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Robert H. Aseltine, Jr., Ph.D.

Professor
Division of Behavioral Sciences and Community Health,
School of Dental Medicine
University of Connecticut Health Center
263 Farmington Avenue, MC 3910
Farmington, CT 06030-3910

Telephone: (860) 679-3282
Fax: (860) 679-1342

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Publications and Presentations:
Education
Ph.D., Sociology, 1992, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
M.A., Sociology, 1989, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
B.A., Sociology and Psychology, 1987, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut
   
Employment History
 
1987 - 1989 Graduate Student Research Assistant
Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
1989 - 1992 Research Associate and Senior Research Assistant
Center for Survey Research, University of Massachusetts at Boston
1992 - 1998 Senior Research Fellow
Center for Survey Research, University of Massachusetts at Boston
1998 - 2000 Assistant Professor
Department of Sociology, Boston University
2000 - 2001 Research Associate Professor
Department of Psychology, Boston University
Associate Director
Communication Research Center, Boston University
2001 - 2009 Associate Professor
Division of Behavioral Sciences and Community Health
Department of Oral Health and Diagnostic Sciences
School of Dental Medicine, University of Connecticut Health Center
2009 - present Professor
Division of Behavioral Sciences and Community Health
Department of Oral Health and Diagnostic Sciences
School of Dental Medicine, University of Connecticut Health Center
2005 - present Director
Institute for Public Health Research
University of Connecticut
2005 - present Director
Connecticut Health Information Network
University of Connecticut
Professional Memberships
  • American Public Health Association
  • Connecticut Public Health Association
  • American Association of Suicidology
  • International Association of Dental Research/American Association of Dental Research
Teaching
UCONN School of Dental Medicine
  • Critical Thinking in Dentistry
  • Research Methods in Epidemiology and the Behavioral Sciences (Graduate course)
UCONN School of Medicine
  • Principles of Clinical and Translational Research (4 sections)
Boston University
  • Sociological Methods
  • Introduction to Sociology: Health and Illness
  • Sociology of Mental Illness (Graduate course)
University of Massachusetts-Boston
  • Research Methods and Experimental Design II (Graduate course)
Wesleyan University
  • Sociological Analysis
   
Honors and Awards
1985 Robert S. Lynd Prize in Sociology, Wesleyan University
1987 Phi Beta Kappa, Wesleyan University
1988-1992 Walter S. Barr Graduate Fellowship, The Horace Smith Fund, Springfield, Massachusetts
1993 Best Dissertation Award, American Sociological Association, Mental Health Section
   
Professional Service
   
School of Dental Medicine

 2001 - 2003 Member, Faculty Council
2003 - 2004 Member, Task Force on Reorganization
2003 - 2004 Search Committee, Professor and Chair, Department of Periodontology
2009 - 2011 Member, Compensation Plan Appeals Committee
UCONN Health Center
 
 2001 - 2006 Member, Connecticut Health Task Force
2001 - 2006 Member, Legislative Liaison Committee, Connecticut Health Task Force
2004 - 2006 Member, Public Health Working Group for Vision Implementation, Research Infrastructure Committee
2006 - 2009 Member, Executive Committee, Public Health Signature Program
2007 - 2008 Search Committee, Assistant Vice President for Research Informatics, Information Technology
2007 - 2008 Search Committee, Professor of Epidemiology, Division of Public Health and Population Sciences
2007 - 2009 Chair, Research Strategic Plan Workgroup, Public Health Signature Program,
University of Connecticut
  		2003 Member, Public Health Initiative Task Force
2004 - 2006 Co-Chair, Health Information Core Task Force, Center for Public Health and Health Policy
2004 - 2006 Member, Biostatistics Task Force, Center for Public Health and Health Policy
2004 - present Member, Coordinating Committee, Center for Public Health and Health Policy
2006 - 2007 Chair of Search Committee, Informatics Director, Center for Public Health and Health Policy
2008 - present Assistant Director, CTSA Biomedical Informatics Program
2009 - present Faculty Representative (Alternate) for Public Health, Graduate Faculty Council
2009 - present Member, Oversight Committee, The Taylor L. Booth Engineering Center for Advanced Technology
State of Connecticut

 2001 - 2005 Member, Task Force to Promote Mental Health Education in Schools and Communities Mental Health Association of Connecticut, Inc.
2007 - present Member, Scientific Advisory Committee, Hartford Department of Public Health
2009 - present Member, Data Working Group of the P-20 Council, Connecticut Department of Education, Connecticut Department of Higher Education
Regional and National Service 2001 - present   Member, NECON Task Force on Mental Health Promotion, Mental Illness and Substance Abuse Prevention, The New England Coalition for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2005 - present  Member, Board of Directors Public Health Data Standards Consortium
2008 Member, Nominating Committee, Public Health Data Standards Consortium
   
