Manuscripts (4/93-6/04)  selected abstracts

In Press/Accepted

Mincemoyer, C., Perkins, D., & Lillehoj, C. (accepted). Perceptions of the Cooperative Extension Service: A community resource for youth and family programs. Journal of Extension. (PF 109)

Spoth, R. L., & Greenberg, M. T. (in press). Toward a comprehensive strategy for effective practitioner-scientist partnerships and larger-scale community benefits. American Journal of Community Psychology. (PF 76)

Meek, J., Lillehoj, C. J., Welsh, J., & Spoth, R. (2004). Rural community partnership recruitment for an evidence-based family-focused prevention program: The PROSPER project. Rural Mental Health, 29(2), 23&./abstracts.htm#8209;28. (PF 111)

Redmond, C., Spoth, R., Shin, C., & Hill, G. (2004). Engaging rural parents in family-focused programs to prevent youth substance abuse. Journal of Primary Prevention, 24(3), 223‑242. (PF 46)

Spoth, R., Greenberg, M., Bierman, K., & Redmond, C. (2004). PROSPER Community-university partnership model for public education systems: Capacity-building for evidence-based, competence-building prevention. Prevention Science [Invited article for Special issue], 5(1), 31&8209;39. (PF 103)

Spoth, R., Redmond, C., Shin, C., & Azevedo, K. (2004). Brief family intervention effects on adolescent substance initiation: School-level curvilinear growth curve analyses six years following baseline. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 72(3), 535‑542. (PF 86)

2003

Epstein, J. A., Botvin, G. J., & Spoth, R. (2003). Which psychosocial factors are related to drinking among rural adolescents? Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse, 13(1), 19‑35. (PF 70)

Guyll, M., Spoth, R., & Redmond, C. (2003). The effects of incentives and research requirements on participation rates for a community-based preventive intervention research study. Journal of Primary Prevention, 24(1), 25‑41. (PF 73)

Mason, W. A, Kosterman, R., Hawkins, J. D., Haggerty, K. P., & Spoth, R. L. (2003). Reducing adolescents’ growth in substance use and delinquency: Randomized trial effects of a parent-training prevention intervention. Prevention Science, 4(3), 203‑212. (PF 88)

Trudeau, L., Spoth, R., Lillehoj, C., Redmond, C., & Wickrama, K. A. S. (2003). Effects of a preventive intervention on adolescent substance use initiation, expectancies, and refusal intentions. Prevention Science, 4(2), 109‑122. (PF 84)

2002

Lillehoj, C. J., Spoth, R., & Trudeau, L. (2002). Rural teacher training. The Rural Educator, 24(1), 3‑12. (PF 66)

Redmond, C., Spoth, R., & Trudeau, L. (2002). Family- and community-level predictors of parent support seeking. Journal of Community Psychology, 30(2), 153‑171. (PF 38)

Spoth, R., Guyll, M., & Day, S. X. (2002). Universal family-focused interventions in alcohol-use disorder prevention: Cost-effectiveness and cost-benefit analyses of two interventions. Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 63(2), 219‑228. (PF 58)

Spoth, R., Guyll, M., Trudeau, L., & Goldberg-Lillehoj, C. (2002). Two studies of proximal outcomes and implementation quality of universal preventive interventions in a community-university collaboration context. Journal of Community Psychology, 30(5), 499‑518. (PF 64)

Spoth, R. L., Kavanagh, K., & Dishion, T. (2002). Family-centered preventive intervention science: Toward benefits to larger populations of children, youth, and families. Prevention Science, 3(3), 145‑152. (PF 87)

Spoth, R., & Redmond, C. (2002). Project Family prevention trials based in community-university partnerships: Toward scaled‑up preventive interventions. Prevention Science, 3(3), 203‑221. (PF 67)

Spoth, R. L., Redmond, C., Trudeau, L., & Shin, C. (2002). Longitudinal substance initiation outcomes for a universal preventive intervention combining family and school programs. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 16(2), 129‑134. (PF 65)

2001

Kosterman, R., Hawkins, J. D., Haggerty, K. P., Spoth, R., & Redmond, C. (2001). Preparing for the Drug Free Years: Session-specific effects of a universal parent-training intervention with rural families. Journal of Drug Education, 31(1), 47‑68. (PF 31)

