Publications
A current and complete list of publications is available on my Google Scholar profile.
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In Press / Advance Online
Schwebel, F. J., Richards, D. K., Kirouac, M., McCool, M. W., Boness, C. L., Pearson, M. R., & Witkiewitz, K. The measurement of harm reduction goals and outcomes for substance use: Current state and future directions. Journal of Prevention and Health Promotion, 1–26. DOI
2026
Richards, D. K., Grubbs, J. B., Garcia, C. C., Pearson, M. R., & Field, C. A. (2026). Associations of psychological needs with alcohol use and related outcomes. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 40(2), 176–188. DOI
2025
Morris, J., Richards, D. K., & Albery, I. P. (2025). Problem recognition as a discrete concept for change processes in problematic alcohol use. Current Addiction Reports, 12(1), 23. DOI
Pearson, M. R., Montes, K. S., Joseph, V. W., Richards, D. K., Schwebel, F. J., & Tonigan, J. S. (2025). Associations of alcoholic and recovery identities with alcohol-related outcomes and mechanisms of behavior change among early Alcoholics Anonymous affiliates: One day at a time. Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly, 1–11. DOI
Richards, D. K., McCool, M. W., Pearson, M. R., & Addictions Research Team. (2025). A self-determination theory perspective of motivations for cannabis-related harm reduction behaviours: Evaluation of an expanded and adapted Treatment Self-Regulation Questionnaire. Psychology & Health, 1–23. DOI
Greń, J., Richards, D. K., Pearson, M. R., & Ostaszewski, K. (2025). Development and validation of the Substance Use Protective Strategies Scale (SUPSS) among Polish young adults using various psychoactive substances. International Journal of Drug Policy, 143, 104216. DOI
2024
Garcia, C. C., Richards, D. K., Tuchman, F. R., Hallgren, K. A., Kranzler, H. R., Aubin, H.-J., O’Malley, S. S., Mann, K., Aldridge, A., Hoffman, M., Anton, R. F., & Witkiewitz, K. (2024). Reductions in World Health Organization risk drinking level are associated with improvements in sleep problems among individuals with alcohol use disorder. Alcohol and Alcoholism, 59(3), agae022. DOI
Richards, D. K., Pearson, M. R., & Addictions Research Team. (2024). Measurement of the self-determination continuum of motivation for engaging in alcohol-related harm reduction behaviors: Improved content coverage of the Treatment Self-Regulation Questionnaire. Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology, 32(5), 554–565. DOI
Richards, D. K., & Pearson, M. R. (2024). Factor structure, group invariance, and concurrent validity of scores from the college eating and drinking behavior scale among U.S. college students. Eating Behaviors, 53, 101876. DOI
Richards, D. K., Tuchman, F. R., Hallgren, K. A., Kranzler, H. R., Aubin, H.-Jean, O’Malley, S. S., Mann, K., Aldridge, A., Anton, R. F., & Witkiewitz, K. (2024). Reductions in World Health Organization risk drinking level are associated with reductions in alcohol use disorder diagnosis and criteria: Evidence from an alcohol pharmacotherapy trial. Journal of Addiction Medicine, 18(4), 418–424. DOI
Schwebel, F. J., Pearson, M. R., Richards, D. K., McCabe, C. J., Joseph, V. W., Protective Strategies Study Team, & Addictions Research Team. (2024). Regression tree applications to studying alcohol-related problems among college students. Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology, 32(5), 542–553. DOI
Schwebel, F. J., Richards, D. K., Andersson, C., & Larimer, M. E. (2024). A cross-cultural comparison of negative alcohol-related consequences in the United States and Sweden: Measurement invariance of the Rutgers Alcohol Problem Index. Assessment, 31(4), 899–907. DOI
Tuchman, F. R., Hallgren, K. A., Richards, D. K., Aldridge, A., Anton, R. F., Aubin, H.-J., Kranzler, H. R., Mann, K., O’Malley, S. S., & Witkiewitz, K. (2024). Reductions in WHO risk drinking levels correlate with alcohol craving among individuals with alcohol use disorder. Alcohol: Clinical and Experimental Research, 48(2), 420–429. DOI
Joseph, V. W., Moniz-Lewis, D. I. K., Richards, D. K., Pearson, M. R., Luoma, J. B., & Witkiewitz, K. (2024). Internalized shame among justice-involved women in substance use disorder treatment: Measurement invariance and changes during treatment. Stigma and Health, 9(3), 303–310. DOI
Richards, D. K., Schwebel, F. J., Field, C. A., Pearson, M. R., & Addictions Research Team. (2024). The associations of basic psychological need satisfaction and need frustration with cannabis-related outcomes in a multi-site sample of college students. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 56(2), 177–186. DOI