Grant Review Panels
1995 - 2000
Grant Reviewer, William T. Grant Foundation
July 2005
 Member, HH-42 SEP Health Services Research Committee, Member, AA-2 Health Services Research Committee, National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
November 2005 Member, ZRG1 HOP-S (50) (R) Community Participation in Research Review Committee, National Institutes of Health
November 2005 Member, HH-51 SEP Health Services Research Committee, Member, AA-2 Health Services Research Committee, National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
March 2006 Member, HH-51 SEP Health Services Research Committee, Member, AA-2 Health Services Research Committee National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
August 2006 Chair, ZAA1 CC 70 1 SEP Health Services Research Committee, National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
June 2008 Member, AA-2 Health Services Research Committee, National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
January 2009 Member, ZCD1 CJM (06) Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research Centers (PRCs) Special Emphasis Panel, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
June 2009 Member, ZMH1 ERB-I (08) Special Emphasis Panel, Suicide Prevention in Emergency Departments (U01), National Institute of Mental Health
December 2009 Member, ZMD1 P20 Special Emphasis Panel, NCMHD Exploratory Centers of Excellence (P20) National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities
   
Journal Editorships 1997-1999 Associate Editor, Journal of Health and Social Behavior
Ad Hoc Reviewer
 Pediatrics
Journal of the American Academy of Child Adolescent Psychiatry
American Journal of Public Health
Journal of the American Medical Association
American Sociological Review
Journal of Health and Social Behavior
American Journal of Community Psychology
Social Forces
Social Psychology Quarterly
Adolescent Family Health
Journal of Adolescent Research
Journal of Marriage and the Family
Journal of Research on Adolescence

Presentations and Publications

Invited Addresses and Presentations

  1. An Evaluation of the Across Ages Program in Springfield, Massachusetts. Presented to the Across Ages Community Collaborators Advisory Board, Springfield, Massachusetts, May 1999.
  2. Results from an Evaluation of the SOS Suicide Prevention Program. Presented to the Mental Health Association of New York, New York, NY, November 2002.
  3. Signs of Suicide: A School-Based Prevention Program. Conference on Evidence-Based Programs for the Promotion of Mental Health and Prevention of Mental and Substance Use Disorders, sponsored by the New England Coalition for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (NECON). Sturbridge, MA, April 2004.
  4. Signs of Suicide: A School-Based Prevention Program. Conference on Preventing Suicide Through Proactive Policy and Interventions, sponsored by the Connecticut Special Education Resource Center/Department of Education, New Britain, CT, October 2004.
  5. The Connecticut Health Information Network. Child Health and Development Institute Research Roundtable, Farmington, CT, May 2005.
  6. The Impact of SBIRT on ED Patients’ Alcohol Use. International Conference on Alcohol and Injury: New Knowledge from Emergency Room Studies, Berkeley, CA, October 2005.
  7. Best Practices in Youth Suicide Prevention. Pathways into Hope: Arkansas Youth Suicide Prevention Conference, Little Rock, AK, March 2007.

