Staff Publications & Presentations

Saldana, L., Chapman, J., Dakof, G., & Aarons, J. (2018). Operationalizing Sustainment Activities for Two Evidence-Based Practices Using the Stages of Implementation Completion (SIC). 11th Annual Dissemination and Implementation in Research Health Conference. Washington, DC. December 4th.

Saldana, L., Chapman, J., Schaper, H., & Campbell, M. (2017). Facilitating Sustainable Collaborative Care Programs in Rural Settings Using the Stages of Implementation Completion (SIC). Presented at the 10th Annual Conference for the Science of Dissemination and Implementation. Washington, DC: December.

Saldana, L., Chapman, J., Schaper, H., & Campbell, M. (2018). Facilitating sustainable collaborative care programs in rural settings using the stages of implementation completion (SIC). Implementation Science, 13(Suppl 4): S150.

Saldana, L., Chapman, J., Singh, R., & Campbell, M. (2022). Building to Scale: Implementation of a Complex Preventive Intervention. Society for Implementation Research Collaboration Conference. Sept. 10, 2022.

Saldana, L., Cruden, G., Chapman, J. E., Singh, R. R., Jaramillo, J., Dir, A., Campbell, M., Peterson, J. M., Bybee, M., Radich, J., Becker, K., Spain, M., Schaper, H., & Glass, J. E. (2026). Observational trial of the preventive impact of a social risk factor focused program for co-occurring opioid and methamphetamine use disorders and suicide risk in parents: Study protocol. Addictive Science & Clinical Practice, 21, 39. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13722-026-00667-1

Saldana, L., Cruden, G., Dir, A., & Glass, J. (2025, September 29). Testing implementation strategies to scale-up a multicomponent continuum of service intervention for families involved in systems with parental opioid and methamphetamine use [Oral presentation]. JCOIN 2.0 Kick-off Meeting, Bethesda, MD, United States.

Saldana, L., Cruden, G., Peterson, J., Singh, R., Bybee, M., Jaramillo, J., & Glass, J. (2026, Feb. 4). Preventing escalation of opioid and methamphetamine use and mental health disorders in parents referred to child welfare [Guest lecture]. Mental Health Services Research, Washington University Brown School of Social Work, St. Louis, MO, United States.

Saldana, L., Dakof, G., Cruden, G., Schaper, H., Young, W., Liddle, M., & Chapman, J. (2025). Facilitating implementation of a substance use intervention for youth: Outcomes from a randomized trial of the SIC-Coaching implementation strategy. Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment, 173. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.josat.2025.209696

Saldana, L., Davis, J., & Chamberlain P. (2016). Targeting Supervisors to Create Child Welfare System Change: A State-Initiated Rollout of the R3 Supervision Model. Presented at the EUSARF International Conference. Oviedo, Spain: September.

Saldana, L., Gable, S., & Peterson, L. (1996). Alcohol disorders in low-income, at-risk mothers: Another target for child abuse prevention efforts. Presented at the Kansas Conference in Child Clinical Psychology: Lawrence, Kansas.

Saldana, L., Grover, T., Campbell, M., Vredevoogd, M., & Bennett, I. (2020). Cost of Implementing Collaborative Care for Perinatal Depression. 13th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation in Health. Virtual Event. December 15-17.

Saldana, L., Hunziker, M., & Neuringer, A. (1994). Variability as a function of SHR vs. WKY strain, rearing condition, and reinforcement contingencies. Presented at the International Conference for the Association of Behavior Analysis: Atlanta, Georgia.

Saldana, L., Laws, M., & Barton, J. (2012). Families Actively Increasing Relationships: The FAIR Program for Maternal Substance Abuse and Child Neglect. Presented at the 2012 Western Psychological Association Convention. San Francisco, CA: April.

Saldana, L., McDermid, S. ,& Campbell, M. (2016). The Cost of Implementing New Strategies (COINS): Examples for the US and the UK. Presented at the EUSARF International Conference. Oviedo, Spain: September.

Saldana, L., Palinkas, L. A., & Fisher, P. (2008). Identifying the Barriers to Integrating Evidence Based Practice for Child Welfare Cases. Presented at the Annual Meeting for the American Psychological Association. Boston, MA. August.

Saldana, L., Ritzwoller, D. P., Campbell, M., Block, P. (2022). Using economic evaluations in implementation science to increase transparency in costs and outcomes for organizational decision-makers. Implement Sci Commun 3, 40. https://doi.org/10.1186/s43058-022-00295-1

Saldana, L., Schaper, H., Campbell, M., & Chamberlain, P. (2015). Web-Based Feedback to Aid Successful Implementation: The Interactive Stages of Implementation Tool. Presented at the 3rd Bi-annual SIRC. Seattle, WA: Sept.