Schwebel, F. J., Richards, D. K., Pearson, M. R., & Witkiewitz, K. (2024). Initial psychometric testing of the harm reduction self-efficacy scale. Addiction Research & Theory, 32(6), 392–399. DOI
2023
Portillo, C., Richards, D. K., Morera, O. F., & Field, C. A. (2023). The influence of cognitive and affective components of the sentinel event on alcohol use following a brief intervention with trauma patients. Alcohol: Clinical and Experimental Research, 47(6), 1167–1178. DOI
Richards, D. K. (2023). Advancing theory of motivation to change alcohol use: A commentary on Tan et al. (2023). Alcohol: Clinical and Experimental Research, 47(10), 1833–1835. DOI
Richards, D. K., Greń, J. D., & Pearson, M. R. (2023). Profiles of alcohol and cannabis protective behavioral strategies use across two large, multi-site college student samples of concurrent alcohol and cannabis users. Addictive Behaviors, 146, 107789. DOI
Richards, D. K., Schwebel, F. J., Joseph, V. W., Pearson, M. R., & Addictions Research Team. (2023). A comprehensive examination of motivational profiles for alcohol-related behaviors among college students. Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology, 31(3), 652–661. DOI
Richards, D. K., Waddell, J. T., & Addictions Research Team. (2023). Indirect associations between impulsivity and alcohol outcomes through motives for drinking responsibly among U.S. college students: An integration of self-determination theory and the acquired preparedness model. Addiction Research & Theory, 31(5), 313–320. DOI
2022
Pfund, R. A., Richards, D. K., Boness, C. L., Schwebel, F. J., Tonigan, J. S., Maisto, S. A., & Witkiewitz, K. (2022). Relative and interactive associations of psychosocial intervention and Alcoholics Anonymous attendance with alcohol use disorder outcomes. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. DOI
López, C. I., Richards, D. K., & Field, C. A. (2022). Perceived discrimination and alcohol-related problems among Hispanic college students: The protective role of serious harm reduction behaviors. Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse, 21(1), 272–283. DOI
Pearson, M. R., Schwebel, F. J., Richards, D. K., & Witkiewitz, K. (2022). Examining replicability in addictions research: How to assess and ways forward. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 36(3), 260–270. DOI
Richards, D. K., Morera, O. F., Schwebel, F. J., Pearson, M. R., & Field, C. A. (2022). Measurement invariance of the Readiness to Change Questionnaire among injured patients who received a brief intervention for alcohol use. Assessment, 29(8), 1942–1953. DOI
Richards, D. K., Pearson, M. R., & Field, C. A. (2022). A comprehensive examination of alcohol-related motivations among college students: Unique relations of drinking motives and motivations for drinking responsibly. Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology, 30(6), 809–819. DOI
Richards, D. K., Schwebel, F. J., Cowie, K. D., Pearson, M. R., & Witkiewitz, K. (2022). Measurement invariance of the University of Rhode Island Change Assessment Scale in Project MATCH: An exploratory structural equation modeling approach. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 46(7), 1258–1267. DOI
Richards, D. K., Schwebel, F. J., Pearson, M. R., & Protective Strategies Study Team. (2022). A test of interaction effects between cannabis protective behavioral strategies and antecedents of cannabis-related consequences. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 54(1), 61–69. DOI
Schwebel, F. J., Richards, D. K., Pfund, R. A., Joseph, V. W., Pearson, M. R., & Marijuana Outcomes Study Team. (2022). Using decision trees to identify salient predictors of cannabis-related outcomes. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 54(5), 419–428. DOI
Schwebel, F. J., Weinstein, A. P., Richards, D. K., Bravo, A. J., & Pearson, M. R. (2022). Examining cross-country and sex differences on a comprehensive assessment of protective behavioral strategies for alcohol. Substance Use & Misuse, 57(1), 47–56. DOI
2021
Alvarez, M. J., Richards, D. K., Oviedo Ramirez, S., & Field, C. A. (2021). Social network heavy drinking moderates the effects of a brief motivational intervention for alcohol use among injured patients. Addictive Behaviors, 112, 106594. DOI