Conference Presentations
  1. Colten, M.E., Gore, S.L., Aseltine, R.H. Jr. Family Structure and Depression: Mediating and Moderating Influences. Presented at the biennial meetings of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Atlanta, Georgia, March 1990.
  2. Gore, S.L., Aseltine, R.H. Jr., Colten, M.E. Gender, Social Relational Involvement, and Depression. Presented at the International Conference on Social Stress Research, London, England, June 1990.
  3. Colten, M.E., Aseltine, R.H. Jr., Gore, S.L. Gender Differences in Resilience and Vulnerability to Stress in Adolescence. Presented at the annual meetings of the American Psychological Association, Boston, Massachusetts, August 1990.
  4. Aseltine, R.H. Jr., Colten, M.E., Gore, S.L. Constancy and Change in Depressive Symptoms. Presented at the Adolescent Issues Seminar, Wellesley College, Wellesley, Massachusetts, May 1991.
  5. Aseltine, R.H. Jr., Gore, S.L., Colten, M.E. Chronic Stress and Chronic Distress in Adolescence: A Transactional Analysis. Presented at the biennial meetings of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Washington, DC, March 1992.
  6. Aseltine, R.H. Jr. The Emotional Impact of Early and Later Parental Divorce on Adolescents. Presented at the biennial meetings of the Society for Research in Child Development, New Orleans, LA, March 1993.
  7. Gore, S.L., Aseltine, R.H. Jr. Stress, Coping Resources, and Gender: An Ecology of Protective Processes in Adolescence. Presented at the biennial meetings of the Society for Research on Adolescence, San Diego, CA, February 1994.
  8. Aseltine, R.H. Jr., Gore, S.L. The Occurrence and Co-occurrence of Affective Disorder and Substance Abuse During the Transition to Adulthood. Presented at the biennial meetings of the Society for Research on Adolescence, San Diego, CA, February 1994.
  9. Gore, S.L., Aseltine, R.H. Jr., Colten, M.E., Bin, L. Development, Stress, and Well Being. Presented at the Sixth International Conference on Social Stress Research, Paris, France May 1996.
  10. Aseltine, R.H. Jr., Gore, S.L. Testing Strain, Control, and Peer Influence Theories of Adolescent Deviance. Presented at the annual meetings of the American Sociological Association, Toronto, Canada, August 1997.
  11. Harnish, J.D., Aseltine, R.H. Jr., Gore, S.L. Pathways Linking Early Adversity and Young Adult Depression: The Mediating Role of Stress, Coping, and Social Support. Presented at the biennial meetings of the Society for Research in Child Development, Albuquerque, NM, April 1999.
  12. Gore, S.L., Aseltine, R.H. Jr. Race and Ethnic Differences in Depression Following the Transition from High School. The Eighth International Conference on Social Stress Research, Portsmouth NH, April 2002.
  13. Aseltine, R.H. Jr. Childhood Adversity and Trajectories of Depression from Adolescence to Early Adulthood. The Eighth International Conference on Social Stress Research, Portsmouth NH, April 2002.
  14. Aseltine, R.H. Jr. Childhood Family Conflict, Sexual Victimization, and Depression from Adolescence to Early Adulthood. Dental Dean’s Seminar Series, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington CT, January 2003.
  15. Kopans, B., Aseltine, R.H. Jr., Bloom, A. The SOS Suicide Prevention Program: Finally, an Effective and Safe Program for Schools? The 36th Annual Conference of the American Association of Suicidology, Santa Fe, NM, April 2003.
  16. Aseltine, R.H. Jr. Evaluating the SOS Suicide Prevention Program. The 36th Annual Conference of the American Association of Suicidology, Santa Fe, NM, April 2003.
  17. James, A., Aseltine, R.H. Jr. The State of the Art in School based Suicide Prevention. Annual Meeting of the Connecticut Public Health Association, October 2003.
  18. Aseltine, R.H. Jr., James, A. An Outcome Evaluation of the SOS Suicide Prevention Program. The 50th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Miami Beach, FL, October 2003.
  19. Wallenstein, G.V., Aseltine, R.H. Jr., Kopans, B., Keliher, A., Pigeon, S., Jacobs, D.G. Results of the 2002 National Alcohol Screening Day. The Annual Meeting of the Association for Medical Education and Research in Substance Abuse, Baltimore, MD, November 2003.
  20. Aseltine, R.H. Jr., James, A. An Evaluation of a School-Based Suicide Prevention Program. The Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, San Francisco, CA, November 2003.
