Staff Publications & Presentations

Dennis, M. L. (1987). Discussion: Two randomized field experiments involving police handling of domestic violence. In Proceedings of the American Statistical Association, Joint Statistical Meeting, Section on Survey Research Methods, Social Statistics Section. American Statistical Association

Dennis, M. L. (1988). Implementing randomized field experiments: An analysis of criminal and civil justice research (Publication No. 8822969). [Doctoral dissertation, Northwestern University]. ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global. https://www.proquest.com/openview/bbea4c7ea4b9264052f1a89a46298c0b/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=18750&diss=y

Dennis, M. L. (1989). Synopses of criminal justice experiments. In R. O. Lampert, & C. A. Visher (Eds.), Randomized field experiments in criminal justice agencies: Workshop proceedings (pp. 220–267). National Academies

Dennis, M. L. (1990). Assessing the validity of randomized field experiments: An example from drug abuse treatment research. Evaluation Review, 14(4), 347–373. https://doi.org/10.1177/0193841X9001400402

Dennis, M. L. (1990). National resource guide: Technical and needs assessment and report. Research Triangle Institute

Dennis, M. L. (1991). Changing the conventional rules: Surveying homeless people in nonconventional locations. Housing Policy Debate, 2(3), 699–732. https://doi.org/10.1080/10511482.1991.9521070

Dennis, M. L. (1991). The DC Metropolitan Drug Study (DC*MADS): Homeless and transient population study. In C. M. Taeuber, (Ed.), Conference proceedings for enumerating homeless persons: Methods and data needs (pp. 68–76). U.S. Bureau of the Census

Dennis, M. L. (1993). Changing public behaviors with information: Lessons from social psychology and evaluation research. In Proceedings of the 8th national conference on household hazardous waste management. Waste Watch Center

Dennis, M. L. (1993). Coverage of a service based methodology: Findings from the DC*MADS homelessness study. In Proceedings of Towards Census 2000: Research issues for improving coverage of the homeless population. U.S. Bureau of the Census

Dennis, M. L. (1994). Ethical and practical randomized field experiments. In J. S. Wholey, H. P. Hatry, & K. E. Newcomer (Eds.), Handbook of practical program evaluation (pp. 155–197). Jossey-Bass

Dennis, M. L. (1998). Global Appraisal of Individual Needs (GAIN). Chestnut Health Systems

Dennis, M. L. (1998). Integrating research and clinical assessment: Measuring client and program needs and outcomes in a changing service environment. NIDA Resource Center for Health Services Research

Dennis, M. L. (1998). Performance monitoring in substance abuse treatment programs. NIDA Resource Center for Health Services Research

Dennis, M. L. (1999). [Review of the book Evaluating HIV prevention interventions, by J. E. Mantell, A. T. DiVittis, & M. I. Auerbach. Evaluating and Program Planning, 22(2), 176–177.

Dennis, M. L. (1999). Global Appraisal of Individual Needs (GAIN): Administration guide for the GAIN and related measures (version 1299). Chestnut Health Systems

Dennis, M. L. (1999). Performance measures in substance abuse treatment: Issue paper. NIDA Resource Center for Health Services Research

Dennis, M. L. (2001). Predicting who needs and gets more treatment after initial assignment to outpatient treatment. In L. S. Harris (Ed.), Problems of Drug Dependence 2001: Proceedings of the 63rd annual scientific meeting of the College of Problems on Drug Dependence (pp. 109–110). National Institute on Drug Abuse

Dennis, M. L. (2002). Treatment research on adolescent drug and alcohol abuse: Despite progress, many challenges remain [Invited commentary]. Connection, A Newsletter Linking the Users and Producers of Drug Abuse Services Research, 1–2, 7.

