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ARTICLES & PUBLICATIONS

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Primary Project

Demanchick, S. & Johnson, D.B. (March 2004). Primary Project. Hennepin County, Minnesota. Report to alliance for families and children in Hennepin County. Children's Institute Technical Report T04-005.

Wohl, N. & Hightower, A.D. (2001). Primary Mental Health Project: A School-Based Prevention Program. In A.A. Drewes, L.J. Carey & C.E. Schaefer, (Eds), School-Based Play Therapy (pp 277-296). NY: Wiley.

Elliott Perkins, P. (January 1998). PMHP School Climate Study New York City Region District 15, PS 160, Fall 1997. Children's Institute Technical Report T97-510.1.

Elliott, P. (October 1997). PMHP School Climate Study: North Tonawanda Region, Ledgeview, Clarence School District 1996-97 Academic Year. Children's Institute Technical Report T97-507.1.

Elliott, P. (October 1997). PMHP School Climate Study: North Tonawanda Region, Windemere Boulevard School, Amherst School District 1996-97 Academic Year. Children's Institute Technical Report T97-506.1.

Elliott, P. (October 1997). PMHP School Climate Study: North Tonawanda Region, School 11 - Buffalo School District 1996-97 Academic Year. Children's Institute Technical Report T97-505.1.

Elliott, P. (October 1997). PMHP School Climate Study: North Tonawanda Region, Rushford Campus, Cuba-Rushford School District 1996-97 Academic Year. Children's Institute Technical Report T97-504.1.

Elliott, P. (October 1997). PMHP School Climate Study: North Tonawanda Region, Harris Hill Clarence School District 1996-97 Academic Year. Children's Institute Technical Report T97-503.1.

Hightower, A. D. (1997). Primary Mental Health Project. In G. W. Albee & T. Gullotta (Eds.), Primary prevention works (pp. 191-212). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Crean, H. & Lotyczewski, B.S. (September 1996). An Evaluation of the Early Mental Health Initiative's Primary Intervention Program and Enhanced Primary Intervention Programs for the 1995-96 Academic Year. Children's Institute Technical Report T96-431.1.

Cowen, E. L., & Hightower, A. D. (1996). Primary Mental Health Project: School-based preventive interventions for adjustment problems. In M. C. Roberts (Ed.), Model programs in school mental health (pp. 63-74). Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.

Cowen, E. L., Hightower, A. D., Pedro-Carroll, J. L., Work, W. C., Wyman, P. A., & Haffey, W. G. (1996). School based prevention for children at risk: The Primary Mental Health Project. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Hightower, A. D., & Cowen, E. L. (1996). Primary Mental Health Project. In T. K. Fagan & P. G. Wonder (Eds.), Historical encyclopedia of school psychology (pp. 286-287). Greenwood, Westport, CT.

Crean, H. & Lotyczewski, B.S. (October 1995). An Evaluation of the Early Mental Health Initiative's Primary Intervention Program and Enhanced Primary Intervention Program for the 1994-95 Academic Year. Technical Report T95-428.1

Cowen, E. L. (1991). The Primary Mental Health Project. Clinician's Research Digest, Supplemental Bulletin No. 8.

Cowen, E. L., & Hightower, A. D. (1989). The Primary Mental Health Project: Alternatives in school based preventive interventions. In T. B. Gutkin & C. R. Reynolds (Eds.), Handbook of school psychology, 2nd ed.(pp. 775-795). New York: John Wiley.

Cowen, E. L., & Hightower, A. D. (1989). The Primary Mental Health Project: Thirty years after. In R. E. Hess & J. DeLong (Eds.), The National Mental Health Association: Eighty years of involvement in the field of prevention (pp. 225-257). New York: Haworth Press.

Cowen, E. L., & Hightower, A. D. (1989). The Primary Mental Health Project: Thirty years after. Prevention in Human Services, 6, 225-257.

Cowen, E. L., Hightower, A. D., Johnson, D. B., Sarno, M., & Weissberg, R. P. (1989). State level dissemination of a program for early detection and prevention of school maladjustment. Professional Psychology, 20, 309-314.

Winer Elkin, J. I., Weissberg, R. P., & Cowen, E. L. (1988). Evaluation of a planned short-term intervention for school children with focal adjustment problems. Journal of Clinical Child Psychology, 17, 106-115.

Farie, A. M., Cowen, E. L., & Smith, M. (1986). The development and implementation of a rural consortium program to provide early, preventive school mental health services. Community Mental Health Journal, 22, 94-103.

Chandler, C., Weissberg, R. P., Cowen, E. L., & Guare, J. (1984). The long-term effects of a school-based secondary prevention program for young maladapting children. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 52, 165-170.

Cowen, E. L., Spinell, A., Wright, S., & Weissberg, R. P. (1983). Continuing dissemination of a school-based early detection and prevention model. Professional Psychology, 14, 118-127.

Cowen, E. L., Weissberg, R. P., & Lotyczewski, B. S. (1983). Validity generalization of school-based preventive mental health program. Professional Psychology, 14, 613-623.

Weissberg, R. P., Cowen, E. L., Lotyczewski, B. S., & Gesten, E. L. (1983). The Primary Mental Health Project: Seven consecutive years of program outcome research. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 51, 100-107.

Cowen, E. L., Weissberg, R. P., & Lotyczewski, B. S. (1982). Physical contacts in helping interactions with young children. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 50, 219-225.

Winer, J. I. (1982). An evaluation of a planned short term intervention approach for children with school adjustment problems. Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation, University of Rochester.

Cowen, E. L., Gesten, E. L., Davidson, E. R., & Wilson, A. B. (1981). Hairdressers as caregivers, II: Relationships between helper-characteristics and help-giving behavior and feelings. Journal of Prevention, 1, 225-239.

Cowen, E. L., McKim, B. J., & Weissberg, R. P. (1981). Bartenders as informal interpersonal help-agents. American Journal of Community Psychology, 9, 715-729.

Cowen, E. L. (1980). Rochester's Primary Mental Health Project. In W. Cunninggim & D. Mulligan (Eds.), Volunteers and children with special needs (pp. 33-38). Arlington, VA: National School Volunteer Program, Inc.

Cowen, E. L. (1980). The Primary Mental Health Project: Yesterday, today and tomorrow. Journal of Special Education, 14, 133-154.

Cowen, E. L., Davidson, E. R., & Gesten, E. L. (1980). Program dissemination and the modification of delivery practices in school mental health. Professional Psychology, 11, 36-47.

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Early Childhood

Pozzi, D., Lotyczewski, S. (February 2008). Rochester Early Enhancement Project Retrospective Study Report with Addendum. Children’s Institute Technical Report T07-006.

Gramiak, W., Hightower, A.D., Brugger, L., Van Wagner, G., MacGowan, Montes, G. (October 2007). Rochester Early Childhood Assessment Partnership 2006-2007 tenth annual report, statistical supplement. Children’s Institute Technical Report T07-006.

Gramiak, W., Hightower, A.D., Brugger, L., Van Wagner, G., MacGowan, A. & Montes, G. (October 2007). Rochester Early Childhood Assessment Partnership 2006-2007 tenth annual report. Children’s Institute Technical Report T07-005.