Molgaard, V., & Spoth, R. (2001). Strengthening Families Program for young adolescents: Overview and outcomes. In S. I. Pfeiffer & L. A. Reddy (Eds.), Innovative mental health programs for children: Programs that work (pp. 15‑29). Binghamton, NY: Haworth Press (Co‑published simultaneously as Residential treatment for children & youth, Vol. 18, No. 3, pp. 15‑29, 2001, Binghamton, NY: Haworth Press). (PF 57)

Spoth, R., Goldberg, C., Neppl, T., Trudeau, L., & Ramisetty‑Mikler, S. (2001). Rural-urban differences in the distribution of parent-reported risk factors for substance use among young adolescents. Journal of Substance Abuse, 13(4), 609‑623. (PF 37)

Spoth, R., Redmond, C., & Shin, C. (2001). Randomized trial of brief family interventions for general populations: Adolescent substance use outcomes four years following baseline. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 69(4), 627‑642. (PF 50)

2000

Molgaard, V. M., Spoth, R., & Redmond, C. (2000). Competency training: The Strengthening Families Program for Parents and Youth 10‑14. OJJDP Juvenile Justice Bulletin (NCJ 182208). Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. (PF 48)

Park, J., Kosterman, R., Hawkins, J. D., Haggerty, K. P., Duncan, T. E., Duncan, S. C., & Spoth, R. (2000). Effects of the “Preparing for the Drug Free Years” curriculum on growth in alcohol use and risk for alcohol use in early adolescence. Prevention Science, 1(3), 125‑138. (PF49)

Spoth, R., & Redmond, C. (2000). Research on family engagement in preventive interventions: Toward improved use of scientific findings in primary prevention practice. The Journal of Primary Prevention, 21(2), 267‑284. (PF 53)

Spoth, R., Redmond, C., & Shin, C. (2000). Modeling factors influencing enrollment in family-focused preventive intervention research. Prevention Science, 1(4), 213‑225. (PF 55)

Spoth, R., Redmond, C., & Shin, C. (2000). Reducing adolescents’ aggressive and hostile behaviors: Randomized trial effects of a brief family intervention four years past baseline. Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, 154, 1248‑1257. (PF 56)

1999

Haggerty, K. P., Kosterman, R., Catalano, R. F., & Hawkins, J. D. (1999). Parenting for prevention of adolescent problem behaviors with Preparing for the Drug Free Years. OJJDP Juvenile Justice Bulletin. (PF 47)

Redmond, C., Spoth, R., Shin, C., & Lepper, H. (1999). Modeling long-term parent outcomes of two universal family-focused preventive interventions: One year follow‑up results. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 67(6), 975‑984. (PF 43)

Spoth, R., Redmond, C., & Lepper, H. (1999). Alcohol initiation outcomes of universal family-focused preventive interventions: One- and two-year follow‑ups of a controlled study (Invited article for Alcohol and the Family: Opportunities for Prevention [Special issue]). Journal of Studies on Alcohol (Suppl. 13), 103‑111. (PF 44)

1998

Catalano, R. F., Kosterman, R., Haggerty, K., Hawkins, J. D., & Spoth, R. L. (1998). A universal intervention for the prevention of substance abuse: Preparing for the Drug Free Years. In R. S. Ashery, E. B. Robertson, & K. L. Kumpfer (Eds.), Drug abuse prevention through family interventions (NIDA Research Monograph 177, NIH Publication No. 97‑4135, pp. 130‑159). Rockville, MD: National Institute on Drug Abuse. Available [On‑line]: www.nida.nih.gov/pdf/monographs/monograph177/download177.html (PF 29)

Spoth, R. (1998). Family-focused prevention intervention research: A pragmatic perspective on issues and future directions. In R. S. Ashery, E. B. Robertson, & K. L. Kumpfer (Eds.), Drug abuse prevention through family interventions (NIDA Research Monograph 177, NIH Publication No. 97‑4135, pp. 459‑510). Rockville, MD: National Institute on Drug Abuse.Available [On‑line]: www.nida.nih.gov/pdf/monographs/monograph177/download177.html (PF 25)

