Irvin S. Schonfeld
Professor Emeritus, The City College of CUNY
Additional roles: Professor in the Educational Psychology and Psychology at the CUNY Graduate Center
Areas of Expertise/Research
- Epidemiology of Mental Disorder
- Job Stress in Teachers
- Occupational Stress
- Psychopathology in Youth
- Relation of Psychosocial Working Conditions to Mental and Physical Health
- Work-Related Burnout and Depression
Building
North Academic Center
Office
7/120
Phone
917-699-3632
Fax
212-650-5659
Irvin S. Schonfeld
Profile
When I was an undergraduate at Brooklyn College, I majored in psychology and minored mathematics. I became a mathematics teacher for the New York City Board of Education. I informally observed that the chaotic, and sometimes violent, circumstances of my school had a baleful effect on many of my teacher colleagues, particularly women teachers. These observations contributed to a future line of research, a line of research I would not have anticipated at the time I was teacher. While teaching in that troubled inner city school, I earned a master's degree, attending the New School for Social Research at night, after work. Eventually I left teaching to pursue a doctorate full-time at the CUNY Graduate Center. At the GC I combined developmental psychology with educational psychology and conducted research on children's mathematical cognition. About a year after I earned a doctorate, I obtained a research associate position at New York State Psychiatric Institution/Dept. of Psychiatry, Columbia University. Working with David Shaffer, I became involved in research on the impact of a neurological abnormality on psychopathology and attention in adolescents. Within two years I won a post-doctoral fellowship with the Psychiatric Epidemiology Training Program at Columbia. It was there that, under the influence of Bruce Dohrenwend and Bruce Link, I became interested in stress research. Their influence dovetailed with my informal observations of the stressors (e.g., violence and disrespect) that affected my teacher colleagues.
When I moved to City College, I wrote grant applications to underwrite research on the impact of job stressors on the mental health and morale of teachers. As a result of my interest in job stress, I came to identify with the emerging field of occupational health psychology. I was the founding editor of the Newsletter of the Society for Occupational Health Psychology and a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Occupational Health Psychology. While at City College, I obtained appointments to the doctoral faculty in the Educational Psychology Program and the Psychology Program at the CUNY Graduate Center.
With my colleague Renzo Bianchi (the Norwegian University of Science and Technology), I became involved in research on burnout's overlap with depression. We have been collaborating since 2013.
In 2020, Renzo and I co-developed English and French versions of a measure of work-related depression called the Occupational Depression Inventory (ODI). With the help of collaborators from many other countries, we now have Spanish, Italian, Brazilian Portuguese, Ukrainian, Polish, German, Swedish, and Norwegian versions of the ODI. All versions have demonstrated excellent psychometric properties (e.g., reliability, validity, unidimensionality). Renzo and I also co-developed the Pandemic Anxiety Inventory (PAI). In collaboration with Tasmyn Prytherch and Mark Cropley (University of Surrey), Renzo and I found that the English version of the PAI has satisfactory psychometric properties (we have not yet studied translations of the PAI).
My colleague Joseph Mazzola (Meredith College) and I have written about qualitative research methods and have studied stress in the self-employed. I have also written on the topics of hierarchical linear modeling, school violence, and bullying. Springer published a book by I wrote with Prof. Chu-Hsiang Chang (Michigan State University) entitled Occupational Health Psychology: Work, Stress, and Health.
I have an additional appointment in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the CUNY School of Public Health.
I published three short stories. In addition, I completed a memoir, yet unpublished, about growing up in a working-class family living in a New York City housing project. When not working, I enjoy reading, photography, softball, and hiking. I am also interested in cinema, and organized a film club at City College.
I am happily married and have two adult children and four precocious grandchildren.
Education
Master of Public Health (Epidemiology), School of Public Health, Columbia University, 1987
Post-doctoral fellowship, School of Public Health, Columbia University (Epidemiology), 1983-1985
Ph.D., The Graduate School and University Center of the City University of New York (Developmental Psychology/Educational Psychology)
Certificate. Cognitive Behavior Therapy. Institute for Behavior Therapy. New York, NY
M.A., The New School of Social Research (Psychology)
Certification for teaching mathematics in the New York City public schools
B.S., Brooklyn College (Psychology and Mathematics)
Samuel J. Tilden High School, Brooklyn, NY
Courses Taught
Occupational Health Psychology: Work, Stress, and Health (G)
Occupational Health Psychology (U)
Burnout and Occupational Depression (in planning)
Research Methods (G)
Epidemiology of Mental Disorder (G)
Experimental Psychology (U)
Psychology of Youth Violence (G and U)
Statistics (G)
Research Interests
Recent interest: Pandemic-related anxiety. Collaboration with Tasmyn Prytherch (University of Surrey), Mark Cropley (University of Surrey), and Renzo Bianchi (Norwegian University of Science and Technology)
International research collaboration on burnout and job-related depression: Dr. Renzo Bianchi, Norwegian University of Science and Technology; Dr. Éric Laurent; University of Bourgogne Franche-Comté; Dr. Jay Verkuilen, Graduate Center of CUNY.
Complementary research: The impact of psychosocial working conditions on depression, self-esteem, and job satisfaction; the application of certain statistical methods (e.g., hierarchical linear modeling) to research in occupational health psychology; the application of qualitative research methods to research in occupational health psychology.
Earlier career: Research on the development of children's cognition about number and quantity; the relationship of Piaget's psychology of functions and correspondences to Cattell and Horn's theory of gf - gc; the relation of neurological soft signs in childhood to mood and anxiety disorders, attentional and cognitive difficulties, and poor school achievement in adolescents.
Other research interests: Bullying in the schools; the teaching of evolution; the loss of religious faith.
Research described in Schonfeld and Chang's book: The impact of psychosocial working conditions on cardiovascular disease, depression, suicide, alcohol problems, and musculoskeletal disorders.
Selected Publications
Schonfeld, I.S., & Bianchi, R. Breaking point: Job stress, occupational depression, and the myth of burnout. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley. Book manuscript at the publisher. Expected release in the spring or summer of 2025
Schonfeld, I.S., & Chang, C.-H. (2017). Occupational Health Psychology: Work, Stress, and Health. New York: Springer Publishing Company. doi:10.1891/9780826199683
Schonfeld, I. S. (2002). Preparing for the psychology licensing exam: The technical topics (2nd ed.). New York: Licensing Review.
Schonfeld, I. S. (1992). Preparing for the psychology licensing exam: The technical topics. New York: Licensing Review.
(1) Articles, Commentaries, and Book Chapters
Bianchi, R., & Schonfeld, I. S. (in press). Burnout: Behind the scenes. Occupational Medicine.
Bianchi, R, Lindsäter, E., Vollan, T. E., Tesaker, R., Mathisen, H. H., Øyangen, S. H., Ek, B., Bø, U. W., Eilertsen, E. S., Hauglie-Hanssen, T., Hunvik, J. S., Rasul, M. H., & Schonfeld, I. S. (2024). Most people do not attribute their burnout symptoms to work. Journal of Psychosomatic Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychores.2024.111962
Bianchi, R., Andersen, I., Rimol, L. M., Larsen, B. O., Gjævran, S. M., Lyngbø, D. B., Myhrvold, K. B., Nguyen, A. M., Otnes, T. M., Hvidsten Roaldsøy, A. F., Søda, G. V., Viggen, A., Zagury, M. E., & Schonfeld, I. S. (under review). Psychometric and structural properties of the Occupational Depression Inventory in three Norwegian samples.
Schonfeld, I. S., Prytherch, T., Cropley, M., & Bianchi, R. (2024). Measurement invariance of the Pandemic Anxiety Inventory in different demographic groups. BMC Psychology, 12, 353. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-024-01829-z
Bianchi, R., Schonfeld, I. S., Sowden, J. F., Cavalcante, D. C., Queirós, C., Hebel, V. M., Volmer, J., Fiorilli, C., Angelini, G., Golonka, K., Manzano-García, G., Montañés-Muro, P., Jansson-Fröjmark, M., & de Beer, L. T. (2024). Measurement invariance of the Occupational Depression Inventory: A study of 12,589 participants across 14 countries. Work & Stress. https://doi.org/10.1080/02678373.2024.2364594
Schonfeld, I. S., & Mazzola, J. J. (in press). Publishing qualitative research. In N. Bowling, M. K. Shoss, & A. Zhou (Eds.), How to conduct and publish high-quality research in industrial-organizational psychology! Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing
Bianchi, R., & Schonfeld, I. S. (2024). Burnout: Half a century of controversy. Occupational Medicine, 74(6), 400-402. htps://doi.org/10.1093/occmed/kqae052
Bianchi, R., Swingler, G., & Schonfeld, I. S. (2024). Burnout: Fifty years later. Workplace Health and Safety. https://doi.org/10.1177/21650799241260441
Bianchi, R., Swingler, G., & Schonfeld, I. S. (2024). The Maslach Burnout Inventory is not a measure of burnout. WORK: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment & Rehabilitation. https://doi.org/10.3233/WOR-240095
Angelini, G., Schonfeld, I. S., Bianchi, R., & Fiorilli, C. (2024). Flourishing and occupational depression: A comparison of general and special education teachers. European Journal of Special Needs Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/08856257.2024.2334536
Bianchi, R., & Schonfeld, I. S. (in press). Beliefs about burnout. Work & Stress. https://doi.org/10.1080/02678373.2024.2364590.
Golonka., K., Malysheva, K. O., Fortuna, D., Gulla, B., Lytvyn, S., de Beer, L. T., & Schonfeld, I. S, & Bianchi, R. (2024). A validation study of the Occupational Depression Inventory in Poland and Ukraine. Scientific Reports, 14(4403). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-54995-w
Bianchi, R., & Schonfeld, I. S. (2023). Examining the evidence base for burnout. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 101, 743-745. http://dx.doi.org/10.2471/BLT.23.289996
Jansson-Fröjmark, M., Badinlou, F., Lundgren, T., Schonfeld, I.S., & Bianchi, R. (2023). Validation of the Occupational Depression Inventory in Sweden. BMC Public Health, 23(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-16417-w
Schonfeld, I. S., Prytherch, T., Cropley, M., & Bianchi, R. (2023). The Pandemic Anxiety Inventory: A validation study. Journal of Health Psychology, 28(3), 216-229. doi:10.1177/13591053221106129
Bianchi, R., Calixto Cavalcante, D., Queirós, C., Menezes Santos, B. D., & Schonfeld, I. S. (2023). Validation of the Occupational Depression Inventory in Brazil: A study of 1,612 civil servants. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 167, 111194. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychores.2023.111194
Bianchi, R., Verkuilen, J., Sowden, J. F., & Schonfeld, I. S. (2023). Toward a new approach to job-related distress: A three-sample study of the Occupational Depression Inventory. Stress & Health, 39, 137-153. https://doi.org/10.1002/smi.3177
Schonfeld, I. S., & Bianchi, R. (2022). Distress in the workplace: Characterizing the relationship of burnout measures to the Occupational Depression Inventory. International Journal of Stress Management, 29(3), 254-259. https://doi.org/10.1037/str0000261
Bianchi, R., Fiorilli, C., Angelini, G., Dozio, N., Palazzi, C., Palazzi, G., Vitiello, B., & Schonfeld, I. S. (2022). Italian version of the Occupational Depression Inventory: Nomological network and psychometric and structural properties. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 13, 061293, https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.1061293.