Gramiak, W., Hightower, A.D., Brugger, L., Van Wagner, G., MacGowan, A. & Baker, A.C. (October 2006). Rochester Early Childhood Assessment Partnership 2005-2006 ninth annual report, statistical supplement. Children’s Institute Technical Report T06-004.

Gramiak, W., Hightower, A.D., Brugger, L., Van Wagner, G., MacGowan, A. & Baker, A.C. (October 2005). Rochester Early Childhood Assessment Partnership 2004-2005 eighth annual report, statistical supplement. Children’s Institute Technical Report T05-003.

Gramiak, W., Hightower, A.D., Brugger, L., Montes, G., Greenberg, S.R., & MacGowan, A. (September 2004). Rochester Early Childhood Assessment Partnership 2003-2004 seventh annual report. Children’s Institute Technical Report T04-007.

Montes, G., Hoffman, D.S. (January 2004). Who benefits from high quality pre-kindergarten? Investigating ethnicity/race differences in the RECAP 2002 sample. Children’s Institute Technical Report T04-004.

Montes, G., Hightower, A.D., Brugger, L., Moustafa, E., Greenberg, S.R., Gramiak, W., & MacGowan, A. (September 2003). Rochester Early Childhood Assessment Partnership 2002-2003 annual report. Children’s Institute Technical Report T03-004.

Montes, G., Hightower, A.D., Brugger, L., Moustafa, E., Greenberg, S.R., & MacGowan, A. (December 2002). Rochester Early Childhood Assessment Partnership 2001-2002 annual report. Children’s Institute Technical Report T02-020.

Montes, G. (December 2002). Is child care good for business? A scientific review. Children’s Institute Technical Report T02-021.

Fantuzzo, J., Hightower, A.D., Grim, S., & Montes, G. (2002). Generalization of the child observation record: A validity study for diverse samples of urban, low-income preschool children. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 17 (1).

Montes, G., A.D. Hightower, Brugger, L., Moustafa, E., & Greenberg, S.R. (September 2001). Rochester Early Childhood Assessment Partnership Final Report: Academic Year 2000-01. Children's Institute Technical Report 01-006.

Crean, H. F., Hightower, A. D., & Allan, M. (2001). School-based day care for children of teen parents: Evaluation of an urban program designed to keep young mothers in school. Evaluation and Program Planning, 24, 267-275.

Halterman, J. S., Montes, G., Aligne, A., Kaczorowski, J.M., Hightower, A. D. & Szilagyi, P. G. (2001). School readiness among urban children with Asthma. Ambulatory Pediatrics, 1(4), 201-205.

Hightower, A.D. & Wohl, N. (2001). Primary Mental Health Project: A School-Based Prevention Program. In A.A. Drewes, L.J. Carey & C.E. Schaefer, (Eds), School-Based Play Therapy. (pp 277-296). NY: Wiley.

Kilmer, R. P., Cowen, E. L., & Wyman, P. A. (2001). A microanalysis of developmental, parenting, and family milieu variables that differentiate stress resilient and stress affected children. Journal of Community Psychology.

Pedro-Carroll, J.L. (2001) The promotion of wellness in children and families: Challenges and opportunities. American Psychologist, 56, 993-1,004.

Pedro-Carroll, J.L., & Frazee, E. (2001). A.C.T.-For the Children; Program Can Help Protect Children in Break-Ups. New York Law Journal.

Pedro- Carroll, J.L. Nakhnikian E., & Montes. G. M. (2001) A.C.T.-For the Children: Helping parents protect their children from the toxic effects of ongoing conflict in the aftermath of divorce. Family Court Review, 39, 377-392.

Greenberg, S.R., Hightower, A.D., Moustafa, E., & Montes, G. (November 2000). ECERS Rating: Universal Pre-Kindergarten. Children's Institute Technical Report T00-614.

Greenberg, S.R., Hightower, A.D., & Montes, G. (November 2000). Parental Satisfaction: Universal Pre-Kindergarten. Children's Institute Technical Report T00-613.

Montes, G., Hightower, A.D., Moustafa, E., Reynolds, M., Greenberg, S., & Brugger, L. (November 2000). Rochester Early Childhood Assessment Partnership 1999-2000 Annual Report. Children's Institute Technical Report T00-611.

Montes, G., Hightower, A.D., Searl, K.A., Moustafa, E., & Reynolds, M. (September 1999). Rochester Early Childhood Assessment Partnership 1998-1999 Summary Report. Children's Institute Technical Report T99-527.

Searl, K.A. & Montes, G. (April 1999). Healthy Moms: The Impact of a Prenatal Education and Support Program on Health Awareness and Frequency. Children's Institute Technical Report T99-522.3.

Searl, K.A. (April 1999). Needs and Quality Assessment in a Home Visiting Environment. Children's Institute Technical Report T99-522.2.

Montes, G. & Fritton, J. (June 1998). Parental Preferences for the SWFRC Summer Program: Activities, Results and Environment. Children's Institute Technical Report T98-518.1.

Montes, G. & Fischer Schulman, K. (June 1998). Evaluation of System Changes: The REEP Case. Children's Institute Technical Report T98-517.1.

Montes, G. & Fritton, J. (January 1998). REEP Evaluation Report 1995-96. Children's Institute Technical Report T97-509.1.

Marshall, H. M., Russell, R. S., Montes, G. M., & Fritton, J. E. (1997). Enhance!/Social Competence Program (ESCP): Building young children's social competence and interpersonal problem solving skills in preparation for school readiness and school success. Rochester, NY: Primary Mental Health Project.

Crean, H., Hightower, A.D., & Allan, M.J. (July 1996). Evaluation of the Rochester City School District's Early Childhood Centers for Children of Teen Parents Program. Children's Institute Technical Report T96-430.1.

Montes, G. (March 1996). Final Report on the Survey of Parental Preference for New Programs and Advocacy Issues. Children's Institute Technical Report T96-429.2.

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School Age

Lehmann, C., Lotyczewski, B.S. & Hightower, A.D. (October, 2007). Community report on children entering school in 2006-2007. Children’s Institute Technical Report T07-007.

Gramiak, W., Brugger, L., Young-Miller, G.M. (September, 2007). GRASA Assessment. 2006-07 Second Annual Report. Children’s Institute Technical Report T07-004.

Gramiak, W., VanAuken, L., Brugger, L., Young-Miller, G.M. (November, 2006). Greater Rochester After-School Alliance (GRASA) Assessment. 2005-06 First Annual Report. Children’s Institute Technical Report T06-005.

Greenberg, S.R., Lotyczewski, B.S. & Hightower, A.D. (January, 2005). Community report on children entering school in 2003-2004. Rochester, New York. Children’s Institute Technical Report T04-008.

Montes, G. & Hoffman, D.S. (January, 2004). Predictive and concurrent associations of the lead poisoning item in the PACE with school readiness and functioning variables. Children’s Institute Technical Report T04-003.

Montes, G. & Hoffman, D.S. (January, 2004). Impact of neonatal risk factors on kindergarten and first grade performance. Children’s Institute Technical Report T04-002.

Montes, G. & Lehmann, C. (January, 2004). Who will drop out from school? Key predictors from the literature. Children’s Institute Technical Report T04-001.

