Faculty Directory
Jessica M. Black
Associate Professor
Chair, Children, Youth and Families Field of Practice
Jessica M. Black
Ph.D.
Contact
McGuinn Hall 209
Telephone: 617-552-1866
Email: j.black@bc.edu
Education
- B.A., U.C. Berkeley
- M.A., Stanford University
- Ph.D., Stanford University
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford University School of Medicine
Research Interests
Educational Neuroscience, Neurodiversity, Innovation in Social Work Curricula, Dyslexia, Motivation, Positive Emotion, Spirituality, Neurotheology, Sleep, Mental Health, Translational Science, Educational Policy
Expertise
- Children, Youth, and Families
- Faith-Based Services
- Mental Health
- Neuroscience and Social Work
- School Social Work
- Trauma
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Pierce, Z. P., & Black, J. M. (2022). Stress and susceptibility: A systematic review of prenatal epigenetic risks for developing Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.听Trauma, Violence & Abuse, 15248380221109792. Advance online publication.听
Pierce, Z. P., & Black, J. M. (2021). The neurophysiology behind trauma-focused therapy modalities used to treat Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder across the life course: A systematic review.听Trauma, Violence & Abuse, 15248380211048446. Advance online publication.听
King, C. D., Joyce, V. W., Nash, C. C., Buonopane, R. J., Black, J. M., Zuromski, K. L., & Millner, A. J. (2021). Fear of sleep and sleep quality mediate the relationship between trauma exposure and suicide attempt in adolescents.听Journal of Psychiatric Research,听135, 243鈥�247.听
Black, J. M., & Conway, A. M. (2018). The importance of developmental neuroscience for social work research and practice with children and adolescents. Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research, 9(2), 261-284.
Black, J. M. (2017). Adolescent brain development. Encyclopedia of Social Work: Oxford University Press. February,
Yamagata, B., Murayama, K., Black, J. M., Hancock, R., Mimura, M., Yang, T. T., Reiss, A. L., & Hoeft, F. (2016). Female-specific intergenerational transmission patterns of the human corticolimbic circuitry.听The Journal of Neuroscience, 36(4), 1254鈥�1260.听
Black, J. M., & Hoeft, F. (2015). Utilizing biopsychosocial and strengths-based approaches within the field of child health: what we know and where we can grow.听New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 147, 13鈥�20.听
Vrticka, P.**, Black, J. M.**, & Reiss, A. L. (2013). The neural basis of humour processing.听Nature Reviews. Neuroscience,听14(12), 860鈥�868.听