Specialties and Interests - Program Evaluation
- Multicultural Diversity
- Statistics
Courses Taught - Ph.D. Research Seminar, Program Evaluation Emphasis
- Advanced Research Methodology in Program Evaluation
- Ph.D. Doctoral Dissertation
Research: Publications, Presentations and Selected Papers (more available upon request) - Morris, A., Teeters, C., and Ja, D. (2004) The Comprehensive Asian Preschool Services Program (Frontline Reports). Psychiatric Services, 55(1).
- Gee, M., Gilman, G., Ja, D., Wicker, A. and Sember R. (2001) Housing for Multiply Diagnosed Men and Women with AIDS. In Lessons Learned, monograph published by the Human Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), HIV/AIDS Bureau, SPNS Programs and Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), HOPWA Programs, Rockville, MD.
- Aanavi, M.F., Taube, D.O., Ja, D.Y., & Duran, E. P. (1999). The status of psychologists in training and treatment of substance abusing clients. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 25, 448-451.
- Ja, D. & Yuen, F. (1987) Substance Abuse Treatment among Asian Americans, In E. Lee, (ed.), Working with Asian Americans: A Guide for Clinicians. Guilford Publishing Inc.
- Ja, D.Y. Research for Asian Americans: Historical And Political Perspectives. Paper of the "Community involved Research for Pacific/Asian American Minority Group Conference," San Francisco, CA, 1980.
- Ja, D.Y. Multi-Cultural Factors in Drug Treatment of Patients of Asian Descent. Invited symposium presenter at the 10th Annual Conference on Behavior, Clinical Neuroscience, Substance Abuse and Culture sponsored by NIDA, SAMHSA, Los Angeles County, and California Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs. Held in Los Angeles, CA. October 23-24, 2003.
- Ja, D., Issues in Alcohol Abuse Prevention Research in the Asian American Communities: A Researcher/Community Perspective. In: Langston, P., Epstein, L. (Eds.), The Challenge of Participatory Research: Preventing Alcohol-Related Problems in Ethnic Communities. (1995) Center for Substance Abuse Prevention Monograph 3, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
- Ja, D., Kitano, K.J., Ebata, A., Lemp, G., & Aanavi, A.B., AIDS knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors in San Francisco’s Chinese and Japanese populations. Accepted for publication and undergoing revisions in 1995, AIDS CARE.
- Ja, D., & Aoki, B., (1993) Substance Abuse Treatment: Culture and Barriers in the Asian American Community. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 25(1).
- Ja, D., Asian American youth and prevention strategies. Speaker at the National Communities Take Charge! Prevention Conference sponsored by University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Held in New Brunswick, New Jersey, June 3-6, 1992.
- Ja, D., Invited Discussant, working group on alcohol prevention Research in minority communities organized by the Prevention Research Branch of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. Held in Washington, DC. on May 18-19, 1992.
Professional Affiliations - National Asian American & Pacific Islander Mental Health Association
- National Asian Families Against Substance Abuse (NAPAFASA)
- American Psychological Association (APA)
- APA Division 5, Evaluation, Measurement and Statistics
- APA Division 27, Division of Community Psychology
- APA Division 45, Society for the Psychological Study of Ethnic Minority Issues APA Division 50, Addictions
- American Evaluators Association (AEA)
- American Orthopsychiatric Association
- Asian American Psychological Association (AAPA)
Professional Activities (more available upon request) - Member, 2001 to present: Board of Directors, National Asian American Pacific Islander Mental Health Association (NAAPIMA), Denver, Co. Active member of national mental health organization dedicated to mental health issues of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.
- Member, 1999 to present: Advisory Committee, National Data Coordinating Center, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP), Substance Abuse, Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
- Member, 1996 to 1998: Search Committee for Director, Center for Substance Abuse, Substance Abuse, Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Rockville, MD. Active member of Search committee for new Director of Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP), a federal agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
- Member, 1996 to present: Drug Control Research, Data, and Evaluation Committee (DCRDEC), Office 1996 to present of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), Executive Office of the President, Washington, DC.
- Member, 1995 to 1998: Epidemiology Advisory Board, Division of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Service, Department of Public Health, City and County of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA.
Degrees, Honors and Awards - Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
- B.A., Psychology, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA.
- A.A., Civil Engineering, City College of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA.
- 1972 U.S. Public Health Fellowship
- 1988 Leadership Award, National Minority AIDS Council, Washington, D.C
Program Evaluations Services Davis Y. Ja & Associates - Davis Y. Ja & Associates, Inc. is an independent consulting firm specializing in the research and evaluation of behavioral health, criminal and juvenile justice, mental health and substance abuse treatment services, eating disorders, as well as services for ethnic minorities. Since 1990, DYJ, Inc. has been providing these services to non-profit agencies and municipalities in the San Francisco Bay Area and throughout the United States, with primary emphasis on federal demonstration projects.
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