Last updated on:
9/10/2007 |
Author: ProCon.org
Jason Schiffman, PhD Biography
- Title:
- Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County
- Position:
- Not Clearly Pro or Con to the question "Should Marijuana Be a Medical Option?"
- Reasoning:
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“Findings suggest that regular cannabis users are significantly more prone to cognitive and perceptual distortions as well as disorganization, but not interpersonal deficits, than non-regular users and those who have never used. Additionally, the onset of schizotypal symptoms generally precedes the onset of cannabis use. The findings do not support a causal link between cannabis use and schizotypal traits.”
“Symptoms of Schizotypy Precede Cannabis Use,” Psychiatry Research, 2005
- Theoretical Expertise Ranking:
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Experts
Individuals with MDs, PhDs, JDs, or equivalent advanced degrees in fields relevant to medical marijuana. Also top-level government officials (such as foreign leaders, US presidents, Founding Fathers, Supreme Court Justices, members of legislative bodies, cabinet members, military leaders, etc.) with positions relevant to medical marijuana issues. - Involvement and Affiliations:
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- Associate Professor, Psychology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), 2009-present
- Director of Clinical Training, Psychology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), 2009-present
- Associate Professor, Clinical Psychology, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Aug. 2007-2009
- Assistant Professor, Clinical Psychology, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Aug. 2003–Jul. 2007
- Member, Society for Research in Psychopathology
- Member, American Psychological Association
- Member, Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy
- Recipient, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Division Grant, “Clinical Therapy and Assessment, Department of Education,” July 1, 2004–June 30, 2007
- Recipient, Young Investigators Award (grant), “Prediction of Psychosis among High–Risk Adolescents in Hawaii,” Aug. 2004–Aug. 2006
- Recipient, National Alliance for Research in Schizophrenia and Depression (NASRAD) Research Grant
- Recipient, National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) National Research Service Award
- Education:
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- PhD, Clinical Psychology, University of Southern California, 2003
- Pre–doctoral Clinical Internship, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
- BA, Psychology, Emory University, 1996
- Other:
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- None found
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