  21. Auerbach, K., Collins, L., Aseltine, R.H. Jr., Colten, M.E. Latent Transition Analysis of College Status Differences in the Development of Drinking and Binge Drinking Behavior. The Biennial Conference of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Baltimore, MD, April 2004.
  22. Aseltine, R.H. Jr., James, A. An Evaluation of a School-Based Suicide Prevention Program: A Replication and Extension. The 37th Annual Conference of the American Association of Suicidology, Miami, FL, April 2004.
  23. Murray, M., Aseltine, R.H. Jr. Translational Research in the ED: Can Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention Work in Real Life? Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Washington DC, November 2004.
  24. Aseltine, R.H. Jr. with the Academic ED SBIRT Research Collaborative. The Impact of SBIRT on ED Patients’ Alcohol Use. Annual Meeting of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, New York, NY, May 2005.
  25. Aseltine, R.H. Jr., Pigeon, S., James, A. SOS Signs of Suicide: An Evidence-based Suicide Prevention Program for Secondary School Students. Annual Meeting of the American School Counselor Association, Orlando, FL, June 2005.
  26. Aseltine, R.H. Jr., James, A. Evaluation of the SOS Suicide Prevention Program. The 52th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Toronto, CA, October 2005.
  27. Aseltine, R.H. Jr., Reisine, S., Schilling, E.A. Determinants of Overall Satisfaction with Dental PPOs: A National Study. The 35th Annual Meeting Exhibition of the American Association of Dental Research, Orlando, FL, March 2006.
  28. Aseltine, R.H. Jr., Gore, S.L., Gender and Depression: Resolving the Young Adult Conundrum, The 10th International Conference on Social Stress Research, Portsmouth, NH, October 2006.
  29. Schilling, E.A., Aseltine, R.H. Jr., Gore, S.L., Effects of Childhood Trauma on Mental Health During the Transition to Adulthood. The Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, November 2006.
  30. Aseltine, R.H. Jr., Schilling, E.A., James, A., Glanovsky, J. Alcohol Use and Suicidal Behavior among Adolescents. The 40th Annual Conference of the American Association of Suicidology, New Orleans, LA, April 2007.
  31. Aseltine, R.H. Jr. The Connecticut Health Information Network: Opportunities for the School of Dental Medicine. Dental Dean’s Seminar Series, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington CT, September 2008.
  32. Matthews, G., Harel, O., Aseltine, R.H. Jr. Examining the Robustness of Fully Synthetic Data Techniques for Data with Binary Variables. The 2008 New England Statistics Symposium, Boston, MA, April 2008.
  33. Matthews, G., Harel, O., Aseltine, R.H. Jr. Examining the Robustness of Fully Synthetic Data Techniques for Data with Binary Variables. The 2009 Spring Meetings of the Eastern North American Region of the International Biometric Society, San Antonio, TX, March 2009.
  34. Aseltine, R.H. Jr. Privacy and Confidentiality in the Context of a Statewide Health Information Network. The 2009 Joint Statistical Meetings, Washington, DC, August 2009.
  35. Rajasekaran, S., Harel, O., Matthews, G.J., Zuba, M., Aseltine, R.H. Jr. (2009). Responsible data releases. The 2009 Joint Statistical Meetings, Washington, DC, August 2009.
  36. Aseltine, R.H. Jr., Harel, O., Rajasekaran, S., Collins, C. Facilitating Health Data Sharing: The Connecticut Health Information Network's Innovative Approach to Data Integration and Data Dissemination. The Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Philadelphia, PA, November 2009.
Chapters and Non-Peer Reviewed Publications
(* = corresponding author)
  1. Colten, M.E., Gore, S.L., Aseltine, R.H. Jr. (1990). "The patterning of distress and disorder in a community sample of high school aged youth". In Colten, M.E. and Gore, S.L. (Eds.) Adolescent Stress: Causes and Consequences. Hawthorne, N.J.: Aldine de Gruyter.
  2. Gore, S.L., Aseltine, R.H. Jr., Colten, M.E., Bin, L. (1997). "Life after high school: Development, stress, and well being". In Ian H. Gotlib and Blair Wheaton (Eds.) Stress and Adversity Over the Life Course: Trajectories and Turning Points. New York: Cambridge University Press.
  3. Cleary, P.D., Aseltine, R.H. Jr. (1998). "The Massachusetts Medical Society’s Managed Care Report: The Physician’s Perspective on Managed Care Organizations in Massachusetts". An Occasional Health Report from the Publishers of The New England Journal of Medicine. Waltham, MA: The Massachusetts Medical Society.
