Select Prevention Science Publications

In Press and 2009:

  • Acra, CF, Bono, KE, Mundy, PC, Scott, KG. Social Competence in children at risk due to prenatal cocaine exposure: continuity over time and associations with cognitive and language abilities. Social Development, in press.

  • Brotman, LM, O’Neal, CR, Huang, KY, Gouley, KK, Rosenfelt, A, Shrout, P. An experimental test of parenting practices as mediators of preschool physical aggression. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2009; 50:235-245.

  • Bruzzese JM, Fisher PH, Lemp N, Masia C. Asthma and social anxiety in adolescents. Journal of Pediatrics, in press.

  • Bruzzese JM, Gallagher R, McCann-Doyle S, Reiss PT, Wijetunga NA. Effective method to improve recruitment and retention in school-based prevention studies. Journal of School Health, in press.

  • Calzada, EJ, Brotman, LM, Huang, KY, Kingston, S. Parent cultural adaptation and child functioning in culturally diverse, urban families of preschoolers. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 2009; 3, 515–524.

  • Caughy, MO, Huang, KY, Lima, J. Patterns of conflict interaction in mother-toddler dyads: Differences between depressed and non-depressed mothers. Journal of Child and Family Study, 2009; 18:10–20.

  • Huang, KY, Caughy, MO., Lee, L-C, Miller, TL, Genevro, JL. Stability and preference of maternal discipline practices and quality of mother-child interaction during toddlerhood. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 2009, 30: 431–441.

  • Nadler, EP, Brotman, LM, Miyoshi, T, et al. The morbidity in obese adolescents who meet the adult NIH criteria for Bariatric Surgery. Journal of Pediatric Surgery, in press.

  • O’Neal, CR, Brotman, LM, Huang, KY, et al. Understanding relations among early family environment, Cortisol response, and child behavior via a prevention experiment. Child Development, in press.

  • Rhule-Louie, DM, McMahon, RJ, Vando, J. The acceptability and representativeness of parent-child interaction tasks. Behavior Therapy, in press.

  • Thompson, MJJ, Laver-Bradbury, C, Ayres, M, Le Poidevin, E, Mead, S, Dodds, C, Psychogiou, L, Bitsakou, P, Daley, D, Weeks, A, Brotman, LM, Abikoff, H, Thompson, P, and Sonuga-Barke, EJS. A small-scale randomised controlled trial of the revised new forest parenting package for preschoolers with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, in press.

  • Totura, CMW, Gesten, EL, Gadd, R, Divine, K, Dunham, S, Van Name Larson, A, Kamboukos, D. Bullying and victimization among boys and girls in middle school: The influence of perceived family and school contexts. The Journal of Early Adolescence, 2009; 29 (4), 571-609.

2008:

  • Acra, C. F., Bono, K. E., Mundy, P. C., & Scott, K. G. Continuity in social competence and behavior problems in at-risk children due to prenatal exposure to cocaine. Social Development, in press.

  • Binite, I., Curley, J., Fields, S., Kamboukos, D., Rojas, A., & Phares, V. How nonclinical are nonclinical samples? Journal of Community Psychology, 2008; 36, 411-420.

  • Brotman, LM, O’Neal, CR, Huang, KY, Gouley, KK, Rosenfelt, A, Shrout, P. An experimental test of parenting practices as mediators of preschool physical aggression. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, in press.

  • Brotman, LM, Kingston, S, Bat-Chava, Y, Calzada, EJ, Caldwell, M. Training school personnel to facilitate a family intervention to prevent conduct problems. Early Education and Development, 2008; 19:622-642.

  • Brotman, LM, Gouley, KK, Huang, KY, Rosenfelt, A, O’Neal, CR, Klein, RG, Shrout, P. Preventive intervention for preschoolers at high risk for antisocial behavior: Long-term effects on child physical aggression and parenting practices. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2008; 37:386 - 396.

  • Brotman, LM, Gouley, KK. Clinical assessment of preschoolers—Special precautions. In McBurnett, K, Pfiffner, L, eds. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Concepts, controversies, new directions. Medical Psychiatry Series/37, Informa HealthCare, 2008; 235-242.

