Title:  Associate Professor

Department:  Department of Counseling and Applied Educational Psychology

School/Center:  School of Health Professions

Office Location:  404 International Village

Phone:  617.373.5257

Fax:  617.373.8892

Email:  j.hoffman@neu.edu

Education:  MEd, PhD, Lehigh University
BA, Hamilton College (Cum Laude with Honors in Psychology)

Certification:  Nationally Certified School Psychologist and  MA Licensed School Psychologist

Specializations:  Dr. Hoffman is a school psychologist, who specializes in school-based prevention of childhood overweight.  Currently, Dr. Blom-Hoffman is the principal investigator of an NIH-funded research project to explore ways to promote fruit and vegetable consumption among elementary school students attending Boston Public Schools. In 2007 Dr. Blom-Hoffman was awarded with the Lightner Witmer Award from the American Psychological Association (Division 16) for exceptional early career scholarship.

Research:  School-based health promotion and program evaluation

Public Service: Dr. Hoffman is on the editorial boards of the Journal of School Psychology, School Psychology Review, and the Journal of Applied School Psychology. She is the faculty advisor to Northeastern's Student Affiliates in School Psychology (SASP) chapter. 

Courses:  Learning Principles, Behavior Management, and the Internship Seminar for school psychology students.

Publications: 

Peer Reviewed Publications:
(* indicates student co-author)

Hoffman, J., Leff, S. S., Franko, D. L., Weinstein, E., Beakley, K., & Power, T. J. (in press) Using a multi-component, partnership-based approach to improve participation rates in school-based research.  School Mental Health.    

Hoffman, J., *Wilcox, K. A., *Dunn, L., Leff, S. S., & Power, T. J. (in press).  Family involvement in school-based health promotion: Bringing nutrition information home.  School Psychology Review.   

Volpe, R. J., Gadow, K. D., Hoffman, J., & Feinberg, A. B. (in press).  Factor analytic and individualized approaches to constructing brief measures of ADHD behavior.  Journal of Emotion and Behavior Disorders. 

Briesch, A. M., Chafouleas, S. M., LeBel, T. J., & Hoffman, J. (in press). Impact of videotaped instruction in dialogic reading strategies: An investigation of caregiver implementation integrity. Psychology in the Schools. 

*Edwards George, J. B., Franko, D. L., Leffler, D. A., Dennis, M. D., Kelly, C. P., & Hoffman, J. (in press). Psychological correlates of gluten-free diet adherence in adults with celiac disease.  Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology.   

Leffler, D. A., *George, J. B. E., Dennis, M., Schuppan, D., Cook, F., Franko, D. L., Hoffman, J., & Kelly, C. P. (in press).  Factors that influence adherence to the gluten-free diet in adults with celiac disease.  Digestive Disease and Sciences.
 
Hoffman, J. (2008). School-based promotion of fruit and vegetable consumption in multiculturally diverse, urban Schools. Psychology in the Schools, 45, 16-27. 

Walcott, C. M., Chafouleas, S. M., McDougal, J. L., Miller, D. N., Riley-Tillman, T. C., Hoffman, J. & Volpe, R. (2008).  School-based health promotion: An introduction to the practitioner’s edition.  Psychology in the Schools, 45, 1-4. 

Miller, D. N., Hoffman, J., Chafouleas, S. M., Riley-Tillman, T. C., & Volpe, R. (2007).  Navigating a successful academic career in psychology: Tips and recommendations for graduate students. Graduate Student Journal of Psychology, 9, 49-55.

Hoffman, J.  & Rose, G. S. (2007). Applying motivational interviewing techniques to further the primary prevention potential of school-based consultation. Journal of Educational and Psychological Consultation, 17, 151-156.

Miller, D. N., McDougal, J. L., Volpe, R. J., Hoffman, J., Chafouleas, S. M., & Riley-Tillman, T. C.. (2007). Promoting behavioral competence: An introduction to the practitioner’s edition.  Psychology in the Schools, 44, 1-6.   