  4. *Aseltine, R.H. Jr., Landon, B.E., Cleary, P.D. (2000). "The Physician’s Perspective on Managed Care Organizations: A Three Year Follow-up". An Occasional Health Report from the Publishers of The New England Journal of Medicine. Waltham, MA: The Massachusetts Medical Society.
  5. Gore, S.L., Aseltine, R.H. Jr., Schilling, E.A. (2006). "Transition to adulthood, mental health and inequality". In W. Avison, J. McLeod B. Pescasolido (Eds.) Mental Health, Social Mirror. New York: Springer Press.
  6. *Aseltine, R.H. Jr., Harnish, J.D., Gore, S.L., Schilling, E.A. (2007). "Linking childhood family conflict and early adult depression". In R. Grenell (Ed), Adolescent Behavior Research Studies. New York: Nova Science Publishers.
Technical Reports
  1. Aseltine, R.H. Jr. (2000). The Across Ages Project: An intergenerational approach to drug prevention. Final report prepared for the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
  2. Aseltine, R.H. Jr. (2001). Perspectives on credentialing and privileging: A survey of Massachusetts physicians. Report prepared for the Committee on the Quality of Medical Practice, Massachusetts Medical Society, Waltham, Massachusetts.
  3. Aseltine, R.H. Jr. (2001). Results from the 2001 survey of BMC Healthnet physicians. Report prepared for the Boston Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts.
  4. Aseltine, R.H. Jr. (2002). An evaluation of the SOS program: Final report of findings from the 2001-2002 school year. Final report prepared for the Ronald McDonald House Charities.
  5. Aseltine, R.H. Jr. (2003). Results from the 2003 Membership Survey. Report prepared for the Committee on the Quality of Medical Practice, Massachusetts Medical Society, Waltham, Massachusetts.
  6. Aseltine, R.H. Jr. (2003). Final results from the 2003 National Alcohol Screening Day. Report prepared for the National Institute for Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIH), the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, and Screening for Mental Health Inc., Wellesley, Massachusetts.
  7. Aseltine, R.H. Jr. (2004). Results from the 2004 Membership Survey. Report prepared for the Committee on the Quality of Medical Practice, Massachusetts Medical Society, Waltham, Massachusetts.
  8. Aseltine, R.H. Jr., Schilling, E.A. (2004). Final results from the 2004 National Alcohol Screening Day. Report prepared for the National Institute for Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIH), the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, and Screening for Mental Health Inc., Wellesley, Massachusetts.
  9. Aseltine, R.H. Jr. (2005). Results from the 2005 Membership Survey. Report prepared for the Committee on the Quality of Medical Practice, Massachusetts Medical Society, Waltham, Massachusetts.
  10. Aseltine, R.H. Jr. (2006). Results from the 2006 Membership Survey. Report prepared for the Committee on the Quality of Medical Practice, Massachusetts Medical Society, Waltham, Massachusetts.
  11. Aseltine, R.H. Jr. (2007). Results from the 2007 Membership Survey. Report prepared for the Committee on the Quality of Medical Practice, Massachusetts Medical Society, Waltham, Massachusetts.
  12. Aseltine, R.H. Jr. (2008). Results from the 2008 Membership Survey. Report prepared for the Committee on the Quality of Medical Practice, Massachusetts Medical Society, Waltham, Massachusetts.
  13. Aseltine, R.H. Jr., Sethi, M., Woodward, A. (2008). Results from the 2008 Medical Liability Environment Survey. Report prepared for the Massachusetts Medical Society House of Delegates, Waltham, Massachusetts.
  14. Aseltine, R.H. Jr., Katz, M.C., Geragosian, A.H. (2008). Connecticut Physician Workforce Survey 2008: Final report on physician perceptions and potential impact on access to medical care. Report prepared for the Connecticut State Medical Society, New Haven, Connecticut.
  15. Aseltine, R.H. Jr. (2009). Evaluation of the 2008 National Depression Screening Day Online Screening Program. Report prepared for Screening for Mental Health Inc., Wellesley, Massachusetts.
  16. Aseltine, R.H. Jr. (2009). Results from the 2009 Membership Survey. Report prepared for the Committee on the Quality of Medical Practice, Massachusetts Medical Society, Waltham, Massachusetts.
  17. Aseltine, R.H. Jr., Katz, M.C., Geragosian, A.H. (2009). Providing Medical Care to Diverse Populations: Summary of Findings from a Survey of Connecticut Physicians. Report prepared for the Connecticut State Medical Society, New Haven, Connecticut.