Bianchi, R, Wac, K., Sowden, J. F., & Schonfeld, I. S. (2022) Burned-out with burnout? Insights from historical analysis. Frontiers in Psychology, 13(993208), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.993208
Bianchi, R., Verkuilen, J., Toker, S., Schonfeld, I. S., Gerber, M., Brahler, E., & Kroenke, K. (2022). Is the PHQ-9 a unidimensional measure of depression? A 58,272-participant study. Psychological Assessment, 34(6), 595–603. doi:10.1037/pas0001124
Bianchi, R., & Schonfeld, I. S. (2022). Is the Occupational Depression Inventory predictive of cognitive performance? A focus on inhibitory control and effortful reasoning. Personality and Individual Differences, 184, 111213. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2021.111213
Sowden, J., Schonfeld, I. S. , & Bianchi, R. (2022). Are Australian teachers burned-out or depressed? A confirmatory factor analytic study involving the Occupational Depression Inventory. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 157, 110783. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychores.2022.110783.
Bianchi, R., Manzano-García, G., Montañés Muro, M. P., Schonfeld, E. A., & Schonfeld, I. S. (2022). Examination of the Occupational Depression Inventory in a Spanish-speaking sample: Associations with cognitive performance and work-life characteristics. Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology/Revista de Psicología del Trabajo y de las Organizaciones, 38(1), 59-74. https://doi.org/10.5093/jwop2022a5doi:10.5093/jwop2022a5.
Schonfeld, I. S., & Bianchi, R. (2021). From burnout to occupational depression: Recent developments in research on job-related distress and occupational health. Frontiers in Public Health, 9(796401), 1-6. Available here à https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2021.796401
Verkuilen, J., Bianchi, R., Schonfeld, I.S., & Laurent, E. (2021). Burnout–depression overlap: Exploratory structural equation modeling bifactor analysis and network analysis. Assessment, 28(6), 1583-1600. https://doi.org/10.1177/1073191120911095
Bianchi, R., Verkuilen, J., Schonfeld, I.S., Hakanen, J.J., Jansson-Fröjmark, M., Manzano-García, G., Laurent, E., & Meier, L.L. (2021). Is burnout a depressive condition? A 14-sample transnational and multi-occupational study. Clinical Psychological Science, 9(4), 579–597. https://doi.org/10.1177/2167702620979597
Bianchi, R., & Schonfeld, I. S. (2021). The Occupational Depression Inventory—a solution for estimating the prevalence of job-related distress. Psychiatry Research, 305, 114181. doi:10.1016/j.psychres.2021.114181
Bianchi, R., & Schonfeld, I. S. (2021). Who needs to be “burned-out”? Time for a new approach to job-related distress. European Psychiatry, 64(1), E65, 1-2. https://doi.org/10.1192/j.eurpsy.2021.2240
Bianchi, R. & Schonfeld, I. S. (2021). Occupational depression, cognitive performance, and task appreciation: A study based on Raven’s Advanced Progressive Matrices. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, 1-10. Article 695539 doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2021.69553 Available here à https://www.readcube.com/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.695539
Schonfeld, I. S., & Bianchi. R. (2021). Psychiatrist burnout. American Journal of Psychiatry, 178, 204. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2020.20071110
Bianchi, R., & Schonfeld, I. S. (2021). A solution for breaking the impasse of burnout measurement. JAMA Surgery, 156(6), 589–590. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2021.0018
Schonfeld, I. S. (2020, November 16). Professor Schonfeld on Being a Brownsville Native, Becoming a Teacher and Researcher of Work-Related Stress, and Building Life-Long Relationships. Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership, The City College of CUNY. https://www.ccny.cuny.edu/colinpowellschool/blog/professor-schonfeld-be…
Schonfeld, I.S. (2020). Oral history interview with Irvin Schonfeld on 2020 May 7. Brooklyn Covid-19 Stories. Our Streets, Our Stories. Brooklyn, NY: Brooklyn Public Library. Available here à https://web.archive.org/web/20201025133815/https://www.bklynlibrary.org/osos#
Bianchi, R., & Schonfeld, I.S. (2020). The Occupational Depression Inventory: A new tool for clinicians and epidemiologists. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 138, 10249. Available here à https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychores.2020.110249
★The above Instrument is also available on the Society for Occupational Health Psychology’s website (https://sohp-online.org/resources/research-resources/); see also APA PsycNet (https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Ft84940-000)
Engelman, J., Milstein, G., Schonfeld, I.S., & Grubbs, J.B. (2020). Leaving a covenantal religion: Orthodox Jewish disaffiliation from an Immigration Psychology Perspective. Mental Health, Religion & Culture, 20, 153-172, https://doi.org/10.1080/13674676.2020.1744547
Bianchi, R., Schonfeld, I.S., & Verkuilen, J. (2020). A five-sample confirmatory factor analytic study of burnout-depression overlap. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 76, 801–821. https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.22927 (The journal editors congratulated us because the paper was the most cited article that was published in the Journal of Clinical Psychology during 2020-2021.)
Bianchi, R., Laurent, E., Schonfeld, I.S., Bietti, L.M., & Mayor, E. (2020). Memory bias toward emotional information in burnout and depression. Journal of Health Psychology, 25, 1567-1575. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105318765621
Schonfeld, I.S., Verkuilen, J., & Bianchi, R. (2019). Inquiry Into the correlation between burnout and depression. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 24, 603-616. https://doi.org/10.1037/ocp0000151
Schonfeld, I. S., Verkuilen, J. & Bianchi, R. (2019). An exploratory structural equation modeling bi-factor analytic approach to uncovering what burnout, depression, and anxiety scales measure. Psychological Assessment, 31(8), 1073-1079. https://doi.org/10.1037/pas0000721
Schonfeld, I.S. (2019). A program of research on burnout-depression overlap. Newsletter of the Society for Occupational Health Psychology,21, 14-17. http://sohp-online.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/2019-Spring.pdf
Laurent, E., Schonfeld, I. S., & Bianchi, R. (2019). Response to "From a polemic paradox to a proper perspective of job burnout and job satisfaction". Journal of Neurosurgery, 130(4), 1406.
Bianchi, R., Schonfeld, I.S., & Laurent, E. (2019). The trouble with burnout: An update on burnout-depression overlap. American Journal of Psychiatry, 176, 79. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2018.18091026
Bianchi, R., Schonfeld, I. S., & Laurent, E. (2019). Burnout: Moving beyond the status quo. International Journal of Stress Management, 26, 36-45. https://doi.org/10.1037/str0000088
Bianchi, R., Laurent, E., Schonfeld, I.S., Verkuilen, J., & Bernal, C. (2018). Interpretation bias toward ambiguous information in burnout and depression. Personality and Individual Differences, 135, 216-221. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2018.07.028.
Schonfeld, I.S. (2018). When we say 'physician burnout,' we really mean depression. Medscape Psychiatry. Available here à https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/898662#vp_2
Schonfeld, I.S., Bianchi, R., & Palazzi, S. (2018). What is the difference between depression and burnout? An ongoing debate. Rivista di Psichiatria, 53, 218-219. https://doi.org/10.1708/2954.29699
Schonfeld, I.S. (2018). Occupational health psychology. In D.S. Dunn (Ed.), Oxford Bibliographies in Psychology. New York: Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/OBO/9780199828340-0211
Bianchi, R., & Schonfeld, I.S. (2018). Burnout-depression overlap: Nomological network examination and factor-analytic approach. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1111/sjop.12460
Bianchi, R., Mayor, E., Schonfeld, I.S., & Laurent, E. (2018). Burnout and depressive symptoms are not primarily linked to perceived organizational problems. Journal of Psychology, Health & Medicine, 23, 1094-1105. https://doi.org/10.1080/13548506.2018.1476725.
Schonfeld, I.S., Laurent, E., & Bianchi, R. (2018). Burnout research: Eyes wide shut. Critical Care Medicine, 46, e179–e180. https://doi.org/10.1097/CCM.0000000000002795
Laurent, E., Schonfeld, I.S., & Bianchi, R. (2018). “Burned out” at work but satisfied with one’s job: Anatomy of a false paradox. Journal of Neurosurgery, 129, 1371-1372. https://doi.org/10.3171/2018.2.JNS18430
Laurent, E., Schonfeld, I.S., & Bianchi, R., (2018). Is a meta-analytic approach to burnout’s prevalence timely? Psycho-Oncology, 27, 1355. https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.4665
Bianchi, E., Schonfeld, I.S., & Laurent, E. (2018). Burnout syndrome and depression. Kim, Y.-K. (Ed.), Understanding depression: Volume 2. Clinical manifestations, diagnosis and treatment (pp.187-202). Singapore: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-6577-4_14
Laurent, E., Schonfeld, I.S., Bianchi, R., Hawryluck, L., & Brindley, P.G. (2018). On the “bubble” of burnout's prevalence estimates. Intensive Care Medicine, 44, 544-545. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-018-5084-1.
Bianchi, R., Schonfeld, I.S., & Laurent, E. (2018). A neglected problem in burnout research. Academic Medicine, 93(4), 518-519.
Bianchi, R., Schonfeld, I.S., & Laurent, E. (2018). When fatigue symptoms are associated with . . . fatigue symptoms. Psychiatry Research, 263, 284. doi:org/10.1016/j.psychres.2017.06.056
Bianchi, R., Schonfeld, I.S., & Laurent, E. (2017). Can we trust burnout research? Annals of Oncology, 28, 2320-2321. https://doi.org/10.1093/annonc/mdx267
Bianchi, R., Schonfeld, I.S., & Laurent, E. (2017). Biological research on burnout-depression overlap: Long-standing limitations and on-going reflections. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral , 83, 238-239. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2017.10.019Reviews.
