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'''Leonard A. Jason''' (born 1949) is a professor of psychology at [[DePaul University]] in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], where he also directs the Center for Community Research.<ref name=timesinterview>{{cite news |first=David |last=Tuller |title=Times Essentials: Expert Q&A—Learning Firsthand about Chronic Fatigue Syndrome |url=http://health.nytimes.com/ref/health/healthguide/esn-chronicfatigue-expert.html |publisher=The New York Times |date=May 30, 2008 |accessdate=2 September 2009}}</ref> His chief professional interests include the study of [[chronic fatigue syndrome]] (CFS), myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), violence prevention, [[smoking cessation]], and [[Oxford House]] recovery homes for substance abuse.<ref name="Home Page">{{cite web |title=Leonard A. Jason's Home Page |publisher=DePaul University |url=http://condor.depaul.edu/~ljason/ |accessdate = 12 January 2009}}</ref> Jason's interest in chronic fatigue syndrome began when he was diagnosed with the condition in 1990 after having [[mononucleosis]].<ref name=timesinterview/>
'''Leonard A. Jason''' is a professor of psychology at [[DePaul University]] in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], where he also directs the Center for Community Research.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://csh.depaul.edu/faculty-staff/faculty-a-z/Pages/psychology/leonard-jason.aspx | title=Leonard Jason &#124; Faculty A-Z &#124; Faculty & Staff &#124; College of Science and Health &#124; DePaul University, Chicago}}</ref><ref name="Home Page"/>
His chief professional interests include the study of [[myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome]] (ME/CFS), violence prevention, [[smoking cessation]], and [[Oxford House]] recovery homes for substance abuse.<ref name="Home Page">{{cite web |title=Leonard A. Jason's Home Page |publisher=DePaul University |url=http://condor.depaul.edu/~ljason/ |access-date = 12 January 2009}}</ref> Jason's interest in ME/CFS began when he was diagnosed with the condition in 1990 after having [[mononucleosis]].<ref name=timesinterview>{{cite news |first=David |last=Tuller |title=Times Essentials: Expert Q&A—Learning Firsthand about Chronic Fatigue Syndrome |url=https://www.nytimes.com/ref/health/healthguide/esn-chronicfatigue-expert.html |work=The New York Times |date=May 30, 2008 |access-date=2 September 2009}}</ref>


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
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==Career==
==Career==
Jason is a former president of the Division of Community Psychology of the [[American Psychological Association]] (APA) and a past editor of ''The Community Psychologist''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.scra27.org/resources/scrapublic/tcp/tcp2007/tcp07fallp |title=The Community Psychologist (Fall 2007) |accessdate=2 September 2009}}</ref> Jason has edited or written 27 books, and he has published over 700 articles and 90 book chapters on CFS, ME, recovery homes, the prevention of alcohol, tobacco, and other drug abuse, media interventions and program evaluation. He has served on 91 Thesis Committees (of which he chaired 62), and 95 Dissertation Committees (of which he chaired 50). He has served on the editorial boards of ten psychological journals. Jason has served on review committees of the National Institutes of Health, and he has received over $36,000,000 in federal research grants.<ref name="Home Page"/> He was also a board member and vice-president for an advocacy group called International Association of CFS/ME.<ref>{{cite journal |title=IACFS/ME Board of Directors |url=http://www.iacfsme.org/NewsletterJanuary09/tabid/355/Default.aspx |periodical=IACFS/ME Newsletter |volume=2 |issue=1 |date=January 2009 |accessdate=2 September 2009}}</ref>
Jason is a former president of the Division of Community Psychology of the [[American Psychological Association]] (APA) and a past editor of ''The Community Psychologist''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scra27.org/files/7914/1791/3565/TCP_192_Spring_1986.pdf|title=The Community Psychologist (1986)|access-date=11 November 2016|archive-date=7 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170407183346/http://www.scra27.org/files/7914/1791/3565/TCP_192_Spring_1986.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> Jason has edited or written 28 books, and he has published over 800 articles and 100 book chapters on CFS, ME, recovery homes, the prevention of alcohol, tobacco, and other drug abuse, media interventions and program evaluation. He has served on 92 Thesis Committees (of which he chaired 64), and 102 Dissertation Committees (of which he chaired 52). He has served on the editorial boards of ten psychological journals. Jason has served on review committees of the National Institutes of Health, and he has received over $36,000,000 in federal research grants.<ref name="Home Page"/> He was also a board member and vice-president for a scientific professional organization called the International Association of CFS/ME.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://iacfsme.org/Home.aspx|periodical=IACFS/ME Newsletter|title=IACFS/ME|access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref>


