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Testa M., Woodruff K., Bess R., Milner J., and Woolverton M. (2019).

Every child deserves a permanent home: The Permanency Innovations Initiative.

The Future of Children, 29(1), 145-162.
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Vericker T., Dixit-Joshi S., Taylor J., Giesen L., Gearing M., Baier K., Lee H., Trundle K., Manglitz C., and May L. (2019).

The evaluation of Food Insecurity Nutrition Incentives (FINI): Interim report.

(Nutrition Assistance Program Report). Alexandria, VA: Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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Orr L.L., Olsen R.B., Bell S.H., Schmid I., Shivji A., and Stuart E.A. (2019).

Using the results from rigorous multisite evaluations to inform local policy decisions.

Journal of Policy Analysis and Management.
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Di Frances C.D., Childs E., Fetterman J.L., Villanti A.C., Stanton C.A., Russo A.R., Hirsch G.A., Solis A.C., and Benjamin E.J. (2019).

Implementing and evaluating a mentor training to improve support for early-career scholars in tobacco regulatory science.

Nicotine and Tobacco Research.
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Soule E.K., Plunk A.D., Harrell P.T., Hayes R.B., and Edwards K.C. (2019).

Longitudinal analysis of associations between reasons for electronic cigarette use and change in smoking status among adults in the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health Study.

Nicotine and Tobacco Research.
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Juliano L.M., Kardel P.G., Harrell P.T., Muench C., and Edwards K.C. (2019).

Investigating the role of expectancy in caffeine withdrawal using the balanced placebo design.

Human Psychopharmacology, 34(2), e2692.
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Wu D.T.Y., Chen A.T., Manning J.D., Levy-Fix G., Backonja U., Borland D., Caban J.J., Dowding D.W., Hochheiser H., Kagan V., Kandaswamy S., Kumar M., Nunez A., Pan E., and Gotz D. (2019).

Evaluating visual analytics for health informatics applications: A systematic review from the American Medical Informatics Association Visual Analytics Working Group Task Force on Evaluation.

Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 26(4), 314-323.
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Palmer S.B., Fleming K.K., Summers J.A., Erwin E.J., Maude S.P., Brotherson M.J., Stroup-Rentier V., Haines S.J., Zheng Y.Z., Peck N.F., and Wu H.-Y. (2019).

Foundations for self-determination in early childhood: Preliminary preschool study.

Advances in Neurodevelopmental Disorders.
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Boyle R.G., Stanton C.A., Sharma E., and Tang Z. (2019).

Examining quit attempts and successful quitting after recent cigarette tax increases.

Preventive Medicine, 118, 226-231.
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Vidal S. and Connell C.M. (2019).

Treatment effects of parent-child focused evidence-based programs on problem severity and functioning among children and adolescents with disruptive behavior.

Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 48(suppl. 1), S326-S336.
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Siegel S., Leath B., Fry S., Pierce C., Teixeira N., Burns W., Freed N., Weinfurter P., Dorsey B., Nooney J., and Williams S. (2018).

State and territorial efforts to reduce health disparities: Findings of a 2016 survey by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health.

Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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Collins S.R. and Radley D.C. (2018).

The cost of employer insurance is a growing burden for middle-income families.

(Data Brief). New York, NY: Commonwealth Fund.
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Kidd D.G., Singer J., Huey R., and Kerfoot L. (2018).

The effect of a gearshift interlock on seat belt use by drivers who do not always use a belt and its acceptance among those who do.

Journal of Safety Research, 65, 39-51.
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Cepeda-Benito A., Doogan N.J., Redner R., Roberts M.E., Kurti A.N., Villanti A.C., Lopez A.A., Quisenberry A.J., Stanton C.A., Gaalema D.E., Keith D.R., Parker M.A., and Higgins S.T. (2018).

Trend differences in men and women in rural and urban U.S. settings.

Preventive Medicine, 117, 69-75.
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Young D.L. and Choi J. (2018).

Information and computer technologies for Improving international assessment.

In S. Swayze and V. Ford (Eds.), Innovative applications of knowledge discovery and information resources management (pp. 173-194). Hershey, PA: IGI Global.
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Carpenter D., Hassell S., Mardon R., Fair S., Johnson M., Siegel S., and Nix M. (2018).

Using learning communities to support adoption of health care innovations.

Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety, 44(10), 566-573.
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Brick J.M. and Lohr S. (2018).

Experimental evaluation of mail questionnaires in a probability sample on victimization.

Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series A (Statistics in Society).
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Diouf O., Gueye-Gaye A., Sarr M., Mbengue A.S., Murrill C.S., Dee J., Diaw P.O., Ngom-Faye N.F., Diallo P.A., Suarez C., Gueye M., Mboup A., Toure-Kane C., and Mboup S. (2018).

Evaluation of Senegal's prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) program data for HIV surveillance.

BMC Infectious Diseases, 18, 588.
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Tipton E. and Olsen R.B. (2018).

A review of statistical methods for generalizing from evaluations of educational interventions.

Educational Researcher, 47(8), 516-524.
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Miller E.E., Boyle L.N., Jenness J., and Lee J.D. (2018).

Voice control tasks on cognitive workload and driving performance: Implications of modality, difficulty, and duration.

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board.
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Alperen J., Davidson J., Siminski S., and Seage G.R. III (2018).

Utility of the National Death Index in identifying deaths in a clinic-based, multisite cohort: The experience of the Pediatric HIV/AIDS Cohort Study.

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, 79(1), e37-e39.
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Kaasa S.O., Tatar J.R., Dezember A., and Cauffman E. (2018).

The impact of waiver to adult court on youths’ perceptions of procedural justice.

Psychology, Public Policy, and Law, 24(4), 418-429.
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Gray L. and Lewis L. (2018).

Career and technical education programs in public school districts: 2016-17.

(First Look Report: NCES 2018-028). Washington, DC: National Center for Education Statistics, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education.
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Hair E.C., Cantrell J., Pitzer L., Bennett M.A., Romberg A.R., Xiao H., Rath J.M., Halenar M.J., and Vallone D. (2018).

Estimating the pathways of an antitobacco campaign.

Journal of Adolescent Health, 63(4), 401-406.
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Gubits D., Shinn M., Wood M., Brown S.R., Dastrup S.R., and Bell S.H. (2018).

What interventions work best for families who experience homelessness? Impact estimates from the Family Options Study.

Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 37(4), 835-866.
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Campione J.R., Mardon R.E., and McDonald K.M. (2018).

Patient safety culture, health information technology implementation, and medical office problems that could lead to diagnostic error.

Journal of Patient Safety.
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Vidal S., Kaasa S., and Harmon M. (2018).

Process and outcomes of a court-administered civil mediation program.

Conflict Resolution Quarterly, 36(4), 279-292.
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Weeks A., Altman D., Stevens A., Lorthridge J., and Heaton L.L. (2018).

Strengthening the workforce to support youth in foster care who identify as LGBTQ+ through increasing LGBTQ+ competency: Trainers’ experience with bias.

Child Welfare, 96(2), 125-150.
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Lorthridge J., Evans M., Heaton L.L., Stevens A., and Phillips L. (2018).

Strengthening family connections and support for youth in foster care who identify as LGBTQ: Findings from the PII-RISE Evaluation.

Child Welfare, 96(1), 53-78.
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Hall K.L., Vogel A.L., Huang G.C., Serrano K.J., Rice E.L., Tsakraklides S.P., and Fiore S.M. (2018).

The science of team science: A review of the empirical evidence and research gaps on collaboration in science.

American Psychologist, 73(4), 532-548.
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Daley T.C., Edwards J., Fiore T.A., and Johnson L. (2018).

National Evaluation of the State Deaf-Blind Projects.

NCEE 2018-4006. Washington, DC: National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education.
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Davis L.L., Kyriakides T.C., Suris A.M., Ottomanelli L.A., Drake R.E., Parker P.E., Mueller L., Resnick G.G., Toscano R., Blansett C.M., McCall K.P., and Huang G.D. (2018).

Veterans Individual Placement and Support towards advance recovery: Methods and baseline clinical characteristics of a multisite study.

Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal, 41(1), 55-66.
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Metcalfe J.D., Drake R.E., and Bond G.R. (2018).

The use of standardized discharge in IPS supported employment programs.

Psychiatric Services, 69(4), 476-478.
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McLaren J.L., Barnett E.R., Concepcion Zayas M.T., Lichtenstein J., Acquilano S.C., Schwartz L.M., Woloshin S., and Drake R.E. (2018).

