Articles on Smoking Treatment and Prevention from the DePaul Research Group

Pokorny, S.B., Corbin, S., Driscoll, M., & Jason, L.A. (in press). The effect of enforcement history and ordinance provisions on merchant compliance with tobacco-control laws. Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions.

Jason L.A., Hunt, Y.M., Adams, M.L., Pokorny, S.B., Gadiraju, P.B. (2007). Strengthening communities’ youth access policies may facilitate clean indoor air Action. [Letter]. Preventing Chronic Disease, 4(4). http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2007/oct/07_0127.htm. Accessed Dec. 15, 2008.

Williams, T.T., Jason, L.A., & Pokorny, S.B. (2007). Youth attitudes towards tobacco control laws: The effects of smoking status and grade in school. Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 17, 1-14.

Jason, L.A., Pokorny, S.B., Adams, M., Hunt, Y., Gadiraju, P., & Schoeny, M. (2007). Do fines for violating Possession-Use-Purchase Laws reduce youth tobacco use. Journal of Drug Education, 37, 385-392.

Jason, L.A.,  Pokorny, S.B.,  Adams, M.,  Hunt, Y., Gadiraju, P.,  Morello, T.,  Schoeny, M., & Dinwiddie,  C. (2007). Youth caught in violation of tobacco purchase, use and possession laws: Education versus fines. Behavior Modification, 31,  713-731.

Pokorny, S. B., Jason, L. A., & Schoeny, M. (2006). Youth supplying tobacco to other minors: Evaluating individual and town-level correlates. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 35, 705–715.   DOI: 10.1007/s10964-006-9030-0    

Jason, L.A., Pokorny, S.B., Sanem, J.R., & Adams, M.L. (2006). Monitoring and decreasing public smoking among youth. Behavior Modification, 30, 681-692. DOI: 10.1177/0145445505277995

Jason, L.A., Pokorny, S.B., Ji, P., & Kunz, C. (2006). Developing community-school-university partnerships to control youth access to tobacco. Journal of Educational and Psychological Consultation, 16, 201-222.

Jason, L.A.,  Pokorny, S.B., Muldowny, K., &  Velez, M. (2005). Youth tobacco sales-to-minors and possession-use-purchase laws: A public health controversy. Journal of Drug Education, 2005, 35, 275-290.

Jason, L.A., Pokorny, S.B., Turner, P.L., Freeland, M., Corbin, S., & Driscoll, M. (2005). Decreasing public smoking among youth: A Preliminary Study. Education & Treatment of Children, 28, 299-307.

Pokorny, S. B., Jason, L. A., Helzing, D. M., Sherk, J., Rebus, P. J., Kunz, C., Rabin-Belyaev, O., Ostergaard, A., Mikulski, K., & Ji, P. Y. (2005). Efficient and effective uses of technology in community research. Journal of Prevention & Intervention in the Community, 29, 7-27.

Jason, L.A., Pokorny, S.B., Kunz, C., & Adams, M. (2004). Maintenance of community change: Enforcing youth access to tobacco laws. Journal of Drug Education, 34, 105-119.

Pokorny, S.B., Jason, L.A., Shoeny, M. (2004). Current smoking among young adolescents: Assessing school-based contextual norms. Tobacco Control, 13, 301-307.

Ji, P. Pokorny, S., Jason, L. (2004).  Factors influencing middle and high schools' active parental consent return rates.  Evaluation Review, 28 (6), 578-591.

Jason, L.A., Pokorny, S.B., Mikulski, K., & Schoeny, M. (2004). Assessing storefront tobacco advertising after the billboard ban. Evaluation and the Health Professions, 27, 22-33.

Pokorny, S.B.,  Baptiste, D.R.,  Tolan, P.,  Hirsch, B.J., Talbot, B.,  Ji, P.,  Paikoff, R.L.,  &  Madison-Boyd, S. (2004) Prevention science: Participatory approaches and community case studies . In L.A. Jason, C. B.  Keys, Y., Suarez-Balcazar, R.R. Taylor, M. Davis, J.  Durlak, & D. Isenberg  (Eds.). Participatory community research: Theories and methods in action. (pp. 87-104).  American Psychological Association: Washington, D.C.