He was a member the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory Committee.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hhs.gov/advcomcfs/meetings/minutes/cfsac071128min.html |title=Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory Committee minutes |accessdate=2 September 2009}}</ref> In 1999, Jason published an epidemiological study of chronic fatigue syndrome among United States adults.<ref name="PMID_10527290">{{cite journal |author = Jason, LA|title=A community-based study of chronic fatigue syndrome |journal=Arch Intern Med |volume=159 |issue=18 |pages=2129–37 |year=1999 |url=http://archinte.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/159/18/2129 |pmid= 10527290 |accessdate=12 January 2009 |doi = 10.1001/archinte.159.18.2129|display-authors=etal}}</ref> Jason helped organize two major American Psychological
He was a member the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory Committee.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hhs.gov/ash/advisory-committees/cfsac/index.html# |title=Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory Committee|access-date=25 November 2016|date=2016-08-09}}</ref> In 1999, Jason published an epidemiological study of ME/CFS among United States adults.<ref name="PMID_10527290">{{cite journal |author = Jason, LA|title=A community-based study of chronic fatigue syndrome |journal=Arch Intern Med |volume=159 |issue=18 |pages=2129–37 |year=1999 |pmid= 10527290 |doi = 10.1001/archinte.159.18.2129|display-authors=etal|doi-access=free }}</ref> Jason helped organize two major American Psychological
Association sponsored conferences on research methods for community psychology <ref>Tolan, P., Keys, C., Chertok, F., & Jason, L. (Eds.). (1990). Researching community psychology: Issues of theories and methods. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.http://www.apa.org/pubs/books/4318031.aspx http://psycnet.apa.org/psycinfo/1990-98742-000/</ref><ref>Jason, L.A., Keys, C.B., Suarez-Balcazar, Y., Taylor, R.R., Davis, M., Durlak, J., Isenberg, D. (2004). (Eds.). Participatory community research: Theories and methods in action. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association.http://www.apa.org/pubs/books/4318003.aspx</ref> and co-edited a book on this topic.<ref>Jason, L.A., & Glenwick, D.S. (Eds.) (2012). Methodological Approaches to Community-Based Research. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.http://www.apa.org/pubs/books/4316136.aspx</ref>
Association sponsored conferences on research methods for community psychology <ref>Tolan, P., Keys, C., Chertok, F., & Jason, L. (Eds.). (1990). [http://psycnet.apa.org/psycinfo/1990-98742-000 Researching community psychology: Issues of theories and methods.Washington, DC: American Psychological Association]</ref><ref>Jason, L.A., Keys, C.B., Suarez-Balcazar, Y., Taylor, R.R., Davis, M., Durlak, J., Isenberg, D. (Eds.) (2004). [http://www.apa.org/pubs/books/4318003.aspx Participatory community research: Theories and methods in action.Washington, DC: American Psychological Association]</ref> and co-edited a book on this topic.<ref>Jason, L.A., & Glenwick, D.S. (Eds.) (2012). [http://www.apa.org/pubs/books/4316136.aspx Methodological Approaches to Community-Based Research. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association].</ref>


