Josephine D Korchmaros
- Director, Southwest Institute for Research on Women
- Research Social Scientist, Southwest Institute for Research on Women
- Research Professor, Southwest Institute for Research on Women
- Member of the Graduate Faculty
- (520) 621-3330
- Gender and Women's Studies, Rm. 207
- Tucson, AZ 85721
- jkorch@arizona.edu
Biography
Dr. Korchmaros is Director of the University of Arizona’s Southwest Institute for Research on Women (SIROW). Since earning her doctoral degree in Social Psychology with a focus on quantitative research methods in 2003, Dr. Korchmaros has developed, implemented, evaluated, and provided training and technical assistance for multiple grant-funded research projects of importance to underserved populations (e.g., racial/sexual minorities including women/girls and Native American populations). Her research has focused on treatment models; reduction of risk behaviors; addressing group-based (e.g., culture and gender identification) health disparities; and system and policy improvement in such areas as sexual health, substance use, and justice-involvement.
Dr. Korchmaros takes a research-to-practice focus, aiming to a) disseminate research findings in a timely manner using multiple mediums and outlets; b) increase the extent to which practice is informed by research; and c) encourage policy change and funding programs informed by current research and knowledge. She has produced peer-reviewed research briefs, trainings, papers, implementation tools, and presentations concerning accurate identification of service need within underrepresented and disadvantaged populations, effectively addressing such need, and health-related behavior change.
Dr. Korchmaros also has extensive experience conducting and assisting others to conduct culturally-informed intervention and research. She has developed theoretically-based health-related behavior interventions for different populations and has informed the field about the particular influencing factors related to health-related behavior among particular populations. Finally, Dr. Korchmaros’ work has informed the field about the practice of implementing culturally-informed intervention and research, such as with her guide for conducting program evaluation among Native American populations.
Dr. Korchmaros has particular expertise in:
· health-related behavior change intervention
· culturally-informed programming
· research methodology
· statistical analysis
· process, outcome, and cost evaluation
Degrees
- Graduate certificate Quantitative Research Methods in Psychological Science
- University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, United States
- Ph.D. Social Psychology
- University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, United States
- Can We Get Together? Relationship Initiation as a Motive to Seek Help
- M.A. Social Psychology
- University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, United States
- A Social Relations Analysis of Helping
- B.A. Psychology
- University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, United States
Work Experience
- Southwest Institute for Research on Women, University of Arizona (2007 - Ongoing)
- Internet Solutions for Kids, Inc. (now known as Center for Innovative Public Health Research) (2007 - 2012)
- Providence Corp. (2007 - 2008)
- Jaswinder Ghuman, MD. (2007)
- Just Kid, Inc. (2007)
- ITT Technical Institute (2006)
- Department of Health and Human Services Public Health Services Grant granted to David G. Gilbert, PhD. (2005)
- Southern Illinois university (2003 - 2006)
- University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut (2002)
- University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut (2001)
- University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut (1998 - 2003)
- University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut (1998 - 2003)
- University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut (1998 - 1999)
- University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona (1997 - 1998)
- University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona (1997)
- University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona (1996 - 1997)
- University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona (1996 - 1997)
- University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona (1996)
- University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona (1996)
- University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona (1996)
- Strategic Alternative Learning Techniques (SALT) Center, University of Arizona (1995 - 1997)
- Pima Community College, Tucson, Arizona (1995)
Awards
- Exemplary Service Award
- Pima County Community Prevention Coalition, Summer 2023
- WOSAC/SIROW Travel Award
- WOSAC/SIROW, Spring 2018
- Winner of the Lunafest local film contest, Tucson, AZ.
- WOSAC, Spring 2017
Interests
Research
Behavioral and mental health treatment models; reduction of risk behaviors; addressing group-based health disparities; and system and policy improvement in such areas as sexual health, substance use, and justice-involvement.
Teaching
Statistics; research methods and program evaluation; applied research; research ethics; behavioral health care; group-based disparities; risk behavior; social inequality and injustice; and interpersonal relationships.
Courses
2024-25 Courses
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Monitoring and Evaluation
EVAL 521 (Fall 2024)
2023-24 Courses
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Solution Identification
EVAL 501 (Spring 2024)
2022-23 Courses
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Monitoring and Evaluation
EVAL 521 (Summer I 2023) -
Solution Identification
EVAL 501 (Spring 2023)
2019-20 Courses
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Honors Internship
HNRS 393H (Spring 2020) -
Honors Internship
HNRS 393H (Fall 2019)
2017-18 Courses
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Honors Internship
HNRS 393H (Spring 2018) -
Honors Internship
HNRS 393H (Fall 2017)
Scholarly Contributions
Chapters
- Pratto, F., Hegarty, P., & Korchmaros, J. D. (2008). Who gets stereotyped? How communication practices and category norms lead people to stereotype particular people and groups. In Stereotype dynamics: Language-based approaches to the formation, maintenance, and transformation of stereotypes(pp 293-313). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Publishers.
Journals/Publications
- Greene, A., & Korchmaros, J. D. (2023). A research-informed approach to providing behavioral healthcare to women with extensive trauma histories. Community Mental Health Journal.
- Greene, A., Korchmaros, J. D., & Frank, F. (2023). Trauma experience among women who have substance use disorders and are homeless or near homeless. Community Mental Health Journal.
- Greene, A., Korchmaros, J. D., Davis, M., Sargus, T., & Preston-Haynes, F. (2023). Building capacity to implement sexual health risk and substance use disorder prevention services in adolescent behavioral health treatment: A case study. Children and Youth Services Review, 155.
- Shaw, S. J., Totman, M. S., Huebner Torres, C., Lee, J. K., Gavrilyuk, D., & Korchmaros, J. D. (2023). Cultural and translation challenges in assessing health literacy among immigrants from the former Soviet Union. Health Promotion International.
- Greene, A., & Korchmaros, J. D. (2022). Engaging parents and caregivers of system-involved youth in a sexual health intervention. Child and Youth Services Review, 37. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2022.106451
- Greene, A., Korchmaros, J. D., Kagan, R., Ostlie, E., & Davis, M. (2022). From referral to treatment: Implementation processes in Juvenile Drug Treatment Court programs. Youth Justice.. doi:https://doi.org/10.1177/14732254221122625
- Lohr, A. M., Bell, M. L., Coulter, K., Marston, S., Thompson, M., Carvajal, S. C., Wilkinson-Lee, A. M., Gerald, L. B., & Korchmaros, J. (2022). The Association Between Duration of School Garden Exposure and Self-Reported Learning and School Connectedness. Health education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education, 10901981221084266.More infoWhen students feel connected to their school, they experience positive health and academic outcomes. In contrast, school disengagement is a predictor of dropout, delinquency, and substance use. School garden programming has the potential to help children achieve academic outcomes and feel connected to their school. Unfortunately, most school garden research has been conducted with white, affluent study participants. We describe the results of a secondary analysis utilizing data from an evaluation of a university-supported community school garden program (CSGP). Using a cross-sectional survey study design, we examined the impact of school garden programming in Title I schools on primarily Latino/a (Hispanic) elementary student self-reported learning and feelings of school connectedness by comparing students with ≤1 year exposure to those with >1 year. Social cognitive theory formed the conceptual basis for the analysis. Duration of school garden exposure did not have a significant association with self-reported learning or feelings of school connectedness. Regardless of past exposure, fifth-grade students, females, and those who identify as Latino/a (Hispanic) felt that school garden programming improved their learning. Latino/a (Hispanic) students who participate in school garden programming may also feel a greater sense of connection to their teachers and peers at school. Qualitative results demonstrated that most students enjoyed spending time in the garden and indicated that participating in the program helped them learn new things and feel connected to their school. If individuals who may be disadvantaged because of systemic racism, such as Latino/a (Hispanic) students, can benefit from school garden programming, such interventions should be further investigated and prioritized.