Jason, L.A., Pokorny, S.B., Sherk, J.L., Helzing, D.M., & Rebus, P.J. (2003). Selling tobacco to minors: Can merchants accurately determine a customer’s age? Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 8, 67-73..

Jason, L. A., Pokorny, S. B. & Schoeny, M. E. (2003). It is premature to abandon youth access to tobacco programs. Pediatrics, 111(4 Pt 1), 920-921.  

Pokorny, S.B., Jason,  L.A., &  Schoeny, M.E. (2003). The relations of  retail tobacco availability to initiation and continued cigarette smoking. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 32,  193-204.

Jason, L.A., Pokorny, S.B., & Schoeny, M.E. (2003). Evaluating the effects of enforcements and fines on youth smoking. Critical Public Health, 13, 33-45.

Jason, L.A.,  Pokorny, S.B.,  Curie, C.J., Townsend, S. M.  (2002). Introduction: Preventing youth access to tobacco. Journal of Prevention & Intervention in the Community, 24, 1-13.

Pokorny, S.B., Townsend, S.M.,  Jason, L.A.,  Lautenschlager, H.,  Smith, R. (2002). Measuring the quality of laws limiting youth access to tobacco. Journal of Prevention & Intervention in the Community, 24 , 15-27.

Engstrom, M.,  Jason, L.A.,  Townsend, S.M., Pokorny, S.B., & Curie, C.J.  (2002). Community readiness for prevention: Applying stage theory to multi-community interventions.  Journal of Prevention & Intervention in the Community, 24 , 29-46.

Townsend, S.M., Pokorny, S.B., Jason, L.A., Curie, C.J.,  Schoeny, M.E. (2002). An assessment of the relationship between the quality of school-based tobacco prevention programs and youth tobacco use.  Journal of Prevention & Intervention in the Community, 24, 47-61.

Curie, C.J.,  Pokorny, S.B.,  Jason, L.A., Schoeny, M.E.,  Townsend, S.M.  (2002). An examination of factors influencing illegal tobacco sales to minors. Journal of Prevention & Intervention in the Community, 24, 63-76.

Ji, P.Y.,  Pokorny, S.B.,  Blaszkowski, E.,  Jason, L.A., & Rabin-Belyaev, O.  (2002). Examining risks for minors participating in tobacco purchase attempts.  Journal of Prevention & Intervention in the Community, 24, 77-85.

Jason, L.A.,  Pokorny, S.B.,  Schoeny, M.E.   (2002).  A response to the critiques of youth access to tobacco programs. Journal of Prevention & Intervention in the Community, 24, 87-95.

Jason, L.A., & Pokorny, S.B. (Eds.)(2002). Preventing youth access to tobacco. New York: Haworth.

Jason, L.A., Curie, C.J., Townsend, S.M., Pokorny, S.B., Katz, R.B., & Sherk, J.L. (2002). Health promotion interventions. Child & Family Behavior Therapy, 24, 67-82.  

Pokorny, S.B., Jason, L.A., Schoeny, M., Curie, C.J., & Townsend, S.M. (2002). Accurately estimating age: Implications for controlling youth access to tobacco. In S.P. Shohov (Ed.),  Advances in Psychology Research    (pp. 129-133). New York: Nova Science Publishers. Also published in J.Z. Arlsdale (Ed.). (2003). Trends in Social Psychology Research (pp. 153-158). New York: Nova Science Publishers.

Pokorny, S.B., Jason, L.A., Schoeny, M., Townsend, S.M., & Curie, C.J. (2001). Do participation rates change when active consent procedures replace passive consent. Evaluation Review, 25, 567-580.

Pokorny, S.B., Jason, L.A., Schoeny, M., Curie, C.J., & Townsend, S.M. (2001). Eliminating invalid self-report survey data. Psychological Reports, 89, 166-168.

