Current Projects
988 State of Ohio Improvement Project
Matthew Courser, PhD
Appalachian Tobacco Regulatory Science Team (AppalTRuST) – TCORS program
Center for IDEA Early Childhood Data System (DaSy) Evaluation Subcontract
Al Stein-Seroussi
Evaluation Service Contract with the Baltimore County Department of Health: Overdose Data to Action Program, 2020-2024
Katharine Atwood, MSc, ScD
Bina Ali, PhD
Indiana Department of Education, Project AWARE
Al Stein-Seroussi
Ohio Children of Incarcerated Parents Initiative (Ohio CIP)
Steve Shamblen, PhD
Ohio Department of Behavioral Health Coalition Institute
Matthew Courser, PhD
Ohio Healthy Youth Environments Survey (OHYES!) – Survey Support Services
Matthew Courser, PhD
Steve Shamblen, PhD
Ohio Problem Gambling Continuous Quality Improvement Project
Matthew Courser, PhD
Ohio Rural Communities Opioid Response Program Behavioral Health Support (RCORP‑BHS)
Matthew Courser, PhD
Ohio Statewide Sports Gaming Survey
Matthew Courser, PhD
Ohio Youth Surveys Guide to Using Student Survey Data to Inform School, Health and Community Planning
Matthew Courser, PhD
Ohio’s Strategic Prevention Framework for Prescription Drug Misuse (SPF Rx)
Matthew Courser, PhD
Partnerships Between Public Health, Public Safety, and Recovery Communities to address Substance Use Disorder
Casey Shepherd, MPH
Problem Gambling Network of Ohio
Matthew Courser, PhD
TakeCare Initiative – A Pilot Study in Durham, NC
Melissa Abadi, PhD
Completed Projects
A Community Trial to Prevent Inhalant Use in Alaska
Knowlton Johnson, PhD
A School-based Program to Prevent Inhalant and Other Drug Use in Alaska
Knowlton Johnson, PhD
Acceptability of HIV In-Home Test Kits in Syringe Service Program (SSP) Participants
Steve Shamblen, PhD
Active Consent Impact Project
Linda Young, MA
Alabama Department of Mental Health, Division of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Partnership for Success
Katharine Atwood, MSc, ScD
Alabama Department of Mental Health, Division of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Prevention Evaluation
Katharine Atwood, MSc, ScD
Alabama Department of Mental Health, Division of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services SPF- Prescription Drug Misuse
Katharine Atwood, MSc, ScD
An Evaluation of Drug Abuse Treatment in Afghanistan
Knowlton Johnson, PhD
Linda Young, MA
An Evaluation of Drug Abuse Treatment in El Salvador
Knowlton Johnson, PhD
Linda Young, MA
An Evaluation of Drug Abuse Treatment Training in Juvenile Corrections, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Knowlton Johnson, PhD
Linda Young, MA
An Evaluation of the Homeward Bound Homeless Program
Knowlton Johnson, PhD
Assessing the Impact of Parental Characteristics, Parental Attitudes, and Parental Engagement on Mentoring Relationship Outcomes
Matthew Courser, PhD
Associations of Youth E-Cig Use and Tobacco Use: Ecological Momentary Assessment
Melissa Abadi, PhD
Bring the Kids Home: Youth Mental Healthcare in Rural Alaska
Steve Shamblen, PhD
Building Capacity and Sustainable Prevention Innovations: A Sustainability Planning Model
Knowlton Johnson, PhD
California Community College Student Mental Health Program
Robert Saltz
Cascade of Care for Pregnant/Post-Partum Women with Hepatitis C Virus Infection
Nicholas Peiper
cbm Canada/Hope and Healing Development and Testing of the Impact Measurement Tool
William Scarbrough, Ph.D.
Steve Shamblen, PhD
Center for Women and Families/Assessing Domestic Violence and Severe Mental Illness Needs
April Schweinhart, PhD
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Office of Minority Health Coverage to Care (C2C) Initiative, 2019-2025
Katharine Atwood, MSc, ScD
Hanno Petras, PhD
Children International Child/Youth/Young Adult Biennial Survey
Children International Program Monitoring & Evaluation
CMS Office of Minority Health Communications & Outreach Support, National Education Campaign & Outreach Contract (NEC) Task Order
Katharine Atwood, MSc, ScD
Coffee County Anti-Drug Coalition
Melissa Abadi, PhD
Communities of Practice for Rural Communities Opioid Response Program: Implementation
Matthew Courser, PhD
Community Trial to Prevent Inhalant and Other Harmful Legal Product Use in Alaska
Knowlton Johnson, PhD
Joel Grube
Comprehensive evaluation of the HealthLink program
William Scarbrough, Ph.D.
Count It! Lock It! Drop It!™ Campaign Evaluation, Coffee County Anti-Drug Coalition/ Blue Cross Blue Shield
Melissa Abadi, PhD
Count It! Lock It! Drop It!™ Train the Trainer – Statewide
Kirsten Thompson, MA
Drug Demand Reduction Demonstration Project: Colombia, South America
Matthew Courser, PhD
Enhancing Community Connections (ECC) Project
David Collins, PhD
Enhancing the Healthcare System’s Response to Human Trafficking Initiative
Melissa Abadi, PhD
Evaluation of Drug Abuse Treatment in Thailand
Knowlton Johnson, PhD
Evaluation of the Early Childhood Excellence Academy (EA)
Katharine Atwood, MSc, ScD
Evaluation of the International DARE Program in Sal Paulo, Brazil
Knowlton Johnson, PhD
Evaluation of the International Law Enforcement Academy- Bangkok: Supervisor Criminal Investigation Course.
