Publications

Marsico, C., Wyatt, O., Parodi, K. B., Holt, M. K., Green, J. G., Merrin, G. J. (2026). Longitudinal associations between witnessing bias-based harassment and mental health functioning (Student-led research). Journal of School Violence.

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Lawerence, T., Chen, L., Kwok, O., Amador, B., Palmer, L., Merrin, G. J. (2026). Disentangling the bidirectional associations of depressive symptoms, impulsivity, and substance use in early adolescence: A between and within person perspective. Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology.

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Liu, Q., Razza, R. A., Zhang, Y., Merrin, G. J. (2026). Differential growth trajectories of behavioral self-regulation from early childhood to adolescence: Implications for youth domain-general and school-specific outcomes (Student-led research). Applied Developmental Science.

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Huang, Y., Zaff, J., Merrin, G. J., Green, J. G., Medina, M. (2026). Development of the Academic Stress Scale for Adolescents (ASSA) and examination of perceived academic stress among Chinese adolescents (Student-led research). Psychology in the Schools.

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Parodi, K. B., Holt, M. K., Aradhya, P., Green, J. G., Merrin, G. J. (2026). A longitudinal analysis of risk and protective factors of bias-based bullying victimization among adolescents. Journal of Interpersonal Violence.

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Le, V. T., Bailey, J. A., Heerde, J. A., Merrin, G. J., Batmaz, E. A., Kelly, A. B., Toumbourou, J. W. (2025). The roles of alcohol availability, overserving, and enforcement in recreational and social settings on alcohol misuse and harms: A comparison of Australia and the United States. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs.

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Fusco, N. V., Holt, M. K., Merrin, G. J., Green, J. G. (2025). Social-emotional functioning among bias-based bullies, victims, and bully-victims (Student-led research). School Psychology.

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Heerde, J. A., Bailey, J. A., Merrin, G. J., Raniti, M., Patton, G. C., Toumbourou, J. W., Sawyer, S. M. (2025). School suspension as a predictor of young adult homelessness: The International Youth Development Study. Journal of Prevention.

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Bi, K., Merrin, G. J., Li, T., Sun, X., Chai, Y., Lu, Z., Chen, M. S. (2025). Navigating unmeasured confounding in nonexperimental psychological research: A practical guide to computing and interpreting e-value (Student-led research). Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological Science.

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Lawrence, T. I., Merrin, G. J., Mcfield, A. A. (2025). Family violence and adolescent aggressive behavior: The direct and indirect effects of depression and substance use. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction.

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Holt, M. K., Merrin, G. J., Wyatt, O., Green, J. G., Gini, G., Fogelman, P. (2025). Direct and witnessed bias-based harassment exposures among adolescents: Associations with functioning and the influence of protective factors. Violence and Victims.

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Bi, K., Chen, M. S., Zhang, C., Li, T., Liu, Y., Chen, J., Chen, H., Xie, Z., Merrin, G. J., Yip, P. S. F. (2025). Day-to-day dynamic coupling of affective symptoms in Chinese mother-adolescent and father-adolescent dyads (Student-led research). Clinical Psychological Science.

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Razza, R. A., Liu, Q., Feng, R., Hao, X., Kirkman, K. A., Merrin, G. J. (2025). Cultivating adolescents' self-compassion through mindfulness: The role of self-regulation at both the individual- and classroom-level. Contemporary School Psychology.

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Merrin, G. J., Bailey, J. A., Kelly, A. B., Le, V. T., Heerde, J. A., Doery, E., Batmaz, E. A., Toumbourou, J. W. (2025). Continuity and change in substance use patterns during the transition from adolescence to young adulthood: Examining changes in social roles. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction.

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Wang, J. H., Merrin, G. J., Wang, X., Liu, Q., Kiefer, S. M. (2025). Co-occurring early adolescent ACEs and associations with later peer relationships. Journal of Youth and Adolescence.

