School of Public Health @ UMD : Department of Family Science

Education

Ph.D., University of Washington, Clinical Psychology, 1999

Research Focus

African American couples and families, interracial couples, intimate partner violence, couple therapy, ethnic minority families, transracial adoption

Current Grants

NICHD: Minority Supplement, "Relationship quality and fathering among African American couples", Sandra Hofferth, Co-Investigator
UMCP: Psychological, Dyadic, and Environmental Predictors of Satisfaction and Stability in African-American Interracial Couples
CREES &USDA: Experiences of Ethnic Minority Status and Relationship Functioning in the Intimate Relationships of African Americans: Predicting Satisfaction and Stability.
The Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues: Ethnic Minority Status and Relationship Functioning in African American/White Interracial Couples.

Career Highlights

Faculty Associate, Maryland Population Research Center, University of Maryland, College Park (2007)
Muriel Sloan Communitarian Award, School of Public Health, University of Maryland, College Park (2007)
Elected President, African Americans Special Interest Group, Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy (2004)
Hartman Child and Family Scholar (2004)
Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellowship, National Research Council (1998)
Honorable Mention, Marriage and Family Therapy Minority Fellowship Program, American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (1995)

Selected Publications

Hampton, R. L., La Taillade, J. J., Marghi, J. R., & Dacey, A. (in press). Evaluating domestic violence interventions for Black women. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment, & Trauma.

La Taillade, J. J., Matthew, R., & Babcock, J. C. (in press). Prevention of intimate partner violence among African Americans. In R. Hampton & T. Gullotta (Eds.), Intervention and treatment of violence in African-American families. New London, CT: Child & Family Agency.

Hampton, R. L., Dacey, A., Marghi, J. R., & La Taillade, J. J. (in press). Evaluating domestic violence interventions for Black women. In O. Williams (Ed.), African American men and violence. University of Minnesota Press.

La Taillade, J. J. (2006). Considerations for treatment of African American coupe relationships. Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy, 20, 341-358.

La Taillade, J. J., Epstein, N. B., & Werlinich, C. A. (2006). Conjoint treatment of intimate partner violence. Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy, 20, 393-410

Epstein, N., Baucom, D. H., Hunt, W., & LaTaillade, J. J. (2002). Brief cognitive-behavioral therapy with couples. In F. W. Bond & W. Dryden (Eds.), Handbook of brief cognitive behaviour therapy (pp. 187-205). Chichester, UK: Wiley.

Baucom, D. H., Epstein, N., & LaTaillade, J. J. (2002). Cognitive-behavioral couple therapy. In A. S. Gurman & N. S. Jacobson (Eds.), Clinical handbook of couple therapy (3rd ed., pp. 26-58). New York: Guilford.

Babcock, J. C., & La Taillade, J. J. (2000). Evaluating interventions for men who batter. In J. Vincent & E. N. Jouriles (Eds.), Domestic violence: Guidelines for research-informed practice (pp. 37-77). London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

La Taillade, J. J., & Jacobson, N. S. (1997). Domestic violence: Antisocial behavior in the family. In D. M. Stoff, J. Breiling, & J. D. Maser (Eds.), Handbook of antisocial behavior (pp. 534-550). New York: John Wiley & Sons.

Gottman, J. M., Jacobson, N. S., Rushe, R. H., Shortt, J. W., Babcock, J. C., La Taillade, J. J., & Waltz, J. (1995). The relationship between heart rate activity, emotionally aggressive behavior and general violence in batterers. Journal of Family Psychology, 9, 227-248.


	Jaslean J. LaTaillade Adjunct Assistant Professor Phone: 301.405.3672 E-mail: jaslean@umd.edu
	Education Ph.D., University of Washington, Clinical Psychology, 1999 Research Focus African American couples and families, interracial couples, intimate partner violence, couple therapy, ethnic minority families, transracial adoption Current Grants NICHD: Minority Supplement, "Relationship quality and fathering among African American couples", Sandra Hofferth, Co-Investigator UMCP: Psychological, Dyadic, and Environmental Predictors of Satisfaction and Stability in African-American Interracial Couples CREES &USDA: Experiences of Ethnic Minority Status and Relationship Functioning in the Intimate Relationships of African Americans: Predicting Satisfaction and Stability. The Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues: Ethnic Minority Status and Relationship Functioning in African American/White Interracial Couples. Career Highlights Faculty Associate, Maryland Population Research Center, University of Maryland, College Park (2007) Muriel Sloan Communitarian Award, School of Public Health, University of Maryland, College Park (2007) Elected President, African Americans Special Interest Group, Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy (2004) Hartman Child and Family Scholar (2004) Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellowship, National Research Council (1998) Honorable Mention, Marriage and Family Therapy Minority Fellowship Program, American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (1995) Selected Publications Hampton, R. L., La Taillade, J. J., Marghi, J. R., & Dacey, A. (in press). Evaluating domestic violence interventions for Black women. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment, & Trauma. La Taillade, J. J., Matthew, R., & Babcock, J. C. (in press). Prevention of intimate partner violence among African Americans. In R. Hampton & T. Gullotta (Eds.), Intervention and treatment of violence in African-American families. New London, CT: Child & Family Agency. Hampton, R. L., Dacey, A., Marghi, J. R., & La Taillade, J. J. (in press). Evaluating domestic violence interventions for Black women. In O. Williams (Ed.), African American men and violence. University of Minnesota Press. La Taillade, J. J. (2006). Considerations for treatment of African American coupe relationships. Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy, 20, 341-358. La Taillade, J. J., Epstein, N. B., & Werlinich, C. A. (2006). Conjoint treatment of intimate partner violence. Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy, 20, 393-410 Epstein, N., Baucom, D. H., Hunt, W., & LaTaillade, J. J. (2002). Brief cognitive-behavioral therapy with couples. In F. W. Bond & W. Dryden (Eds.), Handbook of brief cognitive behaviour therapy (pp. 187-205). Chichester, UK: Wiley. Baucom, D. H., Epstein, N., & LaTaillade, J. J. (2002). Cognitive-behavioral couple therapy. In A. S. Gurman & N. S. Jacobson (Eds.), Clinical handbook of couple therapy (3rd ed., pp. 26-58). New York: Guilford. Babcock, J. C., & La Taillade, J. J. (2000). Evaluating interventions for men who batter. In J. Vincent & E. N. Jouriles (Eds.), Domestic violence: Guidelines for research-informed practice (pp. 37-77). London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers. La Taillade, J. J., & Jacobson, N. S. (1997). Domestic violence: Antisocial behavior in the family. In D. M. Stoff, J. Breiling, & J. D. Maser (Eds.), Handbook of antisocial behavior (pp. 534-550). New York: John Wiley & Sons. Gottman, J. M., Jacobson, N. S., Rushe, R. H., Shortt, J. W., Babcock, J. C., La Taillade, J. J., & Waltz, J. (1995). The relationship between heart rate activity, emotionally aggressive behavior and general violence in batterers. Journal of Family Psychology, 9, 227-248.