Professor Faculty Psychology Department Faculty Clinical Psychology Faculty/Consultant Child Study Center Supervising Faculty Psychological Services Center rtjones@vt.edu 540-231-5934 Department of Psychology 137 Williams Hall Blacksburg, VA 24061 Office Hours: 0:0-0:0 Other times by appointment

Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University, 1976.

Professor of Psychology, Virginia Tech University, and a clinical psychologist who specializes in clinical child psychology, community psychology and issues related to disaster and terrorism. His research concerns the topic of childhood stress and coping. Coping with common stressful life events as well as major traumas (disasters, death, emergencies) and post traumatic stress disorder are of particular interest. Assessment, conceptualization, and treatment of consequent psychiatric and psychosocial disorders also serve as major topics of interest.

Dr. Jones is the co-editor of "Behavior therapy and black populations: Psychosocial issues and empirical findings" and has also served as a member of editorial boards of several journals including:
Behavior Modification
Journal of Behavioral Assessment
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis
Topics in Early Childhood Special Education Applied Research in Mental Retardation
Journal of Clinical Child Psychology
Journal of Cultural Diversity and Mental Health
Journal of Pediatric Psychology.

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