Staff Publications & Presentations

Robertson, A. A., Gardner, S., Dembo, R., Dennis, M., Pankow, J., & Wilson, K. J. (2023). Impact of implementation interventions to improve substance use service delivery on recidivism among justice-involved youth. Health and Justice, 11(1), 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40352-023-00210-3

Robertson, A. A., Hiller, M., Dembo, R., Dennis, M., Scott, C., Henry, B.F., & Elkington, K. S. (2019). National survey of juvenile community supervision agency practices and caregiver involvement in behavioral health treatment. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 28(11), 3110–3120. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-019-01488-4

Roebuck, M. C., French, M. T., & Dennis, M. L. (2004). Adolescent marijuana use and school attendance. Economics of Education Review, 23(2), 133–141. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0272-7757(03)00079-7

Rourke, K. M., Dennis, M. L., & Caddell, J. M. (1993). Global Appraisal of Individual Needs: Administration manual [Manual].Research Triangle Institute

Royse, D., Leukefeld, C., Logan, T. K., Dennis, M., Wechsberg, W., Hoffman, J., Cottler, L., Inciardi, J. (2000). Homelessness and gender in out-of-treatment drug users. American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 26(2), 283–296. https://doi.org/10.1081/ada-100100605

Rush, B. R., Dennis, M. L., Scott, C. K., Castel, S., & Funk, R. R. (2008). The interaction of co-occurring mental disorders and recovery management checkups on substance abuse treatment participation and recovery. Evaluation Review, 32(1), 7–38. https://doi.org/10.1177/0193841X07307532

Ryan, M. E., Elkington, K. S., Sarapas, C., Sichel, C., Taxman, F., Dennis, M. L., & Wasserman, G. A. (2023). Evaluating e-Connect: Mitigating race by gender disparities in behavioral health referral among youths on probation, Northwest United States, 2019. American Journal of Public Health, 113(12), 1267–1270. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2023.307417

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

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

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

Scott C. K, Grella, C. E., Dennis, M. L., Carnevale, J., & LaVallee, R. (2022). Availability of best practices for opioid use disorder in jails and related training and resource needs: findings from a national interview study of jails in heavily impacted counties in the U.S. Health and Justice, 10(1), 36. PMCID: PMC10015976

Scott, C. K, & Dennis, M. L. (1998). Illinois Health Survey Laboratory adolescent follow-up manual [Manual]. Chestnut Health Systems

Scott, C. K, & Dennis, M. L. (2000). A cost-effective approach to achieving over 90% follow-up in outcome monitoring with substance abuse treatment clients. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 60(Suppl. 1), S200

Scott, C. K, & Dennis, M. L. (2002). The duration and correlates of substance abuse treatment careers among people entering publicly funded treatment in Chicago. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 66(Suppl. 2), S65

Scott, C. K, & Dennis, M. L. (2003). Recovery Management Checkups: An Early Re-Intervention Model. Chestnut Health Systems

Scott, C. K, Cook, J., Dennis, M. L., & Godley, M. D. (1998). Early Re-Intervention (ERI) procedural manual [Manual]. Chestnut Health Systems

Scott, C. K, Dennis, M. L., & Lurigio, A. J. (2015). Comorbidity among female detainees in drug treatment: An exploration of internalizing and externalizing disorders, Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal, 38(1), 35–44. https://doi.org/10.1037/prj0000134

Scott, C. K, Dennis, M. L., Grella, C. E., Mischel, A. F. & Carnevale, J. (2021). The impact of the opioid crisis on U.S. state prison systems. Health and Justice 9. Doi: 10.1186/s40352-021-00143-9, PMC8310396

Scott, C. K, Dennis, M. L., Johnson, K. A., & Grella, C. E. (2020). A randomized clinical trial of smartphone self-managed recovery support services. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 117, 108089. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsat.2020.108089

Scott, C. K, Foss, M. A., & Dennis, M. L. (2005). Pathways in the relapse, treatment, and recovery cycle over three years. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 28, S61–S70. PMID: 15797640

Scott, C. K, Foss, M. A., & Dennis, M. L. (1999). Target Chicago—Network #2: The impact of centralized intake on access to assessment and treatment and satisfaction with intake procedures. Chestnut Health Systems

Scott, C. K, Foss, M. A., Dennis, M. L., & Godley, M. D. (2000). Target Chicago: Summary of evaluation design and methodology. Chestnut Health Systems

Scott, C. K, Foss, M. A., Dennis, M. L., & Sherman, R. (1999). Target Chicago evaluation report: Client treatment outcome evaluation—Network 1 results and conclusions. Chestnut Health Systems

Scott, C. K, Foss, M. A., Dennis, M. L., & Sherman, R. E. (2000). Target Chicago evaluation report: Client treatment outcome evaluation—Network 2 results and conclusions. Chestnut Health Systems

Scott, C. K, Grella, C. E., Dennis, M. L., & Funk, R. R. (2016). A time-varying model of risk for predicting recidivism among women offenders over 3 years following their release from jail. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 43(9), 1137–1158. https://doi.org/10.1177/0093854816632551

Scott, C. K., & Dennis, M. L. (2002). Preliminary findings from the Early Re-Intervention (ERI) experiment with chronic substance abusers [Abstract]. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 66(Suppl. 1), S161

