College of Public Health and Human Sciences

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.

O. J. Lindly, Geldhof, G. J., Acock, A., Sakuma, K. - L., Zuckerman, K. E., and Thorburn, S., “Family-Centered Care Measurement and Associations With Unmet Health Care Need Among US Children.”, Acad Pediatr, vol. 17, no. 6, pp. 656-664, 2017.

R. J. Duncan, McClelland, M. M., and Acock, A., “Relations between executive function, behavioral regulation, and achievement: Moderation by family income”, Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, vol. 49, pp. 21 - 30, 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.

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.

S. T. Lipscomb, Schmitt, S. A., Pratt, M. E., Acock, A., and Pears, K. C., “Living in non-parental care moderates effects of prekindergarten experiences on externalizing behavior problems in school”, Children and Youth Services Review, vol. 40, pp. 41 - 50, 2014.

M. M. McClelland, Cameron, C. E., Duncan, R., Bowles, R. P., Acock, A., Miao, A., and Pratt, M. E., “Predictors of early growth in academic achievement: the head-toes-knees-shoulders task”, Frontiers in Psychology, vol. 5, 2014.

S. A. Schmitt, McClelland, M. M., Tominey, S. L., and Acock, A., “Strengthening school readiness for Head Start children: Evaluation of a self-regulation intervention”, Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2014.

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.

Y. - J. Jeong, Zvonkovic, A. M., Sano, Y., and Acock, A., “The occurrence and frequency of overnight job travel in the USA”, Work, Employment & Society, vol. 27, no. 1, pp. 138 - 152, 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.

M. M. McClelland, Acock, A., Piccinin, A., Rhea, S. Ann, and Stallings, M. C., “Relations between Preschool Attention Span-Persistence and Age 25 Educational Outcomes.”, Early childhood research quarterly, vol. 28, no. 2, pp. 314-324, 2012.

M. M. McClelland, Acock, A., Piccinin, A., Rhea, S. Ann, and Stallings, M. C., “Relations between preschool attention span-persistence and age 25 educational outcomes”, Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2012.

S. B. Wanless, McClelland, M. M., Acock, A., Chen, F. - M., and Chen, J. - L., “Behavioral Regulation and Early Academic Achievement in Taiwan”, Early Education & Development, vol. 22, no. 1, pp. 1 - 28, 2011.

I. J. Washburn, Acock, A., Vuchinich, S., Snyder, F., Li, K. - K., Ji, P., Day, J., DuBois, D., and Flay, B. R., “Effects of a Social-Emotional and Character Development Program on the Trajectory of Behaviors Associated with Social-Emotional and Character Development: Findings from Three Randomized Trials”, Prevention Science, vol. 12, no. 3, pp. 314 - 323, 2011.

K. - K. Li, Washburn, I., Dubois, D. L., Vuchinich, S., Ji, P., Brechling, V., Day, J., Beets, M. W., Acock, A., Berbaum, M., Snyder, F., and Flay, B. R., “Effects of the Positive Action programme on problem behaviours in elementary school students: A matched-pair randomised control trial in Chicago.”, Psychology & health, vol. 26, no. 2, pp. 187-204, 2011.

S. B. Wanless, McClelland, M. M., Tominey, S. L., and Acock, A., “The Influence of Demographic Risk Factors on Children's Behavioral Regulation in Prekindergarten and Kindergarten”, Early Education & Development, vol. 22, no. 3, pp. 461 - 488, 2011.

S. B. Wanless, McClelland, M. M., Acock, A., Ponitz, C. C., Son, S. - H., Lan, X., Morrison, F. J., Chen, J. - L., Chen, F. - M., Lee, K., Sung, M., and Li, S., “Measuring behavioral regulation in four societies.”, Psychological assessment, vol. 23, no. 2, pp. 364-78, 2011.

M. Sektnan, McClelland, M. M., Acock, A., and Morrison, F. J., “Relations between early family risk, children's behavioral regulation, and academic achievement.”, Early childhood research quarterly, vol. 25, no. 4, pp. 464-479, 2010.

F. Li, Harmer, P., Cardinal, B. J., Bosworth, M., Johnson-Shelton, D., Moore, J. M., Acock, A., and Vongjaturapat, N., “Built environment and 1-year change in weight and waist circumference in middle-aged and older adults: Portland Neighborhood Environment and Health Study.”, American journal of epidemiology, vol. 169, no. 4, pp. 401-8, 2009.