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Jason SchiffmanCurriculum Vitae

CURRICULUM VITAE

[2013 July]

JASON SCHIFFMAN

EDUCATION

Ph.D.2003University of Southern California, Clinical Psychology,

Advisor: Sarnoff Mednick, Ph.D. “Motor, affective, and social

precursors of schizophrenia”

M.A.2000University of Southern California, Clinical Psychology

B.A.1996Emory University, Psychology, Summa Cum Laude, Supervisor: Elaine

Walker, Ph.D.

Experience in Higher Education

2009-PresentUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), Associate Professor, Psychology, Director of Clinical Training

2013-PresentUniversity of Maryland, School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Maryland Psychiatric Research Center, Adjunct Faculty

2010-PresentUniversity of Maryland, School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Secondary Appointment

2007-2009University of Hawaiʻi, Associate Professor, Psychology

2003-2007University of Hawaiʻi, Assistant Professor, Psychology

Fall 2001University of Southern California, Co-Instructor, Education

Spring 2000University of Southern California, Teaching Assistant, Psychology

1998-1999Loyola Marymount University, Co-Lecturer, Psychology

Experience in Other than Higher Education

2006-PresentDepartment of Education, State of Hawaiʻi, Statistical and Data Management Consultant

2009-PresentState of Maryland, Licensed Clinical Psychologist

2005-2009State of Hawaiʻi, Licensed Clinical Psychologist

2007-2009University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Clinical Studies Program, Associate Director

2005-2009Child and Adolescent Mental Health Division, Hawaiʻi Department of Health, Data Infrastructure Grant Mental Health Consultant

2004-2009Child and Adolescent Mental Health Division, Hawaiʻi Department of Health, Hawaiʻi Evidence Based Services Committee

2004-2009Center for Cognitive Behavior Therapy, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Co-Director and Supervisor

2003-2009Child and Adolescent Thought Disorders Program within the Center for Cognitive Behavior Therapy, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Director and Founder

2002-2003Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, LEND Research Team Leader

2002-2003Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Predocoral Psychology Intern

2001-2002UCLA Medical Center, Research Assistant

1999-2003University of Southern California, NRSA NIMH Pre-Doctoral Research Fellow

1999-2002University of California Los Angeles, Psychodiagnostic Assessor

1995-1997Emory University, Research Coordinator

Honors Received

2002College of Arts and Science Summer Dissertation Award

1998Leibovitz Graduate Student Award, University of Southern California

1997-2000LAS Merit Fellowship, University of Southern California

1996Psi Chi, Treasurer

1996Phi Beta Kappa

1992-1996Dean’s List, All Semesters

Research Support and/or Fellowships

Fin. YearTotalSource & Details

2013-2014$5,000Neurocognitive Risk Markers for Psychosis, Department of

Psychology Seed Grant, UMBC

2012-2013$67,359Identifying Youth At-Risk for Psychosis, 1915c, SoM, P.I.

2013-2014$1,500Practitioner Preference Regarding Psychosis-Risk Screening,

UMBC,Faculty Mentor for P.I. BaShaun Davis

2012-2013$10,000Randomized Study of Interventions for Public Stigma towards

Psychosis, Mental Health Foundation

2013-2014$10,000 The Family VOICE Study, PCORI, Co.I.

2012-2013$16,000Risk Factors for Psychosis among Youth in Baltimore, Baltimore

Mental Health Institute, P.I.

2012-2013$18,000 Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Spectroscopy Assessment of

Adipose and Lean Tissue in Youth at Risk for Schizophrenia,

UMBC, P.I.

2012-2013$5,000Investigating Prevalence of Pre-Psychotic Symptoms in a

Primary Care Setting, Center for Mental Health Pediatric Care,

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Faculty

Mentor for P.I. Emily Kline

2011-2013$32,400Youth AtRisk for Schizophrenia: Identification of Early Risk,

UMB, SoM, P.I.

2011-2012$20,000UMBC, SRAIS Award, P.I.

