Research Presentations at Professional Conferences

H. Wesley Perkins, Ph.D.


"The 'Reign of Error' in Student-Athlete Alcohol Use: A Multi-Site Study at Institutions of Higher Education in the U. S." (with David W. Craig), presented at The National Conference on the Social Norms Model, Cambridge, MA, July 17, 2007.

"Preventing Alcohol Misuse, Smoking and Bullying Among Summer Camp Campers and Counselors Using the Social Norms Approach" (with Erin Kaplan and Laura Stenson Wynne), presented at The National Conference on the Social Norms Model, Cambridge, MA, July 16, 2007.

"Successful Social Norms Campaign to Reduce High Risk Drinking and Tobacco Use Among Intercollegiate Student-Athletes" (with David W Craig), presented at the American Public Health Association 134th Annual Meeting and Exposition, Boston, MA, November 7, 2006.

"Using Social Norms to Reduce High-Risk Drinking Among College Student-Athletes" (with David W Craig), presented at the U.S. Department of Education’s 20th Annual National Meeting on Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse and Violence Prevention in Higher Education, Arlington, VA, October 19-22, 2006.

"Differential Discrimination between Five+ Heavy Drinking Measure and Estimated Blood Alcohol Concentration as Measures of Risk Due to Alcohol Consumption in a College Population" (with David W Craig), presented at the U.S. Department of Education’s 20th Annual National Meeting on Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse and Violence Prevention in Higher Education, Arlington, VA, October 19-22, 2006.

"Assessing Bullying in Secondary Schools with a New Online Survey: Applying the Social Norms Model to Adolescent Violence" (with David W Craig), presented at The National Conference on the Social Norms Model, Denver, CO, July 28, 2006.

“Forgiveness, Religious Commitment and Well-Being among Young to Middle-Aged Adults,” paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion and the Religious Research Association, Rochester, NY, November 4-6, 2005.

“Religious Commitment, Egoistic Success Orientation, and Alcohol Abuse in the Post-Collegiate Life Course,” paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion and the Religious Research Association, Rochester, NY, November 4-6, 2005.

"Body Weight and the Effects of Misperceived Norms on Personal Body Image in Adolescence: Results from an Online Assessment Tool for Secondary Schools" (with David W Craig), presented at the North American Conference on the Social Norms Approach, Toronto, Ontario, July 15, 2005.

"Multi-State Results from an Online Tool for Assessing Secondary School Norms, 1999 - 2005" (with David W Craig), presented at the North American Conference on the Social Norms Approach, Toronto, Ontario, July 14, 2005.

"Canadian Student Perceptions of Peer Drinking: Another Look at the 'Reign of Error' on College and University Campuses," presented at the North American Conference on the Social Norms Approach, Toronto, Ontario, July 14, 2005.

"Reducing Misperceptions of the College Student Drinking Norm Lowers Risk: Results of a Nationwide Evaluation of Alcohol Abuse Prevention Efforts" (with Richard Rice), presented at the National Meeting on Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse and Violence Prevention in Higher Education, Washington, DC, October 18, 2004.

"MOST OF US Don't Drink and Drive: A Successful Social Norms Campaign to Reduce Drinking and Driving Among Young Adults in Western Montana," presented by Jeff Linkenbach and H.Wesley Perkins at the National Conference on the Social Norms Model, Chicago, IL, July 23, 2004.

"Reducing Misperceptions of the College Student Drinking Norm Lowers Risk: Results of a Nationwide Evaluation of Alcohol Abuse Prevention Efforts" (with Michael Haines), presented at the National Conference on the Social Norms Model, Chicago, IL, July 22, 2004.

"Using Social Norms to Promote Health Among College Student-Athletes: Results from the HWS Most Valuable Players Project and the NCAA STARR Project" (with David W Craig and Sarah MacInnis), presented at the National Conference on the Social Norms Model, Chicago, IL, July 22, 2004.

“MOST OF US: The Montana Social Norms Project to Reduce Impaired Driving and Increase Seatbelt Usage,” presented by Jeff Linkenbach and H. Wesley Perkins for staff of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration at the U.S. Department of Transportation, Washington DC, November 20, 2003.

“Engaging Men as Social Justice Allies in Ending Violence against Women: Evidence for a Social Norms Approach,” presented by Pat Fabiano, H. Wesley Perkins, Alan Berkowitz, and Jeff Linkenbach at the 6th National Conference on the Social Norms Model sponsored by the BACCHUS & GAMMA Peer Education Network and the National Social Norms Resource Center, Boston, MA, July 16-18, 2003.

"Comparing High-Risk Drinking Measures and Estimated BAC Levels as Predictors of Negative consequences in a State-Wide Survey of Young Adults" (with David W Craig and Jeff Linkenbach), presented at the American Public Health Association National Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, November 9-13, 2002.

