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Michael Schoeny, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor
mschoeny@psych.uic.edu (312) 413-7697

Education

Ph.D., Child-Clinical Psychology, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois, 2000
M.A., Child-Clinical Psychology, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois, 1994
B.S., Psychology, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, 1990

Research Interests

Ecological influences on child development and risk
Factors influencing individuals' perceptions of their social environment
Prevention of health risk behaviors

Selected Publications

Deptula, D., Henry, D., Schoeny, M. E. & Slavick, J. (2006). Adolescent sexual behavior and attitudes: A costs and benefits approach. Journal of Adolescent Health, 38, 35-43.

Henry, D.B., Miller-Johnson, S., Simon, T.R., Schoeny, M.E., & The Multi-site Violence Prevention Project. (2006). Validity of teacher ratings in selecting influential aggressive adolescents for a targeted preventive intervention. Prevention Science, 7, 31-41.

Pokorny, S. B., Jason, L. A., & Schoeny, M. (in press). Youth supplying tobacco to other minors: Evaluating individual and town-level correlates. Journal of Youth and Adolescence.

Taylor, R.R., Jason, L.A., Shiraishi, Y., Schoeny, M.E., & Keller, J. (2006). Conservation of resources theory, perceived stress, and chronic fatigue syndrome: Outcomes of a consumer-driven rehabilitation program. Rehabilitation Psychology, 51, 157-165.

Paxton, K.C., Robinson, W.L., Shah, S., & Schoeny, M.E. (2004). Psychological distress for African-American adolescent males: Exposure to community violence and social support as factors. Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 34(4), 281-295.

Pokorny, S. B., Jason, L. A., & Schoeny, M. (2004). Current smoking among young adolescents: Assessing school-based contextual norms. Tobacco Control, 13, 301-307.

Pokorny, S.B., Jason, L.A., & Schoeny, M.E. (2003). The Relation of Retail Tobacco Availability to Initiation and Continued Smoking. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 32(2), 193-204.

Robinson, W.L., Harper, G.W. & Schoeny, M.E. (2003). Reducing substance use among African-American adolescents: Effectiveness of school-based health centers. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 10(4), 491-504.

Gorman-Smith, D., Tolan, P., Henry, D., Leventhal, A., Schoeny, M., Lutovsky, K., & Quintana, E. (2002). Predictors of participation in family-focused preventive intervention for substance use. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 16,S55-S64.

Pokorny, S.B., Jason, L.A., Schoeny, M.E., Townsend, S.M., & Curie, C.J. (2001). Do Participation Rates Change When Active Consent Procedures Replace Passive Consent. Evaluation Review, 25(5), 567-580.

Taylor, R.R., Jason, L.A., & Schoeny, M.E. (2001). Evaluating latent variable models of functional somatic distress in a community-based sample. Journal of Mental Health, 10(3), 335-349.

Gans-Epner, J. E., Levenberg, P. B., & Schoeny, M. E. (1998). Primary Care Providers’ Responsiveness to Adolescent Health Risk Behaviors. Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, 152, 774-780.

Robinson, W. L., Schoeny, M. E., Huesmann, L. R., & DiClemente, R. J. (1994). School-based health center utilization among inner-city African-American youths: Initial findings and implications. In K. Hoagwood, S. Sanchez, C. Ellis, & N. N. Singh (Eds.), Linking school and mental health services: Research findings from model programs (Monograph No. 9). Virginia Beach, VA: Virginia Commonwealth University, Commonwealth Institute for Child and Family Studies.