Spoth, R., Redmond, C., & Shin, C. (1998). Direct and indirect latent-variable parenting outcomes of two universal family-focused preventive interventions: Extending a public health-oriented research base. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 66(2), 385‑399. (PF 26)

1997

Kosterman, R., Hawkins, J. D., Spoth, R., Haggerty, K. P., & Zhu, K. (1997). Effects of a preventive parent-training intervention on observed family interactions: Proximal outcomes from Preparing for the Drug Free Years. Journal of Community Psychology, 25(4), 337‑352. (PF 22)

Molgaard, V. K. (1997). The Extension Service as key mechanism for research and services delivery for prevention of mental health disorders in rural areas. American Journal of Community Psychology, 25(4), 515‑544. (PF 23)

Spoth, R. L., Redmond, C., Kahn, J. H., & Shin, C. (1997). A prospective validation study of inclination, belief, and context predictors of family-focused prevention involvement. Family Process, 36(4), 403‑429. (PF 30)

1996

Kumpfer, K. L., Molgaard, V., & Spoth, R. (1996). The Strengthening Families Program for the prevention of delinquency and drug use. In R. D. Peters & R. J. McMahon (Eds.), Preventing childhood disorders, substance abuse, and delinquency (pp. 241‑267). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. (PF 17)

Spoth, R., Ball, A. B., Klose, A., & Redmond, C. (1996). Illustration of a market segmentation technique using family-focused prevention program preference data. Health Education Research, 11(2), 259‑267. (PF 15)

Spoth, R., Redmond, C., Hockaday, C., & Shin, C. (1996). Barriers to participation in family skills preventive interventions and their evaluations: A replication and extension. Family Relations, 45(3), 247‑254. (PF 20)

1995

Spoth, R., Ramisetty‑Mikler, S., & Goldberg, C. J. (1995). Parent reported risk and protective factors for substance use among Iowa elementary and middle school children. Research Monograph Report to the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention and the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment by the Iowa Department of Public Health. Ames, IA: Iowa State University, Social and Behavioral Research Center for Rural Health. (PF 12)

Spoth, R., Ramisetty‑Mikler, S., & Goldberg, C. J. (1995). Teacher perceptions of risk and protective factors for substance use among Iowa K‑8 school children. Research Monograph Report to the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention and the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment by the Iowa Department of Public Health. Ames, IA: Iowa State University, Social and Behavioral Research Center for Rural Health. (PF 13)

Spoth, R., Redmond, C., Haggerty, K., & Ward, T. (1995). A controlled parenting skills outcome study examining individual difference and attendance effects. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 57(2), 449‑464. (PF 10)

1993

Spoth, R., & Conroy, S. (1993). Survey of prevention-relevant beliefs and efforts to enhance parenting skills among rural parents. The Journal of Rural Health, 9(3), 227‑239. (PF 3)

Spoth, R., & Redmond, C. (1993). Identifying program preferences through conjoint analysis: Illustrative results from a parent sample. American Journal of Health Promotion, 8(2), 124‑133. (PF 1)

Presentations (4/02-6/04)

2004

Meyer, S. E., Greenberg, M., & Feinberg, M. (2004, May). Predicting team effectiveness in community-based prevention programming: The PROSPER project. Poster presented at the Society for Prevention Research 12th Annual Meeting, Quebec City, Canada. (PRS 162)

Mincemoyer, C., Perkins, D., Welsh, J., & Tomascik, D. (2004, May). PROSPER: A model for university-extension-community partnerships. Presented at the Pennsylvania Cooperative Extension County Extension Director’s Institute, State College, PA. (PRS 163)

Redmond, C., Shin, C., & Spoth, R. (2004, May). Controlling for baseline condition differences in substance use initiation in a curvilinear growth model. Poster presented at the Society for Prevention Research 12th Annual Meeting, Quebec City, Canada. (PRS 161)

Spoth, R., Redmond, C., Shin, C., & Clair, S. (2004, May). Community partnership effectiveness in recruiting for universal, evidence-based family interventions. Presented at the Society for Prevention Research 12th Annual Meeting, Quebec City, Canada. (PRS 160)

