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Owens, J. S., Murphy, C. E., Richerson, L., Girio, E. L., & Himawan, L. K. (2008). Science to practice in underserved communities: The effectiveness of school mental health programming. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 37, 434-447.

Owens, J. S., Girio, E. L., Himawan, L. K., & Abbott, M. Y. (2008). Implementing and evaluating evidence-based treatments in schools: Successes and lessons learned. Advances in School Mental Health Promotion, 1, 39-51.

Owens, J. S., Goldfine, M. E., Evangelista, N. M., Hoza, B., & Kaiser, N. M. (2007). A critical review of self-perceptions and the positive illusory bias in children with ADHD. Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review, 10, 335-351.

Owens, J. S., Richerson, L., Murphy, C. E., Jagelewski, A., & Rossi, L. (2007). The parent perspective: Informing the cultural sensitivity of parenting programs in rural communities. Child and Youth Care Forum, 36, 179-194.

Owens, J. S., Richerson, L., Beilstein, E. A., Crane, A., Murphy, C. E., & Vancouver, J. B. (2005). School-based mental health programming for children with inattentive and disruptive behavior problems: First year treatment outcome. Journal of Attention Disorders, 9, 261-274.

Evans, G. D., Bryant, N. B., Owens, J. S., & Koukos, K. (2004). Ethnic differences in burnout, coping, and intervention acceptability among childcare professionals. Child and Youth Care Forum, 33, 349-371.

Owens, J. S. & Murphy, C. E. (2004). Effectiveness research in the context of school-based mental health. Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review, 7, 195-209.

Chapters and Other Publications

Girio, E. L., Richerson, L., & Owens, J. S. (in press). Treatment of Refractory Cases of Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Children. In D. McKay & E. Storch (Eds.), Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Refractory Cases in Children and Adolescents. New York: Springer.

Karpenko, V., Owens, J. S., & Mahoney, M. (in press). Relation between symptom and functional change in children with ADHD receiving school-based mental health services. The Ohio Psychologist.

Owens, J. S. & Hamel-Lambert, J. (2007). Rising to the challenge: Transforming training to prepare the mental health workforce for interprofessional collaboration. Report on Emotional & Behavioral Disorders in Youth, 7, 33-47.

Owens, J. S., Dan, M., Alvarez, H., Tener, D., Oberlin, K. (2007). Using community-university partnerships to advance school mental health programming: Why, what and how? Ohio Mental Health Network for School Success Network News, 4(2), 2-3.

Owens, J. S. & Richerson, L. (2006). Oppositional defiant disorder in the classroom. In R. J. Waller (Ed.), Fostering Child and Adolescent Mental Health in the Classroom, (pp.115-138). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Ogles, B. M., & Owens, J. S. (2004). Program evaluation: Developing outcome indicators for school-based mental health programs. In K. E. Robinson (Ed.), Advances in school-based mental health interventions: Best practices and program models, (pp. 10:1 – 10:17). Kingston, New Jersey: Civic Research Institute.

Owens, J. S. (July, 2005). Without having to leave the school building. Guest column for the Newsletter for the Ohio Association of County Behavioral Health Authorities.

Posters and Presentations

Van Eck, K., Evans, S., Hoza, B., Mikami, A., Owens, J., & Serpell, Z. (2008, November). Social Impairment for Children and Adolescents with ADHD: Etiology & Intervention. Roundtable discussion conducted at the 38th annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Orlando, FL.

Owens, J. S., Evangelista, N. M., Mahoney, M., & Karpenko, V. (2008, September). Documenting Treatment Outcome: Straight Talk Among Scientists, Practitioners, Policy Makers, and Families. Workshop presented at the 13th National Conference on Advancing School-Based Mental Health Programs, Phoenix, AZ.

Dan, M., Stevens, M. J., Coanda, V. M., & Owens, J. S. (2008, March). A longitudinal view of mental health services in Romanian schools. Poster accepted for presentatio at International Counseling Psychology Conference, Chicago, IL.

