Curriculum Vitae Dennis Raymond Wahlgren Last updated: 6/18/08

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Contact

Center for Behavioral Epidemiology and Community Health

9245 Sky Park Court, Suite 230

San Diego, CA 92123

USA

 

(858) 505-4770 x140

(858) 505-8614 (FAX)

dwahlgren@projects.sdsu.edu

Education

B. A., 1990 Psychology, University of California at San Diego, San Diego, CA; Minors in general science and in music technology

M. A., 1994 Psychology, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA

Honors And Awards

1997, American Psychosomatic Society, Citation for Distinguished Research, Co-Author (see ** in Presentations and Published Abstracts, below)

1997, Interviewed by Reuter's Health News Service, Article included on the JAMA special focus (Asthma) website

1996, International Congress of Behavioral Medicine, Citation for Distinguished Research, Co-Author (see ** in Presentations and Published Abstracts, below)

1992, San Diego State University, Instructional Related Activity Award, travel funding for professional conference, March 1993

1991, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Outstanding Rating Certificate, plus cash award

1987, 1989, 1990, University of California at San Diego, Warren College, Provost's Honor List

1988, 1989, Outstanding College Students of America Membership

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Grantsmanship

Source: National Institutes of Health, NHLBI, RO1HL/CA66307-01A2; Mel Hovell P.I.

Title: Minority Research Fellowship Supplement (M. Gallegos): ETS Reduction in High-Risk Pre-teens: A Controlled Trial. 12/06-1/08 - approx. $25,000.

 

Source: National Institutes of Health, NHLBI, RO1HL/CA66307-01A2; Mel Hovell P.I.

Title: Minority Research Fellowship Supplement (J. Daniel): ETS Reduction in High-Risk Pre-teens: A Controlled Trial. 9/03-1/08 - approx. $160,000.

 

Source: National Institutes of Health, NHLBI, RO1HL/CA66307-01A2; Mel Hovell P.I.

Title: ETS Reduction in High-Risk Pre-teens: A Controlled Trial. 1/03-12/07 - $3,200,000.

 

Source: National Institutes of Health, NHLBI, 1R01 HL52835-01A2; Mel Hovell P.I.

Title: Niños Sanos: Reducing ETS Exposure in Latino Asthmatics. 6/96-5/01 - $2,600,881.

 

Source: Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program (CA Law AB 75), 4RT0092; Mel Hovell P.I.

Title: Reduction of Passive Smoking in Asthmatic Children: A Follow-up. 2/94-6/96 - $682,603.

 

 

 

Research

1991 to present

Center for Behavioral Epidemiology and Community Health

Graduate School of Public Health, San Diego State University

Senior Research Associate

Director: Melbourne F. Hovell Ph.D., M.P.H.

Responsibilities across projects and centerwide (current and past)

• Trial coordination (scientific and administrative)
• Grant development, research design
• IRB protocol development
• Data & Safety Monitoring
• Design of research instruments
• Design and creation of database and data management protocols
• Training of project staff,research assistants, graduate fellows
• Advising masters thesis students
• Management of ongoing data collection and entry by project staff
• Statistical analyses with SPSS (Macintosh, DOS, Windows)
• Preparation of reports for professional presentation and publication
• Computer purchase/use consultation
• Liaison in development of computer networking infrastructure
• Maintenance of current site licensed software versions/ license codes
• Graphics preparation
• Setup and management of Internet network accounts, and training of personnel in internet protocols/software
• Design and maintenance of Center website
• Design and maintenance of Center operations manual

2003 to present Project Sirocco (ETS Reduction in High-Risk Pre-Teens: A Controlled Trial))
• Primary activities:
  • Trial Coordinator
  • Research design
  • Development of research instruments and database
  • Data management
  • Training and supervision of research assistants (interviewers, data entry personnel)
  • Mentorship/supervision of pre-doctoral fellows and graduate students
  • Grant-writing (supplement proposals)
  • Data analysis & manuscript production

2002 to present Best for Baby Project (Pediatrician-Delievered Secondhand Smoke Exposure Coaching for Babies)

• Primary activities:
  • Research design
  • Development of research instruments and database
  • Data management
  • Training and supervision of data entry personnel
  • Data analysis & manuscript production

2002 to present Healthy Mothers Project (Alcohol Use in Latina Women of Childbearing Age)

• Primary activities:
  • Development of research instruments and database
  • Data management
  • Training and supervision of data entry personnel
  • Manuscript production

1999 to 2000 Asthma & air pollution study (Asthma and exposure to peaks in particulate air pollution)

• PIs: Ralph Delfino, Jenny Quintana
• Primary activities:
  • Development of compliance/motivation protocol
  • Coordinate participant recruitment
  • Secondary data analysis

1997 to 2000 Cigar Study (Behavioral Epidemiology of Cigar Use)

• Primary activities:
  • Development of research instruments

1996 to 2001 Hijos Sanos (Reducing ETS exposure among asthmatic Latino children)

• Primary activities:
  • Development of research instruments and database
  • Data management
  • Training and supervision of data entry personnel
  • Oversight of graduate student and postdoctoral fellows' research
  • Data analyses & manuscript production (through 2004)

1995 to 1997 Project STARRT (Skills Training for AIDS Risk Reduction in Teens)

• Primary activity:
  • Secondary data analysis and report preparation

1995 Community HIV Education and Prevention Planning

• Primary activities:
  • Development contract from San Diego County Community Health Services
  • Co-authored proposal for community-based AIDS prevention

1994-1996, Smiles Plus (Prevention of tobacco initiation among teens)

• Primary activities:
  • Data management of a 17,000 subject, repeated measures database
  • Supervision of data entry personnel
  • Data analysis & manuscript production

1991-1996 Project Zephyr (Reducing ETS exposure among asthmatic children)

• Interviewer
• Counselor
• Data management
• Data analysis & manuscript production

1995-1998

Pain Research Program

VA San Diego Healthcare System

Senior Research Associate

Director: J. Hampton Atkinson, Ph.D.