Dennis, M. L. (2004). Traumatic victimization of adolescents presenting for substance abuse treatment: Time to stop ignoring the elephant in our counseling rooms. Counselor, 5(2), 36–40

Dennis, M. L. (2016). Data Collection Designs. In K. Marton (Ed.), Measuring recovery from substance use or mental disorders: Workshop summary (pp 71–80). National Academies Press. https://nap.nationalacademies.org/read/23589/chapter/8

Dennis, M. L., & Boruch, R. F. (1987). Bibliography of randomized field experiments in criminal justice research. In Workshop on criminal justice experiments handbook [Handbook]. National Academy of Sciences

Dennis, M. L., & Boruch, R. F. (1989). Randomized experiments for planning and testing projects in developing countries: Threshold conditions. Evaluation Review, 13(3), 292–309. https://doi.org/10.1177/0193841X8901300307

Dennis, M. L., & Boruch, R. F. (1994). Improving the quality of randomized field experiments: Tricks of the trade. New Directions for Program Evaluation, 63, 87–101. https://doi.org/10.1002/ev.1687

Dennis, M. L., & Davis, J. P. (2021). Screening for more with less: Validation of the Global Appraisal of Individual Needs Quick v3 (GAIN-Q3) screeners. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 126, Article 108414. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsat.2021.108414

Dennis, M. L., & Iachan, R. (1991). Sampling issues in estimating the extent of alcohol, drug abuse, and mental illness problems among people who are homeless. In C. M. Taeuber (Ed.), Enumerating homeless persons: Methods and data needs (pp. 188–191). U.S. Bureau of the Census

Dennis, M. L., & Iachan, R. (1992). Sampling people who are homeless: Implications of multiple definitions and sampling frames. In Proceedings of the American Statistical Association. Joint Statistical Meeting, Section on Survey Research Methods, Social Statistics Section. American Statistical Association

Dennis, M. L., & Ihnes, P. (2017). Haymarket case mix profile: 2016. Chestnut Health Systems

Dennis, M. L., & Kaminer, Y. (2006). Introduction to special issue on advances in the assessment and treatment of adolescent substance use disorders. American Journal on Addictions, 15(Suppl. 1), 1–3. https://doi.org/10.1080/10550490601100619

Dennis, M. L., & McGeary, K. A. (1999). Adolescent alcohol and marijuana treatment: Kids need it now. In L. Foley (Ed.), Treatment Improvement Exchange Communiqué (pp. 10–12). Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Dennis, M. L., & Soderstrom, E. J. (1988). Application of social psychological and evaluation research: Lessons from energy information programs. Evaluation and Program Planning, 11(1), 77–84. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0149-7189(03)00037-5

Dennis, M. L., & Soderstrom, E. J. (1992). Effective dissemination of energy-related information: Applying social psychology and evaluation research: Rejoinder. American Psychologist, 47(6), 816–817.  https://doi.org/10.1037/0003-066X.47.6.816

Dennis, M. L., & Stevens, S. J. (2003). Maltreatment issues and outcomes of adolescents enrolled in substance abuse treatment. Child Maltreatment, 8(1), 3–6. https://doi.org/10.1177/1077559502239757

Dennis, M. L., & Wechsberg, W. M. (1994). Guest editors' introduction: Evaluating drug abuse interventions. Evaluation and Program Planning, 17(4), 345–346. https://doi.org/10.1016/0149-7189(94)90034-5

Dennis, M. L., & White, W. L. (1999). The legalization debate: Is there a middle ground? In J. Inciardi (Ed.), The drug legalization debate (pp. 75–100). Sage Publications. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781452232263.n4

Dennis, M. L., Babor, T. F., Diamond, G. S., Donaldson, J., Godley, S. H., Tims, F. M., Titus, J. C., Webb, C., Herrell, J., & The CYT Steering Committee (2000). The Cannabis Youth Treatment (CYT) experiment: Preliminary findings Center for Substance Abuse Treatment. 