Dissertations and Theses
  1. Aseltine, R.H. Jr. 1992. Doctoral Thesis. The Impact of Parental Divorce on Adolescents. The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
Peer Reviewed Publications
  1. Schuster, T.L., Kessler, R.C., Aseltine, R.H. Jr. (1990). Positive interactions, negative interactions, and depressed mood. American Journal of Community Psychology, 18, 423-438.
  2. Gore, S.L., Aseltine, R.H. Jr., Colten, M.E. (1992). Social structure, life stress, and depressive symptoms in a high school aged population. Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 33, 97-113.
  3. Gore, S.L., Aseltine, R.H. Jr., Colten, M.E. (1993). Gender, social relational involvement and depression. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 3, 101-125.
  4. *Aseltine, R.H. Jr., Gore, S.L. (1993). Mental health and social adaptation following the transition from high school. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 3, 247-270.
  5. Aseltine, R.H. Jr., Kessler, R.C. (1993). Marital disruption and depression in a community sample. Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 34, 237-251.
  6. *Aseltine, R.H. Jr., Gore, S.L., Colten, M.E. (1994). Depression and the social developmental context of adolescence. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 67, 252-263.
  7. Gore, S.L., Aseltine, R.H. Jr. (1995). Stress, coping resources, and gender: An ecology of protective processes in adolescence. American Journal of Community Psychology, 23, 301-327.
  8. *Aseltine, R.H. Jr, Carlson, K. Fowler, F.J. Jr, Barry, M. (1995). Comparing prospective and retrospective measures of treatment outcomes. Medical Care, 33, AS67-AS76.
  9. *Aseltine, R.H. Jr. (1995). A reconsideration of parental and peer influences on adolescent deviance. Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 36,103-121.
  10. *Aseltine, R.H. Jr. (1996). Pathways linking parental divorce with adolescent depression. Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 37, 133-148.
  11. Biener, L., Aseltine, R.H. Jr., Cohen, B., Anderka, M. (1998). Reactions of adult and teen smokers to the Massachusetts Tobacco Tax. American Journal of Public Health, 88, 1389-1391.
  12. *Aseltine, R.H. Jr., Gore, S.L., Colten, M.E. (1998). The co-occurrence of depression and substance abuse in late adolescence. Development and Psychopathology, 10, 549-570.
  13. *Harnish, J.D., Aseltine, R.H. Jr., Gore, S.L. (2000). Resolution of stressful experiences as an indicator of coping effectiveness in young adults: An event history analysis. Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 41, 121-136.
  14. *Aseltine, R.H. Jr., Gore, S.L. (2000). The variable effects of stress on alcohol use from adolescence to early adulthood. Substance Use Misuse, 35, 643-668.
  15. *Aseltine, R.H. Jr., Gore, S.L., Gordon, J. (2000). Life stress, anger and anxiety, and delinquency: An empirical test of general strain theory. Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 41, 256-275.
  16. *Aseltine, R.H. Jr., Dupre, M., Lamlein, P. (2001). Mentoring as a drug prevention strategy: An evaluation of Across Ages. Adolescent and Family Health, 1, 11-20.
  17. Landon, B.E., Aseltine, R.H. Jr., Shaul, J.A., Miller, Y., Auerbach, B.A., Cleary, P.D. (2002). Evolving dissatisfaction among primary care physicians in Massachusetts. American Journal of Managed Care, 8, 890-901.
  18. *Doucet, J. Aseltine, R.H. Jr. (2003). Childhood family adversity and the quality of marital relationships in young adulthood. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 20, 819-843.
  19. Haley, S. M., Fragala, M.A., Aseltine, R.H. Jr., Ni, P., and Skrinar, A.M. (2003). Development of a disease specific disability instrument for Pompe Disease. Pediatric Rehabilitation, 6, 77-84.
  20. Gore, S.L., Kadish, S., Aseltine, R.H. Jr. (2003). Career centered high school education and post-high school career adaptation. American Journal of Community Psychology, 32, 77-88.
  21. Gore, S.L., Aseltine, R.H. Jr. (2003). Race and ethnic differences in depression following the transition from high school. Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 44, 370- 389.
  22. *Aseltine, R.H. Jr. (2003). An evaluation of a school-based suicide prevention program. Adolescent Family Health, 3, 819-843.
  23. * Aseltine, R.H. Jr., Doucet, J. (2004). The impact of parental divorce on premarital pregnancy. Adolescent Family Health, 3, 122-129.
  24. *Aseltine, R.H. Jr. DeMartino, R. (2004). An outcome evaluation of the SOS suicide prevention program. American Journal of Public Health, 94, 446-451.
  25. *Dupre, M., Aseltine, R.H. Jr., Wallenstein, G.V., Jacobs, D.G. (2005). An overview of National Alcohol Screening Day: 2001-2003. Alcohol Research and Health, 28, 23-26.
