BA Psychology - 1966
Syracuse University

MA Psychology - 1967
Syracuse University

Ph.D. Psychology - 1969
Syracuse University

Internship, Clinical Psychology - Children's Hospital Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, 1975-1976 Fellow, Clinical Psychology - The Menninger Foundation, 1976-1978 Graduate, Topeka Institute for Psychoanalysis, 1985 Certification: Licensed Clinical Psychologist

Adolescent mothers and families at high psychosocial risk
Impact of community and domestic violence on children

Psychology
Pediatrics, Psychiatry, & Public Health

Advisory Board, Margaret Mahler Research Foundation, 1989-Present
Advisory Board, The Caring Foundation (Blue Cross/Blue Shield) for Youth Violence Prevention, (2000-present)
Advisory Committee on Infant Mental Health, Louisiana Office of Mental Health (1993-Present)
American Orthopsychiatric Association Fellow (1976-Present)
American Psychological Association, Member, Division 37- Child, Youth and Family Services (2000- )
Chair, Violence Study Group Zero to Three, National Center for Clinical Infant Programs, 1992 - Present
Co-Chair, Leadership Development Initiative, Zero to Three, 1998-present
Consultant for Office of Mental Health for infant mental health programs (2002-present)
Consultant, Department of Justice, 1999-present
International Conference on Infant Studies (1978- Present )
Member of Pew National Commission for Children in Foster Care –2003-2004
Member, Alliance for Human Services Violence Prevention Initiative (1994-Present)
Member, ChildNet, Governor’s Committee on Needs of Children and Intervention (l996-Present)
Member, Committee for the Fund for Psychoanalytic Research, Committee on Scientific Activities, Committee on Psychoanalysis, Community and Society American Psychoanalytic Association, 1993-Present
Member, Crescent City Peace Alliance (1995-Present)
Member, Executive Committee, World Association for Infant Mental Health (2000- present)
Member, Lieutenant Governor's State Committee on Children (1992-Present)
Member, Pew National Commission on Children in Foster Care, 2003-2004
Member, Research Committee, International Psychoanalytic Association, 1993-Present
President, Zero To Three/National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families, 2003-2006; Vice President ZTT (2000-2003); Executive Committee (1998-present); Member Board of Directors (1986-present)
Steering Committee for Ford/MacArthur Grant to Greater New Orleans Foundation (1989- )
World Association for Infant Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines, Member of Executive Committee (1985-Present)
Zero to Three/National Center for Infants, Toddlers, & Families- President-Elect

Osofsky, J.D, The Shaping of Mothers' Behavior by Children, Journal of Marriage and the Family 32, 400-405, 1970.

Osofsky, H.J. & Osofsky, J.D, The Adolescent as Mother: Factors Related to Their Children's Development, American Journal of Orthopsychiatry 40, 825-834, 1971.

Osofsky, J.D, Children's Influences Upon Parental Behavior. An Attempt to Define the Relationship with the Use of Laboratory Tasks, Genetic Psychology Monographs 83, 157-169, 1971.

Osofsky, J.D. & O'Connell, E.J, Parent-Child Interaction: Daughters' Effects Upon Mothers' and Fathers' Behaviors, Developmental Psychology 7, 157-168, 1971.

Osofsky, J.D., Osofsky, H.J. & Rajan, R, Psychological Effects of Legal Abortion. Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology, Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology 14, 215-234, 1971.

Osofsky, H.J. & Osofsky, J.D, Let's Be Sensible About Sex Education, American Journal of Nursing, 71, 532-545, 1971.

Osofsky, J.D, The Socialization and Education of American Families. What Is Happening to American Women, What Is Happening to American Women. Southern Newspaper Publishers Association Foundation , 1971.

Osofsky, J.D. & Osofsky, H.J, Androgyny as a Life Style, Family Coordinator 21, 411-418., 1972.

Osofsky, J.D. & Osofsky, H.J, The Psychological Reaction of Patients to Legalized Abortion., American Journal of Orthopsychiatry 42, 48-60, 1972.

Osofsky, J.D. & Hunt, D.E, Personality Correlates of Parental Teaching Behavior, Journal of Genetic Psychology 121, 3-10, 1972.

Osofsky, H.J., Osofsky, J.D., Kendall, N. & Rajan, R, Adolescents as Mothers: An Interdisciplinary Approach to a Complex Problem, The Journal of Youth and Adolescence 2, 233-249, 1973.

Osofsky, H.J. & Osofsky, J.D. (Eds.), The Abortion Experience, , 1973.

Osofsky, J.D. & Danzger, B, Relationships Between Neonatal Characteristics and other-Infant Interaction, Developmental Psychology 10, 124-130, 1974.