Greenberg, S.R., Lotyczewski, B.S. & Hightower, A.D. (December, 2003). Community report on children entering school in 2002-2003. Rochester, New York. Children’s Institute Technical Report T03-013.

Crean, H.F. & Walker, C. (November 2003). Monroe County's school-community partnership's middle schools wellness/community centers tracking of outcomes: 2001-2002 academic year report. Children's Institute Technical Report T03-005.

Greenberg, S.R., Lotyczewski, B.S., & Hightower, A.D. (March 2003). Community report on children entering school in 2001-2002. Rochester, New York. Children’s Institute Technical Report T03-001.

Greenberg, S.R., Lotyczewski, B.S. & Hightower, A.D. (October 2002). Community report on children entering school in 2000-2001. Rochester, New York. Children’s Institute Technical Report T02-019.

Crean, H.F. & Reynolds, M. (September 2002). Newark Valley Central School District 2001-2002 substance use measure: Item response frequencies by gender. Children’s Institute Technical Report T02-008.

Crean, H.F. & Reynolds, M. (September 2002). Newark Valley Central School District 2001-2002 substance use measure: Item response frequencies by grade. Children’s Institute Technical Report T02-009.

Crean, H.F. & Reynolds, M. (September 2002). Newark Valley Central School District: Ten-year cohort trends in illicit substance use among 5th to 12th grade students. Children’s Institute Technical Report T02-010.

Crean, H.F. & Hildreth, M.R. (June 2002). The Monroe County school-community partnerships middle school wellness/community centers tracking of outcomes: 2000-2001 academic year report. Children's Institute Technical Report T02-005.

Smetana, J.G., Crean, H.F., & Daddis, C. (2002). Family processes and problem behaviors in middle class African American families with adolescents. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 12(2), 275-304.

Crean, H.F. & Hildreth, M.R. (September 2001). The Children's Institute middle school student questionnarie: 2001 item frequencies, between school analysis, and changes from 1999-2001. Children's Institute Technical Report 01-007.

Crean, H. (June 2001). The CHANGE Collaborative's middle school wellness/community centers tracking of outcomes: 1999-2000 academic year report. Children's Institute Technical Report 01-002.

Montes, G. (April 2001). Full-day kindergarten follow-up report. Children's Institute Technical Report T01-003.

Reynolds, M. & Crean, H. (November 2000). Newark Valley Central School District: Eight-year cohort trends in illicit substance use among 5th to 12th grade students. Children's Institute Technical Report T00-612.

Reynolds, M., Greenberg, S., & Crean, H. (September 2000). Newark Valley Central School District 1999-2000 substance measure use in item response frequencies by grade level. Children's Institute Technical Report T00-610.

Reynolds, M., Greenberg, S., & Crean, H. (September 2000). Newark Valley Central School District 1999-2000 Substance Measure Use in Item Response Frequencies by Gender. Children's Institute Technical Report T00-609.

Mathur, S. (August 2000). Full-Day versus Half-Day Kindergarten: A Literature Review. Children's Institute Technical Report T00-605.

Montes, G. & Riordan, T. (June 2000). Full-Day Vs. Half-Day Kindergarten Program Survey. Children's Institute Technical Report T00-605.1.

Montes, G., Hightower, A.D., Mathur, S., Riordan, T., & Taylor, C. (July 2000). Teachers' View of Full-Day Versus Half-Day Kindergarten: A Report to Greece Central School District. Children's Institute Technical Report T00-603.

Montes, G. (May 2000). Rochester City School District, English Language Arts, 4th Assessment. Children's Institute Technical Report T00-601.

Crean, H. (December 1999). The CHANGE Collaborative's Middle School Wellness/Community Centers Tracking Outcomes: 1998-1999 Academic Year Report - executive summary. Children's Institute Technical Report T99-528.1.

Crean, H. (December 1999). The CHANGE Collaborative's Middle School Wellness/Community Centers Tracking Outcomes: 1998-1999 Academic Year Report. Children's Institute Technical Report T99-528.

Hagen, T.L. & Crean, H. (July 1999). Newark Valley Central School District: 1997-98 Substance Use Measure Item Response Frequencies with Selected Comparisons over a Four Year Period. Children's Institute Technical Report T99-523.

Crean, H. (February 1999). How was School Today? Program Evaluation for the 1997-1998 Academic Year. Children's Institute Technical Report T99-521.1

Crean, H. (September 1998). The Jefferson Family Wellness Center: A Case Study. Children's Institute Technical Report T98-520.1.

Crean, H. & Johnson, D.B. (June 1998). The Change Collaborative's Middle School Wellness Center Project's Common Core Indicators of Positive Change: What are They and How are They to be Tracked? Children's Institute Technical Report T98-519.1.

Elliott Perkins, P. (May 1998). Analysis of City School District Rochester, New York Introduction to Algebra Final Examination. Children's Institute Technical Report T98-515.1.

Elliott Perkins, P. (May 1998). Analysis of City School District Rochester, New York Mathematics Seven Final Examination. Children's Institute Technical Report T98-514.1.

Elliott Perkins, P. (May 1998). Analysis of City School District Rochester, New York Mathematics Six Final Examination. Children's Institute Technical Report T98-513.1.

Johnson, D.B. & Crean, H. (March 1998). Best Practices in Middle School Wellness Centers: Report to CHANGE Collaborative. Children's Institute Technical Report T98-512.1.

Hagen, T.L. & Crean, H. (March 1998). Royalton-Hartland Central School District 1997-98 Substance Use Measure Item Response Frequencies. Children's Institute Technical Report T98-511.1.

Crean, H. & Elliott, P. (January 1998). How was School Today? Program Evaluation for the 1996-97 Academic Year: Addendum. Children's Institute Technical Report T97-501.2.

Montes, G. & Fritton, J. (December 1997). 1996 Kindergarten Follow-up Study. Children's Institute Technical Report T97-508.1.

Crean, H. & Elliott, P. (October 1997) How was School Today? Program Evaluation for the 1996-97 Academic Year. Children's Institute Technical Report T97-501.1.

Montes, G., Hightower, A.D., Forman, E., MacGowan, A, & Pryor, D. (September 1997). Differential Effects of Formal and Informal Pre-Kindergarten Experiences on Third Grade Achievement. Children's Institute Technical Report T97-501.05.

Crean, H., Hagen, T.L., Hightower, A.D., & Forman, E. (February 1997). Three Wave Cohort Trends and a Longitudinal 2-Year Model: Prevalence and Patterns of Substance Use in a Sample of New York State Rural and Suburban Fifth through Twelfth Grade Students. Children's Institute Technical Report T97-432.1.

Crean, H. & Work, W.C. (May 1995). A Cross-Sectional Structural Model of Cocaine Use in 5th through 10th Grade Students: A Brief Report on Year 4 of the Primary Mental Health Project Efficacy Studies. Children's Institute Technical Report T95-429.1.

Hightower, A. D., & Fantuzzo, J. W. (1991). The Study Buddy Program: A school based cooperative learning intervention. The Behavior Therapist, 14, 31-32.

