Comprehensive handbook of psychology: Developmental Psychology Volume 6 (pp. 43-61). New York: Wiley.

Wertlieb, D., Jacobs, F. and Lerner, R. (Eds.)(2003) Promoting Positive Youth and Family Development: Community Systems, Citizenship, and Civil Society. Volume 3 of the Handbook of Applied Developmental Science. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications

Wertlieb, D. (1999, in press). Stress and coping: Children's developmental trajectories. In L. Pearlin & A. Maney, (Eds.). Social conditions, stress, resources and health. NIH

Wertlieb, D. (1999). Calling all collaborators: Advancing pediatric psychology. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 24, 77-83

Wertlieb, D. (1997). Children whose parents divorce: Life trajectories and turning points. In I. Gotlib & B. Wheaton (Eds.) Stress and adversity over the life course: Trajectories and turning points, pp. 179-196. Cambridge University Press.

Wertlieb, D. & Feldman, D.H. (1996) Doctoral education in Applied Child Development. In Applied Developmental Science: Graduate Training for Diverse Disciplines and Educational Settings, Vol. 13, pp.121-141. Norwood, NJ: Ablex Publishing Corp.

Evans, D., Noam, G., Paget, K., Wertlieb, D. & Wolf, M. (1994). Self-perception and adolescent psychopathology: a clinical developmental perspective. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 64, pp. 293-300.