Bianchi, R., Schonfeld, I. S., & Laurent, E. (2017). Do burnout researchers go around in circles? Canadian Medical Association Journal. Available here à https://www.cmaj.ca/content/189/39/e1236/tab-e-letters#do-burnout-resea…;
Bianchi, R., Schonfeld, I.S., & Laurent, E. (2017). ‘Burnout syndrome’: From nosological indeterminacy to epidemiological nonsense. British Journal of Psychiatry Bulletin, 41, 367-368. https://doi.org/10.1192/pb.41.6.367.
Bianchi, R., & Schonfeld, I. S. (2017). Defining physician burnout, and differentiating between burnout and depression. Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 92, 1455. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mayocp.2017.07.007
Bianchi, R., Schonfeld, I.S., & Laurent, E. (2017). Burnout or depression: Both individual and social! The Lancet, 390, 230. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(17)31606-9
Bianchi, R., Schonfeld, I.S., & Laurent, E. (2017). On the overlap of vital exhaustion and depression. European Psychiatry, 44, 161–163. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpsy.2017.04.007
Bianchi, R., Schonfeld, I.S., & Laurent. É. (2017). Burnout symptoms: Depressive manifestations under psychosocial labels? Asia-Pacific Psychiatry, 9. https://doi.org/10.1111/appy.12280
Bianchi, R., Schonfeld, I.S., & Laurent, E. (2017). Vital exhaustion, burnout, and other avatars of depression. Psychosomatic Medicine, 79, 835–836. https://doi.org/10.1097/PSY.0000000000000500
Bianchi, R., Schonfeld, I.S., & Laurent, É. (2017). On parsimony and tautology in the study of acute coronary syndrome. International Journal of Cardiology, 242, 40. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2017.02.058
Bianchi, R., Schonfeld, I.S., & Laurent, E. (2017). Burnout and the hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid axis: A methodological comment. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 78, 254-255. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2017.02.007.
Bianchi, R., Schonfeld, I. S., & Laurent, E. (2017). Physician burnout is better conceptualised as depression. The Lancet, 389(10077), 1397-1398. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(17)30897-8
Laurent, É., Bianchi, R., Schonfeld, I.S., & Vandel, P. (2017). Editorial. Depression, burnout, and other mood disorders: Interdisciplinary approaches. Frontiers in Psychology, 8. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00282.
Bianchi, R., Schonfeld, I.S., Vandel, P., & Laurent, É. (2017). On the depressive nature of the “burnout syndrome”: A clarification. European Psychiatry, 41, 109-110. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpsy.2016.10.008.
Schonfeld, I.S., Bianchi, R., & Luehring-Jones, P. (2017). Consequences of job stress for the psychological well-being of teachers. In T. McIntyre, S. McIntyre, & D. Francis (Eds.), Educator stress: An occupational health perspective (pp. 55-75). New York: Springer International Publishing.
Schonfeld, I.S., & Bianchi, R. (2016). Burnout and depression: Two entities or one. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 72(1), 22–37. https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.22229
Bianchi, R., Schonfeld, I.S., Mayor, E., & Laurent, É. (2016). Burnout-depression overlap: A study of New Zealand schoolteachers. New Zealand Journal of Psychology, 45(3), 4-11. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191710706
Schonfeld, I.S., Laurent, É., Vandel, P., & Bianchi, R. (2016). Burnout and depression in psychiatric residents. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 61, 737-738. doi:10.1177/0706743716664333
Bianchi, R., Schonfeld, I.S., & Laurent, É. (2016). The “burnout” construct: an inhibitor of public health action? Critical Care Medicine, 44, e1252-e1253. https://doi.org/10.1097/CCM.0000000000002127
Bianchi, R., & Schonfeld, I.S. (2016). Burnout is associated with a depressive cognitive style. Personality and Individual Differences, 100, 1-5. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2016.01.008
Bianchi, R., Schonfeld, I.S., & Laurent, É. (2016). Burnout’s prevalence estimations: A house of cards? American Journal of Medical Quality, 31, 492. https://doi.org/10.1177/1062860616645856.
Bianchi, E., Schonfeld, I.S., & Laurent, É. (2016). Burnout et dépression, entre normal et pathologique? Histoire d’une différenciation hasardeuse. In E. Laurent & P. Vandel (Eds.), De l’humeur quotidienne à la dépression sévère: Manuel pluridisciplinaire de la thymie. Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium: De Boeck.
Bianchi, R., Verkuilen, J., Brisson, R., Schonfeld, I. S., & Laurent, É. (2016). Burnout and depression: Label-related stigma, help-seeking, and syndrome overlap. Psychiatry Research, 24, 591-598. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2016.08.025
Schonfeld, I. S., & Bianchi, R. (2016). Re: "Job strain and the cortisol diurnal cycle in MESA: Accounting for between- and within-day variability.” American Journal of Epidemiology, 183, 1171-1172. https://doi.org/10.1093/aje/kww049.
Bianchi, R., Schonfeld, I.S., & Laurent, É. (2016). On the dead end of current research on burnout's prevalence. Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 223(2), 424-425.
Bianchi, R., & Schonfeld, I. S. (2016). Job stress, inflammation, and atherosclerosis: A reflection. American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 59, 340-341. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajim.22580
Schonfeld, I.S., & Bianchi, R. (2016). Burnout in firefighters: A word on methodology. Occupational Medicine, 66, 79–81. https://doi.org/10.1093/occmed/kqv184
Bianchi, R., Schonfeld, I.S., & Laurent, É. (2015). Burnout does not help predict depression in French schoolteachers. Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health, 41, 565–568. https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.3522
Bianchi, R., Schonfeld, I.S., & Laurent, É. (2015). Predicting antidepressant treatment without controlling for depression is ill-advised. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 16, 81-82. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2015.07.007
Schonfeld, I.S., & Mazzola, J.J. (2015). A qualitative study of stress in individuals self-employed in solo businesses. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 20, 501-513. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0038804
Bianchi, R., Schonfeld, I. S., & Laurent, É. (2015). Is it time to consider the "Burnout Syndrome" a distinct illness? Frontiers in Public Health, 3158. doi:10.3389/fpubh.2015.00158 Available here à https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2015.00158
Bianchi, R., Schonfeld, I. S., & Laurent, É. (2015). Is burnout separable from depression in cluster analysis? A longitudinal study. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. 50, 1005-1011. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-014-0996-8
Jiji, L.M., Schonfeld, I.S., & Smith, G.A. (2015). Capstone Interdisciplinary Team Project: A requirement for the MS in sustainability degree. International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 16,187-199. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJSHE-02-2013-0015
Bianchi, R., Schonfeld, I.S., & Laurent, É. (2015). The current approach to burnout’s prevalence: A house of cards? International Journal of Nursing Studies, 52, 789-790. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2014.12.008
Bianchi, R., Schonfeld, I.S., & Laurent, É. (2015). Burnout-depression overlap: A review. Clinical Psychology Review, 36, 28–41. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2015.01.004
Bianchi, R., Schonfeld, I.S., & Laurent, É. (2015). Interpersonal rejection sensitivity predicts burnout: A prospective study. Personality and Individual Differences, 75, 216-219. doi:10.1016/j.paid.2014.11.043
Bianchi, R., Schonfeld, I.S., & Laurent, É. (2014). Is burnout a depressive disorder? A reexamination with special focus on atypical depression. International Journal of Stress Management, 21, 307-324. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0037906. (The American Psychological Association's Journals Office wrote us to tell us that the paper received a great deal of attention on the APA's Facebook page. The paper was also spotlighted by APA's Center for Organizational Excellence, January 21, 2015.)
Bianchi, R., Truchot, D., Laurent, É., Brisson, R., & Schonfeld, I.S. (2014). Is burnout solely job-related? A critical comment. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, 55, 357-361. https://doi.org/10.1111/sjop.12119
Schonfeld, I.S., & Mazzola, J.J. (2013). Strengths and limitations of qualitative approaches to research in occupational health psychology. In R. Sinclair, M. Wang, & L. Tetrick (Eds.), Research methods in occupational health psychology: State of the art in measurement, design, and data analysis (pp. 268-289). New York: Routledge.
Schonfeld, I. S., & Feinman, S. J. (2012). Difficulties of alternatively certified teachers. Education and Urban Society, 44, 215-246. https://doi.org/10.1177/0013124510392570
Mazzola, J. J., Schonfeld, I., & Spector, P. E. (2011). What qualitative research has taught us about occupational stress. Stress and Health: Journal of the International Society for the Investigation of Stress, 27, 93-110. https://doi.org/10.1002/smi.1386
Nehm, R., & Schonfeld, I.S. (2010). The future of natural selection knowledge measurement: A reply to Anderson et al. (2010). Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 47, 358-362. https://doi.org/10.1002/tea.20330
Schonfeld, I. S., & Farrell, E. (2010). Qualitative methods can enrich quantitative research on occupational stress: An example from one occupational group. In D. C. Ganster & P. L. Perrewé (Eds.), Research in occupational stress and wellbeing series. Vol. 8. New developments in theoretical and conceptual approaches to job stress (pp. 137-197). Bingley, UK: Emerald. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1479-3555(2010)0000008007
Schonfeld, I. S., & Farrell, E. (2009). Qualitative and quantitative methods in occupational-stress research. P. Perrewé and J.C. Quick (Eds.), Stress and quality of working life: The positive and the negative (pp. 183-204). Charlotte, NC: Information Age.
Schonfeld, I. A., & Farrell, E. (2009). Métodos qualitativos e quantitativos na pesquisa sobre stress ocupacional. In A. M. Rossi, J. C. Quick, & P. Perrewé, P.L. (Eds.), Stress e qualidade de vida no trabalho: O positivo e o negativo. São Paulo: Editora Atlas.
Scott, M. A., Wilcox, H. C., Schonfeld, I. S., Davies, M., Hicks, R. C., Turner, J. B., & Shaffer, D. (2009). The Columbia Suicide Screen: Does school-based screening identify students not already known to school professionals? American Journal of Public Health, 99, 334-339. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2007.127928
Schechter, D.S., Coates, S.W., Kaminer, T., Coots, T., Zeanah, Jr., C.H., Davies, M., Schonfeld, I.S., Marshall, R.D., Liebowitz, M.R., Trabka, K.A., McCaw, J.E., & Myers,M.M. (2008). Distorted maternal mental representations and atypical behavior in a clinical sample of violence-exposed mothers and their toddlers. Journal of Trauma and Dissociation, 9, 123-147. doi:10.1080/15299730802045666
Schonfeld, I. S., & Houdmont, J. (2008). EA-OHP summit meeting. The Occupational Health Psychologist, 5(1), 4-5.
