Staff Publications & Presentations

All Staff Publications & Presentations

All staff publications & presentations are listed alphabetically by the principal author below. Staff bios include selected publications from this list.

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Ledgerwood, D. M., Alessi, S. M., Hanson, T., Godley, M. D., & Petry, N. M. (2008). Contingency management for attendance to group substance abuse treatment administered by clinicians in community clinics. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 41(4), 517–526. https://doi.org/10.1901/jaba.2008.41-517

Lee, M. T., Garnick, D. W., O'Brien, P. L., Panas, L., Ritter, G. A., Acevedo, A., Garner, B. R., Funk, R. R., & Godley, M. D. (2012). Adolescent treatment initiation and engagement in an evidence-based practice initiative. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 42(4), 346–355. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsat.2011.09.005

Lee, M., Hunter, S. B., Tumendemberel, B., Shiferaw, M., Godley, M. D., Purtle, J., Aarons, G. A., & Dopp, A. R. (2025). Clarity and consistency in government-funded implementation strategies associated with greater evidence-based practice reach: a mixed-method comparative case study. Implementation Science: IS, 10.1186/s13012-025-01470-3. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13012-025-01470-3

Leech, T. G., Jacobs, S.,& Watson, D.(2020). Factors Associated with Binge Drinking during the Transition into Adulthood: Exploring Associations Within Two Distinct Young Adult Age Ranges. Substance abuse: research and treatment, 14, 1178221820951781. https://doi.org/10.1177/1178221820951781

Lennox, R. and Sharar, D. (2019, September 27). A role for EAPs in supplementing traditional work engagement interventions.[Conference Presentation]. EAPA, St. Louis, MO.

Lennox, R. and Sharar, D. (2016). Personal work engagement: validating a new, more effective model. WorkSpan, 59 (11).

Lennox, R. D., & Dennis, M. L. (1994). Measurement error issues in substance abuse services research: Lessons from structural equation modeling and psychometric theory. Evaluation and Program Planning, 17(4), 399–407. https://doi.org/10.1016/0149-7189(94)90040-X

Lennox, R. D., Mollenhauer, M., Sharar, D., Dennis, M., & Godley, M. (2011). Behavioral health screening, health-risk assessments and the bottom line. WorkSpan, 64–69

Lennox, R. D., Sharar, D., Schmitz, E., & Goehner, D. B. (2010). Development and validation of the Chestnut Global Partners Workplace Outcome Suite. Journal of Workplace Behavioral Health, 25(2), 107–131. https://doi.org/10.1080/15555241003760995

Lennox, R., & Sharar, D. (2009, October 23). Empirical (yet friendly) approaches to selecting and measuring outcomes in EAP. [Conference Presentation] EAPA's 2009 Annual World Conference, Dallas, TX.

Lennox, R., and Sharar D. A. (2013). A measure of success: A checkup for your EAP and Health and Wellness Programs. Corporate Wellness Magazine

Lennox, R., Dennis, M. L., Ives, M., & White, M. K. (2006). The construct and predictive validity of different approaches to combining urine and self-reported drug use measures among older adolescents after substance abuse treatment. American Journal on Addictions, 15(Suppl. 1), 92–101. https://doi.org/10.1080/10550490601006089

Lennox, R., Dennis, M. L., Scott, C. K., & Funk, R. (2006). Combining psychometric and biometric measures of substance use. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 83(2), 95–103. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2005.10.016

Lennox, R., Dennis, M., Godley, M., & Sharar, D. (2010). Screening for behavioral health risk to predict absenteeism and workers' compensation claims using the GAIN Short Screener. WorkSpan.

Lennox, R., Dennis, M., Godley, M., Mollenhauer, M., and Sharar, D. (2011). Behavioral health screening: Health-Risk assessments and the bottom line. WorkSpan, January, 64-69.

Lennox, R., Dennis, M., Godley, M., Mollenhauer, M., and Sharar, D. (2011). Behavioral health screening: Health-risk assessments and the bottom line. WorkSpan,  64–69. 

Lennox, R., Herlihy, P., Sharar, D., & Robey, M.(2022). Construction and validation of a short inclusion scale. The Journal of Total Rewards, First Quarter, 26-47.