McMahon, S.D., King, C., Mautz, B., Jason, L.A., Rossi, J.S., & Redding, C.A. (2001). Worksite smoking cessation interventions: A future direction. The Journal of Primary Prevention, 22, 103-119.

Jason, L.A., Pokorny, S., & Katz, R. (2001). Passive versus active consent: A case study in school settings. Journal of Community Psychology, 29, 53-68.

Pokorny, S.B., Engstrom, M.D., Curie, C., & Jason, L.A. (2000). On shaping youth access policy: Lessons from the field. The Community Psychologist, 33, 33-36.

Katz, R., & Jason, L.A. (2000).  Youth access to tobacco laws: A survey of municipality government officials attitudes about youth access to tobacco laws.  Journal of Rural Community Psychology, E3(1), 1-9.(Check on link to see an electronic version).

Jason, L.A., Engstrom, M. D., Pokorny, S.B., Tegart, G., & Curie, C.J. (2000). Putting the community back into prevention: Think locally, act globally. The Journal of Primary Prevention, 21, 25-29.

Jason, L.A., Katz, R., Pokorny, S.B., Engstrom, M., Tegart, G., & Curie, C. (2000). The relationship between youth tobacco control enforcement and crime rates in a midwestern county. American Journal of Health Promotion, 14, 229-231.

Stockton, M.C., McMahon, S.D., & Jason, L.A. (2000). Gender and smoking behavior in a worksite smoking cessation program. Addictive Behaviors, 24, 347-360.

McMahon, D., S., & Jason, L.A. (2000). Social support in a worksite smoking intervention: A test of theoretical models. Behavior Modification, 24, 184-201.

Jason, L.A., Berk, M., Schnopp-Wyatt, D.L., & Talbot, B. (1999). Effects of enforcement of youth access laws on smoking prevalence. American Journal of Community Psychology, 27,  143-160.

Jason, L.A., Katz, R., Vavra, J.,  Schnopp-Wyatt, D.L, & Talbot, B. (1999). Long term follow-up of youth access to tobacco law's impact on smoking prevalence. Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 2, 1-13.

Jason, L.A., & Fricano, G. (1999). Testifying at a congressional hearing on the tobacco settlement. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 30, 372-377.

McMahon, S. D. & Jason, L. A. (1998). Stress and coping in smoking cessation: A longitudinal examination. Anxiety, Stress, and Coping: An International Journal, 11, 327-343.

Jason, L.A. (1998). Dr. Jason goes to Washington: A tale of advocating for tobacco reform. The Community Psychologist, 31, 27-30.

Jason, L.A. (1998). Tobacco, drug, and HIV preventive media interventions. American Journal of Community Psychology, 26, 145-187.

Jason, L.A., Biglan, A., & Katz, R. (1998). Implications of the tobacco settlement for the prevention of teenage smoking. Childen’s Services: Social Policy, Research, and Practice, 1, 63-82.

Stockon, M.C., McMahon, S.D., &  Jason, L.A. (1997). The health belief model and worksite smoking cessation. Journal of Psychology and the Behavioral Sciences, 11, 69-79.

Jason, L.A., Salina, D.D., McMahon, S.D., Hedeker, D., & Stockton, M. (1997). A worksite smoking intervention: A 2 year assessment of groups, incentives, and self-help. Health Education Research. Theory and Practice, 12, 129-138.

Jason, L.A., & Barnes, H.E. (1997). Substance abuse prevention: Beyond the schoolyard. Applied and Preventive Psychology, 6, 211-220.

Jason, L.A., Billows, W.D., Schnopp-Wyatt, D.L., & King, C. (1996). Long-term findings from Woodridge in reducing illegal cigarette sales to older minors. Evaluation and the Health Professions, 19, 3-13.

Jason, L.A., Billows, W., Schnopp-Wyatt, D., & King, C. (1996). Reducing the illegal sales of cigarettes to minors. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 29, 333-344.

Xaverius, P.K., Billows, W.D., Jason, L.A., & King, C. (1996). Research on the sales of smokeless tobacco to adolescents. Tobacco Control, 5, 69-70.

