Leonard A. Jason is a professor of psychology at

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, where he also directs the Center for Community Research. His chief professional interests include the study of

chronic fatigue syndrome Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), also called myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) or ME/CFS, is a complex, debilitating, long-term medical condition. The causes and mechanisms of the disease are not fully understood. Distinguishing core symptoms are ...

(CFS), violence prevention, smoking cessation, and

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recovery homes for substance abuse. Jason's interest in chronic fatigue syndrome began when he was diagnosed with the condition in 1990 after having mononucleosis.

Early life and education

Leonard A. Jason is the son of

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, a well known comedian who entertained in the

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. Jason received a B.A. in psychology from

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in 1971 and a Ph.D. in psychology from the

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in 1975.

Career

Jason is a former president of the Division of Community Psychology of the

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(APA) and a past editor of ''The Community Psychologist''. Jason has edited or written 28 books, and he has published over 800 articles and 100 book chapters on CFS, ME, recovery homes, the prevention of alcohol, tobacco, and other drug abuse, media interventions and program evaluation. He has served on 92 Thesis Committees (of which he chaired 64), and 102 Dissertation Committees (of which he chaired 52). He has served on the editorial boards of ten psychological journals. Jason has served on review committees of the National Institutes of Health, and he has received over $36,000,000 in federal research grants. He was also a board member and vice-president for a scientific professional organization called the International Association of CFS/ME. He was a member the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory Committee. In 1999, Jason published an epidemiological study of chronic fatigue syndrome among United States adults. Jason helped organize two major American Psychological Association sponsored conferences on research methods for community psychology and co-edited a book on this topic. Jason has served on the editorial boards of journals including: * ''Journal of Community Psychology'', 1983–1986, 2007–present. * ''Prevention in Human Services'', 1986–1995; renamed Journal of ''Prevention and Intervention in the Community'', 1996–present. * ''Journal of Health Psychology'', 2008–present. * ''Fatigue: Biomedicine, Health & Behavior,'' 2013–present''.'' * ''The Journal of Primary Prevention'', 1983–2007. Appointed Associate Editor, 1986–2007. * ''Special Services in the Schools''; renamed ''Journal of Applied School Psychology'' 1984–2008. * ''American Journal of Community Psychology'', 1978–1991. Appointed Associate Editor, 1983–1987. * ''Professional Psychology,'' 1978–1991. * ''Behaviorists for Social Action,'' 1983–1990. * ''Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis,'' 1986–1991.

Honors and awards

In 1991, Jason was provided the Ethnic Minority Mentorship Award from the Society for Community Research and Action. He received in 1997 the Distinguished Contributions to Theory and Research Award from the Society for Community Research and Action. He was presented the 1997 CFIDS Support Network ACTION Champion Award by the

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. He was presented in 1998 with DePaul University's Cortelyou–Lowery Award for Excellence. He received the Dutch ME Foundation International ME Award in 2003. In 2007, he received the Special Contribution to Public Policy Award from the Society for Community Research and Action. He was awarded the 2011 Perpich Award by the International Association for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (IACFS/ME) for distinguished community service. Also in 2011, he was presented with the Tom Fellows Award by the Oxford House Organization for 20 years of research documenting the process of long term recovery from addiction. In 2013, Jason was presented with the DePaul University's College of Science and Health's Excellence in Research Award. In 2015, he was presented the

’s award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Applied Research.

Bibliography

Selected publications

* * * * * Jason, L.A., McManimen, S. L., Sunnquist, M. L., Newton, J. L., & Strand, E. B. (2017)
Clinical criteria versus a possible research case definition in chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis
Fatigue: Biomedicine, Health & Behavior, 5, 89–102. doi: 10.1080/21641846.2017.1299077 * Jason, L.A., & Stevens, E. (2017)
The reliability and reciprocity of a social network measure
Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly, 35, 317–327. doi: 10.1080/07347324.2017.1355220 * Jason, L.A. (2017)
To serve or not to serve: Ethical and policy implications
American Journal of Community Psychology, 60, 406–413. * Jason, L.A., Fox, P.A., & Gleason, K. D. (2018)
The importance of a research case definition
Fatigue: Biomedicine, Health & Behavior, 6, 52–58. doi: 10.1080/21641846.2018.1389336

Selected books

* * * *Jason, L.A., & Glenwick, D.S. (Eds.) (2012)
''Methodological Approaches to Community-Based Research''
Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. Retrieved 4 July 2018. * Jason, L.A. (2013).
Principles of Social Change.
'. New York, NY: Oxford University Press. Retrieved 1 July 2018. * Jason, L.A. & Glenwick, D.S. (Eds.). (2016).
Handbook of Methodological Approaches to Community-Based Research: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods.
'' New York, NY: Oxford University Press. Retrieved 1 July 2018.

References

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