Lennox, R., Sharar, D., & Burke, J. (2010). Conducting an EAP evaluation using the Workplace Outcome Suite. Journal of Employee Assistance, 40(4), 24–27

Lennox, R., Sharar, D., & Miller, F. (2018). Measuring coaching effectiveness: validation of the workplace outcome suite for coaching. International Journal of Health & Productivity, 10(2), 62-72. http://hdl.handle.net/10713/8971

Lennox, R., Sharar, D., Herlihy, P., and Mollenhauer, M. (2018). Development and validation of a critical incident outcome measure. International Journal of Health & Productivity, 10(2), 35-48

Lennox, R., Sharar, D., Schmitz, E., & Goehner, D. (2018). Validation of the 5-item short form version of the workplace outcome suite. International Journal of Health & Productivity, 10(2), 49-61. http://hdl.handle.net/10713/8973

Lennox, R., Sharar, D., Schmitz, E., and Goehner, D. (2010). Development and validation of the Chestnut Workplace Outcome Suite. Journal of Workplace Behavioral Health, 25, 107-131.

Leo, P., Gastala, N., Fleurimont, J., Messmer, S., Maes, P., Richardson, J., Neeb, C., Stackhouse, N., Koruba, S., & Watson, D. P. (2021). A community partnership to improve access to buprenorphine in a homeless population. Annals of Family Medicine, 19(1), 85. https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.2636

Letourneau, E. J., & Saldana, L. (2007). Relevant distinctions between juveniles who sexually offend. Presented at the ATSA Annual Colloquium. San Diego, CA. November.

Letourneau, E. J., Henggeler, S. W., Borduin, C. M., Schewe, P. A., McCart, M. R., Chapman, J. E., & Saldana, L. (2009). Multisystemic therapy for juvenile sexual offenders: 1-year results from a randomized effectiveness trial. Journal of Family Psychology, 23(1), 89–102. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0014352

Letourneau, E. J., McCart, M. R., Asuzu, K., Mauro, P. M. & Sheidow, A. J. (2013). Caregiver involvement in sexual risk reduction with substance using juvenile delinquents: Overview and preliminary outcomes of a randomized trial. Adolescent Psychiatry, 3, 342–351. https://doi.org/10.2174/22106766113036660002

Letourneau, E. J., McCart, M. R., Sheidow, A. J., & Mauro, P. M. (2017). First evaluation of a contingency management intervention addressing adolescent substance use and sexual risk behaviors: Risk Reduction Therapy for Adolescents. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 72, 56–65. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsat.2016.08.019

Letourneau, E. J., McCart, M., & Sheidow, A. J. (2012, April 10-12). Targeting HIV risk behaviors in juvenile drug court-involved youth [Paper presentation]. 2012 Joint Meeting on Adolescent Treatment Effectiveness, Washington, DC.

Letourneau, E. J., Schoenwald, S. K., & Sheidow, A. J. (2004). Children and adolescents with sexual behavior problems. Child Maltreatment, 9, 49–61. https://doi.org/10.1177/1077559503260308

Letourneau, E. J., Sheidow, A. J., & Schoenwald, S. K. (2003). Structure and reliability of the MST Therapist Adherence Measure scale in a large community sample (Tech. Rep.). Charleston: Medical University of South Carolina, Families Services Research Center.

Letourneau, E. J., Sheidow, A. J., Schoenwald, S. K., & Henggeler, S. W. (2003, August 7-11). In between treatment& outcome: Moderators of Multisystemic Therapy outcomes. In T. L. Sexton (Chair), Therapist Adherence and Competence in Successful Outcomes of Family-Based Interventions [Symposium presentation]. Annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada.

Leukefeld, C. G., Farabee, D., McDermeit, M., Dennis, M. L., Wechsberg, W. M., Inciardi, J. A., Surratt, H. L., Compton, W. L., Cottler, L. B., Klein, H., Hoffman, J. A., Desmond, D., & Logan, T. K. (2001). Real and perceived HIV risk by population density: An exploratory examination. Journal of Drug Issues, 31(4), 889–903. https://doi.org/10.1177/002204260103100405

Leve, L. D., Chamberlain, P., & Saldana, L. (2016). The KEEP Foster Parent Interventions: Keeping Foster Parents Trained and Supported. Presented at the Blueprints for Health Development 2016 Conference. Denver, CO: April.

