Publications by Pamela Orpinas

• Bosworth, K., Orpinas, P., & Hein, K. (2009). Development of a positive school climate. In M. Kenny, A. M. Horne, P. Orpinas, & L. Reese (Eds.), Realizing social justice: The challenge of preventive interventions (pp. 229-248). Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association (pdf version)
  
• Horne, A.M., Raczynski, K., & Orpinas, P. (2008). A clinical laboratory approach to reducing bulling and aggression in schools and families.   In L. L'Abate (Ed.), Toward a science of clinical psychology: Laboratory evaluations and interventions (pp. 117-131).  New York: Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
• Horne, A.M., Orpinas, P., Newman-Carlson, D., Bartolomucci, C.L. (2004). Elementary school Bully Busters Program: Understanding why children bully and what to do about it. In D. L. Espelage and S. M. Swearer (eds.), Bullying in American schools: A Social-ecological perspective on prevention and intervention (Chapter 15, pp. 297-325). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. (pdf version)
• Horne, A., & Orpinas, P. (2003). Bullying, Childhood. In T.P. Gullotta and M. Bloom (eds.). Childhood Section of the Encyclopedia of Primary Prevention and Health Promotion (pp. 233-240). New York: Kluwer. (pdf version)
• McAlister, A., Orpinas, P., & Velez, L. (1999). International variation in attitudes toward violence. In L.R. Kurtz and J. Turpin (eds.), Encyclopedia of Violence, Peace and Conflict (Vol. 2, pp. 247-256). Academic Press. (pdf version)
  
  

• Orpinas, P. (2009). Measurement manual: Description of aggression, victimization, and social skills scales. University of Georgia, Athens: Unpublished document (pdf version)

Journal Articles

• Simon, T. R., Miller-Johnson, S., Gorman-Smith, D., Orpinas, P., & Sullivan, T. (In press). Physical dating violence norms and behaviors among sixth-grade students from four U.S. sites. Journal of Early Adolescence.
• Kabiru, C., & Orpinas, P. (2008). Factors associated with sexual activity among high school students in Nairobi, Kenya. Journal of Adolescence. (pdf version)
  
