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PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES
BOOKS
CHAPTERS AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES

Owens, J. S., Holdaway, A. S., Zoromski, A. K., Evans, S. W., & Himawan, L. K., Girio-Herrera, E., & Murphy, C. (in press). Incremental Benefits of a Daily Report Card Intervention Over Time for Youth with Disruptive Behavior. Behavior Therapy.

Owens, J. S., & Fabiano, G. A. (2011). School Mental Health Programming for Youth with ADHD: Addressing Needs Across the Academic Career. School Mental Health, 3, 111-116.

McQuade, J. D., Hoza, B., Waschbusch, D. A., Murray-Close, D., & Owens J. S. (2011). Changes in Self-Perceptions in Children with ADHD: A Longitudinal Study of Depressive Symptoms and Attributional Style. Behavior Therapy, 42, 170-182.

Evans, S. W., & Owens, J. S. (2010). Behavioral assessment within problem-solving models: Finding relevance and expanding feasibility. School Psychology Review, 39, 427-430.

Schultz, B.K., Storer, J., Watabe, Y., Sadler, J. & Evans, S.W. (2011). School-based treatment of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. Psychology in the Schools, 48, 254-262. doi:10.1002/pits.20553

Becker, S. P., Paternite, C. E., Evans, S. W., Andrews, C., Christensen, O. A., Kraan, E. M., & Weist, M. D. (2011). Eligibility, assessment, and educational placement issues for students classified with emotional disturbance: Federal and state-level analyses. School Mental Health, 3, 24-34. doi: 10.1007/s12310-010-9045-2.

Evans, S.W., Schultz, B.K., DeMars, C.E. & Davis, H. (in press). Effectiveness of the Challenging Horizons after-school program for young adolescents with ADHD. Behavior Therapy.

Short, K.H., Weist, M.D., Manion, I.G. & Evans, S.W. (in press). Roping together research and practice through partnerships in school mental health.Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services.

Sibley, M.H., Pelham, W.E., Evans, S.W., Gnagy, E.M., Ross, J.M., & Greiner, A.R. (in press). Evaluation of a Summer Treatment Program for Adolescents with ADHD. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice.

McQuade, J. D., Hoza, B., Waschbusch, D. A., Murray-Close, D., & Owens J. S. (in press). Changes in Self-Perceptions in Children with ADHD: A Longitudinal Study of Depressive Symptoms and Attributional Style. Behavior Therapy.

Van Eck, K., Finney, S.J. & Evans, S.W. (2010). Parent report of ADHD symptoms of early adolescents: A confirmatory factor analysis of the Disruptive Behavior Disorders Scale. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 70, 1042-1059.

Sibley, M., Evans, S.W., & Serpell, Z.N. (2010). Social cognition and interpersonal impairment in young adolescents with ADHD. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 32, 193-202.

Evans, S.W., Schultz, B.K., White, L.C., Brady, C., Sibley, M.H. & Van Eck, K. (2009). A school-based organization intervention for young adolescents with ADHD. School Mental Health, 1, 78-88.

Evans, S.W., Sibley, M. & Serpell, Z.N. (2009). Changes in caregiver strain over time in young adolescents with ADHD: The role of oppositional and delinquent behavior. Journal of Attention Disorders, 12, 516-524.

Girio, E. L. & Owens, J. S. (2009). Teacher acceptability of evidence-based and promising treatments for children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. School Mental Health, 1, 16-25.

Karpenko, V., Owens, J. S., Evangelista, N. M., & Dodds, C. (2009). Symptom improvement in children with ADHD: Does it correspond with reliable improvement in functioning? Journal of Clinical Psychology, 65, 76-93.

Owens, J. S., Johannes, L. M., & Karpenko, V. (2009). The relation between change in symptoms and functioning in children with ADHD receiving school-based mental health services. School Mental Health, 1, 183 - 195.

Schultz, B.K., Evans, S.W. & Serpell, Z.N. (2009). Preventing failure among middle school students with ADHD: A survival analysis. School Psychology Review, 38, 14-27.

Evangelista, N., Owens, J. S., Golden, C. M., & Pelham, W. E. (2008). The positive illusory bias: Do inflated self-perceptions in children with ADHD generalize to perceptions of others? Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 36, 779-791.

Evans, S.W., Schultz, B.K. & Sadler, J.M. (2008). Safety and efficacy of psychosocial interventions used to treat children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Psychiatric Annals, 38, 58-65.

Evans, S.W., Schultz, B.K. & Sadler, J.M. (2008). Psychosocial interventions used to treat children with ADHD: Safety and efficacy. Journal of Psychosocial Nursing, 46, 49-57.

Evans, S.W., Schultz, B.K. & Serpell, Z.N. (2008). Balancing feasibility and treatment adherence in school mental health research. Advances in School Mental Health Promotion, 1, 28-38.