Psychotropic medications for highly vulnerable children.

Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy, 19(6), 547-560.
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Story A.E., Carpenter-Song E.A., Acquilano S.C., Becker D.R., and Drake R.E. (2018).

Mental health leaves of absence in college and therapy: A qualitative study of student experiences.

Journal of College Student Psychotherapy.
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Davis L.L., Kyriakides T.C., Suris A.M., Ottomanelli L.A., Mueller L., Parker P.E., Resnick G.G., Toscano R., Scrymgeour A.A., and Drake R.E. (2018).

Effect of evidence-based supported employment vs transitional work on achieving steady work among veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder: A randomized clinical trial.

JAMA Psychiatry, 75(4), 316-324.
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Metcalfe J.D., Drake R.E., and Bond G.R. (2018).

Economic, labor, and regulatory moderators of the effect of Individual Placement and Support among people with severe mental illness: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Schizophrenia Bulletin, 44(1), 22-31.
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McGurk S.R., Drake R.E., Xie H., Riley J.K., Milfort R., Hale T.W., and Frey W.D. (2018).

Cognitive predictors of work among Social Security Disability Insurance beneficiaries with psychiatric disorders enrolled in IPS supported employment.

Schizophrenia Bulletin, 44(1), 32-37.
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Noel V.A., Oulvey E., Drake R.E., Bond G.R., Carpenter-Song E.A., and DeAtley B. (2018).

A preliminary evaluation of Individual Placement and Support for youth with developmental and psychiatric disabilities.

Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, 48(2), 249-255.
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Heaton L.L. (2018).

Race and ethnic differences in mental health need and services received in justice-involved youth.

Children and Youth Services Review, 90, 54-65.
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Metcalfe J.D., Riley J.K., McGurk S.R., Hale T.W., Drake R.E., and Bond G.R. (2018).

Comparing predictors of employment in Individual Placement and Support: A longitudinal analysis.

Psychiatry Research, 264, 85-90.
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Goldman H.H., Frey W.D., and Riley J.K. (2018).

Social Security and disability due to mental impairment in adults.

Annual Review of Clinical Psychology, 14, 453-469.
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Heaton L.L. (2018).

Racial/ethnic differences of justice-involved youth in substance-related problems and services received.

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 88(3), 363-375.
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Finster M. and Milanowski A. (2018).

Teacher perceptions of a new performance evaluation system and their influence on practice: A within- and between-level analysis.

Education Policy Analysis Archives, 26(41).
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Succi R.C., Krauss M.R., Harris D.R., Machado D.M., de Moraes-Pinto M.I., Mussi-Pinhata M.M., Pavia Ruz N., Pierre R.B., Kolevic Roca L.A., Joao E., Foradori I., Scotta M.C., Hazra R., and Siberry G.K. (2018).

Immunity after childhood vaccinations in perinatally HIV-exposed children with and without HIV infection in Latin America.

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 37(4), 304-309.
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Campione J.R. and Famolaro T. (2018).

Promising practices for improving hospital patient safety culture.

Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety, 44(1), 23-32.
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Lally M.A., van den Berg J.J., Westfall A.O., Rudy B.J., Hosek S.G., Fortenberry J.D., Monte D., Tanney M.R., McFarland E.J., Xu J., Kapogiannis B.G., Wilson C.M., and The Adolescent Medicine Trials Network for HIV/AIDS Interventions (ATN) (2018).

HIV continuum of care for youth in the United States.

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, 77(1), 110-117.
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Decker L.E. (2018).

The relationship between internal teacher profiles and the quality of teacher-child interactions in prekindergarten.

Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 32(1), 32-51.
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Collins A.M., Klerman J.A., Briefel R., Rowe G., Gordon A., Logan C., Wolf A., and Bell S.H. (2018).

A summer nutrition benefit pilot program and low-income children's food security.

Pediatrics, 141(4), e20171657.
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Siberry G.K., Harris D.R., Hazra R., Lee S., Alarcon J.O., Vega Reyes, Roca Kolevic, Gutierrez C., Succi Celia, Peixoto Ferreira, and Stoszek S.K. (2018).

Prevalence and associated characteristics of HIV-infected children in Latin America who know their HIV status.

Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, 7(1), 78-81.
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