Nehm, R., & Schonfeld, I.S. (2008). Measuring knowledge of natural selection: A comparison of the C.I.N.S., an open-response instrument, and an oral interview. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 45, 1131-1160. doi:10.1002/tea.20251
Brunstein-Klomek, A., Marrocco, F., Kleinman, M., Schonfeld, I.S., & Gould, M. (2008). Peer victimization, depression and suicidiality in adolescents. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 38, 166-180. doi:10.1521/suli.2008.38.2.166
Schonfeld, I.S., & Rindskopf, D. (2007). Hierarchical linear modeling in organizational research: Longitudinal data outside the context of growth modeling. Organizational Research Methods, 10, 417-429. doi:10.1177/1094428107300229
Brunstein-Klomek, A., Marrocco, F., Kleinman, M., Schonfeld, I.S., & Gould, M. (2007). Bullying, depression and suicidality in adolescents. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 46, 40-49. doi:10.1097/01.chi.0000242237.84925.18
Nehm, R., & Schonfeld, I.S. (2007). Does increasing biology teacher knowledge of evolution and the nature of science lead to greater advocacy for the teaching of evolution in schools? Journal of Science Teacher Education, 18, 417-429. doi:10.1007/s10972-007-9062-7
Schonfeld, I.S. (2006). School violence. In E.K. Kelloway, J. Barling, & J.J. Hurrell (Eds). Handbook of workplace violence (pp. 169-229). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. doi:10.4135/9781412976947.n9
Schonfeld, I.S. (2001). Stress in 1st-year women teachers: The context of social support and coping. Genetic, Social, and General Psychology Monographs, 127(2), 133-168.
Schonfeld, I.S. (2000). An updated look at depressive symptoms and job satisfaction in first-year women teachers. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 73(3), 363-371. doi: 10.1348/096317900167074
Whitaker, A.H., Van Rossem, R., Feldman, J.F., Schonfeld, I.S., Pinto-Martin, J.A., Torre, C., Shaffer, D., & Paneth, N.S. (1997). Psychiatric outcomes in low birthweight children at age six: Relation to neonatal cranial ultrasound abnormalities. Archives of General Psychiatry, 54(9), 847-856.
Pine, D., Shaffer, D., Schonfeld, I.S., & Davies, M. (1997). Minor physical anomalies: Modifiers of environmental risk for psychopathology. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 36, 395-403. doi:10.1097/00004583-199703000-00019
Whitaker, A.H., Feldman, J.F., Van Rossem, R., Schonfeld, I.S., Pinto-Martin, J.A., Torre, C., Blumenthal, S.R., & Paneth, N.S. (1996). Neonatal cranial ultrasound abnormalities in low birth weight infants: Relation to cognitive outcomes at age six. Pediatrics, 98(4), 719-729.
Schonfeld, I.S. (1996). Relation of negative affectivity to self-reports of job stressors and psychological outcomes. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 1(4), 397-412. doi:10.1037//1076-8998.1.4.397
Schonfeld, I.S., Rhee, J. & Xia, F. (1995). Methodological issues in occupational-stress research: Research in one occupational group and its wider applications. In S.L. Sauter & L.R. Murphy (Eds.), Organizational risk factors for job stress (pp. 323-339). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. doi:10.1037/10173-020
Pine, D., Shaffer, D., & Schonfeld, I.S. (1994). Neurological soft signs. Search on Psychiatry, 2, 22-24.
Schonfeld, I.S., & Santiago, E.A. (1994). Working conditions and psychological distress in first-year women teachers: Qualitative findings. In L.C. Blackman (Ed.), What works? Synthesizing effective biomedical and psychosocial strategies for healthy families in the 21st century (pp. 114-121). Indianapolis: Indiana University School of Social Work.
Schonfeld, I.S. (1994). The child's understanding of functional relations in the domain of liquid quantity. British Journal of Developmental Psychology, 12, 523-538. doi:10.1111/j.2044-835X.1994.tb00653.x
Pine, D., Shaffer, D., & Schonfeld, I.S. (1993). Persistent emotional disorder in children with neurological soft signs. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 32, 1229-1236. doi:10.1097/00004583-199311000-00017
Schonfeld, I.S. (1992). Assessing stress in teachers: Depressive symptoms scales and neutral self-reports of the work environment. In J.C. Quick, L.R. Murphy, and J.J. Hurrell, Jr. (Eds.), Work and well-being: Assessments and instruments for occupational mental health (pp. 270-285). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. doi:10.1037/10116-018
Schonfeld, I.S. (1992). A longitudinal study of occupational stressors and depressive symptoms in first-year teachers. Teaching and Teacher Education, 8, 151-158. doi:10.1016/0742-051X(92)90005-N
Schonfeld, I.S. (1991). Dimensions of functional social support and psychological symptoms. Psychological Medicine, 21(4), 1051-1060. doi:10.1017/S003329170003004X
Schonfeld, I.S., & Ruan, D. (1991). Occupational stress and preemployment measures: The case of teachers. Journal of Social Behavior and Personality (Special Issue on Occupational Stress, P. Perrewé, Ed.), 6(7), 95-114.
Schonfeld, I.S., (1991). Burnout in teachers: Is it burnout or is it depression? ERIC Document, ED335329. Available here à http://www.eric.ed.gov/PDFS/ED335329.pdf
Schonfeld, I.S. (1990). A developmental perspective and antisocial behavior: Cognitive functioning. American Psychologist, 45, 983-984. doi:10.1037/h0091917
Schonfeld, I.S. (1990). Coping with job-related stress: The case of teachers. Journal of Occupational Psychology, 63, 141-149. doi:10.1111/j.2044-8325.1990.tb00516.x
Schonfeld, I.S. (1990). Distress in a sample of teachers. Journal of Psychology, 123, 321-338. doi:10.1080/00223980.1990.10543227
Schonfeld, I.S. (1990). The child's understanding of correspondence relations. Developmental Psychology, 26, 94-102. doi:10.1037/0012-1649.26.1.94
Schonfeld, I.S., Shaffer, D., & Barmack, J.E. (1989). Neurological soft signs and school achievement: The mediating effects of sustained attention. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 17, 575-596. doi:10.1007/BF00917723
Schonfeld, I.S. (1989). Psychology and City College. American Psychologist, 44, 1162. doi:10.1037/h0091917
Schonfeld, I.S., Shaffer, D., O'Connor, P., & Portnoy, S. (1988). Conduct Disorder and cognitive functioning: Testing three causal hypotheses. Child Development, 19, 993-1007. doi:10.1111/j.1467-8624.1988.tb03252.x
Schonfeld, I.S., Rasmussen, E., Nieto, R., & Sims, C. (1988). Enhancing undergraduate achievement in educational psychology with instructional objectives. Education, 109(2), 165-169.
Trautman, P., Erickson, C., Shaffer, D., Correra, A., & Schonfeld, I.S. (1988). Prediction of intellectual deficits in children with acute lymphocytic leukemia. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 19, 122-128.
Schonfeld, I.S. (1987). Evaluation issues in a quasi-experiment on teaching thinking skills. American Psychologist, 19, 958-959. doi:org/10.1037/0003-066X.42.10.958
Schonfeld, I.S., & Erickson, C. (1987). Conducting an 86-variable factor analysis on a small computer and preserving the mean substitution option. Multiple Linear Regression Viewpoints, 15, 97-105.
Schonfeld, I.S. (1986). The Genevan and Cattell-Horn conceptions of intelligence compared: The early implementation of numerical solution aids. Developmental Psychology, 22, 204-212. doi.org/10.1037/0012-1649.22.2.204
Shafer, S. Q., Stokman, C. J., Shaffer, D., Ng, S. K., O'Connor, P. A., & Schonfeld, I. S. (1986). Ten-year consistency in neurological test performance of children without focal neurological deficit. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 28, 417-427. doi:10.1111/j.1469-8749.1986.tb14279.x
Shaffer, D., Stokman, C., O'Connor, P.A., Shafer, S., Barmack, J.E., Hess, S., Spalten, D., & Schonfeld, I.S. (1986). Early soft signs and later psychopathology. In L. Erlenmeyer Kimling (Ed.). Life span research on the prediction of psychopathology (pp. 31 48). New York: Columbia University Press.
Shaffer, D., Schonfeld, I.S., O'Connor, P.A., Stokman, C., Trautman, P., Shafer, S., & Ng, S. (1985). Neurological signs to psychiatric disorder and intelligence in adolescence. Archives of General Psychiatry, 42, 342-351. doi:10.1001/archpsyc.1985.01790270028003
Shaffer, D., & Schonfeld, I.S. (1984). Critical note on the usefulness of attention deficit as a clinical syndrome. In L. Bloomingdale (Ed.), Attention deficit disorder. (pp. 119-127). NY: Spectrum.
Schonfeld, I. (1968). Dissent from Brooklyn College. In G.F. Kennan (Ed.), Democracy and the student left. Boston: Little Brown.
(2) Books
Schonfeld, I.S., & Chang, C.-H. (2017). Occupational Health Psychology: Work, Stress, and Health. Springer Publishing Company: New York.
Schonfeld, I.S. (2002). Preparing for the psychology licensing exam: The technical topics (2nd ed.). New York: Licensing Review.
Schonfeld, I.S. (1992). Preparing for the psychology licensing exam: The technical topics. New York: Licensing Review.
(3) Books in Progress
Schonfeld, I.S. Brooklyn Hinterlands: A Memoir of Friendship, Nature, and Family
Schonfeld, I.S., & Bianchi, R. Breaking Point: Job Stress, Occupational Depression, and the Myth of Burnout. John Wiley
(4) Founding Editor of the Newsletter of the Society for Occupational Health Psychology
Articles Written for the Newsletter of the Society for Occupational Health Psychology and the
European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology's Occupational Health Psychologist
Schonfeld, I.S. (2017). How the SOHP Newsletter got started and got going. Newsletter of the Society for Occupational Health Psychology, 17, 7-8
Schonfeld, I.S. (2016). Corned beef and karma: A story about my volunteering (reluctantly) to review for a journal. Newsletter of the Society for Occupational Health Psychology, 16, 3.
Schonfeld, I. S. (2010). A farewell from the editor. Newsletter of the Society for Occupational Health Psychology, 9, 1.
Schonfeld, I. S. (2009). Note from the editor. Newsletter of the Society for Occupational Health Psychology, 8, 1.
Schonfeld, I.S. (2010). The SOHP Newsletter: A history and one or two things I’ve learned. Newsletter of the Society for Occupational Health Psychology, 8, 16-18.
