Reports & Publications
Publications
Evans, G. D., Radunovich, H. L., Cornette, M. M., Wiens, B. A., & Roy, A. (2008). Implementation and utilization characteristics of a rural, school-linked mental health program. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 17, 84-97.
Keeley, M. L., & Wiens, B. A. (2008). Family influences on treatment refusal in school-linked mental health services. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 17, 109-126.
Wiens, B. A., Evans, G. D., Radunovich, H. L., Torres, N. I., Rozensky, R. H., Perri, M. G., & Janicke, D. (2007). A collaboration between Extension and Psychology to improve health for rural Americans: The National Rural Behavioral Health Center. Journal of Rural Community Psychology, E10(1). Available from http://www.marshall.edu/jrcp/V10%20N1/Wiens/Wiens.pdf
Evans, G. D., Reader, S., Liss, H. J., Wiens, B. A., & Roy, A. (2006). Implementation of an aggressive random drug testing policy in a rural high school: Student attitudes regarding program fairness and effectiveness. Journal of School Health, 76(9), 452-458.
Tsao, J. C. I., Dobalian, A., Wiens, B. A., Gylys, J. A., Clawson, A., & Brooks, R. (2006). PTSD and substance abuse: Unrecognized sequelae of bioterrorism in rural primary care providers. Southern Medical Journal, 99(8), 817-822.
Tsao, J. C. I., Dobalian, A., Wiens, B. A., Gylys, J. A., & Evans, G. D. (2006). Posttraumatic stress disorder in rural primary care: Improving care for mental health following bioterrorism. The Journal of Rural Health, 22, 78-82.
Wiens, B. A., & Rozensky, R. H. (2006). Assisting rural employees following critical events. Journal of Employee Assistance, 36(2), 21-23.
Tsao, J. C. I., Dobalian, A., Wiens, B. A., Gylys, J. A., De Leon, J. M., & Menendez, S. M. (2005). Educational intervention to improve rural primary care providers’ knowledge of PTSD after bioterrorism. Depression and Anxiety, 22, 242-243.
Wiens, B. A., Evans, G. D., Tsao, J. C. I., & Liss, H. J. (2004, April) Triumph Over Tragedy, Second Edition: A curriculum for Extension professionals responding to disasters and terrorism. Journal of Extension, 42(2). Available from http://www.joe.org/joe/2004april/tt8.shtml.
Conference Presentations
Clary, J. M., Freeman, N., Sadler, L., & Wiens, B. A. (2006, November). Developing support groups for Hurricane Katrina victims in the Mississippi Gulf Coast: A discussion of the Mississippi Extension project, “ Communities Caring for Families. Paper presented at the 2006 Annual Meeting of the Extension Disaster Education Network, Nashville, TN.
Rosmann, M., Wiens, B. A., & Kuhjada, M. (2006, October). Mental health issues in rural agricultural communities. Invited panel presentation at the North American Agromedicine Consortium 19th Annual Meeting, Tuscaloosa, AL.
Keeley, M. L., & Wiens, B. A. (2006, August). Treatment outcomes and predictors of attrition in a rural school-linked mental health program. Paper presented at the National Association for Rural Mental Health conference, San Antonio, TX.
Liss, H. J., Wiens, B. A., Dean, K., Murphy, C., Hamel-Lambert, J., Johannes, L., & Salcedo, O. (2006, February). Developing successful research and clinical collaborations with school districts: A roundtable discussion of pitfalls, strategies, and suggestions. Topical discussion at the 19th Annual Research Conference: A System of Care for Children's Mental Health--Expanding the Research Base, Tampa, FL.
Wiens, B. A., & Beaulieu, B. (2006, February). Triumph over tragedy: A community response to managing trauma in times of disaster and terrorism. Workshop presented at the National Association of Community Development Extension Professionals Conference, San Antonio, TX.
Dean, K. & Murphy, C. (2005, March). Project CATCH: Examining a Community- and School-Based Model for Prevention and Mental Health Services in a Rural Community. Presentation at the Research & Training Center for Children's Mental Health Annual Conference, Tampa, FL.
Wiens, B. A., Alvarez, H., Reader, S. K., Evans, G.
D., & Johnston, J. R. (2004, October). School-based prevention of
peer victimization: Outcomes and implications. Poster session presented
at the Kansas Conference in Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, Lawrence,
KS.
Reader, S. K., Evans, G. D., Roy, A., Wiens, B. A., & Liss, H. J. (2004,
October). Student attitudes toward a school-based random drug testing
program. Poster session presented at the Kansas Conference in Clinical
Child and Adolescent Psychology, Lawrence, KS.
Wiens, B. A., Wack, E., Kovach, H., Evans, G. D., & Liss, H. J. (2004,
October). An innovative model for coordinating mental health, community,
and school services for children: The prevention management team. Paper
presented at the Kansas Conference in Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology,
Lawrence, KS.
Wiens, B. A., & Evans, G. D. (2004, October). Demonstration of a
distance learning curriculum for Extension professionals: "Triumph
Over Tragedy, Second Edition: A Community Response to Managing Trauma in
Times of Disaster and Terrorism" CD/DVD training curriculum. Paper
presented at the 10th Annual Meeting of the Extension Disaster Education
Network, State College, PA.
Evans, G. D. & Wiens, B. A. (2004, October). Strategies for improving
community-based, mental health responses to natural disasters and terrorism.
Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Florida Association
of Family and Consumer Educators. Tallahassee, FL.
Christian, H., Liss, H. J., Evans, G. D., & Wiens, B. A. (2004, October).
Use of video to enhance social skill development in elementary students.
Paper presented at the 9th Annual Conference on Advancing School-Based Mental
Health, Dallas, TX.
Evans, G. D., Liss, H. J., Wiens, B. A., & Meikle, H. (2003, October).
The UF Family Support Service: Characteristics and outcome of a rural, school-linked
model of mental health care. Paper presented at the 8th Annual Conference
on Advancing School-Based Mental Health, Portland, OR.
Evans, G. D., Wiens, B. A., & Sears, S. (2003, August). Triumph Over
Tragedy: A model for comprehensive community mental health responses to
disaster, trauma, and terrorism. Poster session presented at the American
Psychological Association conference, Toronto, ON.
Wiens, B. A., Evans, G. D., Sears, S., Tsao, J. C. I., & Stamm, B. H.
(2003, July). Making sense of chaos: Rural community mental health responses
to disaster, trauma, and terrorism. Workshop conducted at the National
Association for Rural Mental Health conference, Orlando, FL.
Wiens, B. A., Evans, G. D., Tsao, J. C. I., Liss, H. J., Stamm, B. H., Larsen,
D., Davis-Griffel, K. S., and Meikle, H. (2003, July). Making sense of
chaos: Rural community mental health responses to disaster, trauma, and
terrorism. Pre-conference workshop conducted at the National Association
for Rural Mental Health conference, Orlando, FL.
Wiens, B. A., & Evans, G. D. (2003, May). Triumph over tragedy: A
community response to post-disaster stress for extension professionals.
Workshop conducted at the Cooperative State Research, Education, and
Extension Service CYFAR conference, Minneapolis, MN.