2011-2012$15,000Innovations, UMB SoM, “Common Elements” Evaluation Grant

2009-2013$44,367School Mental Health, UMB, SoM, “BSMHI” Grant

2010-2011$40,000MetabolicRisk forYouth at RiskforSchizophrenia UMBC, RSFI Award, P.I.

2009-2010$24,000 Mental Health Transformation State Incentive Grant, P.I.

2008-2009$215,606 Department of Education, State of Hawaiʻi, Co-P.I.

2007-2010$100,000National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), P.I. (direct costs)

2006$4,920University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

2004-2009$925,750Child and Adolescent Mental Health Division, State of Hawaiʻi, P.I.

2004-2007$60,000 National Alliance for Research in Schizophrenia and Depression (NARSAD), P.I.

2004-2005$200,000 Department of Education, State of Hawaiʻi, Acting P.I.

2000-2003$70,392National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), P.I

Research Support Applications

Fin. YearTotalSource & Details

2013-2014$60,000Improving prediction of psychosis, UMB/UMBC collaboration

2013$20,000Anti-stigma for schizophrenia, SRAIS (unfunded)

2013-2017$2.5M NIMH 1R01MH101197-01Improving prediction of psychosis

through behavioral and neuroimaging biomarkers

2013-2014$100,000NARSAD Improving prediction of progression towards psychosis

through neuroimaging biomarkers (unfunded)

2009$100,000NARSAD Prediction of psychosis among youth (unfunded)

Ph.D. Students

Noel Quin(UMBC) member of Dissertation Committee (2012-)

Amy Hahn(UMBC) member of Dissertation Committee (2011-Present)

Emily Kline(UMBC) Chair of Dissertation Committee (2012-Present)

Elizabeth Connors(UMBC) Chair of Dissertation Committee (2011-Present)

Jennifer Nail(UMBC) member of Dissertation Committee (2011-2012)

Holly VanderWalde(UMBC) member of Dissertation Committee (2011-Present)

Nicole Brocato(UMBC) member of Dissertation Committee (2011-Present)

Chris Min(UMBC) member of Dissertation Committee (2010-2012)

Gail Shore(University of Hawaii) chair of Dissertation Committee (2003-2004)

Nikki Armstrong(Chair) (University of Hawaii) chair of Dissertation Committee (2007-2009)

Elizabeth Jacobs(University of Hawaii) chair of Dissertation Committee (2006-2008)

Shana Golembo(University of Hawaii) chair of Dissertation Committee (2006-2011)

Justin Maeda(University of Hawaii) chair of Dissertation Committee (2006-2012)

Soumitir Sil (UMBC) member of Dissertation Committee (2010-2011)

Roxanna Stumpf(University of Hawaii) member of Dissertation Committee (2007-2011)

Brad Nakamura(University of Hawaii) member of Dissertation Committee (2004-2005)

Cassian Kimhan(University of Hawaii) member of Dissertation Committee (2004-2005)

Judy Lee(University of Hawaii) member of Dissertation Committee (2004-2005)

Carrie Talesfore(University of Hawaii) member of Dissertation Committee (2006-2008)

Alyssa Taylor(University of Hawaii) member of Dissertation Committee (2006-2008)

Winter Hamada(University of Hawaii) member of Dissertation Committee (2006-2008)

Lisa Phillips(University of Hawaii) member of Dissertation Committee (2006-2008)

Farah Greene(University of Hawaii) member of Dissertation Committee (2006-2009)

Catherine Moffitt(University of Hawaii) member of Dissertation Committee (2004-2006)

Rita Smith(University of Hawaii) member of Dissertation Committee (2007-2010)

Master’s Students

Camille Wilson(UMBC) chair of Thesis Committee (2010-present)

Thomas Tsuji (UMBC) chair of Thesis Committee (2009-present)

Elizabeth Thompson(UMBC) chair of Thesis Committee (2011-present)

Faren Grant(UMBC) member of Thesis Committee (2013-present)

Jason Kisser(UMBC) member of Thesis Committee (2013-present)

Emily Foxen-Craft(UMBC) member of Thesis Committee (2012-present)

