The Latest Research

The following selection of research relates to campus-based alcohol, other drug abuse, and violence (AODV) prevention, with a special focus on the scope of the problem and promising strategies and interventions. The citations are compiled on a monthly basis from peer-reviewed journals serving as the primary source of college AODV prevention articles and from keyword searches of online research databases.

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  • Fairlie, A. M., DeJong, W., Stevenson, J. F., Lavigne, A. M., & Wood, M. D. (2010). Fraternity and sorority leaders and members: A comparison of alcohol use, attitudes, and policy awareness. The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 36(4), 187-193.

  • Flack, W. F., Caron, M. L., Leinen, S. J., Breitenbach, K. G., Barber, A. M., Brown, E. N., Gilbert, C. T., Harchak, T. F., Hendricks, M. M., Rector, C. E., Schatten, H. T., & Stein, H. C. (2009). “The Red Zone”: Temporal risk for unwanted sex among college students. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 23(9), 1177-1196.

  • Kulesza, M., Apperson, M., Larimer, M. E. & Copeland, A. L. (2010). Brief alcohol intervention for college drinkers: How brief is it? Addictive Behaviors, 35(7), 730-733.

  • Labbe, A. K., & Maisto, S. A. (2010). Development of the Stimulant Medication Outcome Expectancies Questionnaire for college students. Addictive Behaviors, 35(7), 726-729.

  • LaBrie, J. W., Migliuri, S., Kenney, S. R. & Lac, A. (2010). Family history of alcohol abuse associated with problematic drinking among college students. Addictive Behaviors, 35(7), 721-725.

  • Mallet, K. A., Ray, A. E., Turrisi, R., Belden, C., Bachrach, R. L., & Larimer, M. E. (2010). Age of drinking onset as a moderator of the efficacy of parent-based, brief motivational, and combined intervention approaches to reduce drinking and consequences among college students. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 34(7), 1154-1161.

  • Martinez, J. A., & Sher, K. J. (2010). Methods of “fake ID” obtainment and use in underage college students. Addictive Behaviors, 35(7), 738-740.

  • Nelson, T. F., Toomey, T. L., Lenk, K. M., Erickson, D. J., Winters, K. C. (2010) Implementation of NIAAA college drinking task force recommendations: How are colleges doing 6 years later? Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 34(10), epublished July 20, 2010.

  • Patrick, M. E., & Lee, C. M. (2010) Comparing numbers of drinks: College students’ reports from retrospective summary, followback, and prospective daily diary measures. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 71(4), 554-561.

  • Stappenbeck, C., Fromme, K. (2010) A longitudinal investigation of heavy drinking and physical dating violence in men and women. Addictive Behaviors, 35(5), 479-485.

  • Talley, A. E., Sher, K. J., & Littlefield, A. K. (2010). Sexual Orientation and substance use trajectories in emerging adulthood. Addiction, 105(7), 1235-1245.

  • Turner, J., Keller, A., & Bauerle, J. (2010). The longitudinal pattern of alcohol-related injury in a college population: Emergency department data compared to self-reported data. The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 36(4), 194-198.

  • Wood, M. D., Fairlie, A. M., Fernandez, A. C., Borsari, B., Capone, C., Laforge, R., & Carmona-Barros, R. (2010). Brief motivational and parent interventions for college students: A randomized factorial study. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 78(3), 349-361.

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