  • Brotman, LM, Kamboukos, D, Theise, R. Symptom-specific measures for disorders usually first diagnosed in infancy, childhood, or adolescence. In Rush, AJ, First, MB, Blacker, D, eds. Handbook of Psychiatric Measures-2nd Edition, Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc. 2008; 309-342.

  • Bruzzese JM, Unikel LH, Gallagher R, Evans D, & Colland VT. Feasibility and Impact of a School-based Intervention for Families of Urban Adolescents with Asthma: Results from a Randomized Pilot Trial. Fam Proc, 2008; 47, 95–113.

  • Calzada, EJ, Brotman, LM, Huang, KY, Kingston, S. Parent cultural adaptation and child functioning in culturally diverse, urban families of preschoolers. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, in press.

  • Caughy, M.O., Huang, K.Y., Lima, J. Patterns of conflict interaction in mother-toddler dyads: Differences between depressed and non-depressed mothers. Journal of Child and Family Study, in press.

  • Gouley, KK, Brotman, LM, Huang, KY, Shrout, P. Construct validation of the Social Competence Sale in Preschool-age children. Social Development, 2008; 17:380-398.

  • Grupp-Phelan J., Wade TJ, Pickup T, Ho ML, Lucas CP, Brewer DE, Kelleher KJ. Pediatric and Maternal Mental Health Concerns in an Inner City Emergency Department Setting Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, in press.

  • Halkitis, P.N., Palamar, J.J., Mukherjee, P.P. Analysis of yearlong HIV medication adherence in relation to person & treatment characteristics using Hierarchica Linear Modeling. AIDS Patient Care and STDs, 2008; 22(4), 1-13.

  • Hamid, H., Abanilla, K., Bauta, B., Huang, K.Y. Mental health, AIMS, and globalization: Review of policy implication for Iraq, Japan, Macedonia, and the Philippines. World Health Organization Bulletin, 2008; 86 (6), 467-473.

  • Handwerk ML, Clopton K, Huefner JC, Smith GL, Hoff KE, Lucas CP. Gender differences in adolescents in residential treatment. Am J Orthopsychiatry, 2006; 76(3): 312-24.

  • Hankinson, J. C., Thurston, I. B., Fields, S., Rojas, A., Kamboukos, D. and Phares, V. The connections between individual therapy in the family and adolescents’ emotional/behavioral problems. In F. Columbus (Ed.), Family therapy. Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Publishers, in press.

  • Huang, K.Y. Caughy, M.O., Lee, L-C., Miller, T.L.& Genevro, J.L. Stability and preference of maternal discipline practices and quality of mother-child interaction during toddlerhood. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, in press.

  • Lucas C.P., Greenwald S, Matteo A, Brotman L.S. Brief screening with the Diagnostic Predictive Scales (DPS) in a community sample Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, in press.

  • McReynolds LS, Wasserman GA., Fisher P., Lucas, C. P. Diagnostic screening with incarcerated youth: comparing the DPS and Voice DISC. Criminal Justice and Behavior, in press.

  • Palamar, J.J., Mukherjee, P.P., & Halkitis, P.N. A longitudinal investigation of powder cocaine use among club drug using gay and bisexual men. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 2008; 69(6), 806-813.

  • Palamar, J.J. & Halkitis, P.N. A qualitative analysis of GHB use among gay men: reasons for use despite potential adverse outcomes. International Journal of Drug Policy, 2008; 17, 23-28.

  • Phares, V., Fields, S., & Kamboukos, D. (in press). Fathers’ and mothers’ involvement with their adolescents. Journal of Child and Family Studies.

  • Rhule-Louie, D.M., McMahon, R.J., & Vando, J. The acceptability and representativeness of parent-child interaction tasks. Behavior Therapy, in press.

  • Rhule-Louie, D.M., Bowen, S., Baer, J.S., & Peterson, P.L. Substance youth and health and safety of homeless youth. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 2008; 17, 306-319.

  • Totura, C.M.W., Gesten, E.L., Gadd, R., Divine, K., Dunham, S., Van Name Larson, A., & Kamboukos, D. (in press). Bullying and victimization among boys and girls in middle school: The influence of perceived family and school contexts. The Journal of Early Adolescence.

