An interactive narrative intervention to increase adolescents’ knowledge and self-efficacy to reduce alcohol use: a pre-post study. Penilla C, Berna M, Pugatch M, Kumaran V, Hennigan S, Tebb KP, Buckelew S, Sinha A, Rowe JP, Giovanelli A, Lester JC, Barron C, Einhorn L, Ozer EM. JMIR Formative Research. In press
Trajectories of substance-specific preventive care receipt & its time varying relationship with substance use from mid-adolescence to young adulthood. Marcell A, Ozer EM, etc. American Journal of Preventive Medicine https://www-sciencedirect-com.ucsf.idm.oclc.org/science/article/pii/S0749379726001121/pdfft?md5=acd8261f759dbe76a89365ca9b2b81b8&pid=1-s2.0-S0749379726001121-main.pdf
Ozer, E. M. (2026). The Potential and Challenges of Interactive Virtual Environments to Support Behavior Change in Adolescents. Journal of Adolescent Health, 78(3), 371-372. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1054139X25005397?via%3Dihub
Engagement of adolescents with ADHD in a narrative-centered game-based behavior change environment to reduce alcohol use. Pugatch M, Blum NJ, Barbaresi WJ, Rowe J, Berna M, Hennigan S, et al Front Educ. 2024;8:1183994. doi:10.3389/feduc.2023.1183994 https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/education/articles/10.3389/feduc.2023.1183994/pdf
The adolescent and young adult visit. In: Rudolph’s Pediatrics. Ozer EM, Irwin CE Jr. 24th ed. McGraw Hill; 2024:334-339. https://www.mheducation.com/highered/mhp/product/rudolph-s-pediatrics-24th-edition.html?viewOption=student
Inequalities in college students’ sleep during the COVID-19 pandemic. Yazdani N, Hoyt LT, Pathak A, Breitstone L, Cohen AK. J Am Coll Health. 2024. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/07448481.2023.2186150?casa_token=8DcfPoaWol0AAAAA:bA73D7PyW6NSnbzzYRbijGuGP3VhhVRdx3sM7Al0jn5RorRXFOwpcsnS_-mS3Ilr51gbeLMlCaD1-uA
Artificial Agents and Genuine Risk—Adolescent Vulnerability to Consumer Chatbots. Giovanelli, A., & Roundfield, K. D. (2025). JAMA Network Open, 8(10), e2539028. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/articlepdf/2840497/giovanelli_2025_ic_250270_1764181593.19018.pdf
Rates and predictors of follow-up care and treatment initiation among women veterans after a positive alcohol screen. Pugatch M, Hodgkin D, Gibson M, Miller C, Chang G. Subst Use Addict J. 2026;47(1):15-27. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/29767342251351107?casa_token=PtT-9kg8RQQAAAAA:yB06ZMQgJyKVwTFagkz_A-qT52G2tI38th9N5oERbKQaSl7xplLLBOgwshAPmnfftBf8yC3PD92vrgQ
Well-visit attendance from mid-adolescence to young adulthood: who remains engaged? Akande M, Van Eck K, Wu X, Perrin EM, Hao L, Matson PA, et al; Marcell AV. J Adolesc Health. 2025. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1054139X25004653?casa_token=aF6IXPUNZKcAAAAA:Bg8zHyOFXRKHuyJ7jWlkIHezFvahYJ1UwxLXaYxnMoQ5FPC1J6XoILrD45N6-RQkw7mBqQUhdH6E
Inequalities in young adult college students’ sleep quality during the COVID-19 pandemic. Yazdani N, Hoyt LT, Pathak A, Breitstone L, Cohen AK. J Am Coll Health. 2025;73(4):1538-1548. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/07448481.2024.2317178?casa_token=E3WSzZIpV7IAAAAA:-1z7GTqnlR4BQoTkTd84Tbimr6bxzT9Uu7GDEoJTYXy8vMNGz6m69N7D6AGYvlZalz6u1lPhafRumPs
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