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Conference Papers, Posters and Presentations

Please note: Posters and Presentations are listed by year and author. Students are in bold

2007

Dudley, J.M., Evans, S.W., Ross, J.M., & Shore, T. (2007, August). ADHD treatment development and implementation for adolescents. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA. Download poster

Byland, A., & Van Eck, K. (March, 2007). The Importance Treatment Adherence. Poster presented at the 6th annual Raising the Bar Conference, Harrisonburg, VA. Download Poster

Christensen, O., Van Eck, K., Derrow, S., Delizzio, E., Kibler, E., & Gesualdi, C. (March, 2007). Effectiveness of Organization Intervention for Adolescents with ADHD: Patterns of Responding. Poster presented at the 6th annual Raising the Bar Conference, Harrisonburg, VA. Download Poster

Crowley, M., Schwertfeger, L., Schultz, B., Fallah, N., Evans, S. W., & Serpell, Z.  (2007, March).  The effect of child age and gender on agreement among parent-teacher ratings of ADHD.  Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Philadelphia

Mullen, C., & Van Eck, K. (March, 2007). Parent Response Rates in Clinical Research. Poster presented at the 6th annual Raising the Bar Conference, Harrisonburg, VA. Download Poster

 Gesualdi, C., Donaghy, J., Christensen, O., & Schultz, B. (2007, March) Identifying “social disabilities” among middle school students with ADHD. Poster presented at the annual meeting of Raising the Bar: Improving Services for Indivuals with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Harrisonburg, VA. Download Poster

Ross, M., Shore, T., & Dudley, J.M (2007, March). Treatment development for high school students with ADHD: Enlisting community collaboration. Poster presented at the annual meeting of Raising the Bar: Improving Services for Individuals with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Harrisonburg, VA. Download Poster

 Van Eck, K., Serpell, Z., Evans, S. W., Creasy, B. (2007, May). Assessing Initial Use of Substances with a High Risk Group of Young Adolescents. Poster presented at the 15th Annual Meeting of the Society for Prevention Research, Washington, D.C. Download Poster

Weist, M., Lever, N., Stephan, S., Moore, E., Evans, S.W., & Paternite, C. (2007, March). Quality and school mental health. Roundtable Discussion presented at the 20th Annual Research Conference, A System of Care for Children’s Mental Health: Expanding the Research Base, Tampa, FL.

Meszaros, P.S., Koch, J.R., Evans, S.W., Meyer, B., Wunsch, M.J., Pritchett, J., Molinad, D., Fitzelle, D. (2007, May). Practice to research: Using a community development team to develop a substance use prevention intervention for youth with mental health problems. Paper presented at the 15th Annual Meeting of the Society for Prevention Research, Washington D.C.

Evans, S.W. (2007, June). Interventions for adolescents with ADHD based on a model of core cognitive deficits. Invited address presented at the First International Congress on ADHD, Wuerzburg, Germany.

2006

Sibley, M., Creasy, B., Evans, S.W., Serpell, Z.N., & Fallah, N. (2006, August) Predictors of Caregiver Strain in Adolescents with ADHD. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA. Download Poster

Fallah, N., Buvinger, E., Evans, S.W., Schultz, B., & Serpell, Z. (2006, August). Outcomes of a consultation model school-based psychosocial intervention for middle School Students with ADHD. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA. Download Poster

Gleason, H., Wengal, A., Howell, C . & Evans, S.W. (2006, March). Potential sources of strain for parents of children with ADHD. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Washington D.C.

Schardin, P., Donaghy, J., Barlow, E., Howell, C . & Evans, S.W. (2006, March). Parent/child agreement on the issues checklist. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Washington D.C.