Cowen, E. L., Hightower, A. D., Pedro-Carroll, J. L., & Work, W. C. (1990). School-based models for primary prevention programs with children. In R. P. Lorion (Ed.), Protecting the children: Strategies for optimizing emotional and behavioral development (pp. 133-160). New York: Haworth Press.

Hightower, A. D., & Fantuzzo, J. W. (1990). The Study Buddy Program: A cooperative learning program. Community Psychologist, 23(2), 7-8.

Rohrbeck, C. A. (1986). An evaluation of a self-control skill-training program for urban third grade classes. Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation, University of Rochester.

Felner, R. D., Norton, P. L., Cowen, E. L., & Farber, S. S. (1981). A prevention program for children experiencing life crisis. Professional Psychology, 12, 446-452.

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Families in Transition

Pedro-Carroll, J. L. & Frazee, E. (January 4, 2001). A.C.T. - For the Children: Protecting children in the aftermath of a breakup. New York Law Journal, 1-3.

Pedro-Carroll, J.L. & Frazee, E. (2001). A.C.T.-For the Children; Program Can Help Protect Children in Break-Ups. New York Law Journal.

Pedro-Carroll, J.L. Nakhnikian E., & Montes. G. M. (2001) A.C.T.-For the Children: Helping parents protect their children from the toxic effects of ongoing conflict in the aftermath of divorce. Family Court Review, 39, 377-392.

Pedro-Carroll, J. (June 2000). ACT* For the Children, (*Assisting Children Through Transition), Annual Report. Children's Institute Technical Report T00-604.

Pedro-Carroll, J. L., Sutton, S. E., & Wyman, P. A. (1999). A two year follow-up evaluation of a preventive intervention program for young children of divorce. School Psychology Review, 28, 467-476.

Pedro-Carroll, J. L. (1997). The Children of Divorce Intervention Program: Fostering resilient outcomes for school-aged children. In G. W. Albee & T. Gullotta (Eds.), Primary prevention works (pp. 213-238). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Pedro-Carroll, J. L., & Alpert-Gillis, L. J. (1997). Preventive interventions for children of divorce: A developmental model for 5 and 6 year old children. Journal of Primary Prevention, 18, 5-23.

Pedro-Carroll, J. L., Alpert-Gillis, L. J., & Sterling, S. (1997). A procedures manual for conducting divorce support groups for 2nd and 3rd grade children. (2nd ed.). Rochester, NY: Primary Mental Health Project.

Black, A. E., & Pedro-Carroll, J. L. (1993). The role of parent-child relationships in mediating the effects of marital disruption. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 32, 1019-1027.

Pedro-Carroll, J. L., Alpert-Gillis, L. J., & Cowen, E. L. (1992). An evaluation of the efficacy of a preventive intervention for 4th-6th grade urban children of divorce. Journal of Primary Prevention, 13, 115-130.

Cowen, E. L., Pedro-Carroll, J. L., & Alpert-Gillis, L. J. (1990). Relationships between support and adjustment among children of divorce. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 31, 727-735.

Hoyt, L. A., Cowen, E. L., Pedro-Carroll, J. L., & Alpert-Gillis, L. J. (1990). Anxiety and depression in young children of divorce. Journal of Clinical Child Psychology, 19, 26-32.

Alpert-Gillis, L. J., Pedro-Carroll, J. L., & Cowen, E. L. (1989). Children of Divorce Intervention Program: Development, implementation and evaluation of a program for young urban children. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 57, 583-587.

Alpert-Gillis, L. J. (1987). Children of Divorce Intervention Program: Development, implementation and evaluation of a program for young urban children. Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation, University of Rochester.

Pedro-Carroll, J. L., & Alpert-Gillis, L. J. (1987). Helping children cope: Preventive interventions for children of divorce. The Community Psychologist, 20, 11-13.

Pedro-Carroll, J. L., Alpert-Gillis, L. J., & Sterling, S. E. (1987). Children of Divorce Intervention Program: Procedures manual for conducting support groups with 2nd and 3rd grade children. Rochester, NY: University of Rochester, Center for Community Study.

Pedro-Carroll, J. L., & Cowen, E. L. (1987). Preventive interventions for children of divorce. In J. P. Vincent (Ed.), Advances in family intervention, assessment and theory, Vol. IV (pp. 281-307). Greenwich, CT: JAI Press.

Wyman, P. A. (1987). Follow-up evaluation of a school-based prevention program for children of divorce. Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation, University of Rochester.

Pedro-Carroll, J. L., Cowen, E. L., Hightower, A. D., & Guare, J. C. (1986). Preventive intervention with latency-aged children of d ivorce: A replication study. American Journal of Community Psychology, 14, 277-290.

Sterling, S. E. (1986). School-based intervention program for early latency-aged children of divorce. Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation, University of Rochester.

Pedro-Carroll, J. L. (1985). The Children of Divorce Intervention Program: Procedures Manual. Rochester, NY: University of Rochester Center for Community Study.

Pedro-Carroll, J. L., & Cowen, E. L. (1985). The Children of Divorce Intervention Project: An investigation of the efficacy of a school-based prevention program. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 53, 603-611.

Pedro-Carroll, J. L. (1983). The Children of Divorce Intervention Project: An investigation of the efficacy of a school based prevention program. Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation, University of Rochester.

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Social Problem Solving

Work, W. C., & Olsen, K. H. (1990). Evaluation of a revised fourth grade social problem solving curriculum: Empathy as a Moderator of Adjustive Gain. Journal of Primary Prevention, 11, 143-157.

Ludwig, W. W. (1984). An evaluation of social problem solving training in urban and suburban kindergarten classes. Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation, University of Rochester.

Gesten, E. L., & Weissberg, R. P. (1982). The development of a school-based social problem-solving training program. In J. Alpert (Ed.), Psychological consultation in educational settings. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Gesten, E. L., Rains, M. H., Rapkin, B. D., Weissberg, R. P., Flores de Apodaca, R., Cowen, E. L., & Bowen, R. (1982). Training children in social problem-solving competencies: A first and second look. American Journal of Community Psychology, 10, 95-115.

Weissberg, R. P., & Gesten, E. L. (1982). Considerations for developing effective school-based social problem-solving programs. School Psychology Review, 11, 56-63.

Winer, J. I., Hilpert, P. L., Gesten, E. L., Cowen, E. L., & Schubin, W. E. (1982). The evaluation of a kindergarten social problem-solving program. Journal of Primary Prevention, 2, 205-216.

Liebenstein, N. L. (1981). Social problem-solving competence building in elementary school classrooms: A follow-up evaluation of three program years. Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation, University of Rochester.

Weissberg, R. P., Gesten, E. L., Carnrike, C. L., Toro, P. A., Rapkin, B. D., & Davidson, E. C., E. L. (1981). Social problem-solving skills training: A competence building intervention with 2nd-4th grade children. American Journal of Community Psychology, 9, 411-424.

Weissberg, R. P., Gesten, E. L., Rapkin, B. D., Cowen, E. L., Davidson, E., Flores de Apodaca, R., & McKim, B. J. (1981). Evaluation of a social-problem-solving training program for suburban and inner-city third-grade children. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 49, 251-261.