Sean Logie(UMBC) member of Thesis Committee (2009-2012)

Emily Kline(UMBC) chair of Thesis Committee (2010-2012)

Jennifer Nail(UMBC) member of Thesis Committee (2010-2011)

Elizabeth Connors(UMBC) chair of Thesis Committee (2010-2012)

Kaitlin Thompson(UMBC) member of Thesis Committee (2010-present)

Justin Maeda(University of Hawaii) chair of Thesis Committee (2004-2006)

Jane Knock(University of Hawaii) chair of Thesis Committee (2005-2006)

Shana Golembo (University of Hawaii) chair of Thesis Committee (2006-2007)

Elizabeth Jacobs(University of Hawaii) member of Thesis Committee (2004-2006)

Farrah Green(University of Hawaii) member of Thesis Committee (2004-2006)

Sarah Pestle(University of Hawaii) member of Thesis Committee (2004-2007)

Gloria Mathis(University of Hawaii) member of Thesis Committee (2005-2008)

Roxanna Stumpf(University of Hawaii) member of Thesis Committee (2005-2008)

Landry Fukunaga(University of Hawaii) member of Thesis Committee (2004-2006)

Iruma Bella(University of Hawaii) member of Thesis Committee (2005-2007)

Andrew Grant(University of Hawaii) member of Thesis Committee (2004-2006)

Chad Ebesutani(University of Hawaii) member of Thesis Committee (2005-2007)

Coty Gonzales(University of Hawaii) member of Thesis Committee (2004-2006)

Steve Rieg(University of Hawaii) member of Thesis Committee (2004-2005)

Monty Anderson(University of Hawaii) member of Thesis Committee (2005-2007)

Undergraduate Students

60+ registered undergraduate students from Fall 2003-Present

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

Society for Research in Psychopathology (Publication Committee, 2008-present; Smadar

Levin Award Selection Committee, 2007; Program Committee Member, 2013)

