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Robert Jagers

Associate Professor; Chair, Combined Program in Education and Psychology

Robert Jeffries Jagers is a developmental psychologist and he investigates the complex connections among culture, race, and class and their impact on the social-emotional development of urban youth. He studies how culture influences and is influenced by African-American youth and their functioning in the different contexts in which they must negotiate. His work is important for the design of interventions designed to limit risky behaviors and support positive youth development. Jagers is a graduate of Pennsylvania State University and received his PhD from Howard University.

Jagers teaches courses in the following program(s): Combined Program in Education and Psychology.

Affiliations

• Educational Studies
• Combined Program in Education and Psychology

Committees

• Executive Committee
• Academic Leadership Group

Grants

2/1/1992 - 1/1/1994	Academic Performance, Antisocial Behavior, and Cultural Awareness among African-American Children - a University of Illinois at Chicago Center for Urban Educational Research and Development grant Granting Agency: University of Illinois at Chicago Center for Urban Educational Research and Development
2/1/1992 - 1/1/1997	African American Youth Behavior Project - a National Institute of Child Health and Human Development grant Granting Agency: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
2/1/2003 - 1/1/2009	Baltimore City Male Reproductive Health Initiative - a Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Population Affairs grant Granting Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Population Affairs
2/1/1999 - 1/1/2005	Contextual enhancements to promote children’s developmental competencies - a U.S. Department of Education/Office of Educational Research and Improvement grant Granting Agency: U.S. Department of Education/Office of Educational Research and Improvement
2/1/1991 - 1/1/1993	Family Socialization and Child Outcomes in an Urban, Poor African-American Community - a Social Science Research Council Fellowship grant Granting Agency: Social Science Research Council Fellowship
2/1/1997 - 1/1/1998	Family influences on the prosocial development of African American primary age children Granting Agency: UIC Health Research and Policy Centers
2/1/1995 - 1/1/1999	Fishers of Men: A Formative Evaluation of a Community-Based, Self-Help Initiative Granting Agency: Amoco Foundation
10/1/2008 - ongoing	IRADS: Center for the Study of Black Youth in Context Granting Agency: National Science Foundation
2/1/1997 - 1/1/1998	Methods for Inquiry into Family Influences on Prosocial Development of Young Children - a University of Illinois at Chicago Office of Social Science Research grant Granting Agency: University of Illinois at Chicago Office of Social Science Research
4/15/2012 - 12/31/2012	Workshop at ICP 2012 Conference Granting Agency: National Science Foundation

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