 

Management of databases from two ongoing research programs comprising 4 separately-funded projects

• Acute low back pain: clinical course and a RCT (prevention of chronicity)
• Chronic low back pain: antidepressant treatment for analgesia

1990 - 1991

Behavioral Medicine / Pain Management Program

San Diego Veterans Administration Medical Center

Psychology Technician

Director: Mark A. Slater, Ph.D.

 

• National collaborative study of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): conducted psychophysiological manipulations and assessments with study participants
  • 2-hour psychophysiology protocol employing computer-automated polygraph equipment
• Managed databases for the PTSD study and from the behavioral medicine/pain management clinic

1989 - 1990

Childhood Autism Research Clinic

Department of Psychology

University of California at San Diego

Research Assistant

Director -- Laura Schreibman, Ph.D.

 

• Provided assistance in a clinical research setting studying the effects of behavioral interventions for childhood autism
• Collected, organized, analyzed data from multiple concurrent studies
• Management of Macintosh database, constructed graphic presentations
• Dubbed audio timed scoring tracks onto clinical session videotapes
• Scored behavioral measures from clinical session videotapes
• Edited and revised videotaped behavioral measure scoring definitions

1989 - 1990

Operant psychology laboratory

Department of Psychology

University of California at San Diego

Temporal variables in self-control in pigeons

Research Assistant

Principle investigators -- Edmund Fantino, Ph.D., David Case, Ph.D.

 

• Ran infrahuman subjects through experimental conditions using computer-automated equipment
• Collected and organized data, constructed graphic presentations
• Statistical analyses
• Regularly fed, weighed, and monitored the health of subjects
• Collaborated on experimental design and future research directions
• Manuscript preparation
• Computer experience with Apple II, and BMDP statistical software on San Diego Supercomputer Center VAX/VMS mainframe

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Clinical Activities

1989

Los Niños Education Center, San Diego

Classroom Aide

Supervisor: Cheryl Porter

 

• Worked directly with developmentally disabled children using behavior management techniques to shape adaptive behaviors
• Conducted sessions in a small classroom environment with approximately eight children

Teaching

1991-1992 , Theoretical Foundations of Health Promotion (graduate), San Diego State University, Teaching Assistant, Professor: Melbourne Hovell Ph.D., M.P.H.

1991 , Introduction to the Principles of Behavior (undergraduate), University of California at San Diego. Teaching Assistant, Professor: Robert Epstein, Ph.D.

1990-1991 , Learning and Motivation (undergraduate), University of California at San Diego. Teaching Assistant, Professor: Edmund Fantino, Ph.D.

1990-1991 , Lab in Operant Psychology (undergraduate), University of California at San Diego. Teaching Assistant, Professor: Edmund Fantino, Ph.D.

1990 , Introduction to the Principles of Behavior (undergraduate), University of California at San Diego. Teaching Assistant, Professors: Ben Williams, Ph.D., K. Geoffrey White, Ph.D.

Consultation

Data management, statistical analyses, power analyses, presentation of findings, and general advising for graduate student, faculty, and independent research

2001-2007, J. Hampton Atkinson, M.D., Pain Research Program, VA San Diego Healthcare System

2001-2002, David Mack, M.P.H., Graduate School of Public Health, San Diego State University

2001, Michael Welch, M.D., Allergy & Asthma Medical Group & Research Center, San Diego

2000, Sandy Liles, M.P.H., Graduate School of Public Health, San Diego State University

1999, Alicia Vera, M.P.H., Graduate School of Public Health, San Diego State University

1999, Steve Schroeder, M.P.H., Graduate School of Public Health, San Diego State University

1998, Connie Zaragoza, M.P.H., Graduate School of Public Health, San Diego State University

1997, Irving Jacobs, M.D., M.P.H., Graduate School of Public Health, San Diego State University

1995-1996, Michael Powell, M.P.H., Graduate School of Public Health, San Diego State University

1995, Gayle Hanson, Ed.D., Dept. of Education, Rutgers University

1995, Merryann Phillips, M.S.N., School of Nursing, San Diego State University

1994-1995, Deborah Verafaille, M.P.H., Graduate School of Public Health, San Diego State University

1992, Vera Gutierrez-Clellen, Ph.D., Department of Communicative Disorders, San Diego State University

1991-1993, Barbara Fisher, M.P.H., Graduate School of Public Health, San Diego State University