International Early Psychosis Association

PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

Peer-Reviewed Works

  • Journal Articles
  1. Schiffman, J., Kline, E. *, Reeves, G., Jones, A., Luksted, A., Medoff, D., & Dixon, L. (in press). Comparing experiences of caregivers of youth to caregivers of adult consumers among caregivers seeking to participate in the NAMI FTF program.Psychiatry Services.
  2. Nugent, K.L.*, Kline, E.*, Thompson, E.*,Bussell, K.,Reeves, G., & Schiffman, J. (in press). Assessing psychotic symptoms in the BASC2 Atypicality Scale. Early Intervention in Psychiatry.
  3. Schiffman, J., Kline, E.*, Reeves, G., Hoagwood, K., Luksted, A., Medoff, D., & Dixon, L. (in press). Comparing outcomes of caregivers of youth to caregivers of adult consumers among caregivers participating in the NAMI FTF program.International Journal of Mental Health.
  4. Kline, E.*, Thompson, E.*, Schimunek, C.*, Reeves, G., Bussell, K., Pitts, S., & Schiffman, J. (2013). Parent-Adolescent Agreement on Psychosis Risk Symptoms. Schizophrenia Research, 147, 147-152.
  5. Jacobs, E. *, Kline, E. *, & Schiffman, J. (2012). Defining “Treatment as Usual” for Attenuated Psychosis Syndrome: A survey of community Practitioners. Psychiatric Services, 63, 1252-1256.
  6. Kline, E. *, Wilson, C. *, Ereshefsky, S. *, Nugent, K. *, Pitts, S., Reeves, G., & Schiffman, J. (2012). Schizotypy, psychotic-like experiences and distress: An interaction model. Psychiatry Research, 200, 647-651.
  7. Golembo, S. *, Walder, D.J., Daly, M., Mittal, V., Kline, E. *, Reeves, G., & Schiffman, J. (2012). A meta-analytic review of dermatoglyphic abnormalities in schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Research, 142, 1-11.
  8. Kline, E. *, Wilson, C. *, Ereshefsky, S. *, Denenny, D. *, Thompson, E.*,Pitts, S., Bussell, K., Reeves, G., & Schiffman, J. (2012). Psychosis risk screening in youth:A validation study of three self-report measures of attenuated psychosis symptoms.Schizophrenia Research, 141, 72-77.
  9. Golembo, S.*, Schiffman, J., Kline, E.*, Sorensen, H., Mortensen, E., Stapleton, L., Hayashi, K., Michelsen, N., Ekstrom, M., & Mednick, S. (2012). Premorbid Multivariate Markers of Neurodevelopmental Instability in the Prediction of Adult Schizophrenia-Spectrum Disorder: A High-Risk Prospective Investigation.Schizophrenia Research, 139, 129-135.
  10. Kline, E.*, Wilson, C.*, Ereshefsky, S.*, Tsuji, T.*, Schiffman, J., Pitts, S., Reeves, G. (2012). Convergent and discriminant validity of attenuated psychosis screening tools. Schizophrenia Research, 134, 49-53.
  11. Knock, J.*, Kline, E.*, Schiffman, J., Maynard, A., & Reeves, G. (2011). Burdens and difficulties experienced by caregivers of children and adolescents with schizophrenia-spectrum disorders: A qualitative study. Early Intervention in Psychiatry, 5, 349-354.
  12. Jacobs, L.*, Kline, E.*, & Schiffman, J. (2011). Practitioner perceptions of attenuated psychosis syndrome. Schizophrenia Research, 131, 24-30.
  1. Golembo, S.*, Denenny, D.*, Kishimoto, E., & Schiffman, J. (2011). Training service providers regarding youth at risk for psychosis. Asian-Pacific Psychiatry, 3,17–22.
  1. Schiffman, J., & Dixon, L. (2011). Treatment issues and challenges facing young adults with chronic mental illness. The Maryland Psychologist, 56, 19-21.
  1. Sørensen, H.J., Mortensen, E.L., Schiffman, J., Denenny, D.*, & Mednick, S.A. (2010). Premorbid IQ and adult schizophrenia spectrum disorder: Verbal and performance subtests.Psychiatry Research, 178, 23-26.
  1. Sørensen, H.J., Mortensen, E.L., Schiffman, J., Reinisch, J., Maeda, J.*, & Mednick, S.A. (2010). Early developmental milestones and risk of schizophrenia. A 45-year follow-up of the Copenhagen Perinatal Cohort. Schizophrenia Research, 118, 41-47.
  1. Schiffman, J., Sorensen, H.J., Maeda, J.*, Mortensen, E.L., Victoroff, J., Hayashi, K., Michelsen, N.M., Ekstrom, M., & Mednick, S.A. (2009). Childhood motor coordination and adult schizophrenia-spectrum disorder. American Journal of Psychiatry, 166, 1041-1047.
  1. Schiffman, J., Chorpita, B.F., Daleiden, E.L., Maeda, J.*, & Nakamura, B.* (2008). Service Profile of Youths with Schizophrenia-Spectrum Diagnoses. Children and Youth Services Review, 30, 427-436.
  1. Pestle, S.*, Chorpita, B.F., & Schiffman, J. (2008). Psychometric Properties of the Penn State Worry Questionnaire for Children in a Large Clinical Sample. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 37, 465-471.