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Merrin, G. J., Nickodem, K., Grant, N., Weerakoon, S., Holt, M., Espelage, D. (2025). CATAcode: A principled approach for coding check-all-that-apply demographic items. Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological Science.

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Li, T., Wang, Z., Merrin, G. J., Wan, S., Bi, K., Quintero, M., Song (2024). The joint operations of teacher-student and peer relationships on classroom engagement among low-achieving elementary students: A longitudinal multilevel study (Student-led research). Journal of Contemporary Educational Psychology.

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Fairclough, J., Abd-Elmonem, M., Merrin, G. J., Hong, J. S., Voisin, D. R. (2024). Religiosity and associations with substance use and delinquency among urban African American adolescents (Student-led research). Journal of Religion and Health.

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Liu, Q., Merrin, G. J., Razza, R. A. (2024). Reciprocal associations between parenting behaviors and children's self-regulation during the transition from early to middle childhood (Student-led research). Journal of Child and Family Studies.

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Wang, J. H., Merrin, G. J., Kiefer, S. M., Jackson, J. L., Huckaby, P. L., Pascarella, L. A., Blake, C. L., Gomez, M. D., Smith, N. D. W. (2024). Peer relations of adolescents with adverse childhood experiences: A systematic review of two decades. Adolescent Research Review.

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Bailey, J. A., Le, V. T., McMorris, B. J., Merrin, G. J., Heerde, Batmaz, E. A., Toumbourou, J. W. (2024). Longitudinal associations between adult-supervised drinking during adolescence and alcohol misuse from ages 25–31 years: A comparison of Australia and the United States. Addictive Behaviors.

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Liu, Q., Razza, R. A., Zhang, Y., Merrin, G. J. (2024). Differential growth trajectories of behavioral self-regulation from early childhood to adolescence: Implications for youth domain-general and school-specific outcomes (Student-led research). Applied Developmental Science.

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Robillard, C. L., Merrin, G. J., Legg, N. K., Ames, M. E., Turner, B. J. (2024). Different self-damaging behaviors, similar motives? Testing measurement invariance of motives for nonsucidal self-injury, disordered eating, and substance misuse (Student-led research). British Journal of Clinical Psychology.

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Liu, Q., Merrin, G. J., Vasilenko, S. A., Razza, R. A. (2024). Continuity and change in early material hardship domains on the development of children's behavioral self-regulation in middle childhood (Student-led research). Children and Youth Services Review.

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Green, J. G., Ramirez, M., Merrin, G. J., Holt, M. K. (2024). Bias-based harassment among U. S. adolescents. School Mental Health.

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Liu, Q., Razza, R. A., Vasilenko, S. A., Merrin, G. J. (2024). Associations between early material hardship and behavioral self-regulation development across childhood: A person-centered approach (Student-led research). Research in Human Development.

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Bi, K., Li, T., Merrin, G. J., Zhang, C., Wang, Y., Xiao, Chen, M. S. (2024). Are there reciprocal interplays among Chinese adolescents', fathers', and mothers' depression at the within-family level? A family systems perspective (Student-led research). Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science.

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Espelage, D. L., Kuehl, T., Wyman, P. A., Nickodem, K., Mintz, S., Valido, A., Robinson, L. E., Merrin, G. J., Hoagland, Schmeelk-Cone, LoMurray, Woolweaver, A. B., Ingram, K. M., Rulison (2024). An RCT of Sources of Strength high school primary prevention program on sexual violence perpetration and victimization and dismissiveness of sexual harassment. School Psychology Review.

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Zhang, X., Merrin, G. J., Slavich, G. M. (2024). Adverse childhood experiences and emotion dysregulation phenotypes: An intersectional analysis of race/ethnicity and gender in a nationally representative U. S. sample. Child Abuse & Neglect.

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Merrin, G. J., Wang, J. H., Kiefer, S. M., Jackson, J. L., Pascarella, L. A., Huckaby, P. L., Blake, C. L., Gomez, M. D., Smith, N. D. W. (2024). Adverse childhood experiences and bullying during adolescence: A systematic literature review of two decades. Adolescent Research Review.