  26. *Aseltine, R.H. Jr., Gore, S.L. (2005). Work, post-secondary education, and mental health following the transition from high school. Journal of Adolescent Research, 20, 615-639.
  27. *Aseltine, R.H. Jr., Doucet, J., Schilling, E.A. (2006). Explaining the association between family structure and early intercourse. Adolescent Family Health, 4, 57-69.
  28. Wallenstein, G.V., Pigeon, S., Kopans, B., Jacobs, D.G., Aseltine, R.H. Jr. (2007). Results of National Alcohol Screening Day: College demographics, clinical characteristics, and comparison with online screening. Journal of American College Health, 55, 341-350.
  29. *Schilling, E.A., Aseltine, R.H. Jr., Gore, S.L. (2007). Adverse childhood experiences and mental health in young adults: A longitudinal survey. BMC Public Health, 7, 30.
  30. Aseltine, R.H. Jr., James, A., Schilling, E.A., Glanovsky, J. (2007). Evaluating the SOS suicide prevention program: A replication and extension. BMC Public Health, 7, 161.
  31. Abu-Hasaballah, K., James, A. Aseltine, R.H. Jr. (2007). Lessons and pitfalls of interactive voice response in medical research. Contemporary Clinical Trials, 28, 593- 602.
  32. *Schilling, E.A., Aseltine, R.H. Jr., Gore, S.L. (2007). Young women’s social and occupational development and mental health in the aftermath of child sexual abuse. American Journal of Community Psychology, 40, 109-124.
  33. Aseltine, R.H. Jr. with the Academic ED SBIRT Research Collaborative. (2007). An evidence based alcohol SBIRT curriculum improves performance of ED providers. Substance Abuse, 28, 79-92.
  34. *Aseltine, R.H. Jr., Reisine, S., Schilling, E.A., Kennedy, J. (2007). Dental practice satisfaction with preferred provider organizations. BMC Health Services Research, 7,184.
  35. *Aseltine, R.H. Jr. with the Academic ED SBIRT Research Collaborative. (2007). The impact of screening, brief intervention and referral for treatment on emergency department patients’ alcohol use. Annals of Emergency Medicine, 50, 699-710.
  36. *Schilling, E.A., Aseltine, R.H. Jr., Gore, S.L. (2008). The impact of cumulative childhood adversity on young adult mental health: Measures, models, and interpretations. Social Science and Medicine, 66, 1140-1151.
  37. *Aseltine, R.H. Jr., Katz, M.C. (2008). Connecticut Physician Workforce Survey 2008: Initial findings on physician perceptions and potential impact on access to medical care. Connecticut Medicine, 72, 539-546.
  38. Aseltine, R.H. Jr., Schilling, E.A., James, A., Murray, M., Jacobs, D.G. (2008). An evaluation of National Alcohol Screening Day. Alcohol and Alcoholism, 43, 97–103.
  39. Mi, T., Aseltine, R.H. Jr., Rajasekaran, S. (2008). Data integration on multiple data sets. Proceedings of the 2008 IEEE International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedicine, 443-446.
  40. *Aseltine, R.H. Jr., DeMarco, F.J., Wallenstein, G.V., Jacobs, D.G. (2009). Assessing barriers to change in drinking behavior: Results of an online employee screening program. WORK: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment Rehabilitation, 32, 165-169.
  41. *Aseltine, R.H. Jr., Schilling, E.A., James, A., Glanovsky, J.L., Jacobs, D.G. (2009). Age variability in the association between heavy episodic drinking and adolescent suicide attempts: Findings from a large-scale, school-based screening program. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 48, 262-270.
  42. *Schilling, E.A., Aseltine, R.H. Jr., Glanovsky, J.L., James, A., Jacobs, D.G. (2009). Adolescent alcohol use, suicidal ideation, and suicide attempts. Journal of Adolescent Health, 44, 335-341.
  43. *Aseltine, R.H. Jr., Katz, M.C. (2009). Providing Medical Care to Diverse Populations: Findings from a Survey of Connecticut Physicians. Connecticut Medicine, 73, S1-S8.
  44. *Rajasekaran, S., Harel, O., Matthews, G.J., Zuba, M., Aseltine, R.H. Jr. (2009). Responsible data releases. Proceedings of the 9th Industrial Conference on Advances in Data Mining, Lecture Notes In Artificial Intelligence, 5633, 388 - 400.
  45. Matthews, G.J., Harel, O., Aseltine, R.H. Jr. (In press). Examining the robustness of fully synthetic data techniques for data with binary variables. Journal of Statistical Computation and Simulation.
Articles in Peer Review
  1. Aseltine, R.H. Jr. Hoffmann, J. (Under review, American Sociological Review). Explaining age trends in delinquent behavior
  2. Aseltine, R.H. Jr. with the Academic ED SBIRT Research Collaborative. (Under review, Alcohol and Alcoholism). The impact of screening, brief intervention and referral for treatment (SBIRT) on emergency department patients’ alcohol use: A 3, 6 and 12 month follow-up.
  3. Sethi, M., Aseltine, R.H. Jr., Ehrenfeld, J.M., Kirshenbaum, E., Ding, A., Herndon, J., Weinstein, S.L., Harel, O., Stratton, J., Woodward, A. (Under review, Health Affairs). The prevalence and costs of defensive medicine in Massachusetts: A survey of physicians.