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Articles and Chapters

1. Hovell MF, Wahlgren DR, Adams MA. The Logical and Empirical Basis for the Behavioral Ecological Model. In RJ DiClemente, RA Crosby, M Kegler (Eds.), Emerging Theories and Models in Health Promotion Research and Practice. Strategies for Enhancing Public Health (2nd edition). In press, anticipated 2009 publication date. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers.
2. Johnson-Kozlow M, Hovell MF, Rovniak LS, Wahlgren DR, Zakarian JM. Fidelity issues in secondhand smoking interventions for children. In press, Nicotine & Tobacco Research.
3. Chambers CD, Hughes S, Meltzer SB, Wahlgren DR, Kassem N, Larson S, Riley EP, Hovell MF . Alcohol consumption among low-income pregnant Latinas. Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research 2005, 29: 2022-2028.
4. Hovell MF, Wahlgren DR, Daniel JD. Minimal training in tobacco-control may be epidemic (eLetter). Tobacco Control, 2004.
5. Berg, J, Wahlgren DR, Hofstetter CR, Meltzer SB, Meltzer EO, Matt GE, Martinez-Donate A, Hovell MF. Latino children with asthma: rates and risks for medical care utilization. Journal of Asthma 2004, 41:147-157.
6. Martinez-Donate AP, Wahlgren DR, Meltzer SB, Meltzer EO, Hofstetter CR, Matt GE, Hovell MF. The association between residential tobacco smoking bans, smoke exposure, and pulmonary function: A survey of Latino children with asthma. Pediatric Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology 2003, 16, 305-317.
7. Hovell MF, Meltzer SB, Wahlgren DR, Matt GE, Hofstetter CR, Jones JA, Meltzer EO, Bernert JT, Pirkle JL. Asthma management and environmental tobacco smoke exposure reduction in Latino children: A controlled trial. Pediatrics 2002; 110: 946-956.
8. Hovell MF, Wahlgren DR, Gehrman CA. The Behavioral Ecological Model: integrating public health and behavioral science. In RJ DiClemente, RA Crosby, M Kegler (Eds.), Emerging Theories in Health Promotion Practice & Research. 2002. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers, pp. 347-385.
9. Hovell MF, Wahlgren DR, Zakarian JM, Matt GE. Reducing children's exposure to ETS: a review and recommendations. In R. R. Watson, M. Witton (Eds.), Environmental Tobacco Smoke. 2001. Boca Raton: CRC Press.
10. Jones JA, Wahlgren DR, Meltzer SB, Meltzer EO, Hovell MF. Increasing asthma knowledge and changing home environments for Latino families with asthmatic children. Patient Education & Counseling 2001; 42: 67-79.
11. Wahlgren DR, Hovell MF, Meltzer SB. Project Zephyr reduces passive smoking in children with asthma. American Lung Association newsletter, June 2000.
12. Hovell MF, Zakarian JM, Wahlgren DR, Meltzer SB, Matt GE, Emmons K. Measurement of environmental tobacco smoke exposure: trials and tribulations. Tobacco Control 2000; 9 (suppl 3): iii22-iii28.
13. Hovell MF, Zakarian JM, Wahlgren DR, Matt GE. Reducing children's ETS exposure: the empirical evidence and directions for future research. Tobacco Control 2000; 9 (suppl 2): ii40-ii47.
14. Keating KJ, Russos S, Hovell MF, Jones JA, Wahlgren DR. Creating a tobacco-free environment in clinicians' offices: Do patients notice? Journal of Health Education 2000; 31: 37-41.
15. Wahlgren DR, Hovell MF, Meltzer EO, Meltzer SB. Involuntary smoking and asthma. Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine 2000; 6: 31-36. Cited by the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology here.
16. Atkinson JH, Slater, MA, Wahlgren DR, Williams RA, Zisook S, Pruitt SD, Epping-Jordan JE, Patterson TL, Grant I, Abramson I, Garfin SR. Effects of noradrenergic and serotonergic antidepressants on chronic low back pain intensity. Pain 1999; 83: 137-145.
17. Matt GE, Wahlgren DR, Hovell MF, Zakarian JM, Bernert JT, Meltzer SB, Pirkle JL, Caudill S. Measuring environmental tobacco smoke exposure in infants and young children through urine cotinine and memory-based parental reports: Empirical findings and discussion. Tobacco Control 1999; 8: 282-289.
18. Wahlgren DR Hovell MF. Public health priorities (letter). Tobacco Control 1999; 8: 349.
