Staff Publications & Presentations

Ford, J., Saldana, L., Schaper, J., Campbell, M., Zehner, M., & McGovern, M. (2016, Sept.). Adaptation of the Stages of Implementation Completion for NIATx Implementation Strategies. [Conference Presentation]  Addiction Health Services Research Annual Conference, Seattle, WA. 

Franz, D. J., Griffin, A. M., Saldana, L., & Leve, L. D. (2019). A Longitudinal Examination of Service Utilization and Trauma Symptoms among Young Women with Prior Foster Care and Juvenile Justice System Involvement. Child Welfare, 97(5-6), 199–215.

Funk, M., Saldana, L., & Peterson, L. (1996). A basic internet primer for behavior therapists: Part I. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 3, 127-135. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1077-7229(96)80034-4

Grover, T., Vredevoogd, M., Saldana, L., Schaper, H., Bhat, A., & Bennett, I. (2023, December 11). Longitudinal remote coaching for collaborative care: Outcomes of a hybrid Type III trial [Poster presentation]. Academy Health 16th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation in Health, Washington, DC, United States.

Holmes, L. & Saldana, L. (2014). Organizational Overhead Costs to Increase Program Sustainability in the Child Welfare System: A Cross-Cultural Challenge. Presented at the 13th European Scientific Association on Residential and Family Care for Children and Adolescents Conference: Copenhagen: September.

Holmes, L., Landsverk, J., Ward, H., Rolls-Reutz, J., Saldana, L., Wulczyn, F., & Chamberlain, P. (2014). Cost calculator methods for estimating casework time in child welfare services: A promising approach for use in implementation of evidence-based practices and other service innovations. Children and Youth Services Review, 39, 169–176. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2013.10.003

Hulvershorn, L. A., Aalsma, M., Dellucci, T. V., Burns, A., Marriott, B. R., Pescosolido, B., Green, H. D., Saldana, L., Chapman, J., Monahan, P., Wiehe, S. E., Miech, E. J., & Adams, Z. (2025). Workforce and systems change to treat adolescent substance use disorder within integrated pediatric primary care: A cluster-randomized stepped-wedge trial. Contemporary Clinical Trials, 154. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cct.2025.107928

Jaramillo, E., Willging, C., Saldana, L., Self-Brown, S., Weeks, E. A., Whitaker, D. J. (2023). Barriers and facilitators to implementing evidence-based interventions in the context of a randomized clinical trial in the United States: a qualitative study. BMC Health Services Research, 23, 88. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-023-09079-2

Jaramillo, J., McCart, M., Saldana, L., Sheidow, A. J., Chapman, J. E., Drazdowski, T. K., Cruden, G., & Singh, R. (2024, May). Integrating Evidence-Based Practices in Juvenile Justice Systems through Cultural Exchange [Poster presentation]. Society for Prevention Research, Washington D.C., United States.

Jaramillo, J., McCart, M., Saldana, L., Sheidow, A., Chapman, J., Drazdowski, T., Cruden, G., & Singh, R. (2024, May). Integrating evidence-based practices in juvenile justice systems through cultural exchange [Poster presentation]. Society for Prevention Research, Washington, DC, United States

Jaramillo, J., Stoolmiller, M., Alley, Z., Schaper, H., Chamberlain, P., & Saldana, L. (2022). R3 Supervisor Implementation Strategy increases evidence-based supervisor-caseworker interactions. Society for Implementation Research Collaboration Conference. Sept. 9, 2022.

Kuklinski, M. R., Gibbons, B. J., Bowser, D. M., McCollister, K. E., Smart, R., Dunlap, L. J., Shenkar, E., Bonar, E. E., Boomer, T., Campbell, M., Fiellin, L. E., Hutton, D. W., Rao, V., Saldana, L., Su, K., Walton, M. A., & Yilmazer, T. (2025). Investing in interventions to prevent opioid use disorder in adolescents and young adults: Start-up costs from NIDA’s HEAL Prevention Initiative. Prevention Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11121-025-01835-6

Landsverk, J., Brown, C. H., Smith, J. D., Chamberlain, P., Curran, G. M., Palinkas, L., Ogihara, M., Czaja, S., Goldhaber-Fiebert, J., Vermeer, W., Saldana, L., Rolls Reutz, J. A., & Horwitz, S. M. (2017). Design and analysis in dissemination and implementation research. In R. C. Brownson, G. A. Colditz,& E. K. Proctor (Eds.), Dissemination and implementation research in health: Translating science to practice (2nd ed., pp. 201-228). New York: Oxford University Press.

Laws, M., Saldana, L., & Barton, J. (2012). Engagement Strategies and Building Resources for Mothers Referred for Substance Abuse and Child Neglect. Presented at the 2012 Western Psychological Association Convention. San Francisco, CA: April.

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

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.

