Selected Publications

* Indicates current or former undergraduate or graduate trainee/collaborator

Hussong, A., Jones D.J., Stein, G., Baucom, D., & Boeding, S. (in press).  An internalizing pathway to alcohol and substance use disorders. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors.

Sterrett, E.,* Jones, D.J., McKee, L.*, & Kincaid, C.* (in press). Supportive Non-Parental Adults and Adolescent Psychosocial Functioning:  An Integration and Review of Recent Findings.  American   Journal of Community Psychology.

McKee, L., Colletti, C., Rakow, A., Jones, D.J., & Forehand, R. (2008). Parenting and child                 externalizing behaviors: Are the associations specific or diffuse?  Aggression & Violent        Behavior, 13, 201-215.

Jones, D.J., Zalot, A.*, Chester, C.*, Foster, S.*, & Sterrett, E*. (2007). Childrearing in African       American single mother families: A coparenting framework.  Journal of Child and Family      Studies, 16, 671-683.

Parent, J., Forehand, R., Merchant, M.J., Edwards, M.C., Conners-Burrow, N.A., Long, N., & Jones, D.J.    (in press). The Relation of Harsh and Permissive Discipline With Child Disruptive Behaviors:   Does Child Gender Make a Difference In An At-Risk Sample?  Journal of Family Violence.

Ward, D.S., Vaughn, A.E., Bangdiwala, K.I., Campbell, M., Jones, D.J., Panter, A., Stevens, J. (in press).    Integrating a family-focused approach into child obesity prevention: Rational and design for the     My Parenting SOS study randomized control trial. BMC Public Health

Parent, J., Forehand, R., Merchant, M. J., Edwards, M. C., Conners-Burrow, N. A., Long, N., & Jones, D. J. (in press). The relation of harsh and permissive discipline with child disruptive behaviors: In an at-risk sample does child gender make a difference? Journal of Family Violence. doi:10.1007/s10896-011-9388-y

Parent, J., Forehand, R., Merchant, M.J., Long, N., Jones. D.J. (2011). Predictors of outcome of a parenting group curriculum: A pilot study. Behavior Modification, 35, 370-388. doi:10.1177/0145445511405185

Kincaid, C*., Jones, D.J., Cuellar, J*., Gonzalez, M (2010).  Psychological Control Associated with Youth Adjustment and Risky Behavior in African American Single Mother Families.   Journal of Child and Family Studies, 20, 102-110. 

Sterrett, E.*, Jones, D.J., Zalot, A*., & Shook, S*. (2010).  Enhancing parent participation in a multi-systemic program for suspended youth: The role of a brief motivational interviewing intervention. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 19, 697-701. download PDF

Jones, D.J., Runyan, D., Lewis, T., Litrownik, A., Black, M., Wiley, T., English, D., Proctor, L., Jones, B.L., & Nagin, D. (2010).  Violence Exposure Trajectories among High Risk Youth and their Association with Two Subsequent HIV/AIDS Risk Behaviors.  Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology,39, 667-680. download PDF

Sterrett, E*., Jones, D.J., Forehand, R., & Garai, E. (2010).  Predictors of coparenting relationship quality in African American single mother families: An ecological model. Journal of Black Psychology, 36, 277-302. download PDF

Shook, S*., Jones, D.J., Dorsey, S., Forehand, R.,  & Brody, G. (2010).  Mother-Coparent Relationship Quality among African American Single Mother Families:The Relative Roles of Conflict and Support in Youth Adjustment.  Journal of Family Psychology, 24, 243-251. download PDF

Jones, D.J., Forehand, R., McKee, L*., Kincaid, C.*, & Cuellar, J*. (2010). Behavioral Parent Training: Is there an ‘app’ for that?  the Behavior Therapist, 33, 72-77. download PDF

Zalot, A*., Jones, D.J., Kincaid, C*., & Smith, T*. (2009).  Hyperactivity, impulsivity, and inattention (HIA) and conduct problems among African American Youth: The roles of neighborhood and gender. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 37, 535-549. download PDF
           
Sterrett, E*., Jones, D.J., & Kincaid, C*. (2009).  Psychosocial adjustment of low-income African  American youth from single mother homes: The role of youth-coparent relationship quality. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 38, 427-438. download PDF

Jones, T., DeMore, M., Cohen, L., O’Connell, C.*, & Jones, D.J.. (2008). Childhood Healthcare       Experience, Healthcare Attitudes, and Optimism as Predictors of Adolescents’ Healthcare Behavior.  Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings, 15, 234-240. download PDF

O’Connell, C.*, Jones, D.J., Forehand, R., & Larkin, K.. (2008).  The interaction of CD4 count and depressive symptoms as a predictor of physical symptoms among low-income, African American mothers with HIV/AIDS.  Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings, 15, 322-330. download PDF

Jones, D.J., Forehand, R., Rakow, A., Colletti, C., McKee., L., & Zalot., A*. (2008).  The           specificity of maternal parenting behavior and child adjustment difficulties: A study of   inner-city African American families. Journal of Family Psychology, 22, 181-192. download PDF

McKee, L*., Colletti, C., Rakow, A., Jones, D.J., & Forehand, R. (2008). Parenting and child externalizing behaviors: Are the associations specific or diffuse?  Aggression & Violent Behavior, 13, 201-215. download PDF

Jones, D.J., Hussong, A., Manning, J., & Sterrett, E*. (2008).  Adolescent alcohol use in context: The role of parents, peers, and race.  Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 14, 266-273. download PDF

Jones, D.J., Zalot, A.*, Chester, C.*, Foster, S.*, & Sterrett, E*. (2007). Childrearing in African American single mother families: A coparenting framework.  Journal of Child and Family Studies,
16, 671-683. download PDF

Forehand, R., Olson, A.L., McKee, L., Roland,E., Coffelt, N., Massari, C., Jones, D.J., Gaffney, C.A., & Zens, M.S. (2007). Harsh discipline and child problem behaviors:  The role of positive parenting and child gender. Journal of Family Violence, 22, 187-196.

Jones, D.J., Foster, S.E*., Olson, A., Forehand, R., Gaffney, C.A., Zens, M.S., & Bau, J.J. (2007). Longitudinal retention of families in the assessment of a prevention program targeting adolescent alcohol and tobacco use: The utility of an ecological systems framework.  Behavior Modification, 31, 638-659. download PDF

Chester, C*., Jones, D.J., Zalot, A*., & Sterrett, E.*. (2007)  Psychosocial adjustment of African     American Youth from single mother homes: The relative roles of parents and peers.  Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 36, 356-366. download PDF

Zalot, A*., Jones, D.J., Forehand, R., & Brody, G.  (2007) Self-regulation and conduct problems among low-Income, African American youth from single mother homes: The roles of perceived       neighborhood context and child gender. Journal of Black Psychology, 33, 239-259. download PDF

McKee, L., Jones, D.J., Roland, E., Coffelt, N., Rakow, A., &  Forehand, R.. (2007). Maternal   HIV/AIDS and Depressive Symptoms among Inner-City African American Youth: The Role of        Maternal Depressive Symptoms, Mother-Child Relationship Quality, and Child Coping. American   Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 77, 259-266. download PDF

Foster, S.A.*, Jones, D.J., Olson, A., Forehand, R., Gaffney, C., Zens, M.S., & Bau, J.J.(2007).      Family socialization of adolescent smoking: The roles of positive parenting and parental smoking. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 32, 481-493. download PDF

Jones, D.J., Foster, S.A.*, Zalot, A.,* Chester, C.*, & King, A*.  (2007). Knowledge of maternal    HIV/AIDS and child adjustment: The moderating role of mother-child relationship quality. AIDS      and Behavior, 11, 409-420. download PDF

Foster, S.E., Zalot, A., & Jones, D.J. (2007).  Cigarette Smoking among African American Youth       from Single Mother Homes:  Examining the Roles of Maternal Smoking and Positive    Parenting within an Extended Family Framework. International Journal of Behavioral Consultation and Therapy, 3, 251-264. download PDF