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Tonya L. Dodge Faculty Member
Positions
- Associate Professor of Psychology, Psychology , Columbian College of Arts and Sciences 2003 -
- Program Director, Psychology , Columbian College of Arts and Sciences 2014 -
- Assistant Professor, Psychology , Columbian College of Arts and Sciences 2011 - 2013
Research Areas
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Affiliation
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Publications
selected publications
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academic article
- Marijuana use and increases in use over time among young adult college students in the state of Georgia: Analysis of sociocontextual predictors. Substance Use Misuse. 2021
- Abstaining college students' motives to use e-cigarettes: A brief report. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. 2021
- Effect of physical activity goals on aerobic physical activity: Testing the mediating role of external and internal regulation. Psychology, Medicine Health. 2021
- Implementation intentions to prevent smoking: A systematic review of the literature. Nicotine Tobacco Research. 2020
- Multilevel mobile health approach to improve cardiovascular health in resource limited communities with Step It Up: a randomized controlled trial protocol targeting physical activity. BMJ Open. 2020
- Compensatory Physical Activity: Impact on Type of Physical Activity and Physical Activity Habits among Female Young Adults.. Journal of American College Health. 2020
- Hagerman, C. J., Macura, Z., Stock, M. L., Moore, P. J., Dodge, T. (2020). The effects of implicit theories on body weight information avoidance. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology. 2020
- Predicting future academic willingness, intentions, and nonmedical prescription stimulant (NPS) use with the Theory of Reasoned Action and Prototype/Willingness Model. Substance Use Misuse. 2019
- Physical Activity Goals among Patients in a Primary Care Setting. Translational Behavioral Medicine. 2019
- Community Engagement in the Development of an mHealth-Enabled Physical Activity and Cardiovascular Health Intervention (Step It Up): Pilot Focus Group Study. JMIR Formative Research. 2019
- Testing Assumptions of the Categorization Approach to Studying Sports Participation and Alcohol Use. Journal of Drug Education. 2018
- The Impact of Recreational Marijuana Legislation in Washington, DC on marijuana Use Cognitions. Substance Use Misuse. 2018
- Testing Weight Motives and Guilt/Shame as Mediators of the Relationship Between Alcohol Use and Physical Activity. Addictive Behaviors. 2018
- The relationship between physical activity and alcohol use among adults in the United States: A systematic review of the literature. American Journal of Health Promotion. 2017
- Consumers' perceptions of the dietary supplement health and education act: implications and recommendations. Drug Testing and Analysis. 2016
- Influence of Parent–Adolescent Communication About Anabolic Steroids on Adolescent Athletes’ Willingness to Try Performance-Enhancing Substances. Substance Use Misuse. 2015
- Review of the literature on negative health risk based interventions to guide anabolic steroid misuse prevention. Performance Enhancement and Health. 2014
- The Influence of High Intensity Interval Training on the Salivary Cortisol Response to a Psychological Stressor and Mood State in Non-Sedentary College Students.. Journal of Exercise Physiology-Online (JEPonline. 2013
- Judgments About Illegal Performance Enhancing Substances: Reasoned, Reactive or Both?. Journal of Health Psychology. 2012
- Judging cheaters: Is substance misuse viewed similarly in the athletic and academic domains?. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors. 2012
- Influence of the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA) on consumer beliefs about the safety and effectiveness of dietary supplements. Journal of Health Communication. 2011
- The use of anabolic androgenic steroids and polypharmacy: A review of the literature. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 2011
- Self-Concept as a mediator of the relationship between adolescent sports participation and physical activity and subjective health during young adulthood. Journal of Youth and Adolescence. 2009
- Student perceptions and motivation in the classroom: Exploring relatedness and value. Social Psychology of Education. 2009
- A longitudinal investigation of the Drive for Muscularity Scale: Predicting use of performance enhancing substances and weight lifting among males. Body Image. 2008
- Drive for muscularity and beliefs about legal performance enhancing substances as predictors of current use and willingness to use. Journal of Health Psychology. 2008
- Is abstinence an alternative? Predicting adolescent athletes’ intentions to use performance enhancing substances. Journal of Health Psychology. 2008
- Ethnic differences in feelings of embarrassment associated with binge eating and fear of losing control. International Journal of Eating Disorders. 2007
- Negative beliefs as a moderator of the intention-behavior relationship: Decisions to use performance enhancing substances. Journal of Applied Social Psychology. 2007
- What makes consumers think dietary supplements are safe and effective? The role of disclaimers and FDA approval. Health Psychology. 2007
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chapter
- Parent-based interventions: implications for doping prevention. The Psychology of Doping in Sport. 2015
- Specification of contingent effects in linear models. Handbook of data analysis. 2004
- Parent adolescent communication about sex and birth control: A conceptual framework. Out in the open: Parent-teen communication about sexuality. 2002
