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Why do African American youth trade cigarettes for cigars?

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Are cultural issues important in rehabilitation medicine?

Many health problems and disabilities disproportionately affect ethnic minority communities. But what can rehabilitation specialists do to change that? read more...

Is religious counseling effective?

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Dr. James Wood

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

VCU Clark-Hill Institute for Positive Youth Development

PhD (2011), Colorado State University

Contact Information

Phone: 804-477-7034

Office: 810 W Franklin, rm 111

E-mail: jwwood3@vcu.edu

Research and Clinical Interests

My primary research interests are adolescent delinquency prevention, cross-cultural psychology, and positive psychology. My prior research includes a qualitative study of intimate partner violence among White and American Indian participants, a qualitative examination of perceptions of inhalant abuse, a Structural Equation Modeling analysis comparing factors predicting inhalant abuse across 3 ethnic groups, and a review of historical trauma among American Indians. Currently I am planning a project examining the positive impact of mentoring on adolescents living in Richmond.