Jeff Jenson
Contact:
Philip D. and Eleanor G. Winn Professor for Children and Youth at Risk
Associate Dean for Research
PhD, University of Washington
Craig Hall, Room 476
Telephone: 303-871-2526
E-mail: jjenson@du.edu
Areas of interest:
- high-risk youth
- adolescent problem behavior
- school-based prevention
- evidence-based practice
Prof. Jeff Jenson is the Philip D. and Eleanor G. Winn Professor for Children and Youth at Risk, and he serves as GSSW's Associate Dean for Research. His publications include two books and numerous articles on adolescent problem behavior. Social Policy for Children and Families: A Risk and Resilience Perspective, which he co-edited, received the 2006-08 Social Policy Award for Best Edited Volume from the Society for Research on Adolescence.
Prof. Jenson is currently principal investigator of the Youth Empowerment Project, an investigation aimed at improving academic and behavioral outcomes among youth in three Denver public housing communities. He was recently principal investigator of the Youth Matters Denver Public Schools Prevention Project, which assessed the effects of a structured curriculum on aggression and substance use among students in 28 elementary schools.
Recipient of the University of Denver Distinguished Scholar Award in 2003, Prof. Jenson also received the University Lecturer Award in 2007. In 2009, Prof. Jenson delivered the Aaron Rosen Endowed Lecture at the annual meeting of the Society for Social Work and Research, as well as the keynote address at the Ohio State National Symposium on Doctoral Research in Social Work.
