School of Professional Psychology Faculty
Sandra Y. Jenkins, Ph. D.
Professor and Director of Human Diversity
Psy.D. Clinical Program
School of Professional Psychology
Pacific University
Education
- Ph.D. University of Oregon, 1985, Clinical Psychology
- M.A. Michigan State University, 1977, Anthropology
- B.A. Michigan State University, 1968, Philosophy
Roles and Interests
- Director of Human Diversity, School of Professional Psychology
- Teaching, supervision and training of introductory clinical skills, psychodynamic psychotherapy, object relations in the therapy relationship
- Clinical Supervisor, Psychological Service Center
- Research Interests: Ethnic minority women, psychology of women, low-income clients, Rorschach protocols of minority children
- Community involvement with local agencies who serve underserved minority, alcohol and drug, lesbian and gay, and child and adolescent clients, as a consultant, board member, skills trainer and program evaluator
- Psychological evaluations of ethnic minority children, adolescents, adults and families
- Clinical private-practice with a variety of individual and family clients
- Emphasis of therapy approach is long-term psychodynamically oriented or systems oriented therapy, but sometimes includes cognitive/behavioral or humanistic approaches
Professional Membership
- Northwest Center for Psychoanalysis - Portland
- Oregon Psychoanalytic Foundation
- American Psychological Association
- Oregon Psychological Association
- Association of Black Psychologists
- Licensure as psychologist in state of Oregon
Recent Publications
- Jenkins, S.Y. (2007). Unstructured interviewing. In Hersen, M., Thomas, J.C. (Eds.) Handbook of clinical interviewing with adults. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc.
- Li, S.T., Jenkins, S., & Sundsmo, A. (2007). Impace of race and ethnicity on the espression, assessment and diagnosis of psychopathology. In M. Hersen, S. Turner, and D. Beidel (Eds.), Adult psychopathology and diagnosis, 5th ed. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.
- Jenkins, S.J. (2002). Race and human diversity. In M. Hersen & W. Sledge (Eds.), The encyclopedia of Psychotherapy. Vol. 2. New York: Academics Press
- McKitrick, D.S. & Jenkins, S.Y. (2000). Considerations for ethnically diverse clients. In M. Hersen & M. Biaggio (Eds.), Effective brief therapy: a clinicians guide. New York: Academic Press.
- Jenkins, S.Y. (1996) Psychotherapy and black female identity conflicts. Women & Therapy, 18(2), 59-74.
Major Presentations to Professional/Scientific Groups
- Diversity and Self-Awareness
- Assessment of Black children and families
- Working with African-American clients
- Self-esteem and identity issues for Black women
Sandra Y. Jenkins, Ph.D.
School of Professional Psychology
Pacific University
511 SW 10th, Suite 400,
Portland, OR 97205
Phone: (503) 352-2417
Fax: (503) 352-2403
Email: jenkinss@pacificu.edu