- Haring, R. C., Blanchard, J. W., Korchmaros, J. D., Lund, J. R., Haozous, E. A., Raphaelito, J., Hudson, M., & Tsosie, K. S. (2021). Empowering Equitable Data Use Partnerships and Indigenous Data Sovereignties Amid Pandemic Genomics. Frontiers in public health, 9, 742467.More infoThe COVID-19 pandemic has inequitably impacted Indigenous communities in the United States. In this emergency state that highlighted existing inadequacies in US government and tribal public health infrastructures, many tribal nations contracted with commercial entities and other organization types to conduct rapid diagnostic and antibody testing, often based on proprietary technologies specific to the novel pathogen. They also partnered with public-private enterprises on clinical trials to further the development of vaccines. Indigenous people contributed biological samples for assessment and, in many cases, broadly consented for indefinite use for future genomics research. A concern is that the need for crisis aid may have placed Indigenous communities in a position to forego critical review of data use agreements by tribal research governances. In effect, tribal nations were placed in the unenviable position of trading short-term public health assistance for long-term, unrestricted access to Indigenous genomes that may disempower future tribal sovereignties over community members' data. Diagnostic testing, specimen collection, and vaccine research is ongoing; thus, our aim is to outline pathways to trust that center current and future equitable relationship-building between tribal entities and public-private interests. These pathways can be utilized to increase Indigenous communities' trust of external partners and share understanding of expectations for and execution of data protections. We discuss how to navigate genomic-based data use agreements in the context of pathogen genomics. While we focus on US tribal nations, Indigenous genomic data sovereignties relate to global Indigenous nations regardless of colonial government recognition.
- Korchmaros, J. D., Greene, A., & Murphy, S. U. (2020). Implementing trauma-informed research-supported treatment: Fidelity, feasibility, and acceptibility. Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal, 38(101-113). doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s10560-020-00671-7
- Valdez, E. S., Skobic, I., Valdez, L., O Garcia, D., Korchmaros, J., Stevens, S., Sabo, S., & Carvajal, S. (2020). Youth Participatory Action Research for Youth Substance Use Prevention: A Systematic Review. Substance use & misuse, 55(2), 314-328.More infoA growing body of research points to the efficacy of participatory methods in decreasing rates of alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use and other risky behaviors among youth. However, to date, no systematic review of the literature has been conducted on Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) for youth substance use prevention. This review draws on the peer-reviewed literature on YPAR in the context of youth substance use prevention published from January 1, 1998 through April 30, 2018. We summarize (1) the published evidence regarding YPAR for youth substance use prevention; (2) the level of youth engagement in the research process; (3) the methodologies used in YPAR studies for youth substance use prevention; and (4) where more research is needed. We used Reliability-Tested Guidelines for Assessing Participatory Research Projects to assess the level of youth engagement in the research process. In all, we identified 15 unduplicated peer-reviewed, English-language articles that referenced YPAR, Community Based Participatory Research, youth, and substance use prevention. Our findings indicated that youth participation in research and social action resulted in increased community awareness of substance use and related solutions. This supports the premise of youth participation as an agent of community change by producing community-specific substance use data and prevention materials. Identified weaknesses include inconsistent levels of youth engagement throughout the research process, a lack of formalized agreements between youth and researchers with regard to project and data management, and a lack of outcome evaluation measures for assessing YPAR for youth substance use prevention.
- Valdez, E. S., Valdez, L., Korchmaros, J., Garcia, D. O., Stevens, S., Sabo, S., & Carvajal, S. (2020). Socioenvironmental Risk Factors for Adolescent Marijuana Use in a United States-Mexico Border Community. American journal of health promotion : AJHP, 35(1), 20-27.More infoWe examined how socioenvironmental risk factors unique to the United States-Mexico border, defined as border community and immigration stress, normalization of drug trafficking, and perceived disordered neighborhood stress, contribute to tobacco, alcohol, and marijuana use among adolescents residing there.
- Salerno Valdez, E., Korchmaros, J., Sabo, S., Garcia, D. O., Carvajal, S., & Stevens, S. (2019). How the U.S.-Mexico border influences adolescent substance use: Youth participatory action research using photovoice. The International journal on drug policy, 73, 146-155.More infoThe purpose of this study is to use Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) methods and Photovoice to identify the perceived environmental factors that influence substance use among adolescents living at the U.S.-Mexico border.
- Shaw, S. J., Korchmaros, J. D., Huebner Torres, C., Totman, M. S., & Lee, J. K. (2019). The RxHL study: community-responsive research to explore barriers to medication adherence. Health education research, 34(6), 556-568.More infoThis study aims to contribute to the development of community-responsive research approaches by describing the research methods used in the RxHL study and the interprofessional and community-based collaboration that produced them. The mixed-method RxHL study was developed in close consultation with staff and providers at our research site, a federally qualified health center in Springfield, MA. We utilized quantitative methods including chart review, manual pill counts and self-report surveys to assess factors associated with medication adherence in a diverse population of low-income patients with chronic disease. We triangulated these results with findings from qualitative methods that included in-depth interviews, home visits and chronic disease diaries. We used the constant comparison method and interdisciplinary, participatory team meetings to integrate quantitative and qualitative findings. A community-responsive approach facilitated the recruitment and retention of a diverse sample of patients. Self-report surveys revealed the widespread scope of barriers to care such as medication costs and transportation, and limited health literacy among diverse groups. Qualitative research methods offered a deeper understanding of the social and environmental contexts in which medication adherence takes place. Prioritizing the needs of community partners and research participants facilitates rigorous data collection in clinical settings with maximum participation from community partners.
- Haring, R. C., & Korchmaros, J. D. (2018). Program evaluation with the Sovereigns: Native American Nations and the Indigenous. Unpublished.
- Korchmaros, J. D. (2018). Examining the Effectiveness of The Seven Challenges® Comprehensive Counseling Program with Adolescents. Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions, 18, 1-21.
- Korchmaros, J. D. (2018). The Seven Challenges® Comprehensive Counseling Program: Effectiveness for Adults with Substance Use Problems. Journal of Drug Issues, 48, 590-607.
- Powell, C. M., Stevens, S. J., Korchmaros, J. D., & Ellasante, I. K. (2018). A Global Perspective on LGBTQ+ Substance Use, Treatment, and Gaps in Research. Unpublished.
- Korchmaros, J. D., Thompson-Dyck, K. L., & Haring, R. C. (2017). Professionals’ perceptions of and recommendations for matching juvenile drug court clients to services. Children and Youth Services Review, 73, 149-164.
- Baumer, P., Korchmaros, J. D., & Valdez, E. S. (2016). Who is served and who is missed by juvenile drug courts implementing evidence-based treatment. Drug Court Review, 10, 60-79.
- Hedges, K., & Korchmaros, J. D. (2016). Pubertal timing and substance abuse treatment outcomes: An analysis of early menarche on substance use patterns. Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 25, 598-605. doi:10.1080/1067828X.2016.1171186
- Korchmaros, J. D., Baumer, P., & Valdez, E. S. (2016). Critical components of adolescent substance use treatment programs: The impact of Juvenile Drug Court: Strategies in Practice and elements of Reclaiming Futures. Drug Court Review, 10, 80-115.
- Lee, J. K., Shaw, S. J., Huebner-Torres, C. I., Korchmaros, J. D., & Totman, M. (2016). Creative partnership to assess health beliefs, health literacy and medication adherence among ethnically diverse populations. American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 80, 102-103.
- Powell, C., Korchmaros, J. D., Ellasante, I., Haverly, K., & Stevens, S. J. (2016). iTEAM: Outcomes of an affirming system of care serving LGBTQ youth experiencing homelessness. Families in Society, 97, 181-190. doi:10.1606/1044-3894.2016.97.24
- Stevens, S. J., Korchmaros, J. D., & Greene, A. (2016). Drug Court Review: Findings from the National Cross-Site Evaluation of Juvenile Drug Courts and Reclaiming Futures. Drug Court Review, 10, 1.
- Ybarra, M. L., Espelage, D. L., Langhinrichsen-Rohling, J., Korchmaros, J. D., & Boyd, D. (2016). Lifetime Prevalence Rates and Overlap of Physical, Psychological, and Sexual Dating Abuse Perpetration and Victimization in a National Sample of Youth. Archives of sexual behavior, 45(5), 1083-99.More infoNational, epidemiological data that provide lifetime rates of psychological, physical, and sexual adolescent data abuse (ADA) perpetration and victimization within the same sample of youth are lacking. To address this gap, data from 1058 randomly selected U.S. youth, 14-21 years old, surveyed online in 2011 and/or 2012, were weighted to be nationally representative and analyzed. In addition to reporting prevalence rates, we also examined the overlap of the six types of ADA queried. Results suggested that ADA was commonly reported by both male and female youth. Half (51 %) of female youth and 43 % of male youth reported victimization of at least one of the three types of ADA. Half (50 %) of female youth and 35 % of male youth reported at least one type of ADA perpetration. More male youth reported sexual ADA perpetration than female youth. More female youth reported perpetration of psychological and physical ADA and more reported psychological victimization than male youth. Rates were similar across race and ethnicity, but increased with age. This increase may have been because older youth spent longer time in relationships than younger youth, or perhaps because older youth were developmentally more likely than younger youth to be in abusive relationships. Many youth reported being both perpetrators and victims and/or involved in multiple forms of ADA across their dating history. Together, these findings suggested that interventions should acknowledge that youth may play multiple roles in abusive dyads. Understanding the overlap among ADA within the same as well as across multiple relationships will be invaluable to future interventions aiming to disrupt and prevent ADA.