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

Marriott, B. R., Hulvershorn, L., Oliver, J., Jones, C., O’Reilly, L. M., Wiehe, S. E., Monahan, P. O., Bearman, S., Saldana, L., & Aalsma, M. C. (2025). Improving youth access to behavioral health services through integrated care and task shifting: Protocol for a cluster-randomized stepped wedge clinical trial. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications, 46, Article 101518. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conctc.2025.101518

McCollister, K., French, M., Henggeler, S., Sheidow, A., & Saldana, L. (2007). Juvenile drug court and the economic costs associated with criminal activity. Presented at the Joint Meeting on Adolescent Treatment Effectiveness. Washington D.C. April.

McLeman, B., Gauthier, P., Lester, L. S., Homsted, F., Gardner, V., Moore, S. K., Joudrey, P. J., Saldana, L., Cochran, G., Harris, J. P., Hefner, K., Chongsi, E., Kramer, K., Vena, A., Ottesen, R. A., Gallant, T., Boggis, J. S., Rao, D., Page, M.,…Marsch, L. A. (2024). Implementing a pharmacist-integrated collaborative model of medication treatment for opioid use disorder in primary care: Study design and methodological considerations. Addiction Science & Clinical Practice, 19(18). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13722-024-00452-y

Meyers, K., Lane, B., Zucker, J., Wu, Y., Carnevale, C., Burnside, H., Rowan, S., Mayes, E., Narcisse-Cempini, G., Gold, M., Saldana, L., & Golub, S. (2025). A case study of the co-creation of the PrEP-SIC: a roadmap to support introduction of pre-exposure prophylaxis into new settings. BMC Health Services Research, 25, 631. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-025-12670-4

Moise, N., Jones, A., Gadbois, D., Little, V., Fleck, E., Duran, A., Saldana, L., Dixon, L., Smith, T., Carruthers, J., & Schwartz, J. (2023, December 13). A theory-informed multi-level strategy for sustaining collaborative care models for depression in primary care settings (Transform DepCare): Impact on fidelity, clinical and reach outcomes across New York State [Presentation]. Academy Health 16th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation in Health, Washington, DC, United States

Nadeem, E., Saldana, L., Chapman, J., & Schaper, H. (2018). A Mixed Methods Study of the Stages of Implementation for an Evidence-Based Trauma Intervention in Schools. Behavior therapy, 49(4), 509–524. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.beth.2017.12.004

Nagy, G., Saldana, L., & Gonzalez-Guarda, R. M. (2024). Cost–A hidden aspect of equity-grounded implementation science. JAMA Health Forum, 5(6), e242350. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamahealthforum.2024.2350

Norman, M. Z., Spiro, K., Saldana, L., Naranjo, N., Wong, J., Reed, A., Harris, M., & Wagner, D. (2024, May 30). Piloting implementation of a community-based intervention in diverse healthcare systems with populations historically marginalized [Presentation]. Society for Prevention Research 32nd Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, United States.

Norman, M. Z., Torres, K. A., Saldana, L., Spiro, K., Naranjo, D., Wong, J. C., Reed, A. Bensen, R., Barry-Menkhaus, S., Harris, M. A., & Wagner, D. V. (2025). Addressing disparities across systems: Initial implementation of Novel Interventions in Children’s Healthcare (NICH). Global Implementation Research and Applications. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43477-025-00182-6

O'Byrne, K. K., Peterson, L., & Saldana, L. (1997). Survey of pediatric hospitals' preparation programs: evidence of the impact of health psychology research. Health Psychology,16(2), 147–154. https://doi.org/10.1037//0278-6133.16.2.147

Palinkas, L. A., Belanger, R., Saldana, L., Magder, L., Landsverk, J., Schaper, H., & Dubowitz, H. (2025). Integrated behavioral health and implementation of the Safe Environment for Every Kid Approach in pediatric primary care: A mixed methods study. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 46(3). http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/DBP.0000000000001362

Palinkas, L. A., Brown, C. H., Saldana, L., & Chamberlain, P. (2015). Association between inter-organizational consensus on use of research evidence and stage of implementation of an evidence-based practice. Implementation Science,10(Suppl 1), A20. https://doi.org/10.1186/1748-5908-10-S1-A20

Palinkas, L. A., Saldana, L., Chou, C. P., & Chamberlain, P. (2017). Use of Research Evidence and Implementation of Evidence-Based Practices in Youth-Serving Systems. Children and Youth Services Review, 83, 242–247. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2017.11.005

Palinkas, L., Campbell, M. & Saldana, L. (2018). Agency Leaders' Assessments of Feasibility and Desirability of Implementation of Evidence-Based Practices in Youth-Serving Organizations Using the Stages of Implementation Completion. Frontiers in Public Health. 6, 161. doi:10.3389/fpubh.2018.00161

Patel, S. V., Cance, J. D., Bonar, E. E., Carter, P. M., Dickerson, D. L., Fiellin, L. E., Fernandes, C. S. F., Palimaru, A. I., Boomer, T. M. P., Saldana, L., Singh, R. R., Tinius, E., Walton, M. A., Youn, S., Young, S., Philbrick, S.,& Lambdin, B. H.(2023). Accelerating Solutions for the Overdose Crisis: an Effectiveness-Implementation Hybrid Protocol for the HEAL Prevention Cooperative. Prevention Science: The Official Journal of the Society for Prevention Research, 24(Suppl 1), 40–49. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11121-022-01465-2