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Grant, N., Merrin, G. J., April, K., April-Sandars, A. K., Arora, I., Gordon, D. (2024). A prospective study of sexual risk patterns associated with delinquency and justice involvement among child welfare system-involved adolescent males. Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health.

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Merrin, G. J., Lowe, S. (2023). Who benefits from universal SEL programming?: Assessment of Second Step© using a growth mixture modeling approach. Journal of School Mental Health.

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Leadbeater, B. J., Merrin, G. J., Contreras, A., Ames, M. E. (2023). Trajectories of oppositional defiant disorder severity from adolescence to young adulthood and substance use, mental health, and behavioral problems. Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

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Ames, M. E., Robillard, C. L., Ryan, J. E. H., Merrin, G. J., Turner, B. J. (2023). Reciprocal associations between physical activity, self-concept, somatic symptoms, and depression from adolescence to young adulthood: Disaggregating within- and between-person effects. Mental Health and Physical Activity.

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Wang, X., Liu. Q., Merrin, G. J., Keller, A., Dalhee, Y., Henderson (2023). Harsh parenting among veterans: parents' military-related PTSD, mentalization, and pre-military trauma. Frontiers in Psychology.

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Rivas-Koehl, M. M., Merrin, G. J., Espelage, D. L. (2023). Assessing the longitudinal measurement invariance of the conflict in adolescent dating relationship inventory (CADRI) across heterosexual and sexual minority adolescents in the United States (Student-led research). Psychology of Violence.

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Valido, A., Merrin, G. J., Espelage, D. L., Robinson, L. E., Nickodem, K., Ingram, K. M., El Sheikh, A. J., Torgal, C., Fairclough, J. (2022). Social-ecological predictors of homophobic name-calling perpetration and victimization among early adolescents. Journal of Early Adolescence.

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Forber-Pratt, A. J., Price, L. R., Merrin, G. J., Hanebutt, R. A., Fairclough, J. A. (2022). Psychometric properties of the Disability Identity Development Scale: Confirmatory factor and bifactor analyses. Rehabilitation Psychology.

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Merrin, G. J., Leadbeater, B. J., Sturgess, C. M. B., Ames, M. E., Thompson, K. (2022). Predictors of early-onset cannabis use in adolescence and risks for substance use disorder symptoms in young adulthood. Journal of Drug Issues.

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Leadbeater, B. J., Sukhawathanakul, P., Rush, J., Merrin, G. J., Lewis, N. (2022). Examining the effectiveness of the WITS programs in the context of variability in trajectories of child development. Prevention Science 23.

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Espelage, D. L., Ingram, K. M., Hong, J. S., Merrin, G. J. (2022). Bullying as a developmental precursor to sexual violence throughout adolescence: Decade in review. Trauma.

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Valido, A., Ingram, K. M., Espelage, D. L., Torgal, C., Merrin, G. J., Davis, J. P. (2021). Intrafamilial violence and verbal and physical aggression among early adolescents: Moderating role of school sense of belonging. Journal of Family Violence 36.

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Forber-Pratt, A. J., Merrin, G. J., Espelage, D. L. (2021). Exploring the intersections of disability, race and gender on student outcomes in High School. Remedial and Special Education 42(5).

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Ames, M. E., Leadbeater, B. J., Merrin, G. J., Thompson, K. (2020). Patterns of marijuana use and physical health indicators among Canadian Youth. International Journal of Psychology.

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Forber-Pratt, A., Merrin, G. J., Mueller, C. O., Price, L. R., Kettrey, H. H. (2020). Initial factor exploration of disability identity. Rehabilitation Psychology 65(1).

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Ingram, K. M., Espelage, D. L., Davis, J. P., Merrin, G. J. (2020). Family violence, sibling, and peer aggression during adolescence: Associations with behavioral health outcomes. Frontiers in Psychiatry 11(26).

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Davis, J. P., Ingram, K. M., Merrin, G. J., Espelage, D. L. (2020). Exposure to parental and community violence and the relationship to bullying perpetration and victimization among early adolescents: A parallel process growth mixture latent transition analysis. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology.