Jason, L.A., McMahon, S.D., Salina, D., Hedeker, D., Stockton, M., Dunson, K., Kimball, P. (1995). Assessing a smoking cessation intervention involving groups, incentives, and self-help manuals. Behavior Therapy, 26, 393-408.

Kaufman, J., Jason, L. A., Sawlski, L. M., & Halpert, J. A. (1994).  A comprehensive multi-media program to prevent smoking among black students. Journal of Drug Education, 24, 95-108.

Jason, L. A., Pokorny, S., Kohner, K., Bennetto, L.  (1994).  An evaluation of the short-term impact of a media-based substance abuse prevention program.  Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology, 4, 63-69.

Salina, D., Jason, L.A., Hedeker, D., Kaufman, J., Lesondak, L., Dvorak-McMahan, S., Taylor, S., & Kimball, P. (1994). A follow-up of a media-based, worksite smoking cessation program. American Journal of Community Psychology, 22, 257-271.

Hedeker, D., McMahon, S.D., Jason, L.A., & Salina, D. (1994). Analysis of clustered data in community psychology: With an example from a worksite smoking cessation project. American Journal of Community Psychology, 22, 595-615.

Jason, L.A., & Salina, C. (1993). Quality media connections. Prevention Forum, 13(3), 1-8.

Jason, L. A., Ji, P. Y., & Anes, M., & Xaverius, P. (1992).  Assessing cigarette sales rates to minors. Evaluation and the Health Professions, 15, 375-384.

Elias, M.J., Weissberg, R.P., Dodge, K.A., Hawkins, J.D., Jason, L.A., Kendall, P.C., Perry, C.L., Rotheram-Borus, M.J., & Zins, J.E. (1992).  Drug and alcohol prevention curricula.  In J. David Hawkins, (Ed.) Communities that care:  Action for drug abuse prevention. (pp. 129-148).  San Francisco:  Jossey-Bass.

Jason, L.A., Ji, P.V., Anes, M.D., & Birkhead, S.H. (1991).  Active enforcement of cigarette control laws in the prevention of cigarette sales to minors.  Journal of the American Medical Association, 266(22), 3159-3161.

Jason, L. A. (1991).  Participating in social change:  A fundamental value for our discipline.  American Journal of Community Psychology, 19, 1-16.

Jason, L. A., & Crawford, I. (1991).  Toward a kinder, gentler, and more effective behavioral approach in solving community problems.  Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 24, 649-651.

Jason, L. A., Salina, D. D., Hedeker, D., Kimball, P., Kaufman, J., Bennett, P., Bernstein, R., & Lesondak, L. (1991).  Designing an effective worksite smoking cessation program using self-help manuals, incentives, groups and media.  Journal of Business Psychology, 6(1), 155-166.

Gruder, C. L., Warnecke, R. B., Jason, L. A., Flay, B. R., & Peterson, P. (1990).  A televised, self-help, cigarette smoking cessation intervention. Addictive Behaviors, 15, 505-516.

Jason, L. A., & Lonak, C. (1990).  A survey of corporate smoking policies.  Evaluation and the Health Professions, 13, 405-411.

Jason, L.A., Jayaraj, S., Blitz, C., Michaels, M., & Klett, L. (1990). Incentives and competition in a worksite smoking cessation intervention. American Journal of Public Health, 80, 205-206.

Rhodes, J.E., & Jason, L.A. (1990).  A social stress model of substance abuse.  Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 58,   395-401.

Jason, L. A., Crawford, I., & Gruder, C. L. (1989).  Using a community model in media-based health promotion interventions. The Journal of Primary Prevention, 9, 233-246.

Flay, B. R., Gruder, C. L., Warnecke, R. B., Jason, L. A., & Peterson, P. (1989).  One year follow-up of the Chicago televised smoking cessation program.  American Journal of Public Health, 79(10), 1377-1380.

Warnecke, R. B., Langenberg, P., Gruder, C. L., Flay, B. R., & Jason, L. A. (1989).  Factors in smoking cessation among participants in a televised intervention.  Preventive Medicine, 18, 833-846.

