RAND Expert Biography
Phyllis L. Ellickson
Senior Behavioral Scientist
Office
Santa Monica
Expertise
Adolescent drug use, drugs, alcohol, and tobacco, drug prevention
Recent Work
Effects of advertising on alcohol and other drug consumption by children and teenagers; middle school drug prevention; the patterns, antecedents, and consequences of adolescent smoking, drinking, and other drug use; violent behavior; the links between HIV risk, violence, and drug use
Education
Ph.D. in political science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; B.A., Mount Holyoke College
Publications of Interest
"Does Solitary Substance Use Increase Adolescents' Risk for Poor Psychosocial and Behavioral Outcomes? A 9-Year Longitudinal Study Comparing Solitary and Social Users," J. S. Tucker et al., Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, Vol. 20, No. 4, Dec 2006
"National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign and School-Based Drug Prevention: Evidence for a Synergistic Effect in ALERT Plus," D. Longshore et al., Addictive Behaviors [Epub June 23, 2005], Vol. 31, No. 3, Mar 2006
"Scope of HIV Risk and Co-Occurring Psychosocial Health Problems Among Young Adults: Violence, Victimization, and Substance Use," P. L. Ellickson et al., Journal of Adolescent Health, Vol. 36, No. 5, May 2005
"Does Alcohol Advertising Promote Adolescent Drinking? Results from a Longitudinal Assessment," P. L. Ellickson et al., Addiction, Vol. 100, No. 2, Feb 2005
"Marijuana Use from Adolescence to Young Adulthood: Multiple Developmental Trajectories and Their Associated Outcomes," P. L. Ellickson et al., Health Psychology, Vol. 23, No. 3, 2004
Recent RAND Publications are listed here.
Recent Media Appearances
Interviews: Associated Press; Biotech Week; HealthDay.com; Reuters Health; Washington Times
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