Perez Jolles, M., Mack, W. J., Reaves, C., Saldana, L., Stadnick, N. A., Fernandez, M. E., & Aarons, G. (2021). Using a participatory method to test a strategy supporting the implementation of a state policy on screening children for adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) in a Federally Qualified Health Center system: a stepped-wedge cluster randomized trial. Implementation Science Communications, 2, 143. https://doi.org/10.1186/s43058-021-00244-4

Peterson, L., & Saldana, L. (1996). Accelerating children's risk for injury: mothers' decisions regarding common safety rules. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 19(4), 317–331. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01904759

Peterson, L., Crowson, J., Saldana, L., & Holdridge, S. (1999). Of needles and skinned knees: Children's coping with medical procedures and minor injuries for self and other. Health Psychology, 18(2), 197–200. https://doi.org/10.1037/0278-6133.18.2.197

Peterson, L., Gable, S., & Saldana, L. (1996). Treatment of maternal addiction to prevent child abuse and neglect. Addictive Behaviors, 21(6), 789–801. https://doi.org/10.1016/0306-4603(96)00036-6

Peterson, L., Gable, S., & Saldana, L. (1996). Treatment of maternal addiction to prevent child abuse and neglect. Presented at the Conference for International Addiction: Hilton Head.

Peterson, L., Heiblum, N., & Saldana, L. (1996). Validation of the Minor Injury Severity Scale: Expert and novice quantification of minor injury. Behavior Therapy, 27, 515-530.

Peterson, L., Oliver, K., & Saldana, L. (1997). Stressful medical procedures. In S. A. Wolchik& I. N. Sandler (Eds.), Handbook of children’s coping: Linking theory and intervention. Issues in clinical child psychology (pp. 333-390). New York: Plenum Press.

Peterson, L., Saldana, L., & Heiblum, N. (1996). Quantifying tissue damage from childhood injury: the minor injury severity scale. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 21(2), 251–267. https://doi.org/10.1093/jpepsy/21.2.251

Peterson, L., Saldana, L., & Schaeffer, C. (1997). Maternal Intervention Strategies in Enforcing Children's Bicycle Helmet Use. Journal of Health Psychology, 2(2), 225–230. https://doi.org/10.1177/135910539700200218

Peterson, L., Saldana, L., & Tremblay, G. (1997). The retention of substance using mothers in a child abuse prevention program. Presented at the Child Health Psychology Conference: Gainsville, Florida.

Peterson, L., Tremblay, G., Ewigman, B., & Saldana, L. (2003). Multilevel selected primary prevention of child maltreatment. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 71(3), 601–612. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-006X.71.3.601

Powell, B. J., Haley, A. D., Patel, S. V., Amaya-Jackson, L., Glienke, B., Blythe, M., Lengnick-Hall, R., McCrary, S., Beidas, R. S., Lewis, C. C., Aarons, G. A., Wells, K. B., Saldana, L., McKay, M. M., & Weinberger, M. (2020). Improving the implementation and sustainment of evidence-based practices in community mental health organizations: A study protocol for a matched-pair cluster randomized pilot study of the Collaborative Organizational Approach to Selecting and Tailoring Implementation Strategies (COASTIS). Implementation Science Communications, 1, 9. https://doi.org/10.1186/s43058-020-00009-5

Price, M. A., Mulkern, P. J., Condon, M., Rakhilin, M., Johansen, K., Lyon, A. R., Saldana, L., Pachankis, J., Woodward, S. A., Roeder, K. M., Moran, L. R., & Jerskey, B. A. (2025). Leveraging Community Engagement and Human-Centered Design to Develop Multilevel Implementation Strategies to Enhance Adoption of a Health Equity Intervention. Research Square, rs.3.rs-5702080. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-5702080/v1

Proctor, E., Ramsey, A. T., Saldana, L., Maddox, T. M., Chambers, D. A., & Brownson, R. C. (2022). FAST: A Framework to Assess Speed of Translation of Health Innovations to Practice and Policy. Global Implementation Research and Applications, 2(2), 107–119. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43477-022-00045-4

Rhoades, K., Leve, L., Chamberlain, P., Saldana, L., & Kim, H. (2011). Long-term Outcomes for Girls in Randomized Control Trials of MTFC: Predictors of Substance Use During the Transition to Adulthood. Presented at the Society for Prevention Research. Washington, DC: May.

Rivera, R., Engstrom, M., Rees, J., Saldana, L., Beidas, R., Marcus, S., Rzewinski, J., & Lushin, V. (2021). Child health consequences of parental opioid use: a scoping review. Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions, 1-30. doi.org/10.1080/1533256X.2021.1973829

Saavedra, L. M., Cance, J. D., D'Amico, E. J., Dickerson, D., Saldana, L., Cruden, G., Yule, A. M., Walton, M., Bonar, E. E., Knight, D., Yang, Y., Fernandes, C., Fiellin, L., Boomer, T., Komro, K., Stormshak, E., Ford, J., Slesnick, N., Spinks, S.…Graham, P. (2024). Lessons learned from adapting opioid use prevention programs during Covid-19. RTI Press