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CROSSROADS is involved in a variety of research projects and grants. We are pleased to offer these resources for our colleagues and those interested in our work. If you would like more information about a project or are interested in partnering with us on future research, please email crossroads@uncw.edu or call 962-4136.

Here are recent Publications and Conference Presentations on Peer Education, Alcohol Education, Strategic Planning, and Tobacco Policy Development.

Conference Presentations: Peer Education:

• Building the Ideal Peer Education Program: Tools for Success (PDF). Aimee Hourigan. The BACCHUS Network Area 12 Conference, April 2013. Handout #2 (PDF).
• Peer Education in AODV Prevention Reconsidered: Weighing the Benefits and Costs (PDF) Dolores Cimini (of SUNY Albany) & Aimee Hourigan. NASPA Alcohol & Other Drug Abuse Prevention & Intervention Conference, January 2013.
• Helping Them Make a Difference: Providing Feedback to Peer Educators. Aimee Hourigan. The BACCHUS Network Principles and Practices of Peer Education Webinar Series. Available at The BACCHUS Network website as a podcast.
• Mini-Institute: The Power of Peers: Building a Comprehensive, Sustainable Campus Peer Education Program. (PDF) Rebecca Caldwell & Aimee Hourigan (with Dolores Cimini of SUNY Albany). NASPA Alcohol & Other Drug Abuse Prevention & Intervention Conference, January 2012. Handout (Word) Handout #2 (Word)
• Documenting Learning Outside the Classroom: The Innovative Use of Direct Assessments. (PDF) Rebecca Caldwell & Andy Mauk. SACS Annual Meeting, December 2011.
• Proving Their Worth: How to Put Your Assessment in Motion. (PDF) Aimee Hourigan. BACCHUS Network General Assembly, November 2011. Handout. (Word)
• Quizzes in Student Affairs?: The Benefits of Using Direct Assessments. (PDF) Nathan Lindsay, Aimee Hourigan, Jenn Smist, & Kristen Tucker. ACPA Annual Conference, March 2011
• Formalized Feedback: Using Rubrics in Student Affairs Assessment. (PDF) Nathan Lindsay, Aimee Hourigan & Adam Tate. ACPA Annual Conference, March 2011
• The Power of Peers: Building a Comprehensive, Sustainable Campus Peer Education Program. (PDF) Rebecca Caldwell & Aimee Hourigan (with Dolores Cimini of SUNY Albany). NASPA Alcohol & Other Drug Abuse Prevention & Intervention Conference, January 2011 and National Meeting on Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse and Violence Prevention in Higher Education, November 2010.
• The Ethics of Advising. (PDF) Aimee Hourigan (with Tim Howley of JMU). BACCHUS Network General Assembly, November 2010.
• Does Delivery Matter? Efficacy of Peer Educators Delivering Interventions. (PDF) Rebecca Caldwell, Aimee Hourigan, Matt Mayhew, & Annie Bezbatchenko. ACPA Annual Conference, March 2010.

Conference Presentations: Peer Education Programming

• Marijuana Trivia Night (PDF). Aimee Hourigan & Weston White. The BACCHUS Network Area 12 Conference, April, 2013.
• Ca$h Cab. (PDF) Kyleen Armstrong, Jordan DuBreuil, Zac Carnevale, & Bri DeChant. BACCHUS Network General Assembly, November 2011. Video.
• He Drinks, She Drinks. (PDF) Zac Carnevale & Bri DeChant. BACCHUS Network General Assembly, November 2011.
• Minute to Win It. (PDF) Michael Coleman, Phillip Deal, Madelyn Giblin, Amber Lee, and Jordan Winn. BACCHUS Network General Assembly, November 2010.

Conference Presentations: Alcohol Education

• Sport Club Athletes: Cracking the Code to Work with this Unique Campus Sub-culture. Rebecca Caldwell & Aimee Hourigan, NASPA Alcohol & Other Drug Abuse Prevention & Intervention Conference, January 2012.
• Gender Added: Addressing Gender-Specific Factors in Interventions for Adjudicated Students. (PDF) Rebecca Caldwell & Aimee Hourigan. ACPA Annual Conference, March 2011
• Fraternity & Sorority Values, Norms, and High-Risk Drinking: Facilitating Difficult Conversations. (PDF) Aimee Hourigan & Rebecca Caldwell. NASPA Alcohol & Other Drug Abuse Prevention & Intervention Conference, January 2011.
• One Class, Two Campuses, Twelve Years: Evolving Interventions for Adjudicated Students. (PDF) Rebecca Caldwell, Adrienne Strain, Heather Pemberton, & Aimee Hourigan. NASPA Alcohol Strategies Conference, January 2010.
• Poster: Utilizing Community for Prevention: Curricular Infusion in Learning Communities. (PDF) Rebecca Caldwell & Aimee Hourigan. National Meeting on Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse and Violence Prevention in Higher Education, November 2008.

Conference Presentations: Strategic Planning

• Adding to Your Superhero Toolbelt: Using Multi-tiered Prevention Strategies. (PDF) Rebecca Caldwell & Aimee Hourigan. BACCHUS Network General Assembly, November 2009. Handout. (PDF)
• Focusing Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention for Target Audiences and Intentions. (PDF) Rebecca Caldwell & Aimee Hourigan. National Meeting on Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse and Violence Prevention in Higher Education, November 2008 and ACPA Annual Conference, March 2009.
• A Shot in the Arm: Using a Tiered Strategy to Improve and Enhance Your Alcohol Prevention Efforts. (PDF) Rebecca Caldwell & Aimee Hourigan. NASPA Alcohol Strategies Conference, January 2009.

Conference Presentations: Tobacco Policy Development

• Collaboration and Campus Readiness: Policy Advocacy in a Tobacco State (PDF) Rebecca Caldwell, Kerry Whipple, & Aimee Hourigan. ACPA Annual Conference, March 2009.
• Kicking Butts 25 Feet at a Time. (PDF) Aimee Hourigan, Lauren Barrow, Brian Coleman, and Colby Lewis. BACCHUS Network General Assembly, November 2008. Handout. (PDF)

Publications

• Lindsay, N., Hourigan, A., Smist, J., & Wray, L. (2013). "Let Me Be Direct": Using Direct Assessments with Student Leaders. About Campus, 17(6).
• Mayhew, M. J., Klein, S., Behringer, L.B., Ulrich, A.S., Caldwell, R.J., Hourigan, A.J. (2011). Curricular Accountability: Living-learning Communities and Their Effects on High-risk Drinking. Journal of the First-year Experience and Students in Transition, 23(1).
• Whipple, K., Simmons, S.J., Caldwell, R., & Dowd, D. (2010). Assessing Support for Campus Tobacco Policy in Tobacco Country. The Health Educator, 42(1).
• Caldwell, R. (2010). Sexual Assault: Kiah. In Harper, R., & Wilson, N.L. (Eds.). More than listening: A casebook for using counseling skills in student affairs work. Washington, DC: National Association of Student Personnel Administrators.
• Whipple, K., Caldwell, R., Simmons, S.J., & Dowd, D. (2008). Increasing Community Readiness for Campus Tobacco Policy. American Journal of Health Studies, 23(2).
• Mayhew, M. J. , Caldwell, R. J. , Hourigan, A. J. (2008). The Influence of Curricular-based Interventions within First-year "Success" Courses in High-risk Drinking Behaviors. Journal of Student Affairs Research & Practice, 45(1).