Research Manuscript Database

Wesch, D., & Lutzker, J. R. (1991). A comprehensive 5-year evaluation of project 12-ways: An ecobehavioral program for treating and preventing child abuse neglect. Journal of Family Violence, 6(1), 17-35.

Whitaker, D. J., Crimmins, D., Edwards, A., & Lutzker, J. R. (2009). Safety training/violence prevention using the SafeCare parent training model. In General Principles and Empirically Supported Techniques of Cognitive Behavior Therapy, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 571-575.

Whitaker DJ, Hayat M, Weeks E, Zahidi R, Self-Brown S, & Willging C. (2020). Implementing and Evaluating a Program to Support Positive Parenting Behaviors. Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI). https://doi.org/10.25302/05.2020.CER.140921178

Whitaker, D. J., Hayat, M., Weeks, E., Zahidi, R., Self-Brown, S., & Willging, C. Comparative effectiveness trial to reduce child maltreatment, improve client outcomes and examine client burden & disseminating SafeCare to prevent child maltreatment and negative health outcomes. Unpublished manuscript submitted to HomVEE.

Whitaker, D. J., Lyons, M., Weeks, E. A., Hayat, M. J., Self-Brown, S., & Zahidi, R. (2020). Does adoption of an evidence-based practice lead to job turnover? Results from a randomized trial. Journal of Community Psychology, 48(4), 1258–1272. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcop.22305

Whitaker, D. J., Ryan, K. A., Wild, R. C., Self-Brown, S., Lutzker, J. R., Shanley, J. R., Edwards, A. M., McFry, E. A., Moseley, C. N., & Hodges, A. E. (2012). Initial implementation indicators from a statewide rollout of SafeCare within a child welfare system. Child Maltreatment, 17(1), 96–101.

Whitaker, D. J., Self-Brown, S., Hayat, M. J., Osborne, M. C., Weeks, E. A., Reidy, D. E., & Lyons, M. (2020). Effect of the SafeCare intervention on parenting outcomes among parents in child welfare systems: A cluster randomized trial. Preventive Medicine, 138.

Willging, C. E., Green, A. E., Gunderson, L., Chaffin, M., & Aarons, G. A. (2015). From a “perfect storm” to “smooth sailing”: Policymaker perspectives on implementation and sustainment of an evidence-based practice in two states. Child Maltreatment, 20(1), 24–36.

Willging, C. E., Gunderson, L., Green, A. E., Jaramillo, E. T., Garrison, L., Ehrhart, M. G., & Aarons, G. A. (2018). Perspectives from community-based organizational managers on implementing and sustaining evidence-based interventions in child welfare. Human Service Organizations: Management, Leadership & Governance, 42(4), 359–379. https://doi.org/10.1080/23303131.2018.1495673

Williams, C. M., Asaolu, I., English, B., Jewell, T., Smith, K., & Robl, J. (2014). Maternal health improvement by HANDS home visiting program (Unpublished manuscript). University of Kentucky Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Lexington, KY.