Schonfeld, I. S. (2009). Wikipedia, me, and OHP. Newsletter of the Society for Occupational Health Psychology, 7, 8-9.
Schonfeld, I.S. (2009). Extra, Extra, Read all about it! Newsletter of the Society for Occupational Health Psychology, 7, 3
Karanika-Murray, M., Schonfeld, I. S., & Schmitt, L. (2009). Survey of publication outlets in OHP. Newsletter of the Society for Occupational Health Psychology, 7, 13-16.
Schonfeld, I. S. (2009). Note from the editor. Newsletter of the Society for Occupational Health Psychology, 7, 1.
Genderson, M.R., Schonfeld, I.S., Kaplan, M.S., & Lyons, M.J. (2009).Suicide associated with military service. Newsletter of the Society for Occupational Health Psychology, 6, 5-7.
Schonfeld, I. S. (2009). Note from the editor. Newsletter of the Society for Occupational Health Psychology, 6, 1.
Schonfeld, I. S. (2009). Note from the editor. Newsletter of the Society for Occupational Health Psychology, 5, 1.
Schonfeld, I. S. (2008). Note from the editor. Newsletter of the Society for Occupational Health Psychology, 4, 1.
Schonfeld, I. S. (2008). Note from the editor. Newsletter of the Society for Occupational Health Psychology, 3, 1.
Schonfeld, I. S. (2008). Brief note from the editor. Newsletter of the Society for Occupational Health Psychology, 2, 1.
Schonfeld, I.S., & Houdmont, J. (2008). EA-OHP summit meeting. The Occupational Health Psychologist, 5(1), 4-5.
Schonfeld, I. S., & Parks, K. (2008). Recruiting new members. Newsletter of the Society for Occupational Health Psychology, 1, 7.
Hammer, L. B., & Schonfeld, I. S. (2007). Historical perspective. The historical development of the Society for Occupational Health Psychology. Newsletter of the Society for Occupational Health Psychology, 1, 2.
Schonfeld, I. S. (2007). Brief note from the editor. Newsletter of the Society for Occupational Health Psychology, 1, 1.
(5) Published Nonfiction Prose and Short Stories
Schonfeld, I. S. (2021). Covid: A personal perspective on the spring of 2020. In K. Holosko (Ed.), Covid Rebels 21. (pp. 163-166). Hollywood, FL: Holosko. Published by Amazon Kindle.
Schonfeld, I. S. (2021). Snakes at a mahjong game. In K.Holosko (Ed.), Covid Rebels 21. (pp. 167-177). Hollywood, FL: Holosko. Published by Amazon Kindle.
Schonfeld, I.S. (2015). It is troubling to me that you are an ineffective instructor. The Artist Catalogue, 4(4), 82-85. (Manuscript version)
Schonfeld, I.S. (2014). Harry and Barry. The Artist Catalogue, 3(4), 86-88. (Manuscript version)
Current Projects
Work on pandemic-related anxiety and occupational depression in healthcare workers in Brazil
With Renzo Bianchi and other collaborators, having the Occupational Depression Inventory (ODI) translated into different languages. We are also studying the psychometric properties of the ODI after it has been translated.
Former student Silke Toplak and I are studying burnout and depression in Austrian teachers.
In a study of 252 teachers, whom I followed every day for two weeks in almost real time, I am looking at the impact of stressful job-related events (e.g., student fighting) on mood, enervation, and job satisfactions
Other Accomplishments
Improved Google Maps by locating for it Parc National des Grands-Jardins in Québec, August 25, 2024
Society of Occupational Health Psychology Service Award. The 14th International Conference on Occupational Stress and Health November 3, 2021
One of my photographs was selected for a book by Eleanor Winters entitled Paris/Auschwitz: Remembering the Children A la Mémoire des Enfants Déportés. Greensboro, NC: John Neal Bookseller, 2020.
Photograph of tiger swallowtail butterfly with part of wing bitten off, Wolfe’s Neck State Park, Maine; selected for Appalachian Mountain Club 2016 calendar.
Appalachian Mountain Club. Certificate of Achievement for having climbed all 48 of the highest summits (some multiple times) in New Hampshire’s White Mountains, Stratham, NH, March 2013
Runner-up in Appalachian Mountain Club Photography Contest, 2012. Photograph of hikers on the trail to Mt. Moriah, White Mountains, New Hampshire.
Distinguished Contribution to Occupational Health Psychology. Awarded by the Society for Occupational Health Psychology, May 21, 2011.
Fellowship, Psychiatric Epidemiology Training Program, Columbia University, 1983-1985.
Research Associate, New York State Psychiatric Institute, 1981-1983.
Identified Brood II of 17-year periodical cicadas in Harriman State Park. Reported the location of the brood to biologists involved in research on Magicicada. 1979.
New York State Regents Fellowship, 1979
University Fellowship, City University of New York, 1976, 1978.
New York State Regents Fellowship, 1975.
Cum Laude, Brooklyn College. 1969
Editorial Positions and Reviewing
Editorial Board: Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 2013 –
Occupational Health Science, 2017 -
Consulting Editor: Journal of Genetic Psychology, 1990 –
Guest Editor: Frontiers in Psychology 2015 -
Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 2018-2019
Reviewer for:
American Journal of Psychiatry
Anxiety, Stress & Coping
Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education and Development
Australia and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry
BMC Psychology
BMC Public Health
BMC Research Notes
British Medical Journal
Educational Psychology
Frontiers in Psychology
Frontiers in Public Health
International Journal of Stress Management
International Journal of Workplace Health Management
Journal of Affective Disorders
Journal of Clinical Psychology
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics
Journal of Genetic Psychology
Journal of Health Psychology
Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology
Journal of Occupational Health Psychology
Journal of Psychiatric Research
Journal of Psychology
Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology
Journal of Social Behavior and Personality
New England Journal of Medicine
Occupational Health Science
Research Notes
Scientific Reports
Stress and Health
Originated 40 articles on Wikipedia.
Completed more than 17,000 edits on Wikipedia
Grants
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Disaster Science Responder Research (DSRR), internal-to-NIOSH project. 2018 – 2021. Coping with trauma and promoting resilience. Principal Investigator: Ted Scharf. $50,000. External Partner
PSC-CUNY Award Program. 2016-17. Burnout and depression: One-year follow-up project. $3460.
PSC-CUNY Award Program. 2015-16. The relation of burnout to depression. $3491.
Wrote the statistics and research design section of grant for Profs. Edward Grossman and Stanley Ocken of the CCNY Mathematics Department. CUNY grant entitled An Internet-Based Homework System to Improve Student Performance in Precalculus. (2010-2012).
Wrote evaluation section for FIPSE grant submitted by Prof. Latif Jiji of the Grove School of Engineering at CCNY. The grant underwrites the creation of a capstone course for the College’s master of science in sustainability. (2010-2012).
Consultant in writing grant for the National Institutes of Health; Follow-Up: Young Adults Physically Abused as Adolescents. Responsible for writing the statistical analysis section. North Shore - Long Island Jewish Health Systems. 2002-2006. $1,200,000.
PSC-CUNY Award Program. 2004-05. Daily Lives of New York City Teachers. $3,000
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PSC-CUNY Award Program. 2001-02. How Teachers Manage Demanding Events.
PSC-CUNY Award Program. 1998-99. The Application of Hierarchical Linear Modeling to Longitudinal Teacher Data.
PSC-CUNY Award Program. 1995-96. Workplace Characteristics and Psychological Functioning.
PSC-CUNY Award Program. 1993-94. The External Validity of Research Findings on Life Course and Educational Attainment.
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health/Centers for Disease Control. The Health-Damaging Effects of Occupational Stressors: Teachers. Competing Continuation Grant. 1991-1995.
PSC-CUNY Award Program. 1992-93. Multifaceted Examination of Stress in Teachers.
A small grant awarded by the Faculty Senate of City College to support a study of the incidence of affective illness and screening scale-clinical interview concordance. 1991.
PSC-CUNY Award Program. 1990-91. The Relation of Teacher Stress to Blood Pressure, Psychiatric Disorder, and Psychological Symptoms.
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health/Centers for Disease Control. The Health-Damaging Effects of Occupational Stressors: Teachers. A prospective study of the effects of job stressors on the health of teachers. 1988-1990.
PSC-CUNY Award Program. 1989-1990. Proposal to examine occupational stress in 1987 graduates entering their third year as teachers.
PSC-CUNY Award Program. 1988-1989. Proposal to examine occupational stress in 1987 graduates entering their second year as teachers.
PSC-CUNY Award Program. 1987-1988. Proposal to examine occupational stress in the first jobs of the 1987 graduating cohorts of Brooklyn, City, Hunter, and Lehman Colleges.
Small grant awarded by the Faculty Senate of City College to study the test-retest stability of an instrument developed to assess the work environments of veteran teachers. 1988.
Small grant awarded by the Faculty Senate of City College to study the psychometric properties of an instrument developed to assess the effects of occupational stress among teachers. 1987.
Small grant from the Faculty Senate to investigate the utility of learning objectives in promoting achievement in City College students. 1986.
As a Research Associate in the Dept. of Psychiatry Columbia University/New York State Psychiatric Institute.
National Institute of Mental Health. Coauthored with David Shaffer, a grant proposal to investigate the aggregation of suicidal behavior and psychiatric disorder in the families of representative samples of adolescent suicide completers, attempters, and well controls. 1986-1988. (written in 1985).
As the Director of Research and Evaluation, Community School District 18, Brooklyn, NY.
Dept. of Education. Women's Educational Equity Program. The proposal supported the development of women's centers in the schools. The centers would show all children the accomplishments of women scientists, writers, civil rights workers, etc. 1981.
Selected Presentations
Schonfeld, I. S., & Bianchi, R. (2023, November). The Story of the Occupational Depression Inventory. 15th International Conference on Work, Stress. Miami. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ilslF5Ib9L-ziuFOXmtWJHF0nIYtsbjr/view?usp=sharing
Swingler, G., Verkuilen, J., Bianchi, R., & Schonfeld, I. S. (2023, November). A 96-Sample Meta-analysis of Burnout–Depression Overlap. 15th International Conference on Work, Stress. Miami.
Schonfeld, I. S. (2023, June). Depressão Ocupacional [Occupational Depression]. The annual meeting of the Brazilian chapter of the International Stress Management Association. Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Schonfeld, I. S. (2023, June). Inventário de Depressão Ocupacional (IDO) versus Escalas de Burnout [The Occupational Depression Inventory vs. Burnout Scales]. The annual meeting of the Brazilian chapter of the International Stress Management Association. Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Read three short stories, Snakes at a Mahjong Game, The Lit Hits the Fan, and Breaking Your Novice, from my memoir Glenwood, which is about growing up in a Brooklyn housing project, and a personal essay about my late father-in-law Alfred Knopf. Goddard Riverside Community Center, May 21, 2022.
