Recent conference presentations and reports by Dr. James Lange and his colleagues.
Lange, J.E. and Meluso, E. (2016, May 18-19). Drugged Driving = DONE Driving: A case study for college prevention. Workshop at the Prevention 101 meeting of the Ohio College Initiative to Enhance Student Wellness, Delaware, OH.
Lange, J.E. (2016, March 2-3). Understanding and addressing audience resistance. Invited participant within the Public Health Successes and Media Innovations panel at the Connecticut Seat Belt Summit, NHTSA Region 1 and 2, Windsor, CT.
Lange, J.E. (2015, December 16). Marijuana and other drugged driving prevention challenges: You Matter, You’re the Solution. Invited participant within the Teen Drugged Driving: Research, Trends and the Future panel at the SADD Symposium Series, Teen Traffic Safety: Redefining Impaired Driving, Washington, DC.
Lange, J.E. (2015, August 4-6). Marijuana and other drugged driving prevention challenges. Invited session at the National Meeting of the Higher Education Center for Collegiate Alcohol and Drug Misuse Prevention and Recovery, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
Lange, J.E. (2015, May 21). Marijuana prevention within a shifting legal environment. Continuing education training at Janus of Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA.
Lange, J.E. (2015, April 28-May 1). Marijuana: Next Steps--Adapting campus prevention efforts in a changing legal environment. Invited panelist at the Substance Abuse Librarians & Information Specialists 37th Annual International Conference, San Diego, CA.
Lange, J.E. (2015, April 28-May 1). Development of a comprehensive health promotion AOD prevention initiative for a university. Invited presentation at the Substance Abuse Librarians & Information Specialists 37th Annual International Conference, San Diego, CA.
Lange, J.E. (2015, April 30) Marijuana on Campus: Current Research and Best Practice in an Era of Changing Perceptions, Prevalence, and Laws. University of Wisconsin System sponsored training, UW Stevens Point, WI.
Lange, J.E. (2015, April 24). Marijuana and other drugged driving prevention challenges. Invited presentation at the Orange County DUI Forum, Tustin, CA.Lange, J.E. (2015, April 24). Marijuana and other drugged driving prevention challenges. Invited presentation at the Orange County DUI Forum, Tustin, CA.
Lange, J.E., Clapp, J.D., Murillo, R. (2015, April 16-17). An introduction to the field beyond the campus: National, State and Community partners everyone should know about. Organizer and panelist at the Alcohol, Tobacco, & Other Drug Educational Conference, Monterey, CA.
Lange, J.E. (2015, April 16-17). Marijuana update: How 2016’s election and beyond may affect campuses and our students. Invited presentation at the Alcohol, Tobacco, & Other Drug Educational Conference, Monterey, CA.
Lange, J.E. (2015, April 9-11). Re-entering the age of the sort-of-legal drugs. Invited conference presentation at the Meeting of the Minds: 2015 Area 5 Spring Conference, Kansas City, Missouri.
Lange, J.E. (2015, April 9-11). Marijuana Use on College Campuses: Trends, Concerns and Responses. Invited conference presentation at the Meeting of the Minds: 2015 Area 5 Spring Conference, Kansas City, Missouri.
Lange, J.E. (2015, April 9-11). Impaired driving prevention efforts for college students. Invited conference presentation at the Meeting of the Minds: 2015 Area 5 Spring Conference, Kansas City, Missouri.
Lange, J.E. (2015, April 9-11). Marijuana prevention within a shifting legal environment. Pre-Conference presentation at the Meeting of the Minds: 2015 Area 5 Spring Conference, Kansas City, Missouri.
Lange, J.E. (2015, March 31). Adapting prevention strategies in the era of marijuana legalization. Pre-conference plenary address at the Marijuana Advocacy and Policy Summit of the Drug Free Action Alliance, Columbus, Ohio.
Lange, J.E. (2014, April 3-4). Marijuana Prevention Programs. Discussant presentation at the Alcohol, Tobacco & Other Drugs Educational Conference, Camarillo, CA.
Lange, J.E. and Meluso, E. (2014, January 16-18). Environmental Promotion: Considering the Design of Drinking Environments to Promote Responsible Behavior. Presentation at the NASPA Mental Health and Alcohol, Other Drug Abuse, and Violence Prevention Conference, San Diego, CA
Lange, J.E. (2014, January 16-18). Marijuana Update: How the ever-changing environment for marijuana affects campus prevention. Presentation at the NASPA Mental Health and Alcohol, Other Drug Abuse, and Violence Prevention Conference, San Diego, CA.