Jason has served on the editorial boards of journals including:
Jason has served on the editorial boards of journals including:
* ''Journal of Community Psychology'', 1983–1986, 2007–present.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/32213/home/EditorialBoard.html |title=Journal of Community Psychology |work=Journals |publisher=Wiley InterScience |access-date=2 September 2009}}{{dead link|date=February 2019|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
* ''Prevention in Human Services'', 1986-1995; renamed Journal of ''Prevention and Intervention in the Community'', 1996–present.<ref>{{cite book |url=http://www.haworthpressinc.com/store/product.asp?sku=J005|title=Journal of Prevention and Intervention in the Community |accessdate=12 January 2009 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20080512060151/http://www.haworthpressinc.com/store/product.asp?sku=J005 |archivedate=12 May 2008}}</ref>
* ''Prevention in Human Services'', 1986–1995; renamed Journal of ''Prevention and Intervention in the Community'', 1996–present.<ref>{{cite book |url=http://www.haworthpressinc.com/store/product.asp?sku=J005|title=Journal of Prevention and Intervention in the Community |access-date=12 January 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080512060151/http://www.haworthpressinc.com/store/product.asp?sku=J005 |archive-date=12 May 2008}}</ref>
* ''Journal of Community Psychology'', 1983-1986, 2007–present.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/32213/home/EditorialBoard.html |title=Journal of Community Psychology |work=Journals |publisher=Wiley InterScience |accessdate=2 September 2009}}</ref>
* ''Journal of Health Psychology'', 2008–present.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://hpq.sagepub.com/|title=Journal of Health Psychology|website=hpq.sagepub.com|access-date=2016-09-08}}</ref>
* ''The Journal of Primary Prevention'', 1983-1986. Appointed Associate Editor, 1986-2007.<ref name="Home Page" />
* ''Fatigue: Biomedicine, Health & Behavior,'' 2013–present''.''<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rftg20/current|title=Fatigue: Biomedicine, Health & Behavior: Vol 4, No 3|newspaper=Taylor & Francis|access-date=2016-09-08}}</ref>
* ''Special Services in the Schools''; renamed ''Journal of Applied School Psychology'' 1984-2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.haworthpress.com/journals/ebmresults.asp?sid=EUSNRSB5W2JK8L4W4SGQKP08MMK1EL76&sku=J370 |title=Journal of Applied School Psychology |accessdate=12 January 2009}}</ref>
* ''The Journal of Primary Prevention'', 1983–2007. Appointed Associate Editor, 1986–2007.<ref name="Home Page" />
* ''Journal of Health Psychology'', 2008-present.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://hpq.sagepub.com/|title=Journal of Health Psychology|website=hpq.sagepub.com|access-date=2016-09-08}}</ref>
* ''Special Services in the Schools''; renamed ''Journal of Applied School Psychology'' 1984–2008.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/wapp20/24/2?nav=tocList
* ''Fatigue: Biomedicine, Health & Behavior,'' 2013-present''.''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rftg20/current|title=Fatigue: Biomedicine, Health & Behavior: Vol 4, No 3|website=www.tandfonline.com|access-date=2016-09-08}}</ref>
|title=Journal of Applied School Psychology |newspaper=Taylor & Francis |access-date=12 January 2009}}</ref>
* ''American Journal of Community Psychology'', 1978–1991. Appointed Associate Editor, 1983–1987.<ref>[https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/15732770 American Journal of Community Psychology]</ref>
* ''Professional Psychology,'' 1978–1991.<ref>[http://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/pro/ Professional Psychology]</ref>
* ''Behaviorists for Social Action,'' 1983–1990.<ref>[http://journals.uic.edu/ojs/index.php/bsi/pages/view/predj Behaviorists for Social Action]</ref>
* ''Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis,'' 1986–1991.<ref>[https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/19383703 Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis]</ref>


