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Robert LaChausse is currently a lecturer in the School Health and Community Health Program teaching developmental psychology, research methods, and program evaluation. He leads the Prevention Research and Program Evaluation Lab in the Department of Health Science and Human Ecology. He completed a BA in Psychology at CSUSB, an MA in Health and Behavioral Science at CSUSB, and a PhD in Developmental Psychology at Claremont Graduate University.
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Social and emotional development in children and adolescence |
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Parenting and early childhood intervention programs |
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Teen pregnancy and HIV prevention |
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Alcohol, tobacco and other drug prevention for youth |
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Resiliency |
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Program Evaluation |
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Meta- analysis |
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LaChausse, R. (Submitted). Parental characteristics and parental monitoring: effects of parental influence on adolescent disclosure, parent knowledge, and adolescent risk behavior. |
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LaChausse, R. (2007). Conducting Gap-Based Needs Assessments . Health Promotion Practice, 8, 255-228. |
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LaChausse, R. (2006). Evaluation of the positive prevention HIV/ STD curriculum for students grades 9-12. American Journal of Health Education, 37, 4, 203-209. |
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LaChausse, R. (2006). The effectiveness of a multimedia program to prevent alcohol use and fetal alcohol syndrome. Journal of Health Promotion Practice, 7, 10, 1-5. |
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LaChausse, R. (2005). Psychological motives of competitive and non competitive cyclists. Journal of Sport Behavior, 29, 4, 24-32. |
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LaChausse, R. (2001). Attitudes Regarding Tobacco Advertising and Media Literacy Skills Among Hispanic Migrant Farm Workers. Journal of Immigrant Health, 3 (2): 107-110. |
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LaChausse, R. (1998). Predicting Organizational Readiness To Change: The Use of the Transtheoretical Model of Behavior Change in Tobacco Control Policies. Journal of Health Education & Behavior, 25, 21-22. |
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The Use of BDI Logic Models in Planning and Evaluating Prevention Programs. 2005 National Meeting of the American Evaluation Association. Baltimore, MD November 2007. |
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Findings from a Longitudinal Evaluation of a Risk Reduction Curriculum for Youth: Implications for Culturally Competent Curricula. American School Health Association, Honolulu , HI . July 2007. |
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Influential Evaluations: Increasing Evaluation Use in Prevention Programs. American Evaluation Association. Portland, OR . November 2006. |
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Determining Evaluation Questions and Standards in Evaluating Prevention Programs . 2005 National Meeting of the American Evaluation Association. Toronto , Canada November 2005. |
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The Do-Gooder Fallacy: Alive and Well in School- based Prevention Programs. Presented at the 2001 American Evaluation Association Conference. St. Louis, MO. |
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Life Skills Training: A Meta- Analysis. Presented at the 2000 American Evaluation Association Conference. Honolulu, Hawaii. |
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Measuring Resiliency in Adolescents. Presented at the 1999 National Meeting of the Society of Public Health for Public Health Education. Washington, DC. |
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