  • Vando, J., Rhule-Louie, D.M., McMahon, R.J., & Spieker, S.J. Examining the link between infant attachment and child conduct problems in grade 1. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 2008; 17, 615-628.

2007 and earlier

  • Brotman, LM, Gouley, KK, Huang, KY, Kamboukos, D, Fratto, C, Pine D. Effects of a psychosocial family-based preventive on cortisol response to a social challenge in preschoolers at high risk for antisocial behavior. Archives of General Psychiatry, 2007; 64:1172-1179.
    • Please see the following news articles published about the above findings:
    National Institute for Early Education Research - Preschool Matters
    Medical News Today
    Science Daily
    National Insitute of Mental Health (NIMH)


  • Brotman, LM, Gouley, KK, Chesir-Teran, D. Assessing peer entry and play in preschoolers at risk for maladjustment. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2005; 34:671-680.

  • Brotman, LM, Gouley, KK, Klein, R, Chesir-Teran, D, Dennis, T, Shrout, P. Prevention for preschoolers at high risk for conduct problems: Immediate outcomes on parenting practices and child social competence, Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2005; 34:724-734.

  • Brotman, LM, Dawson-McClure, S, Gouley, KK, McGuire, K, Burraston, B, Bank, L. Older siblings benefit from a family-based prevention program for preschoolers at risk for conduct problems Journal of Family Psychology, 2005; 19:581-591.

  • Brotman, LM, Gouley, KK, O’Neal, CR, Klein, RG. Preschool-aged siblings of adjudicated youths: Multiple risks for conduct problems. Early Education and Development, Special Issue: Prevention Interventions with Young Children, 2004; 15:387-406.

  • Brotman, LM, Klein, RG, Kamboukos, D, Brown, EJ, Coard, SI, Stout-Sosinsky, L. Preventive intervention for urban, low-income preschoolers at familial risk for conduct problems: A randomized pilot study. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2003; 32:246-257.

  • Brotman, LM, Gouley, KK, Klein, RG, Castellanos, FX, Pine, DS. Stress responsivity in young children. Child Development, 2003; 74:1053-1057.

  • Bruzzese JM, Feldman LG. Quality of life in adolescents with asthma. International Review of Asthma, 2006; 8(4):52-62.

  • Bruzzese JM, Evans D, Wiesemann S, Pinkett-Heller M, Levison MJ, Du Y, Fitzpatrick C, Krigsman G, Ramos-Bonoan C, Turner L, Mellins RB. Using school staff to establish a preventive network of care to improve elementary school students’ control of asthma. Journal of School Health, 2006; 76(6):307-312.

  • Bruzzese JM, Bonner S, Vincent EJ, Sheares BJ, Mellins RB, Levison MJ, Du Y, Wiesemann S, Zimmerman BJ, & Evans D. Asthma education: The adolescent experience. Patient Education and Counseling, 2004; 53(3):396-406.

  • Bruzzese JM, Bonner S, Vincent EJ, Sheares BJ, Mellins RB, Levison MJ, Du Y, Wiesemann S, Zimmerman BJ, & Evans D. Asthma education: The adolescent experience. Patient Ed & Counseling, 2004; 53(3), 396-406.

  • Bruzzese JM & Fisher CB. Assessing and enhancing the research consent capacity of children and youth. Applied Developmental Science, 2003; 1:13-26.

  • Caldwell, M, Brotman, LM, Coard, SI, Wallace, S, Stellabotte, D, Calzada, EJ. Approaches to community engagement: Initiation of the ParentCorps prevention program. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 2005; 14:373-386.

  • Calzada, EJ, Caldwell, M, Brotman, LM, Brown, E, Wallace, S, McQuaid, J, Rojas-Flores, L, O’Neal, CR. Training community members to serve as paraprofessionals in an evidence-based, prevention program for parents of preschoolers. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 2005; 14:387-402.

  • Calzada, E., & Eyberg, S. Self-reported parenting in Dominican and Puerto Rican mothers of young children. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2002; 31, 354-363.

  • Coard, SI, Wallace, S, Stevenson, H, Brotman, LM. Towards culturally relevant preventive interventions: The consideration of racial socialization in parent training with African American families. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 2004; 13:277-293.