Dennis, M. L., Babor, T. F., Diamond, G. S., Donaldson, J., Godley, S. H., Titus, J. C., Tims, F. M., Webb, C., Herrell, J., Buchan, B. J., Burleson, J. A., Fraser, J., French, M. T., Godley, M. D., Hamilton, N., Kadden, R., Kaminer, Y., Liddle, H., Roebuck, C., . . .  White, M. K. (2000). The Cannabis Youth Treatment (CYT) experiment: Preliminary findings. Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Dennis, M. L., Babor, T. F., Roebuck, M. C., & Donaldson, J. (2002). Changing the focus: The case for recognizing and treating cannabis use disorders. Addiction, 97(Suppl. 1), 4–15. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1360-0443.97.s01.10.x

Dennis, M. L., Baumer, P. C., & Stevens, S. (2016). The concurrent evolution and intertwined nature of juvenile drug courts and reclaiming futures approaches to juvenile justice reform. Drug Court Review, X(1), 6–29

Dennis, M. L., Bray, R. M., Iachan, R., & Thornberry, J. (1999). Drug use and homelessness. In R. M. Bray, M. E. Marsden, & L. A. Kroutil (Eds.), Drug use in metropolitan America (pp. 79–124). Sage Publications, Inc. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781452204833

Dennis, M. L., Burwell, B. O., Fischer, P. J., Etheridge, R. M., Lubalin, J. S., & Schlenger, W. E. (1989). Implementation evaluation design for NIMH McKinney Mental Health Services Demonstration Projects for homeless mentally ill adults: Vol. 3. Lessons from the literature [Technical report]. Research Triangle Institute

Dennis, M. L., Chan, Y. F., & Funk, R. R. (2006). Development and validation of the GAIN Short Screener (GSS) for internalizing, externalizing and substance use disorders and crime/violence problems among adolescents and adults. The American Journal on Addictions, 15(Suppl. 1), 80–91. https://doi.org/10.1080/10550490601006055

Dennis, M. L., Clark, H. W., & Huang, L. N. (2014). The need and opportunity to expand Substance Use Disorder (SUD) treatment in school-based settings. Advances in School Mental Health Promotion, 7(2), 75–87. https://doi.org/10.1080/1754730X.2014.888221

Dennis, M. L., Dawud-Noursi, S., Muck, R. D., & McDermeit, M. (2003). The need for developing and evaluating adolescent treatment models. In S. J. Stevens, & A. R. Morral (Eds.), Adolescent substance abuse treatment in the United States: Exemplary models from a national evaluation study (pp. 3–34). Haworth Press

Dennis, M. L., Estrada, B. D., Orndorff, M. G., Funk, R. R., & Robinson, R. K. (2016, February). Recidivism Reduction Initiative (RRI) 2016 Progress Report. Annual report to Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Office of Justice Services (OJS), Recidivism Reduction Initiative (RRI) Leadership, Washington, DC

Dennis, M. L., Estrada, B., & Funk, R. (2017). Using the Global Appraisal of Individual Needs Short Screener (GAIN-SS) Substance Disorder Screener (SDScr) in Screening Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) in general and for adolescents, young adults, adults, and older adults [GAIN working paper.] Chestnut Health Systems. https://chestnut.app.box.com/v/workingpapers/file/142863253820

Dennis, M. L., Fairbank, J. A., Bonito, A. J., & Rachal, J. V. (1991). Treatment process study design: Methadone Enhanced Treatment (MET) trials [Technical document]. Research Triangle Institute

Dennis, M. L., Fairbank, J. A., Caddell, J. M., Bonito, A. J., Rourke, K. M., Woods, M. G., Rachal, J. V., Bossert, K., & Burks, M. (1995). Individualized Substance Abuse Counseling (ISAC) manual. Chestnut Health Systems

Dennis, M. L., Fairbank, J. A., Rachal, J. V., Bohlig, E. M., & Bonito, A. J. (1992). Reducing injection drug use through methadone assisted rehabilitation: Factors other than methadone dosage. In Proceedings of the third annual NADR conference. National Institute on Drug Abuse

Dennis, M. L., Feeney, T., & Titus, J. C. (2013). Global Appraisal of Individual Needs–Short Screener (GAIN-SS): Administration and scoring manual, version 3[Manual]. Chestnut Health Systems. 

Dennis, M. L., Fetterman, D. M., & Sechrest, L. (1994). Integrating qualitative and quantitative evaluation methods in substance abuse research. Evaluation and Program Planning, 17(4), 419–427. https://doi.org/10.1016/0149-7189(94)90042-6