Serpell, Z.N., Evans, S.E., Timmins, B., Moore, S., & Buvinger, E. (2006). Tobacco-Related Outcomes of a School-Based Psychosocial Program for Youth with ADHD. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Virginia Tobacco Settlement Foundation, Richmond, VA. Download Poster

Evans, S.W., Moore, S., Serpell, Z.N. & Creasy, B. (2006, August). Why best practices for outcome assessment are often clinically irrelevant. In E. Youngstrom (Chair), Evidence-based assessment for children. Symposium to be presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA

      Evans, S.W., Schultz, B., Serpell, Z.N., & Fallah, N. (2006, August). Challenging Horizons: A coordinated care program for adolescents with ADHD. In T. Power (Chair), Innovations in treating ADHD in schools: Behavioral and ecological approaches. Symposium to be presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA.

      White, L.C., Evans, S.W., Torre, C., Sibley, M., Brown, R. & Schultz, B. (2006, October). An organization intervention for adolescents with ADHD: Patterns of responding. Poster presented at the Kansas Conference in Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology: Translating Research into Practice, Lawrence, Kansas.

 

      Koch, J.R., Creasy, B., Evans, S.W., Meszaros, P., & Moore, S. (2006, October). Community-based treatment staff perspectives:  Preventing tobacco use among youth with mental health problems. Poster presented at the Substance Abuse Services Research Conference, Little Rock, AR.

      Evans, S.W., Sibley, M., Schultz, B., White, L.C., & Serpell, Z.N. (2006, November). Developing effective treatments for middle school aged children with ADHD: The Challenging Horizons Program. In S. W. Evans (Chair), School based treatment of middle school aged children with ADHD. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Chicago, IL.

      Serpell, Z.N., Evans, S.W., Schultz, B., & Fallah, N. (2006, November). Outcomes of the integrated model of the Challenging Horizons Program. In S. W. Evans (Chair), School based treatment of middle school aged children with ADHD. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Chicago, IL.

      Molina, B.S.G., Flory, K., Bukstein, O., Greiner, A., Baker, J. & Evans, S.W. (2006, November). Feasibility of a randomized study of the CHP model of treatment for ADHD in a large Pittsburgh middle school. In S. W. Evans (Chair), School based treatment of middle school aged children with ADHD. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Chicago, IL.

      Owens, J.S., Atkins, M., Murphy, C.E., Alvarez, H.K., Evans, S.W. & Weist, M.D. (2006, November). Translational research in school-based mental health: Emerging methodological issues. Panel Discussion presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Chicago, IL.

2005

Wilde, B., Evans, S.W., Serpell, Z., Moore, S., White, C. & Buvinger, L. (2005, November). Behaviors leading to social acceptance and rejection in young adolescents with ADHD: Implications for social skills interventions. Poster session presented at the 39th annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Washington, DC. Download Poster

Evans, SW (2005, October) Enhancing the Effectiveness of Speech and Language Services for Students with ADHD. Presentation made at the 6th Annual Innovations in Clinical Communications Sciences, Harrisonburg, VA. Download Presentation.

Timmins, B.M., Fallah, N., & Fink, A. (2005, April). Discrepancies Between Parent and Child Rating of Depressive and Anxious Symptoms in Adolescents with ADHD. Poster presented at the 4th Annual Raising the Bar Conference, Harrisonburg, VA. Download Poster

Barbour, K., Schill, T., Vodra, A. & Torre, C. (2005, April). Case Study Examples of Clinical Decision Making. Poster presented at the 4th Annual Raising the Bar Conference, Harrisonburg, VA. Download Poster

Murphy, V.E. & Moffet, R.E. (2005, April). ADHD: How is it addressed in United States schools? Poster presented at the 4th Annual Raising the Bar Conference, Harrisonburg, VA. Download Poster

Wilde, R. & Ward, T. (2005, April). Predictability of Social Rejection and Acceptance in Young Adolescents with ADHD. Poster presented at the 4th Annual Raising the Bar Conference, Harrisonburg, VA. Download Poster

Evans, S. W., Timmins, B.M., Serpell, Z.N., Buvinger, E.C., & Masse, C.E. (2005, August). Story Comprehension and Social Functioning in Children with ADHD. Poster presented at the 113th Annual American Psychological Association Conference, Washington, D.C. Download Poster