==Honors and awards==
==Honors and awards==
Jason received the 1997 Distinguished Contributions to Theory and Research Award<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.scra27.org/membership/memberreso/awards/awardforth |title=Award for Distinguished Contributions to Theory and Research in Community Psychology |publisher=Society for Community Research and Action |accessdate=2 September 2009}}</ref> and the 2007 Special Contribution to Public Policy award of the Society for Community Research and Action.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.scra27.org/membership/memberreso/awards/awardforpu |title=Award for Special Contributions to Public Policy |publisher=Society for Community Research and Action |accessdate=2 September 2009}}</ref> He was presented the 1997 CFIDS Support Network ACTION Champion Award by the [[Chronic Fatigue Immune Dysfunction Syndrome Association of America]]. In 2013, he was presented with the DePaul University’s College of Science and Health’s Excellence in Research Award.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://csh.depaul.edu/research/faculty-research/Pages/excellence-in-research-award.aspx|title=Excellence in Research Award {{!}} Faculty Research {{!}} Research {{!}} College of Science and Health {{!}} DePaul University|website=csh.depaul.edu|access-date=2016-09-07}}</ref> In 2015, he was presented the American Psychological Association’s award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Applied Research.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://psycnet.apa.org/index.cfm?fa=buy.optionToBuy&id=2015-53340-028|title=PsycNET - Option to Buy|website=psycnet.apa.org|access-date=2016-09-07}}</ref>
In 1991, Jason was provided the Ethnic Minority Mentorship Award from the Society for Community Research and Action.<ref>[http://www.scra27.org/members1/member-awards/scra-awards/ethnic-and-minority-mentoring-award/ Ethnic and Minority Mentoring Award]</ref> He received in 1997 the Distinguished Contributions to Theory and Research Award from the Society for Community Research and Action.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.scra27.org/members1/member-awards/scra-awards/theory-and-research-award/|title=Award for Distinguished Contributions to Theory and Research in Community Psychology |publisher=Society for Community Research and Action |access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref> He was presented the 1997 CFIDS Support Network ACTION Champion Award by the [[Chronic Fatigue Immune Dysfunction Syndrome Association of America]].
He was presented in 1998 with DePaul University's Cortelyou–Lowery Award for Excellence.<ref>[http://wdat.is.depaul.edu/newsroom/year_2000/594.html DePaul University News Archives (1997-2014).]</ref>

He received the Dutch ME Foundation International ME Award in 2003.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.prohealth.com/library/showarticle.cfm?libid=9810 |title=Award |publisher=ProHealth |access-date=25 November 2016|date=2003-09-24 }}</ref> In 2007, he received the Special Contribution to Public Policy Award from the Society for Community Research and Action.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.scra27.org/members1/member-awards/scra-awards/policy-award/ |title=Award for Special Contributions to Public Policy |publisher=Society for Community Research and Action |access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref> He was awarded the 2011 Perpich Award by the International Association for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (IACFS/ME) for distinguished community service.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://iacfsme.org/Organization/Former-IACFS-ME-Awardees.aspx | title=IACFSME - Former IACFS/ME Awardees}}</ref> Also in 2011, he was presented with the Tom Fellows Award by the Oxford House Organization for 20 years of research documenting the process of long term recovery from addiction.<ref>[http://www.oxfordhouse.org/userfiles/file/doc/ar2011.pdf Oxford House, Inc. Annual Report Fiscal Year 2011]</ref> In 2013, Jason was presented with the DePaul University's College of Science and Health's Excellence in Research Award.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://csh.depaul.edu/research/faculty-research/Pages/excellence-in-research-award.aspx|title=Excellence in Research Award {{!}} Faculty Research {{!}} Research {{!}} College of Science and Health {{!}} DePaul University|website=csh.depaul.edu|access-date=2016-09-07}}</ref> In 2015, he was presented the [[American Psychological Association]]’s award for [[APA Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Applied Research|Distinguished Professional Contributions to Applied Research]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://psycnet.apa.org/index.cfm?fa=buy.optionToBuy&id=2015-53340-028|title=PsycNET—Option to Buy|website=psycnet.apa.org|access-date=2016-09-07}}</ref>
He received the Dutch ME Foundation International ME Award in 2003.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.apa.org/monitor/julaug03/people.html |title=People |publisher=American Psychological Association |accessdate=2 September 2009}}</ref> He has been awarded three media awards from the APA.<ref name="ISBN_0-7890-1963-9">{{cite book|author1=Stephen B. Pokorny |author2=Jason, Leonard | title = Preventing youth access to tobacco| url = http://books.google.com/?id=OnHC5N3dKuMC| accessdate = 2009-12-25| year = 2002| publisher = Haworth Press| location = New York| isbn = 0-7890-1963-9| pages = About The Editors }}</ref>