  • Dawson-McClure, S.R., Sandler, I.N., Wolchik, S.A., & Millsap, R. Risk as a moderator of the effects of prevention programs for children of divorce: A six-year longitudinal study. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 2004; 32, 175-190.

  • Dennis, T, Brotman, LM, Huang, KY, Gouley, KK. Effortful control, social competence, and adjustment problems in children at risk for psychopathology. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2007; 36:442-454.

  • Ho TP. Leung PW. Lee CC. Tang CP. Hung SF. Kwong SL. Lucas CP. Lieh-Mak F. Shaffer D. Test-retest reliability of the Chinese version of the Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children-Version 4 (DISC-IV). Journal of Child Psychology & Psychiatry & Allied Disciplines, 2005; 46(10):1135-8.

  • Leung P.W.L., Lucas C.P., Hung S., Kwong S., Tang C., Lee C.C., Ho T.P., Lieh-Mak F., Shaffer D. The test-retest reliability and screening efficiency of DISC Predictive Scales-version 4.32 (DPS-4.32) with Chinese children/youths. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2005; 14(8):461-5.

  • McCaffrey, J.C., Weitzner, M., Kamboukos, D., Haselhuhn, G., LaMonde, L. & Booth-Jones, M. Alcoholism, depression, and abnormal cognition in head and neck cancer: A pilot study. Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, 2007; 137, 92-97.

  • Montalto D, Bruzzese JM, Moskaleva G, Higgins-D'Alessandro A, Webber M. Quality of life in young urban children: Does asthma make a difference? Journal of Asthma, 2004; 41(4):497-505.

  • O'Neal, C. R., & Magai, C. Do parents respond in different ways when children feel different emotions? The emotional context of parenting. Development and Psychopathology, 2005; 17, 467-487.

  • Phares, V. Fields, S., Watkins, M. M., Kamboukos, D., & Han, S. Race/ethnicity and self-esteem in families of adolescents. Child & Family Behavior Therapy, 2005; 27 (3), 13-26.

  • Phares, V., Fields, S., Kamboukos, D., & Lopez, E. Commentary: Still looking for poppa. American Psychologist, 2005; 60(7), 735-746<

  • Phares, V., Lopez, E., Fields, S., Kamboukos, D., & Duhig, A. Are fathers involved in pediatric psychology research and treatment? Journal of Pediatric Psychology; 2005; 3 (8), 631-643.

  • Rhule-Louie, D.M., & McMahon, R.J. Problem behavior and romantic relationships: Assortative mating, behavior contagion, and desistance. Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review, 2007; 10, 53-100.

  • Rhule, D.M., McMahon, R.J., Spieker, S.J., & Munson, J.A. Positive adjustment and associated protective factors in children of adolescent mothers. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 2006; 15, 224-244.

  • Rhule, D.M. Take care to do no harm: Harmful interventions for youth problem behavior. Professional Psychology: Research & Practice, 2005; 36, 618-625.

  • Rhule, D.M., McMahon, R.J., & Spieker, S.J. Relation of adolescent mothers’ history of antisocial behavior to child conduct problems and social competence. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2004; 33, 524-535.

  • Sonuga-Barke, E, Thompson, M, Abikoff, R, Brotman, LM. Non-pharmacological interventions for preschool ADHD: The case for specialized parent training. Infants and Young Children, Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, 2006; 19:142-153.

  • Vaughan, A., Mundy, P. C., Acra, C. F., Block, J. J., Delgado, C., Venezia, M., et al. Contributions of temperament and joint attention to social competence, dysregulation, externalizing, and internalizing behavior in normally developing children. Child Development, 2007; 78, 53-69.

  • Wasserman GA., McReynolds LS. Ko SJ. Katz LM. Cauffman E. Haxton W. Lucas CP. (2004) Screening for emergent risk and service needs among incarcerated youth: comparing MAYSI-2 and Voice DISC-IV. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 43(5):629-39.

  • Wilcox Doyle, K., Wolchik, S.A., Dawson-McClure, S.R., & Sandler, I.N. Positive events as a stress buffer. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2003; 32, 536-545.