- Korchmaros, J. D., Stevens, S. J., Greene, A. R., Davis, M., & Chalot, R. (2015). Meeting the treatment needs of juvenile drug court clients: Overall effectiveness and critical components of Juvenile Drug Court/Reclaiming Futures programs. Journal of Juvenile Justice, 4, 37-56.
- Korchmaros, J. D., Ybarra, M. L., & Mitchell, K. J. (2015). Adolescent online romantic relationship initiation: Differences by sexual and gender identification. JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENCE, 40, 54-64.
- Korchmaros, J. D., Ybarra, M. L., & Mitchell, K. J. (2015). Adolescent online romantic relationship initiation: differences by sexual and gender identification. Journal of adolescence, 40, 54-64.More infoData from the national Teen Health and Technology Study of adolescents 13-18 years old (N = 5091) were used to examine online formation of romantic relationships. Results show that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) and non-LGBTQ adolescents similarly were most likely to have met their most recent boy/girlfriend in the past 12 months at school. However, they differed on many characteristics of romantic relationship initiation, including the extent to which they initiated romantic relationships online. LGBTQ and non-LGBTQ adolescents also differed on level of offline access to potential partners, offline popularity, and numerous other factors possibly related to online relationship initiation (e.g., Internet use and demographic factors). Even after adjusting for differences in these factors, LGBTQ adolescents were more likely than non-LGBTQ adolescents to find boy/girlfriends online in the past 12 months. The results support the rich-get-richer hypothesis as well as the social compensation hypothesis.
- Stevens, S. J., Andrade, R. A., Korchmaros, J. D., & Sharron, K. (2015). Intergenerational trauma among substance using Native American, Latina, and Caucasian mothers living in southwestern United States. Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions, 15, 6-24.
- Ybarra, M. L., Korchmaros, J. D., Prescott, T. L., & Birungi, R. (2015). A Randomized Controlled Trial to Increase HIV Preventive Information, Motivation, and Behavioral Skills in Ugandan Adolescents. Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, 49(3), 473-85.More infoOne in 25 Ugandan adolescents is HIV positive.
- Ybarra, M. L., Mitchell, K. J., Kosciw, J. G., & Korchmaros, J. D. (2015). Understanding Linkages Between Bullying and Suicidal Ideation in a National Sample of LGB and Heterosexual Youth in the United States. PREVENTION SCIENCE, 16(3), 451-462.
- Ybarra, M. L., Mitchell, K. J., Kosciw, J. G., & Korchmaros, J. D. (2015). Understanding linkages between bullying and suicidal ideation in a national sample of LGB and heterosexual youth in the United States. Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research, 16(3), 451-62.More infoWhile there is an extant research base regarding suicidal ideation in relation to bullying and peer harassment, how findings may be similar and different for lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) and non-LGB youth is less well understood. To address this gap, we analyzed data from 5,542 13- to 18-year-old youth who were nationally surveyed online in the United States in 2010. Results suggest that the relative odds of suicidal ideation are elevated for youth who are victims of bullying (OR = 5.61, 95 % CI, 4.11, 7.64), as well as those who are victims of peer harassment (OR = 2.06, 95 % CI, 1.53, 2.79). Within the context of other important factors, bullying was associated with odds of suicidal ideation twice that of non-victimized youth (aOR = 2.02, 95 % CI, 1.30, 3.13). Within sexual identity, the relation between bullying and suicidal ideation was particularly strong for gay, lesbian, and queer youth, even after adjusting for other influential factors (aOR = 6.29, 95 % CI, 2.69, 14.66). Across sexual identities, the odds of suicidal ideation are higher for bisexual youth (aOR = 1.77, 95 % CI, 1.23, 2.55) but not for other sexual minority youth when compared with otherwise similar heterosexual youth. Other factors, including depressive symptomatology and low self-esteem, were also predictive of recent ideation across all sexual identities. Findings highlight the complexity of bullying and suicidal ideation. Furthermore, given the relation between bullying and suicidal ideation, and the disproportionate level of bullying experienced by LGB youth, our findings suggest the need for more protective environments for LGB youth.
- Ybarra, M., Bağci Bosi, A. T., Korchmaros, J., & Emri, S. (2015). Correction: A Text Messaging-Based Smoking Cessation Program for Adult Smokers: Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of medical Internet research, 17(6), e125.
- Korchmaros, J. D., Mitchell, K. J., & Ybarra, M. L. (2014). Technology-based interpersonal victimization: predictors of patterns of victimization over time. Journal of interpersonal violence, 29(7), 1297-317.More infoThe objective of this study was to identify factors that could predict youth's future technology-based interpersonal victimization and the pattern of that future victimization over time. Data from Growing up With Media, a national, longitudinal, online study were analyzed. At baseline, participants (N = 1,018) were 10- to 15-year-old English speakers who had used the Internet at least once in the last 6 months. Twenty-nine percent reported repeat technology-based interpersonal victimization over a 2-year period (re-victimized group); 10% were victims during only Year 1 (desisted victimized group); and 17% reported victimization during only Year 2 (later victimized group). Of the individual risk factors examined, prior technology-based interpersonal victimization and current amount of Internet use had the strongest overall associations with pattern of technology-based interpersonal victimization over the subsequent 2-year period. There was substantial overlap among the individual risk factors. Thus, they could be thought of more simply in terms of four latent risk and three individual risk factors. On average, across these seven risk factors, repeat victims had the greatest average risk score (0.21) and the not victimized group had the lowest (-0.16). Repeat victims were more likely to be female and older and had more prior experience with problem behaviors, substance use, and negative parent-child relationships as compared with the other three groups. Being female, prior experience with problem behavior, prior substance use, and prior negative parent-child relationships were also associated with frequency of technology-based interpersonal victimization in the near (Year 1) and more distant (Year 2) future. Many of these risk factors related to technology-based victimization over time are malleable, suggesting opportunities for effective targeting of future prevention efforts.
- Mitchell, K. J., Ybarra, M. L., & Korchmaros, J. D. (2014). Sexual harassment among adolescents of different sexual orientations and gender identities. Child abuse & neglect, 38(2), 280-95.More infoThis article examines (a) variation in rates of sexual harassment across mode (e.g., in-person, online) and type of harassment, (b) the impact of sexual harassment (i.e., distressing vs. non-distressing), and (c) how sexual harassment is similarly and differently experienced across sexual orientation and gender identity groups. Data were collected as part of the Teen Health and Technology online survey of 5,907 13 to 18 year-old Internet users in the United States. Past year sexual harassment was reported by 23-72% of youth, depending upon sexual orientation, with the highest rates reported by lesbian/queer girls (72%), bisexual girls (66%), and gay/queer boys (66%). When examined by gender identity, transgender youth reported the highest rates of sexual harassment - 81%. Overall, the most common modes for sexual harassment were in-person followed by online. Distress in the form of interference with school, family, and/or friends; creating a hostile environment; or being very/extremely upset was reported by about half of the sexually harassed bisexual girls and lesbian/queer girls, 65% of the gender non-conforming/other gender youth, and 63% of the transgender youth. Youth with high social support and self-esteem were less likely to report sexual harassment. Findings point to the great importance of sexual harassment prevention for all adolescents, with particular emphasis on the unique needs and experiences of youth of different sexual orientations and gender identities. Socio-emotional programs that emphasize self-esteem building could be particularly beneficial for reducing the likelihood of victimization and lessen the impact when it occurs.
- Mitchell, K. J., Ybarra, M. L., Korchmaros, J. D., & Kosciw, J. G. (2014). Accessing sexual health information online: use, motivations and consequences for youth with different sexual orientations. Health education research, 29(1), 147-57.More infoWe examine reasons why youth of different sexual orientations look for sexual health information online, and what, if anything, they do with it. The Teen Health and Technology study involved online surveys of 5542 Internet users, ages 13 through 18 in the United States. Searching for sexual health information online was reported frequently and varied significantly by sexual orientation: from 19% of heterosexual youth to 78% of gay/lesbian/queer youth. The most common reasons youth look for sexual health information is for privacy and curiosity. Sexual minority youth are more likely than heterosexual youth to report that they looked for information online because they did not have anyone to ask. Once youth have the information, no differences by sexual orientation were noted as to what they did with it. Instead, seeking out the information for privacy-related reasons and having no one to ask were related to taking some action on the information received. Findings indicate that online information is most valuable to those youth who lack alternatives. Care needs to be taken to help ensure that the sexual health information online is accurate and includes topics specific to sexual minority youth.
- Ybarra, M. L., Huesmann, L. R., Korchmaros, J. D., & Reisner, S. L. (2014). Cross-sectional associations between violent video and computer game playing and weapon carrying in a national cohort of children. Aggressive behavior, 40(4), 345-58.More infoData were collected from 9 to 18 year olds surveyed nationally in a three-wave longitudinal survey. The population-average (generalized estimating equation, GEE) odds of carrying a weapon to school in the last month were estimated as a function of past-year exposure to violent content in video, computer, and Internet games, as well as peer aggression and biological sex. The sample included youth who were at risk for both the exposure (i.e., game play) and the outcome (i.e., who attended public or private school). 3,397 observations from 1,489 youth were included in analyses. 1.4% of youth reported carrying a weapon to school in the last month and 69% reported that at least some of the games they played depicted violence. After adjusting for other potentially influential characteristics (e.g., aggressive behavior), playing at least some violent games in the past year was associated with a fourfold increase in odds of also reporting carrying a weapon to school in the last month. Although youth who reported frequent and intense peer victimization in the past year were more likely to report carrying a weapon to school in the last month, this relation was explained by other influential characteristics. Consistent with the predictions of social-cognitive, observational learning theory, this study supports the hypothesis that carrying weapons to school is associated with violent game play. As one of the first studies of its kind, findings should be interpreted cautiously and need to be replicated.
- Korchmaros, J. D., & Stevens, S. J. (2013). Examination of the role of therapeutic alliance, treatment dose, and treatment completion in the effectiveness of The Seven Challenges. Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal, 31, 1-24.
- Korchmaros, J. D., Powell, C., & Stevens, S. (2013). Chasing sexual orientation: a comparison of commonly used single-indicator measures of sexual orientation. Journal of homosexuality, 60(4), 596-614.More infoThis research investigated the utility of single-indicator measures of sexual orientation in examining group differences. Adolescents and young adults reported their sexual orientations, preferences, and partners. Results indicate that, (a) depending on the measure of sexual orientation, 10% to 22% cannot be categorized into a sexual orientation group using a single-indicator measure; (b) self-identified sexual orientation is often incongruent with preference and behavior; (c) incongruity differs by gender and self-identified sexual orientation; and (d) detected differences in gay/lesbian, bisexual, and straight individuals vary by measure of sexual orientation. These results indicate that classification of sexual orientation by single-indicator measures can lead to inconsistent conclusions across studies.
- Korchmaros, J. D., Ybarra, M. L., Langhinrichsen-Rohling, J., Boyd, D., & Lenhart, A. (2013). Perpetration of teen dating violence in a networked society. Cyberpsychology, behavior and social networking, 16(8), 561-7.More infoTeen dating violence (TDV) is a serious form of youth violence that youth fairly commonly experience. Although youth extensively use computer-mediated communication (CMC), the epidemiology of CMC-based TDV is largely unknown. This study examined how perpetration of psychological TDV using CMC compares and relates to perpetration using longer-standing modes of communication (LSMC; e.g., face-to-face). Data from the national Growing up with Media study involving adolescents aged 14-19 collected from October 2010 to February 2011 and analyzed May 2012 are reported. Analyses focused on adolescents with a history of dating (n=615). Forty-six percent of youth daters had perpetrated psychological TDV. Of those who perpetrated in the past 12 months, 58% used only LSMC, 17% used only CMC, and 24% used both. Use of both CMC and LSMC was more likely among perpetrators who used CMC than among perpetrators who used LSMC. In addition, communication mode and type of psychological TDV behavior were separately related to frequency of perpetration. Finally, history of sexual intercourse was the only characteristic that discriminated between youth who perpetrated using different communication modes. Results suggest that perpetration of psychological TDV using CMC is prevalent and is an extension of perpetration using LSMC. Prevention should focus on preventing perpetration of LSMC-based TDV as doing so would prevent LSMC as well as CMC-based TDV.
- Ybarra, M. L., Bull, S. S., Prescott, T. L., Korchmaros, J. D., Bangsberg, D. R., & Kiwanuka, J. P. (2013). Adolescent Abstinence and Unprotected Sex in CyberSenga, an Internet-Based HIV Prevention Program: Randomized Clinical Trial of Efficacy. PLOS ONE, 8(8).
- Ybarra, M. L., Bull, S. S., Prescott, T. L., Korchmaros, J. D., Bangsberg, D. R., & Kiwanuka, J. P. (2013). Adolescent abstinence and unprotected sex in CyberSenga, an Internet-based HIV prevention program: randomized clinical trial of efficacy. PloS one, 8(8), e70083.More infoCost-effective, scalable programs are urgently needed in countries deeply affected by HIV.
- Ybarra, M. L., Holtrop, J. S., Bağci Bosi, A. T., Bilir, N., Korchmaros, J. D., & Salih Emri, A. K. (2013). Feasibility and acceptability of a text messaging-based smoking cessation program in ankara, Turkey. Journal of health communication, 18(8), 960-73.More infoData from high-income countries suggest that cell phone-based smoking cessation programs have the potential to affect cessation rates. There is a paucity of research, however, about the feasibility of cell phone-based smoking cessation programs in lower income countries that have higher smoking prevalence rates. A one-arm feasibility and acceptability pilot study of SMS Turkey, a text messaging-based smoking cessation program, was conducted in Ankara, the capital of Turkey. The authors recruited 75 daily smokers who were seriously thinking about quitting in the subsequent 30 days into the 6-week SMS Turkey program. Recruitment was completed in 4 months. Participant retention was high: Almost all (96%) completed the program, and 84% provided 12-week follow-up data. Most (89%) of the respondents who completed the 4-week follow-up measures (n = 38, 51%) said that the text messages were easy to understand and referred to what they were experiencing and feeling during the quitting process (78%). On the basis of intention to treat, 13% of participants (n = 10) reported, at 12-week follow-up, continuous abstinence since their quit date, confirmed by carbon monoxide readings. The cell phone text messaging-based smoking cessation intervention appears feasible and acceptable in Ankara, Turkey.
- Ybarra, M. L., Korchmaros, J., Kiwanuka, J., Bangsberg, D. R., & Bull, S. (2013). Examining the applicability of the IMB model in predicting condom use among sexually active secondary school students in Mbarara, Uganda. AIDS and behavior, 17(3), 1116-28.More infoThe applicability of the IMB model in predicting condom use was tested among 390 sexually active secondary school students in Mbarara, Uganda. Adolescents across five secondary schools completed a self-report survey about their health and sexual experiences. Based upon results from structural equation modeling, the IMB model partially predicts condom use. Condom use was directly predicted by HIV prevention information and behavioral skills regarding having and using condoms. It was indirectly predicted (through behavioral skills regarding having and using condoms) by behavioral intentions regarding using condoms and talking to one's partner about safer sex. Aspects of one's first sexual experience (i.e., age at first sex, having discussed using condoms with first sex partner, willingness at first sex) were strongly influential in predicting current condom use; this was especially true for discussing condoms with one's first sex partner. Findings highlight the importance of providing clear and comprehensive condom use training in HIV prevention programs aimed at Ugandan adolescents. They also underscore the importance of targeting abstinent youth before they become sexually active to positively affect their HIV preventive behavior at their first sexual experience.
- Ybarra, M. L., Boyd, D., Korchmaros, J. D., & Oppenheim, J. (. (2012). Defining and Measuring Cyberbullying Within the Larger Context of Bullying Victimization. JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENT HEALTH, 51(1), 53-58.
- Ybarra, M. L., Boyd, D., Korchmaros, J. D., & Oppenheim, J. K. (2012). Defining and measuring cyberbullying within the larger context of bullying victimization. The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine, 51(1), 53-8.More infoTo inform the scientific debate about bullying, including cyberbullying, measurement.