==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==
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* {{Cite journal| first1 = L. A.| first2 = N.| first3 = N.| first4 = C.| title = Evaluating the Centers for Disease Control's Empirical Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Case Definition| journal = Journal of Disability Policy Studies| last2 = Najar| volume = 20| issue = 2| pages = 93| last1 = Jason| last4 = Reh| year = 2009| last3 = Porter| doi = 10.1177/1044207308325995}}
* {{Cite journal| first1 = L. A.| first2 = N.| first3 = N.| first4 = C.| title = Evaluating the Centers for Disease Control's Empirical Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Case Definition| journal = Journal of Disability Policy Studies| last2 = Najar| volume = 20| issue = 2| pages = 93| last1 = Jason| last4 = Reh| year = 2009| last3 = Porter| doi = 10.1177/1044207308325995| citeseerx = 10.1.1.508.1082| s2cid = 71852821}}
* Jason, L.A., Stevens, E., Ram, D. Miller, S.A., Beasley, C.R., & Gleason, K., (2016). Theories in the field of community psychology. ''Global Journal of Community Psychology Practice, 7''(2), 1-27. [http://www.gjcpp.org/pdfs/TheoryPaper_FormattedFinal.pdf]
* {{cite journal | last1 = Jason | first1 = L.A. | last2 = Stevens | first2 = E. | last3 = Ram | first3 = D. Miller | last4 = Beasley | first4 = C.R. | last5 = Gleason | first5 = K. | year = 2016 | title = Theories in the field of community psychology | url = http://www.gjcpp.org/pdfs/TheoryPaper_FormattedFinal.pdf | journal = Global Journal of Community Psychology Practice | volume = 7 | issue = 2| pages = 1–27 }}
* Jason, L.A., McManimen, S. L., Sunnquist, M. L., Newton, J. L., & Strand, E. B. (2017). [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5650200 Clinical criteria versus a possible research case definition in chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis]. Fatigue: Biomedicine, Health & Behavior, 5, 89–102. doi: 10.1080/21641846.2017.1299077 {{PMC|5650200}}
* Jason, L.A., Sunnquist, M., Brown, A., Evans, M., & Newton, J.L. (2016). Are Myalgic Encephalomyelitis and chronic fatigue syndrome different illnesses? A preliminary analysis. ''Journal of Health Psychology,'' ''21'', 3–15. doi: 10.1177/1359105313520335. PMCID: [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4125561/pdf/nihms548953.pdf PMC4125561]
* Jason, L.A., & Stevens, E. (2017). [https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/07347324.2017.1355220 The reliability and reciprocity of a social network measure]. Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly, 35, 317–327. doi: 10.1080/07347324.2017.1355220
* Jason, L.A. (2017). [https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/ajcp.12181 To serve or not to serve: Ethical and policy implications]. American Journal of Community Psychology, 60, 406–413.
* Jason, L.A., Fox, P.A., & Gleason, K. D. (2018). [https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/21641846.2018.1389336?journalCode=rftg20 The importance of a research case definition]. Fatigue: Biomedicine, Health & Behavior, 6, 52–58. doi: 10.1080/21641846.2018.1389336


