Richard Spoth

Iowa State University — United States

Psychology · Social Sciences

64h-index12.5kcitations219works1.52yr avg
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Research Topics

Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development(100), Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes(64), Community Health and Development(57), Health Policy Implementation Science(42), Early Childhood Education and Development(38)

Publications219 total

The Youth Risk Index: psychometrics, predicting the initiation of early adolescent substance use, and the breadth of liability detected
UNC Libraries·2025Open Access
The Youth Risk Index: psychometrics, predicting the initiation of early adolescent substance use, and the breadth of liability detected
Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry·2025Open Access
Crossover Effects of PROSPER on Young Adult Suicide Risk: the Role of Adolescent Belongingness to Family and School
Prevention Science·2024· 2 cited
A case study in developmental discontinuity: <scp>PROSPER</scp> Interventions and adolescent substance use trajectories shape young adult substance use and mental health problems
Journal of Research on Adolescence·2024· 4 citedOpen Access
Overview of the PROSPER prevention trial’s rationale, methods, and findings
2023· 1 cited
Substance Misuse Prevention Program Attendance: Predictors Among Military Families
2022Open Access
Long-term Effects of Adolescent Substance Use Prevention on Participants, Partners, and their Children: Resiliency and Outcomes 15 Years Later During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Prevention Science·2022· 6 citedOpen Access
Applying the PROSPER prevention delivery system with middle schools: Emerging adulthood effects on substance misuse and conduct problem behaviors through 14 years past baseline
Child Development·2022· 19 citedOpen Access
Collateral Benefits of Evidence-Based Substance Use Prevention Programming During Middle-School on Young Adult Romantic Relationship Functioning
Prevention Science·2021· 7 citedOpen Access
State of the Art in Substance Use Prevention and Early Intervention: Applications to Pediatric Primary Care Settings
Prevention Science·2021· 37 citedOpen Access
Predictors of Attendance Patterns in a Universal Family-Based Preventive Intervention Program
The Journal of Primary Prevention·2021· 9 citedOpen Access
Transdisciplinary Translational Science for Youth Health and Wellness: Introduction to a Special Issue
Child & Youth Care Forum·2021· 6 citedOpen Access
Advances in Behavioral Medicine
2021
Implementation of adolescent family-based substance use prevention programs in health care settings: Comparisons across conditions and programs
UNC Libraries·2020· 1 citedOpen Access
Correction to: Strengthening the Power of Evidence-Based Prevention in Cooperative Extension: A Capacity-Building Framework for Translation Science-Driven Behavioral Health
Child & Youth Care Forum·2020· 1 citedOpen Access
Strengthening the Power of Evidence-Based Prevention in Cooperative Extension: A Capacity-Building Framework for Translation Science-Driven Behavioral Health
Child & Youth Care Forum·2020· 13 citedOpen Access
Communication is Key: State-level Organizational Correlates of Readiness for Evidence-based Programming within the Cooperative Extension System
Journal of Human Sciences and Extension·2020· 3 citedOpen Access
Brief Report on PROSPER Academic Outcomes: Extended Model of Crossover Effects on Young Adult College Success
Child Development·2019· 10 cited
Examining Intervention Component Dosage Effects on Substance Use Initiation in the Strengthening Families Program: for Parents and Youth Ages 10–14
Prevention Science·2019· 25 citedOpen Access
Testing a Model of Universal Prevention Effects on Adolescent Relationships and Marijuana Use as Pathways to Young Adult Outcomes
Journal of Youth and Adolescence·2018· 10 cited
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Frequent Co-authors

Cleve Redmond(31), Chungyeol Shin(21), Mark T. Greenberg(11), J. David Hawkins(6), Kevin P. Haggerty(6), Linda Trudeau(5), Mark E. Feinberg(5), Rick Kosterman(5), Virginia Molgaard(4), Scott Clair(4), Max Guyll(4), Catherine J. Lillehoj(3), G. Kevin Randall(3), Jeffrey H. Kahn(2), Gene H. Brody(2), Velma McBride Murry(2), Meg Gerrard(2), Frederick X. Gibbons(2), Lily D. McNair(2), Anita Brown(2)