Andrew Jordan Wright
Professional Background
Educational Background
Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, Columbia University
M.A., Psychology in Education, Teachers College, Columbia University
B.A., Psychology of Creativity, Boston University
Scholarly Interests
Psychological Testing and Assessment; Poverty and Barriers to Employment; Prevention of Mental Illness; Creativity; Hypnosis; School Counseling; Supervision
Published in 2010: Conducting Psychological Assessment: A Guide for Practitioners http://www.amazon.com/Conducting-Psychological-Assessment-Guide-Practitioners/dp/0470536756/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1295451730&sr=8-1#_
Selected Publications
Wright, A. J. (2010). Conducting Psychological Assessment: A Guide for Practitioners. Hoboken , New Jersey
Wright, A. J. & Emmert-Aronson, B. (2008). School Counselor Development Program (SCDP) for the treatment of adolescent depression and suicidality: A pilot study. Journal of School Counseling, 6(23). http://www.jsc.montana.edu/articles/v6n23.pdf
DeRose, L. M., Wright, A. J., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (2006). Does Puberty Account for the Gender Differential in Depression? In C.L.M. Keyes & S.H. Goodman (Eds.), Women and depression: A handbook for the social, behavioral, and biomedical sciences (pp. 89-128).
Wright, A. J. (2005). Experiencing Michael: Sullivan’s modes of sentience. Graduate Student Journal of Psychology, 7, 5-9.
Wright, A. J., Nichols, T. R., Graber, J. A., Brooks-Gunn, J., & Botvin, G. J. (2004). It's not what you say, it's how many different ways you can say it: Links between divergent peer resistance skills and delinquency a year later. Journal of Adolescent Health, 35(5), 380-391.
biographical information
current projects
Jordan is currently running a study on minority experiences and risk and resilience in LGB populations, called the Gay and Lesbian Identity and Personality Project (GLIPP).
He recently completed a textbook on psychological testing and assessment, published by Wiley, entitled Conducting Psychological Assessment: A Guide for Practitioners. http://www.amazon.com/Conducting-Psychological-Assessment-Guide-Practitioners/dp/0470536756/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1295451730&sr=8-1#_
