Jeff Gardere

Jeff Gardere
Born Jeffery Roger Gardere
(1956-05-03) May 3, 1956[1]
Brooklyn, New York, United States
Residence New York, New York
Nationality Haitian-American
Education University of Rochester BA
Columbia University MSCI
The George Washington University PhD
Occupation Psychologist, Talk Show Host (Dad Camp), and Author
Years active 1990–present
Website www.drjeffgardere.com

Jeffrey Roger Gardere (born May 3, 1956), also known as Dr. Jeff, is an American psychologist and media personality.

Education

Dr.Gardere was born in Manhattan, New York to Roger and Renée Gardere who were both from Haiti. Dr.Gardere was one of the first black students to attend the St. Francis Xavier Catholic School in Park Slope, Brooklyn. He then attended the Brooklyn Technical High School.

His tertiary education started at The University of Rochester, where he gained a Bachelor of Arts Degree in psychology. He continued his tertiary education at Columbia University receiving a Masters of Science and then later attended George Washington University where he gained a PhD in psychology and philosophy.[2]

Career

After leaving George Washington University, Dr.Gardere worked as a staff psychologist for the Federal Bureau of Prisons. He soon rose to the office of chief psychologist – one of only two African-American chief psychologists at the time. During his tenure there, he was instrumental in designing the policy on psychological treatment for HIV-infected prisoners.

He also participated in hostage negotiations at the Atlanta Prison Siege of 1987.[3]

Currently, Dr.Gardere is an Assistant Professor and Course Director at Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine[4] in New York City. Dr. Gardere was the host of VH1’s Dad Camp, and recently was the psychologist on The Real Housewives of Atlanta. He is the principal psychologist on Love and Hip Hop New York and Love and Hip Hop Atlanta, For My Man on TV one, Celebrity Damage Control and They Got Away With It on the Reelz Channel. He is also the aftercare coordinator and psychologist for Lauren Lake’s Paternity Court.

Dr.Gardere is also on the advisory board to Ro, an end-to-end service for chronic health conditions. Ro handles everything from online diagnosis to the convenient delivery of treatment. Dr.Gardere advises Roman, Ro's vertical for men's health and Zero, Ro's vertical for fighting addiction. He joins the advisory board with Karen Tandy (previous Head of the DEA), Dr. Peter Schlegel, Dr. Matthew Fink, and Dr. Steven Lamm.

Media

Gardere is a frequent contributor to:

  • CNN
  • MSNBC (official contributor)
  • NBC Today Show (official contributor)
  • FOX Network
  • FOX 5 News (official contributor)
  • CBS News
  • ABC News
  • WPIX News
  • Maury
  • TV One

References

  1. ↑ "Zoominfo". Contact Management. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
  2. ↑ Towns, Edolphus (August 2, 1996). "Tribute To Dr. Jeffrey Gardere". capitolwords.org.
  3. ↑ Smothers, Ronald (December 4, 1987). "Cubans End 11-Day Prison Siege In Atlanta, Freeing All Hostages". The New York Times.
  4. ↑ "Faculty Directory". Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine.
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