Staff Publications & Presentations

Smith, D. C., Godley, S. H., Godley, M. D., & Dennis, M. L. (2010). Community Reinforcement Approach Outcomes among Emerging Adults and Adolescents. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 34(Suppl. 2), 288A

Striley, C. W., Nattala, P., Przybeck, T, Abdallah, A. B., Dennis, M. L., & Cottler, L. B. (2013). Enhanced case management versus substance abuse treatment alone among substance abusers with depression. Social Work Research. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1093/swr/svs019

Subramaniam, G. A., Ives, M. L., Stitzer, M. L., & Dennis, M. L (2010). The added risk of opioid problem use among treatment-seeking youth with marijuana and/or alcohol problem use. Addiction, 105(4), 686–698. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2009.02829.x

Thornberry, J. S., Ardini, M. A., & Dennis, M. L. (1991). Washington DC metropolitan area drug study: Homeless and transient population study training manual [Manual]. National Institute on Drug Abuse

Tims, F. M., Dennis, M. L., Hamilton, N., Buchan, B. J., Diamond, G. S., Funk, R., & Brantley, L. B. (2002). Characteristics and problems of 600 adolescent cannabis abusers in outpatient treatment. Addiction, 97(Suppl. 1), S46–S57. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1360-0443.97.s01.7.x

Titus, J. C., & Dennis, M. L. (2003). GAIN-Q: Global Appraisal of Individual Needs–Quick: Administration and Scoring Manual for the GAIN-Q: Version 2 [Manual]. Chestnut Health Systems

Titus, J. C., & Dennis, M. L. (2006). Cannabis Youth Treatment (CYT): Overview and summary of preliminary findings. In H. A. Liddle, & C. L. Rowe (Eds.), Treating adolescent substance abuse: State of the science (pp. 104–126). Cambridge University Press

Titus, J. C., Dennis, M. L., Diamond, G., Godley, S. H., Babor, T., Donaldson, J., Herrell, J., Tims, F., & Webb, C. (1999). Treatment of adolescent marijuana abuse: A randomized clinical trial. Presentation I: Structure of the Cannabis Youth Treatment Study. Chestnut Health Systems

Titus, J. C., Dennis, M. L., Lennox, R., & Scott, C. K. (2008). Development and validation of short versions of the internal mental distress and behavior complexity scales in the Global Appraisal of Individual Needs (GAIN). Journal of Behavioral Health Services and Research, 35(2), 195–214. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11414-008-9107-5

Titus, J. C., Dennis, M. L., Scott, C. K., McKean, G., Bunch, L., Godley, S. H., & Panichelli-Mindel, S. (1998). General research procedures for the Cannabis Youth Treatment (CYT) cooperative agreement. Chestnut Health Systems

Titus, J. C., Dennis, M. L., White, M. K., Godley, S. H., Tims, F., & Diamond, G. (2002). An examination of adolescents' reasons for starting, quitting, and continuing to use drugs and alcohol following treatment [Abstract]. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 66(Suppl. 1), S183

Titus, J. C., Dennis, M. L., White, W. L., Scott, C. K., & Funk, R. R. (2003). Gender differences in victimization severity and outcomes among adolescents treated for substance abuse. Journal of Child Maltreatment, 8(1), 19–35. https://doi.org/10.1177/1077559502239612

Titus, J. C., Feeney, T., Smith, D. C., Rivers, T. L., Kelly, L. L., & Dennis, M. L. (2012). GAIN-Q3 3.1: Administration, clinical interpretation, and brief intervention. Chestnut Health Systems. http://gaincc.org/GAINQ3

Titus, J. C., Smith, D., Dennis, M. L., Ives, M., Twanow, L., & White, M. K. (2012). Impact of a training and certification program on the quality of interviewer-collected self-report assessment data. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 42, 201–212. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsat.2011.10.017

Titus, J. C., White, W. L., Dennis, M. L., & Scott, C. K. (2000). Gender differences in the severity and patterns of victimization among adolescents treated for substance abuse: Intake status and outcomes [Abstract]. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 60(Suppl. 1), S221

Vazquez, C., Munoz, M., Crespo, M., Belen Giusando, A., & Dennis, M. L. (2005). A comparative study of the 12-month prevalence of physical health problems among homeless people in Madrid and Washington, DC. International Journal of Mental Health, 34(3), 35–56

Wallis, J., & Dennis, M. L. (2026, February 11). Using service cascades to help close the loop. In Closing the loop: Measuring what matters in whole person care [Panel presentation]. Open Minds Performance Management Institute, Clearwater Beach, FL, United States. https://openminds.com/market-intelligence/presentation/closing-the-loop-measuring-what-matters-in-whole-person-care/