Lange, J.E. (2013, July 24) College Campus Marijuana Policies and Emerging Trends. Presentation to the Youth Access Workgroup of the Marijuana Prevention Initiative of San Diego County.
Lange, J.E. (2013, May 31). Medical Marijuana and the College Student. Invited presentation at the American College Health Association Meeting, Boston, MA.
Lange, J.E. and Kilmer, J. (2013, April 18-19). Marijuana’s Legal Environment: Prevention Strategies for Today and Tomorrow. Presentation at the Alcohol and Other Drugs Educational Conference, Chico, CA.
Lange, J.E., Meluso, E., & Novak, M. (2013, April 18-19). Beyond Access Controls: Another Take on Environmental Prevention. Presentation at the Alcohol and Other Drugs Educational Conference, Chico, CA.
Lange, J.E. (2013, April 18-19). The Network California Member Survey. Presentation at the Alcohol and Other Drugs Educational Conference, Chico, CA.
Lange, J.E. (2013, January 17-19). Medical Marijuana, Decriminalization and the College Student. Presentation at the NASPA Mental Health and Alcohol, Other Drug Abuse, and Violence Prevention Conference, Fort Worth, Texas.
Arnold, D. and Lange, J.E. (2013, January 17-19). AOD Prevention 201: Comprehensive Prevention Strategies. Pre-conference workshop at the NASPA Mental Health and Alcohol, Other Drug Abuse, and Violence Prevention Conference, Fort Worth, Texas.
Devos-Comby, L., Holscher, J., Anderson, C., & Lange, J.E. (June 24-27, 2012). Is standard drink size information enough to curb drinkers’ enthusiasm? Findings from a field intervention among bar goers. Poster presented at the 35th Annual Meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism, San Francisco California.
Lange, J.E., (2012, April 12-13). Marijuana update. Workshop presentation at the Alcohol and Other Drugs Educational Conference, Fresno, CA.
Daniel, J., Lange, J.E. (2011, October 29 - November 2). Social identification with coworkers and the association between drinking norms and college student drinking. Poster presentated at the American Public Health Association 139th Annual Meeting, Washington, DC.
Lange, J.E., Devos-Comby, L. (2011, June 25-29). Groups at collegiate drinking events: Four ways to examine their structure, dynamics and construction. Symposium presented at the 34th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism, Atlanta, GA.
Lange, J.E., Devos-Comby, L., Bower, E., Henry, S., Emerson, M. (2011, June 25-29). Combining prescription drugs and alcohol among a collegiate sample: Function-focused and event specific measurement development. Poster presented at the 34th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism, Atlanta, GA.
Devos-Comby, L., Emerson, M., Henry, S., Lange, J.E. (2011, June 25-29). Failures to use information: standard drink sizes, guidelines for moderate drinking, and good reasons to moderate drinking. Poster presented at the 34th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism, Atlanta, GA.
Devos-Comby, L., Emerson, M., Henry, S., Lange, J.E. (2011, May 31-June 3). Experimental test of alcohol contents and health communications in mock menus. Poster presented at the Society for Prevention Research 19th Annual Meeting, Washington, DC.
Henry, S., Devos-Comby, L., Waits, S., Epstein-Corbin, M., Lange, J.E. (2011, May 31-June 4). Natural Drinking Groups and Bystander Behavior. Poster presented at the American College Health Association Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ.
Lange, J.E. (2011, April 15). Adapting marijuana prevention to the new legal realities. Lecture presented at the Alcohol and Other Drug Education Conference for Institutions of Higher Learning, Los Angeles, CA.
Lange, J.E., Devos-Comby, L., Reed, M., Daniel, J., Conway, A., Moore, R.S. (2011, January 27-29). A Diary Investigation of College Natural Drinking Groups: Individual & Group Factors, And Social Structure. Poster presentation at the 12th Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Antonio, TX.
Lange, J.E. (2010, November 19). Collegiate natural drinking groups: Structure, dynamics and impact on drinking outcomes. Colloquium presentation for the Department of Psychology, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA.
Lange, J.E. (2010, October 18-20). Prevention implications of marijuana legalizations. Workshop presented at the U.S. Department of Education's National Meeting on Alcohol, Other Drug Abuse and Violence Prevention in Higher Education, Washington, DC.
Lange, J.E. (2010, August 13). Lessons from the College Experience. Presentation to the Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Summit of the County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency, San Diego, CA.
Devos-Comby, L., Daniel, J., Henry, S., Conway, A. & Lange, J.E. (2010, June 27-June 30). Experimental test of brief health communications to disclose guidelines for moderate drinking. Poster presentation at the 33rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism, San Antonio, TX.
Lange, J.E., Devos-Comby, L., Daniel, J., Conway, A. & Moore, R.S. (2010, June 27-June 30). A diary investigation on collegiate natural drinking groups. Poster presentation at the 33rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism, San Antonio, TX.
Lange, J.E. (2010, June 22-23). Alcohol and other drug prevention practices for campuses & social norms from a different perspective. Workshop presentation at the 32nd Annual The Tennessee Advanced School on Addictions, Nashville, TN.
Lange, J.E., Devos-Comby, L., Daniel, J., Conway, A., & Moore, R.S. (2010, May 30- June 3). The private diaries of collegiate natural drinking groups. Paper and workshop presentations at the Kettil Bruun Society Social and Epidemiological Research on Alcohol Conference. Lausanne, Switzerland.
Devos-Comby, L., Daniel, J., Henry, S., Conway, A., Lange, J.E. (2010, May 30- June 3). Promoting guidelines for moderate drinking: Experimental test of brief communication. Paper presentation at the Kettil Bruun Society Social and Epidemiological Research on Alcohol Conference. Lausanne, Switzerland.
Lange, J.E. (2010, May 18). Creating a Campus-Based Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Program. Webinar presentation for the Higher Education Center for Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Violence Prevention, http://higheredcenter.org/services/training/webinars/creating-a-campus-based-prescription-drug-abuse-prevention-program.
Lange, J.E., Devos-Comby, L. & Daniel, J. (2010, January 28-30). College binge drinking from the natural drinking group perspective. Poster presented at the Eleventh Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Las Vegas, NV.
Lange, J.E. & Daniel, J. (2010, January 14-16). Use and effects of Salvia divinorum. Poster presented at the NASPA Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Prevention and Intervention Conference, New Orleans, LA.
Lange, J.E. (2009, December 8-9). Implementing environmental prevention strategies for residential and commuter students: practical steps. Presentation at the U.S. Department of Education's Higher Education Center for Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Violence Prevention's Prevention Training Institute: California
Devos-Comby, L., Daniel, J., & Lange, J.E. (2009, June 20-24). The interplay of dating, relationship commitment, and drinking among college students participating in group drinking. Poster presentation at the 32nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism, San Diego, CA.
Daniel, J., Devos-Comby, L., & Lange, J.E. (2009, June 20-24). Natural drinking groups: Strength of identity with the group moderated the effect of drinking norms on drinking during a specific drinking event. Poster presentation at the 32nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism, San Diego, CA.
Devos-Comby, L., Lange, J.E., Daniel, J., & Homer, K. (2009, June 20-24). Natural drinking groups: An in-depth examination of ingroup dynamics in the context of college drinking. Poster presentation at the 32nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism, San Diego, CA.
Lange, J.E., Reed, M., & Daniel, J. (2009, June 20-24). The role of social identity on college drinking influences. Paper and Poster presentations at the 32nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism, San Diego, CA.
Daniel, J., Devos-Comby, L., & Lange, J.E. (2009, May 26-29). Natural drinking groups: The effect of drinking norms on member’s drinking depends on the social identity with that group. Poster presentation at the Society for Prevention Research 17th Annual Meeting, Washington, DC.
Devos-Comby, L., Daniel, J., & Lange, J.E. (2009, May 26-29). The interplay of dating, relationship commitment, and drinking among college students participating in group drinking. Poster presentation at the Society for Prevention Research 17th Annual Meeting, Washington, DC.
Daniel, J. & Lange, J.E. (2008, November 16-19). Salvia divinorum: Effects and use among college students. Poster presentation at the U.S. Dept of Education’s 22nd Annual National Meeting on Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse and Violence Prevention in Higher Educations, St. Paul, MN.
Lange, J.E. (2008, November 16-19). Prevention for commuters. Presentation at the U.S. Dept of Education’s 22nd Annual National Meeting on Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse and Violence Prevention in Higher Educations, St. Paul, MN.
Lange, J.E., Daniel, J.D., Homer, K., Isensee, C.E., Reed, M.B., & Clapp, J.D. (2008, October 25-29). Observable effects of Salvia divinorum. Paper presented at the American Public Health Association 136th Annual Meeting and Expo, San Diego, CA.
Devos-Comby, L. & Lange, J.E. (2008, October 25-29). Cultural beliefs mediate racial differences in college drinking and alcohol-related problems. Poster presented at the American Public Health Association 136th Annual Meeting and Expo, San Diego, CA.