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Merrin, G. J., Davis, J. P., Ingram, K. M., Espelage, D. L. (2020). Examining social-ecological predictors of youth gang entry among serious juvenile offenders: A survival analysis. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry 90(5).

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Green, J. G., Holt, M. K., Oblath, R., Robinson, E., Story, K., Merrin, G. J. (2020). Engaging professional sports to reduce bullying: An evaluation of the Boston vs. Bullies program. Journal of School Violence.

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Merrin, G. J., Ames, M., Sturgess, C. M. B., Leadbeater, B. J. (2020). Disruption of transitions in high-risk substance use from adolescence to young adulthood: School, employment, and romantic relationship factors. Substance Use and Misuse 55(7).

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Peguero, A. A., Merrin, G. J., Hong, J. S., Johnson, K. R. (2019). School disorder and dropping out: The intersection of gender, race, and ethnicity. Youth and Society.

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Hatchel, T., Merrin, G. J., Espelage, D. L. (2019). Peer victimization and suicidality among LGBTQ youth: The protective roles of self-compassion, school belonging, and parental support. Journal of LGBT Youth.

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Ingram, K. M., Davis, J. P., Espelage, D. L., Hatchel, T., Merrin, G. J., Valido, A., Torgal, C. (2019). Longitudinal associations between toxic masculinity and bystander willingness to intervene in bullying among middle school boys. Journal of School Psychology.

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Grant, N. J., Merrin, G. J., King, M. T., Espelage, D. L. (2019). Examining within-person and between-person associations of family violence and peer deviance on bullying perpetration among middle school students. Psychology of Violence.

Davis, J. P., Merrin, G. J., Ingram, K. M., Espelage, D. L., Valido, A., El Sheikh, A. J. (2019). Examining pathways between bully victimization, depression, & school belonging among early adolescents. Journal of Child and Family Studies.

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Jones, A. E., Espelage, D. L., Valido, A., Ingram, K. M., Merrin, G. J. (2019). Examining classes of bully perpetration among Latinx high school students and associations with substance use and mental health. International Journal of Bullying Prevention.

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Ingram, K. M., Espelage, D. L., Merrin, G. J., Valido, A., Heinhorst, J., Joyce, M. (2019). Evaluation of a virtual reality enhanced bullying prevention curriculum pilot trial. Journal of Adolescence 71.

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Merrin, G. J., Davis, J. P., Berry, D., Espelage, D. L. (2019). Developmental changes in deviant and violent behavior from early to late adolescence: Associations with parental monitoring and peer deviance. Psychology of Violence.

Thompson, K., Leadbeater, B. J., Ames, M. E., Merrin, G. J. (2019). Associations between marijuana use trajectories and educational and occupational success in adulthood. Prevention Science 20(2).

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Ames, M. E., Leadbeater, B. J., Merrin, G. J., Sturgess, C. M. B. (2019). Adolescent patterns of peer victimization: Concurrent and longitudinal health correlates. Journal of Applied Biobehavioral Research.

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King, M. T., Merrin, G. J., Espelage, D. L., Grant., N. J., Bub, K. L. (2018). Victimization, suicidal ideation, and intersectionality among LGBQ youth and students with disabilities. Exceptional Children.

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Merrin, G. J., Thompson, K., Leadbeater, B. J. (2018). Transitions in the use of multiple substances from adolescence to young adulthood. Drug and Alcohol Dependence 189.

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Thompson, K., Merrin, G. J, Ames, M. E., Leadbeater, B. J. (2018). Trajectories of marijuana use in Canadian youth and association with substance use, mental health, and behavioral problems in adolescence and young adulthood. Canadian Journal of Behavioural Sciences 50(1).

Merrin, G. J., de la Haye, K., Espelage, D. L., Ewing, B., Tucker, J. S., Hoover, M., Green, H. D. (2018). The co-evolution of bullying perpetration, homophobic teasing, and a school friendship network. Journal of Youth and Adolescence.