Wasserman, G. A., McReynolds, L. S., Taxman, F. S., Belenko, S., Elkington, K. S., Robertson, A. A., Dennis, M. L., Knight, D. K., Knudsen, H. K., Dembo, R., Ciarleglio, A., & Wiley, T. R. A. (2021). The missing link(age): Multilevel contributors to service uptake failure among youths on community justice supervision. Psychiatric Services, 72(5), 546–554. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202000163

Watson D.P., Dennis, M.L., Franceschini, D., Swartz, J., Dewey, J., Taylor, L., Staton, M., Zhao, P., Messmer, S., Jimenez, A., & Gastala, N. (2023). Syringe Service Program-Based Telemedicine Linkage to Opioid Use Disorder Treatment: Results from a Pragmatic Mixed Method Randomized trial of the STAMINA Intervention. Addiction, revise and resubmit

Watson, D. P., Clark, K., Dennis, M. L., Grella, C. E., & Hart, M. K. (2025).“They don’t give you no note if it’s got fentanyl”: Using cognitive interviews to understand self-report and urine drug screen discrepancies. Substance Use: Research and Treatment, 19, 29768357251316220. https://doi.org/10.1177/2976835725131622

Watson, D. P., Dennis, M. L., & Grella, C. E. (2024, July). Using cognitive interviews to explore discrepancies in criminal legal system-involved study participants’ urine test results and perceived fentanyl exposure. [Conference Session]. 38th International Academy of Law and Mental Health Congress, Barcelona, Spain.

Watson, D. P., Singh, R., Johnstone, C., Dennis, M. L., Grella, C. G., & Scott, C. K. (2023, December). Preparing Recovery Management Checkups for Primary Care(RMC-PC) for delivery by Federally Qualified Health Center Staff: Assessing feasibility for a future hybrid study. [Conference session]. 16th Annual Conference on Science of Dissemination and Implementation in Health, Crystal City, VA, United States.

Watson, D. P., Singh, R., Johnstone, C., Dennis, M., Grella, C., & Scott, C. (2023, December 11). Preparing recovery management checkups for primary care (RMC-PC) for delivery by federally qualified health center staff: Assessing feasibility for a future hybrid study [Poster presentation]. Academy Health 16th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation in Health, Washington, DC, United States

Watson, D. P., Staton, M. D., Dennis, M. L., Grella, C. E., & Scott, C. K. (2021). Variation in brief treatment for substance use disorder: A qualitative investigation of four federally qualified health centers with SBIRT services. Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 16(1), 58. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13011-021-00381-y

Watson, D. P., Staton, M. D., Grella, C. E., Dennis, M. D., & Scott, C. K. (2022, April). Navigating intersecting public health crises: Understanding people with opioid use disorder’s experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic through semi-structured interviews. [Conference session]. 3rd Annual HEAL Investigators Meeting, Virtual conference.

Watson, D. P., Staton, M. D., Grella, C. E., Scott, C. K., & Dennis, M. L. (2022). Navigating intersecting public health crises: A qualitative study of people with opioid use disorders' experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 17(1), 22. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13011-022-00449-3

Watson, D., Dewey, J., Staton, M., Dennis, M., Grella, C., & Swartz, J. (2022, October). “I bought some on the streets, and it worked”: Accessing non-prescribed buprenorphine and methadone in the time of COVID-19. [Conference session].13th National Harm Reduction Conference, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Watson, D.P., Scott, C., Dennis, M., & Grella, C.(2022, September). The feasibility of implementing Recovery Management Checkups(RMC) in an FQHC setting: Finding out what it takes to move a well-established evidence-based practice into real-world practice. [Conference session]. Society for Implementation Research Collaboration Conference 2022. San Diego, CA.

Wechsberg, W. M., Dennis, M. L., & Stevens, S. J. (1998). Cluster analysis of HIV intervention outcomes among substance-abusing women. American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 24(2), 239–257. https://doi.org/10.3109/00952999809001711

Wechsberg, W. M., Dennis, M. L., Cavanaugh, E., & Rachal, J. V. (1993). A comparison of injecting drug users reached through outreach and methadone treatment. Journal of Drug Issues, 23(4), 667–687. https://doi.org/10.1177/002204269302300407

Wechsberg, W. M., Dennis, M. L., McDermeit, M., Perritt, K., Middlesteadt, R., & Reif, S. (2000). A comparison by gender of the main effects of a brief HIV intervention with a longer personalized skills building approach. In L. S. Louis, (Ed.), Problems of Drug Dependence 1999: Proceedings of the 61st annual scientific meeting of the College of Problems on Drug Dependence (p. 320).National Institute on Drug Abuse