White, L.C., Barbour, K., Schill, T., Vodra, A., Garrett, A., Schultz, B.K., & Evans, S.W. (2005, August). Academic Underachievement and Symptom Severity in Adolescents with ADHD. Poster presented at the 113th Annual American Psychological Association Conference, Washington, D.C. Download Poster

Brown, R.C. & Fairchild, A. (2005, August). Factor Structure of the Penn State Worry Questionnaire. Poster presented at the 113th Annual American Psychological Association Conference, Washington, D.C. Download Poster

Masse, C.E., Finney, S.J., & Schraw, G. (2005, August). Components of the Test Anxiety Inventory (TAI): A Confirmatory Factor Analysis. Poster presented at the 113th Annual American Psychological Association Conference, Washington, D.C. Download Poster

Grove, A.B., Evans, S.W., Finney, S.J., & Thompson, J. (2005, March). Predicting barriers to children's mental health care: A path model. Poster to be presented at annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Boston, MA. Download poster.

Masse, C.E., Finney, S.J., & Schraw, G. (2005, August) Components of the text anxiety inventory: A confirmatory factor analysis. Poster to be presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.

White, L.C., Barbour, K.R., Garrett, A.V., Schill, T.M., Vodra, A.M., and Evans, S.W. (2005, March). Academic Underachievement in Adolescents with ADHD. Poster (to be) presented at annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Boston, MA. Download poster.

2004

Baird, B.R., & Shearer, C.G. (2004, March). Quantitative EEG and neurofeedback for ADHD: Validity, reliability and clinical efficacy. Poster presented at 3rd annual meeting of Raising the Bar Conference, Harrisonburg, VA.

Baranik, L., Masse, C., Brown, R., Evans, S.W., Barron, K., & Barnett, L. (2004, November). Achievement goal orientation and academic efficacy among adolescents with ADHD. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New Orleans, LA.

Barnett, L.A., Evans, S.W., & Barron, K.E. (2004, March). Motivational characteristics and academic functioning in adolescents diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Poster presented at 3rd annual Raising the Bar Conference, Harrisonburg, VA. Download poster.

Barnett, L.A., Evans, S.W., & Barron, K.E. (2004, February). Motivational characteristics and academic functioning in adolescents diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Poster presented at the Colonial Academic Alliance Undergraduate Research Conference, Newark, Delaware and James Madison Undergraduate Psychology Symposium, Harrisonburg, VA. Download poster

Brown, R.C., & Compton, W. (2004, April). Taking five million steps: Factors of persistence on the appalachian trail. Poster presented at annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Washington, DC.

Brown, R.C., Evans, S.W., Moore, S.A., Buvinger, E.C., Masse, C.E., & Tull, R. (2004, July). Moderators and mediators of outcomes for adolescents with ADHD. Poster presented at annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu, HI. Download poster

Evans, S.W., Allen, J., Moore, S., & Timmins, B. (2004, July). Reliability and validity of secondary school teachers' ratings of behavior. Poster presented at annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu, HI. Download poster

Evans, S.W., Serpell, Z., Williams, A., & Tayman, T. (2004, November). Treatment decisions by parents of young adolescents with ADHD. In W.S. Freeman (Chair), Innovations in psychosocial interventions for ADHD across the lifespan. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New Orleans, LA.

Flohr, J.A., M.J. Saunders, M.J., Evans, S.W. & Raggi, V. (2004, June). Effects of physical activity on academic performance and behavior in children with ADHD. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana.

Green, A.L., Evans, S.W., Serpell, Z, & Gearing, F. (2004, July). Implementing a medication treatment algorithm for ADHD in pediatric practices. Poster presented at annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu, HI. Download poster

Grove, A., Schultz, B., Masse, C., Serpell, Z., & Evans, S.W. (2004, November). An examination of teachers’ intervention choices for adolescents with ADHD. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New Orleans, LA.

Grove, A.B., Evans, S.W., Thompson, J., & Barnett, L. (2004, July). Barriers to children's mental health care. Poster presented at annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu, HI. Download poster

Grove, A.B., & Oliver, J. (2004, April). The effect of family perception on males' attitudes toward rape and a comparison of past and present rape attitudes. Poster presented at annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Washington, DC.