Osofsky, J.D., Osofsky, H.J., Rajan, R. & Spitz, D, Psychological Aspects of Abortion in the United States, The Mount Sinai Journal of Medicine 42, 456-467, 1975.

Osofsky, J.D, Neonatal Characteristics and Mother-Infant Interaction in Two Observational Situations, Child Development 47, 1138-1147, 1976.

Osofsky, J.D. & O'Connell, E.J., Patterning of Newborn Behavior in an Urban Population, Child Development 48, 532-536, 1977.

Osofsky, J.D. & Osofsky, H.J, Teenage Pregnancy: Psychosocial Considerations, Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology 21, 1161-1173, 1978.

Osofsky, J.D. & Conners, K, Mother-Infant Interaction: An Integrative View of a Complex System., Handbook of Infant Development , 1979.

Osofsky, J.D. (Ed.), , Handbook of Infant Development , 1979.

Osofsky, H.J. & Osofsky, J.D., Answers for New Parents: Adjusting to Your New Role, , 1980.

Osofsky, H.J. & Osofsky, J.D, Normal Adaptation to Pregnancy and New Parenthood. In P.M. Taylor, Parent-Infant Relationships , 1980.

Osofsky, H.J. & Osofsky, J.D, Developmental Aspects of Pregnancy and New Parenthood. Proceedings of International Congress of Psychosomatics, Obstetrics and Gynecology , 1980.

Osofsky, J.D., The Development of the Parent-Infant Relationship, Psychoanalytic Inquiry 1, 625-642, 1982.

Osofsky, J.D., Perspectives on Infant Mental Health, A Decade of Progress in Primary Prevention , 1983.

Osofsky, J.D. & Osofsky, H.J, Adaptation to Pregnancy and New Parenthood. In L.Dennerstein & G.D. Burrows, Handbook of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology , 1983.

Osofsky, J.D. & Osofsky, H.J, Pregnancy and New Parenthood: Issues Related to Adjustment and Parental Bonding, Gynecology and Obstetrics 6, 1983.

Osofsky, H.J. & Osofsky, J.D, Adolescent Adaptation to Pregnancy and Parenthood. In E. McAnarney, Premature Adolescent Pregnancy and Parenthood , 1983.

Osofsky, J.D. & Osofsky, H.J, Psychological and Developmental Perspectives on Expectant and New Parenthood, Review of Child Development Research 8, 1984.

Tyson, R., Emde, R.N., Galenson, E. & Osofsky, J.D., Panel on Origins and Fates of Psychopathology in Infancy, Frontier of Infant Psychiatry Vol. 2, 1984.

Ware, L.W., Osofsky, J.D., Eberhart-Wright, A. & Leichtman, M.L, Issues in Designing a Preventive Intervention Program for Adolescent Mothers and Infants, Infant Mental Health 8, 418-428, 1987.

Osofsky, J.D. (Ed.), , Handbook of Infant Development 2nd Edition, 1987.

Osofsky, J.D., Culp, A.M. & Ware, L.M, Intervention Challenges with Adolescent Mothers and Their Infants, Psychiatry 51, 236-241, 1988.

Culp, R., Appelbaum, M., Osofsky, J.D. & Levy, J, Adolescent and Older Mothers: Comparison Between Prenatal Maternal Variables and Newborn Interaction Measures, Infant Behavior and Development 11, 357-366, 1988.

Osofsky, J.D., Attachment Theory and Research and the Psychoanalytic Process, Pychoanalytic Psychology 5, 159-177, 1988.

Osofsky, J.D. & Eberhart-Wright, A., Affective Exchanges Between High Risk Mothers and Infants, International Journal of Psychoanalysis 69, 221-232, 1988.

Culp, R.E., Culp, A.M., Osofsky, J.D., Osofsky, H.J., Adolescent and older mothers' interaction patterns with their six-month-old infants, Journal of Adolescence 14, 195-200, 1991.

Carter, S., Osofsky, J.D., & Hann, D.M, Speaking for Baby: Therapeutic Interventions with Adolescent Mothers and Their Infants, Infant Mental Health Journal 12, 291-302, 1991.

Osofsky, J.D. & Eberhart-Wright, A., Risk and Protective Factors for Parents and Infants, Human Development: Future Directions in Infant Development Research 29-35, 1992.

Osofsky, J.D., Affective Development and Early Relationships: Clinical Implications, Interface of Psychoanalysis and Psychology pp. 233-244, 1992.

Osofsky, J.D., Eberhart-Wright, A. & Hann, D.M., Children of Adolescent Mothers: A Group at Risk for Psychopathology, Infant Mental Health Journal 13, 119-131, 1992.

Osofsky, J.D., Introduction. Can They Ever Feel Safe Again? The Impact of Community Violence on Infants, Toddlers, Their Parents and Practitioners, Zero to Three , 1992.