19. Pruitt S, Wahlgren DR, Epping-Jordan JE, Rossi, A. Validation of the SCI Lifestyle Scale: A health behavior measure. Spinal Cord 1998; 36: 724-731.
20. Epping-Jordan JE, Wahlgren DR, Williams RA, Pruitt S.D., Atkinson JH, Slater MA, Patterson TL, Webster JS. Transition to chronic pain in men with low back pain: Predictive relationships among pain intensity, disability, and depressive symptoms. Health Psychology 1998; 17: 421-427.
21. Atkinson JH, Slater MA, Williams RA, Zisook, S., Patterson TL, Grant I, Wahlgren DR, Abramson, I., Garfin SR. A placebo-controlled randomized clinical trial of nortriptyline for chronic low back pain. Pain 1998; 76: 287-296.
22. Wahlgren DR, Hovell MF, Meltzer SB. Control of environmental tobacco smoke (letter). Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology 1998; 80: 438.
23. Williams RA, Pruitt SD, Doctor, J. N., Epping-Jordan JE, Wahlgren DR, Grant I, Patterson TL, Webster JS, Slater MA, Atkinson JH. The contribution of job satisfaction to the transition from acute to chronic low back pain. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 1998; 79: 366-374.
24. Wahlgren DR, Atkinson JH, Epping-Jordan JE, Williams, R. W., Pruitt SD, Klapow, J. C., Patterson TL, Grant I, Webster, J.S., Slater MA. One year follow-up of first onset back pain. Pain 1997; 73: 213-221.
25. Wahlgren DR, Hovell MF, Slymen DJ, Conway, T., Hofstetter CR, Jones JA. Predictors of tobacco use initiation in adolescents: A two-year prospective study and theoretical discussion. Tobacco Control 1997; 6: 95-103.
26. Morrison TC, Wahlgren DR, Hovell MF, Zakarian J., Burkham-Kreitner, S., Hofstetter CR, Slymen DJ, Keating K., Russos S., Jones JA. Tracking and follow-up of 16,915 adolescents: Minimizing attrition bias. Controlled Clinical Trials 1997; 18: 383-396.
27. Hovell MF, Wahlgren DR, Russos S. Preventive medicine and cultural contingencies: the great natural experiment. In P. A. Lamal (Ed.), Cultural contingencies: Behavior analytic perspectives on cultural practices (pp. 1-29). 1997. Westport, CT: Praeger.
28. Wahlgren DR, Hovell MF, Meltzer SB, Hofstetter CR, Zakarian JM. Reduction of environmental tobacco smoke exposure in asthmatic children: A two-year follow-up. Chest 1997; 111: 81-88 Abstract / PDF.
29. Wahlgren DR, Hovell MF, Matt GE, Meltzer SB, Meltzer EO, Zakarian JM. Toward a simplified measure of asthma severity for applied research. Journal of Asthma 1997; 34: 291-303.
30. Wahlgren DR, Epping-Jordan JE, Pruitt SD. Therapeutic Touch Federal Study (letter). Skeptical Inquirer 1996; 20(6): 61.
31. Wahlgren DR. Are we skeptical enough? A review of Mecca Chiesa's "Radical Behaviorism: The Philosophy and the Science". Skeptical Inquirer 1996; 20(2): 46-48.
32. Hovell MF, Sipan C, Wahlgren D. A behavioral-ecological model of AIDS prevention: A template for prevention planning. Report to San Diego County Community Health Services, 1995.
33. Emerson JA, Hovell MF, Meltzer SB, Zakarian JM, Hofstetter CR, Wahlgren DR, Leaderer, BP, Meltzer EO. The accuracy of environmental tobacco smoke exposure measures among asthmatic children. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 1995; 48: 1251-125.
34. Emerson JA, Wahlgren DR, Hovell MF, Meltzer SB, Zakarian JM, Hofstetter CR. Parent smoking and asthmatic children's exposure patterns: A behavioral epidemiology study. Addictive Behaviors 1994; 6: 677-689.
35. Hovell MF, Meltzer SB, Zakarian JM, Wahlgren DR, Emerson JE, Hofstetter CR, Leaderer, BP, Meltzer EO, Zeiger RS, O'Connor RD, Mulvihill MM, Atkins CJ. Reduction of environmental tobacco smoke exposure among asthmatic children: A controlled trial. Chest 1994; 106: 440-446.
36. Wahlgren DR. Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke and behavior problems in asthmatic children: An exploratory analysis. Master's thesis, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, 1994.
37. Lavelle JM, Hovell MF, West MP, Wahlgren DR. Promoting law enforcement for child protection: A community analysis. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis 1992; 25: 885-892.