Spoth, R. (2004, April). Groundwork—Findings on a State Public Education System Partnership Model for Diffusion of Evidence-Based Intervention. Invited presentation on prevention diffusion to expert panel meeting on “Diffusion of Evidence-Based Preventive Interventions through State Public Education Systems: Overview in Four Parts,” co‑sponsored by Cornell University’s Institute for Prevention, Snowbird, UT and Iowa State University’s Partnerships in Prevention Science Institute. (PRS 154)

Spoth, R. (2004, April). PROSPERous Extension Pioneers: Toward New Frontiers in Partnerships. An invited presentation for the Area Extension Education Program Director’s Meeting, Ames, IA. (PRS 153)

Spoth, R. (2004, March). Extension Pioneers: Toward new frontiers in community-university partnerships. An invited presentation for the McDowell Memorial Lecture series at The Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA. (PRS 151)

Meek, J. (2004, February). Family recruitment into evidence based prevention programs: A two state evaluation. Presented at the Building Strengths for Families, Youth and Communities Conference sponsored by Clemson University, Myrtle Beach, SC. (PRS 150)

2003

Spoth, R., & Greenberg, M. (2003, December). University-community partnership research on scaling up evidence-based interventions: Discussion of future directions. Presentation to the National Institute on Drug Abuse Division of Epidemiology, Services and Prevention Research, Rockville, MD. (PRS 148)

Spoth, R. (2003, August). A framework for building community-partnership capacity to promote youth development and prevent substance-related problems: Practitioner and scientist tasks, resources and issues. Invited presentation to Annenberg Adolescent Mental Health Commission at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. (PRS 146)

Meek, J. (2003, July). Family recruitment into evidence based prevention programs: Experiences in two states. Presented at the National Association for Rural Mental Health Conference, Orlando, FL. (PRS 147)

Gomez, B., Feinberg, M., & Greenberg, M. (2003, June). Associations between prevention partnership teams early functioning and later functioning in PROSPER. Presented at the Society for Prevention Research 11th Annual Meeting, Washington, DC. (PRS 143)

Guyll, M., Spoth, R. (2003, June). Economic analysis of preventive interventions: Opportunities, issues and challenges. Presented at the Society for Prevention Research 11th Annual Meeting, Washington, DC. (PRS 142)

Mason, A., Haggerty, K., Kosterman, R., Hawkins, J. D., Spoth, R., & Redmond, C. (2003, June). Effects of preparing for the drug free years on non-drug outcomes: Understanding the mechanisms. Presented at the Society for Prevention Research 11th Annual Meeting, Washington, DC. (PRS 139)

Meyer, S. E., Feinberg, M., & Greenberg, M. (2003, June). Community Readiness: Measurement model of local PROSPER teams. Poster presented at the Society for Prevention Research 11th Annual Meeting, Washington, DC. (PRS 138)

Redmond, C., Shin, C., & Spoth, R. L. (2003, June). A diffusion model of substance initiation: Preventive intervention and public health implications. Poster presented at the Society for Prevention Research 11th Annual Meeting, Washington, DC. (PRS 137)

Shin, C., Guyll, M., Redmond, C., & Spoth, R. (2003, June). Growth curve approaches for family-focused intervention effects on adolescent substance initiation outcomes. Presented at the Society for Prevention Research 11th Annual Meeting, Washington, DC. (PRS 136)

Shin, C., Park, M., Redmond, C., & Spoth, R. (2003, June). Matching schools in intervention studies to increase statistical power. Presented at the Society for Prevention Research 11th Annual Meeting, Washington, DC. (PRS 135)

Spoth, R., & Lillehoj (Goldberg), C. (2003, June). The PROSPER partnership project: Promoting School-community university Partnerships to Enhance Resilience. Presented at the Iowa Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development Conference, “Instructional Strategies 2003: Helping Students Learn,” Waterloo, IA. (PRS 145)

Spoth, R., & Redmond, C. (2003, June). Overview—Developments from 10 years of universal prevention studies: Trajectories, targeted outcomes, pay-off and power. Presented at the Society for Prevention Research 11th Annual Meeting, Washington, DC. (PRS 133)

Trudeau, L., Azevedo, K., & Spoth, R. (2003, June). Effects of a universal family-focused intervention on growth patterns of adolescent alcohol use and internalizing symptoms. Presented at the Society for Prevention Research 11th Annual Meeting, Washington, DC. (PRS 132)