Weissberg, R. P., Gesten, E. L., Liebenstein, N. L., Schmid, K. D., & Hutton, H. (1980). The Rochester Social Problem Solving (SPS) Program: A training manual for teachers of 2nd-4th grade children. Rochester, NY: Primary Mental Health Project.

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General Prevention

Epstein, M. (March 2004). Rochester Safe Start: Evaluation of Shadow of Violence Ad Campaign. Children’s Institute Technical Report T04-006.

Epstein, M. (August 2002). Analysis of 2002 Even Start Staff and Advisory Council Survey. Children’s Institute Technical Report T02-006.

Epstein, M., Hightower, A.D. (June 2002). Children’s Agenda Poll of Likely Voters: Analysis. Children’s Institute Technical Report T02-004.

Halterman, J. S., Montes, G., Aligne, A., Kaczorowski, J.M., Hightower, A. D. & Szilagyi, P. G. (2001). School readiness among urban children with Asthma. Ambulatory Pediatrics, 1(4), 201-205.

Johnson, D.B. (2001). The Strongest Link: Community Partnerships. ASCA School Counselor, 39, 29-33.

Lorion, R.P. & Hightower, A.D (2001). Community Intervention: Applying Psychological Skills in the Real World. In S. Walfish & A.K. Hess, (Eds), Succeeding in Graduate School: The Career Guide for Psychology Students. (pp 369-384). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Pedro-Carroll, J.L. (2001) The promotion of wellness in children and families: Challenges and opportunities. American Psychologist, 56, 1 - 15.

Spomer, M. L. & Cowen, E. L. (2001). A comparison of the school mental health referral profiles of ESL and non-English speaking children. Journal of Community Psychology, 29.

Lotyczewski, B.S., Hightower, A.D., & Searl, K. (September 2000). Community Report on Children Entering Kindergarten in 1999-2000 Rochester, New York. Children's Institute Technical Report T00-608.

Riordan, T. & Montes, G. (September 2000). Foreign Language Acquisition in Kindergarten: A Review of Approaches, Outcomes and Trends. Children's Institute Technical Report T00-607.

Mathur, S. (August 2000). Full-Day versus Half-Day Kindergarten: A Literature Review. Children's Institute Technical Report T00-605.

Riordan, T. & Montes, G. (August 2000). Music Education on Kindergarten: A Review of Outcomes, Approaches and Implementation Issues. Children's Institute Technical Report T00-606.

Montes, G. & Marshall, H. (July 2000). Social Links in Early Childhood Education: A Path Analysis. Children's Institute Technical Report T00-602.

Cowen, E. L. (2000). Community psychology and routes to psychological wellness. In J. Rappaport & E. Seidman (Eds.), Handbook of community psychology, 2nd ed. (pp. 79-99). New York: John Wiley.

Cowen, E. L. (2000). Now that we all know that primary prevention in mental health is great, what is it? Journal of Community Psychology, 28, 5-16.

Cowen, E. L. (2000). Prevention, wellness enhancement, Y2K and thereafter. Journal of Primary Prevention, 21, 15-19.

Cowen, E. L. (2000). Psychological wellness: Some hopes for the future. In D. Cicchetti, J. Rappaport, I. Sandler, & R. P. Weissberg (Eds.), The promotion of wellness in children and adolescents. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Montes, G., Hightower, A.D., & Johnson, D.B. (August 1999). Childcare Needs and Preferences: Similarities and Differences between Public Assistance and the General Population, Monroe County, New York. Children's Institute Technical Report T99-525.

Searl, K.A., Montes, G., Hightower, A.D., & Johnson, D.B. (August 1999). Community Report on Children entering Kindergarten in 1998, Rochester, New York. Children's Institute Technical Report T99-524.

Searl, K.A., Montes , G., Hightower, A.D., & Johnson, D.B. (July 1999). Community Report on Children entering Kindergarten in 1998, Rochester, New York executive summary. Children's Institute Technical Report T99-523.1

Cowen, E. L. (1999). In sickness and in health: Primary prevention's vows revisited. In D. Cicchetti & S. L. Toth (Eds.), Rochester Symposium on Developmental Psychopathology: Developmental approaches to prevention and intervention, Vol. 10 (pp. 1-24). Rochester, NY: University of Rochester Press.

Cowen, E. L. (1999). Review of Durlak's "Successful prevention programs for children and adolescents". Community Psychologist, 32, 14-15.

Montes, G., Hightower, A.D., & Johnson, D. (June 1998). How do Public Assistance Recipients Differ from the Middle Class in Child Care Arrangements and Preferences? Children's Institute Technical Report T98-516.1.

Cowen, E. L. (1998). Changing concepts of prevention in mental health. Journal of Mental Health, 7, 451-461.

Cowen, E. L. (1998). Psychological wellness in children. In H. Friedman (Ed.), Encyclopedia of mental health (pp. 689-698). San Diego, CA: Academic Press.

Montes, G. (January 1997). Poverty and Public School District Outcomes: Recommendations for State Government. Children's Institute Technical Report T97-100.1.

Cowen, E. L. (1997). On the semantics and operations of primary prevention and wellness enhancement: Or will the real primary prevention please stand up? American Journal of Community Psychology, 25, 245-255.

Cowen, E. L. (1997). Schools and the enhancement of psychological wellness: Some opportunities and some limiting factors. In T. P. Gullotta, R. P. Weissberg, R. L. Hampton, B. A. Ryan, & G. R. Adams (Eds.), Healthy children 2010: Establishing preventive services (pp. 97-123). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Cowen, E. L. (1997). The coming of age of primary prevention: Comments on Durlak and Wells' meta-analysis. American Journal of Community Psychology, 25, 153-167.

Johnson, D. B., Malone, P. J., & Hightower, A. D. (1997). Barriers to primary prevention efforts in the school. Are we the biggest obstacles to the transfer of knowledge? Applied and Preventive Psychology, 6, 81-90.

Montes, G. (1997). Poverty and public district outcomes: Recommendations for state government. Rochester, NY: PMHP Social and Public Policy Report.

Montes, G. (1997). Public funding and institutional reorganization: Evidence from the early kindergarten movement. Nonprofit Management and Leadership, 7, 405-420.

Montes, G. & Fritton, J. (November 1996). Preparing for the Impact of Welfare Reform. Children's Institute Technical Report T96-431.2.

Cowen, E. L. (1996). Forty years of community psychology: Time goes by fast when you're having fun. The Community Psychologist, 28, 10-13.

Cowen, E. L. (1996). The ontogenesis of primary prevention: Lengthy strides and stubbed toes. American Journal of Community Psychology, 24, 235-249.

Hightower, A. D., Johnson, D. B., & Haffey, W. G. (1995). Best practices in adopting a prevention program. In A. Thomas & J. Grimes (Eds.), Best practices in school psychology III (pp. 311-323). Washington, DC: National Association of School Psychologists.

Cowen, E. L. (1994). The enhancement of psychological wellness: Challenges and opportunities. American Journal of Community Psychology, 22, 149-179.

Cowen, E. L., Work, W. C., Wyman, P. A., & Jarrell, D. D. (1994). Relationships between retrospective parental reports of developmental milestones and school adjustment at ages 10-12. Journal of Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 33, 400-406.