Molina, B.S.G., Flory, K., Bukstein, O.G., Greiner, A.R., Baker, J.L., Krug, V., & Evans, S.W. (2008). Feasibility and preliminary efficacy of an after school program for middle schoolers with ADHD: A randomized trial in a large public middle school. Journal of Attention Disorders, 12, 207 – 217.

Owens, J. S., Girio, E. L., Himawan, L. K., & Abbott, M. Y. (2008). Implementing and evaluating evidence-based treatments in schools: Successes and lessons learned. Advances in School Mental Health Promotion, 1, 39-51.

Owens, J. S., Murphy, C. E., Richerson, L., Girio, E. L., & Himawan, L. K. (2008). Science to practice in underserved communities: The effectiveness of school mental health programming. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 37, 434-447.

Evans, S.W., Serpell, Z.N., Schultz, B. & Pastor, D. (2007). Cumulative benefits of secondary school-based treatment of students with ADHD. School Psychology Review, 36, 256-273.

Owens, J. S., Goldfine, M. E., Evangelista, N. M., Hoza, B., & Kaiser, N. M. (2007). A critical review of self-perceptions and the positive illusory bias in children with ADHD. Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review, 10, 335-351.  

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BOOKS

Evans, S. W. & Hoza, B. (Eds.). (in press). Treating Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Assessment and Intervention in Developmental Context. New York: Civic Research Institute.

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CHAPTERS AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS

Evans, S.W. & Hoza, B. (in press). Understanding and treatment youth with ADHD. Report on Emotional & Behavioral Disorders in Youth.

Evans, S.W. (2010). Foreword. In M. Wolraich & G. DuPaul, Diagnosing and Treating ADHD. Baltimore, MD: Paul H. Brooks Publishing Company.

Evans, S.W., Christensen, O.A., Schultz, B.K. & Markham, D. (2009). Psychosocial treatment of adolescents with ADHD (invited article). Current Attention Disorders Reports, 1, 125-130.

Evans, S.W. & Owens, J.S. (2010). Behavioral assessment within problem solving models: Finding relevance and expanding feasibility.School Psychology Review, 39, 427-430.

Owens, J. S., Andrews, N., Collins, J., Mahoney, M., & Griffeth, J. C. (in press). Finding Common Ground: University Research Guided by Community Needs for Elementary School-Aged Youth. In L. Harter, J. Hamel-Lambert, & J. Millesen (Eds.) Case Studies in Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR). Kendall Hunt Publishers.

Owens, J. S., Storer, J. L. & Girio, E. L. (in press). Psychosocial Interventions for Elementary School-Aged Children with ADHD. In S. W. Evans & B. Hoza (Eds.) Treating Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Assessment and Intervention in Developmental Context. New York: Civic Research Institute.

Sadler, J. & Evans, S.W. (in press). Psychosocial interventions for adolescents with ADHD. In S.W. Evans & B. Hoza (Eds.), Treating Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Assessment and Intervention in Developmental Context. New York, NY: Civic Research Institute.

Evans, S.W., Sadler, J.M. & Brady, C.E. (2009). Treating children and adolescents with ADHD in the schools. In A. R. Roberts, (Ed.), Social Workers’ Desk Reference, 2nd Edition. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.

Girio, E. L., Richerson, L., & Owens, J. S. (2009). Treatment of Refractory Cases of Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Children. In D. McKay & E. A. Storch (Eds.), Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Children; Treating Complex and Refractory Cases, (pp. 393-420). New York: Springer.

Mahoney, M. & Owens, J. S. (2009). Parent Involvement: What Families and Schools Can Do to Make a Difference. Ohio Mental Health Network for School Success Network News, 6(4), 1-2.

Owens, J. S., Griffeth, J., & Collins, J. (2009). Implementing Empirically-Supported Interventions in Schools: Challenging, but Achievable. Ohio Mental Health Network for School Success Network News, 6(4), 2-3

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CONFERNCE PRESENTATIONS

Cloth, A.H., Evans, S.W., Kern, L. & Lewis, T. (2010, June). Center for Adolescent Research in Schools (CARS): Student and Teacher Case Studies. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Institute of Education Sciences, Washington, DC. 

Evans, S.W., Brady, C., Kern, L., Andrews, C. & CARS Research Team. (June 2010). Measurement development and inclusion criteria: Developing meaningful standards. In J. Buckley (Chair), It’s Time to Stem the Tide of Failure: Building Interventions to Support High School Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders. Symposium presented at 5^th Annual IES Research Conference, Washington D.C.

Kern, L., Evans, S.W., & Lewis, T.J. (June 2010). CARS overview and intervention development process. In J. Buckley (Chair), It’s Time to Stem the Tide of Failure: Building Interventions to Support High School Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders. Symposium presented at 5^th Annual IES Research Conference, Washington D.C.

Ball, A., Storer, J., Iachini A., Riley, A., Anderson-Butcher, D., Owens, J. S. (2009, November). Implementing a Complex Model of Learning Supports: Implications for Expanded School Mental Health. Poster presented at the 14th National Conference on Advancing School-Based Mental Health Programs, Minneapolis, MN.