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Davis, J. P., Dumas, T. M., Berey, B., Merrin, G. J., Tan, K., Madden, D. R. (2018). Poly-victimization and trajectories of binge drinking from adolescence to young adulthood among serious juvenile offenders. Drug and Alcohol Dependence.

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Espelage, D. L., Merrin, G. J., Hatchel, T. (2018). Peer victimization and dating violence among LGBTQ youth: The impact of school violence and crime on mental health outcomes. Journal of Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice 16(2).

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Dumas, T. M., Davis, J. P., Merrin, G. J., Puccia, M., Blustein, D. (2018). If you're high status and you know it: Teasing apart the within- and between-person effects of peer-nominated and self-reported status in the drinking group on alcohol-related outcomes. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors.

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Leadbeater, B. J., Thompson, K., Sukhawathanakul, P., Merrin, G. J. (2018). How program users enhance fidelity: Implementing the WITS programs in rural Canadian elementary schools. Prevention Science 19(8).

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Davis, J. P., Dumas, T. M., Merrin, G. J., Espelage, D. L., Tan, K., Madden, D., Hong, J. S. (2018). Examining the pathways between bully victimization, depression, academic achievement, and problematic drinking in adolescence. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors.

Merrin, G. J., Leadbeater, B. J. (2018). Do adolescent patterns of polysubstance use predict differential use of substances in young adulthood? Journal of Substance Use and Misuse 53(13), 2112 - 2124. **.

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Merrin, G. J., Espelage, D. L., Hong, J. S. (2018). Applying the social-ecological framework to understand the associations of bullying perpetration among high school students: A multilevel analysis. Psychology of Violence.

Espelage, D. L., Merrin, G. J., Hong, J. S., Resko, S. M. (2018). Applying social cognitive and social information processing theory to explore relational aggression across early adolescence: A within- and between-person analysis. Journal of Youth and Adolescence 47(11).

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Espelage, D. L., Hong, J. S., Merrin, G. J., Davis, J. P., Rose, C. A., Little, T. D. (2018). A longitudinal examination of homophobic name-calling perpetration in middle school: Bullying, traditional masculinity, and sexual harassment as predictors. Psychology of Violence.

Davis, J. P., Dumas, T. M., Berey, B. L., Merrin, G. J., Robinson-Cimpian, J., Roberts, B. W. (2017). Effect of victimization on impulse control and binge drinking among juvenile delinquents from adolescence to young adulthood. Journal of Youth and Adolescence.

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Merrin, G. J., Davis, J. P., Berry, D., D’Amico, E. J., Dumas, T. M. (2016). The longitudinal associations between substance use, crime, and social risk among emerging adults: A longitudinal within and between-person latent variables analysis. Drug and Alcohol Dependence.

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Davis, J. P., Dumas, T. M., Wagner, E. F., Merrin, G. J. (2016). Social ecological determinants of substance use treatment entry among serious juvenile offenders from adolescences through emerging adulthood. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment.

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Hong, J. S., Merrin, G. J., Crosby, S., Hernandez-Jozefowicz, D. M., Lee, J. M., Allen-Meares, P. (2016). Individual and contextual factors associated with immigrant youth's feeling unsafe in school: A social-ecological analysis. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health.

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Hong, J. S., Merrin, G. J., Peguero, A. A., Gonzalez-Prendes, Lee, N. Y. (2016). Exploring the social-ecological determinants of physical fighting in U. S. schools: What about youth in immigrant families? Child and Youth Care Forum.

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Davis, J. P., Merrin, G. J., Berry, D. J., Dumas, T. M., Hong, J. S., Smith, D. C. (2016). Examining within-person and between-person effects of victimization and social risk on cannabis use among emerging adults in substance-use treatment. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors.

Merrin, G. J., Hong, J. S., Espelage, D. L. (2015). Are the risk and protective factors similar for gang-involved, pressured-to-join, and non-gang involved youth? A social-ecological analysis. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry.