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Sarah B. HunterSanta Monica Office Behavioral Scientist EducationM.A., Ph.D. in social psychology, University of California, Santa Barbara; B.A. in psychology, New York University |
Research Focus
Substance abuse prevention and treatment; mental health; community participatory research; program evaluation; race and ethnicity; health attitude-behavior relationships; media effects
RAND Research Areas
Child Policy; Health and Health Care; Public Safety; Substance Abuse
Recent Projects
- Improving Care for Co-Occurring Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders sponsored by NIAAA, NIDA
- Brief Substance Use Intervention for Youth in Teen Court sponsored by NIDA
- Case-Mix Adjustment for Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment sponsored by NIDA
- National Demonstration to Improve the Recruitment and Retention of the Direct Service Community Workforce sponsored by CMS
- Enhancing Prevention Capacity with Developmental Assets and Getting To Outcomes sponsored by NIDA
Selected Publications
Hunter, S.B., Paddock, S., Ebener, P., Burkhart, A.K., & Chinman, M., "Promoting evidence based practices: The adoption of a prevention support system in community settings", Journal of Community Psychology, 37(5) 579-593, 2009
Hunter, S.B., Chinman, M. Ebener, P., Imm, P., Wandersman, A., & Ryan, G., "Technical Assistance as a prevention capacity-building tool: A demonstration using the Getting To Outcomes framework", Health Education and Behavior, 36(5) 810-828, 2009
Shelley Wiseman, Matthew Chinman, Patricia A. Ebener, Sarah Hunter, Pamela Imm, Abraham Wandersman, "Getting To Outcomes: 10 steps for achieving results-based accountability", RAND/Technical Report-101.2, 2007
Mendes, W.B., Blascovich, J., Hunter, S.B., Lickel, B., Jost, J.T, "Threatened by the unexpected: Physiological responses during social interactions with expectancy-violating partners.", Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 92(4) 698-716, 2007
Hunter, S.B., Wong, E., Beighley, C.M., Morral, A.R., "Acculturation and driving under the influence: A study of repeat offenders.", Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 67(3) 458-464, 2006
Hunter, S.B., Watkins, K.E., Wenzel, S., Gilmore, J., Sheehe, J., & Griffin, B., "Training substance abuse treatment staff to care for co-occurring disorders.", Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 28(3) 239-245, 2005
Honors & Awards
- Gordon Allport Intergroup Relations Prize, Best Paper 2007 awarded by Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues
- Outstanding Publication Award awarded by American Evaluation Association
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