Thad R. Leffingwell Source Confirmed

OverviewAI-generated summary

Thad R. Leffingwell's research focuses on behavioral health, substance use, and mental health among college students. He has investigated risk profiles and related substance use during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the effectiveness of the Protective Behavioral Strategies for Marijuana Scale. His work has also examined the relationship between short-term mating orientation and alcohol use, risky sexual behavior, and the impact of campus smoking bans on cigarette and e-cigarette users.

Leffingwell's scholarship includes research on social norms of alcohol use among American Indian/Alaska Native college students and intentions to reduce alcohol use following health messages. He has also studied perceptions of nonsuicidal self-injury and the mental health risks for minoritized graduate students. His scholarly contributions are reflected in an h-index of 21, over 1,800 citations, and 81 total publications. He has served as Co-PI on a $75,000 NIH/National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism grant focused on protective behavioral strategies in risky drinking contexts.

Metrics

• h-index: 21
• Publications: 81
• Citations: 1,803