Scott, C. K., & Dennis, M. L. (2011). Recovery management checkups with adult chronic substance users. In J. F. Kelly, & W. L. White (Eds.), Addiction recovery management: Theory, research and practice (pp. 87–102). Springer Science

Scott, C. K., & Dennis, M. L. (2012). The first 90 days following release from jail: Findings from Recovery Management Checkups for Women Offenders (RMCWO) experiment. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 125(1–2), 110–118. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2012.03.025

Scott, C. K., & Dennis, M.L. (2009). Results from two randomized clinical trials evaluating the impact of quarterly recovery management checkups with adult chronic substance users. Addiction, 104(6), 959–971. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2009.02525.x

Scott, C. K., Dennis, M. L., & Foss, M. A. (2005). Utilizing recovery management checkups to shorten the cycle of relapse, treatment reentry, and recovery. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 78(3), 325–338. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2004.12.005

Scott, C. K., Dennis, M. L., & Gustafson, D. H. (2017). Using smartphones to decrease substance use via self-monitoring and recovery support: Study protocol for a randomized control trial. Trials, 18(1), 374. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-017-2096-z

Scott, C. K., Dennis, M. L., & Gustafson, D. H. (2018). Using ecological momentary assessments to predict relapse after adult substance use treatment. Addictive Behaviors, 82, 72–78. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2018.02.025

Scott, C. K., Dennis, M. L., & Lurigio, A. (2017). The effects of specialized probation and Recovery Management Check-Ups (RMCs) on treatment participation, substance use, HIV risk behaviors, and recidivism among female offenders: Main findings of a 3-year experiment using Subject by Intervention Interaction Analysis. Journal of Experimental Criminology, 13(1), 53–77

Scott, C. K., Dennis, M. L., & Lurigio, A. J. (2013). Women's participation in a jail-based treatment program in a large urban setting: A process evaluation. Offender Programs Report, 17(4), 49–59

Scott, C. K., Dennis, M. L., & White, W. L. (2004). Recovery management checkups: A future function of addiction professionals? Addiction Professional, 2(5), 33–39

Scott, C. K., Dennis, M. L., Grella, C. E., & Watson, D. P. (2021). Improving retention across the OUD service cascade upon reentry from jail using Recovery Management Checkups-Adaptive (RMC-A) experiment. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 128, 108245. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsat.2020.108245

Scott, C. K., Dennis, M. L., Grella, C. E., Kurz, R., Sumpter, J., Nicholson, L., & Funk, R. (2020). A community outreach intervention to link individuals with opioid use disorders to medication-assisted treatment. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 108, 75–81. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsat.2019.07.001

Scott, C. K., Dennis, M. L., Grella, C. E., Nicholson, L., Sumpter, J., Kurz, R., & Funk, R. (2020). Findings from the recovery initiation and management after overdose (RIMO) pilot study experiment. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 108, 65–74. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsat.2019.08.004

Scott, C. K., Dennis, M. L., Grella, C. E., Watson, D. P., Davis, J. P., & Hart, M. K. (2023). Using recovery management check-ups for primary care to improve linkage to alcohol and other drug use treatment: A randomized controlled trial three month findings. Addiction, 118(3) 520–532. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.16064

Scott, C. K., Dennis, M. L., Grella, C. E., Watson, D. P., Davis, J. P., & Hart, M. K. (2023). A randomized controlled trial of recovery management checkups for primary care patients: Twelve‐month results. Alcohol, Clinical & Experimental Research, 47(10), 1964–1977. https://doi.org/10.1111/acer.15172

Scott, C. K., Dennis, M. L., Gustafson, D., & Johnson, K. (2017). A pilot study of the feasibility and potential effectiveness of using smartphones to provide recovery support. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 171, e185. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2016.08.508

Scott, C. K., Dennis, M. L., Willis, B., & Nicholson, L. (2013). A decade of research on recovery management checkups. In P. Miller (Ed.), Interventions for addiction: Comprehensive addictive behaviors and disorders: Vol 3 (pp. 267–273). Academic Press

Scott, C. K., Foss, M. A., & Dennis, M. L. (2003). Factors influencing initial and longer-term responses to substance abuse treatment: A path analysis. Evaluation and Program Planning, 26(3), 287–295. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0149-7189(03)00033-8 

Scott, C. K., Foss, M. A., & Dennis, M. L. (2005). Pathways in the relapse–treatment–recovery cycle over 3 years. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 28(2, Suppl.), S63–S72. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsat.2004.09.006

Scott, C. K., Foss, M. A., Lurigio, A. J., & Dennis, M. L. (2003). Pathways to recovery after substance abuse treatment: Leaving a life of crime behind. Evaluation and Program Planning, 26(4), 403–412. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0149-7189(03)00056-9

Scott, C. K., Grella, C. E., Dennis, M. L., & Nicholson, L. (2018). Linking individuals with substance use disorders (SUDs) in primary care to SUD treatment: The Recovery Management Checkups-Primary Care (RMC-PC) pilot study. Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research, 45, 160–173. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11414-017-9576-5

Scott, C. K., Grella, C. E., Nicholson, L., & Dennis, M. L. (2018). Opioid recovery initiation: Pilot test of a peer outreach and modified recovery management checkup intervention for out-of-treatment opioid users. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 86, 30–35. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsat.2017.12.007