Jason, L. A., Lesowitz, T., Michaels, M., Blitz, C., Victors, L., Dean, L., & Yeager, E.  (1989).  A worksite smoking cessation intervention involving the media and incentives. American Journal of Community Psychology, 17, 785-799.

Rhodes, J., & Jason, L.A. (1988).  Preventing substance abuse among adolescents. NY: Pergamon.

Davis, R.M., & Jason, L.A. (1988).The distribution of free cigarette samples to minors. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 4(1) , 21-26.

Holton, E., & Jason, L. A. (1988).  Attempts to establish nonsmoking sections in restaurants.  American Journal of Public Health, 78, 987.

Jason, L. A., Tait, E., Goodman, D., Buckenberger, L., & Gruder, C. L. (1988).  Effects of a televised smoking cessation intervention among low income and minority smokers.  American Journal of Community Psychology, 16, 863-876.

Gesten, E. L., & Jason, L. A. (1987).  Social and community interventions.  In M. R. Rosenzweig & L. W. Porter (Eds.), Annual Review of Psychology. (pp. 427-460).  Palo Alto, CA: Annual Reviews, Inc.

Jason, L.A., Gruder, C.L., Martino, S., Flay, B.R., Warnecke, R., & Thomas, N. (1987).  Worksite group meetings and the effectiveness of a televised smoking cessation intervention. American Journal of Community Psychology, 15(1), 57-72.

Jason, L. A., Gruder, C. L., Buckenberger, L., Lesowitz, T., Belgradan, J., Flay, B. R., & Warnecke, R. B. (1987).  A 12-month follow-up of a worksite smoking cessation intervention.  Health Education Research, 2(3), 185-194.

Jason, L. A., Thompson, D., & Rose, T. (1986).  Methodological issues in prevention.  In L. Michelson & B. Edelstein (Eds.), Handbook of Prevention. (pp. 1-19).  New York: Sage.

Dupont, P., & Jason, L. A. (1984).  Assertiveness training in a preventive drug education program.  Journal of Drug Education, 14, 371-380.

Jason, L. A., & Glenwick, D. S. (1984).  Behavioral community psychology:  A review of recent research and applications.  In M. Hersen, R. M. Eisler, & P. M. Miller (Eds.), Progress in behavior modification.  (Vol. 18),(pp. 85-121).  New York: Academic Press.

Liotta, R. F., Jason, L. A., & Dupont, P. J. (1983).  The relevance of developmental theory for preventive drug education programs. Bulletin of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors, 2, 179-188.

Jason, L.A., & Liotta, R.F. (1982). Reduction of cigarette smoking in a university cafeteria. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 15, 573-577.

Jason, L.A., Mollica, M. & Ferone, L. (1982). Evaluating an early secondary smoking prevention intervention. Preventive Medicine, 11, 96-102.

Jason, L. A. (1981).  Prevention and environmental modification in a behavioral community model.  Behavioral Counseling Quarterly, 1, 81-107.

Jason, L. A., & Frasure, S. (1980).  Monitoring and changing behaviors in supermarket managers and consumers.  Man-Environment Systems, 10, 288-290.

Jason, L. A., Clay, R., & Martin, M. (1979-80).  Reducing cigarette smoke in supermarkets and elevators.  Journal of Environmental Systems, 9, 57-66.

Spitzzeri, A., & Jason, L. A. (1979).  Prevention and treatment of smoking in school age children.  Journal of Drug Education, 9, 315-326.

Jason, L.A. (1979).  Preventive community interventions:  Reducing school children's smoking and decreasing smoke exposure. Professional Psychology, 10, 744-752.

Jason, L. A., & Clay, R. (1978).  Modifying smoking behaviors in a barber shop.  Man-Environment Systems, 8, 38-40.

Jason, L. A., & Savio, D. (1978).  Reducing cigarette smoke in an office setting.   Health Values, 2, 180-185.

Jason, L. A. (1977).  Behavioral community psychology:  Conceptualizations and applications.  Journal of Community Psychology, 5, 303-312.