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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Abar, C. C., Morgan, N. R., Small, M. L., Maggs, J. L. (2012). Investigating associations between perceived parental alcohol-related messages and college student drinking. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 73(1), 71–79.
Beseler, C. L., Taylor, L. A., Kraemer, D. T., Leeman. R. F.(2012). A latent class analysis of DSM-IV alcohol use disorder criteria and binge drinking in undergraduates. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 36(1), 153–161.
Cantalupo, N. C. (2010). How should colleges and universities respond to peer sexual violence on campus? What the current legal environment tells us. NASPA Journal About Women in Higher Education, 3(4), 2010; Georgetown Public Law Research Paper No. 10-54. Available online
Casey, E. A., Ohler, K. (2012). Being a positive bystander: Male antiviolence allies’ experiences of “stepping up.” Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 27(1), 62-83.
Cerda, M., Wall, M., Keyes, K. M., Galea, S., Hasin, D. (2012). Medical marijuana laws in 50 states: Investigating the relationship between state legalization of medical marijuana and marijuana use, abuse, and dependence. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 120(1-3), 22-27.
Donovan, E., Wood, M., Frayjo, K., Black, R. A., Surette, D. A. (2012). A randomized, controlled trial to test the efficacy of an online, parent-based intervention for reducing the risks associated with college-student alcohol use. Addictive Behaviors, 37(1), 25-35.
Elliott, M. A., Ainsworth, K. (2012). Predicting university undergraduates' binge-drinking behavior: A comparative test of the one- and two-component theories of planned behavior. Addictive Behaviors, 37(1), 92-101.
Testa, M., Hoffman, J. H. (2012). Naturally occurring changes in women's drinking from high school to college and implications for sexual victimization. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 73(1), 26–33.