Cowen, E. L., Wyman, P. A., & Work, W. C. (1992). The relationship between retrospective reports of early child temperament and adjustment at ages 10-12. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 20, 39-50.

Work, W. C. (1992). Components of social competence for urban children: Conceptualization and measurement. The Community Psychologist, 26, 22-24.

Cowen, E. L. (1991). In pursuit of wellness. American Psychologist, 46, 404-408.

Cowen, E. L. (1991). Prevention, young children and the schools. Estudos de Psychologia, 8, 7-64.

Cowen, E. L. (1990). Beyond autobiography: Review of S. B. Sarason's The making of an American psychologist. Contemporary Psychology, 35, 432-434.

Hightower, A. D., & Braden, J. (1990). Prevention. In T. R. Kratchowill & R. Morris (Eds.), Practice of therapy with children: A textbook of methods, 2nd ed. (pp. 410-440). New York: Pergamon.

Hightower, A. D., Johnson, D. B., & Haffey, W. G. (1990). Best practices in adopting a prevention program. In A. Thomas & J. Grimes (Eds.), Best practices in school psychology (pp. 63-80). Washington, DC: National Association of School Psychologists.

Cowen, E. L. (1989). Child therapy as health-building: Review of J. M. Strayhorn's The competent child: An approach to psychotherapy and preventive mental health. Contemporary Psychology, 34, 1001-1002.

Price, R. H., Cowen, E. L., Lorion, R. P., & Ramos-McKay, J. (1989). The search for effective prevention programs: What we learned along the way. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 59, 49-58.

Cowen, E. L. (1988). Prevention programs for children and youth. In R. H. Price, E. L. Cowen, R. P. Lorion, & J. Ramos-McKay (Eds.), Fourteen ounces of prevention: A casebook for practitioners (pp. 67-68). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Fantuzzo, J. W., Jurecic, L., Stovall, A., Hightower, A. D., Goins, C., & Schachtel, D. (1988). Effects of adult and peer social initiations on the social behavior of withdrawn, maltreated preschool children. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 56, 34-39.

Price, R. H., Cowen, E. L., Lorion, R. P., & Ramos-McKay, J. (1988). Fourteen ounces of prevention: A casebook for practitioners. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Cowen, E. L. (1987). Research on primary prevention interventions: Programs and applications. In S. E. Goldston (Ed.), Concepts of primary prevention: A framework for program development (pp. 33-50). Sacramento, CA: California Dept. of Mental Health.

Cowen, E. L., Spinell, A., Hightower, A. D., & Lotyczewski, B. S. (1987). Author reactions to the manuscript revision process in nine APA journals. American Psychologist, 42, 403-405.

Lorion, R. P., & Work, W. C. (1987). Affective and social skills development: Preventive strategies for a holistic approach to education. In S. G. Forman (Ed.), Special Services in the Schools, 3 (pp. 155-169).

McKim, B. J., & Cowen, E. L. (1987). Multiperspective assessment of young children's school adjustment. School Psychology Review, 16, 370-381.

Cowen, E. L. (1986). Expanding horizons in prevention research. In R. H. Price & S. S. Smith (Eds.), A guide to evaluating prevention programs in mental health, 31 (pp. 260-261). Contemporary Psychology.

Cowen, E. L. (1986). Primary prevention in mental health: Ten years of retrospect and ten years of prospect. In M. Kessler & S. E. Goldston (Eds.), A decade of progress in primary prevention (pp. 3-45). Hanover, NH: University Press of New England.

Lotyczewski, B. S., Cowen, E. L., & Weissberg, R. P. (1986). Adjustment correlates of physical and health problems in young children. Journal of Special Education, 20, 241-250.

Callahan, D. M., & Cowen, E. L. (1985). Adjustment correlates of retention in grade. Special Services in the Schools, 1, 29-41.

Cowen, E. L. (1985). Factors impeding young children's school adjustment: Identification and modification. In J. Bideaud & M. Richelle (Eds.), Psychologie developementale: Problemes et realites (pp. 231-251). Brussels, Belgium: P. Mardaga.

Cowen, E. L. (1985). Person centered approaches to primary prevention in mental health: Situation-focused and competence enhancement. American Journal of Community Psychology, 13, 31-48.

Cowen, E. L. (1985). Primary prevention in mental health. Social Policy, 15, 11-17.

Cowen, E. L. (1985). Two little magic words. Professional Psychology, 16, 181-190.

Ginsberg, M. R., Weissberg, R. P., & Cowen, E. L. (1985). The relationship between supervisor's satisfaction with supervision and client change. Journal of Community Psychology, 13, 387-392.

Toro, P. A., Cowen, E. L., Gesten, E. L., Weissberg, R. P., Rapkin, B. D., & Davidson, E. (1985). Social environmental predictors of children's adjustment to elementary school classrooms. American Journal of Community Psychology, 13, 353-364.

Wright, S., & Cowen, E. L. (1985). The effects of peer teaching on student perceptions of class environment, adjustment and academic performance. American Journal of Community Psychology, 13, 417-431.

Wyman, P. A., Cowen, E. L., Hightower, A. D., & Pedro-Carroll, J. L. (1985). Perceived competence, self-esteem and anxiety in latency-aged children of divorce. Journal of Child-Clinical Psychology, 14, 20-26.

Cowen, E. L. (1984). A general structural model for primary prevention program development in mental health. Personnel and Guidance Journal, 62, 485-490.

Cowen, E. L. (1984). Demystifying primary prevention. In J. M. Joffe, G. W. Albee, & L. D. Kelly (Eds.), Readings in primary prevention of psychopathology: Basic concepts (pp. 36-51). Hanover, NH: University Press of New England.

Cowen, E. L. (1984). From prevention research to prevention programs. APA Division of Community Psychology Newsletter, 18, 7-8.

Cowen, E. L. (1984). Training for primary prevention in mental health. American Journal of Community Psychology, 12, 253-259.

Cowen, E. L., Lotyczewski, B. S., & Weissberg, R. P. (1984). Risk and resource indicators and their relationship to young children's school adjustment. American Journal of Community Psychology, 12, 353-367.

Cowen, E. L., Weissberg, R. P., & Guare, J. (1984). Differentiating attributes of children referred to a school mental health program. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 12, 397-409.

Cowen, E. L. (1983). A primary prevention strategy for enhancing adaptive competencies. In J. B. Calhoun (Ed.), Environment and population: Problems of adaptation. New York: Praeger.

Cowen, E. L. (1983). Community mental health and primary prevention. In I. B. Weiner (Ed.), Clinical methods in psychology, 2nd ed. New York: Wiley.

Cowen, E. L. (1983). Primary prevention in mental health: Past, present and future. In R. D. Felner, L. Jason, J. Moritsugu, & S. S. Farber (Eds.), Preventive psychology: Theory, research and practice in community interventions. New York: Pergamon Press.

Cowen, E. L., Eksten, E., Lotyczewski, B. S., Pedro-Carroll, J., & Weissberg, R. P. (1983). Initial impressions, judged likeability, and intervention outcomes of young school-maladapting children. Journal of Special Education, 17, 461-471.

Cowen, E. L., Weissberg, R. P., & Lotyczewski, B. S. (1983). Physical contact in interactions between clinicians and young children. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 51, 132-138.

