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adolescents; preventing multiple problem behaviors among youth
Dr. Smith is a prevention scientist early in her career with a keen interest in understanding and ultimately preventing problem behaviors among adolescents, with particular attention focused on girls.
She is the Principal Investigator on two research projects related to female juvenile offenders. The first project is a qualitatively driven, grounded theory approach to understanding unique risk factors associated with female offending, to identify the specific pathways of offending for girls and to synthesize participant-generated themes about prevention for girls at-risk for involvement with the juvenile justice system. A secondary goal of this research is to begin to evaluate gender-specific services to identify strengths and weaknesses of the current system for female juvenile offenders. The one-hour semi-structured interviews were conducted with 30 female juvenile offenders, aged 14-19.
The second project, funded by the Utah Board of Juvenile Justice, is aimed at developing a risk assessment instrument for female juvenile offenders with the specific intent to guide treatment planning and placement in an effective and cost-efficient manner, resulting in decreased recidivism. |
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Selected Manuscripts: |
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Smith, P. Are all gender-specific programs created equal? Female juvenile offenders speak. Revise & Resubmit in Feminist Criminology.
Smith, P. & Smith, W. A. Drug use among female juvenile offenders: An exploratory study of self-medication for mental health issues. Revise & Resubmit in Substance Use and Misuse.
Smith, P. (2006). The Case of Nathaniel Brazil. Forthcoming in L.L. Finley (Ed.). Encyclopedia of Juvenile Violence. Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing Group.
Kumpfer, K. L., Smith, P., & Franklin-Summerhays, J. (2006). A wake-up call to the prevention field: Are prevention programs working for girls? Forthcoming in Substance Use and Misuse.
Smith, P. & Smith, W. A. (2005). Experiencing community through the eyes of young female offenders. Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, 21(4), 364-385.
Kumpfer, K., Smith, P., & Alvarado, R. (2005). Drug abuse prevention: Tools and programs. In R.H. Coombs (Ed.), Addiction Counseling Review (pp. 467-486). Mahwah, New Jersey: Erlbaum Associates.
Eddy, J. M., Smith, P., Brown, C. H., & Reid, J. B. (2005). A survey of prevention science training: Implications for educating the next generation. Prevention Science, 6(1), 59-71.
Smith, P. (2004). Violence prevention. In N. B. Anderson (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Health and Behavior (pp. 807-809). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Kumpfer, K. L., Alvarado, R., Smith, P., & Bellamy, N. (2002). Cultural sensitivity and adaptation in family-based prevention interventions. Prevention Science, 3(3), 239-244.
Eddy, J. M., Martinez, C., Morgan-Lopez, A., Smith, P., & Fisher, P. (2002). Diversifying the ranks of prevention scientists through a community collaborative approach to education. Prevention and Treatment, Vol. 5, Article3.
Smith, P., Flay, B. R., Bell, C. C., & Weissberg, R. P. (2001). The protective influence of parents and peers in violence avoidance among African-American youth. Maternal and Child Health Journal, 5(4), 245-252.
Under Review
Smith, P. & Flay, B. R. Pre-sex in the city: Understanding the pre-coital behavior of urban, low-income African-American adolescents.
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Selected Presentations: |
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Smith, P. (2006, November). Developing a female-specific risk assessment tool. Presentation accepted by the American Society of Criminology Annual Conference. Los Angeles, CA.
Smith, P. (chair), Leve, L. D., Russell, C. M., & Miller-Johnson, S. (2005, May). Girls and the Juvenile Justice System: Examining mental health, education and treatment issues.Symposium presented at the Thirteenth Annual Conference of the Society for Prevention Research. Washington, D.C.
Smith, P. (2004, March). Female juvenile offenders: Risk and resiliency. Presented at the Tenth Biennial Conference of the Society for Research on Adolescence. Baltimore, MD.
Smith, P. (2003, June). Female juvenile offenders: Etiology and treatment. Presented at the Eleventh Annual Conference of the Society for Prevention Research. Washington, D.C.
Smith, P. & Flay, B. R. (2003, June). Normative sexual development of African-American youth. Poster presentation at the Eleventh Annual Conference of the Society for Prevention Research. Washington, D.C.
Smith, P. (2001, October). Causes of female delinquency. An invited presentation for the Adolescent Female Advocacy Network (AFAN) Third Annual Conference. Park City, UT.
Kumpfer, K. L., Smith, P. & Alvarado, R. (2001, October). A wake-up call to the prevention field: Are prevention programs working for girls? Paper presented at the American Psychological Association's Women's Conference.
Smith, P. (2001, May). Complexities of the female juvenile offender. Presented at the Ninth Annual Conference of the Society for Prevention Research. Washington, D.C.
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Teaching Interests: |
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Click here to see my teaching philosophy statement. |
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Current Service Activities: |
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2006-present Chair, Awards & Scholarships Committee, FCS Dept.
2004-present Member, Salt Lake City Mayor's Drug, Alcohol & Tobacco Coalition.
2003-present Chair, Minority Scholarship Committee, Society for Prevention Research
2001-present Member, Advisory Council for the Commission on Racial and Ethnic Fairness
in the Criminal and Juvenile Justice System
2001-present FCS Dept. Representative, University Library and Media.
2000-present Member, Utah Criminal & Juvenile Justice Consortium
1998-present Board of Regents, The Mercersburg Academy
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Associations/Memberships: |
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2004-present American Society of Criminology, Division on Women and Crime
2002-present Society for Research on Adolescence
1998-present Society for Prevention Research
1994-present Early Career Preventionist Network (Co-founder
& Past-Chair) |
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Condensed Vitae |
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Click here to see a condensed version of my 2006 vitae. |
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Updated July 2006 |
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