Education
Ph.D., Human Development, University of Chicago, 1976; MSW, Catholic University, 1989
Research Focus
Health and human services research; disparities in access to services; life review in the elderly; cultural competence and diversity training
Courses
FMSC 383 Delivery of Human Services to Families
FMSC 432 Adult Development and Aging in the Context of the Family
FMSC 498C Cultural Competence: A Mexican Immersion Experience
FMSC 660 Program Planning and Evaluation
Career Highlights
- Author of the book, Balancing Work and Family: The Role of the Workplace (2003).
- Author of 25 articles and book chapters, with publications in such journals as Journal of Studies on Alcohol, Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, Archives of General Psychiatry, Community and Hospital Psychiatry, and Medical Care.
- Author of numerous reports on health services and substance abuse treatment for federal agencies.
- Author of grants and contracts totaling over $760,000 including research on women and substance abuse treatment, funded by a major grant from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism/NIH.
- Awarded contract to evaluate a mental health program for foster children (SAMHSA) 2002-2004.
- Member of NIH standing Review Committee on alcohol services research.
- Licensed as a Clinical Social Worker in Maryland (LCSW-C) and the District of Columbia (LICSW).
- Awarded George F. Kramer Practitioner Award from the School of Public Health (2000).
Selected Publications
Wallen, J. (2003). Balancing work and family: The role of the workplace. New York: Allyn & Bacon.
Wallen, J. (1998). Substance abuse and health care utilization. In E. A. Blachman & K. D. Brownell (Eds.), Behavioral medicine for women: A comprehensive handbook (pp. 309-312). New York: Guilford Publications.
Wallen, J. (1998). The need for services research on drug treatment for women. In Drug addiction research and the health of women. Rockville, MD: National Institute on Drug Abuse.
Rubin, R. H., & Wallen, J. (1997). The role of the family in mediating the effects of community violence on children. Aggression and Violent Behavior: A Review Journal, 2, 33-41.
Wallen, J. (1993). Addiction in human development. Binghamton, NY: The Haworth Press.