- Center Scientist, Center for Urban Population Health Associate Professor in Social Welfare, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
Biography
Dr. Florsheim's primary interests include adolescent mental health and the development of prevention and treatment programs for high-risk youth. Dr. Florsheim's research in Milwaukee includes: (1) The Milwaukee Young Parenthood Project (Co PI, Sheri Johnson, PhD) designed to test the efficacy of a coparenting counseling program for pregnant adolescents and their partners. The program is intended to support the development of positive interperonal skills essential for parenting. This project is funded by the office of Adolescent Pregnancy Programs through 2010. Dr. Florsheim earned a bachelor's degree in history from Wesleyan University, a master's degree in social sciences from the University of Chicago, and a doctorate in clinical psychology from Northwestern University. Dr. Florsheim has worked as a clinician and supervisor in various treatment and educational settings, and has received research funding from the NIMH, the Fogarty International Center (National Institutes of Health), the Office of Population Affairs, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. He is a licensed clinical psychologist. (2) Project Health, designed to test a project based collaborative learning approach to health education for high school students. This research program involves a collaboration between The School of Public Health, The Milwaukee Public Schools, The UWM Film Department, and Spyhop which is a youth media program. Project Health has been funded by the CDC.