Grove, A.B., Tayman, T.R., Serpell, Z.N., Buvinger, E.C., Schultz, B.K., & Evans, S.W. (2004, March). The development of a computer-based questionnaire to assess youth tobacco and other drug use. Poster presented at annual meeting of Virginia Forum on Youth Tobacco Use: From Research to Practice, Richmond, VA. Download poster

Masse, C.E., Evans, S.W., Serpell, Z.N., Schultz, B., & Williams, A.L. (2004, April). The role of fidelity in school-based interventions: A study of a psychosocial treatment program for adolescents with ADHD. Poster presented at annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Washington, DC.

Murphy, V.E., Brown, R.C., Boscarino, N., & Moore, S. (2004, March). Homework management among adolescents with ADHD. Poster presented at 3rd annual Raising the Bar Conference, Harrisonburg, VA.

Sandefur, L. (2004, March). Adoptive Family Preservation Services. Poster presented at 3rd annual Raising the Bar Conference, Harrisonburg, VA.

Serpell, Z. N., Evans, S.W., Buvinger, E. C. & Masse, C. E. (2004, July). Impairment, mood problems and sleep difficulties in adolescents with ADHD. Poster presented at annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu, HI. Download poster

Timmins, B., & Cardarelli, N. (2004, March). Productivity of a single subject with ADHD when under various conditions. Poster presented at 3rd annual Raising the Bar Conference, Harrisonburg, VA.

Tull, R. (2004, March). Organization Interventions for Adolescents with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Poster presented at 3rd annual Raising the Bar Conference, Harrisonburg, VA. Download poster

Turpak, J., Masse, C., & Schultz, B. (2004, March). Treatment Fidelity: A look at a school-based academic intervention for youth with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Poster presented at 3rd annual Raising the Bar Conference, Harrisonburg, VA. Download poster

Wilde, R., & Cardarelli, N. (2004, March). The boy behind the disorder: A case study of an ADHD participant in CHP. Poster presented at 3rd annual Raising the Bar Conference, Harrisonburg, VA.

Williams, A.L., Evans, S.W., Serpell, Z.N. & Gearing, F. (2004, July). Implementing a medication treatment algorithm for ADHD in pediatric practices. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu, HI.

Williams, A.L., Evans, S.W., Serpell, Z., & Barnett, L.A. (2004, April). Development of a feasible school-based treatment program for adolescents with ADHD: An investigation of implementation obstacles. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Washington, DC.

2003

Close, E., Philbrick, S., & Evans, S.W. (2003, June). The Challenging Horizons Program: A school based treatment program for adolescents with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Poster presented at annual meeting of the National Assembly on School-Based Health Care, Reston, VA.

Evans, S.W., Allen, J., Langberg, J., & Caughlin, C. (2003, August). Strategies to improve academic functioning of secondary students with ADHD. In G. J. DuPaul (Chair), ADHD and Academic Achievement: Promoting Success Through the School Years. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada.

Evans, S.W., Quick, M., & Nemeth, M. (2003, March). Treating adolescents with ADHD in the schools. In S. W. Evans (Chair), School based treatment for adolescents with ADHD: The Challenging Horizons Program. Symposium presented at annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association. Baltimore, MD.

Evans, S.W., Weist, M., Mullett, E., Davis, N., Edwards, M., & Hare, I. (2003, October). Enhancing mental health in secondary schools in the United States: Initial Feasibility Data on Australia’s MindMatters Program. Paper presented at the 8th National Conference on Advancing School-Based Mental Health. Portland, OR.

Evans, S.W., Serpell, Z., Williams, A., Gearing, F., Swensson, K., & Ingram, R. (2003, June). Using community development teams to transport science to practice. Poster presented at ISRCAP: 11th Scientific Meeting, Sydney, Australia. Download poster

Evans, S.W., Williams, A., Moore, S., Serpell, Z., Barnett, L., & Capito, J. (2003, December). Preventing smoking in adolescents with ADHD-a high risk population. Poster presented at National Conference on Tobacco or Health, Boston, MA.