- Ybarra, M. L., Bull, S. S., Kiwanuka, J., Bangsberg, D. R., & Korchmaros, J. (2012). Prevalence rates of sexual coercion victimization and perpetration among Uganda adolescents. AIDS care, 24(11), 1392-400.More infoCoercion is consistently reported as a risk factor for HIV in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Because of the gendered nature of previous research, however, little is known about male victims or female perpetrators. To address this gap, we report survey data from 354 sexually experienced secondary school students in Mbarara, Uganda. Findings suggest that females are more likely to report involvement in coercive sex compared to males (66% vs. 56%, respectively). Of those involved, females are most likely to report being a victim-only (40%) and males, perpetrator-victims (32%). Although involvement in violent and coercive sex is gendered, 47% of males report victim experiences and 25% of females report perpetration behavior. Furthermore, about one in ten female and male perpetrators reported using physical force or threats to compel sex. When all potentially influential factors were considered simultaneously, several characteristics seem to differentiate youth by their coercive sex (in) experience. For example, victims are more likely to have lower levels of social support from their families and feel that they have an above average or very strong chance of getting HIV compared to otherwise similar youth with no experience with coercive sex. Perpetrators are more likely to have had an HIV test but use condoms less than half the time or never compared to their otherwise similar, yet uninvolved peers. They also are significantly more likely to report dating violence perpetration. Perpetrator-victims share some similarities with other involved youth, as well as some differences. Findings underscore both the importance of asking all youth, irrespective of biological sex, perpetrator and victimization questions; and also the need for more work to be done to help youth plan for a healthy and wanted first sexual experience.
- Ybarra, M., Bağci Bosi, A. T., Korchmaros, J., & Emri, S. (2012). A text messaging-based smoking cessation program for adult smokers: randomized controlled trial. Journal of medical Internet research, 14(6), e172.More infoDespite promising data in Western countries, there is a dearth of research into the efficacy of text messaging-based smoking cessation programs in other settings, including the Middle East, where smoking prevalence rates are higher.
- Ybarra, M., Bosi, T. B., Korchmaros, J., & Emri, S. (2012). A Text Messaging-Based Smoking Cessation Program for Adult Smokers: Randomized Controlled Trial. JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH, 14(6), 183-196.
- Hedges, K., Greene, A., Korchmaros, J. D., & Murphy, B. S. (2011). Evidence-based substance abuse treatment for adolescents: Engagement and outcomes. Evidence-based substance abuse treatment for adolescents: Engagement and outcomes, 23(4), 215-233. doi:https://doi.org/10.1080/09503153.2011.597207
- Ruiz, B., Korchmaros, J. D., Greene, A. R., & Hedges, K. (2011). Evidence-based substance abuse treatment for adolescents: Engagement and outcomes. Practice: Social Work in Action, 23, 215-233.
- Ybarra, M. L., Bağci Bosi, A. T., Bilir, N., Holtrop, J. S., Korchmaros, J., & Emri, S. (2011). Interest in technology-based and traditional smoking cessation programs among adult smokers in Ankara, Turkey. Tobacco induced diseases, 9, 10.More infoLittle is known about the demand for smoking cessation services in settings with high smoking prevalence rates. Furthermore, acceptability of text messaging and Internet as delivery mechanisms for smoking cessation programs in non-developed countries is under-reported. Given the cost effectiveness of technology-based programs, these may be more feasible to roll out in settings with limited public health resources relative to in-person programs.
- Ybarra, M. L., Mitchell, K. J., & Korchmaros, J. D. (2011). National trends in exposure to and experiences of violence on the Internet among children. Pediatrics, 128(6), e1376-86.More infoTo examine rates of technology-based violent experiences (eg, bullying, harassment, unwanted sexual experiences [USEs] perpetration, and victimization) and exposures (eg, hate sites) from 2006 to 2008 among US children.
- Stevens, S., Korchmaros, J. D., & Miller, D. (2010). A Comparison of Victimization and Perpetration of Intimate Partner Violence Among Drug Abusing Heterosexual and Lesbian Women. JOURNAL OF FAMILY VIOLENCE, 25(7), 639-649.
- Korchmaros, J. D., & Gump, N. W. (2009). Evaluation of using course-management software to supplement a traditionally-structured course requiring a group research project. College Teaching, 57, 161-166.
- Korchmaros, J. D., Bogart, J., Furhiman, J., Stevens, S. J., & Murphy, B. S. (2009). A juvenile drug court model in southern Arizona: Substance abuse, delinquency, and sexual risk outcomes by gender and race/ethnicity. Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 48(5), 416-438. doi:https://doi.org/10.1080/10509670902979637
- Ruiz, B. S., Stevens, S. J., Fuhriman, J., Bogart, J. G., & Korchmaros, J. D. (2009). A juvenile drug court model in Southern Arizona: Substance abuse, delinquency, and sexual risk outcomes by gender and race/ethnicity. Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 48, 416-438. doi:DOI: 10.1080/10509670902979637.
- Pratto, F., & Korchmaros, J. D. (2007). When race and gender go without saying. SOCIAL COGNITION, 25(2), 221-247.
- Korchmaros, J. D., & Kenny, D. A. (2006). An evolutionary and close-relationship model of helping. JOURNAL OF SOCIAL AND PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS, 23(1), 21-43.
- Kenny, D. A., Korchmaros, J. D., & Bolger, N. (2003). Lower level mediation in multilevel models. PSYCHOLOGICAL METHODS, 8(2), 115-128.
- Korchmaros, J. D., & Kenny, D. A. (2001). Emotional closeness as a mediator of the effect of genetic relatedness on altruism. PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE, 12(3), 262-265.
- Korchmaros, J. D., & Moss, C. (2001). The life of the SPSP Graduate Student Committee. Dialogue, 16, 6-7.
Presentations
- Bentele, K., & Korchmaros, J. D. (2023, June). Tucson Police Department’s pre-arrest Deflection Program. . annual meeting of the Pima County Community Prevention Coalition. Tucson, AZ.
- Korchmaros, J. D. (2023, February). Police-led pre-arrest deflection program: Feasibility, Acceptability, Costs, & Effectiveness. . meeting of the CODAC Health, Recovery & Wellness, Inc. executive meeting. Tucson, AZ.
- Korchmaros, J. D. (2023, June). Comprehensive evaluation of TPD’s Deflection Program. . meeting of the Pima County Community Prevention Coalition Steering Committee. Tucson, AZ.
- Korchmaros, J. D., & Hall, K. (2023, May). Costs and outcomes of a pre-arrest deflection program to combat opioid misuse. . American Society of Evidence-based Policing annual conference. Las Vegas, NV.
- Korchmaros, J. D., & Hall, K. (2023, November). Costs, cost savings, and effectiveness of a police-led pre-arrest deflection program to combat substance misuse. . American Society of Criminology annual conference. Philadelphia, PA.
- Korchmaros, J. D., & Hall, K. (2023, November). Costs, cost savings, and effectiveness of a police-led pre-arrest deflection program to combat substance misuse. American Society of Criminology annual conference. Philadelphia, PA.
- Korchmaros, J. D., & Hall, K. (2023, October). Costs and outcomes of a pre-arrest deflection program to combat opioid misuse. Research Advisory Committee-Police Research Advancement Section Research Symposium at the International Association of Chiefs of Police annual conference. San Diego, CA.
- Korchmaros, J. D., Brady, J., & Gallaher, L. (2023, May). Practical guidance for a law enforcement/behavioral health co-responder approach to outreach for a deflection program: implementation and assessing impact. . Arizona Summit for Public Safety + Behavioral Health. Mesa, AZ.
- Korchmaros, J. D., Hall, K., Barden, D., & Oñate, L. (2023, April). Behavioral health and law enforcement: Finding common ground in the Tucson Police Department’s Deflection Program.. Rx and Illicit Drug Summit annual conference. Atlanta, GA.
- Sustayta, R., Korchmaros, J. D., & Greene, A. (2023, June). Ethnic/Racial differences in trauma experiences of women who have substance use disorders and are homeless/near homeless and their application to trauma-informed services. . International Woman’s and Children’s Health and Gender Group Conference (InWomen Conference). Denver, CO.
- Korchmaros, J. D. (2022, January). University of Arizona - SIROW: Working with the Community to Address the Grand Challenges of our Time. . National Organization for Women Central Phoenix/Inez Casiano Chapter meeting. Phoenix, AZ.
- Korchmaros, J. D. (2022, January). University of Arizona - SIROW: Working with the Community to Address the Grand Challenges of our Time. . Secular Az’s Secular Speaker Series. Virtual.
