Dr. Lonczak is a Research Scientist at ADAI. She received her Ph.D. in Educational Psychology in June, 1999. She has worked at the Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center, the Social Development Research Group in the School of Social Work, and the Managing Health and Illness Research Project (also in Social Work). Dr. Lonczak was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the UW Addictive Behaviors Research Center, working with Dr. Alan Marlatt. At ADAI, she is working on the Healing of the Canoe project with Drs. Dennis Donovan and Lisa Rey Thomas.

Recent and Representative Publications:

1. Lonczak HS, Fernandez A, Austin L, Marlatt GA, Donovan DM. Family structure and substance use among American Indian youth: A preliminary study. Fam Systems Health 2007;25(1):10-22. (LON 07-02)

2. Lonczak H, Clifasefi SL, Marlatt GA, Blume SW, Donovan DM. Religious coping and psychological functioning in a correctional population. Mental Health, Religion & Culture, in press 2006. (abstract) (LON 06-01)

3. Marlatt GA, Kitkiewitz K, Dillworth TM, Bowen SW, Parks GA, Macpherson LM, Lonczak HS, Larimer ME, Simpson T, Blume AW, Crutcher R. Vipassana meditation as a treatment for alcohol and drug use disorders. In: Hayes SC, Follette VM, Linehan MM (eds.) Mindfulness and Acceptance: Expanding the Cognitive-Behavioral Tradition. NY: Guilford Press, 2004, ISBN: 1593850662. (LON 04-02)

4. Catalano RF, Berglund ML, Ryan AM, Lonczak HS, Hawkins JD. Positive youth development in the United States: Research findings on evaluations of positive youth development programs. Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science 2004;591:98-124. (abstract) (LON 04-01)

5. Marlatt GA, Larimer ME, Mail PD, Hawkins EH, Cummins LH, Blume AW, Lonczak HS, et al. Journeys of the Circle: A culturally congruent life skills intervention for adolescent Indian drinking. Alcohol Clinical and Experimental Research 2003;27(8):1327-1329. (Pubmed abstract) (LON 03-01)

6. Lonczak HS, Huang B, Catalano RF, Hawkins JD, Hill KG, Abbott RD, Ryan JAM, Kosterman R. The social predictors of adolescent alcohol misuse: A test of the Social Development Model. Journal of Studies on Alcohol 2001;62(2):179-189. (Pubmed abstract) (LON 01-01)

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Updated 8/2007
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