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Linda M. Collins is a researcher affiliated with New York University in the United States. Their academic contributions span psychology and medicine, with a focus on behavioral health and interventions, HIV/AIDS research, and mental health.

The recent papers by Collins cover topics such as experimental design for digital interventions, behavioral treatment for obesity, and health risks among minority populations during the COVID-19 pandemic. Notable recent publications include:

  • The microrandomized trial for developing digital interventions: Experimental design and data analysis considerations, 2022, Psychological Methods
  • A Factorial Experiment to Optimize Remotely Delivered Behavioral Treatment for Obesity: Results of the Opt-IN Study, 2020, Obesity
  • Black and Latino Persons Living with HIV Evidence Risk and Resilience in the Context of COVID-19: A Mixed-Methods Study of the Early Phase of the Pandemic, 2021, AIDS and Behavior
  • Predictors of Smoking Cessation Attempts and Success Following Motivation-Phase Interventions Among People Initially Unwilling to Quit Smoking, 2020, Nicotine & Tobacco Research
  • One view of the next decade of research on behavioral and biobehavioral approaches to cancer prevention and control: intervention optimization, 2021, Translational Behavioral Medicine

Frequent coauthors of Collins include Marya Gwadz, Leo Wilton, Charles M. Cleland, Jillian C Strayhorn, and Amanda S. Ritchie. These collaborators contribute regularly to work in related fields and have coauthored multiple studies together.

The researcher publishes often in venues such as AIDS and Behavior, International Journal for Equity in Health, arXiv (Cornell University), Translational Behavioral Medicine, and Addiction. These journals reflect the interdisciplinary nature of Collins's work which combines elements from behavioral medicine and public health.

Primary fields of study for Collins include:

  • Psychology
  • Medicine

Subfields emphasize:

  • General Health Professions
  • Applied Psychology
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Clinical Psychology

The main research topics addressed are:

  • Behavioral Health and Interventions
  • HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
  • Mental Health Research Topics
  • Health Policy Implementation Science
  • HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
  • Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • Digital Mental Health Interventions

Best Publications

  • Latent Class and Latent Transition Analysis: With Applications in the Social, Behavioral, and Health Sciences

    Linda M. Collins;Stephanie T. Lanza

  • A comparison of inclusive and restrictive strategies in modern missing data procedures.

    Linda M. Collins;Joseph L. Schafer;Chi Ming Kam

  • Just-in-Time Adaptive Interventions (JITAIs) in Mobile Health: Key Components and Design Principles for Ongoing Health Behavior Support

    Inbal Nahum-Shani;Shawna N. Smith;Bonnie J. Spring;Linda M. Collins

  • PROC LCA: A SAS Procedure for Latent Class Analysis

    Stephanie T. Lanza;Linda M. Collins;David R. Lemmon;Joseph L. Schafer

  • The Multiphase Optimization Strategy (MOST) and the Sequential Multiple Assignment Randomized Trial (SMART): New Methods for More Potent eHealth Interventions

    Linda M. Collins;Susan A. Murphy;Victor Strecher

  • Evaluating Digital Health Interventions: Key Questions and Approaches.

    Elizabeth Murray;Eric B. Hekler;Gerhard Andersson;Linda M. Collins

  • Analysis of Longitudinal Data: The Integration of Theoretical Model, Temporal Design, and Statistical Model

    Linda M. Collins

  • A conceptual framework for adaptive preventive interventions

    Linda M. Collins;Susan A. Murphy;Karen L. Bierman

  • Latent class and latent transition analysis.

    Stephanie T. Lanza;Brian P. Flaherty;Linda M. Collins

  • New methods for the analysis of change

    Linda M. Collins;Aline G. Sayer

  • An Alternative Framework for Defining Mediation.

    Linda M. Collins;John J. Graham;Brian P. Flaherty

  • A strategy for optimizing and evaluating behavioral interventions.

    Linda M. Collins;Susan A. Murphy;Vijay N. Nair;Victor J. Strecher

  • Latent Class Models for Stage-Sequential Dynamic Latent Variables

    Linda M. Collins;Stuart E. Wugalter

  • An Overview of Research and Evaluation Designs for Dissemination and Implementation

    C. Hendricks Brown;Geoffrey Curran;Lawrence A. Palinkas;Gregory A. Aarons

  • Design of Experiments with Multiple Independent Variables: A Resource Management Perspective on Complete and Reduced Factorial Designs

    Linda M. Collins;John J. Dziak;Runze Li

  • The multiphase optimization strategy for engineering effective tobacco use interventions.

    Linda M. Collins;Timothy B. Baker;Robin J. Mermelstein;Megan E. Piper

  • Web-based smoking-cessation programs: results of a randomized trial.

    Victor J. Strecher;Jennifer B. McClure;Gwen L. Alexander;Bibhas Chakraborty

  • Optimization of Behavioral, Biobehavioral, and Biomedical Interventions: The Multiphase Optimization Strategy (Most)

    Linda M. Collins

  • A New SAS Procedure for Latent Transition Analysis: Transitions in Dating and Sexual Risk Behavior

    Stephanie T. Lanza;Linda M. Collins

  • Attrition in prevention research.

    William B. Hansen;Linda M. Collins;C. Kevin Malotte;C. Anderson Johnson

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephanie T. Lanza
Stephanie T. Lanza Pennsylvania State University
John W. Graham
John W. Graham Pennsylvania State University
Robin J. Mermelstein
Robin J. Mermelstein University of Illinois at Chicago
Daniel M. Bolt
Daniel M. Bolt University of Wisconsin–Madison
Brian R. Flay
Brian R. Flay Boise State University
Mark T. Greenberg
Mark T. Greenberg Pennsylvania State University
Bonnie Spring
Bonnie Spring Northwestern University
Clyde W. Dent
Clyde W. Dent University of Southern California
Robert J. McMahon
Robert J. McMahon Simon Fraser University
Susan Michie
Susan Michie University College London

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