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Presentations & Published Abstracts

1. Brewer, AL, Daniel JD, Ruzzano L, Wahlgren DR, Hughes S, Jones JA, Hovell MF. Contextual barriers to reducing children's passive smoke exposure. A poster presented at the 29th Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions of the Society of Behavioral Medicine. San Diego, CA, March 26-29, 2008.
2. Ding DM, Hughes SC, Liles ST, Daniel JD, Wahlgren DR, Jones JA, Hovell MF. Role model's influence on pre-adolescents' alcohol use. A poster presented the 29th Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions of the Society of Behavioral Medicine. San Diego, CA, March 26-29, 2008.
3. Daniel JD, Wahlgren DR, Brewer A, Jones JA, Hovell MF. The importance of evaluating treatment fidelity in community trials. A poster presented at the 2007 Annual Convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis International. San Diego, CA, May 25-29, 2007.
4. Weingart KR, Wahlgren DR, Jones JA, Daniel JD, Hovell MF. Increasing quality of measurement in a behaviorally-based community intervention trial. A poster presented at the 2007 Annual Convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis International. San Diego, CA, May 25-29, 2007.
5. Antonio T, Knight L, Daniel JD, Jones JA, Wahlgren DR, Hughes SC, Johnson-Kozlow M, Hovell MF. Assessing inter-rater agreement on a new measure that measures treatment tidelity. A poster presented at the annual San Diego Biostatistics & Epidemiology Exchange. La Jolla, CA, April 27, 2006.
6. Hughes SC, Weingart KR, Jones JA, Wahlgren DR, Daniel JD, Zakarian JM, Hovell MF. Effective recruitment strategies for secondhand smoke exposure studies. Poster presented at the 12th Annual Meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco. Orlando, FL, Feb 15-18, 2006.
7. McLemore MS, Wahlgren DR, Meltzer SB, Hovell MF, Hill LL. Feasibility and effectiveness of cotinine biofeedback to prompt secondhand smoke counseling from pediatric clinicians. Presented at the 36th Union World Conference on Lung Health, International Union of Lung Health and Tuberculosis. Paris, France, Oct 21-22, 2005.
8. Kassem NO, Hovell MF, Wahlgren DR, Martinez-Donate AM, Ji M. Environmental tobacco smoke exposure & Latino asthmatic children. Poster presented at the TRDRP Biannual Conference. Los Angeles, CA, October 10-11, 2005.
9. Kotay AS, Meltzer SB, Wahlgren DR, Hovell MF Secondhand smoke prevention trial linking home-based and physician counseling. Poster presented at the 2005 National Conference on Tobacco or Health. Chicago, Il, May 4-6, 2005.
10. McLemore M, Wahlgren D, Meltzer S, Hovell M, Hill L.The feasibility and effectiveness of urine cotinine biofeedback in prompting secondhand smoke counseling from pediatric clinicians. 2005 San Diego Epidemiology Exchange, May 6, 2005.
11. Daniel JD, Wahlgren DR, Jones JA, Hovell MF. Assessing treatment fidelity of coaching preteens to avoid secondhand smoke exposure. Poster presented at the 26th Annual Meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine. Boston, MA, April 13-15, 2005.
12. Meltzer SB, Wahlgren DR, Hovell MF, Meltzer EO. Obstacles and solutions in conducting a trial testing physician-based delivery of maternal tobacco smoke counseling. Poster presented at the Second International Conference on Women, Heart Disease, and Stroke. Orlando, FL, February 16-19, 2005.
13. McLemore M, Wahlgren DR, Meltzer SB. Effects of urine cotinine feedback in prompting pediatricians to counsel families to reduce children's secondhand smoke exposure. Poster presented at the Second International Conference on Women, Heart Disease, and Stroke. Orlando, FL, February 16-19, 2005.
14. Simpson A, Meltzer S, Wahlgren D, Hovell M. Parent counseling with bioassay feedback to reduce secondhand smoke exposure in children: piloting physician collaboration. Poster presented at the 23rd Annual Western Regional Conference of the California Association for Behavior Analysis. Dana Point, CA, Feb 17-19, 2005.
15. Hughes SC, Wahlgren DR, Meltzer SB, Hovell MF, Riley EP, Chambers CD. Risky alcohol consumption and contraceptive practices among low-income Latinas of reproductive age. Poster presented at the Research Society for Alcoholism Annual Scientific Meeting, Vancouver, Canada, June 26, 2004.
16. Hughes SC, Wahlgren DR, Meltzer SB, Hovell MF, Riley EP, Chambers CD. Are Latinas at risk for alcohol-exposed pregnancies? Oral presentation at the Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Study Group Meeting, Vancouver, Canada, June 26, 2004.
17. Chambers CD, Hughes S, Hovell MF, Wahlgren DR, Meltzer SB, Riley EP. Change in alcohol consumption among Latinas of reproductive age. Poster presented at the 2004 Conference of the CDC National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Washington, DC, July 26-28, 2004.
18. Daniel JD, Wahlgren DR, Jones JA, Hovell MF. Assessing Treatment Fidelity of Coaching Preteens to Avoid Second Hand Smoke Exposure. Poster presented at the 12th Annual NHLBI Cardiovascular Minority Research Supplement Awardee Session (in conjuntion with the American Heart Association's Annual Scientific Sessions). New Orleans, LA, November 5-10, 2004.
19. Hovell MF, Jones JA, Hofstetter CR, Park H, Paik HY, Martinez-Donate AP, Wahlgren DR, Gyenes M, Bonoczy. Tobacco control research in korean, latin american and central european populations: behavioral epidemiology and intervention studies. Poster presented at the 10th Annual Meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco. February 20, 2004. Scottsdale, AZ. Abstract in press, Nicotine and Tobacco Research.
20. Meltzer SB, Wahlgren DR, Damian G, Hovell MF. Barriers and adaptations in implementing clinical tobacco control research in pediatric medicine clinics. Poster presented at the 10th Annual Meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco. February 20, 2004. Scottsdale, AZ.
21. Martinez-Donate AP, Hovell MF, Adams MA, Hofstetter CR, Guzman-Cerda G, Wahlgren DR, Sanchez JJ, Gonzalez-Perez GJ. Tobacco Use & Policies In San Diego And Tijuana: A Comparative Analysis. Poster presented at the 10th Annual Meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco. February 20, 2004. Scottsdale, AZ.
22. Martinez-Donate AP, Hovell MF, Hofstetter RC, Adams MA, Asadi AA, Gonzalez JR, Wahlgren DR, Klonoff E, Gonzalez-Perez GJ. Tobacco use & policies among San Diego and Tijuana Residents of Mexican Descent. Poster presented at the TRDRP Annual Investigators Meeting,San Diego, CA, December 3-4, 2003.