Li, P., Larrison, C., Lennox, R., Mollenhauer, M., & Sharar, D. (2015). Effectiveness of an employment-based smoking cessation assistance program in China. Family Medicine and Community Health, 3(1), 53–62. https://doi.org/10.15212/FMCH.2015.0103

Li, P., Sharar, D. A., Lennox, R., and Zhuang, W. (2015). Evaluating EAP counseling in the Chinese workplace: A study with a brief instrument. Journal of Workplace Behavioral Health, 30(1–2), 66–78. https://doi.org/10.1080/15555240.2015.1000143

Li, P., Sharar, D., and Zhang, Z. (2016). Group characteristics and mental health of Chinese expatriates in Africa and Central Asia. In Global perspectives of Employee Assistance Programs, 196-214. London and New York: Routledge Taylor and Francis Group.

Linden-Carmichael, A. N., Stull, S. W., Scott, C. K., & Dennis, M. L. (2022). Time-varying effect modeling to examine recovery outcomes across four years. In J. A. Tucker, & K. Witkiewitz (Eds.), Dynamic pathways to recovery from alcohol use disorder: Meaning and methods (pp. 114–136). Cambridge University Press

Lipscomb, S. T., Chandler, K., Abshire, C., Jaramillo, J., & Kothari, B. (2021). Early childhood teachers' self-efficacy and professional support predict work engagement. Early Childhood Education, 50(4), 675–685. doi: 10.1007/s10643-021-01182-5

Lipscomb, S., Lewis, H., Abshire, C., Banks, K., Jaderhol, C., Jaramillo, J., Kothari, B., Sills, A. (2022). Profiles of adverse childhood experiences and family processes during early childhood. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 81. doi: 10.1016/j.appdev.2022.101441

Llumiquinga, A., Shaw, S., & Schuppe, S. (2025, October 14). Many paths, one purpose: Centering community in local, state, and systemic change [Panel discussion]. Paper presented at the 81st Annual Conference& Meeting of the Oregon Public Health Association, Hillsboro, OR.

Lopez Gaston, R. S., Best, D., Day, E., & White, W. (2010). Perceptions of 12-step interventions among UK substance-misuse patients attending residential inpatient treatment in a UK treatment setting. Journal of Groups in Addiction and Recovery, 5(34), 306–323. https://doi.org/10.1080/1556035X.2010.523371

Lott, S., & White, W. L. (1991). Human resource development strategies related to the prevention and treatment of substance abuse disorders in Illinois. Chestnut Health Systems

Lott, S., Wallace, J. L., & White, W. L. (1992). Chicago women's treatment services research project. Illinois Department of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse

Loveland, D., Boyle, M., Godley, M., & Gillette, C. (2003). What happens to patients' psychotropic prescriptions after discharge from a state psychiatric hospital? Administration and Policy in Mental Health, 31(1), 45–64. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1026048307080

Lowder, E. M., Ray, B. R., Huynh, P., Ballew, A.,& Watson, D. P.(2018). Identifying Unreported Opioid Deaths Through Toxicology Data and Vital Records Linkage: Case Study in Marion County, Indiana, 2011-2016. American journal of public health, 108(12), 1682–1687. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2018.304683

Lowder, E., Ray, B., Huynh, P., & Watson, D. P. (2018, November). Identifying unreported opioid deaths through linkage of toxicology and vital records. [Conference session]. 2018 Meeting of the American Public Health Association, San Diego, CA.

Lynch, F. L., Dickerson, J. F., Saldana, L., & Fisher, P. A. (2014). Incremental Net Benefit of Early Intervention for Preschool-Aged Children with Emotional and Behavioral Problems in Foster Care. Children and Youth Services Review, 36, 213–219. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2013.11.025

Maguire, M., Sheahan, T. M., & White, W. L. (2012). Innovations in recovery management for people experiencing prolonged homelessness in the City of Philadelphia: "I wanted a new beginning." Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly, 30(1), 3–21. https://doi.org/10.1080/07347324.2012.635548

Maiden, R. P., & Sharar, D. A., (2018) Global perspectives of Employee Assistance Programs. Routledge

Mallams, J. H., Godley, M. D., Hall, G. M., & Meyers, R. J. (1982). A social-systems approach to resocializing alcoholics in the community. Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 43(11), 1115–1123. https://doi.org/10.15288/jsa.1982.43.1115