Guest discussant at the Metropolitan New York Association for Applied Psychology Career Day meeting hosted by John Agosta. The subject was getting and keeping an academic job. March 18, 2022
Guest discussant at Sharon Glazer and Archana Tedone’s industrial/organizational psychology graduate class at the University of Baltimore on the subject of burnout/depression. February 28, 2022.
Swingler, G., Schonfeld, I. S., Verkuilen, J., & Bianchi, R. Meta-analysis of the Burnout-Depression Relationship in Teachers. Meta-analysis of the Burnout-Depression Relationship in Teachers. 14th International Conference on Work, Stress, and November 10-12, 2021
Schonfeld, I. S., & Bianchi, R. The Relation of the Occupational Depression Inventory to Commonly Used Measures of Workplace Burnout. 14th International Conference on Work, Stress, and November 10-12, 2021
Bianchi, R., Verkuilen, J., & Schonfeld, I. S. A Mokken Scale Analysis of the Occupational Depression Inventory. 14th International Conference on Work, Stress, and November 10-12, 2021
Vrouletis, S., & Schonfeld, I.S. Burnout or Depression: A Study of Austrian Teachers. 13th International Conference on Work, Stress, and Health, Philadelphia, November 6-9, 2019
Schonfeld, I.S., Vrouletis, S., & Verkuilen, J. Preliminary Bifactor Analysis Study of Burnout, Depression, and Anxiety in Austrian Teachers. 13th International Conference on Work, Stress, and Health, Philadelphia, November 6-9, 2019
Schonfeld, I.S., Swingler, G., Bianchi, R., & Verkuilen, J. The Relationship Between the Maslach Burnout Inventory and Depressive and Anxiety Symptom Scales: The Last Thirty Years. 13th International Conference on Work, Stress, and Health, Philadelphia, November 6-9, 2019
Schonfeld, I.S. How I Got My Career Going. 13th International Conference on Work, Stress, and Health, Philadelphia, November 6-9, 2019
Nixon, A.E., & Schonfeld, I.S. Working Outside the Ivory Tower: Insights and Advice on OSH Careers. With T. Bauerle, K. Saboe, and K.M. Dominguez. 13th International Conference on Work, Stress, and Health, Philadelphia, November 6-9, 2019
Schonfeld, I.S., & Nixon, A.E. Starting (or Changing) a Research Program: The Experience of Veteran Researchers? With L. Hammer, R. Sinclair, I.S. Schonfeld, and N.K. Semmer. 13th International Conference on Work, Stress, and Health, Philadelphia, November 6-9, 2019.
Co-organizer of three Education and Training Panels at the 13th International Conference on Work, Stress, and Health, Philadelphia, November 6-9, 2019
(1) Nixon, A.E., & Schonfeld, I. S. Working Outside the Ivory Tower: Insights and Advice on OSH Careers. With T. Bauerle, K. Saboe, and K.M. Dominguez. 13th International Conference on Work, Stress, and Health, Philadelphia, November 6-9, 2019
(2) Schonfeld, I. S., & Nixon, A.E. Starting (or Changing) a Research Program: The Experience of Veteran Researchers? With L. Hammer, R. Sinclair, I. S. Schonfeld, and N.K. Semmer. 13th International Conference on Work, Stress, and Health, Philadelphia, November 6-9, 2019.
(3) Nixon, A.E., & Schonfeld, I. S. Engaging Students in OHP Courses. With J.J. Mazzola, S. Andel, V. Bruk-Lee, and J.K. Dimoff. 13th International Conference on Work, Stress, and Health, Philadelphia, November 6-9, 2019
Schonfeld, I.S. (2018, June). Is burnout depression? The annual meeting of the Brazilian chapter of the International Stress Management Association. Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Engelman, J., Milstein, G., & Schonfeld, I.S. (2017, August). Losing my orthodox religion: The immigration psychology of religious disaffiliation. Annual meeting of the American Psychological Association. Washington, DC.
Schonfeld, I. S., Verkuilen, J., & Bianchi, R. (2017, June). Confirmatory factor analysis of burnout and depressive symptoms. 12th International Conference on Work, Stress, and Health, June 7-10, Minneapolis.
Mazzola, J.J., & Schonfeld, I. S. (2017). Workshop: Mixed methodology in OHP: Combining qualitative and quantitative methods in one study. 12th International Conference on Occupational Stress and Health, June 7-10, Minneapolis.
Singhroy, V., Verkuilen, J., Schonfeld, I. S., & Bianchi, R. (2017). Testing item disordinality in screening instruments. 12th International Conference on Occupational Stress and Health, June 7-10, Minneapolis.
Bianchi, R., Pasquier, N., & Schonfeld, I. S. (2017). Job dissatisfaction and depression: A multi-domain study. 12th International Conference on Occupational Stress and Health, June 7-10, Minneapolis.
Bianchi, R., Schonfeld, I.S., & Laurent, E. (2017, May). Switching from burnout to job-related depression: A preliminary study. European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology. Dublin.
Schonfeld, I.S. (2017, March). Burnout-depression overlap (with a brief introduction to the prehistory of occupational psychology). The Industrial-Organizational Psychology Doctoral Program, Baruch College, City University of New York.
Bianchi, R., & Schonfeld, I.S. (2016, April). Burnout and depression overlap in New Zealand teachers. European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology Conference. Athens.
Schonfeld, I.S., Bianchi, R., & Luehring-Jones, P. (2016, April). Thoughts concerning research on the consequences of job stress for teachers. European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology Conference. Athens.
Bianchi, R., Schonfeld, I.S., & Laurent, E. (2016, April). Is burnout predicted by job stress? A two-wave one-year study. European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology Conference. Athens.
Schonfeld, I.S. (2015, July). Lecture on burnout and depression. Dept. of Psychology, University of Surrey. Guildford, UK.
Bianchi, R., & Schonfeld, I.S. (2015, May). Burned out workers live in a depressive cognitive world: The example of U.S. teachers. APA/NIOSH/SOHP Work, Stress, and Health Conference. Atlanta.
Schonfeld, I.S., & Bianchi, R., (2015, May). Burnout or depression? APA/NIOSH/SOHP Work, Stress, and Health Conference. Atlanta.
Bianchi, R., & Schonfeld, I.S. (2015, May). Is the burnout-depression distinction valid? A critical analysis. APA/NIOSH/SOHP Work, Stress, and Health Conference. Atlanta.
Bianchi, R., & Schonfeld, I.S. (2015, April). Burned out or depressed. Is there a difference? Achieving Health Equity Through Community Partnerships: Innovations in Community-Based Participatory Research.
Bianchi, R., Schonfeld, I.S., & Laurent, E. (2015, March). Does burnout help predict depression? A longitudinal investigation. 23rd Euroopean Congress of Psychiatry, Vienna.
Bianchi, R., & Schonfeld, I. S. (2014, April). An attempt to distinguish burnout from depression based on major life stress, job-related stress, and social support at work. Book of Proceedings of the 11th Conference of the European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology, 311. London.
Bianchi, R., Laurent, E., & Schonfeld, I. S. (2014, April). Is the burnout process a process of depression? A categorical approach. Book of Proceedings of the 11th Conference of the European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology, 297. London.
Bianchi, R., & Schonfeld, I.S. (2014, March). Depressive cognition does not discriminate burnout from depression. 22nd European Congress of Psychiatry. Munich.
Bianchi, R., & Schonfeld, I.S. (2014, March). Does anxiety predict burnout? A 5575-participant study. 22nd European Congress of Psychiatry. Munich.
Bianchi, R., Schonfeld, I.S., Truchot, D., & Laurent, E. (2013, July). Burned out but not depressed? A re-examination of the burnout-depression overlap. Conference of the European Health Psychology Society, Bordeaux, France.
Schonfeld, I.S. (2013, May). The pre-history of occupational health psychology. APA/NIOSH/SOHP Work, Stress, and Health Conference. Los Angeles, CA
Schonfeld, I.S., & Mazzola, J.J. (2013, May). Workshop: What to look out for when planning qualitative OHP research. APA/NIOSH/SOHP Work, Stress, and Health Conference. Los Angeles, CA
Schonfeld, I.S., & Mazzola, J.J. (2013, May). Stress in the Self-Employed: A Qualitative Study. APA/NIOSH/SOHP Work, Stress, and Health Conference. Los Angeles, CA
Schmitt, L.P., Karanika-Murray, M., & Schonfeld, I.S., (2013, May). What Are the Most Relevant Journals to OHP? Results of the OHP Publication Outlets Survey v2.0. APA/NIOSH/SOHP Work, Stress, and Health Conference. Los Angeles, CA
Schonfeld, I.S., & Mazzola, J.J. (2011, May). A qualitative study of job stress in the self-employed. Paper session on Changing Employment Arrangements and Job Insecurity at APA/NIOSH/SOHP Work, Stress, and Health 2011. Orlando, FL.
Schmitt, L.P., Karanika-Murray, M., & Schonfeld, I.S. (2011, May). Identifying publication outlets in occupational health psychology: An opinion survey. APA/NIOSH/SOHP Work, Stress, and Health 2011. Orlando, FL.
Schonfeld, I.S. (2011, April). Qualitative research in occupational health psychology. University of Houston, Houston, TX
Schonfeld, I.S. (2011, March). Preventing school violence. Robert F. Kennedy School. New York, NY.
Schonfeld, I.S. (2009, November). Strengths and limitations of qualitative research on occupational stress. Symposium on Research Methodology: Issues in Occupational Health Psychology Research, APA/NIOSH/SOHP Work, Stress, and Health 2009: Global Concerns and Approaches, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Schonfeld, I.S. (2009, November). Three-year longitudinal study of new women teachers. Paper session on Occupational Factors and Depression at APA/NIOSH/SOHP Work, Stress , and Health 2009: Global Concerns and Approaches, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Schonfeld, I.S. (2009, November). The story of the newsletter of the society for occupational health psychology: Some history and one or two things I have learned. Paper session on Advances in OHP Education and Practice, at APA/NIOSH/SOHP Work, Stress , and Health 2009: Global Concerns and Approaches, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Schonfeld, I. S. (2008, Sept.). Daily process study of work stress in new teachers: Multiple perspectives. Third International Conference of the International Commission on Occupational Health: Committee on Work Organisation and Psychosocial Factors (ICOH-WOPS). Québec, Canada
Schonfeld, I.S. (2008, March). Organized a symposium entitled The Application of Daily Diary Methods to Occupational Stress Research. APA/NIOSH/SOHP Work, Stress, and Health Conference.