23. Martinez-Donate AP, Hovell MF, Meltzer SB, Wahlgren DR, Zakarian JM, Jones JA,. Reduccion de la exposicion al humo de segunda mano mediante consejeria conductual: lecciones a partir de estudios en población infantil (Reducing ETS exposure in children by using behavioral counseling interventions: lessons from five clinical trials and over a decade of research). Presented at the Congreso Iberoamericano Sobre Infancia, Salud y Sociedad, Guadalajara, Mexico, Nov. 3-5, 2003.
24. Chambers CD, Hovell MF, Wahlgren DR, Meltzer SB, Riley EP. Risky alcohol consumption in early pregnancy among low-income Latinas. Poster presented at the 26th Annual Scientific meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism meeting, June, 2003. (Abstract published in Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research 27:119A, 2003.)
25. Hovell MF, Wahlgren DR, Meltzer SB, Jones JA, Martinez-Donate AP, Hofstetter CR, Matt GE. Correlates of change in SHS exposure among Latino children with asthma. Poster presented at the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco's 9th Annual Scientific Sessions, New Orleans, LA, Feb. 19-22, 2003.
26. Chambers CD, Hovell MF, Wahlgren DR, Meltzer SB, Riley EP. Alcohol use among a low-income sample of Latinas of reproductive age: opportunities for prevention and intervention. Poster presented at the Inaugural Conference of the CDC National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Atlanta, GA, Sept. 17-19, 2002.
27. Martinez-Donate AP, Wahlgren DR, Hofstetter CR, Meltzer EO, Meltzer SB, Matt GE, Hovell MF. Home bans among Latino families with asthmatic children: impact on environmental tobacco smoke exposure & health. Presented at the 98th International Conference of the American Thoracic Society , Atlanta, GA, May 17-22, 2002. (Abstract published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine Abstract Book, 2002)
28. Hovell MF, Wahlgren DR, Meltzer SB, Hofstetter CR, Matt GE, Meltzer EO, Jones JA, Bernert JT, Pirkle JL. Reducing environ mental tobacco smoke exposure in Latino children with asthma: outcomes in a behavioral trial linked to asthma education. Presented at the 98th International Conference of the American Thoracic Society , Atlanta, GA, May 17-22, 2002. (Abstract published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine Abstract Book, 2002)
29. Meltzer SB, Meltzer EO, Hovell MF, Wahlgren DR, Hofstetter CR. Disparities in asthma morbidity between two pediatric populations: children with asthma specialty care versus minimal asthma care. Presented at the 58th annual meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, New York, NY, March 1-6, 2002. (Abstract published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 2002;109:S211)
30. Martinez-Donate AP, Wahlgren DR, Meltzer SB, Meltzer EO, Hofstetter CR, Matt GE, Hovell MF Long-term effects of asthma management education for Latino families. Presented at the 58th annual meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, New York, NY, March 1-6, 2002. (Abstract published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 2002;109:S211)
31. Collins BN, Hovell MF, Patterson F, Wahlgren DR, Meltzer SB, Meltzer E, Matt G, Hofstetter CR. Family life-events of low SES Hispanic smokers with an asthmatic child: prevalence and relationships to outcome in an ETS-reduction trial. Presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco. Savannah, GA, Feb 20-23, 2002.
32. Berg J, Wahlgren DR, Meltzer SB, Jones JA, Hofstetter ,CR, Matt GE, Hovell MF The use of health services among Latino families with a child with asthma and exposure to environmental tobacco smoke. Presented at the American Lung Association/American Thoracic Society International Conference, San Francisco, CA, May 18-23, 2001. (Abstract published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine Abstract Book, 2001: in press ).
33. Hovell MF, Wahlgren DR , Meltzer SB, Jones JA, Hofstetter ,CR, Matt GE, Bernert, JT, Pirkle, JL. Reducing Involuntary Smoking among Underserved Latino Children with Asthma: Effectiveness of Behavioral Counseling. Presented at the 6th International Congress of Behavioral Medicine, Brisbane, Australia, Nov 15-18, 2000.
34. Hovell MF, Zakarian JM, Wahlgren DR , Meltzer SB. Behavioral coaching to reduce children's involuntary smoking. Presented as part of a symposium, " Environmental Tobacco Smoke Exposure: Awareness, Assessment and Innovative Approaches to Exposure Reduction." Presented at the 6th International Congress of Behavioral Medicine, Brisbane, Australia, Nov 15-18, 2000.
35. Hovell MF, Wahlgren DR, Meltzer SB, Jones JA, Collins, B. Reducing environmental tobacco smoke exposure among under-served Latino children with asthma: effectiveness of behavioral counseling. Presented at the annual meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New Orleans, LA, Nov 16-19, 2000.
36. Wahlgren DR, Meltzer SB, Collins, B., Meltzer EO, Hovell MF Measuring asthma triggers and outcomes among Latino families with an asthmatic child. Presented at the annual meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New Orleans, LA, Nov 16-19, 2000.
37. Wahlgren DR, Meltzer SB, Collins, B., Meltzer EO, Jones JA, Hovell MF Psychometrics of the Pediatric Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire, Spanish Version and outcome among low income Latino children with asthma. Presented at the annual meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New Orleans, LA, Nov 16-19, 2000.
38. Hovell MF, Wahlgren DR, Meltzer SB, Jones JA , Bernert JT, Pirkle JL. Reducing passive smoking among underserved Latino children with asthma. Presented at the 11th World Conference on Tobacco OR Health, Chicago, IL, Aug 6-11, 2000.
39. Hovell MF, Zakarian JM, Sandweiss RD, Beckwith, K. M., Matt GE, Hofstetter CR, Collins BN, Meltzer SB, Wahlgren DR. Behavioral counseling for children's ETS exposure reduction: efficacy vs. effectiveness trials. Presented at the 11th World Conference on Tobacco OR Health, Chicago, IL, Aug 6-11, 2000.
40. Hovell MF, Zakarian JM, Sandweiss RD, Meltzer SB, Wahlgren DR, Beckwith, KM, Matt GE, Hofstetter CR. Behavioral coaching to reduce children's involuntary smoking. Presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Health Services Research, June 25, 2000.