Research Grants and Contracts

Date, Funding Agency, Title, Award Project Goals
09/01/1992 - 08/31/1998
R01 MH42909 S. Gore (PI)
National Institute of Mental Health
Stress and Mental Health: Adolescence to Early Adulthood
Role: Co-Investigator
Total Award: $1,896,224 		To examine the effects of negative life events, relationship strains, and social support on mental health and social adaptation from adolescence through young adulthood in a sample of 1200 youths from the greater Boston area.
10/01/1995 - 09/30/1999
Brightside for Families and Children, Inc. R. Aseltine (PI)
Across Ages: An Intergenerational Approach to Drug and Alcohol Prevention
Role: Principal Investigator
Total Award: $296,400 		This subcontract from a SAMHSA High Risk Youth grant evaluated the efficacy of an intergenerational mentoring intervention in reducing risk factors for early drug and alcohol use among middle school students in Springfield, MA.
09/01/1996 - 08/31/1997
UMass-Boston Public Service Grant R. Aseltine (PI)
Early Adult Consequences of Childhood Adversity
Role: Principal Investigator
Total Award: $7,738		 To prepare a grant proposal seeking extramural funds to investigate the impact of childhood adversity on young adult mental health.
09/01/1997 - 04/30/2004
R29 MH55195 R. Aseltine (PI)
National Institute of Mental Health
Pathways from Childhood Adversity to Adult Mental Health
Role: Principal Investigator
Total Award: $533,601		 To examine the ways in which adverse childhood experiences affect mental health in early adulthood.
09/01/1997 - 04/30/2004
R01 MH55626 S. Gore (PI)
National Institute of Mental Health
Reducing Mental Health Risk in Young Adult Transitions
Role: Co-Investigator
Total Award: $2,015,930		 To examine the impact of planning and preparation for the transition from high school on young adult mental health and social functioning in a socioeconomically and ethnically diverse sample.
06/01/1998 - 03/31/2003
William T. Grant Foundation R. Aseltine (PI)
Disrupted Transitions from Adolescence to Adulthood: A Study of High School Dropouts
Role: Principal Investigator
Total Award: $195,636.		 To examine the mental health and social adaptation of high school dropouts from schools participating in a larger NIH funded study as they moved from the late teens into their early 20's.
09/01/2002 - 08/31/2003
Center for Mental Health Services/ R. Aseltine (PI) SAMHSA
An Outcome Evaluation of the SOS Suicide Prevention Program
Role: Principal Investigator
Total Award: $93,000		 To evaluate the efficacy of the SOS Suicide Prevention program in preventing suicidal behavior and promoting help-seeking among high school students attending selected schools in Massachusetts and Georgia.
09/01/2002 - 08/31/2003
Robert Leet and Clara Guthrie Patterson Trust
An Evaluation of the SOS Suicide Prevention Program in Hartford, CT
Role: Principal Investigator
Total Award: $50,000
 To evaluate the efficacy of the SOS Suicide Prevention program in preventing suicidal behavior and promoting help-seeking among high school students attending Hartford, CT high schools.
04/01/2004 - 05/28/2007
R21 AA015123 R. Aseltine (PI)
National Institute for Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention in the ED
Role: Principal Investigator
Total Award: $534,284.		 An experimental trial to determine the efficacy of screening, brief intervention, and referral for treatment among Emergency Department patients who are at-risk drinkers.
03/01/2006 - 02/28/2008
Connecticut Health Foundation S. Reisine (PI)
Prenatal Nutritional Intervention to Prevent Childhood Caries
Role: Co-Investigator
Total Award: $183,035		 This pilot project assesses the feasibility and impact of a nutritional intervention targeting economically disadvantaged pregnant mothers on subsequent levels of mutans streptococci in their infant children.
12/01/2006 - 06/30/2009
CT Dept of Mental Health and Substance Abuse R. Aseltine (PI)
Evaluation of the Connecticut Statewide Youth Suicide Prevention Initiative
Role: Principal Investigator
Total Award: $197,800		 This subcontract funded by a Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act award (administered through the US Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) evaluates a multifaceted strategy to prevent suicidal behavior among adolescents and young adults in the state of Connecticut.
07/01/2007 - 06/30/2009
CT Department of Children and Families R. Aseltine (PI)
Evaluation of the Adoption Assistance Program
Role: Principal Investigator
Total Award: $150,000. 		To evaluate the impact of services provided by the UCHC Adoption Assistance Program on adoptive families.
07/01/2007 - 06/30/2009
State of Connecticut R. Aseltine (PI)
Development of the Connecticut Health Information Network
Role: Principal Investigator
Total Award: $1,000,000 		To design, develop and evaluate a pilot implementation of a federated network allowing for the integration and analysis of disparate health-related databases maintained by Connecticur's state agencies.
04/01/2008 - 03/31/2010
Donaghue Medical Research Foundation A. Ferris (PI)
Evaluating Changes to the Local Food Environment
Role: Co-Investigator
Total Award: $239,886.		 To evaluate an intervention to promote increases in the marketing and availability of healthy foods among small grocers in the greater Hartford area.
07/01/2008 - 06/30/2011
US Department of Agriculture A. Ferris (PI)
Effectiveness of an IMB Model in Reducing Sweetened Beverage Consumption in Preschool Children
Role: Co-investigator
Total Award: $986,525		 To determine the effectiveness of an intervention based on the Information-Motivation- Behavior model of behavior change to reduce sweetened drink consumption in young children.
09/01/2008 - 12/31/2009
Screening for Mental Health, Inc. R. Aseltine (PI)
Evaluating the Signs of Suicide Prevention Program in High Impact Schools
Role: Principal Investigator
Total Award: $492,950
 This subcontract from the US Department of Defense evaluates the efficacy of the SOS suicide prevention program among a national sample of middle and high school students in schools with large numbers of children with a parent in the military.
10/01/2008 - 09/30/2013
R01 OH008929 M. Cherniack (PI)
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Aging, Musculoskeletal Disorders, and Work Capacity
Role: Co-Investigator
Total Award: $2,988,425. 		This study of assesses the impact of aging and job characteristics on musculoskeletal health and work capacity.
10/01/2008 - 09/30/2013
R21 OH009092 T. Morse (PI)
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Characteristics of Effective Job Health and Safety Committees
Role: Co-Investigator
Total Award: $318,105 		Job Health and Safety Committees (HSC) are worker-management committees that are intended to try to reduce work-related injuries and illnesses in the workplace. This study is designed to better understand the characteristics of HSC (such as membership, activities, and communication) that make them more or less effective. This information is expected to lead to interventions to improve the effectiveness of HSC, which in turn should reduce work-related injuries and illnesses.
09/01/2009 - 06/30/2011
State of Connecticut R. Aseltine (PI)
Development of the Connecticut Health Information Network: Phase II
Role: Principal Investigator
Total Award: $1,000,000 		Phase II in the design, development, evaluation, and implementation of a federated network allowing for the integration and analysis of disparate health-related databases maintained by Connecticut's state agencies.
 
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