Emde, R.N., Osofsky, J.D. & Butterfield, P. (Eds.), Parental Responses to Infant Emotions: A New Instrument, , 1993.

Osofsky, J.D., Applied Psychoanalysis: How Research With Infants and Adolescents at High Psychosocial Risk Informs Psychoanalysis, Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association 41(Suppl), 193-208, 1993.

Osofsky, J.D. & Culp, A.M, Comparison between Teenage Mothers, High School Students and Low-Risk Groups, Parental Responses to Infant Emotions: A New Instrument pp. 149-160,, 1993.

Osofsky, J.D., Drell, M., & Hann, D.M., The I Feel Stories as a Projective Technique, Parental Responses to Infant Emotions: A New Instrument pp. 197-206, 1993.

Osofsky, J.D., & Emde, R.N., Clinical and Research Implications: New Directions, Parental Responses to Infant Emotions: A New Instrument pp. 255-272, 1993.

Osofsky, J.D, Introduction to Harris Symposium on Prevention and Intervention, Infant Mental Health Journal 14, 92-95, 1993.

Osofsky, J.D., Wewers, S., Hann, D.M., Fick, A.C. & Richters, J., Chronic Community Violence: What is Happening to Our Children?, Psychiatry 56, 36-45, 1993.

Osofsky, J.D., Hann, D.M. & Peebles, C, Adolescent Parenthood: Risks and Opportunities for Parents and Infants. In C. Zeanah, Handbook of Infant Mental Health pp. 106-119, 1993.

Osofsky, J.D. & Culp, R, A Relationships Perspective on the Transition to Parenthood, G. Pollock & S. Greenspan (eds.), Course of Life pp. 75-98 2nd edition, 1993.

Osofsky, J.D., Hubbs-Tait, L., Eberhart-Wright, A & Culp, A.C., Vulnerabilities in Preschool Children of Adolescent Mothers: A Narrative Approach, The Vulnerable Child pp. 153-166, 1994.

Hann, D.M., Osofsky, J.D., Barnard, K. & Leonard, G, Dyadic Affect Regulation in Three Caregiving Environments, American Journal of Orthopsychiatry 64, 263-269, 1994.

Osofsky, J.D. & Fenichel, E. (Eds.), Caring for Infants and Toddlers in Violent Environments: Hurt, Healing, and Hope. Zero to Three, , 1994.

Osofsky, J.D., Violence in the Lives of Young Children, , 1994.

Osofsky, J.D. & Fenichel, E. (Eds), Caring for Infants and Toddlers in Violent Environments: Hurt, Healing, and Hope, Zero to Three , 1994.

Osofsky, J.D., Participant in Roundtable: Children and Violence, Scholastic Early Childhood Today 8 (6), 46-48, 1994.

Osofsky, J.D., The Effects of Violence Exposure on Young Children, American Psychologist 50, 782-788, 1995.

Osofsky, J.D., In New Orleans, Analytic Ideas and a Grassroots Approach Confront the Effects of Violence, The American Psychoanalyst 29, 23-27, 1995.

Osofsky, J.D., The Effects of Domestic Violence on Children: The Invisible Victims, Social Policy Reports Vol. IX, No. 3, 1995.

Osofsky, J.D., Cohen, G., Drell, M., The Effects of Trauma on Young Children: A Case of Two Year Old Twins, International Journal of Psychoanalysis 76, 595-607, 1995.

Osofsky, J.D., Infant Mental Health: Research and Clinical Directions, Newsletter of the International Psychoanalytic Association , 1995.

Osofsky, J.D., Perspectives on Attachment and Psychoanalysis, Psychoanalytic Psychology 12, 347-362, 1995.

Osofsky, J.D. & Fenichel, E., Islands of Safety: Assessing and Treating Young Victims of Violence, , 1996.

Osofsky, J.D., Impact on the Helper: Burnout and Countertransference issues in treatment of Young Children Exposed to Violence, Islands of Safety: Assessing and Treating Young Victims of Violence , 1996.

Osofsky, J.D., How Psychoanalytically Informed Infant Observations Contribute to an Understanding of Psychoanalysis: A Commentary, Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association 44, 1996.

Hubbs-Tait, L., Hughes, K.P., Culp, A.M., Osofsky, J.D., Hann, D.M., Eberhart-Wright, A., Ware, L.M, Children of Adolescent Mothers: Attachment representations, maternal depression, and later Behavior Problems, American Journal of Orthopsychiatry 66, 416-426, 1996.

Osofsky, J.D. & Fenichel, E. (Eds), Islands of Safety: Assessing and Treating Young Victims of Violence, , 1996.

