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Society for Prevention Research 2023 Annual Meeting

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May 30, 2023 - June 02, 2023 US/Eastern

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Hyatt Regency Washinton, DC
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The Society for Prevention Research (SPR) will hold it’s 31st Annual Meeting in Washington, DC from May 30 through June 2. The meeting will showcase the latest concepts, methods, innovations, and findings from prevention and public health research.

Led by the theme, “The Role of Prevention Science in Achieving Social Justice and Health Equity for All,” this year’s Annual Meeting will gather scientists, public policy leaders, researchers, and practitioners to discuss evidenced-based preventive interventions, programs, and policies that can improve public health.

RTI experts will be presenting throughout the conference on findings from across the prevention research field. View the list of RTI presentations below, and learn more about RTI’s behavioral health and prevention research and health equity work.

RTI Presentations

054 - Validity of Substance Use Involvement Anchor Items Designed for Integrative Data Analysis
Tuesday, May 30 | 5:30-7:00PM | Columbia A/B (Ballroom)
Presenting Author: Alexandra T. Tonigan
Authors: Ty Ridenour, Sazid Khan (Medical University of South Carolina), Barrett Montgomery (Michigan State University)

2-010 - Strategies for Addressing Missingness Associated with COVID-19 Pandemic School Closures: Three Case Examples of School-Based Trials
Wednesday, May 31 | 10:15-11:45AM | Columbia C (Ballroom)
Symposium Organizer: Catherine Bradshaw (University of Virginia)
Discussant: Antonio Morgan-Lopez

2-044 - Sociocultural Targets for Adapting Mental Health and Substance Use Interventions Among Minoritized Hispanic/Latinos
Wednesday, May 31 | 1:15-2:45 PM | Regency B (Ballroom)
Symposium Organizer: Lissette Saavedra
Discussant: Antonio Morgan-Lopez

2-049 - SPR Roundtable Health Equity Task Force
Wednesday, May 31 | 4:15-5:45PM | Regency A (Ballroom)
Roundtable Chairs: Nadine Finigan-Carr (University of Maryland School of Social Work), Lauren Supplee (William T. Grant Foundation)
Speakers/Presenters: Phillip W. Graham, Eve Puffer (Duke University), Katrina J. Debnam (University of Virginia), Nicole Tuitt (Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation), Bo-Kyung Elizabeth Kim (University of Southern California), Caryn R.R. Rodgers (Albert Einstein College of Medicine), Sarah D. Lynne (IFAS, University of Florida), Cady Berkel (Arizona State University), Paula Smith (University of Utah), Emilie P. Smith (Michigan State University), Catherine Bradshaw (University of Virginia)

2-054 - Evaluating Implementation, Impact, and Equity in Community-Based Scaling Initiatives: The Promise and Challenges of Small n Methods
Wednesday, May 31 | 4:15-5:45PM | Capitol A (Lobby)
Roundtable Chair: William A. Aldridge (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
Roundtable Discussants: Kathy Etz (NIDA), Brittany Cooper (Washington State University), Ty Ridenour, Gary Nelson (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), Suzanne Kerns (University of Colorado – Anschutz)

154 - Latent Variable Scale Score Estimation with Low Base Rate Items Under “Zero-Inflated” (moderated) Nonlinear Factor Analysis: Implications for IDAs and Single Dataset Studies
Wednesday, May 31 | 4:35-4:55PM | Bunker Hill (Ballroom)
Presenting Author: Antonio Morgan-Lopez
Authors: Lissette Saavedra, Stephen G. West (Arizona State University), Margarita Alegría (Massachusetts General Hospital), Wendy Silverman (Yale University)

217 - An IDA and (pseudo) IPD Meta-Analysis of Coping Power’s Effects on Latent Suicidality from Childhood through Late Adolescence
Wednesday, May 31 | 6:00-7:15PM | Columbia A/B (Ballroom)
Presenting Author: Antonio Morgan-Lopez
Authors: John Edward Lochman (University of Alabama), Heather McDaniel (University of Virginia), Lissette Saavedra, Catherine Bradshaw (University of Virginia), Lixin Qu (University of Alabama), Nicole Powell (University of Alabama), Alexa Budavari (University of Virginia), Anna Yaros

3-036 - Innovative Methods for Identifying and Explaining Health Inequities
Thursday, June 1 | 1:00-2:30PM | Concord (Ballroom)
Symposium Organizer: Judith Rijnhart (University of South Florida)
Discussant: Antonio Morgan-Lopez

402 - Mitigating Multiple Sources of Bias in a Quasi-Experimental Prevention Studies: Preventing Substance Use Disorders in Late Adolescence/Young Adulthood
Thursday, June 1 | 6:45-8:00PM | Columbia A/B (Ballroom)
Presenting Author: Lissette Saavedra
Authors: Antonio Morgan-Lopez, Stephen G. West (Arizona State University), Margarita Alegría (Massachusetts General Hospital), Wendy Silverman (Yale University)

*bolded names indicate RTI researchers

RTI Authored Presentations

091 - COVID-19 Missingness and Measurement Considerations in the Context of a School-Based Randomized Control Trial
Wednesday, May 31 | 10:35-10:55AM | Columbia C (Ballroom)
Presenting Author: Heather McDaniel (University of Virginia)
Authors: Antonio Morgan-Lopez, Catherine Bradshaw (University of Virginia)

220 - Development of a Multidimensional Moderated Nonlinear Factor Analysis Model of Alcohol, Cannabis, and Opioid Involvement Using the National Survey on Drug Use and Health
Wednesday, May 31 | 6:00-7:15PM | Columbia A/B (Ballroom)
Presenting Author: Nisha Gottfredson (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
Authors: Antonio Morgan-Lopez, Alexandra T. Tonigan, Ty Ridenour

381 - Implementation Outcomes, Teachers Self-Efficacy and Cultural Pedagogy: Harmonizing Teachers’ Perceptions across 19 School Districts
Thursday, June 1 | 6:45-8:00PM | Columbia A/B (Ballroom)
Presenting Author: Ximena Franco-Jenkins (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
Authors: Marco Garcia (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), Jake Leonard (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), Cary S. Ward (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), Antonio Morgan-Lopez

*bolded names indicate RTI researchers

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RTI Presenters and Attendees

Antonio Morgan-Lopez
Antonio Morgan-Lopez Fellow, Quantitative Psychology
Lissette M. Saavedra
Lissette M. Saavedra Senior Research Psychologist
Ty Ridenour
Ty A. Ridenour Research Public Health Analyst
Dr. Phillip Graham
Phillip W. Graham Director, Center for Behavioral Health Epidemiology, Implementation, and Evaluation Research
Anna Yaros, Research Clinical Psychologist
Anna Yaros Research Clinical Psychologist
Shannon Blakey Research Clinical Psychologist

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