Courtney B. Dunn, PhD

Screening, brief Intervention, and referral to treatment: Persistence of effects in adolescents at risk. Beal, SJ; Gerdts, G; Nidey, N; Unkrich, J; Fox, K; Radenhausen, M; Acquavita, S; Dunn, C; Greiner, MV. Addictive Behaviors. 2026; 182:108771.

Impact of mental health disorders on problematic substance use and effectiveness of brief intervention among young people in foster care. Dunn, CB; Blake, A; Fox, K; Greiner, MV; Beal, SJ. Addiction. 2026; 121(11):3106-3120.

The Value of Brief Intervention to Prevent and Decrease Nicotine, Tobacco, and Cannabis Use among Adolescents. Beal, SJ; Gerdts, G; Nidey, N; Unkrich, J; Fox, K; Reynolds, KJ; Radenhausen, M; Acquavita, S; Dunn, C; Greiner, MV. Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences. 2026; 13(2):453-458.

Longitudinal Bidirectional Associations Between Early Adolescents' Externalizing and Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms and Substance Use Patterns. Dunn, CB; Farrell, AD. Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology. 2026; 54(2).

A Latent Transition Analysis of Substance Use Patterns Among Early Adolescents in an Urban Community. Dunn, CB; Farrell, AD. Substance Use and Misuse. 2026; 61(1):151-160.

Barriers and facilitators to mental health care experienced by youth involved in child welfare and their caregivers. Tan, C; Dunn, C; Fox, K; Sall, H; Beal, S; Greiner, M. Frontiers in Pediatrics. 2026; 14:1763516.

Mandates are not enough: placement provider and systems factors that drive ambulatory healthcare use for children in foster care. Beal, SJ; Carle, AC; Mara, CA; Dunn, CB; Fox, K; Greiner, MV. Frontiers in Pediatrics. 2026; 14:1830287.

Associations Between Adolescents' Exposure to Online Racism and Substance Use. Dunn, CB; Coleman, JN; Smith, PN; Mehari, KR. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 2025; 64(11):1237-1242.

Prevalence and Patterns of Nonfatal Firearm-Related Violence Among Adolescents in the Southeastern United States. Mehari, KR; Smith, PN; Dunn, C; Coleman, JN; Stevens, LT. Psychology of Violence. 2025; 15(6):790-801.

Moderators of the Externalizing Behavior Pathway to Adolescent Substance Use: A Systematic Review of Protective and Vulnerability Factors. Dunn, CB. Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Use. 2025; 30(5):191-215.