Research Activities

NIAAA

Tailored Teen Alcohol and Violence prevention in the ER Develop and refine a tailored integrated prevention approach with different delivery mechanisms (Computer adapted motivational interviewing / skills training (AMI+ST) and Therapist adapted motivational interviewing / skills training (AMI+ST) interventions), that address both alcohol misuse and violence among all adolescents ( medical and injured ages 14-18 seeking care in an urban ED. Conduct a randomized controlled trial comparing the effectiveness of integrated tailored alcohol and violence prevention approaches [Computer AMI+ST, Therapist AMI+ST, and an informational pamphlet control condition (IC)] for adolescents (ages 14-18) being treated in an urban ED, with 3-, 6-, and 12-month outcomes. Examine the influence of key moderating variables (e.g., demographic and treatment process) and proximal outcome variables (e.g.., self-efficacy, stage of change) on intervention effectiveness. Role: Co-PI

R-49-CCR-518605-01 (Zimmerman)

09/30/00 - 09/29/05

Centers for Disease Control, Injury Control Center Pilot Project: Brief Emergency Department Intervention (Maio, R. PI) The pilot project adapts an existing alcohol related intervention in the Emergency Department for youth violence prevention. The web-based intervention will be designed to include an interactive component addressing violence prevention.