Social and Psychological Research in Community Settings

Ricardo F. Muñoz, Ph.D., is Professor of Psychology Emeritus at the University of California, San Francisco and Distinguished Professor Emeritus at Palo Alto University. His B.A. is from Stanford University and his Ph.D. from the University of Oregon. Muñoz has served on three U.S. National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Committees on prevention of mental disorders. He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, the Association for Psychological Science, and was inducted as Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science “for distinguished contributions towards the prevention of major depression and the development of Internet interventions to improve mental health worldwide.”Lonnie R. Snowden (d. 2025) was a Professor of the Graduate School, Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health at the University of California, Berkeley. His research focused on disparities in mental health care access and quality. He systematically built a research agenda on the financing and organization of mental health services that informed current health policy reform efforts.James G. Kelly (1929–2020) was at the time of original publication, professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Oregon. Identified with the development of community psychology, he had developed research and theoretical contributions in ecological psychology.

• Preface. Contributors. Part I: Issues in Community Research and Community Interventions 1. Research-Oriented Interventions in Natural Settings Ricardo F. Muñoz, Lonnie R. Snowden and James G. Kelly 2. The Process of Implementing Community-Based Research Lonnie R. Snowden, Ricardo F. Muñoz and James G. Kelly Part II: Evaluating Primary and Secondary Prevention Projects 3. Training Children to Solve Interpersonal Problems: A Preventive Mental Health Program Myrna Beth Shure. Interview with Myrna Beth Shure. 4. Reducing Heart Disease Risk Using the Mass Media: Comparing the Effects on Three Communities Nathan Maccoby and Janet Alexander. Interview with Nathan Maccoby and Janet Alexander. 5. Demonstration Research and Manifest Versus True Adoption: The Natural History of a Research Project to Divert Adolescents from the Legal System Julian Rappaport, Edward Seidman and William S. Davidson II. Interview with Julian Rappaport. Part III: Assessing and Redirecting the Influence of Environments 6. Improving Social Settings by Social Climate Measurement and Feedback Rudolf H. Moos. Interview with Rudolf H. Moos. 7. Characterizing and Promoting Social Support in Natural Settings Benjamin H. Gottlieb and David M. Todd. Interview with Benjamin H. Gottlieb. Interview with David M. Todd. 8. Redesigning Physical Environments to Enhance Social Interactions Charles J. Holahan. Interview with Charles J. Holahan. Part IV: Documenting and Producing Social and Community Change 9. Community Integration and Mental Health: Documenting Social Change Through Longitudinal Research Dorothea C. Leighton. Interview with Dorothea C. Leighton. 10. Experimental Development and Dissemination of an Alternative to Psychiatric Hospitalization: Scientific Methods for Social Change George W. Fairweather. Interview with George W. Fairweather. Part V: Common Themes and Unresolved Issues 11. Characteristics of Community Research Projects and the Implementation Process James G. Kelly, Ricardo F. Muñoz and Lonnie R. Snowden. References. Name Index. Subject Index.