Eric Wagner
Overview
overview
- Dr. Eric F. Wagner is a professor in the School of Social Work, the director of the FIU-Community-Based Research Institute (FIU-CBRI), and a clinical psychologist licensed to practice in Florida. He is an internationally-recognized expert on brief interventions for alcohol and drug users, with a particular emphasis on youth, minority, and immigrant populations. Dr. Wagner’s community-based clinical research has been sponsored by NIAAA, NIDA, the Ware Foundation, and the Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y TecnologĂa. He has served as an expert for NIAAA, the United Nations, the United States Department of Education, the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, and SAMHSA, regarding adolescent substance use problems.
Publications
selected publications
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Article
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2021Prevalence of and risk factors for substance use among Afghan refugees in Iran: An exploratory study. JOURNAL OF ETHNICITY IN SUBSTANCE ABUSE. 20:34-59.Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/15332640.2019.1571976 Web of Science: 000620802500004
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2020Getting Their Feet in the Door: Communication Cues to Action for HIV Testing and Condom Use Behaviors Among Hispanic/Latinx College Students. JOURNAL OF PRIMARY PREVENTION.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s10935-020-00610-3 Web of Science: 000577973400002
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2020An Analysis of Current Model Programmes for Adults with Neurodevelopmental Disorders. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DISABILITY DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION.Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/1034912X.2020.1719048 Web of Science: 000513459100001
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2020A qualitative investigation to inform yoga intervention recruitment practices for racial/ethnic minority adolescents in outpatient mental health treatment. EXPLORE-THE JOURNAL OF SCIENCE AND HEALING. 16:21-25.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.explore.2019.07.011 Web of Science: 000520952600006
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2020The Impact of COVID-19 on African American Communities in the United States. HEALTH EQUITY. 4:476-483.Full Text via DOI: 10.1089/heq.2020.0030 Web of Science: 000617523000063
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2019Hispanic Students' Perceptions About HIV/STI Testing and Prevention: A Mixed-Methods Study in a Hispanic-Serving University. HEALTH PROMOTION PRACTICE. 20:742-750.Full Text via DOI: 10.1177/1524839918801590 Web of Science: 000483669100014
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2019Gap analysis of service needs for adults with neurodevelopmental disorders. JOURNAL OF INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES. 23.Full Text via DOI: 10.1177/1744629517726209 Web of Science: 000459145500007
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2018A Qualitative Examination of Increased Alcohol Use after Bariatric Surgery among Racially/Ethnically Diverse Young Adults. OBESITY SURGERY. 28.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s11695-017-3022-x Web of Science: 000433544000005
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2018Music Education as a Path to Positive Youth Development: An El Sistema-Inspired Program. JOURNAL OF YOUTH DEVELOPMENT. 13:149-163.Full Text via DOI: 10.5195/jyd.2018.572 Web of Science: 000453324400010
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2017Alcohol use patterns and alcohol use disorders among young adult, ethnically diverse bariatric surgery patients. SUBSTANCE ABUSE. 38:82-87.
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2017Resilience in the context of fragility: Development of a multidimensional measure of child wellbeing within the Fragile Families dataset. CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES REVIEW. 81:358-367.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2017.08.023 Web of Science: 000412616400040
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2016Developing an SMS Intervention for the Prevention of Underage Drinking: Results From Focus Groups. SUBSTANCE USE & MISUSE. 51:155-164.
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2016Social Ecological Determinants of Substance Use Treatment Entry Among Serious Juvenile Offenders From Adolescence Through Emerging Adulthood. JOURNAL OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT. 71:8-15.
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2015Pathways to Drinking Among Hispanic/Latino Adolescents: Perceived Discrimination, Ethnic Identity, and Peer Affiliations. JOURNAL OF ETHNICITY IN SUBSTANCE ABUSE. 14:270-286.
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2014A Randomized Controlled Trial of Guided Self-Change With Minority Adolescents. JOURNAL OF CONSULTING AND CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY. 82:1128-1139.
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2013Mechanisms of Association Between Paternal Alcoholism and Abuse of Alcohol and Other Illicit Drugs Among Adolescents. JOURNAL OF CHILD & ADOLESCENT SUBSTANCE ABUSE. 22:133-149.Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/1067828X.2012.730363 Web of Science: 000322634900004
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2012Treatment Process Predictors of Program Completion or Dropout among Minority Adolescents Enrolled in a Brief Motivational Substance Abuse Intervention. JOURNAL OF CHILD & ADOLESCENT SUBSTANCE ABUSE. 21:51-68.