Saldana, L., Schaper, H., Campbell, M., & Chapman, J. (2015). Standardized measurement of implementation: The Universal SIC. 7th Annual Conference on the Science of the Dissemination and Implementation in Health. Implementation Science, 10(S1), A73. https://doi.org/10.1186/1748-5908-10-S1-A73

Saldana, L., Schaper, H., Campbell, M., & Chapman, J. (2015). Standardized Measurement of Implementation: The Universal SIC. 7th Annual Conference on the Science of the Dissemination and Implementation in Health. Implementation Science, 10 (S1), A73. doi: 10.1186/1748-5908-10-S1-A73

Saldana, L., Singh, R., Cruden, G., & Campbell, M. (2023, December 12). A multilevel implementation strategy to support scale-up of an innovative practice for parental opioid and methamphetamine use disorders [Presentation]. Academy Health 16th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation in Health, Washington, DC, United States.

Saldana, L., Smith, D. K., & Weber, E. (2013). Adolescent Onset of Maternal Substance Abuse: Descriptive Findings from a Feasibility Trial. Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 22(5), 407–420. https://doi.org/10.1080/1067828X.2013.788885

Saldana, L., Swenson, C. C., & Letourneau, E. J. (2006). Multisystemic Therapy with juvenile sexual offenders. In R. E. Longo& D. S. Prescott (Eds.), Current perspective: Working with sexually aggressive youth and youth with sexual behavior problems (pp. 563-579). Holyoke, MA: NEARI Press.

Saldana, L., Swenson, C. C., & Ward, D. (2005). The cost of treating youth and families traumatized by child physical abuse: Comparison of services outcomes for two evidence based practices and implications for dissemination. Presented to the 21st Annual Meeting-Transforming Lives Through Transforming Care. International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies. Toronto. November.

Saldana, L., Swenson, C. C., Joyner, C., & Caldwell, E. (2004). Clinical adaptations to Multisystemic Therapy for child maltreatment. Presented to the 17th Annual Research Conference-A System of Care for Children’s Mental Health: Expanding the Research Base. Florida Mental Health Institute. Tampa, FL. March.

Saldana, L., Tuten, M., & Jones, H. (2007). Adherence rating of therapists to Reinforcement-Based Treatment: Validation of the ART of RBT. Presented at the Joint Meeting on Adolescent Treatment Effectiveness. Washington D.C. April.

Saldana, L., Wang, W., Chamberlain, P., & Brown, H. (2011). To Proceed or Not to Proceed? Predicting Implementation Success. Presented at the 4th Annual NIH Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation: Policy and Practice. Bethesda, MD. March.

Salomé, H. J., French, M. T., Scott, C., Foss, M., & Dennis, M. (2003). Investigating variation in the costs and benefits of addiction treatment: Econometric analysis of the Chicago Target Cities Project. Evaluation and Program Planning, 26(3), 325–338. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0149-7189(03)00036-3

Sanders, J., Harris, K. W., Nelson, J., White, W. L., & McGovern, T. F. (2014). Gendered members of Alcoholics Anonymous: Varieties of spiritual experiences in recovery.  Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly, 32(2–3), 248–270. https://doi.org/10.1080/07347324.2014.907034

Sanders, M. & White, W. (2021). Addiction counseling in turbulent times: An interview with Bill White. Advances in Addiction and Recovery, special edition, 1–6. 

Sanders, T., Sanders, M., & White, W. L. (2006). "When I Get Low, I Get High": The portrayal of addiction and recovery in African American music. Counselor, 7(6), 30–35

Sarapas, C., Dennis, M. L., Sienna, M., Eaton, I. T., Dakof, G. A., & Passetti, L. L. (2023). Evaluation report: Project SAFE–Family Recovery (SAFE-FR). Connecticut Department of Children and Families

Sarapas, C., Sichel, C. E., Dennis, M. L., Wasserman, G. A., Taxman, F. S., Auerbach, R. P., Mroczkowski, M. M., Ryan, M. E., & Elkington, K. S. (2025). Predictive Validity of the e-Connect Suicide Risk Classification Algorithm in Youth on Probation. JAACAP open, 3(4), 1076–1086. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaacop.2025.04.006

Sarapas, C., Weinberg, A., Langenecker, S. A., & Shankman S. A. (2017). Relationships among attention networks and physiological responding to threat. Brain and Cognition, 111, 63–72. PMCID: PMC5209251

Sarver, D. E., McCart, M., Sheidow, A. J., & Letourneau, E. (2014). ADHD and risky sexual behavior in adolescents: Conduct problems and substance use as mediators of risk. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 55, 1345–1353. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.12249

Satcher, M. F., Belenko, S., Coetzer-Liversage, A., Wilson, K. J., McCart, M. R., Drazdowski, T. K., Fallin-Bennett, A., Zaller, N., Schultheis, A. M., Hogue, A., Vest, N., Sheidow, A. J., Del Pozo, B., Watson, D. P., Hibbard, P. F., Stevens, R., & Stein, L. A. R. (2024). Linkage facilitation for opioid use disorder in criminal legal system contexts: A primer for researchers, clinicians, and legal practitioners. Health & Justice, 12, Article 36.https://doi.org/10.1186/s40352- 024-00291-8

Schaeffer, C. M., Saldana, L., Rowland, M. D., Henggeler, S. W., & Swenson, C. C.(2008). New initiatives in improving youth and family outcomes by importing evidence-based practices. Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse, 17(3), 27-45.