Brady, C. E., Sadler, J., Sibley, M., Zoromski, A., & Evans, S. (November 2009). Peer characteristics preferred by youth with and without ADHD. Poster presented at the 43rd annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, New York, NY.

Crowley, D.M., Barron, K. & Evans, S.W. (May, 2010). The role of motivation in the treatment of ADHD. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Education Research Association, Denver, CO.

Dvorsky, M. R., Owens, J. S., Storer, J. L., & Mahoney, M. A. (2009, November). Assessing Integrity of Behavioral Consultation Interviewing. Poster presented at the 14th National Conference on Advancing School-Based Mental Health Programs, Minneapolis, MN.

Evans, S.W., Brady, C., Sadler, J. & Schultz, B. (November, 2009). The relationship between improvement in symptoms and functioning for young adolescents with ADHD. In J.S. Owens (Chair), Symptoms and Beyond: The Importance of Assessing Treatment-Related Changes in Functioning in Youth and Parents with ADHD. Symposium presented at the 43rd annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, New York, New York.

Evans, S.W. & State, T. (November, 2009). Center for Adolescent Research in Schools. Invited Plenary Address at the 14th Annual Conference on Advancing School Mental Health, Minneapolis, MN.

Golden, C., Owens, J. S., Evangelista, N., Dvorsky, M. (2009, November). The Positive Illusory Bias in Children with ADHD: An Examination of the Executive Functioning Hypothesis. Poster presented at the 38th annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New York, NY.

Grayson, J. L., & Owens, J. S. (2009, November). The Development of Risky Behaviors in Adolescents: The Role of Parent Risk Behaviors and Parent-Child Attachment. Poster presented at the 38th annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New York, NY.

Koch, J.R., Meszaros, P.S., Evans, S.W., Meyer, B.L., Brady, C.E., Lane, C.L.D., Mays, S.A. & Sadler, J.M. (November, 2009). An evidence-based substance abuse preventive intervention for youth with psychiatric disorders: Initial results. Presentation at the 137th American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.

Lewis, T., Newcomer, L., Kern, L., & Evans, S. (2010, March). Supporting students with emotional/behavioral disorders at the high school level. Presentation at the 7th International Conference on Positive Behavior Support, St. Louis, MO.

Mahoney, M., A., Owens, J. S., Dvorsky, M. R., Storer, J. L., & Muhleman, K. S. (2009, November). Consistency Between Parent and Teacher Perceptiosn of Home-School Interaction Across Time. Poster presented at the 14th National Conference on Advancing School-Based Mental Health Programs, Minneapolis, MN.

Owens, J. S., Andrews, N., Griffeth, J. C. & Collins, J. (2009, November). The Fidelity-Flexibility Dance: Implementing Empirically-Supported Interventions in Schools. Workshop presented at the 14th National Conference on Advancing School-Based Mental Health Programs, Minneapolis, MN.

Owens, J. S., Dvorsky, M. R., & Mahoney, M. A. (2009, November). Examining the Relation between Teacher-Consultant Alliance and Daily Report Card Intervention Integrity. Poster presented at the 38th annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New York, NY.

Owens, J. S. & Evans, S. W. (Co-Chairs) (2009, November). Symptoms and Beyond: The Importance of Assessing Treatment-Related Changes in Functioning in Youth and Parents with ADHD. Symposium conducted at the 38th annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New York, NY.

Owens, J. S., Johannes, L. & Karpenko, V. (2009, November). The Relation Between Change in Symptoms and Functioning in Children With ADHD Receiving School-Based Mental Health Services. In J. S. Owens, & S. W. Evans (Chairs) Symptoms and Beyond: The Importance of Assessing Treatment-Related Changes in Functioning in Youth and Parents with ADHD. Symposium conducted at the 38th annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New York, NY.

Storer, J. L., Lasky, H. L., Karpenko, V., & Owens, J. S. (2009, November). Treatment Success Depends Upon Whom You Ask. Poster presented at the 38th annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New York, NY.

Sadler, J.M., Brady, C.E., Zoromski, A. & Evans, S.W. (November, 2009). Does mastery of goals affect outcomes in a psychosocial intervention? Poster presented at the 14th Annual Conference on Advancing School Mental Health, Minneapolis, MN.

Sadler, J.M., Brady, C.E., Zoromski, A., Light, C.E., Schultz, B.K. & Evans, S.W. (November, 2009). Treatment of high school students with ADHD: Parent and teacher satisfaction. Poster presented at the 14th Annual Conference on Advancing School Mental Health, Minneapolis, MN.

Storer, J. L., Owens, J. S., Mahoney, M. A., Dvorsky, M. R., & Muhleman, K. S. (2009, November). Interventions for Disruptive Behavior: Positive Effects on Comorbid Internalizing Symptoms. Poster presented at the 14th National Conference on Advancing School-Based Mental Health Programs, Minneapolis, MN. 

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