Devos-Comby, L. & Lange, J.E. (2008, June 28-July 2). Normative and attitudinal influences on college students’ self-reported problems related to alcohol. Poster presented at the Research Society on Alcoholism and International Society for Biomedical Research on Alcohol Joint Scientific Meeting, Washington, DC .
Devos-Comby, L. & Lange, J.E. (2008, June 28-July 2). Standard drinks and actual drink sizes: A literature review. Poster presented at the Research Society on Alcoholism and International Society for Biomedical Research on Alcohol Joint Scientific Meeting, Washington, DC.
Reed, M.B., Lange, J.E., & Clapp, J.D. (2008, April 24-25). Relationship between alcohol consumption and cigarette smoking in college students. Workshop presented at the California Higher Education Alcohol & Other Drugs Education Conference, Long Beach, CA.
Lange, J.E. (2008, April 24-25). Salvia divinorum and the college student. Workshop presented at the California Higher Education Alcohol & Other Drugs Education Conference, Long Beach, CA.
Devos-Comby, L. & Lange, J.E. (2008, April 24-25). Students may seek alcohol problems to fit in the norm. Workshop presented at the California Higher Education Alcohol & Other Drugs Education Conference, Long Beach, CA.
Lange, J.E., & Croff, J. (2008, April 24-25). Medical marijuana and the college student. Poster presented at the California Higher Education Alcohol & Other Drugs Education Conference, Long Beach, CA.
Devos-Comby, L. & Lange, J.E. (2008 March 26-29). The not-so-standard notion of standard drink in alcohol use research. Poster presented at the 29th Annual Meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, San Diego, CA.
Devos-Comby, L. & Lange, J.E. (2008, March 26-29). College students may seek adverse consequences of alcohol. Poster presented at the 29th Annual Meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, San Diego, CA.
Lange, J.E. (2008, January 27-30). Working with Behavioral Alternatives. Pre-conference seminar presentation at the Alcohol Policy 14 Conference, San Diego, CA.
Meluso, E., & Lange, J.E. (2008, January 27-30). RADD California Coalition: The “Figure It Out” Campaign. Poster presentation at the Alcohol Policy 14 Conference, San Diego, CA.
Lange, J.E., Ketchie Croff, J., Reed, M.B. (2007, October 18-21). Salvia divinorum use among college students. Poster presentation at the U.S. Department of Education's 21st Annual National Meeting on Alcohol and Other Drug and Violence Prevention in Higher Education, Omaha, NE.
Henry, S., Novak, M. (2007, October 18-21). Working with college bars the RADD California Coalition way. Workshop presentation at the U.S. Department of Education's 21st Annual National Meeting on Alcohol and Other Drug and Violence Prevention in Higher Education, Omaha, NE.
Lange, J.E. (2006). Coordination of Drug and Alcohol Prevention Programming. Workshop presentation at the NASPA 2006 Western Regional Conference, Nov 9-11, San Francisco, CA
Handouts for the NASPA Presentation
Lange, J.E., Reed. M.B., Ketchie, J.M., and Clapp, J.D. Social identity, normative information, and college student drinking. (2006). Poster presentation at the U.S. Department of Education's 20th Annual National Meeting on Alcohol and Other Drug and Violence Prevention in Higher Education, Oct 19-22, 2006, Arlington, VA.
Lange, J.E., Ketchie, J., and Clapp, J.D., (2006, October 19-22). Advantages and disadvantages of field, telephone, and web surveys: Results from a concurrent comparison. Workshop presentation at the U.S. Department of Education's 20th Annual National Meeting on Alcohol and Other Drug and Violence Prevention in Higher Education, Arlington, VA.
Henry, S., Lange J.E., Shillington, A.M., Reed, M.B. and Clapp, J.D. College undergraduate Ritalin abusers in southwestern California: Protective and risk factors. Poster presentation at the U.S. Department of Education's 20th Annual National Meeting on Alcohol and Other Drug and Violence Prevention in Higher Education, Oct 19-22, 2006, Arlington, VA.
Henry, S., Lange, J.E., & Wilson, L. Evaluation of e-CHUG integrated into two classroom-based alcohol interventions. Poster presented at the U.S. Department of Education's 18th Annual National Meeting on Alcohol, Other Drug Abuse and Violence Prevention in Higher Education, Oct 16-19, 2004, Washington, DC.
Henry, S. & Lange, J.E. SAFE RIDE: A harm-reduction behavioral alternative program. Poster presented at the U.S. Department of Education's 18th Annual National Meeting on Alcohol, Other Drug Abuse and Violence Prevention in Higher Education, October 16-19, 2004, Washington, DC.