Boike, M., Cowen, E. L., DeStefano, M. A., Felner, R. D., & Gesten, E. L. (1982). Comparison of rural, suburban and urban teachers' perceptions of class environment, problems and mental health services: Implications for secondary prevention. Journal of Preventive Psychiatry, 1, 337-348.

Cowen, E. L. (1982). Choices and alternatives for primary prevention in mental health. In M. P. Goldstein (Ed.), Preventive intervention in schizophrenia: Are we ready? (pp. 178-191). Washington, DC: NIMH Primary Prevention Series, Government Printing Office.

Cowen, E. L. (1982). Help is where you find it: Four informal help giving groups. American Psychologist, 37, 385-395.

Cowen, E. L. (1982). Primary prevention: Children and the schools. Children in Contemporary Society, 14, 57-68.

Cowen, E. L. (1982). Primary prevention research: Barriers, needs and opportunities. Journal of Prevention, 2, 131-137.

Cowen, E. L. (1982). Research in primary prevention in mental health. American Journal of Community Psychology, 10, 239-367.

Cowen, E. L. (1982). The special number: A complete roadmap. American Journal of Community Psychology, 10, 239-250.

Flores de Apodaca, R., & Cowen, E. L. (1982). A comparative study of the self-esteem, sociometric status and insight of referred and normal children. Psychology in the Schools, 19, 395-401.

McKim, B. J., Weissberg, R. P., Cowen, E. L., Gesten, E. L., & Rapkin, B. D. (1982). A comparison of the problem-solving ability and adjustment of urban and suburban third grade children. American Journal of Community Psychology, 10, 155-169.

Perez, V., Gesten, E. L., Cowen, E. L., Weissberg, R. P., Rapkin, B., & Boike, M. (1982). Relationships between family background problems and social problem-solving skills of young normal children. Journal of Prevention, 2, 80-90.

Wright, S., & Cowen, E. L. (1982). Student perception of school environment and its relationship to mood, achievement, popularity and adjustment. American Journal of Community Psychology, 10, 687-703.

Wright, S., Cowen, E. L., & Kaplan, E. M. (1982). Perceptions of classroom environments and their relationship to children's mood, achievement, popularity and adjustment. Journal of Primary Prevention, 3, 18-34.

Doane, J. A., & Cowen, E. L. (1981). Interpersonal help giving among family practice lawyers. 1981, 9, 547-558.

Felner, R. D., Ginter, M. A., Boike, M. F., & Cowen, E. L. (1981). Parental death or divorce and the school adjustment of young children. American Journal of Community Psychology, 9, 181-191.

Felner, R. D., Ginter, M. A., Boike, M. F., & Cowen, E. L. (1981). Parental death or divorce in childhood: Problems, interventions and outcomes in a school-based project. Journal of Prevention, 1, 240-246.

Humphrey, L. L. (1981). Children's self-control in relation to perceived social environment: A naturalistic investigation. Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation, University of Rochester.

Kaplan, E. M., & Cowen, E. L. (1981). Interpersonal helping behavior of industrial foremen. Journal of Applied Psychology, 66, 633-638.

Cowen, E. L. (1980). The community as context. In P. Feldman & J. Orford (Eds.) (pp. 311-340). Chichester, England: John Wiley and Sons.

Cowen, E. L. (1980). The wooing of primary prevention. American Journal of Community Psychology, 8, 258-284.

Cowen, E. L., & Gesten, E. L. (1980). Evaluating community programs: Tough and tender perspectives. In M. Gibbs, J. R. Lachemneyer, & J. Sigal (Eds.), Community psychology: Theoretical and empirical approaches (pp. 363-393). New York: Gardner Press.

Cowen, E. L., Gesten, E. L., & Weissberg, R. P. (1980). An integrated network of preventively oriented school-based mental health approaches. In R. H. Price & P. Politzer (Eds.), Evaluation and action in the social environment (pp. 173-210). New York: Academic Press.

Felner, R. D., Farber, S. S., Ginter, M. A., Boike, M. F., & Cowen, E. L. (1980). Family stress and organization following parental divorce or death. Journal of Divorce, 4, 67-76.

Weissberg, R. P. (1980). The effects of interpersonal problem-solving training on the problem-solving skills and adjustment of third grade children. Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation, University of Rochester.

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Measurement

Forbes-Jones, E. L. & Cowen, E. L. (2001). Sarason's context of productive learning: Towards the development of a measure to assess teacher goals. Journal of Community Psychology, 29(4), 381-390.

Pigott, R. L., & Cowen, E. L. (2000). Teacher race, child race, racial congruence and teacher ratings of children's school adjustment. Journal of School Psychology, 38.

Crean, H. & Hightower, A.D. (May 1998). Concurrent Validity of the Teacher-Child Rating Scale and the Walker-McConnell Scale of Social Competence and School Adjustment within the Primary Intervention Program. Children's Institute Technical Report T98-515.2.

Montes, G., Hightower, A.D., Lotyczewski, B.S., & MacGowan, A. (October 1997). The Predictive Validity of the 1992 Kindergarten Screening at the Rochester City School District. Children's Institute Technical Report T97-502.2.

Cowen, E. L., Work, W. C., Hightower, A. D., Wyman, P. A., Parker, G. R., & Lotyczewski, B. S. (1991). Toward the development of a measure of perceived self-efficacy in children. Journal of Clinical Child Psychology, 20, 169-178.

Fantuzzo, J. W., Rohrbeck, C. A., & Hightower, A. D. (1989). A teacher assessment of self-controlling skills and their relationship to self-control and adjustment ratings. Journal of School Psychology, 17, 35-45.

Hightower, A. D. (1988). Review of Cognitive Abilities Scale. In J. V. Mitchell (Ed.), The Tenth Mental Measurements Yearbook. Lincoln, Nebraska: Buros Institute of Mental Measurements.

Hightower, A. D. (1988). Review of Developmental Profile II. In J. V. Mitchell (Ed.), The Tenth Mental Measurements Yearbook. Lincoln, Nebraska: Buros Institute of Mental Measurements.

McKim, B. J., & Cowen, E. L. (1988). A brief parent rating scale for assessing young children's adjustment. Special Services in the Schools, 4, 55-70.

Hightower, A. D., Cowen, E. L., Spinell, A. P., Lotyczewski, B. S., Guare, J., C., Rohrbeck, C. A., & Brown, L. P. (1987). The Child Rating Scale: The development and psychometric refinement of a socioemotional self-rating scale for young school children. School Psychology Review, 16, 239-255.

Weissberg, R. P., Cowen, E. L., Lotyczewski, B. S., Boike, M. F., Orara, N. A., Stalonas, P. M., Sterling, S. S., & Gesten, E. L. (1987). Teacher ratings of children's problem and competence behaviors: Normative and parametric characteristics. American Journal of Community Psychology, 15, 387-401.

Work, W. C., Hightower, A. D., Fantuzzo, J. P., & Rohrbeck, C. A. (1987). Replication and extension of the Teacher Self-Control Rating Scale. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 55, 109-110.