Knowlton Johnson, PhD
Evaluation of the Therapeutic Communities Training Program in Peru
Linda Young, MA
FIRST for Women in KY
April Schweinhart, PhD
HIV and IPV Risk among Women in KY (AWIKY): Coordinating HIV and IPV Screening, Prevention and Response
April Schweinhart, PhD
Katharine Atwood, MSc, ScD
HIV/STD Prevention for High Risk Youth in Liberia
Implementation Strategies for Extension to Scale Rural Healthy Eating and Active Living Policy, Systems, and Environmental Interventions
Laura Balis, Ph.D.
Improving Effective Design and Targeting of Substance Abuse Prevention Messages
Zimmerman
Pamela Cupp
Improving Relationship Outcomes Using Additional Training and Enhanced Match Support for Mentors (BBBSKY)
Matthew Courser, PhD
Increasing Relationship Skills of Incarcerated Parents in Ohio Project
Matthew Courser, PhD
Steve Shamblen, PhD
Intergenerational Mentoring at Big Brothers Big Sisters of Kentuckiana (BBBSKY)
Kirsten Thompson, MA
KCADV COVID-19 and Congregate Shelter Research
April Schweinhart, PhD
Local Evaluation of Work Attitudes Toward Careers in Health (WATCH) Project
Matthew Courser, PhD
Long-Term Sustainability of Evidence-Based Prevention Interventions and Community Coalitions Survival: a Five and One-Half Year Follow-up Study
Knowlton Johnson, PhD
David Collins, PhD
Maryland Department of Health, Center for Injury and Sexual Assault, 2019-2020
Katharine Atwood, MSc, ScD
Metro United Way – Ages and Stages Evaluation
Katharine Atwood, MSc, ScD
Mobilizing the Community to Reduce Teen Prescription Drug Abuse
David Collins, PhD
Knowlton Johnson, PhD
NASA Glenn Research Center, Office of Education: NASA/US Department of Education Collaboration on STEM Design Challenges and Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) for 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21CCLC) – Comprehensive Evaluation Study.
National Action Plan for Adult Literacy
National Center for Families Learning – Say and Play with Words Evaluation
Katharine Atwood, MSc, ScD
National Summit on Adult Literacy
NIH Office of Research on Women’s Health Communications and Multi-Media Support
Ohio Adolescent Health Centers Sexual Risk Avoidance Education Programs: Randomized Controlled Trials
Steve Shamblen, PhD
Ohio Adult Allies
April Schweinhart, PhD
Ohio Department of Health: Creating Healthy Communities
Matthew Courser, PhD
Ohio’s Partnerships for Success Project
Matthew Courser, PhD
Ohio’s Community Collective Impact Model for Change (CCIM4C)
Matthew Courser, PhD
Ohio’s SPF-PFS initiative
Matthew Courser, PhD
Oral Health Intervention for Intellectually/Developmentally Disabled Persons
Knowlton Johnson, PhD
Oral Health Promotion (OHPROM) Strategy for Persons with Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities
Knowlton Johnson, PhD
Outcome Evaluation of Drug Treatment in Afghanistan
Matthew Courser, PhD
Parental Health Seeking for Dental Care
Knowlton Johnson, PhD
PIRE-Tennessee Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF-SIG) Partnership
David Collins, PhD
Purchase District Health Department Harm Reduction Hub Evaluation
Casey Shepherd, MPH
Rico’s Roundtable: A Big Brothers Big Sisters of Kentuckiana Initiative
Steve Shamblen, PhD
Rural Health Network Development Program – Purchase District
Steve Shamblen, PhD
SAMHSA/CBHSQ Analytic Support Center (ASC)
Steve Shamblen, PhD
SAMHSA/CSAP Data Collection Analysis and Reporting (DCAR)
Steve Shamblen, PhD
School Based HIV/STD Prevention Study in Liberia
Stephen Kennedy
Small Healthcare Provider Quality Improvement
Steve Shamblen, PhD
Southeast Center for the Application of Prevention Technology (SECAPT)
Charlotte Carlson
Sustainability Readiness Strategy for Healthcare Organizations
Knowlton Johnson, PhD
David Collins, PhD
Sustainability Strategy for Substance Abuse Prevention Coalitions
Knowlton Johnson, PhD
David Collins, PhD
Teens Think SMART: A Novel Approach to Preventing Opioid Misuse Among Adolescents in Rural Texas
David Collins, PhD
The Economic Benefits of Marriage and Family Strengthening Programs
Steve Shamblen, PhD
University of Louisville’s Building Resiliency in Campus Community (BRICC) Coalition POL Adaptation Project
Melissa Abadi, PhD
VA Whole Health Education
Voice of Reason University of Louisville – Building Resiliency In Campus Community (BRICC)
Kirsten Thompson, MA
Youth Alcohol Use and Risky Sexual Behavior in Bangkok
Pamela Cupp
Zeroing-In: Ending the HIV Epidemic
Steve Shamblen, PhD
