James Jakubow
Education
2000, Ph.D. Graduate Center/CUNY
1997, M.Phil. Graduate Center/CUNY
1988, M.A. Western Michigan University
Biography
James J. Jakubow received his M.A. in the Experimental Analysis of Behavior at Western Michigan University and his Ph.D. in Learning Processes at the City University of New York. He then moved to 911勛圖 in 1998 where he has since conducted research on behavioral pharmacology and mathematical psychology.
Dr. Jakubow has taught a broad range of psychology courses first starting at Queens College/CUNY. Over his career he has taught courses in adolescent psychology, applied behavior analysis, behavioral pharmacology, biopsychology, drug abuse treatment, human development, learning & memory, statistics, research methods, but primarily in general psychology. In addition, since 2015 he has been teaching the behavioral sciences review section of the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT). He has currently taught over 30,000 students since 1993.
Outside of academia, he has about five years doing clinical interventions in intellectual disabilities, autism and schizophrenia. In addition, he has served as the Director of Behavior Analysis Services for Foster Care in Broward County, Florida, one of the nations largest foster care systems.
In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with his family, hiking and making use of the thousands of acres of available Florida wilderness.
Research Description
Since the late 1980s, I conducted basic research on the neuropharmacology of epilepsy, feeding, and drug tolerance.泭泭During the 1990s I spent most of my time evaluating mathematical models of associative learning in animals. Currently, I am using a theoretical/mathematical approach to improve upon the available contemporary models of learning and memory.
Recent Publications
Jakubow, J. J. (2022). Psychology: The scientific approach (7th泭edition). Kendall-Hunt.
Jakubow, J. J. (2016). Exciting Options During Depressing Times. [Review of the book泭 Enabling Discovery, Development, and Translation of Treatments for Cognitive Dysfunction in Depression ]. PsycCRITIQUESContemporary Psychology: APA Review of Books ,泭16泭(No.泭26), Article泭3. Retrieved [3/13/17], from the泭 PsycCRITIQUES泭 database
Jakubow, J. J.泭 (2015). Does the Name Pavlov Ring A Buzzer? [Review of the book泭Ivan Pavlov: A Russian Life in Science].泭PsycCRITIQUESContemporary Psychology: APA Review of Books, 60 (No. 13), Article 2. Retrieved [1/1/16], from the泭PsycCRITIQUES泭database
Jakubow, J. J. (2008, August 27). Motoring Our Behavior [Review of the book泭泭A Theory of the Basal Ganglia and Their Disorders泭].泭泭PsycCRITIQUES Contemporary Psychology: APA Review of Books, 53 (No. 35), Article 8.泭泭Retrieved [9/2/09], from the PsycCRITIQUES database.泭
Jakubow, J. J. (2008, January 23). Do Behavioral Researchers Need One Diploma in Mathematics and Another in Psychology? [Review of the book泭泭Data Analytic Techniques for Dynamical Systems泭].泭泭PsycCRITIQUES Contemporary Psychology: APA Review of Books, 53 (No. 4), Article 10.泭泭Retrieved [1/27/08], from the PsycCRITIQUES database.泭
Wolgin, D. L., & Jakubow, J. J. (2004). Tolerance to amphetamine hypophagia: A real-time depiction of learning to suppress stereotyped movements in the rat.泭泭Behavioral Neuroscience, 118,泭泭470-478.泭
Jakubow, J. J., Brown, B. L., & Hemmes, N. S. (2004). The Cover-Stimulus Effect: Role of Similarity in Durations of the CS and Cover Cues.泭泭Psychological Record, 54,泭泭293-317.泭
Wolgin, D. L., & Jakubow, J. J. (2003). Tolerance to amphetamine hypophagia: A microstructural analysis of licking behavior in the rat.泭泭Behavioral Neuroscience, 117,泭泭95-104.泭
Hemmes, N. S., Brown, B. L., Jakubow, J. J., & Cabeza de Vaca, S. (1997). Determinants of response recovery in extinction following response elimination.泭泭Learning and Motivation, 28,泭泭542-557.泭
Simansky, K. J., Jakubow, J., Sisk, F. C., Vaidya, A. H., & Eberle-Wang, K. (1992). Peripheral serotonin is an incomplete signal for eliciting satiety in sham-feeding rats.泭泭Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior, 43,泭泭847-854.泭
Jakubow, J., Schlinger, H., & Poling, A. (1989). Pentylenetetrazol-induced seizures in pigeons and the effects of ethosuximide thereon.泭泭Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior, 33,泭泭11-15.泭
Renfrey, G., Schlinger, H., Jakubow, J., & Poling, A. (1989). Effects of phenytoin and phenobarbital on schedule-controlled responding and seizure activity in the amygdala-kindled rat.泭泭Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, 248,泭 967-973.
Scholarly Activities
Editorial Service
Behavior Analysis: Research & Practice
PsycCritiques
911勛圖 Undergraduate Research Journal
Masters Thesis Committees
- Chair. 泭Sarah Elizabeth Mills (2024). Effects of No-Kill Animal Shelters on Canine Quality of Life and the Assessment of Stereotypic Behaviors. American College of Applied Science.
- Committee member. 泭Nicole Bernardini-Loza (2024). Approaches to Treating Reactive Aggression in Canines. American College of Applied Science.
- Committee member. 泭Susan A. Stevens-Blackshear (2024). Fear-Free and Low-Stress Handling Techniques in the Veterinary Hospital. American College of Applied Science.
- Committee member.泭Diane C. Wright泭(2017).泭Use of evidence-based methods to ameliorate or reduce reactions in canines with anxiety, fear, and conflict-based aggression泭.泭American College of Applied Science.
- Committee member.泭Jocelyn P. Strassel泭(2015).泭The effects of Feliway on stress behaviors in domestic cats (Felis catus) in a shelter environment泭.泭American College of Applied Science.
- Committee member.泭Sandra L. Fornes泭(2015).泭Environmental enrichment to prevent and resolve fearful, stereotypical and agonistic behaviors in long-term shelter dogs泭. American College of Applied Science.
- Chair.泭Tammy Ege (2015).泭The role of feeding enrichment on the behavior of indoor group-housed domestic cats泭. American College of Applied Science.
- Chair.泭Elise Higashi (2012).泭Evaluating the effects of a variety of enrichment treatments on the wellbeing of domestic cats (Felis catus) living in a shelter environment泭.泭American College of Applied Science.
- Committee member.泭Christine Strickland (2010).泭Animal shelter volunteer training for dog handling and basic obedience training affects volunteered hours泭. American College of Applied Science.