Montes, K. S., Richards, D. K., & Pearson, M. R. (2021). A novel approach to assess descriptive and injunctive norms for college student marijuana use. Addictive Behaviors, 117, 106755. DOI
Pearson, M. R., Wilson, A. D., Richards, D. K., & Witkiewitz, K. (2021). Reconsidering alcohol treatment non-responders: Psychosocial functioning among heavy drinkers 3 years following treatment. Addiction, 116(5), 1262–1269. DOI
Richards, D. K., Fetterman, A. K., Krebs, M.-C., Neugebauer, J., Ray, D. G., & Sassenberg, K. (2021). Positive and negative emotions predict weight loss intentions and behaviors beyond theory of planned behavior constructs. Eating and Weight Disorders - Studies on Anorexia, Bulimia and Obesity, 26(3), 829–838. DOI
Richards, D. K., Morera, O. F., & Field, C. A. (2021). The psychometric properties of a version of the Treatment Self-Regulation Questionnaire for assessing motivations for responsible drinking. Journal of American College Health, 69(7), 742–749. DOI
Richards, D. K., Pearson, M. R., & Field, C. A. (2021). Further validation of the Treatment Self-Regulation Questionnaire for assessing motivations for responsible drinking: A test of self-determination theory. Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology, 29(6), 679–688. DOI
Richards, D. K., Pearson, M. R., Hallgren, K. A., Heather, N., & Witkiewitz, K. (2021). An application of moderated nonlinear factor analysis to develop a commensurate measure of alcohol problems across four alcohol treatment studies. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 229, 109068. DOI
Richards, D. K., Pearson, M. R., & Witkiewitz, K. (2021). Understanding alcohol harm reduction behaviors from the perspective of self-determination theory: A research agenda. Addiction Research & Theory, 29(5), 392–397. DOI
Richards, D. K., Schwebel, F. J., Bravo, A. J., & Pearson, M. R. (2021). A comparison of cannabis protective behavioral strategies use across cultures and sex. Addictive Behaviors, 120, 106966. DOI
Richards, D. K., Schwebel, F. J., Sotelo, M., Pearson, M. R., & Marijuana Outcomes Study Team. (2021). Self-reported symptoms of cannabis use disorder: Psychometric testing and validation. Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology, 29(2), 157–165. DOI
Schwebel, F. J., Richards, D. K., & Pearson, M. R. (2021). A test of interaction effects between alcohol protective behavioral strategies and antecedents of alcohol-related consequences. Addictive Behaviors, 114, 106707. DOI
2020
Curtis, S. R., Richards, D. K., & Jones, D. N. (2020). The association between psychopathy and influencing others to use substances. Substance Use & Misuse, 55(7), 1097–1105. DOI
Field, C. A., Richards, D. K., Castro, Y., Alonso Cabriales, J., Wagler, A., & Von Sternberg, K. (2020). The effects of a brief motivational intervention for alcohol use through stages of change among nontreatment seeking injured patients. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 44(11), 2361–2372. DOI
Lloyd, C. D., Hanson, R. K., Richards, D. K., & Serin, R. C. (2020). Reassessment improves prediction of criminal recidivism: A prospective study of 3,421 individuals in New Zealand. Psychological Assessment, 32(6), 568–581. DOI
Richards, D. K., Morera, O. F., Cabriales, J. A., Smith, J. C., & Field, C. A. (2020). Factor, concurrent and predictive validity of the Readiness to Change Questionnaire [Treatment Version] among non-treatment-seeking individuals. Alcohol and Alcoholism, 55(4), 409–415. DOI
Richards, D. K., Pearson, M. R., & Field, C. A. (2020). Profiles of motivations for responsible drinking among college students: A self-determination theory perspective. Addictive Behaviors, 111, 106550. DOI
2019
Cabriales, J. A., Richards, D. K., & Cooper, T. V. (2019). Heterogeneity of intermittent smokers in a Hispanic college student sample. Addictive Behaviors, 96, 94–99. DOI
Richards, D. K., Pearson, M. R., Morera, O. F., & Field, C. A. (2019). Protective behavioral strategies predict alcohol-related problems among injured patients following a brief intervention. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 205, 107535. DOI
2018
Richards, D. K., Puentes, R. P., Gonzales, R., Smith, J. C., Field, C. A., & Morera, O. F. (2018). A psychometric evaluation of the Protective Behavioral Strategies Scale-20 among internet samples of adult drinkers. Addictive Behaviors Reports, 8, 71–78. DOI
Riskind, J. H., & Richards, D. K. (2018). The effect of germ movement on the construal of mental states in germs: The moderating role of contamination fear. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 42(1), 36–47. DOI