===Selected books===
===Selected books===
* {{cite book| title = Handbook of chronic fatigue syndrome| url = http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-047141512X.html| accessdate = 2 September 2009| date = 2003-06-26| publisher = John Wiley & Sons, Inc| location = New York| isbn = 978-0-471-41512-1| editor1-first = LA| editor1-last = Jason| editor2-first = P| editor2-last = Fennell| editor2-link = Patricia Fennell| editor3-first = RR| editor3-last = Taylor }}
* {{cite book| title = Handbook of chronic fatigue syndrome| date = 2003| publisher = John Wiley & Sons, Inc| location = New York| isbn = 978-0-471-41512-1| editor1-first = LA| editor1-last = Jason| editor2-first = P| editor2-last = Fennell| editor2-link = Patricia Fennell| editor3-first = RR| editor3-last = Taylor }}
* {{cite book| title = Creating communities for addiction recovery: The Oxford House model| url = http://books.google.com/?id=0tbxAAAAMAAJ| accessdate = 2 September 2009| year = 2006| publisher = Taylor & Francis, Inc| isbn = 978-0-7890-2930-0| editor1-first = LA| editor1-last = Jason| editor2-first = JR| editor2-last = Ferrari| editor3-first = MI| editor3-last = Davis| editor4-first = BD|display-editors = 3 | editor4-last = Olson }}
* {{cite book| title = Creating communities for addiction recovery: The Oxford House model| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=0tbxAAAAMAAJ| access-date = 2 September 2009| year = 2006| publisher = Taylor & Francis, Inc| isbn = 978-0-7890-2930-0| editor1-first = LA| editor1-last = Jason| editor2-first = JR| editor2-last = Ferrari| editor3-first = MI| editor3-last = Davis| editor4-first = BD|display-editors = 3 | editor4-last = Olson }}
* {{cite book| url = http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780789036315/| title = Rescued lives: The Oxford House approach to substance abuse|last=Jason|first=L.A. et al.| publisher = Routledge| year = 2008| isbn = 978-0-7890-3631-5| location = New York|pages=|via=| accessdate = 2010-07-29| editor1-first = | editor1-last = | editor2-first = | editor2-last = | editor3-first = | editor3-last = }}
* {{cite book| url = http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780789036315/| title = Rescued lives: The Oxford House approach to substance abuse|last=Jason|first=L.A.|display-authors=etal| publisher = Routledge| year = 2008| isbn = 978-0-7890-3631-5| location = New York| access-date = 29 July 2010}}
*Jason, L.A., & Glenwick, D.S. (Eds.) (2012). [http://www.apa.org/pubs/books/4316136.aspx ''Methodological Approaches to Community-Based Research'']. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
* {{cite book| url = http://www.questia.com/library/book/community-building-values-for-a-sustainable-future-by-leonard-a-jason.jsp/| title = Community building: Values for a sustainable future|last=Jason|first=L.A.| publisher = Praeger| year = 1997| isbn = 978-0-275-95872-5| location = Westport, CT|pages=|via=| accessdate = 2010-09-18| editor1-first = | editor1-last = }}
* Jason, L.A. (2013). ''[https://global.oup.com/academic/product/principles-of-social-change-9780199841851?cc=us&lang=en& Principles of Social Change]'''''.''' New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
* Jason, L.A. (2013). ''[https://global.oup.com/academic/product/principles-of-social-change-9780199841851?cc=us&lang=en& Principles of Social Change.]'''''.''' New York, NY: Oxford University Press. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
* Jason, L.A. & Glenwick, D.S. (Eds.). (2016). ''[https://global.oup.com/academic/product/handbook-of-methodological-approaches-to-community-based-research-9780190243654?cc=us&lang=en& Handbook of Methodological Approaches to Community-Based Research: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods].'' New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
* Jason, L.A. & Glenwick, D.S. (Eds.). (2016). ''[https://global.oup.com/academic/product/handbook-of-methodological-approaches-to-community-based-research-9780190243654?cc=us&lang=en& Handbook of Methodological Approaches to Community-Based Research: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods.].'' New York, NY: Oxford University Press. Retrieved 1 July 2018.


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Leonard A. Jason is a professor of psychology at DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois, where he also directs the Center for Community Research.[1][2] His chief professional interests include the study of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), violence prevention, smoking cessation, and Oxford House recovery homes for substance abuse.[2] Jason's interest in ME/CFS began when he was diagnosed with the condition in 1990 after having mononucleosis.[3]

Early life and education

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Leonard A. Jason is the son of Jay Jason, a well known comedian who entertained in the Catskills Mountains. Jason received a B.A. in psychology from Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts in 1971 and a Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Rochester in Rochester, New York in 1975.

