College of Health

C. P. Tyler, Geldhof, G. J., Settersten, R. A., and Flay, B. R., “How Do Discrimination and Self-Esteem Control Beliefs Affect Prosociality? An Examination Among Black and Latinx Youth”, The Journal of Early Adolescence, 2020.

J. C. Rusby, Mason, M., Gau, J. M., Westling, E., Light, J. M., Mennis, J., Zaharakis, N. M., and Flay, B. R., “Relational victimization and peer affiliate prosocial behaviors in African American adolescents: Moderating effects of gender and antisocial behavior.”, J Adolesc, vol. 71, pp. 91-98, 2019.

āD. Thomas, Flay, B. R., and Cardinal, B. J., “Are Physical Activity Resources Understandable as Disseminated? A Meta-Analysis of Readability Studies”, Quest, vol. 70, no. 4, pp. 492 - 518, 2018.

H. G. Calvert, Mahar, M. T., Flay, B. R., and Turner, L., “Classroom-Based Physical Activity: Minimizing Disparities in School-Day Physical Activity Among Elementary School Students.”, J Phys Act Health, vol. 15, no. 3, pp. 161-168, 2018.

B. Hudson-Hanley, Irvin, V. L., Flay, B. R., Macdonald, M., and Kile, M. L., “Prenatal PBDE Exposure and Neurodevelopment in Children 7 Years Old or Younger: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis”, Current Epidemiology Reports, 2018.

R. Duncan, Washburn, I. J., Lewis, K. M., Bavarian, N., Dubois, D. L., Acock, A., Vuchinich, S., and Flay, B. R., “Can Universal SEL Programs Benefit Universally? Effects of the Positive Action Program on Multiple Trajectories of Social-Emotional and Misconduct Behaviors.”, Prev Sci, vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 214-224, 2017.

J. C. Hoxmeier, Flay, B. R., and Acock, A., “Control, Norms, and Attitudes: Differences Between Students Who Do and Do Not Intervene as Bystanders to Sexual Assault.”, J Interpers Violence, 2016.

N. Bavarian, Lewis, K. M., Acock, A., Dubois, D. L., Yan, Z., Vuchinich, S., Silverthorn, N., Day, J., and Flay, B. R., “Effects of a School-Based Social-Emotional and Character Development Program on Health Behaviors: A Matched-Pair, Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial.”, The journal of primary prevention, 2016.

K. M. Lewis, DuBois, D. L., Ji, P., Day, J., Silverthorn, N., Bavarian, N., Vuchinich, S., Acock, A., Malloy, M., Schure, M., and Flay, B. R., “Meeting the Challenges of Longitudinal Cluster-Based Trials in Schools: Lessons From the Chicago Trial of Positive Action”, Evaluation & the Health Professions, 2016.

K. M. Lewis, Vuchinich, S., Ji, P., Dubois, D. L., Acock, A., Bavarian, N., Day, J., Silverthorn, N., and Flay, B. R., “Effects of the Positive Action Program on Indicators of Positive Youth Development Among Urban Youth”, Applied Developmental Science, pp. 1 - 13, 2015.

N. Bavarian, Flay, B. R., Ketcham, P. L., and Smit, E., “The Illicit Use of Prescription Stimulants on College Campuses: A Theory-Guided Systematic Review.”, Health Educ Behav, vol. 42, no. 6, pp. 719-29, 2015.

M. Malloy, Acock, A., Dubois, D. L., Vuchinich, S., Silverthorn, N., Ji, P., and Flay, B. R., “Teachers' Perceptions of School Organizational Climate as Predictors of Dosage and Quality of Implementation of a Social-Emotional and Character Development Program.”, Prev Sci, vol. 16, no. 8, pp. 1086-95, 2015.

N. Bavarian, Flay, B. R., and Smit, E., “An Exploratory Multilevel Analysis of Nonprescription Stimulant Use in a Sample of College Students”, Journal of Drug Issues, vol. 44, no. 2, pp. 132 - 149, 2014.

S. A. Schmitt, Flay, B. R., and Lewis, K., “A pilot evaluation of the Positive Action prekindergarten lessons”, Early Child Development and Care, pp. 1 - 14, 2014.

N. Bavarian, Flay, B. R., Ketcham, P. L., Smit, E., Kodama, C., Martin, M., and Saltz, R. F., “Using structural equation modeling to understand prescription stimulant misuse: A test of the Theory of Triadic Influence”, Drug and Alcohol Dependence, vol. 138, pp. 193 - 201, 2014.

N. Bavarian, Flay, B. R., Ketcham, P. L., and Smit, E., “Development and Psychometric Properties of a Theory-Guided Prescription Stimulant Misuse Questionnaire for College Students”, Substance Use & Misuse, vol. 48, no. 6, pp. 457 - 469, 2013.

K. M. Lewis, Dubois, D. L., Bavarian, N., Acock, A., Silverthorn, N., Day, J., Ji, P., Vuchinich, S., and Flay, B. R., “Effects of Positive Action on the Emotional Health of Urban Youth: A Cluster-Randomized Trial”, Journal of Adolescent Health, vol. 53, no. 6, pp. 706 - 711, 2013.

N. Bavarian, Flay, B. R., Ketcham, P. L., and Smit, E., “Illicit use of prescription stimulants in a college student sample: A theory-guided analysis”, Drug and Alcohol Dependence, vol. 132, no. 3, pp. 665 - 673, 2013.

F. J. Snyder, Acock, A., Vuchinich, S., Beets, M. W., Washburn, I. J., and Flay, B. R., “Preventing Negative Behaviors Among Elementary-School Students Through Enhancing Students' Social-Emotional and Character Development”, American Journal of Health Promotion, vol. 28, no. 1, pp. 50 - 58, 2013.

K. M. Lewis, Schure, M. B., Bavarian, N., Dubois, D. L., Day, J., Ji, P., Silverthorn, N., Acock, A., Vuchinich, S., and Flay, B. R., “Problem behavior and urban, low-income youth: a randomized controlled trial of positive action in Chicago.”, American journal of preventive medicine, vol. 44, no. 6, pp. 622-30, 2013.

F. J. Snyder, Vuchinich, S., Acock, A., Washburn, I. J., and Flay, B. R., “Improving elementary school quality through the use of a social-emotional and character development program: a matched-pair, cluster-randomized, controlled trial in Hawai'i.”, The Journal of school health, vol. 82, no. 1, pp. 11-20, 2012.

S. J. Curry, Mermelstein, R. J., Emery, S. L., Sporer, A. K., Berbaum, M. L., Campbell, R. T., Flay, B. R., and Warnecke, R. B., “A national evaluation of community-based youth cessation programs: end of program and twelve-month outcomes.”, American journal of community psychology, vol. 51, no. 1-2, pp. 15-29, 2012.

S. Vuchinich, Flay, B. R., Aber, L., and Bickman, L., “Person Mobility in the Design and Analysis of Cluster-Randomized Cohort Prevention Trials.”, Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research, 2012.

J. C. Valentine, Biglan, A., Boruch, R. F., Castro, F. González, Collins, L. M., Flay, B. R., Kellam, S., Mościcki, E. K., and Schinke, S. P., “Commentaries on Replication in Prevention Science: A Rejoinder”, Prevention Science, vol. 12, no. 2, pp. 123 - 125, 2011.

K. A. Komro, Flay, B. R., and Biglan, A., “Creating nurturing environments: a science-based framework for promoting child health and development within high-poverty neighborhoods.”, Clinical child and family psychology review, vol. 14, no. 2, pp. 111-34, 2011.