  1. Jacobs, E.A.*, Fujii, D., Schiffman, J., & Bello, I.* (2008). An exploratory analysis of neurocognition in methamphetamine-induced psychotic disorder and paranoid schizophrenia. Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology, 21, 98-103.
  1. LaBrie, J. W., Rodrigues, A., Schiffman, J., & Tawalbeh, S. (2008). Early alcohol initiation increases risk related to drinking among college students. Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse, 17, 125-141.
  1. Young, J.*, Daleiden, E.L., Chorpita, B.F., Schiffman, J., & Mueller, C. W. (2007). Assessing Stability between Treatment Planning Documents in a System of Care. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 34, 530-539.
  1. Schiffman, J., Becker, K. D.*, & Daleiden, E. L. (2006). Evidence-based services in a statewide public mental health system: Do the treatments fit the problems? Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 35, 13-19.
  1. Schiffman, J., Maeda, J.*, Hayashi, K., Michelsen, N., Sorensen, H., Ekstrom, M., Abe, K., Chronicle, E., & Mednick, S. (2006). Premorbid childhood ocular-alignment abnormalities and adult schizophrenia-spectrum disorder. Schizophrenia Research, 81, 253-260.
  1. Schiffman, J. & Daleiden, E. (2006).Population and service characteristics of youth with schizophrenia-spectrum diagnoses in the Hawai‘i system of care. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 47, 58-62.
  1. Nakamura, B.*, Schiffman, J., Lam, C.*, Becker, K.*, & Chorpita, B. (2006). A modularized cognitive-behavioral intervention for water phobia in an adolescent with childhood-onset schizophrenia. Child and Family Behavior Therapy, 28, 29-42.
  1. LaBrie, J. W., Earleywine, M., Schiffman, J., Pedersen, E. & Marriot, C. (2005). The effects of alcohol, expectancies, and partner type on condom use in college males: An event level study. Journal of Sex Research, 42, 259-266.
  1. LaBrie, J. W., Quinlan, T., Schiffman, J., & Earleywine, M. (2005). Performance of alcohol and safer sex rulers compared to readiness to change questionnaires. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 19, 112-115.
  1. Schiffman, J., Pestle, S.*, Mednick, S., Ekstrom, M., Sorensen, H., & Mednick, S. (2005). Childhood laterality and adult schizophrenia spectrum disorders: A prospective investigation. Schizophrenia Research, 72, 151-160.
  1. Schiffman, J., Nakamura, B.*, Earleywine, M., & LaBrie, J. (2005). Symptoms of schizotypy precede cannabis use. Psychiatry Research, 134, 37-42.
  1. Schiffman, J. (2004). Schizotypal traits in a non-clinical sample from Hawai‘i. Pacific Health Dialog, 11, 84-86.
  1. Schiffman, J., Lam, C.*, Jiwatram, T., Ekstrom, M., Sorensen, H., & Mednick, S. (2004). Perspective-taking deficits in people with schizophrenia spectrum disorders: A prospective investigation. Psychological Medicine, 34, 1581-1586.
  1. Schiffman, J., Walker, E., Ekstrom, M., Schulsinger, F., Sorensen, H., & Mednick, S. (2004). Childhood videotaped social and neuromotor precursors of schizophrenia: A prospective investigation. American Journal of Psychiatry, 161, 2021-2027.
  1. LaBrie, J., Schiffman, J., & Earleywine, M. (2002). Expectancies specific to condom use mediate the alcohol and sexual risk relationship. Journal of Sex Research, 39, 145-152.
  1. Schiffman, J., Ekstrom, M., LaBrie, J., Schulsinger, F., Sorensen, H., & Mednick, S. (2002). Minor physical anomalies and schizophrenia-spectrum disorders: A prospective investigation. American Journal of Psychiatry, 159, 238-243.
  1. Voldsgaard, P., Schiffman, J., Mednick, S., Rodgers, B., Christensen, H., Bredkjaer, S., & Schulsinger, F. (2002). Accuracy of retrospective reports of infections during pregnancy. International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research, 11, 184-186.
  1. Schiffman, J., LaBrie, J., Schulsinger, F., Parnas, J., Cannon, T., & Mednick, S. (2002). Perception of parent-child relationships in high-risk families, and adult schizophrenia outcome of offspring. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 36, 41-47.
  1. Schiffman, J., Abrahamson, A., Cannon, T., LaBrie, J., Parnas, J., Shulsinger, F., & Mednick, S. (2001). Early rearing factors in schizophrenia. International Journal of Mental Health, 30, 3-16.
  1. Weinstein, D., Diforio, D., Schiffman, J., Walker, E., & Bonsall, R. (1999) Minor physical anomalies, dermatoglyphic asymmetries and cortisol levels in adolescents with schizotypal personality disorder. American Journal of Psychiatry, 156, 617-623.