Career

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Jason is a former president of the Division of Community Psychology of the American Psychological Association (APA) and a past editor of The Community Psychologist.[4] Jason has edited or written 28 books, and he has published over 800 articles and 100 book chapters on CFS, ME, recovery homes, the prevention of alcohol, tobacco, and other drug abuse, media interventions and program evaluation. He has served on 92 Thesis Committees (of which he chaired 64), and 102 Dissertation Committees (of which he chaired 52). He has served on the editorial boards of ten psychological journals. Jason has served on review committees of the National Institutes of Health, and he has received over $36,000,000 in federal research grants.[2] He was also a board member and vice-president for a scientific professional organization called the International Association of CFS/ME.[5]

He was a member the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory Committee.[6] In 1999, Jason published an epidemiological study of ME/CFS among United States adults.[7] Jason helped organize two major American Psychological Association sponsored conferences on research methods for community psychology [8][9] and co-edited a book on this topic.[10]

Jason has served on the editorial boards of journals including:

  • Journal of Community Psychology, 1983–1986, 2007–present.[11]
  • Prevention in Human Services, 1986–1995; renamed Journal of Prevention and Intervention in the Community, 1996–present.[12]
  • Journal of Health Psychology, 2008–present.[13]
  • Fatigue: Biomedicine, Health & Behavior, 2013–present.[14]
  • The Journal of Primary Prevention, 1983–2007. Appointed Associate Editor, 1986–2007.[2]
  • Special Services in the Schools; renamed Journal of Applied School Psychology 1984–2008.[15]
  • American Journal of Community Psychology, 1978–1991. Appointed Associate Editor, 1983–1987.[16]
  • Professional Psychology, 1978–1991.[17]
  • Behaviorists for Social Action, 1983–1990.[18]
  • Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1986–1991.[19]

Honors and awards

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In 1991, Jason was provided the Ethnic Minority Mentorship Award from the Society for Community Research and Action.[20] He received in 1997 the Distinguished Contributions to Theory and Research Award from the Society for Community Research and Action.[21] He was presented the 1997 CFIDS Support Network ACTION Champion Award by the Chronic Fatigue Immune Dysfunction Syndrome Association of America. He was presented in 1998 with DePaul University's Cortelyou–Lowery Award for Excellence.[22] He received the Dutch ME Foundation International ME Award in 2003.[23] In 2007, he received the Special Contribution to Public Policy Award from the Society for Community Research and Action.[24] He was awarded the 2011 Perpich Award by the International Association for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (IACFS/ME) for distinguished community service.[25] Also in 2011, he was presented with the Tom Fellows Award by the Oxford House Organization for 20 years of research documenting the process of long term recovery from addiction.[26] In 2013, Jason was presented with the DePaul University's College of Science and Health's Excellence in Research Award.[27] In 2015, he was presented the American Psychological Association’s award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Applied Research.[28]

