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Richard F. Catalano is affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States and has a research focus spanning multiple fields, including health professions, medicine, and social sciences. Their work frequently appears in the subfields of general health professions, clinical psychology, public health, environmental and occupational health, education, and sociology and political science.

The scientist's research topics include child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, child and adolescent health, homelessness and social issues, food security and health in diverse populations, youth development and social support, substance abuse treatment and outcomes, and health policy implementation science.

Recent publications by Richard F. Catalano include:

  • Fostering Healthy Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Development in Children and Youth: A National Agenda, 2020, Journal of Adolescent Health
  • Applying the Social Development Model in Middle Childhood to Promote Healthy Development: Effects from Primary School Through the 30s and Across Generations, 2020, Journal of Developmental and Life-Course Criminology

Frequent co-authors in their research collaborations are Jennifer A. Bailey, J. David Hawkins, Rick Kosterman, Marina Epstein, and John W. Toumbourou.

The scientist regularly publishes in venues such as Prevention Science, Journal of Adolescent Health, JAMA Pediatrics, Journal of Developmental and Life-Course Criminology, and Contemporary Clinical Trials.

Best Publications

  • Risk and protective factors for alcohol and other drug problems in adolescence and early adulthood: Implications for substance abuse prevention.

    J. David Hawkins;Richard F. Catalano;Janet Y. Miller

  • Positive Youth Development in the United States: Research Findings on Evaluations of Positive Youth Development Programs

    Richard F. Catalano;M. Lisa Berglund;Jean A. M. Ryan;Heather S. Lonczak

  • The social development model: A theory of antisocial behavior.

    Richard F. Catalano;J. David Hawkins

  • Preventing adolescent health-risk behaviors by strengthening protection during childhood.

    J. David Hawkins;Richard F. Catalano;Rick Kosterman;Rebecca Abbott

  • The importance of bonding to school for healthy development: findings from the Social Development Research Group.

    Richard F. Catalano;Kevin P. Haggerty;Sabrina Oesterle;Charles B. Fleming

  • Predictors of Early High School Dropout: A Test of Five Theories.

    Sara Battin-Pearson;Michael D. Newcomb;Robert D. Abbott;Karl G. Hill

  • The nature of school bullying : a cross-national perspective

    Richard F. Catalano;Josine Junger-Tas;Yohji Morita;Dan Olweus

  • Measuring risk and protective factors for substance use, delinquency, and other adolescent problem behaviors. The Communities That Care Youth Survey.

    Michael W. Arthur;J. David Hawkins;John A. Pollard;Richard F. Catalano

  • Communities That Care: Action for Drug Abuse Prevention

    J. David Hawkins;Richard F. Catalano Jr.

  • A review of predictors of youth violence.

    J. David Hawkins;Todd Herrenkohl;David P. Farrington;Devon Brewer

  • Review of risk and protective factors of substance use and problem use in emerging adulthood.

    Andrea L. Stone;Linda G. Becker;Alice M. Huber;Richard F. Catalano

  • Developmental risk factors for youth violence

    Todd I Herrenkohl;Eugene Maguin;Karl G Hill;J.David Hawkins

  • Exploring the effects of age of alcohol use initiation and psychosocial risk factors on subsequent alcohol misuse

    J. D. Hawkins;J. W. Graham;E. Maguin;R. Abbott

  • Promoting science-based prevention in communities

    J.David Hawkins;Richard F Catalano;Michael W Arthur

  • Predictors of Youth Violence

    J. David Hawkins;Todd I. Herrenkohl;David P. Farrington;Devon Brewer

  • Worldwide application of prevention science in adolescent health

    Richard F Catalano;Abigail A Fagan;Loretta E Gavin;Mark T Greenberg

  • Modeling the Etiology of Adolescent Substance Use: A Test of the Social Development Model

    Richard F. Catalano;Rick Kosterman;J. David Hawkins;Michael D. Newcomb

  • The dynamics of alcohol and marijuana initiation: patterns and predictors of first use in adolescence.

    R. Kosterman;J. D. Hawkins;Jie Guo;R. F. Catalano

  • Prevention science and positive youth development: competitive or cooperative frameworks?

    Richard F Catalano;J.David Hawkins;M.Lisa Berglund;John A Pollard

  • Increases in alcohol and marijuana use during the transition out of high school into emerging adulthood: The effects of leaving home, going to college, and high school protective factors.

    Helene Raskin White;Barbara J. McMORRIS;Richard F. Catalano;Charles B. Fleming

Frequent Co-Authors

J. David Hawkins
J. David Hawkins University of Washington
John W. Toumbourou
John W. Toumbourou Deakin University
Kevin P. Haggerty
Kevin P. Haggerty University of Washington
Robert D. Abbott
Robert D. Abbott University of Washington
Charles B. Fleming
Charles B. Fleming University of Washington
Sheryl A. Hemphill
Sheryl A. Hemphill University of Melbourne
Karl G. Hill
Karl G. Hill University of Colorado Boulder
Todd I. Herrenkohl
Todd I. Herrenkohl University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Barbara J. McMorris
Barbara J. McMorris University of Minnesota
David P. Farrington
David P. Farrington University of Cambridge

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