Hightower, A. D., Work, W. C., Cowen, E. L., Lotyczewski, B. S., Spinell, A. P., Guare, J. C., & Rohrbeck, C. A. (1986). The Teacher-Child Rating Scale: A brief objective measure of elementary children's school problem behaviors and competencies. School Psychology Review, 15, 393-409.

McKim, B. (1985). A multiperspective assessment of the behavior and adjustment of urban and suburban primary grade children. Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation, University of Rochester.

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Resilience

Wyman, P.A., Pedro-Carroll, J.L., & Forbes-Jones, E.L. (2001). Promoting resilience in childhood. In B. Bloom and T. Gullotta (Eds.). Encyclopedia of Primary Prevention. New York: Kluwer academic/Plenum Publishers.

Cowen, E. L., & Wyman, P. A. (2000). Resilience in children: The nature and importance of the concept. Psicologia Escolar e Educacional.

Wyman, P.A. & Forbes-Jones, E. L. (2000). Creative adaptation to life adversities: Deriving meaning from the past and expectations for the future. In B. Bloom and T. Gullotta, Creativity as optimal human functioning. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Wyman, P. A., Sandler, I. N., Wolchik, S., & Nelson, K. (2000). Resilience as cumulative competence promotion and stress protection: Theory and intervention. In D. Cicchetti, J. Rappaport, I. Sandler, & R. P. Weissberg (Eds.), The promotion of wellness in children and adolescents. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Kilmer, R. K. (1999). A microanalysis of developmental, parenting and family milieu variables that differentiate stress-resilient and stress-affected children. Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY.

Magnus, K. B., Cowen, E. L., Wyman, P. A., Fagen, D. F., & Work, W. C. (1999). Correlates of resilient outcomes among highly stressed African-American and White urban children. Journal of Community Psychology, 27, 259-272.

Magnus, K. B., Cowen, E. L., Wyman, P. A., Work, W. C., & Fagen, D. B. (1999). Parent-child relationship qualities and child adjustment in highly stressed urban Black and White families. Journal of Community Psychology, 27, 55-71.

Sutton, S. E., Cowen, E. L., Crean, H., Wyman, P. A., & Work, W. C. (1999). Pathways to aggression in young highly stressed urban children. Child Study Journal, 21, 49-67.

Wyman, P. A., Cowen, E. L., Work, W. C., Hoyt-Meyers, L. A., Magnus, K. B., & Fagen, D. B. (1999). Caregiving and developmental factors differentiating young at-risk urban children showing resilient versus stress-affected outcomes: A replication and extension. Child Development, 70, 645-659.

Kilmer, R. P., Cowen, E. L., Wyman, P. A., Work, W. C., & Magnus, K. B. (1998). Differences in stressors experienced by urban African-American, White and Hispanic children. Journal of Community Psychology, 26, 415-428.

Cowen, E. L., Work, W. C., & Wyman, P. A. (1997). The Rochester Child Resilience Project (RCRP): Facts found, lessons learned and future directions divined. In S. Luthar, J. Burack, J. Weisz, & D. Cicchetti (Eds.), Developmental psychopathology: Perspectives on risk and disorder (pp. 527-547). New York: Cambridge University Press.

Cowen, E. L., Wyman, P. A., Work, W. C., Kim, J., Fagen, D. B., & Magnus, K. B. (1997). Follow-up study of young stress affected and stress resilient urban children. Development and Psychopathology, 9, 565-577.

Fagen, D. B. (1997). Harsh discipline and child adjustment in highly stressed urban families. Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY.

Cowen, E. L., Wyman, P. A., & Work, W. C. (1996). Resilience in highly stressed urban children: Concepts and findings. Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine, 73, 1-18.

Fagen, D. B., Cowen, E. L., Wyman, P. A., & Work, W. C. (1996). Relationships between parent-child relational variables and child-test variables in highly stressed urban children. Child Study Journal, 26, 87-108.

Magnus, K. B. (1996). Parent-child relationship qualities and child adjustment in Black and White families. Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation, University of Rochester.

Hoyt-Meyers, L. A., Cowen, E. L., Work, W. C., Wyman, P. A., Magnus, K. B., Fagen, D. B., & Lotyczewski, B. S. (1995). Test correlates of resilient outcomes among highly stressed 2nd and 3rd grade urban children. Journal of Community Psychology, 23, 326-338.

Sutton, S. E. (1995). Pathways to aggression in highly stressed 2nd-3rd grade children. Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation, University of Rochester.

Cowen, E. L., Wyman, P. A., Work, W. C., & Iker, M. R. (1994). A preventive intervention for enhancing resilience among young highly stressed urban children. Journal of Primary Prevention, 15, 247-260.

Gribble, P. A., Cowen, E. L., Wyman, P. A., Work, W. C., Wannon, M., & Raoof, A. (1993). Parent and child views of the parent child relationship and resilient outcomes among urban children. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 34, 507-519.

Hoyt-Meyers, L. A. (1993). Correlates of stress resilience in 2nd-3rd grade urban children. Unpublished Ph.D. thesis, University of Rochester.

Wyman, P. A., Cowen, E. L., Work, W. C., & Kerley, J. H. (1993). The role of children's future expectations in self-system functioning and adjustment to life-stress. Development and Psychopathology, 5, 649-661.

Cowen, E. L., Work, W. C., & Wyman, P. A. (1992). Resilience among profoundly stressed urban children. In M. Kessler & S. E. Goldston (Eds.), The present and future of prevention: In honor of George Albee (pp. 155-168). San Francisco, CA: Sage Publications.

Cowen, E. L., Work, W. C., & Wyman, P. A. (1992). Similarity of parent and child self-views in stress-affected and stress-resilient urban families. Acta Paedopsychiatrica, 55, 193-197.

Cowen, E. L., Work, W. C., Wyman, P. A., Parker, G. R., Wannon, M., & Gribble, P. A. (1992). Test comparisons among stress-affected, stress-resilient and nonclassified fourth through sixth grade urban children. Journal of Community Psychology, 20, 200-214.

Wyman, P. A., Cowen, E. L., Work, W. C., Raoof, A., Gribble, P. A., Parker, G. R., & Wannon, M. (1992). Interviews with children who experienced major life stress: Family and child attributes that predict resilient outcomes. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 31, 904-910.

Cowen, E. L., Pryor-Brown, L., Hightower, A. D., & Lotyczewski, B. S. (1991). Age perspectives on the stressfulness of life events for children. School Psychology Quarterly, 6, 240-251.

Wyman, P. A., Cowen, E. L., Work, W. C., & Parker, G. R. (1991). Developmental and family milieu interview correlates of resilience in urban children who have experienced major life-stress. American Journal of Community Psychology, 19, 405-426.

Cowen, E. L., Wyman, P. A., Work, W. C., & Parker, G. R. (1990). The Rochester Child Resilience Project (RCRP): Overview and summary of first year findings. Development and Psychopathology, 2, 193-212.

Gribble, P. A. (1990). Parents' and children's views of parent-child relationship qualities and stress resilient outcomes in urban children. Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation, University of Rochester.

Parker, G. R., Cowen, E. L., Work, W. C., & Wyman, P. A. (1990). Test correlates of stress resilience among urban school children. Journal of Primary Prevention, 11, 19-35.

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