* Student/Mentee of Schiffman

  • Web based Journal Articles
  1. Schiffman, J. & Maeda, J.* (2007). Psychosocial Modular Treatment and Assessment for Schizophrenia-Spectrum Disorders in Youths. Scientist-Practitioner, Article 55. Retrieved October 4, 2007, from
  • Chapters in Books
  1. Kline, E. *, Denenny, D. *, Schiffman, J., & Reeves, G. (in press). Psychosis in the schools. Chapter in upcoming volume on school mental health.
  1. Kline, E. *, Wilson, C. *, Ereshefsky, S. *, Denenny, D. *, Thompson, E.*,Reeves, G., & Schiffman, J. (submitted 2012). Schizophrenia in adolescents. In the Handbook of Adolescent Mental Health.
  2. Kline, E. *Schiffman, J., (submitted 2012). Schizophreniform. In Encyclopedia of Mental Health.
  3. Schiffman, J.Donkervoet, T. (2008). Improving Services through Evidence-Based Practice Elements. In E. Stroul & G. Blau (Ed.) The System of Care Handbook: Transforming Mental Health Services for Children, Youth and Families.
  1. Schiffman, J. (2007). Schizophrenia among children and adolescents. In D. Fujii & I. Ahmed (Ed.) The Spectrum of Psychotic Disorders: Neurobiology, Etiology & Pathogenesis. Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, England.
  1. Schiffman, J., Mednick, S., Machon, R., Huttunen, M., Thomas, K., & Levine, S. (2003). Maternal Influences on Prenatal Neural Development Contributing to Schizophrenia. In D. Cicchetti & E. Walker (Eds.) Neurodevelopmental Mechanisms in the Genesis and Epigenesis of Psychopathology. Cambridge University Press: New York, pp. 138-154.
  1. Schiffman, J., Carter, J., Machon, R., & Mednick, S. (2003). Early environmental determinants of schizophrenia. In W. Stone, S. Faroane, & M. Tsuang (Ed.) Early Clinical Intervention and Prevention in Schizophrenia. Humana Press: Totowa, New Jersey.
  1. Schiffman, J. & Walker, E. F. (1998). Schizophrenia. In H. Friedman (Ed.) The Disorders: Specialty Articles from the Encyclopedia of Mental Health. Academic Press: New York.
  • Letter to Editor
  1. Kline, E.*, Gold, J., & Schiffman, J. (in press). Response to “A systematic review and meta‐regression analysis of aggression during First Episode of Psychosis” (letter). ActaPsychiatricaScandinavica.
  1. Schiffman, J.,Ekstrom, M., LaBrie, J., Schulsinger, F., Sorensen, H., & Mednick, S. (2003). MPAs may well raise more questions than they answer about the "schizophrenia spectrum" (letter). American Journal of Psychiatry, 160, 394.
  • Works Submitted or In Preparation
  1. Wilson, C. *, Kline, E.*, & Schiffman, J. (submitted). Blurred edges: A review of Autism Spectrum Disorders and Schizophrenia.