41. Wahlgren DR, Meltzer SB, Meltzer EO, Hovell MF Residential mold exposure among Latino families with an asthmatic child. Presented at the 56th annual meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, San Diego, CA, March 3-8, 2000. (Abstract published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 2000;105: S334-335)
42. Meltzer SB, Wahlgren DR, Meltzer EO, Jones JA, Hovell MF Quality of life assessments in low income latino asthmatic children. Presented at the 56th annual meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, San Diego, CA, March 3-8, 2000. (Abstract published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 2000;105: S96)
43. Meltzer SB, Wahlgren DR, Amar, A., Jones JA, Hovell MF Hijos Sanos: Reducing ETS exposure among low income Latino youth with asthma. Presented at the first annual "Pediatric Environmental Health: Putting it into Practice" meeting of the Children's Environmental Health Network, San Francisco, CA, June 4-6, 1999.
44. Wahlgren DR, Meltzer SB, Jones JA, Hovell MF, Meltzer EO Home environment of low-income Latino children with asthma exposed to environmental tobacco smoke. Presented at the 1999 American Lung Association/American Thoracic Society International Conference, San Diego, CA, April 23-28, 1999. (Abstract published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine Abstract Book, 1999: A775 ).
45. Wahlgren DR, Meltzer SB, Jones JA, Hovell MF Quality of life in low income Latino children with asthma. Presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Behavioral Medicine, San Diego, CA, March 3-6, 1999. (Abstract published in Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 1999; 21: S 193).
46. Meltzer SB, Wahlgren DR, Jones JA, Hovell MF, Hofstetter CR, Meltzer EO Health and social characteristics of low-income Latino families with asthmatic children. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology, Orlando, FL, Feb 26-March 3, 1999. (Abstract published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 1999; 103: S80)
47. Jones JA, Wahlgren DR, Meltzer SB, Hovell MF, Meltzer EO Asthma management knowledge and home management procedures among Latino primary caregivers with asthmatic children. Presented at the annual meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology, Philadelphia, PA, Nov. 6-11, 1998. (Abstract published in Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, 1999; 82: P5 )
48. Feeney, DR, Wahlgren DR Online Lifestyle Modification: Adapting rates of response to online interventions for behavior change. Presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavior Analysis, Orlando, FL, May 22-26, 1998.
49. Feeney, DR, Wahlgren DR Feasibility and efficacy of online behavioral medicine interventions. Presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Behavioral Medicine, New Orleans, LA, March 25-28, 1998.
50. Atkinson JH, Slater MA, Weickgenant A, Pruitt SD, Wahlgren DR, Patterson TL, Grant I. Efficacy and effectiveness of behavioral treatment for prevention of progression from acute to chronic low back pain. Presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Behavioral Medicine, New Orleans, LA, March 25-28, 1998.
51. Pruitt SD, Wahlgren DR, Rossi A, Durazzo N, Atkinson JH, Slater MA Behavioral medicine treatments for low back pain in primary care. Presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Behavioral Medicine, New Orleans, LA, March 25-28, 1998.
52. **Atkinson JH, Slater MA, Epping-Jordan JE, Wahlgren DR, Pruitt SD, Patterson TL, Grant I, Zisook S. Antidepressant treatments for chronic low back pain. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychosomatic Society, Clearwater Beach, FL, March 11-14, 1998. Recipient of Citation for distinguished research.
53. Hovell MF, Wahlgren DR, Meltzer SB, Zakarian JM Project Zephyr: Reduction of passive smoking in asthmatic children. Presented at the Annual Investigators Meeting of the Tobacco Related Disease Research Program, San Francisco, CA, December 2, 1997.
54. Meltzer SB, Hovell MF, Matt GE, Wahlgren DR, Jones JA Developing clinical approaches to reduce ETS exposure in asthmatic children: A two-trial comparison. Presented at the 12th annual meeting of the American Evaluation Association, Nov. 5-8, 1997.
55. Hovell MF, Wahlgren DR, Sipan C. The development of a behavioral ecological model of health risk practices. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association, NIH Prevention Research special meeting, Chicago, CA, August 18, 1997.
56. Mulvihill MM, Wahlgren DR, Hovell MF Prevalence of and barriers to exercise in Latinas. Presented at the Eighteenth Annual Scientific Sessions of The Society for Behavioral Medicine, San Francisco, CA, April 16-19, 1997.
57. Wahlgren DR, Epping-Jordan JE, Pruitt SD, Williams RA, Slater MA, Garfin SR, Webster JS, Atkinson JH Clinical symptoms and cognitions in acute vs. chronic low back pain. Presented at the Eighteenth Annual Scientific Sessions of The Society for Behavioral Medicine, San Francisco, CA, April 16-19, 1997.
58. Atkinson JH, Slater MA, Williams RA, Epping-Jordan JE, Wahlgren DR, Pruitt SD, Garfin SR, Patterson TL, Grant I, Zisook, S. Specificity of nortryptiline in the treatment of low back pain without depression. Presented at the 8th World Congress on Pain (International Association for the Study of Pain), Vancouver, BC, Canada, August 17-22, 1996.
59. Slater MA, Atkinson JH, Williams RA, Epping-Jordan JE, Wahlgren DR, Pruitt SD, Webster JS, Grant I, Patterson TL, Garfin SR. Quality of life in an inception cohort of acute low back pain patients. Presented at the 8th World Congress on Pain (International Association for the Study of Pain), Vancouver, BC, Canada, August 17-22, 1996.
60. Hovell MF, Wahlgren DR, Russos S. Behavior analysis of preventive medical service: Theory-based exploratory studies. Paper presented in a symposium "Current research in behavior analysis of societies and cultural practices." Presented at the 22nd annual convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis, San Francisco, May 24-28, 1996.
61. **Epping-Jordan JE, Wahlgren DR, Williams RA, Atkinson JH, Slater MA, Patterson TL, Webster JS. Progression to chronic pain status: A one year prospective cohort study. A poster presented at the Fourth International Congress of Behavioral Medicine, Washington DC, March 13-16, 1996. (Abstract published in Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 1996; 18: S 200). Recipient of Citation for distinguished research.