- Korchmaros, J. D. (2022, March). Speaker at the
. Inaugural Event for the 2022 Spring Binational Inclusion, Diversity, & Human Rights Webinar Series: Public and Private Debates on Diversity, Inclusion, and Human Rights in Mexico and the U.S.. Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona’s the College of Social & Behavioral Sciences Mexico Initiatives. - Korchmaros, J. D. (2022, October). University of Arizona – SIROW: Working with the community to address grand challenges impacting women & families. . meeting of the Arizona Senior Academy. Tucson, AZ.
- Korchmaros, J. D., & Hall, K. (2022, July). Outcomes of a law enforcement/behavioral health approach to combat opioid misuse. . meeting of the Pima County Community Prevention Coalition Medicine Abuse Prevention Initiative Collaborative (MAPIC). Tucson, AZ.
- Korchmaros, J. D., & Hall, K. (2022, May). Outcomes of a law enforcement/behavioral health approach to combat opioid misuse. . American Society for Evidence-based Policing. Washington DC.
- Korchmaros, J. D., Greene, A., & Davis, M. (2022, June). Building capacity to increase sexual health and substance misuse prevention services in adolescent behavioral health treatment. . International Woman’s and Children’s Health and Gender Group Conference (InWomen Conference). Minneapolis, MN.
- Lee, J. K., Huebner Torres, C., Korchmaros, J. D., & Shaw, S. J. (2022, May). Medication beliefs and provider interaction associated with medication adherence among culturally diverse older patients with chronic disease. . American Geriatrics Society Annual Scientific Meeting. Orlando, FL.
- Korchmaros, J. D. (2021, February). U-MATTER: A unified medication-assisted treatment targeted engagement response to the opioid epidemic in Pima County - Impacts at 18 months. Pima County Justice Coordinating Council Meeting. Tucson, AZ: Pima County Justice Coordinating Council Meeting.
- Korchmaros, J. D., Program Tucson, N. R., Amistad, C., & of Southern Arizona, W. F. (2021, March). Fighting health inequities through racial justice: A public health lens. 15th Annual Social Justice Symposium. Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona.
- Lohr, A., Bell, M., Carvajal, S. C., Wilkinson-Lee, A., Gerald, L. B., Marston, S., & Korchmaros, J. D. (2021, June). The impact of school garden exposure on elementary students’ feelings of school connectedness and self-reported learning in the southwest United States: A secondary data analysis. Just Food: because it’s never just food. New York: Culinary Institute of America and New York University.
- Brady, J., Korchmaros, J. D., & Oñate, L. (2019, February). Treatment and Law enforcement: A collaborative approach to combat the opioid epidemic. Paper presented at the Winter Institute: Public Safety and Behavioral Conference. Phoenix, AZ: ASU.
- Brady, J., Ramos, M., Barden, D., Oñate, L., & Korchmaros, J. D. (2019, April). Treatment and Law enforcement: A collaborative approach to combat the opioid epidemic. Paper presented at the American Society of Addiction Medicine Annual Conference. Orlando, FL: American Society of Addiction Medicine.
- Davis, M., Korchmaros, J. D., & Sargus, T. (2019, July). Implementing sexual health in non-traditional settings: What could possibly go wrong?. Paper presented at the GWS/SIROW Brown Bag meeting. Tucson, AZ: UA GWS/SIROW.
- Korchmaros, J. D. (2019, December). Evaluation of the impact of a collaborative approach to address the opioid epidemic in Pima County. Motivational Interviewing: An Approach for Public Safety & Criminal Justice Training. Tucson, AZ: Pima County.
- Korchmaros, J. D. (2019, February). Considerations when evaluating community-focused programs to improve program performance and examine program outcomes. Paper presented at the University of Arizona NARTC Annual Spring Training Conference. Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona NARTC.
- Korchmaros, J. D., Stropka, E., & Oñate, L. (2019, July). Law enforcement, treatment, research: A collaborative approach to combat the opioid epidemic. National Association of Drug Court Professionals Annual Training Conference. National Harbor, MD: National Association of Drug Court Professionals.
- Shaw, S. J., Lee, J. K., Huebner Torres, C., Totman, M., & Korchmaros, J. D. (2019, December). “We just live and raise our kids and take pills”: Chronic disease medications in everyday life.. UMass Amherst. Amherst, MA: UMASS Amherst.
- Yamaguchi, D., DeVries, R., Stropka, E., Oñate, L., Barden, D., Corona, D., Korchmaros, J. D., & Thomas, C. (2019, October). Law enforcement collaborations & cultural shifts. Workshop presented at the 3rd Annual Southern Arizona Opioid Misuse Prevention Symposium. Tucson, AZ: Pima County Community Prevention Coalition.
- Clifton, C., & Korchmaros, J. D. (2018, February). Bridges to Wellness. Presentation to the Pima County Community Prevention Coalition (CPC) at the CPC February, 2018 monthly meeting. Tucson, AZ: Pima County Community Prevention Coalition.
- Powell, C. M., Stevens, S. J., Korchmaros, J. D., & Ellasante, I. (2018, June). A Global Perspective on LGBTQ+ Substance Use, Treatment, and Gaps in Research. Paper presented at College for Problems on Drug Dependence Annual Meeting. San Diego, CA: College for Problems on Drug Dependence.
- Stevens, S. J., Korchmaros, J. D., Castellanos, E., Pope, C., & Black, C. (2018, March). HIV risk, substance use, and sex work among young women in Belize: The need for prevention efforts. Paper presented at the 31st Annual Research & Policy Conference: Child, Adolescent, and Young Adult Behavioral Health. Tampa, FL: Research & Policy Conference: Child, Adolescent, and Young Adult Behavioral Health.
- Valdez, E., Sabo, S., Garcia, D. O., Stupiansky, N. W., Korchmaros, J. D., & Carvajal, S. C. (2018, November). Using youth participatory action research and photovoice to examine adolescent substance use on the U.S.-Mexico border. Paper presented at the American Public Health Association annual conference. San Diego, CA: American Public Health Association.
- Valdez, E., Sabo, S., Korchmaros, J. D., Garcia, D. O., Stupiansky, N. W., & Carvajal, S. C. (2018, November). YPAR photovoice findings: Factors that influence adolescent substance use on the U.S.-Mexico border. Paper presented at the American Public Health Association annual conference. San Diego, CA: American Public Health Association.
- Haverly, K., & Korchmaros, J. D. (2017, February). The Community School Garden Project. Paper presented to the Community School Garden Program Project team. Tucson, AZ.
- Huebner-Torres, C., Korchmaros, J. D., Lee, J. K., Totman, M., Jackson, M., & Shaw, S. (2017, November). Association between depression and medication adherence among diverse, low-income patients with chronic disease as a community health center. American Public Health Association annual conference. Atlanta, Georgia.
- Huebner-Torres, C., Korchmaros, J. D., Lee, J. K., Totman, M., Shaw, S., & Bertone-Johnson, E. (2017, June). Association between food insecurity and medication adherence among diverse, low-income patients with chronic disease at a community health center. The Society for Epidemiologic Research annual meeting. Seattle, Washington.
- Korchmaros, J. D. (2017, July). Collaboration in Research. Workshop conducted three times at the Shared Experiences in Developing Sustainable Seafood in Myanmar training conference. Yangon, Myanmar.
- Korchmaros, J. D. (2017, July). Collaboration in Research. Workshop conducted with graduate students and faculty at Mandalay University. Mandalay, Myanmar.
- Korchmaros, J. D. (2017, July). Gender Issues & Empowerment. Workshop conducted with female undergraduate and graduate students and faculty at Pathein University. Pathein, Myanmar.
- Korchmaros, J. D., Lin, E., & Lwin, M. M. (2017, July). Gender Issues & Empowerment. Workshop conducted with female community members ages 13 to 25 years old in the Hlaing Tharya Township. Yangon, Myanmar.
- Lee, J. K., Korchmaros, J. D., Huebner-Torres, C. I., Totman, M., & Shaw, S. (2017, October). Health literacy, medication adherence and provider/pharmacist interaction among low income, culturally-diverse patients. International Conference on Communication in Healthcare and Health Literacy Annual Research Conference. Baltimore, MD.
- Stevens, S. J., Powell, C., & Korchmaros, J. D. (2017, June). Discussion table: LGBTQ and substance use: Factors associated with use and recovery. Chaired discussion table at the International Woman’s and Children’s Health and Gender Group Conference (InWomen Conference). Montreal, Canada.
Poster Presentations
- Korchmaros, J. D., & Greene, A. (2023, June). A trauma experience profile of women who have substance use disorders and are homeless or near homeless. . International Woman’s and Children’s Health and Gender Group Conference (InWomen Conference). Denver, CO.