Owens, J. S., Girio, E. L., Murphy, C. E., Richerson, L., Himawan, L. K. (2008, February). School-Based Mental Health in Underserved Communities. Paper presented at the 21st Annual Research Conference--A System of Care for Children's Mental Health: Expanding the Research Base, Tampa, FL.

Dan, M., Evangelista, N. M., Murphy, C. E., Owens, J. S., & Fields, E. (2007, November). Syndrome Co-Occurrence and Functional Impairment in a School-Referred Sample of Youth with Disruptive Behavior Disorders. Poster presented at the 41st annual meeting of the Association for Cognitive and Behavioral Therapy, Philadelphia, PA.

Girio, E. L., Golden, C. M., Owens, J. S., Murphy, C. E., Fields, E. (2007, November). A Comparison of Family Socioeconomic Status between Studies with Recruited verses Referred Children with ADHD. Poster presented at the 41st annual meeting of the Association for Cognitive and Behavioral Therapy, Philadelphia, PA.

Flaspohler, P., Paternite, C., Rietz, K., Hussey, D., Owens, J. S., Tracy, E., Zullig, K., Reynolds, D., Green, J., Burke, R., & Weist, M. (2007, October). The Effective Practice Integration Council: Supporting Promotion of Expanded School Mental Health through University-Community Partnerships. Paper presented at the 12th National Conference on Advancing School-Based Mental Health Programs, Orlando, FL.

Elfstrom, J. L., Flaspohler, P. D., Owens, J. S., Cuellar, R. E., & Maras, M. (2007, October). Building Interdisciplinary Collaboration: When Schools, Communities and Universities Work Together. Workshop presented at the 12th National Conference on Advancing School-Based Mental Health Programs, Orlando, FL.

Girio, E. L., Owens, J. S., Tener, D. & Dearth, C. (2007, October). Avoiding Potholes in the Road: Practical Solutions for Developing Relationships and Infrastructure to Support Evidence-Based Practices. Workshop presented at the 12th National Conference on Advancing School-Based Mental Health Programs, Orlando, FL.

Owens, J. S., & Atkins, M., Alvarez, H., Evans, S., & Weist, M. (2006, November). Translational Research in School-based Mental Health: Emerging Methodological Issues. Chaired panel discussion presented at the 40th annual meeting of the Association for Cognitive and Behavioral Therapy, Chicago, IL.

Owens, J. S., & Atkins, M., Alvarez, H., Evans, S., & Weist, M. (2006, November). Translational Research in School-based Mental Health: Emerging Methodological Issues. Chaired panel discussion presented at the 40th annual meeting of the Association for Cognitive and Behavioral Therapy, Chicago, IL.

Girio, E. L., Owens, J. S., & Kirk, A. (2006, November). Teacher Acceptability of “Evidence-Based” and “Promising” Treatments for Children with ADHD. Poster presented at the 40th annual meeting of the Association for Cognitive and Behavioral Therapy, Chicago, IL.

Richerson, L., Karpenko, V., & Owens, J. S. (2006, November). Concordance between Parent and Teacher Behavioral Ratings of ADHD Symptoms in the Context of School-Based Mental Health Programs. Poster presented at the 40th annual meeting of the Association for Cognitive and Behavioral Therapy, Chicago, IL.

Owens, J. S., Hamel-Lambert, J., Murphy, C. E., & Quinn, K. (2006, October). A Multi-tiered Interdisciplinary Training Program Preparing Professionals for Integrated Systems of Care. Paper presented at the Ohio Department of Mental Health 1st Annual Clinical Conference What’s New: Integration and Innovation Across Behavioral Health Care, Columbus, OH.

Owens, J. S. (2006, October). Transporting Evidence-Based Practices in the Context of School-Mental Health Partnerships. Poster presented at the Ohio Department of Mental Health Research Results Briefing: Knowledge to Transform Mental Health Services in Ohio, Columbus, OH.

Owens, J. S., Girio, E. L., Rokusek, R. M. & Murphy, C. E. (2006, September). Preparing Mental Health Professionals for Collaborative, Interdisciplinary Consultation in Schools. Workshop presented at the 11th National Conference on Advancing School-Based Mental Health Programs, Baltimore, MD.

