Jamilia Blake, PhD, LP, LSSP

Biography

Dr. Blake is Professor of Health Behavior in the School of Public Health at Texas A&M University and a Licensed Psychologist. She has extensive experience conducting interdisciplinary research with large teams of scholars from Social Psychology to Environmental Health and has served as a co-Principal Investigator on three federal grants from NIH, OJJDP, and NIJ. Dr. Blake’s research broadly focuses on investigating and ameliorating child and adolescent racial/ethnic health and educational disparities through an interdisciplinary lens.

Education

• PhD, Educational Psychology The University of Georgia
• MEd, with distinction, Educational Psychology The University of Georgia
• BS, Psychology, Minor: Sociology; Cum Laude The University of Georgia

Research Interests

• Peer directed aggression, bullying, and victimization of socially marginalized youth
• Exclusionary school discipline
• Mental health disparities
• School health interventions

Awards & Honors

• Fellow, American Psychological Association, Division 16 and Division 45
• Presidential Impact Fellow, Texas A&M University, 2018-2021
• Chair - Health Behavior Promotion and Tenure, Texas A&M University. 2023-2025
• Career Development Award, Loan Repayment Program, National Institute of Health’s National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities (2010-2013)
• Past President - Society for the Study of School Psychology. 2024

Teaching Interests

• Community Health
• Peer Health Education
• Science and Practice of Health and Well-Being
• Prevention Science

Certifications & Training

• Licensed Psychologist (Texas) - Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists. 2012-Current
• Licensed Specialist in School Psychology (Texas) - Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists. 2008-Current
• Health Service Psychologist - National Register of Health Service Psychologists. 2013

Websites

• Google Scholar Profile
• Scholars@TAMU Profile
• ORCID