"‘MOST OF US’ Are Tobacco-Free: Reducing 1st Time Tobacco Use in Teenagers in a Multi-County Setting" (with Jeff Linkenbach), presented at the National Conference on the Social Norms Model: Science-Based Prevention, sponsored by Bacchus & Gamma Peer Education Network, Philadelphia, PA, July 11-12, 2002.

"Exposing Substance Use Misperceptions Among Middle And High School Students Using A Web-Survey Strategy" (with David W Craig), presented at the National Conference on the Social Norms Model: Science-Based Prevention, sponsored by Bacchus & Gamma Peer Education Network, Philadelphia, PA, July 11-12, 2002.

"Forgiveness as a Stress Moderator among Young to Middle-Aged Adults," presented at the Eighth International Conference on Social Stress Research sponsored by the University of New Hampshire, Portsmouth, NH, April 21-23, 2002.

"Going Big: Key Findings and Lessons Learned from Statewide Applications of the Social Norms Approach to a Variety of Issues" (with Jeff Linkenbach), presented at the National Conference on the Social Norms Model: Science-Based Prevention, sponsored by Bacchus & Gamma Peer Education Network and the California State University System, Anaheim, CA, July 19, 2001.

"Using a Web-Based Survey to Rapidly Assess Middle School and High School Students' Norms for Substance Use and Other Health and Safety Concerns" (with David W Craig), presented at the National Conference on the Social Norms Model: Science-Based Prevention, sponsored by Bacchus & Gamma Peer Education Network and the California State University System, Anaheim, CA, July 19, 2001.

"Exploring Forgiveness, Religious Commitment and Well-Being among Young to Middle-Aged Adults, " paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion and the Religious Research Association, Houston, TX, October 19-22, 2000.

"Misperceptions of the Norms for the Frequency of Alcohol and Other Drug Use on College Campuses" (with Philip Meilman, Jami S. Leichliter, Jeffrey Cashin, and Cheryl Presley), paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association, San Francisco, CA, August 21-25, 1998.

"Stress and Alcohol Abuse in Post-Collegiate Young Adulthood," paper presented at the Seventh International Conference on Social Stress Research, Budapest, Hungary, May 27-29, 1998.

"Religious Commitment and the Well-Being of Mind and Body: Avoiding Alcohol Abuse in Post-Collegiate Young Adulthood," paper presented for the Sociology of Religion Study Group at the British Sociological Association Conference, Edinburgh, Scotland, April 6-9, 1998.

"Religious Commitment, Success Orientation, Drinking, and Well-Being in the Life Course of College Educated Young Adults," presented at the Annual Meetings of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion and the Religious Research Association, San Diego, CA, November 7-9, 1997.

"Variation in Perceived College Drinking Norms and Its Impact on Alcohol Abuse: A Nationwide Study" (with Henry Wechsler), paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association, New York City, NY, August 16-20, 1996.

"Stress-Motivated Drinking in Collegiate and Post-Collegiate Young Adulthood: Life Course and Gender Patterns," paper presented at the Sixth International Conference on Social Stress Research, Paris, France, May 27-29, 1996.

"Religious Commitment and Well-Beingin the Life Course of College-Educated Young Adults," presented at the Annual Meetings of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion and the Religious Research Association, Albuquerque, NM, November 4-6, 1994.

"Gender and Family Effects on the'Second Shift' Domestic Activity of College-Educated Young Adults" (with Debra K. DeMeis), paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association, Los Angeles, CA, August 5-9, 1994.

"Resilience Among Children of Alcoholics in Young Adult Life Course Perspective," paper presented for the Mental Health Group at the World Congress of the International Sociological Association, Bielefeld, Germany, July 18-23, 1994.

"Resilience Among Collegiate Children of Alcoholics," paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, San Francisco, CA, October 24-28, 1993.

"The Contextual Effect of Secular Norms on Religiosity as Moderator of Student Alcohol and Other Drug Use," paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion and the Religious Research Association, Pittsburgh, PA, November 8-10, 1991.

"Gender Patterns in Consequences of Collegiate Alcohol Abuse: A Ten Year Study of Trends in an Undergraduate Population," paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Society, Cincinnati, OH, August 23-27, 1991.

"Student Religiosity and Social Justice Concerns in England and the United States: Are They Still Related?" paper presented at a joint session of the Annual Meetings of the Society for the Study of Social Problems and the Association for the Sociology of Religion, Cincinnati, OH, August 21-23, 1991.

"Collegiate Alcohol and Other Drug Use Patterns in Transition to a Pro-Enforcement Era, " paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Sociological Society, Atlanta, GA, April 11-14, 1991.

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