Wechsberg, W. M., Dennis, M. L., Theisen, A. C., & Rachal, J. V. (1992). Differences in the patterns and chronicity of drug use in outreach and methadone: A comparison of IV drug users in four cities. In Proceedings of the third annual NADR conference. National Institute on Drug Abuse

Wechsberg, W. M., MacDonald, B. R., Dennis, M. L., Inciardi, J. A., Surratt, H. L., Leukefeld, C. G., Farabee, D., Cottler, L. B., Compton, W. M., Hoffman, J., Klein, H., Desmond, D., & Zule, B. (1997). The standard intervention for reduction in HIV risk behavior: Protocol changes suggested by the continuing HIV/AIDS epidemic. Chestnut Health Systems

Weisner, C., McLellan, T., Barthwell, A., Blitz, C., Catalano, R., Chalk, M., Chinnia, L., Collins, R. L., Compton, W., Dennis, M. L., Frank, R., Hewitt, W., Inciardi, J. A., Lightfoot, M., Montoya, I., Sterk, C. E., Wood, J., Pintello, D., Volkow, M., & Michaud, S. E. (2004). Report of the Blue Ribbon Task Force on Health Services Research at the National Institute on Drug Abuse. National Institute on Drug Abuse

Welsh, J. W., Sitar, S. I., & Dennis, M. L. (2023). Utility of the Global Appraisal of Individual Needs recommendation and referral report for substance use diagnosis, treatment planning, and placement. Journal of Addiction Medicine, 17(3), 353–355. https://doi.org/10.1097/ADM.0000000000001108  

Welsh, J. W., Sitar, S. I., Hunter, B. D., Godley, M. D., & Dennis, M. L. (2023). Substance use severity as a predictor for receiving medication for opioid use disorder among adolescents: An analysis of the 2019 TEDS. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 246, 109850. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2023.109850

White, M. K., Funk, R., White, W. L., & Dennis, M. L. (2004). Predicting violent behavior in adolescent cannabis users: The GAIN-CVI. In K. Knight, & D. Farabee (Eds.), Treating addicted offenders: A continuum of effective practice (pp. 3-1–3-6). Civic Research Institute

White, M. K., Funk, R., White, W., & Dennis, M. (2003). Predicting violent behavior in adolescent cannabis users: The GAIN-CVI. Offender Substance Abuse Report, 3(5), 67–69

White, M. K., White, W. L., & Dennis, M. L. (2004). Emerging models of effective adolescent substance abuse treatment. Counselor, 5(2), 24–28

White, W. L., & Dennis, M. L. (2000). The history of adolescent substance abuse treatment in America. Chestnut Health Systems

White, W. L., & Dennis, M. L. (2002). The Cannabis Youth Treatment study: Key lessons for Student Assistance Programs. Student Assistance Journal, 14(3), 16–19

White, W. L., Dennis, M. L., & Godley, M. D. (2002). Adolescent substance use disorders: From acute treatment to recovery management. Reclaiming Children and Youth, 11(3), 172–175

White, W. L., Dennis, M. L., & Tims, F. (2002). Adolescent treatment: Its history and current renaissance. Counselor, 3(2), 20–24

White, W. L., Godley, M., & Dennis, M. (2003). Early age of substance experimentation: Implications for student assistance programs. Student Assistance Journal, 16(1), 22–25

White, W. L., Scott, C. K., Dennis, M. L., & Boyle, M. G. (2005). It's time to stop kicking people out of addiction treatment. Counselor, 6(2), 12–25

White, W. L., Sharar, D. A., Dennis, M., & Donaldson, J. (2002). The Cannabis Youth Treatment study: Implications for Employee Assistance Programs. EAP Digest, 22(2), 26–29

White, W. L., Sharar, D., Dennis, M., & Donaldson, J. (2002). Cannabis and kids. EAP Digest, 22(2), 26–29

Williams, M. L., Zhao, Z., Freeman, R. C., Elwood, W. N., Rusek, R., Booth, R. E., Dennis, M. L., Fisher, D. G., Rhodes, F., & Weatherby, N. L. (1998). A cluster analysis of not-in-treatment drug users at risk for HIV infection. American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 24(2), 199–223. https://doi.org/10.3109/00952999809001709

Womack, S., Compton, W. M., Dennis, M., McCormick, S., Fraser, J., Horton, J., Spitznagel, E. L., & Cottler, L. B. (2004). Improving treatment services for substance abusers with comorbid depression. American Journal on Addictions, 13(3), 295–304. https://doi.org/10.1080/10550490490460102