Implementation Science

Our researchers in implementation science work to facilitate the translation, adoption and integration of evidence-based research, interventions, guidelines and policies into practice. We draw on a range of frameworks, theories and methods to determine the multi-level factors promote or impede dissemination and implementation by individuals, healthcare providers, policy makers and communities.

Related Faculty

Dr. Stacey Griner
Dr. Melissa Lewis
Dr. Dana Litt
Dr. Malinee Neelamegam
Dr. Eun-Young Mun

Faculty Publications

• Grine Lewis, M. A., Rhew, I. C., Fairlie, A. M., Swanson, A. Anderson, J. & Kaysen, D. L. (2019). Evaluating personalized feedback intervention framing with a randomized controlled trial to reduce young adult alcohol-related sexual risk taking. Prevention Science, 310-320. doi.org/10.1007/s11121-018-0879-4

• Lewis, M. A., Patrick, M. E., Litt, D. M., Blayney, J. A., Atkins, D. C., Kim, T., Norris, J., George, W. H., & Larimer, M. E. (2014). Randomized controlled trial of a web-delivered personalized normative feedback intervention to reduce alcohol-related risky sexual behavior. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 82, 429-440. 1037/a0035550 PMCID: PMC4029925
• Litt, D.M., Rodriguez, L. M., & Stewart, S. H. (2021). Examining associations between social networking site alcohol-specific social norms, posting behavior, and drinking to cope during the COVID-19 pandemic. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, & Social Networking, 24, 715-721. http://doi.org/10.1089/cyber.2020.0568
• Litt, D. M., Astorga, A., Tate, K., Thompson, E. L., & Lewis, M. A. (2021). Disentangling associations between frequency of specific social networking site platform use, normative discrepancies, and alcohol use among adolescents and underage young adults. Health Behavior Research, 4, 1-16.  https://doi.org/10.4148/2572-1836.1099’
• Litt, D. M., Lewis, M. A., Spiro, E., Aulck, L., Waldron, K. A., Swanson, A., & Head-Corliss, M. K. (2018). #drunktwitter:  An examination of the relationship between self-reported drinking behavior and publicly available Twitter activity.  Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 193, 75-82. doi: 1016/j.drugalcdep.2018.08.021
• Testa, M., Livingston, J. A., Wang, W., & Lewis, M. A. (2019). Preventing college sexual assault by reducing hookups: A randomized controlled trial of a personalized normative feedback intervention. Prevention Science, 21, 388-397. org/10.1007/s11121-020-01098-3