Hoffman, J., O’Neil-Pirozzi, T., Volpe, R. J., *Cutting, J., *Bissinger, E. (2006).  Instructing parents to use dialogic reading strategies with preschool children: Impact of a video-based training program on caregiver reading behaviors and children’s related verbalizations.  Journal of Applied School Psychology, 23, 117-131.

Riley-Tillman, T. C., Chafouleas, S. M., Hoffman, J., Volpe, R. J., McDougal, J. L., & Miller, D. N. (2006).  The value of applicability: Introducing the practitioner’s edition on promoting academic success.  Psychology in the Schools, 43, 1-5. 

Hoffman, J., O’Neil-Pirozzi, T., & *Cutting, J. (2006).  Read Together, Talk Together: The acceptability of teaching parents to use dialogic reading strategies via videotaped instruction.  Psychology in the Schools, 43, 71-78. 

Power, T. J., Hoffman, J., Clarke, A. T., Riley-Tillman, T. C., *Kelleher, C. (2005).  Reconceptualizing intervention integrity: A partnership-based framework for linking research with practice.  Psychology in the Schools, 42, 495-507.

Hoffman, J., Okun, B., Lifter, K., Blashfield, R., Crowley, S., Goodyear, R., Strein, W., & Winfrey, L. L. (2004).  Voices of the five doctoral training councils in psychology: Seeking common ground on combined/integrated doctoral training in psychology.  Journal of Clinical Psychology, 60, 957-967.

Clarke, A. T., Power, T. J., Hoffman, J., Dwyer, J. F., Kelleher, C. R., & Novak, M. (2004).  Kindergarten reading engagement: A pilot study of teacher ratings.  Journal of Applied School Psychology, 20, 131-144.

Shapiro, E. S., & Hoffman, J. (2004).  The 3 M’s of producing academics.  School Psychology Quarterly, 19, 365-381.   

Hoffman, J., *Kelleher, C., Power, T. J., Leff, S. S., (2004).  Promoting healthy food consumption among young children: Evaluation of a multi-component nutrition education program.  Journal of School Psychology, 42, 45-60. 

Hoffman, J. & DuPaul, G. J. (2003).  School-based health promotion: The effects of a nutrition education program.  School Psychology Review, 32, 263-271.   

Power, T. J., Russell, H., Soffer, S., Hoffman, J., & Grim, S. (2002).  Role of parent training in improving outcomes in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.  Disease Management and Health Outcomes, 10, 117-126. 

Hoffman, J. A. & DuPaul, G.J. (2000). Psychoeducational interventions for attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder. Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 9, 647-661.

Book Chapters and Book Reviews:
(* indicates student co-author)

Shapiro, E.S., Hoffman, J., & Mautone, J. A. (in press).  Pediatric school psychology: Future directions for training school psychologists.  To appear in, T. Gutkin & C. Reynolds (Eds.), Handbook of School Psychology (4th ed).  New York:  John Wiley.

Hoffman, J., *George, J. B., & Franko, D. L. (2006).  Childhood overweight.  In G. Bear and K. Minke (Eds.) Children’s needs III:  Understanding and addressing the developmental needs of children.  Bethesda, MD: National Association of School Psychologists. 

Chafouleas, S.M., Hoffman, J., & Chafouleas, E.J. (2006).  Kidney diseases.  In L. Phelps, Chronic health-related disorders in children: Collaborative medical and psychoeducational interventions.  Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Hoffman, J. (2004).  Prevention of childhood obesity: Information for caregivers and school personnel. Helping Children at Home and School II: Handouts for Families and Educators.  Bethesda, MD:  National Association of School Psychologists. 

Power, T. J., & Hoffman, J. (2003). The school as a venue for managing and preventing health problems: Opportunities and challenges.  In R. T. Brown (Ed.), Handbook of Pediatric Psychology in School Settings (pp. 37-48).  Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Eiraldi, R. & Hoffman, J. (2002).  State of the art issues in the assessment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Contemporary Psychology: The APA Review of Books