Gullotta, Thomas P. 1948-

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GULLOTTA, Thomas P. 1948-

PERSONAL: Born December 23, 1948, in Hartford, CT; son of Pasquale Thomas (a druggist) and Rita M. (a homemaker; maiden name, Cague) Gullotta; married April 7, 1971; wife's name, Geraldine (divorced, 1975); married Chris Frankenfeld (a youth worker), December 4, 1976; children: Bernard Pasquale. Education: University of Connecticut, B.A., 1971, M.S.W., 1975, doctoral study, 1984-89; Yale University, certificate from Drug Dependence Institute, 1972; Trinity College (Hartford, CT), M.A., 1974. Politics: Republican.


ADDRESSES: Home—221 Keeney St., Glastonbury, CT 06033-1409. Offıce—Child and Family Agency of Southeast Connecticut, 255 Hempstead St., New London, CT 06320-6290.


CAREER: Child and Family Services of Connecticut, Hartford, child care worker, 1971-73; Glastonbury Youth and Family Resource Center, Glastonbury, CT, assistant director, 1974-75, director of clinical services, 1975-81; United Social and Mental Health Services, Danielson, CT, director of consultation and education, 1981-84; Child and Family Agency of Southeast Connecticut, New London, chief executive officer, 1985—. Central Connecticut State University, lecturer, 1974-81; University of Connecticut, West Hartford Campus, field instructor, 1976-80, 1989-92, lecturer, 1984; Manchester Community College, lecturer, 1978-79; Eastern Connecticut State University, lecturer, beginning 1982. Net (runaway shelter), director, 1975-77; consultant to National Institute of Mental Health. Friends of Glastonbury Youth, member of board of directors, 1976-86, board chair, 1981-83; Town of Glastonbury, vice chair of town council, 1986-91.

MEMBER: American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Orthopsychiatric Association (fellow), National Association of Social Workers, National Council on Family Relations, Society for Research in Adolescence, Association of Prevention Professionals, Rotary Club of New London.


AWARDS, HONORS: Distinguished Service Awards, Association of Prevention Professionals and Friends of Glastonbury Youth, both 1981.


WRITINGS:

(With Gerald R. Adams) Adolescent Life Experiences, Brooks/Cole Publishing (Monterey, CA), 1983, 3rd edition (with Adams and C. Markstrom), 1994.

(With Gerald R. Adams and S. Alexander) Today's Marriages and Families: A Wellness Approach, Brooks/Cole Publishing (Monterey, CA), 1986.

(With Robert L. Hampton, E. Potter, and others) Issues in Children's and Families' Lives, Volume 1: Family Violence: Prevention and Treatment, Sage Publications (Thousand Oaks, CA), 1993.

(With Gerald R. Adams and Carol A. Markstrom) The Adolescent Experience, Academic Press (San Diego, CA), 2000.


Work represented in anthologies, including The Parents' Guide to Teenagers, edited by L. H. Gross, Macmillan (New York, NY), 1981; Advances in Occupational Mental Health, edited by S. L. White, Jossey-Bass (San Francisco, CA), 1983; and Primary Prevention: Fact or Fallacy?, edited by H. A. Marlowe and R. B. Weinberg, University of South Florida Press (Tampa, FL), 1983. Contributor of articles and reviews to periodicals.


EDITOR

(With Gerald R. Adams and Raymond Montemayor) The Biology of Adolescent Behavior and Development, Sage Publications (Thousand Oaks, CA), 1989.

(With Gerald R. Adams and Raymond Montemayor) From Childhood to Adolescence, Sage Publications (Thousand Oaks, CA), 1990.

(With Gerald R. Adams and Raymond Montemayor) Developing Social Competency in Adolescence, Sage Publications (Thousand Oaks, CA), 1990.

(With Gerald R. Adams and Raymond Montemayor) Adolescent Identity Formation, Sage Publications (Thousand Oaks, CA), 1992.

(With Gerald R. Adams and Raymond Montemayor, and contributor) Adolescent Sexuality, Sage Publications (Thousand Oaks, CA), 1993.