Hackethorn, B., Evans, S.W., & Thompson, J. (2003, March). Potential pathways to mental health care and perceived effectiveness of professional. Poster presented at annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Baltimore, MD.

Moore, S., Evans, S.W., & Allen, J. (2003, March). The effects of self-appraisal bias on treatment outcome among adolescents with ADHD. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Baltimore, MD. Download poster

Mullet, E., Weist, M.D., & Evans, S.W. (2003, May). Tailoring the Australian Mind Matters Program for implementation in the United States. Poster presented during Research Day, Department of Psychiatry, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore.

Thompson, J.M, Evans, S.W., & Dahmus, L. (2003, November). Barriers to care, use of services and perceived health status of children. Paper presented at the 131st Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, San Francisco, CA.

Raggi, V., Evans, S.W., Hackethorn, B., & Thompson, J. (2003, June). Diagnostic efficiency of the impairment rating scale. Poster presented at ISRCAP: 11th Scientific Meeting, Sydney, Australia.

Williams, A., Moore, S., Evans, S.W., & Allen, J. (2003, November). Does improvement in social skills functioning after treatment reduce self appraisal bias: An investigation of the moderating effect of self appraisal bias in adolescents with ADHD? Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Boston, MA.

2002

Allen, J., Evans, S.W., Langberg, J., & Raggi, V. (2002, March). Positive illusory bias in adolescents with ADHD. Poster presented at annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Boston, MA.

Evans, S.W., Allen, J., Raggi, V. & Langberg, J. (2002, November). Determining the validity of teacher ratings as tools for the assessment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in secondary school students. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Reno, NV.

Fabiano, G.A., Pelham, W.E., Pisecco, S., Evans, S.W., Manos, M.J., & Caserta, D. (2002, November). A nationally representative survey of classroom-based, behavior modification treatment for ADHD. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Reno, NV.

Raggi, V., Evans, S.W., Langberg, J., & Allen, J. (2002, March). Effects of interpersonal and social skills training on adolescents with ADHD. Poster presented at annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Boston, MA.

Thompson, J., Evans, S.W., & Dahmus, L. (2002, November). Barriers to children's use of medical, mental health and dental services. Paper presented at The 130th Annual Meeting of American Public Health Association, Philadelphia, PA.

Williams, J.A., Love, A.J., Evans, S.W., and Saunders, M.J. (2002, February). The effects of physical activity on behavior of children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Poster presented at the Southern District AAPHERD Convention, Baltimore, MD.

2001

Evans, S.W. & Cole, W.R. (2001, March). A model after school treatment program for adolescents with ADHD. In B.H. Smith (Chair), Adolescents and Young Adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Symposium conducted at the annual convention of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Atlanta, Georgia.

Evans, S.W., Langberg, J., Axelrod, J., Achey, S., McAllister, M., Rogers, R., & Cole, W. (2001, June). School based psychosocial treatment for middle school youth with ADHD. Poster presented at ISRCAP: 10th Scientific Meeting, Vancouver, Canada.

Fabiano, G.A., Pelham, W.E., Pisecco, S., Hannah, J.N., Evans, S.W., Manos, M.J., Caserta, D., & Johnston, C. (2001). Nationally representative survey of treatment for ADHD in the school setting: Preliminary results. Poster presented at the Eighth Annual Florida Conference on Child Health Psychology, Gainesville, FL.

Smith, B., Pelham, W.E., Evans, S.W., Ingram, A., & Gnagy, E. (2001, June). Individual differences in response to methylphenidate among adolescents being treated for ADHD. Poster presented at ISRCAP: 10th Scientific Meeting, Vancouver, Canada.

1999

Evans, S.W., Pelham, W.E., Gnagy, E., Smith, B., & Molina, B. (1999, November). Behavioral and educational interventions to improve academic performance in youth with ADHD. In S. Evans (Chair), Effective Strategies for Behavior Therapists in Schools. Symposium conducted at the Annual Meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Behavioral Therapy, Toronto, Canada.