Jaak Rakfeldt

Jaak Rakfeldt, PhD, is a Professor Emeritus at Southern Connecticut State University, where he was the coordinator of the

Co-occurring Disorders Cohort Program (mental health and substance use). In addition, he has been an assistant clincal professor at the Yale University School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry. For several years, he has provided clinical supervision for third-year psychiatry residents. Dr. Rakfeldt has served as a clinical consultant and conducted seminars and colloquia at various community mental health agencies. He has published over sixty papers and chapters and given over one hundred conference presentations. He also has maintained a private clinical practice. Dr. Rakfeldt has been a member of the Estonian American National Council, the Estonian World Council, and the Estonian Academic Fraternity-

Korp! Fraternitas Estica, and the chairman of the Connecticut Estonian Society.

He has also published in the area of Estonian identity issues, which includes the following:

Rakfeldt, J. (1978). Äärel Olemine: Kahe Kultuuri ja Ühiskonna Vahel (Life at the Edge Between Two Cultures and Societies). Ajakiri, 4, 26-31.

Rakfeldt, J. (1984). Eesti Noored ja Sümboolne Suhtlemisteooria Marginaalsuses (Young Estonians and Symbolic Interaction Theory Related to the Issue of Marginality). Metsaülikool 1967-1982, (pp. 131-135). Toronto, Ontario: Kotkajärve Metsaülikool and the Ontario Ministry of Citizenship and Culture.

Rakfeldt, J. (1993). Põhja-Ameerika Eestlaste Identsusest (Estonian-American Ethnic Identity Issues). Akadeemia, 5(1), 3-12.

Rakfeldt, J., & Rakfeldt-Leetmaa, H. (1996). Rahvusliku Identiteedi Säilitamine Okupeeritud Eestis (The Preservation of Ethnic Identity in Occupied Estonia). Akadeemia, 8(8), 1571-1590.

Rakfeldt, J. (2012). Eesti Noorte Identiteet (Ethnic Identity among Younger Estonians) in T. Kirss (ed)., Metsaülikool 1983-2005 (pp. 49-59). Kotkajärve Metsaülikool, A.S. Uniprint. Rakfeldt, J. (2015). Kodust lahkumine (Flight from Home). Looming, 5, 671-675.

Rakfeldt, J. (2015). Home Environments, Memories, and Life Stories: Preservation of Estonian National Identity. Journal of

Baltic Studies, 46(4), 511-542.