- Korchmaros, J. D. (2022, June). Perceptions of a law enforcement substance misuse intervention. . International Woman’s and Children’s Health and Gender Group Conference (InWomen Conference). Minneapolis, MN.
- Brinley, C., Korchmaros, J. D., & Andrade, R. (2018, September). No children, no housing: Consideration of health consequences for Latina and Hispanic women experiencing housing instability without children. Poster presented at The International Conference on Aging in the Americas. Tucson, AZ: The International Conference on Aging in the Americas.
- Frank, F., Korchmaros, J. D., & Andrade, R. A. (2018, September). Sexual and reproductive behavior among aging, near-homeless Hispanic and White substance-using women. Poster presented at The International Conference on Aging in the Americas. Tucson, AZ: The International Conference on Aging in the Americas.
- Murphy, S., Korchmaros, J. D., Huebner Torres, C., Lee, J., Totman, M., & Shaw, S. (2018, September). Medication adherence among chronically ill Hispanic patients: A comparison of adherence strategies across five age groups. Poster presented at The International Conference on Aging in the Americas. Tucson, AZ: The International Conference on Aging in the Americas.
- Totman, M., Williams, V. S., Lopez, J., Huebner Torres, C., Lee, J., Korchmaros, J. D., & Shaw, S. J. (2018, November). A community health worker-clinical pharmacist team approach to medication therapy management within a federally qualified health center. Poster presented at the American Public Health Association annual conference. San Diego, CA: American Public Health Association.
- Korchmaros, J. D., Haverly, K., Huebner-Torres, C., Lee, J. K., Totman, M., & Shaw, S. (2017, November). Measuring medication adherence among diverse populations: A comparison of self-report and pill count measures. American Public Health Association annual conference. Atlanta, Georgia.
- Korchmaros, J. D., Stevens, S. J., & Fitzsimmons, K. (2017, June). Structural interventions in Myanmar to advance women’s economic independence to reduce substance use and other health risk behavior. International Woman’s and Children’s Health and Gender Group Conference (InWomen Conference). Montreal, Canada.
- Pope, C., Castellanos, E., Stevens, S. J., & Korchmaros, J. D. (2017, June). Female sex workers in Belize: Substance use, HIV risk, and prevention activities. International Woman’s and Children’s Health and Gender Group Conference (InWomen Conference). Montreal, Canada.
- Totman, M., Korchmaros, J. D., Huebner-Torres, C. I., Lee, J. K., Gavrilyuk, D., Pacheco-Montero, Y., Nguyen, K., & Shaw, S. (2017, August). Recruitment strategies among diverse, low-income patients with chronic disease at a community health center. National Association of Community Health Centers annual conference. San Diego, California.
- Gavrilyuk, D., Dhakal, S., Huebner-Torres, C., Lee, J. K., Korchmaros, J. D., Totman, M., Shaw, S., Nguyen, K., & Pacheco, Y. (2016, October). Trends in utilization of original pill bottles vs. pillbox among diverse, low-income patients with chronic disease at a community health center in Massachusetts. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting. Denver Colorado.
Creative Productions
- Davis, M., & Korchmaros, J. D. (2023. Play for LifeProduced by Southwest Institute for Research on Women.More infoA short film about the impact of sports on females’ lives
- Davis, M., Korchmaros, J. D., & Sargus, T. (2017. SCRUFF: A documentary short film about facial hair in women.. Tucson, AZ.
Others
- Brinley, C., & Korchmaros, J. D. (2023, February). Project Lifeline II: Question Persuade Refer (QPR) Training Evaluation Findings.. Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona, Southwest Institute for Research on Women..
- Brinley, C., & Korchmaros, J. D. (2023, February). The Community and School Garden Program resiliency findings. . Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona, Southwest Institute for Research on Women..
- Korchmaros, J. D. (2023, August). SIROW Sexual Health Education Intervention: New Dawn-Warrior Women: Preliminary Evaluation Report-Item Specific Change Over Time in Knowledge. Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona, Southwest Institute for Research on Women..
- Korchmaros, J. D. (2023, December). SIROW Sexual Health Education Intervention: New Dawn-Warrior Women: Preliminary Evaluation Report. Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona, Southwest Institute for Research on Women..
- Korchmaros, J. D. (2023, March). Roundtable discussion of ideas and innovations in the overlapping fields of policing, drug policy, and harm reduction. Discussion . Academy for Justice at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University in collaboration with the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE)..
- Korchmaros, J. D., & Brinley, C. (2023, March). The Community and School Garden Program comparison: Pre-pandemic to pandemic environment.. Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona, Southwest Institute for Research on Women..
- Korchmaros, J. D., & Sustayta, R. (2023, July). SIROW Sexual Health Education Intervention: New Dawn-Warrior Women: Preliminary Evaluation Report. Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona, Southwest Institute for Research on Women..
- Prakash, V., Korchmaros, J. D., Granillo, B., & Genao, M. (2023, May). Safe Haven: A program providing MAT, OUD assessment, assessment of co-occurring disorders, and recovery support services.. Final Project Report..
- Brinley, C., & Korchmaros, J. D. (2022, January). Project Lifeline II: Question Persuade Refer (QPR) Training Evaluation Findings.. Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona, Southwest Institute for Research on Women..
- Brinley, C., & Korchmaros, J. D. (2022, July). Project Lifeline II: Question Persuade Refer (QPR) Training Evaluation Findings. . Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona, Southwest Institute for Research on Women..
- Granillo, B., Korchmaros, J. D., King, L. S., Prakash, V., & Caring Health Center team, . (2022, July). Integrating medications for opioid use disorder services within primary care and transitioning to an office-based addictions treatment program: Best practices and lessons learned. . Workshop provided at the 23rd Annual Summer Institute for Behavior Health.
- Granillo, B., Korchmaros, J. D., Prakash, V., & Caring Health Center team, . (2022, July). Engagement and retention of clients with opioid use disorder at a Federally Qualified Health Center during COVID-19. . Workshop provided at the 23rd Annual Summer Institute for Behavior Health.
- Greene, A., Davis, M., & Korchmaros, J. D. (2022, July). Capacity Building Initiative for Substance Abuse and HIV Prevention Services for At-Risk Racial/Ethnic Minority Youth and Young Adults: Bridges to Wellness (B-Well). . Final Project Report..
- Korchmaros, J. D. (2022, December). Outcomes of a law enforcement/behavioral health approach to combat opioid misuse. .
- Korchmaros, J. D., & Bentele, K. (2022, December). Comprehensive Evaluation of an Innovative Collaborative Response to the Opioid Epidemic: . Final Project Findings Report..
- Korchmaros, J. D., & Hall, K. (2022, December). Feasibility and Acceptability of a Law Enforcement Pre-arrest Deflection Program.. Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona, Southwest Institute for Research on Women..
- Korchmaros, J. D., Bentele, K. G., Granillo, B., & McCollister, K. (2022, December). Costs, Cost Savings, and Effectiveness of a Police-led Pre-arrest Deflection Program. . Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona, Southwest Institute for Research on Women..
- Prakash, V., & Korchmaros, J. D. (2022, September).
Safe Haven: Sustainability Plan.
. - Prakash, V., Korchmaros, J. D., Granillo, B., & Genao, M. (2022, May). Safe Haven: A program providing MAT, OUD assessment, assessment of co-occurring disorders, and recovery support services. . Annual Progress Report..
- Bentele, K. G., & Korchmaros, J. D. (2021, January). U-MATTER Program Sustainability - Focus Group Report.. Southwest Institute for Research on Women..
- Bentele, K. G., & Korchmaros, J. D. (2021, November). Enhancing and Expanding Access to Medication-assisted Treatment & Recovery Support Services. Southwest Institute for Research on Women.
- Bentele, K. G., & Korchmaros, J. D. (2021, November). U-MATTER: Improving Well-being and Decreasing Opioid Misuse. Southwest Institute for Research on Women.
- Bentele, K. G., & Korchmaros, J. D. (2021, September). U-MATTER Recovery Support Services – Quarterly Cumulative Report – September 30, 2021. Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona, Southwest Institute for Research on Women.
- Briehl, M., Korchmaros, J. D., Godfrey, T., Banks, I., Sokan, A., & Lee, J. (2021, February). Panel discussion of “Picture a Scientist”. UArizona Cancer Center.
- Brinley, C., & Korchmaros, J. D. (2021, January). Project Lifeline: QPR Training Evaluation Findings. Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona, Southwest Institute for Research on Women.