Bibliography

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Selected publications

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  • Jason, A.; Olson, D.; Ferrari, R.; Majer, M.; Alvarez, J.; Stout, J. (Jul 2007). "An examination of main and interactive effects of substance abuse recovery housing on multiple indicators of adjustment". Addiction. 102 (7): 1114–1121. doi:10.1111/j.1360-0443.2007.01846.x. ISSN 0965-2140. PMC 2976482. PMID 17567399.
  • Jason, A.; Benton, C.; Valentine, L.; Johnson, A.; Torres-Harding, S. (Apr 2008). "The Economic impact of ME/CFS: Individual and societal costs". Dynamic Medicine. 7: 6. doi:10.1186/1476-5918-7-6. PMC 2324078. PMID 18397528.
  • Jason, L. A.; Najar, N.; Porter, N.; Reh, C. (2009). "Evaluating the Centers for Disease Control's Empirical Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Case Definition". Journal of Disability Policy Studies. 20 (2): 93. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.508.1082. doi:10.1177/1044207308325995. S2CID 71852821.
  • Jason, L.A.; Stevens, E.; Ram, D. Miller; Beasley, C.R.; Gleason, K. (2016). "Theories in the field of community psychology" (PDF). Global Journal of Community Psychology Practice. 7 (2): 1–27.
  • Jason, L.A., McManimen, S. L., Sunnquist, M. L., Newton, J. L., & Strand, E. B. (2017). Clinical criteria versus a possible research case definition in chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis. Fatigue: Biomedicine, Health & Behavior, 5, 89–102. doi: 10.1080/21641846.2017.1299077 PMC 5650200
  • Jason, L.A., & Stevens, E. (2017). The reliability and reciprocity of a social network measure. Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly, 35, 317–327. doi: 10.1080/07347324.2017.1355220
  • Jason, L.A. (2017). To serve or not to serve: Ethical and policy implications. American Journal of Community Psychology, 60, 406–413.
  • Jason, L.A., Fox, P.A., & Gleason, K. D. (2018). The importance of a research case definition. Fatigue: Biomedicine, Health & Behavior, 6, 52–58. doi: 10.1080/21641846.2018.1389336

Selected books

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References

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  1. ^ "Leonard Jason | Faculty A-Z | Faculty & Staff | College of Science and Health | DePaul University, Chicago".
  2. ^ a b c d "Leonard A. Jason's Home Page". DePaul University. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
  3. ^ Tuller, David (May 30, 2008). "Times Essentials: Expert Q&A—Learning Firsthand about Chronic Fatigue Syndrome". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 September 2009.
  4. ^ "The Community Psychologist (1986)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 April 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  5. ^ "IACFS/ME". IACFS/ME Newsletter. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  6. ^ "Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory Committee". 2016-08-09. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  7. ^ Jason, LA; et al. (1999). "A community-based study of chronic fatigue syndrome". Arch Intern Med. 159 (18): 2129–37. doi:10.1001/archinte.159.18.2129. PMID 10527290.
  8. ^ Tolan, P., Keys, C., Chertok, F., & Jason, L. (Eds.). (1990). Researching community psychology: Issues of theories and methods.Washington, DC: American Psychological Association
  9. ^ Jason, L.A., Keys, C.B., Suarez-Balcazar, Y., Taylor, R.R., Davis, M., Durlak, J., Isenberg, D. (Eds.) (2004). Participatory community research: Theories and methods in action.Washington, DC: American Psychological Association
  10. ^ Jason, L.A., & Glenwick, D.S. (Eds.) (2012). Methodological Approaches to Community-Based Research. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
  11. ^ "Journal of Community Psychology". Journals. Wiley InterScience. Retrieved 2 September 2009.[dead link]
  12. ^ Journal of Prevention and Intervention in the Community. Archived from the original on 12 May 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
  13. ^ "Journal of Health Psychology". hpq.sagepub.com. Retrieved 2016-09-08.
  14. ^ "Fatigue: Biomedicine, Health & Behavior: Vol 4, No 3". Taylor & Francis. Retrieved 2016-09-08.
  15. ^ "Journal of Applied School Psychology". Taylor & Francis. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
  16. ^ American Journal of Community Psychology
  17. ^ Professional Psychology
  18. ^ Behaviorists for Social Action
  19. ^ Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis
  20. ^ Ethnic and Minority Mentoring Award
  21. ^ "Award for Distinguished Contributions to Theory and Research in Community Psychology". Society for Community Research and Action. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  22. ^ DePaul University News Archives (1997-2014).
  23. ^ "Award". ProHealth. 2003-09-24. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  24. ^ "Award for Special Contributions to Public Policy". Society for Community Research and Action. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  25. ^ "IACFSME - Former IACFS/ME Awardees".
  26. ^ Oxford House, Inc. Annual Report Fiscal Year 2011
  27. ^ "Excellence in Research Award | Faculty Research | Research | College of Science and Health | DePaul University". csh.depaul.edu. Retrieved 2016-09-07.
  28. ^ "PsycNET—Option to Buy". psycnet.apa.org. Retrieved 2016-09-07.