Rick Tessler

Education and Interests

(Ph.D. University of Wisconsin 1972)

Mental Health, Medical and Social Psychology, Family Burden, Continuity of Care and the Recognition of Depression

Richard Tessler has been on the faculty at UMass since 1973, and is currently serving as a research fellow for the Center for Research on Families (CRF) at UMass. He has co-authored three books and over 50 journal articles in the areas of medical and mental health, social psychology and childhood. He is a past recipient of a Career Development Award and research grant support from the NIMH and private foundations.

Selected Publications

• A Study of Bi-Cultural Socialization of Adopted Chinese Children.” Academics in China, Summer:191-98, 2004. With G. Gamache.
• "Mother-Daughter Relationships among Chinese and Romanian Adoptees." International Journal of Child & Family Welfare, 1:26-43, 2004. With G. Adams, L. Houlihan and V. Groza.
• "Learning about Chinese Adoptees in Middle Childhood." China Connection, December:8-11, 2003.
  "Homeless Veterans of the All-Volunteer Force: A Social Selection Perspective." Armed Forces and Society, 29(4):509-24, 2003. With R. Rosenheck and G. Gamache.
• “Declining Access to Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services among Veterans in the General Population.” Military Medicine, forthcoming. With R. Rosenheck and G. Gamache