- Brinley, C., & Korchmaros, J. D. (2021, January). Project Lifeline: Question Persuade Refer (QPR) Training Evaluation Findings. Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona, Southwest Institute for Research on Women.
- Brinley, C., & Korchmaros, J. D. (2021, November). Project Lifeline: Question Persuade Refer (QPR) Training Evaluation Findings. Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona, Southwest Institute for Research on Women.
- Korchmaros, J. D., & Bentele, K. G. (2021, November). U-MATTER: Enhancing and Expanding Access to Medication-assisted Treatment & Recovery Support Services. Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona, Southwest Institute for Research on Women.
- Korchmaros, J. D., & Bentele, K. G. (2021, November). U-MATTER: Improving Well-being and Decreasing Opioid Misuse. Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona, Southwest Institute for Research on Women..
- Prakash, V., Korchmaros, J. D., Granillo, B., & Genao, M. (2021, May). Safe Haven: A program providing MAT, OUD assessment, assessment of co-occurring disorders, and recovery support services. . Annual Progress Report..
- Bentele, K. G., & Korchmaros, J. D. (2020, September). U-MATTER Recovery Support Services – Quarterly Cumulative Report – September 30, 2020. Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona, Southwest Institute for Research on Women.
- Brinley, C., & Korchmaros, J. D. (2020, July). Project Lifeline: QPR Training Evaluation Findings. Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona, Southwest Institute for Research on Women.
- Korchmaros, J. D. (2020, October). U-MATTER Brief Report: GPRA Outcomes – October 2020. Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona, Southwest Institute for Research on Women.
- Korchmaros, J. D., & Bentele, K. G. (2020, August). Tucson Police Department Deflection Program: Impact at 18 Months. Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona, Southwest Institute for Research on Women.
- Korchmaros, J. D., & Bentele, K. G. (2020, December). U-MATTER Impact at 18 Months. Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona, Southwest Institute for Research on Women.
- Korchmaros, J. D., & Bentele, K. G. (2020, October). U-MATTER Behavioral Health Staff and Co-responder Focus Group Report. Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona, Southwest Institute for Research on Women.
- Korchmaros, J. D., & Brinley, C. (2020, January). Project Lifeline: QPR Training Evaluation Findings. Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona, Southwest Institute for Research on Women.
- Korchmaros, J. D., Bentele, K. G., & Granillo, A. B. (2020, July). Safe Haven: Behavioral Health MAT Team Focus Group Report– July 2020. Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona, Southwest Institute for Research on Women.
- Brinley, C., & Korchmaros, J. D. (2019, August). Project Lifeline: QPR Training Evaluation Findings. Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona, Southwest Institute for Research on Women.
- Korchmaros, J. D. (2019, January). U-MATTER Summary of Outreach Activities. Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona, Southwest Institute for Research on Women.
- Korchmaros, J. D. (2019, May). Tucson Police Department Deflection Program: 6 Month Evaluation Findings. Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona, Southwest Institute for Research on Women.
- Korchmaros, J. D. (2019, October). Tucson Police Department Deflection Program Brief Report– October 2019. Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona, Southwest Institute for Research on Women.
- Korchmaros, J. D., & Bentele, K. (2019, September). Safe Haven: Behavioral Health MAT Team Focus Group Report– September 2019. Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona, Southwest Institute for Research on Women.
- Korchmaros, J. D. (2018, November). U-MATTER Deflection Decisions Evaluation Findings. Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona, Southwest Institute for Research on Women.
- Korchmaros, J. D., & Murphy, S. (2018, March). The Seven Challenges® Comprehensive Counseling Program: Effectiveness for Adults with Substance Abuse Problems. Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona, Southwest Institute for Research on Women.
- Korchmaros, J. D., Brinley, C., & Clifton, C. (2018, February). Organizing Against the Treatment Industrial Complex Project: Final Evaluation Report. Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona, Southwest Institute for Research on Women.
- Brinley, C., Powell, C., & Korchmaros, J. D. (2017, December). Ili Uusim Hiapsi~Pasqua Yaqui Project LAUNCH: Final Evaluation Report. The University of Arizona: Tucson, Arizona.
- Greene, A., & Korchmaros, J. D. (2017, April). State Youth Treatment: Local Lessons Learned for Statewide Evidence-Based Practice Implementation – April 2017. The University of Arizona: Tucson, Arizona.
- Greene, A., & Korchmaros, J. D. (2017, October). State Youth Treatment: Local Lessons Learned for Statewide Evidence-Based Practice Implementation – October 2017. The University of Arizona: Tucson, Arizona.
- Korchmaros, J. D. (2017, December). Developing a Sustainable Seafood Industry for Burma: Evaluation of Project Training Activities Report. The University of Arizona: Tucson, Arizona.
- Korchmaros, J. D. (2017, February). SIROW announces two new research projects on The Seven Challenges. Newsletter: UA SIROW Highlights.
- Korchmaros, J. D. (2017, July). Involving the family in substance use treatment: Briefings from the Pregnant and Postpartum Women and Youth Data Project – July 2017. Analyses performed by RTI International under the Pregnant and Postpartum Women (PPW) and Youth Data Task Order, Contract Reference No. 283-12-0607. Rockville, MD.
- Korchmaros, J. D. (2017, June). Findings from the Medication Adherence, Health Literacy, and Cultural Beliefs (RxHL) Study. Newsletter: UA SIROW Highlights.
- Korchmaros, J. D. (2017, March). Dr. Josephine Korchmaros and Katie Haverly present findings from Evaluation of the Community and School Garden Program. Newsletter: UA SIROW Highlights.
- Korchmaros, J. D. (2017, November). Addressing gender issues and building economic capacity in Myanmar (Burma). Newsletter: UA SIROW Community Research News.
- Korchmaros, J. D. (2017, November). Critical components of a family-centered approach implemented within substance abuse treatment programs for pregnant and postpartum women. Report developed under the Pregnant and Postpartum Women (PPW) and Youth Data Task Order, Contract Reference No. 283-12-0607. Rockville, MD..
- Korchmaros, J. D. (2017, October). Implementation of a family-centered approach within substance abuse treatment programs for pregnant and postpartum women. Report developed under the Pregnant and Postpartum Women (PPW) and Youth Data Task Order, Contract Reference No. 283-12-0607. Rockville, MD.
- Korchmaros, J. D., & Greene, A. (2017, July). State Youth Treatment: Workforce Development Trainings: Process Summary, Operational Analysis and Evaluation – July 2017. The University of Arizona: Tucson, Arizona.
- Korchmaros, J. D., Greene, A., & Brinley, C. (2017, July). State Youth Treatment: Feasibility and Acceptability of Implementing Evidence-Based Practices – July 2017. The University of Arizona: Tucson, Arizona.
- Korchmaros, J. D., Haverly, K., & Allen, J. (2017, February). The Community and School Garden Program: Evaluation Findings. The University of Arizona: Tucson, Arizona.
- Korchmaros, J. D. (2016, July). SIROW continues to address gender issues in Myanmar. University of Arizona’s Southwest Institute for Research on Women Community Research News.
- Korchmaros, J. D. (2015, July). Addressing gender issues in Burma. University of Arizona’s Southwest Institute for Research on Women Community Research News.
- Korchmaros, J. D., & Haring, R. (2014, July). The University of Arizona’s Native American Research and Training Center (NARTC) and SIROW collaborate to inform program evaluation with Native American Nations. University of Arizona’s Southwest Institute for Research on Women Community Research News.
- Korchmaros, J. D., & Lopez, E. (2010, July). What do Adult Community Members Think about Adolescents in Recovery? Findings from The Las Rosas Project. University of Arizona’s Southwest Institute for Research on Women Community Research News.
- Korchmaros, J. D. (2008, July). Conexiones Sanas: A successful culturally-sensitive youth health education program. University of Arizona’s Southwest Institute for Research on Women Community Research News.
- Korchmaros, J. D. (2008, July). Project CHAT: Successful in more ways than one. University of Arizona’s Southwest Institute for Research on Women Community Research News.
- Korchmaros, J. D., & Jordan, S. (2007, July). Conexiones Sanas: Youth making healthy choices. University of Arizona’s Southwest Institute for Research on Women Community Research News.
- Kenny, D. A., & Korchmaros, J. D. (2003, February). Step by step procedure for estimating lower-level mediation in random-effects multilevel models using HLM5. http://users.rcn.com/dakenny/mlm-med-hlm5.doc.