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Anthony Biglan is affiliated with the Oregon Research Institute in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of psychology, health professions, and social sciences, with notable contributions across subfields such as general health professions, clinical psychology, education, management, monitoring, policy and law, and developmental and educational psychology.

Biglan's scholarly work addresses a range of topics including child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, environmental education and sustainability, behavioral and psychological studies, early childhood education and development, community health and development, behavioral health and interventions, and concerns related to bullying, victimization, and aggression.

The scientist has published research in several frequently appearing venues, including Behavior Analysis in Practice, Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review, Prevention Science, Behavior and Social Issues, and UNC Libraries.

Among Biglan's recent papers are:

  • "First Things First: Parent Psychological Flexibility and Self-Compassion During COVID-19" (2020), published in Behavior Analysis in Practice
  • "From Helpless to Hero: Promoting Values-Based Behavior and Positive Family Interaction in the Midst of COVID-19" (2020), published in Behavior Analysis in Practice
  • "Mediators of Effects of Cooperative Learning on Prosocial Behavior in Middle School" (2020), published in International Journal of Applied Positive Psychology
  • "Scaling up and scaling out: Consilience and the evolution of more nurturing societies" (2020), published in Clinical Psychology Review
  • "The PAX Good Behavior Game: One Model for Evolving a More Nurturing Society" (2020), published in Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review

Biglan has collaborated extensively with several coauthors who have appeared frequently alongside them. These include Magnus Johansson, Andrew C. Bonner, Mark J. Van Ryzin, Lisa W. Coyne, and Dennis D. Embry.

Best Publications

  • Standards of Evidence: Criteria for Efficacy, Effectiveness and Dissemination

    Brian R Flay;Anthony Biglan;Robert F Boruch;Felipe González Castro

  • Development of Adolescent Problem Behavior

    Dennis V. Ary;Terry E. Duncan;Anthony Biglan;Carol W. Metzler

  • Home Observations of Family Interactions of Depressed Women.

    Hyman Hops;Anthony Biglan;Linda Sherman;Judy Arthur

  • The Value of Interrupted Time-Series Experiments for Community Intervention Research

    Anthony Biglan;Dennis Ary;Alexander C. Wagenaar

  • The critical role of nurturing environments for promoting human well-being.

    Anthony Biglan;Brian R. Flay;Dennis D. Embry;Irwin N. Sandler

  • Evidence-Based Kernels: Fundamental Units of Behavioral Influence.

    Dennis D. Embry;Anthony Biglan

  • Social and behavioral factors associated with high-risk sexual behavior among adolescents

    Anthony Biglan;Carol W. Metzler;Roger Wirt;Dennis Ary

  • Behavioral family interventions for improving child-rearing: a review of the literature for clinicians and policy makers.

    Ted K. Taylor;Anthony Biglan

  • Problem-solving interactions of depressed women and their husbands

    Anthony Biglan;Hyman Hops;Linda Sherman;Larry S. Friedman

  • Should the behavioral sciences become more pragmatic? The case for functional contextualism in research on human behavior

    Anthony Biglan;Steven C. Hayes

  • Evaluation of a comprehensive behavior management program to improve school-wide positive behavior support

    Carol W. Metzler;Anthony Biglan;Julie C. Rusby;Jeffrey R. Sprague

  • The social context for risky sexual behavior among adolescents

    Carol W. Metzler;John Noell;Anthony Biglan;Dennis Ary

  • Examining psychological inflexibility as a transdiagnostic process across psychological disorders.

    Michael E. Levin;Chelsea MacLane;Susan Daflos;John R. Seeley

  • Transdermal Nicotine for Smoking Cessation: Six-Month Results From Two Multicenter Controlled Clinical Trials

    Arden Christen;Bradley Beiswanger;Melissa Mau;Cheryl Walker

  • Peer and parental influences on adolescent tobacco use

    Anthony Biglan;Terry E. Duncan;Dennis V. Ary;Keith Smolkowski

  • Helping Adolescents at Risk: Prevention of Multiple Problem Behaviors

    A Biglan;PA Brennan;SL Foster;HD Holder

  • Acceptance and commitment: implications for prevention science.

    Anthony Biglan;Steven C. Hayes;Jacqueline Pistorello

  • Evolving the future: Toward a science of intentional change

    David Sloan Wilson;Steven C. Hayes;Anthony Biglan;Dennis D. Embry

  • The Efficacy of Supplemental Instruction in Decoding Skills for Hispanic and Non-Hispanic Students in Early Elementary School

    Barbara Gunn;Anthony Biglan;Keith Smolkowski;Dennis Ary

  • Psychosocial predictors of self-care behaviors (compliance) and glycemic control in non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.

    W Wilson;D V Ary;A Biglan;R E Glasgow

Frequent Co-Authors

Dennis V. Ary
Dennis V. Ary Oregon Research Institute
Keith Smolkowski
Keith Smolkowski Oregon Research Institute
Steven C. Hayes
Steven C. Hayes University of Nevada Reno
Mark J. Van Ryzin
Mark J. Van Ryzin Oregon Research Institute
Brian R. Flay
Brian R. Flay Boise State University
Edward Lichtenstein
Edward Lichtenstein Oregon Research Institute
Terry E. Duncan
Terry E. Duncan Oregon Research Institute
John R. Seeley
John R. Seeley University of Oregon
Hyman Hops
Hyman Hops Oregon Research Institute
Manuel Barrera
Manuel Barrera Arizona State University

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