Osofsky, J.D., Family and Community Violence, Pediatrics 20th edition, 193-195, 1996.

Osofsky, J.D. (Ed), Children in a Violent Society, , 1997.

Osofsky, J.D., Invited Commentary: Community -Based Approaches to Violence Prevention, Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics 18, 405-407, 1997.

Fisher, C.B. & Osofsky, J.D., Training the applied developmental scientist for prevention and practice: Two current examples, Social Policy Reports Vol XI, No. 2, 1997.

Fisher, C.B. & Osofsky, J.D., Training the applied developmental scientist for prevention and practice: Two current examples, Social Policy Reports Vol XI, No. 2, 1997.

Osofsky, J.D. & Osofsky, H.J., Developmental implications of youth violence, Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics 3rd ed., pp. 493-498, 1998.

Osofsky, J.D., PERSPECTIVES: Children are the silent victims of domestic violence and chronic community violence, APSAC Advisor 11(2), 1998.

Osofsky, J.D. & Osofsky, H.J., Children’s exposure to violence: A critical lens for reporting on violence, Neiman Reports 52(4), 22-24, 1998.

Osofsky, J.D. & Scheeringa, M., Community and Domestic Violence Exposure: Effects on Development and Psychopathology, The Effects of Trauma on the Developmental Process pp. 155-180, 1998.

Osofsky, J.D., Children as Invisible Victims of Domestic and Community Violence, Children Exposed to Marital Violence: Theory, Research, and Intervention pp. 95-120, 1998.

Osofsky, J.D. & Osofsky, H.J., Working with the police to help young victims of violence: The linking of mental health services, Family Futures 2(4), 1999.

Osofsky, J.D., The impact of violence on children, The Future of Children: Domestic Violence and Children Vol. 9, No. 3., 1999.

Osofsky, J.D., Infants and violence: Prevention, Intervention, and Treatment, WAIMH Handbook of Infant Mental Health , 2000.

Osofsky, J. D., Early Developmental Issues for Understanding Borderline Personality Organization, Handbook of Borderline Personality Disorder , 2000.

Osofsky, J.D. & Thompson, D., Adaptive and maladaptive parenting, Handbook of Early Childhood Intervention 2nd ed., pp. 54-75, 2000.

Osofsky, J.D., Rovaris, J.M., Thompson, D., Freeman, N., Dickson, A., Appleyard, K., COPS for KIDS, Protecting young children in violent environments. Bulletin of Zero to Three 25, 26-27, 2000.

Osofsky, J.D. & Fitzgerald, H.E. (Eds.), WAIMH Handbook of Infant Mental Health, I-IV, 2000.

Osofsky, J.D. & Fenichel, E. (Eds), Protecting Young Children in Violent Environments, , 2000.

Osofsky, J.D., Helping Young Children and Families Cope with Trauma, , 2001.

Osofsky, H.J. & Osofsky, J.D., Violent and Aggressive behaviors in young: A mental health and prevention perspective, Psychiatry: Interpersonal and biological processes 64, 285-295, 2001.

Osofsky, J.D., Addressing Youth Victimization, Bulletin of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention , 2001.

Malik, N., Lederman, C.S., Crowson, M.M., & Osofsky, J.D., Evaluating maltreated infants, toddlers, and preschoolers in Dependency Court, Infant Mental Health Journal 23, 576-592., 2001.

Lederman, C.S., Osofsky, J.D., Katz, L, When the bough breaks the cradle will fall: Promoting the health and well being of infants and toddlers in juvenile court, Juvenile and Family Court Journal 52, 33-38, 2001.

Grace, M., Lederman, C.S., and Osofsky, J.D, Sharing child development expertise in court: Respect, rules, and roles, Zero to Three Bulletin , 2002.

Osofsky, J.D. & Osofsky, H.J., Children’s exposure to community violence, Encyclopedia on Violence , 2002.

Osofsky, J.D. & Osofsky, H.J., Children’s exposure to community violence: Psychoanalytic perspectives on education and treatment, Violence, Terrorism, & Transmission of Trauma: Analytically Informed Interventions in the Community , 2003.

Osofsky, J.D., Prevalence of children’s exposure to domestic violence and child maltreatment: Implications for prevention and intervention, Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review 6, 161-171, 2003.

Appleyard, K. & Osofsky, J.D., Parenting after trauma: Supporting parents and caregivers in the treatment of children impacted by violence, Infant Mental Health Journal 24, 111-125, 2003.

Osofsky, J.D., Psychoanalytically based treatment for traumatized children and their families, Psychoanalytic Inquiry 23, 530-543, 2003.

Osofsky, J.D. & Dickson, A., Treating traumatized children: The costs of delay, Protecting young children in violent environments, Bulletin of Zero to Three 25, 20-24, April/May 2000.