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2010Markers of Marijuana Use Outcomes Within Adolescent Substance Abuse Group Treatment. RESEARCH ON SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE. 20:271-282.Full Text via DOI: 10.1177/1049731509347855 Web of Science: 000277082600003
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2010Motivation for reducing substance use among minority adolescents Targets for intervention. JOURNAL OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT. 39:399-407.
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2009Improving Treatment Through Research Directing Attention to the Role of Development in Adolescent Treatment Success. ALCOHOL RESEARCH & HEALTH. 32:67-75.PMID: 23104448 Web of Science: 000270188200006
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2009Self-esteem and gender influence the response to risk information among alcohol using college students. JOURNAL OF SUBSTANCE USE. 14:353-363.Full Text via DOI: 10.3109/14659890802654540 Web of Science: 000273059100002
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2008Predictors of retention in an alternative-to-prison substance abuse treatment program. CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND BEHAVIOR. 35:99-119.Full Text via DOI: 10.1177/0093854807309429 Web of Science: 000251888900007
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2008Psychiatric Symptom Patterns, Proximal Risk Factors, and Sexual Risk Behaviors Among Youth in Outpatient Substance Abuse Treatment. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ORTHOPSYCHIATRY. 78:430-441.
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2007Use of brief interventions for drug abusing teenagers within a middle and high school setting. JOURNAL OF SCHOOL HEALTH. 77:196-206.
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2006Correlates of treatment retention among multi-ethnic youth with substance use problems: Initial examination of ethnic group differences. JOURNAL OF CHILD & ADOLESCENT SUBSTANCE ABUSE. 15:105-128.Full Text via DOI: 10.1300/J029v15n03_07 Web of Science: 000237070100007
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2006School-based group treatment for adolescent substance abuse. ADOLESCENT SUBSTANCE ABUSE: RESEARCH AND CLINICAL ADVANCES. 333-356.Full Text via DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511543968.017 Web of Science: 000296285200017
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2005Developmental considerations for substance use interventions from middle school through college. ALCOHOLISM-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH. 29:474-483.Full Text via DOI: 10.1097/01.ALC.0000156081.04560.78 PMID: 15770124 Web of Science: 000227889200023
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2004Abuse experiences in a community sample of young adults: Relations with psychiatric disorders, sexual risk behaviors, and sexually transmitted diseases. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY. 34.Full Text via DOI: 10.1023/B:AJCP.0000040152.49163.58 Web of Science: 000223660100007
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2004Associations between early-adolescent substance use and subsequent young-adult substance use disorders and psychiatric disorders among a multiethnic male sample in South Florida. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 94.Full Text via DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.94.9.1603 Web of Science: 000223626700032
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2004Co-occurring substance use and delinquent behavior during early adolescence - Emerging relations and implications for intervention strategies. CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND BEHAVIOR. 31.Full Text via DOI: 10.1177/0093854804265178 Web of Science: 000222844400004
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2003Patterns of sexual risk behaviors and psychiatric disorders in a community sample of young adults. JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE. 26.Full Text via DOI: 10.1023/A:1025776102574 Web of Science: 000185302300006
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2003Conceptualizing alcohol treatment research for Hispanic/Latino adolescents. ALCOHOLISM-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH. 27.Full Text via DOI: 10.1097/01.ALC.0000080201.46747.D5 Web of Science: 000184891100026
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2003Harm reduction: A social work practice model and social justice agenda. HEALTH & SOCIAL WORK. 28.Web of Science: 000182670900005
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2003Patterns of depressive symptoms, drinking motives, and sexual behavior among substance abusing adolescents: Implications for health risk. JOURNAL OF CHILD & ADOLESCENT SUBSTANCE ABUSE. 13.Full Text via DOI: 10.1300/J029v13n01_03 Web of Science: 000187437100003
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2002Racial/ethnic and gender differences in the incidence and onset age of DSM-IV alcohol use disorder symptoms among adolescents. JOURNAL OF STUDIES ON ALCOHOL. 63.Full Text via DOI: 10.15288/jsa.2002.63.609 Web of Science: 000178401100014
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2002Brief motivational intervention for substance-abusing delinquent adolescents: Guided self-change as a social work practice innovation. HEALTH & SOCIAL WORK. 27.Full Text via DOI: 10.1093/hsw/27.3.208 Web of Science: 000177833100007