62. Wahlgren DR, Epping-Jordan JE, Williams RA, Atkinson JH, Slater MA, Patterson TL, Webster JS. One year follow up of first onset back pain. A poster presented at the Fourth International Congress of Behavioral Medicine, Washington DC, March 13-16, 1996. (Abstract published in Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 1996; 18: S 208)
63. Williams RA, Wahlgren DR, Epping-Jordan JE, Kaplan, R. M., Atkinson JH, Slater MA, Webster JS. Quality of life in the first year after low back pain onset. A poster presented at the Fourth International Congress of Behavioral Medicine, Washington DC, March 13-16, 1996. (Abstract published in Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 1996; 18: S 209)
64. Wahlgren DR, Slymen DJ, Hovell MF, Conway TL, Hofstetter CR, Jones JA. Predictors of tobacco use initiation in adolescents: A two-year prospective study. A poster presented at the annual San Diego Biostatistics & Epidemiology Exchange. La Jolla, CA, May 3, 1996.
65. Meltzer SB, Hovell MF, Wahlgren DR, Zakarian JM, Hofstetter CR The long-term effectiveness of behavioral counseling in reducing ETS exposure in asthmatic children. A poster presented at the 123rd annual meeting of the American Public Health Association, San Diego, October 29 - November 2, 1995.
66. Keating K, Russos S, Hovell M, Jones J, Wahlgren D, Slymen, D, Hofstetter CR, Burkham-Kreitner S. Creating a tobacco-free environment: Do patients notice? A paper presented at the 123rd annual meeting of the American Public Health Association, San Diego, October 29 - November 2, 1995.
67. Morrison TC, Wahlgren DR, Hovell MF, Zakarian JM, Jones JA, Hofstetter CR, Burkham-Kreitner S. Tracking and follow-up of 16,915 adolescents: Achieving a high response rate. A paper presented at the 123rd annual meeting of the American Public Health Association, San Diego, October 29 - November 2, 1995.
68. Wahlgren DR, Hovell MF, Matt GE, Meltzer SB, Zakarian JM, Meltzer EO. Toward a simplified measure of asthma severity for applied community research and nonspecialty care providers. A poster presented at the 123rd annual meeting of the American Public Health Association, San Diego, October 29 - November 2, 1995.
69. Keating K, Russos S, Hovell M, Jones J, Wahlgren D, Slymen D, Hofstetter CR, Burkham-Kreitner S. Creating a tobacco-free environment: Do patients notice? A paper presented at the 58th annual meeting of the American Association of Public Health Dentistry, Las Vegas, October 5-7, 1995.
70. Pruitt S, Doctor J, Kwok W., Wahlgren DR The SCI Lifestyle Scale: Development of a health behavior measure. A poster presented at the 9th annual conference of the American Association of Spinal Cord Injury Psychologists and Social Workers, Las Vegas, September 5-7, 1995.
71. Wahlgren DR, Hovell MF, Meltzer SB, Zakarian JM Differences in parent smoking and asthmatic children's exposure patterns: Clinical implications. A poster presented at the Sixteenth Annual Scientific Sessions of The Society for Behavioral Medicine, San Diego, March 22-25, 1995. (Abstract published in Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 1995; 17: S 102)
72. Hovell MF, Meltzer SB, Zakarian JM, Wahlgren DR, Hofstetter CR, Mulvihill, M. M., Leaderer, BP, Meltzer EO, Atkins, CJ. A randomized clinical trial of a behavioral intervention to reduce asthmatic children's exposure to tobacco smoke. Paper presented in a symposium "Bridging the gap: Application of social learning theory to high risk populations in clinical and community settings." Presented at the 28th annual convention of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, San Diego, November 10-13, 1994.
73. Wahlgren DR, Hovell MF, Meltzer SB, Zakarian JM. Measures of asthma severity in applied research. A poster presented at the annual meeting of the American College of Allergy and Immunology, San Francisco, November 3-6, 1994. (Abstract published in Annals of Allergy, 1995; 74: 108).
74. Meltzer SB, Meltzer EO, Hovell MF, Wahlgren DR, Zakarian JM. The prevalence of cats and dogs in the homes of asthmatic children exposed to environmental tobacco smoke. A poster presented at the annual meeting of the American College of Allergy and Immunology, Atlanta, November 12-18, 1993. (Abstract published in Annals of Allergy, 1994; 72: 93).
75. Meltzer SB, Hovell MF, Zakarian JM, Wahlgren DR, Hofstetter CR, Emerson JA, Atkins CJ. Controlling secondhand smoke exposure in asthmatic children through behavioral intervention. A poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada, August, 1993.
76. Hovell MF, Meltzer SB, Zakarian JM, Emerson JE, Wahlgren DR. Control of secondhand smoke exposure in asthmatic children. A symposium presented at the Fourteenth Annual Scientific Sessions of The Society of Behavioral Medicine, San Francisco, March 10-13, 1993.
77. Wahlgren DR, Meltzer SB, Zakarian JM, Emerson JA, Hofstetter CR, Atkins CJ, Hovell MF. Predictors of physician counseling to reduce tobacco smoke exposure in children with asthma. A poster presented at the Fourteenth Annual Scientific Sessions of The Society for Behavioral Medicine, San Francisco, March 10-13, 1993.
78. Zakarian JM, Emerson JE, Meltzer SB, Wahlgren DR, Hofstetter CR, Hovell MF. Determinants of asthmatic children's exposure to parents' cigarettes at home. A poster presented at the Fourteenth Annual Scientific Sessions of The Society for Behavioral Medicine, San Francisco, March 10-13, 1993.

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Published Acknowledgements

1. Slater MA, Doctor JN, Pruitt SD, Atkinson JH. The clinical significance of behavioral treatment for chronic low back pain: An evaluation of effectiveness. Pain 1997, 71, 257-263.
2. Feeney, DR Creative life-style management through on-line and real-time application of the behaviorological education practices of precision teaching. In S. F. Ledoux (Ed.) Origins and components of behaviorology, 2002, Canton, NY: ABCs, pp. 259-295.
3. Hovell MF, Slymen DJ, Jones JA, Hofstetter CR, Burkham-Kreitner S, Conway TL, Rubin B, Noel D. An adolescent tobacco-use prevention trial in orthodontic offices. American Journal of Public Health 1996, 86, 1760-1766.
4. Verfaillie, D. F. (1995). A falls prevention program: The effects of resistance weight exercises, gait, and balance training on reduction of risk factors leading to falls. Unpublished master's thesis, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA.
5. Schreibman L, Kaneko WM, Koegel RL. Positive affect of parents of autistic children: A comparison across two teaching techniques. Behavior Therapy 1991, 22, 479-490.

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