Maras, M., Flaspohler, P. D., Paternite, C., Golden, C., Owens, J. S., Parkin, J. R., & Weston, K. (2006, September). Making the Grade in School-Based Mental Health: Preparing the Mental Health Workforce. Workshop presented at the 11th National Conference on Advancing School-Based Mental Health Programs, Baltimore, MD.

Murphy, C. E. & Owens. J. S. (2006, April). Parent Perceptions of Barriers to Children's Mental Health Care in Appalachian Ohio. Poster presented at the REEP Health Disparities Research Forum, Columbus, OH.

Owens, J. S., & Murphy, C. (2006, April). Integrating Multi-Modal, Evidence-Based Treatments into the School Setting. Poster presented at the National Conference on Child Health Psychology, Gainesville, FL.

Quinn, K., Owens, J. S., & Hamel-Lambert, J. (2006, March). Videoconferencing: Bringing Evidence Based Practices to Underserved Sites. Poster presented at the meeting for the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Training, San Diego, California.

Richerson, L., Girio, E. L., & Owens, J. S. (2005, November). Compliance with Daily Report Card Procedures Predicting Student Outcome. Poster presented at the 39th annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Washington DC.

Owens, J. S., Tener, D., Abbott, M., & Earley, L. (2005, October). Building University-Mental Health-Education Partnerships: A Panel Discussion. Paper presented at the 10th National Conference on Advancing School-Based Mental Health Programs, Cleveland, OH.

Hamel-Lambert, J., Owens, J. S., & Evangelista, N. M. (2005, March). Lessons Learned at School: Strategies for Successful Collaboration. Paper presented at the 7th All-Ohio Institute on Community Psychiatry, Cleveland, OH.

Alvarez, H., Owens, J. S., Mohat, D., Evans, G. D., Fox, L., Gylys, J., & Murphy, C. E. (2004, November). Initiative in Rural Mental Health Service Delivery: Advances in Clinical Practices for Children and Adults. Roundtable discussion conducted at the 38th annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New Orleans, LA.

Owens, J. S., Jagelewski, A., Richerson, L., & Crane A. N. (2004, October). Listening to Parents: Using Focus Groups to Inform Program Modifications. Paper presented at the 9th National Conference on Advancing School-Based Mental Health Programs, Dallas, TX.

Owens, J. S., Paternite, C., Richerson, L., & Maras, M. (2004, October). University Involvement in Mental Health—Education Partnerships: Benefits for All. Paper presented at the 9th National Conference on Advancing School-Based Mental Health Programs, Dallas, TX.

Owens, J. S. (2003, November). Transporting Empirically-Supported Behavioral Treatments to Rural Schools: First Year Outcome. In H. C. Dent and E. A. Storch (Chairs), Taking it to the Schools: Delivering Empirically Supported Treatments for Childhood Psychopathology in the School Setting. Symposium conducted at the 37th annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Boston, MA.

Richerson, L., & Owens, J. S. (2003, November). Parental Involvement in a School-Based Mental Health Program. Poster presented at the 37th annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Boston, MA.

Crane, A. N., & Owens, J. S. (2003, November). Parent Stages of Change Questionnaire: Psychometric Properties. Poster presented at the 37th annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Boston, MA.

Owens, J. S., Murphy, C., & Doherty, E. (2003, October). Applying Empirically-Supported Strategies in the School Setting: The Y.E.S.S. Program. Paper presented at the 8th National Conference on Advancing School-Based Mental Health Programs, Portland, OR.

Owens, J. S., Richerson, L., & Crane, A. (2003, October). The Youth Experiencing Success in School (Y.E.S.S.) Program: Implementation and First Year Outcome. Poster presented at the 8th National Conference on Advancing School-Based Mental Health Programs, Portland, OR.

Owens, J. S. (2002, October). School-Based Mental Health: Making It Happen in a Rural Community. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Kansas Conference in Clinical Child Psychology, Lawrence, KS.


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