Schonfeld, I.S. (2008, March). Diary Study of New Teachers. APA/NIOSH/SOHP Work, Stress, and Health Conference.
Schonfeld, I.S. (2008, March). Qualitative methods inform job stress research. APA/NIOSH/SOHP Work, Stress, and Health Conference.
Schonfeld, I.S., & Feinman, S. (2008, March). Difficulties of highly recruited new workers: The case of teachers. APA/NIOSH/SOHP Work, Stress, and Health Conference.
Nehm, R., Reilly, L., & Schonfeld, I. S. Measuring knowledge of natural selection: A methodological comparison of C.I.N.S., an open-response instrument, and oral interview. National Association for Research in Science Teaching. New Orleans, April 2007.
Schonfeld, I.S. Qualitative and quantitative approaches to research on teacher stress. New Educator Conference. New York City. October 2006.
Schonfeld, I.S. A look at teachers at work through two different lenses. Association for Psychological Science. New York City, May 2006.
Schonfeld, I.S. The daily show: Teachers at Work. American Psychological Association-NIOSH Conference on Work, Stress, and Health. Miami, March 2006.
Schonfeld, I.S., & Rindskopf, D. HLM in longitudinal research outside the context of the growth model. American Psychological Association-NIOSH Conference on Work, Stress, and Health. Miami, March 2006.
Scott, M., Wilcox, H., Schonfeld, I. S., Davies, M., Hicks, R., Turner, J., et al. (2004). The Columbia Suicide Screen: Does screening identify previously unknown teens at risk for suicide and other mental health problems? Poster presented at the American Public Health Conference.
Schonfeld, I.S. Occupational health psychology comes home: New York City teachers. Dept. of Applied Psychology, York University Steinhardt School of Education. December 2003.
Schonfeld, I.S. Qualitative research informs daily diary research on teacher stress. American Psychological Association-NIOSH Conference on Work and Health. Toronto, March 2003.
Schonfeld, I.S. Chair. Symposium on workplace violence. American Psychological Association-NIOSH Conference on Work and Health. Toronto, March 2003.
Schonfeld, I.S. Hierarchical linear modeling in longitudinal stress research. International Conference on Social Stress Research. Portsmouth, New Hampshire. April 2002.
Schonfeld, I.S., & Rindskopf, D. Hierarchical linear modeling: Application to occupational stress research. Work, Stress, and Health '99: Organization of Work in a Global Economy. Baltimore, MD, March 1999.
Schonfeld, I.S. Teacher education reform at City College. Rhode Island College, Providence, RI, November 1998.
Schonfeld, I.S. The application of hierarchical linear modeling to longitudinal teacher stress research. Invited colloquium at the Graduate School and University Center of the City University of New York, New York City, March 1998.
Schonfeld, I.S. Research on teacher stress: Three years of work force experience. Fordham University Graduate Education Colloquium, New York City, 1998.
Schonfeld, I.S. The influence of working conditions, social support, and coping on psychological outcomes in new women teachers. Fachgruppenkolloquiums Psychologie. University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany, June 1996.
Schonfeld, I.S. Qualitative occupational research: Is it helpful? International Conference on Social Stress Research, Paris, May 1996.
Schonfeld, I.S. A quantitative researcher's view of qualitative occupational stress research. The American Psychological Association/National Institute of Occupational Health Conference, Washington, DC, September 1995.
Schonfeld, I.S. Working conditions and social support affect depressive symptoms and job satisfaction. Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Society, New York City, June 1995.
Schonfeld, I.S., & Santiago, E.A. The relation of working conditions to psychological distress in women teachers: Qualitative findings. Conference on Healthy Families in the 21st Century. Indianapolis, November 1994.
Schonfeld, I.S. Negative affectivity and the relation between job stressors and distress. Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Society, Washington, D.C, July 1994.
Schonfeld, I.S. The impact of working conditions on depressive symptoms: The case of newly appointed woman teachers. International Conference on Social Stress Research, Honolulu, May 1994.
Schonfeld, I.S. Depressive symptoms in women teachers. The Henry Murray Research Center: A Center for the Study of Lives, Radcliffe College, Harvard University, October 1993.
Schonfeld, I.S. Psychological distress and negative affectivity in research in occupational stress. Symposium on The Intersection of Occupational Stress and Personality Research: Negative Affectivity (organizer I.S. Schonfeld). Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Society, Chicago, June 1993.
Schonfeld, I.S., & Xia, F. One-year longitudinal study of depressive symptoms and job morale in newly appointed women teachers. The American Psychological Association/National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health Conference on Stress in the 90's: A Changing Workforce in a Changing Workplace, Washington, DC, November 1992.
Pysher, E.R., & Schonfeld, I.S. Trouble in paradise? A study of stress among teachers of the gifted. The American Psychological Association/National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health Conference on Stress in the 90's: A Changing Workforce in a Changing Workplace, Washington, DC, November 1992.
Schonfeld, I.S. The futility of occupational coping. International Conference on Social Stress Research, Venice, June 1992.
Schonfeld, I.S. Stress management: Personal versus organizational resources. Invited address at the Annual Meeting of the New York State United Teachers. New York, March 1992.
Schonfeld, I.S. Longitudinal research on teacher stress. Invited address for the Columbia University Teachers College Conference on Teacher Stress. New York, October 1991.
Schonfeld, I.S. Depressive symptoms in teachers. Annual meeting of the American Psychological Society, Washington, DC, June 1991.
Schonfeld, I.S. Diverse perspectives on occupational stress in the teaching profession. Symposium on the Variety of Research Approaches to Studying Teacher Stress. Symposium organizer and presenter. American Educational Research Association, Chicago, April 1991.
Schonfeld, I.S. Work and depressive symptoms. Colloquium of the Psychology Dept. of Brooklyn College, March 1991.
Schonfeld, I.S. Assessing distress in teachers using depressive symptoms scales. Symposium New Approaches to Assessing Stress at Work. The American Psychological Association/National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health Conference on Work and Well-being, Washington, DC, November 1990.
Schonfeld, I.S. Teacher "burnout." Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association, Boston, August 1990.
Schonfeld, I.S. Occupational stress and preemployment measures: The case of teachers. International Conference on Social Stress Research, Regent's College, London, June 1990.
Schonfeld, I.S. Research methods on the health-damaging effects of occupational stress: Teachers. Psychiatric Epidemiology Program, Columbia University, May 1990.
Schonfeld, I.S. Measuring functional social support. Biennial Meeting on Community Research and Practice. Michigan State University, June 1989
Schonfeld, I.S. Teacher stress. Brooklyn College, May 1988.
Schonfeld, I.S. Occupational stress in helping professionals. Invited Address to the New Jersey Psychological Association, April 1988.
Schonfeld, I.S. Occupational stress and health: The case of teachers. The School Based Improvement Project. The Hudson River Conference Center, Ossining, NY, October 1987.
Schonfeld, I.S. Enhancing undergraduate achievement: The use of learning objectives. Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association, August 1987.
Schonfeld, I.S. Chair of meeting with Albert Yee on student unrest in the People's Republic of China. Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association, August 1987.
Schonfeld, I.S. How well do laboratory measures of attention serve clinicians? The Ryerson-MacEvoy Child Psychiatry Colloquium. Columbia University and New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York City, March 1985.
Schonfeld, I.S. The use of cognitive tests in child psychiatric research. Queens Children's Psychiatric Center, March 1985.
Schonfeld, I.S. Cognitive functioning and disorders of conduct. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Epidemiologic Research, Houston, June, 1984.
Schonfeld, I.S. The association between deficits in cognitive functioning and disorders of conduct: Is the relationship causal? Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Life History Research in Psychopathology, Baltimore, October, 1984.
Schonfeld, I.S., & Shaffer, D. Neuropsychiatry Update. Grand Rounds, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York City, February, 1983.
Schonfeld, I.S., & Shaffer, D. A causal relationship between soft signs and anxiety. Has it been established? The Ryerson-MacEvoy Child Psychiatry Colloquium. Columbia Univ. and New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York City, September 1983.
Schonfeld, I.S. Familial, environmental, neurological factors in psychiatric outcome. Annual Conference at Arden House, Columbia Univ., Harriman, NY, November, 1983.
Leadership
Co-chair of the Education and Training Committee, the Society for Occupational Health Psychology
Founder and founding editor of the Newsletter of the Society for Occupational Health Psychology
Board of Directors, City College Hillel Club
Organized and leads the Psychology Movie Club
Executive Committee, Dept. of Leadership and Special Education, City College School of Education
Committee on Course and Standing, CCNY College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Social and Psychological Foundations Department Curriculum Committee, City College School of Education
PAL soccer coach
PAL Little League coach
Pedagogical Achievements
Introduced and stewarded through the acceptance process from the department level up to the Trustees:
The graduate level course entitled Occupational Health Psychology (I also created a version of this course for the Brooklyn College Psychology Dept. although it has not been sent to the Trustees)
The undergraduate course entitled Occupational Health Psychology;
The graduate level course entitled Psychology of Youth Violence;
The undergraduate course entitled Psychology of Youth Violence;
The graduate level course entitled Epidemiology of Mental Disorder;
Media Coverage
Chris Balow
December 16, 2022
Understanding and Addressing Teacher Burnout
The Mint Blog
https://blog.schoolmint.com/understanding-and-addressing-teacher-burnout
Veronica Hackethal, MD, MSc
Sharecare Newsletter
Nov 28, 2022
https://www.sharecare.com/mental-health-behavior/tired-burned-out-or-de…
Netanyahu’s Comeback Widens Divide Over Israel Among American Jews
Liam Stack
The New York Times
Nov. 20, 2022
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/20/nyregion/israel-netanyahus-american-…
6 Ways You’re Coping With a Roller-Coaster Market
Elizabeth Harris
The New York Times
July 29, 2022
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/29/business/investing-retirement-market…
It's time to recognize burnout as a medical condition...[I]t's job-related depression
Adam Grant
Twitter
May 15, 2021
https://mobile.twitter.com/AdamMGrant/status/1393581450419654657
The Clock-Out Cure For those who can afford it, quitting has become the ultimate form of self-care.
By Katie Heaney
New York Magazine
May 10, 2021
https://www.thecut.com/2021/05/quitting-your-job-as-self-care.html
How to Use a Vacation Day Right Now
By Katie Heaney
New York Magazine
March 16, 2021
https://www.thecut.com/2021/03/how-to-use-your-day-off-amid-the-covid-p…
New Instrument Developed to Assess Workplace Depression
By Nick Zagorski
Psychiatric News
March 3, 2021
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.pn.2021.1.41
Double Life.