* Student/Mentee of Schiffman

Select Presentations

  • Paper Presentation
  1. Connors, E.*, Stephan, S., & Schiffman, J. (2012, October). Randomized Trial of Common Elements Training in School Mental Health Care: The Impact on Clinician Knowledge, Attitudes and Practice. In S.Stephan (Chair), Integration of a Common Elements Approach to School Mental Health Services in Maryland. Symposium conducted at the 17th Annual Conference on Advancing School Mental Health, Salt Lake City, UT.
  1. Schiffman, J., Tolman, R.*, Chorpita, B., & Daleiden, E. (2006). Evidence-Based Services for Youth in the Hawai‘i System of Care: Coding the Literature and Evaluating the Fit Between Services and Needs. Paper presented at the Sixteenth Annual Conference On State Mental Health Agency Services Research, Program Evaluation, And Policy, Baltimore, Maryland
  1. Schiffman, J. (2005). Pros and Cons of Adopting the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire for the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Division. Paper presented at the Performance Initiatives Steering Committee, Child and Adolescent Department of Mental Health, Hawai‘i.
  1. Schiffman, J. (2004). Service and population characteristics of youth in Hawai‘i: Special population research. Paper presented at the Performance Initiatives Steering Committee, Child and Adolescent Department of Mental Health, Hawai‘i.
  1. Schiffman, J. (2003). Childhood videotaped neuromotor and social precursors of schizophrenia: A prospective investigation. Paper presented at the University Center of Excellence in Developmental Disabilities, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Interdisciplinary Research Forum, Los Angeles, California.
  1. Schiffman, J. (2003). Childhood signs of adult schizophrenia: Implications for prediction and early intervention. Paper presented at Grand Rounds, Adolescent Medicine, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, California.
  1. Schiffman, J. (2003). Neuromotor and social precursors of schizophrenia: Premorbid investigations informing early identification. Paper presented at the Hawai‘i Psychological Association, Honolulu, Hawai‘i.
  1. Schiffman, J., LaBrie, J., & Mednick, S. (2000). The two-hit model: A prospective investigation. Paper presented at the Annual Liebowitz Conference, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California.
  1. Schiffman, J. & Mednick, S. (2000) A Longitudinal Investigation of the "Two-Hit" Model of Schizophrenia: The "First and Second Hits." Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Society for Research in Psychopathology, Boulder, Colorado.
  1. Schiffman, J., LaBrie, J., & Mednick, S. (2000). Cannabis use and the etiology of schizophrenia. Paper presented at the Annual Liebowitz Conference, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California.
  1. Schiffman, J., LaBrie, J., & Mednick, S. (1999). The effects of family relationships on psychiatric outcome in children at high-risk for schizophrenia. Paper presented at the Annual Liebowitz Conference, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California.
  • Poster Presentation
  1. Denenny, D.*, Schiffman, J., Bentley, E.*, & Zimmerman, S.* (2013). Validation of a Novel Social Distance Measure for Stigma of Schizophrenia. Poster presented at the 25th Annual Association for Psychological Science Conference, Washington, DC.
  1. Thompson, E.*, Kline, E.*, Wilson, C.*, Ereshefsky, S.*, Denenny, D.*, Tsuji, T.*, Schimunek, C.*, Epstein, G.*, Pirohamed, S., Bussell, K., Pitts, S.C., Reeves, G., & Schiffman, J. (2013). The Association between Atypicality and Attenuated Symptoms of Psychosis Among Help-Seeking Youth. Poster presented at the biannual meeting of the International Congress on Schizophrenia Research, 21-25 April 2013 at the JW Marriott Orlando in Grande Lakes, Florida.
  1. Wilson, C. *, Kline, E. *, Bussel, K. *, Denenny, D. *, Thompson, L. *, Epstein, G. *, Schimunek, C. *, Reeves, G., & Schiffman, J.(2013). Validation of the Global Functioning Role/Social in a clinical sample of adolescents. Poster presented at the biannual meeting of the International Congress on Schizophrenia Research, 21-25 April 2013 at the JW Marriott Orlando in Grande Lakes, Florida.
  1. Kline, E. *, Thompson, E. *, Schimunek, C. *, Bussel, K., Pitts, S., Reeves, G., & Schiffman, J.(2013). Parent-Adolescent Agreement on Psychosis Risk Symptoms. Poster presented at the biannual meeting of the International Congress on Schizophrenia Research, 21-25 April 2013 at the JW Marriott Orlando in Grande Lakes, Florida.
  1. Wilson, C.*, Kline, E.*, Ereshefsky, S.*, Tsuji, T.*, Denenny, D.*, Thompson, T.*, Pirmohamed, S., Reeves, G., & Schiffman, J. (2012).Utility of the full Structured Interview for Psychosis Risk Syndromes (SIPS): What can the SIPS subscales tell us about social and role functioning in adolescents? Poster session presented at the meeting of the Society for Research in Psychopathology, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
  1. Wilson, C.*, Denenny, D.*, Smith, S.*, Kline, E.*, Ereshefsky, S.*, Tsuji, T.*, Thompson, T.*, Reeves, G., & Schiffman, J. (2012).