• Barroso, C., Peters, R., Kelder S., Conroy J., Murray, N., & Orpinas P. (2008). Youth exposure to community violence: Association with aggression, victimization, and risk behaviors. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment, and Trauma, 17(2), 141-165.
• Springer, A., Kelder, S., & Orpinas, P., & Baumler, E. (2007). A cross-national comparison of youth risk behaviors in Latino secondary school students living in El Salvador and the USA. Ethnicity and Health, 12(1), 69-88. (pdf version)
• Low, B. J., Orpinas, P., Fleschler, M., Sinicrope, P. K. (2005). Prevalence of Hispanic child aggression and victimization . Journal of Intercultural Disciplines, 5, 77-98. (pdf version)
• Orpinas, P. , Horne, A. M., & Multisite Violence Prevention Project. (2004). A teacher-focused approach to prevent and reduce students' aggressive behaviors: The GREAT Teacher Program. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 26(1S), 29-38. (pdf version)
• Multisite Violence Prevention Project . (2004). The Multisite Violence Prevention Project: Background and overview. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 26(1S), 3-11. (pdf version)
• Multisite Violence Prevention Project . (2004). Lessons learned in the Multisite Violence Prevention Project collaboration: Big questions require large efforts. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 26(1S), 62-71. (pdf version)
• Gong, D., Orpinas, P. (2003). Promoting safety behaviors among Korean-American students: Evaluation of the Risk Watch curriculum. Journal of Korean Society for Health Education and Promotion, 20(4), 79-93. (pdf version)
• Orpinas, P. , Horne, A.M., Staniszewski, D. (2003). School Bullying: Changing the Problem by Changing the School. School Psychology Review, 32(3), 431-444. (pdf version)
• Kelder, S. H., Prokhorov, A., Barroso, C. S., Murray, N., Orpinas, P., & McCormick, L. (2003). Smoking differences among African American, Hispanic, and White middle school students in an urban setting. Addictive Behaviors, 28, 513-522. (pdf version)
• Escobar-Chaves, S.L., Kelder, K., Orpinas, P. (2002). The relationship between violent video games, acculturation, and aggression among Latino adolescents. Biomedica,22, 398-406. (pdf version)
• Kelder, S.H., Murray, N., Orpinas, P., Prokhorov, A., McReynolds, L., Zhang, Q., Roberts, R. (2001). Depression and substance use in minority middle-school students. American Journal of Public Health, 91(5), 761-766. (pdf version)
• Orpinas, P. , & Frankowski, R. (2001). The aggression scale: A self-report measure of aggressive behavior for young adolescents. Journal of Early Adolescence, 21(1), 50-67. (pdf version)
• Orpinas, P. , Kelder, S., Frankowski, R., Murray, N., Zhang, Q., & McAlister, A. (2000). Outcome evaluation of a multi-component violence-prevention program for middle school students: The Students for Peace project. Health Education Research, 15(1), 45-58. (pdf version)
• Orpinas, P. , Murray, N., & Kelder, S. (1999). Parental influences on students' aggressive behavior and weapon-carrying. Health Education and Behavior, 26(6), 774-787. (pdf version)
• Murray , N., Kelder, S.H., Parcel, G.S., & Orpinas, P. (1999). Padres trabajando por la Paz: A randomized trial of a parent education intervention to prevent violence among middle school children. Health Education Research, 14, 421-426. (pdf version)
• Orpinas P. Who is violent? Factors associated with aggressive behaviors in Latin America and Spain. Pan American Journal of Public Health, 5(4/5), 232-244. (pdf version)
• Fournier, M., de los Ríos, R., Orpinas, P., Piquet-Carneiro, L. (1999). Multicenter Study on Attitudes and Cultural Norms Toward Violence (Project ACTIVA): Methodology. [in Spanish]. Pan American Journal of Public Health, 5(4/5), 222-231. (pdf version)
• Orpinas, P. , de los Ríos, R. (1999). Violence: from knowledge to prevention [Editorial]. Pan American Journal of Public Health, 5(4/5), 215-218. (pdf version)
• Murray , N., Kelder, S.H., Parcel, G.S., & Orpinas, P. (1998). Development of an intervention map for a parent education intervention to prevent violence among middle school students. Journal of School Health, 68(2), 46-52. (pdf version)
• Orpinas, P. , Kelder, S., Murray, N., Fourney, A., Conroy, J., McReynolds, L., & Peters, R.J. (1996). Critical issues in implementing a comprehensive violence prevention program for middle schools: Translating theory into practice. Education and Urban Society, 28(4), 456-472. (pdf version)
• Kelder, S.H., Orpinas, P., McAlister, A., Frankowski, R., Parcel, G.S., & Friday, J. (1996). The students for peace Project: A comprehensive violence- prevention program for middle school students. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 12(5), 22-30. (pdf version: English, Spanish)
• McReynolds, L., Murray, N., Orpinas, P., Kelder, S.H., & McAlister, A. (1996). Peer modeling in a Violence Prevention Newsletter. Journal of School Health, 6(8), 308-310. (pdf version)
• Orpinas, P. , Parcel, G.S., McAlister, A., & Frankowski, R. (1995). Violence prevention in Middle schools: A pilot evaluation. Journal of Adolescent Health, 17, 360-371. (pdf version)
• Grunbaum, J.A., Gingiss, P., Orpinas, P., Batey, L.S., & Parcel, G.S. (1995). A comprehensive approach to school health program needs assessments. Journal of School Health, 65(2), 54-59. (pdf version)
• Orpinas, P. , Basen-Engquist, K., Grunbaum, J.A., & Parcel, G.S. (1995). The co-morbidity of violence-related behaviors with health-risk behaviors in a population of high school students. Journal of Adolescent Health, 16, 216-225. (pdf version)
• Orpinas, P ., & Parcel, G.S. (1992). Behavioral medicine: Its contribution to the field of education and health promotion in the community [in Spanish]. JANO. Medicina y Humanidades, 42 (980), 41-48.