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2001The relationship between thought suppression and smoking cessation. ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS. 26.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4603(00)00140-4 Web of Science: 000169417800003
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2000Acculturation familism, and alcohol use among Latino adolescent males: Longitudinal relations. JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY. 28.Full Text via DOI: 10.1002/1520-6629(200007)28:4<443::AID-JCOP6>3.3.CO;2-1 Web of Science: 000087671100006
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2000Nicotine addiction among adolescents - Introduction. JOURNAL OF CHILD & ADOLESCENT SUBSTANCE ABUSE. 9.Full Text via DOI: 10.1300/J029v09n04_01 Web of Science: 000087975600001
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2000Smoking among teenage girls. JOURNAL OF CHILD & ADOLESCENT SUBSTANCE ABUSE. 9.Full Text via DOI: 10.1300/J029v09n04_06 Web of Science: 000087975600006
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1999Innovations in adolescent substance abuse intervention. ALCOHOLISM-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH. 23.Full Text via DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.1999.tb04106.x Web of Science: 000078678700008
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1999Pilot project - A preliminary evaluation of the effectiveness of a standardized Student Assistance Program. SUBSTANCE USE & MISUSE. 34.Full Text via DOI: 10.3109/10826089909039415 Web of Science: 000082259600005
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1999Stress-coping and temptation-coping as predictors of adolescent substance use. ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS. 24.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4603(99)00058-1 Web of Science: 000083839300004
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Book Review
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2001Alcohol use among adolescents. Ed. 62.Full Text via DOI: 10.15288/jsa.2001.62.125 Web of Science: 000166844000015
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Editorial Material
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2016Commentary on "An Investigation of the Relationship Between Alcohol Use and Major Depressive Disorder Across Hispanic National Groups" by Jetelina and Colleagues. ALCOHOLISM-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH. 1226-1227.
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2004Special series - Current perspectives on implicit cognitive processing in clinical disorders: Implications for assessment and intervention - Introduction. COGNITIVE AND BEHAVIORAL PRACTICE.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/S1077-7229(04)80024-5 Web of Science: 000228417800001
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2003Special series - Cognitive and behavioral treatments of obesity and eating disorders. COGNITIVE AND BEHAVIORAL PRACTICE.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/S1077-7229(03)80017-2 Web of Science: 000228550800001
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Letter
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2018Response to Letter to the Editor: Alcohol Use Disorders and Bariatric Surgery. OBESITY SURGERY.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s11695-018-3425-3 Web of Science: 000444768500048
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Meeting Abstract
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2017A PRACTICAL CLINICAL TRIAL AND EFFICACY-EFFECTIVENESS HYBRID EXAMINING AN UNDERAGE DRINKING PREVENTION PROGRAM IN MULTIPLE SCHOOL SETTINGS. ALCOHOLISM-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH. 289A-289A.Web of Science: 000402419602096
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2017HISPANIC ADOLESCENTS' RESPONSE TO BRIEF ALCOHOL INTERVENTION: DO PERCEIVED STRESS, DEPRESSION, OR DISTRESS PLAY A ROLE?. ALCOHOLISM-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH. 314A-314A.Web of Science: 000402419602199
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2016CHARACTERISTICS OF ADULT ALCOHOL USERS ATTENDING "DE-ADDICTION CAMPS" - A COMMUNITY BASED TREATMENT PROGRAM IN RURAL INDIA. ALCOHOLISM-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH. 236A-236A.Web of Science: 000379814601881
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2016MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING WITH AT RISK AMERICAN INDIAN TEENS: RESULTS FROM A RANDOMIZED CLINICAL TRIAL. ALCOHOLISM-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH. 266A-266A.Web of Science: 000379814602073
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2016SOCIAL MEDIA-BASED PREVENTION FOR REDUCING ALCOHOL USE PROBLEMS AMONG EMERGING ADULTS. ALCOHOLISM-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH. 266A-266A.Web of Science: 000379814602074
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2015CHANGES IN ALCOHOL USE BEHAVIORS FOLLOWING WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY AMONG YOUNG ADULTS IN MIAMI, FL: A CONTENT ANALYSIS. ALCOHOLISM-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH. 197A-197A.Web of Science: 000361637101267