(With Gerald R. Adams) Raymond Montemayor, Substance Misuse in Adolescence, Sage Publications (Thousand Oaks, CA), 1994.

(With Gary M. Blau) Adolescent Dysfunctional Behavior: Causes, Interventions, and Prevention, Sage Publications (Thousand Oaks, CA), 1996.

(With Robert L. Hampton and Pamela Jenkins) Preventing Violence in America, Sage Publications (Thousand Oaks, CA), 1996.

(With George W. Albee) Primary Prevention Works, Sage Publications (Thousand Oaks, CA), 1997.

(With Robert L. Hampton and Vincent Senatore) Substance Abuse, Family Violence, and Child Welfare: Bridging Perspectives, Sage Publications (Thousand Oaks, CA), 1998.

(With Sandra J. McElhaney) Violence in Homes and Communities: Prevention, Intervention, and Treatment, Sage Publications (Thousand Oaks, CA), 1999.

(With others) Children's Health Care: Issues for the Year 2000 and Beyond, Sage Publications (Thousand Oaks, CA), 1999.

(With Gerald R. Adams) Raymond Montemayor, Delinquent Violent Youth: Theory and Interventions, Sage Publications (Thousand Oaks, CA), 1999.

(With Gerald R. Adams and Raymond Montemayor) Adolescent Diversity in Ethnic, Economic, and Cultural Contexts, Sage Publications (Thousand Oaks, CA), 2000.

(With Steven J. Danish) Developing Competent Youth and Strong Communities through After-School Programming, CWLA Press (Washington, DC), 2000.

(With Martin Bloom) Promoting Creativity across the Life Span, CWLA Press (Washington, DC), 2001.

(With Martin Bloom) The Encyclopedia of Primary Prevention and Health Promotion, Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers (New York, NY), 2003.

(With Raymond W. DuCharme) Asperger Syndrome: A Guide for Professionals and Families, Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers (New York, NY), 2003.

(With Robert L. Hampton) Promoting Racial, Ethnic, and Religious Understanding and Reconciliation, CWLA Press (Washington, DC), 2004.


Editor of the series "Advances in Adolescent Development," Sage Publications (Thousand Oaks, CA), 1985—, "Issues in Children's and Families' Lives," Sage Publications (Thousand Oaks, CA), 1990—, and "Prevention in Practice," 1996. Editor of newsletter, National Association of Prevention Professionals, 1978-79; editor, Journal of Primary Prevention, 1980.


BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL SOURCES:

PERIODICALS

Adolescence, spring, 1995, review of Substance Misuse in Adolescence, p. 247.

Choice, May, 1998, John S. Lyons, "Healthy Children 2010: Establishing Preventive Services," p. S33.

Contemporary Psychology, April, 1994, review of Adolescent Sexuality, p. 401.

Criminal Justice Review, spring, 2000, Abigail A. Fagan, review of Violence in Homes and Communities: Prevention, Intervention, and Treatment, p. 124.

Family Relations, January, 1999, Laurie Ellis McLeod, "Psychosocial Development during Adolescence: Progress in Developmental Contextualism," p. 99.

International Social Work, April, 1998, review by Honor Rhodes, p. 265; October, 1999, Owen Keenan, review of Substance Abuse, Family Violence, and Child Welfare Issues in Children's and Families' Lives, p. 511.

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines, May, 1996, Michael Farrell, review of Substance Misuse in Adolescence, p. 493.

Journal of Marriage and the Family, February, 2001, review of Violence in Homes and Communities, p. 280.

Readings: Journal of Reviews and Commentary in Mental Health, September, 1998, review of Delinquent Violent Youth: Theory and Interventions, p. 30.

Reference and Research Book News, May, 1998, review of Delinquent Violent Youth, p. 98; August, 1999, review of Violence in Homes and Communities, p. 107.

SciTech Book News, June, 1999, review of Children's Health Care: Issues for the Year 2000 and Beyond, p. 123.*