Welsh, J. (2003, May). Creating sustainable change: Keeping high quality prevention programs alive and well in PROSPER communities. Presented at the PROSPER 2nd Annual Statewide Spring Meeting, Ames, IA. (PRS 129)

Mason, W. A., Kosterman, R., Hawkins, J. D., Haggerty, K. P., & Spoth, R. L. (2003, April). Influence of a family-focused preventive intervention on growth in adolescent depressive symptoms. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Tampa, FL. (PRS 127)

Spoth, R. (2003, April). PROSPER partnership model: Enhancing capacity for evidence-based interventions in state public education systems. Invited presentation on prevention diffusion to expert panel meeting on “Advances in Drug Abuse Prevention: Current Findings, Critical Issues, and Future Directions,” sponsored by Cornell University’s Institute for Prevention, Snowbird, UT. (PRS 126)

Spoth, R. (2003, March). Building capacity for evidence-based programs in rural Communities: Project Family’s partnership model. Invited presentation to 16th Annual Research Conference, “A System of Care for Children’s Mental Health: Expanding the Research Base” sponsored by the Research and Training Center for Children’s Mental Health, Tampa, FL. (PRS 125)

Spoth, R., & Lillehoj (Goldberg), C. (2003, January). Overview of the PROSPER project collaboration with the public school system. Invited presentation to Dr. Ted Stilwill (Director) and staff, Iowa Department of Education, Des Moines, IA. (PRS 124)

Spoth, R., & Lillehoj (Goldberg), C. (2003, January). PROSPER project collaboration with public schools. Presented at the Iowa Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development Meeting, Ballard, IA. (PRS 123)

2002

Spoth, R. (2002, December). Partnership-based program evaluations: Toward diffusion of evidence-based programs. Invited presentation at the University of Pennsylvania Annenberg School of Public Policy Meeting on the Prevention of Adolescent Substance Abuse, New York, NY. (PRS 122)

Spoth, R. (2002, November). Project Family’s partnership model: Capacity-building for evidence-based children, youth, and family programs. Invited presentation at the National Council on Family Relations Conference Special Sessions, Houston, TX. (PRS 120)

Spoth, R., & Lillehoj (Goldberg), C. (2002, June). Project Family: Overview and future directions in partnership-based prevention research. Presented to the Iowa Consortium for Substance Abuse Research and Evaluation, Des Moines, IA. (PRS 117)

Mason, A., Kosterman, R., Haggerty, K., Hawkins, D., Spoth, R., & Redmond, C. (2002, May). The relationship between adolescent substance use and delinquency: Findings from a longitudinal intervention study. Presented at the Society for Prevention Research 10th Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA. (PRS 113)

Spoth, R. (2002, May). Building the research base and capacity for science with practice: toward system-based partnership networks. Presented at the Society for Prevention Research 10th Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA. (PRS 116)

Spoth, R. (2002, May). Capacity and infrastructure development: The PROSPER Multilevel State Partnership Model. Presented at the Society for Prevention Research 10th Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA. (PRS 115)

Spoth, R., & Redmond, C. (2002, May). Addressing scaling‑up issues for family-focused programs through partnership-based prevention trials. Presented at the Society for Prevention Research 10th Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA. (PRS 114)

Spoth, R. (2002, April). An agenda for public health impact: The role of multilevel state partnerships. Invited presentation on prevention diffusion to expert panel meeting on “Taking Evidence-Based Abuse Prevention to Scale,” sponsored by Cornell University’s Institute for Prevention, Snowbird, UT. (PRS 109)

Spoth, R. (2002, April). Orienting partnership-based family-focused prevention trials toward public health impact. Invited colloquium to the Psychology Department at Central Michigan University. (PRS 108)

Trudeau, L., Spoth, R., Redmond, C., & Lillehoj (Goldberg), C. (2002, April). Effects of a preventive intervention on substance expectancies, refusal intentions, and substance use initiation. Presented at the Society for Research on Adolescence Biennial Meeting, New Orleans, LA. (PRS 107)

Spoth, R. (2002, March). Prevention trials directed toward public health impacts. Invited colloquium for University Hospitals Psychiatric Department, Iowa City, IA. (PRS 106)


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