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2014A LONGITUDINAL EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTS OF HEAVY EPISODIC DRINKING ON EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT. ALCOHOLISM-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH. 289A-289A.Web of Science: 000337523701352
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2014FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH ALCOHOL USE AMONG HISPANIC ADOLESCENT FEMALES PARTICIPATING IN AN ALCOHOL-TARGETED TEXT MESSAGING INTERVENTION. ALCOHOLISM-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH. 284A-284A.Web of Science: 000337523701335
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2014PREVALENCE OF POST-OPERATIVE ALCOHOL USE, DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY AMONG YOUNG ADULT BARIATRIC SURGERY PATIENTS. ALCOHOLISM-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH. 217A-217A.Web of Science: 000337523701067
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2013EXAMINING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF AN ALCOHOL-TARGETED TEXT MESSAGING INTERVENTION WITH MINORITY ADOLESCENTS. ALCOHOLISM-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH. 284A-284A.Web of Science: 000318998301278
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2012EXAMINING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A SCHOOL-BASED MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING ALCOHOL INTERVENTION WITH MINORITY ADOLESCENTS. ALCOHOLISM-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH. 243A-243A.Web of Science: 000304806002124
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2012SOCIAL AND FAMILIAL INFLUENCES ON ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION AMONG HISPANIC, AFRICAN-AMERICAN, AND NATIVE AMERICAN ADOLESCENT DRINKERS. ALCOHOLISM-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH. 341A-341A.Web of Science: 000304806002513
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2012THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN DISCRIMINATION AND ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE AND EXTERNALIZING BEHAVIORS AMONG MINORITY TEENS: THE MEDIATING ROLE OF ALIENATION. ALCOHOLISM-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH. 88A-88A.Web of Science: 000304806000308
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2011A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL OF SCHOOL-BASED GUIDED SELF-CHANGE WITH MINORITY ADOLESCENTS. ALCOHOLISM-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH. 143A-143A.Web of Science: 000290804301026
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2009The Influence of Paternal Alcoholism and Maternal Warmth on Psychosocial Outcomes among Adolescents in School-Based Substance Abuse Intervention. SUBSTANCE ABUSE. 199-199.Web of Science: 000283306600024
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2008Examining clinical significance in the empower program: Brief HIV risk reduction for teens in alcohol treatment. ALCOHOLISM-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH. 247A-247A.Web of Science: 000256497200945
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2008Perceived discrimination mediates the relationship between acculturation and drinking behavior among a treatment seeking sample of Hispanic adolescents. ANNALS OF BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE. S57-S57.Web of Science: 000259245500216
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2008Psychosocial developmental predictors of guided self-change treatment outcomes with alcohol using adolescents. ALCOHOLISM-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH. 252A-252A.Web of Science: 000256497200967
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2007Individual versus family-involved guided self-change: Treatment outcomes among substance abusing juvenile offenders. ALCOHOLISM-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH. 306A-306A.Web of Science: 000246959601571
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2007Predictors of treatment attrition among ethnic minority youth. ALCOHOLISM-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH. 181A-181A.Web of Science: 000246959601075
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2007The development and characteristics of maladaptive behavior in group therapy for adolescent acid problems. ALCOHOLISM-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH. 305A-305A.Web of Science: 000246959601568
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2005Do pretreatment conduct problems affect post-treatment substance use trajectories in group treatment for adolescent substance use problems?. ALCOHOLISM-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH. 201A-201A.Web of Science: 000229375901574
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Review
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2019Cultural adaptations in psychosocial interventions for post-traumatic stress disorder among refugees: A systematic review. JOURNAL OF ETHNIC & CULTURAL DIVERSITY IN SOCIAL WORK. 76-97.Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/15313204.2019.1570891 Web of Science: 000469926900005
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2015Alcohol and Drug Use Among Postoperative Bariatric Patients: A Systematic Review of the Emerging Research and Its Implications. ALCOHOLISM-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH. 1582-1601.