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conference paper
- Temporal association between exercise and binge drinking among college students: Implications for prevention 2012
- Scope of the problem and potential for physicians: An overview of adolescents’ use of performance enhancing drugs and the role of physicians in prevention 2012
- Current use of legal performance enhancing substances as a risk factor for Anabolic Steroid use 2011
- Where youth get information about doping substances: Implications for sports medicine practitioners 2009
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conference poster
- The Effect of Opioid Use Initiation Context on the Perception of Opioid-Dependent Individuals 2021
- isinhibition and Opportunity as Factors that Affect Decisions to Engage in Simultaneous Alcohol and Marijuana Use 2021
- Levels of intrinsic motivation as a function of physical activity goals in a primary care setting 2019
- What is the Impact of Marijuana Legalization? Testing for Differences in Marijuana Cognitions as a Function of Marijuana Policies 2019
- Physical activity goals and motivations among patients in primary care setting. 2019
- Racial differences in reasons for stopping and starting physical activity. 2019
- Personality and Physical Activity Choices Among College Students 2018
- Physical Activity Goals among Patients in a Primary Care Setting 2018
- The Impact of Recreational Marijuana Legislation in Washington, DC on Beliefs About and Willingness to Use Marijuana 2018
- Impact of Health Messages on Adults' MMR Cognitions and Intentions 2017
- Increasing Flu Vaccination Uptake with Message Frame and Action Instructions among College Students 2017
- High school sport-type predicts alcohol use during college. 2015
- Impact of Media Exposure on Social Norms Related to Legal Performance Enhancing Substances 2015
- The unique influence of disinhibition and self-control on alcohol use in college students 2015
- Judging cheaters: Are academic and athletic domains viewed the same? 2011
- Message content and source credibility in parent-teen communication about anabolic steroids 2011
- Effectiveness of a brief educational intervention on consumer beliefs about dietary supplements 2009
- Where would teens go for information about performance enhancing substances? 2009
- Implicit theories about muscularity: Possible behavioral consequences 2009
- College students and motivation: How goals and autonomy relate to motivational outcomes 2007
- The relationship between social comparison orientation and achievement goals: Does direction of comparison matter? 2007
presentations
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presentation
- Use of Performance Enhancing Substances: A Twisty Road to Prevention, Given to Psychology Department 2014
- The viability of a parent-based intervention program to prevent anabolic steroid use, World Anti-Doping Agency.Montreal, Canada. 2010
- Factors that affect decisions to use doping substances: Implications for education programmes, United Kingdom Anti-Doping Agency. London, England 2010
- Interventions to prevent doping in adolescent athletes, KingstonUniversity. London, England 2010
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Research
principal investigator on
other research activities
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Service
reviewer of
- Addictive Behaviors (Journal)
- BMC-Psychiatry (BioMed Central-Psychiatry) (Journal)
- Chairperson, Center for Scientific Emphasis Panel ZRG1: Grant Review NIH (Journal)
- Chairperson, Center for Scientific Emphasis Panel ZRG1: Grant Review NIH (Journal)
- Disease Prevention and Management, Risk Reduction and Health Behavior Change (Journal)
- Drug and Alcohol Dependence (Journal)
- Health Psychology (Journal)
- Health Psychology (Journal)
- Journal of Drug Education (Journal)
- Journal of Happiness Studies (Journal)
- Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology (Journal)
- Journal of Youth and Adolescence (Journal)
- Medicine & Science in Sport & Exercise (Journal)
- National Institutes of Health (Journal)
- Psychology of Addictive Behaviors (Journal)
- Psychology of Addictive Behaviors (Journal)
- Risk, Prevention and Intervention for Addictions Study Group (Journal)
- Small Business: Psychopathology, Substance Abuse, and Community-Based Interventions Across the Lifespan (Special Emphasis Panel ZRG 1) (Journal)
- Small Business: Risk, Prevention, and Health (Special Emphasis Panel ZRG 1) (Journal)
- Small Business: Risk, Prevention, and Health (Special Emphasis Panel ZRG 1) (Journal)
- Social Problems (Journal)
- The George Washington University, Luther Rice Collaborative Fellowship Proposal (Journal)
- World Anti-Doping Agency Social Sciences Research Grant Program (Journal)
professional service activities
- Preservation of the Force and Family Behavioral Health Program Member 2016 -
- Society for Personality and Social Psychology Member 2010 -
- Society for Prevention Research Member 2010 -
- Data Safety and Monitoring Board Member
- Dow Chemical Lighten UP! Project Member
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Background
education and training
- Ph.D. degree in Social and Personality Psychology, University at Albany, State University of New York 1998 - 2003
- B.A. degree in Psychology, University at Albany, State University of New York 1993 - 1997
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Contact
full name
- Tonya L. Dodge
mailing address
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CCAS - Psychology Dept
2125 G St NW Rm 305
Washington, DC 20052
USA
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