By Irvin Sam Schonfeld
January 28, 2021
National Writers Union website. https://nwu.org/double-life/
New Screening Tool for Work-Related Depression
By Alexis Pellek
December 14, 2020
PSYCOM PRO
https://pro.psycom.net/news-research/weekly-round-ups/week-of-december-…
Researchers unveil new tool to measure severity of occupational depression
By Carrie Wood
December 10, 2020.
Academic Times
https://academictimes.com/researchers-unveil-new-tool-to-measure-severi…
Why New Teachers Are Burning Out Early.
By Gretchen Brown
March 4, 2020
Rewire Magazine
https://www.rewire.org/work/new-teachers-burning-out-early/
Is burnout actually a form of depression? How do we focus on work-life balance without downplaying clinical depression?
Psychology Today. Jan. 19, 2020
By Grant H. Brenner
https://www.psychologytoday.com/ie/blog/psychiatry-the-people/202001/is…
Burning issue: What we’re getting wrong about workplace burnout
Kim Mills
October 7, 2019
PS News (Australia)
What you’re probably getting wrong about workplace burnout.
FastCompany.
By Kim I. Mills
Sept. 24, 2019
https://www.fastcompany.com/90407792/what-youre-probably-getting-wrong-…
Yes, post-vacation burnout is a thing.
The Forge
By Emily Underwood.
August 19, 2019
https://forge.medium.com/yes-post-vacation-burnout-is-a-thing-ef614bc7d…
Hustle Culture (podcast).
By Tim Seeburger
May 23, 2019.
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/culture-ep-4-hustle-culture/id144…
As 'chronic grind' causes more burnout some experts worry it's really depression: For many burnout masks depression. That's why some want to change the conversation about burnout and mental health.
By Meghan Holohan
March 25, 2019, 9:23 AM EDT /
TODAY Show (NBC)
https://www.today.com/health/burnout-or-depression-how-tell-difference-…
The Truth Behind Burnout.
Source: SUM
NO AUTHOR--- The Graduate Center, CUNY
March 12, 2019
https://www.gc.cuny.edu/News/All-News/Detail?id=48091
How to deal with workplace burnout.
By Ron Geraci
Men's Health
Oct 31, 2018
https://www.menshealth.com/health/a23844502/workplace-burnout/
Work burnout linked to atypical depression.
Psychology Central News
By Rick Nauert
Aug 8, 2018
https://psychcentral.com/news/2014/12/16/work-burnout-linked-to-atypica…
Is Working Remotely Bad for Your Health?
By Markham Heid.
Time Magazine
July 9, 2018
http://time.com/5333239/is-working-remotely-bad-for-you/
Emmanuel Macron is reportedly burning out. here’s why that matters.
Thrive Global
By Nora Battelle
November 7, 2018
https://thriveglobal.com/stories/emmanuel-macron-is-reportedly-burning-…
Burnout might really be depression; how do doctors cope?
By Leigh Page
Medscape
January 17, 2018
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/891005
Physician burnout: Let's talk.
The Lancet
Physician burnout: let's talk
NO AUTHOR
April 8, 2017
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(17)3094…
Are burnout and depression the same thing? Conditions may be a single problem, teachers study suggests.
By Ann Lukits
March 7, 2016
The Wall Street Journal
https://www.wsj.com/articles/are-burnout-and-depression-the-same-thing-…
The truth about your burnout is you might be depressed.
Inc.
By Ilan Mochari
March 8, 2016
https://www.inc.com/ilan-mochari/burnout-depression-research-treatment…
Burnout and depression overlap far more often than you think: How to prevent both.
By Lecia Bushak
Medical Daily
Oct 21, 2015
https://www.medicaldaily.com/burnout-and-depression-overlap-far-more-of…
Burnout can take a toll on employee decision making and mental health.
NO AUTHOR
American Psychological Association’s Center for Organizational Excellence
Resources for Employers
January 21, 2015 | Volume 9 | Number 1
https://www.apaexcellence.org/resources/goodcompany/newsletter/article/…
CCNY psychologist links burnout and depression
NO AUTHOR
Press-News.org
December 12, 2015
https://press-news.org/143217-ccny-psychologist-links-burnout-and-depre…
Which is the relationship between burnout and depression?
NO AUTHOR
Thalpos-Mental Health
Nov 30, 2015
https://thalpos.org.gr/en/news-media/news-articles/which-relationship-b…
How to tell the difference between depression and burnout.
By Aviva Patz
Prevention
Nov 5, 2015
https://www.prevention.com/life/a20486040/depression-or-burnout/
Burnout and depression: Two entities or one?
CCNY provides answer.
City College of New York
by Jay Mwamba
Oct 19, 2015
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2015-10/ccon-bad101915.php
Experts determine burnout and depression are closely linked.
Natural News
By Antonia [no surname]
Sunday, May 31, 2015
https://www.naturalnews.com/049900_burnout_depression_exhaustion.html
Burnout present in almost all atypical depression.
By Rachel Lutz
MD Magazine
Feb 25, 2015
https://www.mdmag.com/medical-news/burnout-present-in-almost-all-atypic…-
Mexicanos minimizan consecuencias de la depresión y el estrés: La depresión podría ser confundida con estrés, lo que provoca que las personas, al minimizar sus riesgos, no busquen un tratamiento.
Oaxaca Digital
No author.
January 7, 2015.
http://oaxaca.me/mexicanos-minimizan-consecuencias-de-la-depresion-y-el…
Work burnout can lead to depression.
NO AUTHOR
Haymarket Media, Inc.
December 17, 2014
https://www.psychiatryadvisor.com/home/topics/mood-disorders/work-burno…
Teacher burnout and depression.
By Melissa Lavery
Breakthrough Psychology
ca 2014
http://www.breakthroughpsychologyprogram.com/teacher-burnout--depressio…
La conexión entre la depresión y el burnout.
BY David Aparicio
Psyciencia
Dec 29, 2014
https://www.psyciencia.com/la-conexion-entre-la-depresion-y-el-burnout/
Burnout and depression linked.
NO AUTHOR
Healthline Media
Sunday 21 December 2014
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/287076.php?tw
Burnout and depression linked
NO AUTHOR
Medical News Today
December 21, 2014
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/mnt/releases/287076#1
Feeling burnt out leads to depression.
NO AUTHOR
Iran Daily
December 17, 2014
http://www.iran-daily.com/News/57668.html
Burnt Out Leads to Depression; Some Tips to Avoid it.
NO AUTHOR
Microfinance Monitor
ca 2014
http://www.microfinancemonitor.com/burnt-out-leads-to-depression-some-t…
Burnout sure shot recipe for depression.
NO AUTHOR
Indo-Asian News Service |New York |
Updated: December 16, 2014 5:14:51 pm
https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/health/feeling-burnt-out-le…
and in
The Free Press Journal
December 16, 2014 7:02 pm
https://www.freepressjournal.in/health/burnout-sure-shot-recipe-for-dep…
Feeling burnt out leads to depression.
December 16, 2014
NO AUTHOR
Indian Express
https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/health/feeling-burnt-out-le…
Le: The challenges teachers face.
By Irvin Schonfeld
The New York Times
March 7, 2012
https://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/08/opinion/the-challenges-that-teachers…
Le: Literary Asheville.
By Irvin Schonfeld
November 10, 2010
The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/14/travel/14letters-LITERARYASHE_LETTER…
Le: Northern delights.
By Irvin Schonfeld
October 30, 2009
The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/01/travel/01letters-NORTHERNDELI_LETTER…
Le: Great debater, greatest teacher.
By Irvin Schonfeld
April 2008
Clarion (PSC-CUNY newspaper. Page 2.
https://archive.psc-cuny.org/Clarion/ClarionApril08.pdf
Le: The Moses legacy.
By Irvin Schonfeld
May 13, 2007
The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/13/opinion/l13city.html?searchResultPos…
Le: Republicans abandoned Bush and their principles -- What's next?
By Irvin Schonfeld
The Wall Street Journal
Nov. 14, 2006
https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB116347672174722438
The uproar at Bronx Science.
By Irvin Schonfeld
The New York Times
June 19, 2005
https://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/19/opinion/nyregion/the-uproar-at-bronx…
Le: Cats’ delicatessens.
By Irvin Schonfeld
December 8, 2002
The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2002/12/08/nyregion/arent-fines-supposed-to-pun…
Corporate executives can be mentally ill, too.
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MVP Seminars
Jan 1, 2000
http://mvpseminars.com/post/corporate-executives-can-be-mentally-ill-to…
Technical/Evaluation Reports
Schonfeld, I.S., Bailey, S.-G., Bermejo, G., Clay, W., Fischer, S., Moghadam, K., & Winslow, S. (2019). Evaluation of the Mental Health Counseling Program at City College.
Grossman, E., Ocken, S., & Schonfeld, I. (2012). An Internet-based system of homework for precalculus. CUNY Office of Academic Affairs. New York: City University of New York.
Schonfeld, I.S. (2012). Summative Evaluation of the Capstone Course for the City College School of Engineering’s Sustainability Master’s Degree Program. [Formative evaluation, 2011].
Schonfeld, I. S. (2011). Student performance in math 19500 during the spring 2011 semester at the City College of The City University of New York.
Schonfeld, I.S., & Reyes, H. (2005). Evaluation of the Local System Change Program in Elementary Science Education in Region 1, Bronx, NY.
Schonfeld, I.S. (1996). Stress in one occupational group: Teachers. Final Report for NIOSH/CDC Grant No. 01 OH02571-04 - 06.
Schonfeld, I.S. (1992). Stress in one occupational group: Teachers. Final Report for NIOSH/CDC Grant No. 01 OH02571-01 - 03.
Schonfeld, I.S., Diamond, L.K., and Fox, A. (1988). Student perceptions of their preparation for the National Teachers Examination. The City College of New York.
Watkins, S., Schonfeld, I.S., Getelles, F. (1987). The achievements of City College faculty. For Research and Scholarship Day at the College.
Schonfeld, I.S. (1987). Printing jobs at home. CUNYVM Bulletin Board.
Languages
I have a solid reading knowledge of French and a workable speaking knowledge of the language.
I have a reading knowledge of Spanish but my speaking knowledge is weak.
On my own, I am currently studying Brazilian Portuguese.
I have some speaking knowledge of Yiddish.
Hobbies
Reading
Photography
Softball
Hiking