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2005Effective family-based interventions for adolescents with substance use problems: A systematic review. RESEARCH ON SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE. 67-83.Full Text via DOI: 10.1177/1049731504271606 Web of Science: 000226786200001
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2004Implementing school-based substance abuse interventions: methodological dilemmas and recommended solutions. ADDICTION.Full Text via DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2004.00858.x Web of Science: 000225158300009
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2002Understanding and treating juvenile offenders: A review of current knowledge and future directions. AGGRESSION AND VIOLENT BEHAVIOR.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/S1359-1789(00)00041-0 Web of Science: 000174712800002
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chaired theses and dissertations
- Buschman, John D., Do Community Food Security Assessments Contribute to a Reduction in Food Insecurity at the County Level? 2018
- sawant, Meenal J, Examining The Effectiveness of Community-based DE-Addiction Camps among Adults with Alcohol Problems in Rural India 2017
- Fernandez, Sofia B., Exploring the Efficacy of Social Media Based HIV Prevention Strategies for Hispanic College Students 2017
- Spadola, Christine E., A Mixed-Methods Examination among Young Adult Racially/Ethnically Diverse Bariatric Surgery Patients 2015
- Wagener, Jackie Cruz, Factors Influencing the Implementation of Substance Use Prevention Programs in Elementary Schools 2012
- Ruffin, Beverly A, The Longitudinal Influence of Physical Activity on Adolescent Alcohol Use 2012
- Austin, Ashley, Treatment attrition among racial/ethnic minority adolescents participating in a brief motivational intervention for substance use problems : the influence of individual, social, cultural, and treatment factors 2007
- Brocato, Jolae, Predictors of client retention in alternative to prison substance abuse programs 2004
- Atteloney, Lynette, Risk and resilience factors associated with delinquent behavior among African American adolescent males 2004
Research
research interests
- The prevention and treatment of health, substance use, and mental health problems among under-represented, under-served populations (e.g., Hispanics/Latinos, Native Americans) Improving the effectiveness of treatments for co-occurring/tri-occurring disorders in clinical, real world healthcare settings School-based health promotion and disease prevention Community-based health promotion and disease prevention
principal investigator on
- FIU Center for Reducing Health Disparities in Substance Abuse & HIV in South Florida awarded by National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities 2018 - 2022
- FIU Center for Reducing Health Disparities in Substance Abuse & HIV in South Florida awarded by National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities 2017 - 2022
- Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training (BHWET) Program awarded by Health Resources & Services Administrati 2017 - 2021
- FIU-MDCPS Partnership for Preventing Health among Youth awarded by Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services 2015 - 2020
- Yoga as a Complement to Standard Care for Adolescents with Eating & Substance Use Disorders awarded by Ware Foundation 2015 - 2017
- Miami-Dade Partnership for Preventing Health Risks among Young Adults awarded by Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services 2014 - 2017
- Evaluation of DISC Village's Selected Family Interventions (SFI) Program awarded by DISC Village Inc 2015 - 2017
- Facilitating Self-Change for Adolescent Alcohol Problems awarded by National Institutes of Health 2012 - 2017
- Brief Intervention for Substance Using Native Youth awarded by National Institute on Drug Abuse 2011 - 2017
- Reducing Underage Drinking among South Florida Teenagers awarded by Ware Foundation 2012 - 2015
- Longitudinal Influence of Physical Activity on Adolescent Alcohol Use awarded by National Institutes of Health 2010 - 2012
- Brief Intervention for Marijuana Use among Latino Youth awarded by National Institute on Drug Abuse 2009 - 2011
- Brief Intervention of Minority Adolescents. awarded by National Institutes of Health 2004 - 2010
investigator on
- Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD): FIU awarded by National Institute on Drug Abuse 2018 - 2019
- Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD): FIU awarded by National Institute on Drug Abuse 2017 - 2018
- Decision-Making and Episodic Memory in Trajectories to Cannabis Addiction awarded by National Institutes of Health 2012 - 2018
- Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD): FIU awarded by National Institute on Drug Abuse 2016 - 2017
- Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD): FIU awarded by National Institute on Drug Abuse 2015 - 2016
Teaching
teaching activities
Contact
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publication subject areas
- Criminology & Penology
- Education & Educational Research
- Family Studies
- Health Care Sciences & Services
- Pediatrics
- Psychiatry
- Psychology
- Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
- Social Work
- Substance Abuse
- Surgery