Schiller, J., Titus, J. C., & Guthmann, G. (2009). Substance abuse in the deaf community: Update on current research, tools and professional training opportunities [Abstract]. Journal of the American Deafness and Rehabilitation Association, Conference Issue, San Antonio, TX, United States

Schlenger, W. E., Dennis, M. L., & Magruder-Habib, K. M. (1990). Design for a national evaluation of model demonstrations linking primary care to drug abuse services as a step in reducing the spread of AIDS. Research Triangle Institute

Schlenger, W. E., Roland, E. J., Kroutil, L. A., Dennis, M. L., Magruder, K. M., & Ray, B. A. (1994). Evaluating services demonstration programs: A multistage approach. Evaluation and Program Planning, 17(4), 381–390. https://doi.org/10.1016/0149-7189(94)90038-8

Schlenger, W. E., Roland, J. E., Kroutil, L. A., & Dennis, M. L. (1992). Descriptive report of the findings from the national evaluation of models for linking drug abuse treatment and primary care [Technical report]. Research Triangle Institute

Schoenwald, S. K., Carter, R. E., Chapman, J. E., & Sheidow, A. J. (2008). Therapist adherence and organizational effects on change in youth behavior problems one year after multisystemic therapy. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 35, 379–394. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10488-008-0181-z

Schoenwald, S. K., Carter, R. E., Chapman, J. E., & Sheidow, A. J. (2007, April). Organizational effects on fidelity& outcomes of an EST in usual care. In S. K. Schoenwald (Chair), Investigating empirically supported treatment (EST) implementation and outcomes in usual care settings [Symposium presentation]. Annual Joint Meeting on Adolescent Treatment Effectiveness, Washington, DC.

Schoenwald, S. K., Chapman, J. A., & Sheidow, A. J. (2006, March). Implementation fidelity in MST. In S. K. Schoenwald& J. Reid (Chairs), Community based model programs panel: Implementing with fidelity [Invited presentation]. Blueprints Conference, 2006: Evidence-Based Programs, Research-to-Practice Conference, Denver, CO.

Schoenwald, S. K., Chapman, J. E., Henry, D. B., & Sheidow, A. J. (2012). Taking effective treatments to scale: Organizational effects on outcomes of multisystemic therapy for youth with co-occurring substance use. Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse, 21, 1–31. https://doi.org/10.1080/1067828X.2012.636684

Schoenwald, S. K., Chapman, J. E., Sheidow, A. J., & Carter, R. E. (2009). Long-term youth criminal outcomes in MST transport: The impact of therapist adherence and organizational climate and structure. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 38, 91–105. https://doi.org/10.1080/15374410802575388

Schoenwald, S. K., Chapman, J. E., Sheidow, A. J., & Carter, R. E. (2007, April). MST outcomes for delinquent youth with & without substance use in usual care. In A. J. Sheidow (Chair), Co-occurring substance use and mental health problems: Recent findings from transportability and clinical research [Symposium presentation]. Annual Joint Meeting on Adolescent Treatment Effectiveness, Washington, DC.

Schoenwald, S. K., Garland, A. F., Chapman, J. E., Frazier, S. L., Sheidow, A. J., & Southam-Gerow, M. A. (2011). Toward the effective and efficient measurement of implementation fidelity. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 38, 32–43. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10488-010-0321-0

Schoenwald, S. K., Garland, A. F., Sheidow, A. J., Southam-Gerow, M. A., Frazier, S. L., Chorpita, B. F., Henry, D. B., & Atkins, M. S. (2010, March 15-16). Toward effective and efficient fidelity measurement in practice [Paper presentation]. Annual NIH Science of Dissemination and Implementation: Methods and Measurement conference, Bethesda, MD.

Schoenwald, S. K., Heiblum, N., Saldana, L., & Henggeler, S. W. (2008). The international implementation of multisystemic therapy. Evaluation & the Health Professions, 31(2), 211–225. https://doi.org/10.1177/0163278708315925

Schoenwald, S. K., Letourneau, E. J., Halliday-Boykins, C. A., & Sheidow, A. J.(2002, March). Then what? Evaluation of community-based implementation of an evidence based practice. In S. W. Henggeler& K. E. Hoagwood(Chairs), Criteria for transporting treatments to the field: What types, how much, and then what? [Symposium presentation]. Annual research conference of the Florida Mental Health Institute, Tampa, FL.