Professor Rhodes completed her Ph.D. in clinical psychology at DePaul University and her clinical internship at the University of Chicago School of Medicine. She is a Fellow in the American Psychological Association and the Society for Research and Community Action, and was a Distinguished Fellow of the William T. Grant Foundation. Rhodes is also a member of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Research Network on Digital Media and Learning as well as the Research Network on Transitions to Adulthood. She is Chair of the Research and Policy Council of the National Mentoring Partnership, sits on the Research and Advisory Boards of many mentoring and policy organizations, and serves on the editorial boards of several journals in community and adolescent psychology. Rhodes has written several books, including STAND BY ME: The Risks and Rewards of Mentoring Today's Youth (Harvard University Press).

Books by Jean Rhodes

Becoming Manny: Inside the Life of Baseball's Most Enigmatic Slugger

by Jean Rhodes and Shawn Boburg - Biography, Nonfiction, Sports

Authorized by the future Hall of Famer himself, and written by a clinical psychologist and an award-winning investigative journalist, BECOMING MANNY is the incredible story behind one of the greatest baseball sluggers of all time. Manny Ramirez ranks 17th in career home runs and eighth in career slugging percentage --- the only players above him on both lists are Barry Bonds, Jimmie Foxx, and Babe Ruth.