past collaborations

Physical Activity and Mental Health

Colpitts, B. H., Keshavarz, M., Blake, M., Sénéchal, M., Gallibois, M., Olthuis, J., Petrella, R., & Bouchard, D. R. (2022). Health benefits associated with the Hockey Fans in Training® program for overweight men who are university hockey fans. Science & Sports, 37(1). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scispo.2020.12.009

Bouchard, D. R., Olthuis, J. V., Bouffard-Levasseur, V., Shannon, C., McDonald, T., & Sénéchal, M. (2021). Peer-led exercise program for ageing adults to improve physical functions: A randomized trial. European Review of Aging and Physical Activity, 18(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s11556-021-00257-x

Anxiety Sensitivity

Jemcov, A., Olthuis, J. V., Watt, M. C., & Stewart, S. H. (2023). Do anxiety sensitivity cognitive concerns and/or depression symptoms independently explain sleep disturbances in a high anxiety sensitive treatment-seeking sample? Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 97, 102731. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.janxdis.2023.102731 

Galbraith, M. K., DeWolfe, C. E. J., Bartel, S., Olthuis, J. V., Watt, M. C., & Stewart, S. H. (2022). Do anxiety sensitivity and impulsivity interact in predicting exercise involvement in emerging adult drinkers and cannabis users? Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, 51(3), 243–256. https://doi.org/10.1080/16506073.2021.1998211

Olthuis, J. V., & Asmundson, G. J. G. (2019). Optimizing outcomes for pain conditions by treating anxiety sensitivity. In J. A. J. Smits, M. W. Otto, M. B. Powers, & S. O. Baird (Eds.). The clinician’s guide to anxiety sensitivity treatment and assessment (pp. 77–100). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-813495-5.00005-X

Mental Health Interventions 

Xiong, T., Wozney, L., Olthuis, J., Rathore, S. S., & McGrath, P. (2019). A scoping review of the role and training of paraprofessionals delivering psychological interventions for adults with post-traumatic stress disorder. Journal of Depression and Anxiety, 8(4), 342. https://doi.org/10.35248/2167-1044.19.8.342

Zamboanga, B. L., Merrill, J. E., Olthuis, J. V., Milroy, J. J., De La Rosa, M., & Wyrick, D. L. (2019). Secondary effects of myPlaybook on college athletes’ avoidance of drinking games or pregaming as a protective behaviour strategy: A multisite randomized controlled study. Social Science & Medicine, 230, 135–141. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2019.02.016

Wozney, L., Olthuis, J. V., Lingley-Pottie, P., McGrath, P. J., Chaplin, W., Elgar, F., Cheney, B., Huguet, A., Turner, K., & Kennedy, J. (2017). Strongest Families™ Managing Our Mood (MOM): A randomized controlled trial of a distance intervention for women with postpartum depression. Archives of Women’s Mental Health, 20(4), 525–537. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00737-017-0732-y

Pain 

Huguet, A., Olthuis, J., McGrath, P.J., Tougas, M.E., Hayden, J.A., Stinson, J.N., & Chambers, C.T. (2016). Acta Paediatrica, 106(4), 545-553. https://doi.org/10.1111/apa.13736 

Substance Use in Young Adults

Zamboanga, B.L., Merrill, J.E., Newins, A.R., Olthuis, J.V., Van Hedger, K., Blumenthal, H., Yeong Kim, S., Grigsby, T.J., Perrotte, J.K., Lui, P.P., & McChargue, D. (2023). A national study on pregaming motives, frequency, consumption, and negative alcohol consequences among university students in the United States. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 250(1), 110839. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2023.110839 

Zamboanga, B.L., Napper, L.E., George, A.M., Olthuis, J.V., Newins, A.R., Wegner, R., Ham, L.S., Martin, J.L., Blumenthal, H., & Meca, A. (2024). Utility of the Brief Young Adult Alcohol Consequences Questionnaire-Drinking Game (B-YAACQ-DG) scale in screening hazardous alcohol use among university student drinking gamers in the United States. Addiction Research & Theory, 32(2). https://doi.org/10.1080.16066359.2023.2227098 

Zamboanga, B.L., Merrill, J.E., Olthuis, J.V., Martin, J.L., Jarrell, J.T., Cannon, M., Meca, A., Milroy, J.J., & Wyrick, D.L. (2022). A National study on drinking game behaviors and related consequences among NCAA student-athletes: Racial/Ethnic and sex differences. Journal of Student Alcohol Use and Drugs, 83(1), 74-84. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35040762/

Zamboanga, B.L., Merrill, J.E., Olthuis, J.V., Martin, J.L., Cannon, M., Jarrell, J.T, Meca, A., Milroy, J.J., & Wyrick, D.L. (2023). Racial, ethnic, and sex differences in heavy drinking and negative alcohol-related consequences in a national sample of NCAA student-athlete drinkers. Journal of American College Health, 71(4). https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2021.1926265

Meca, A., Allison, K., Kubilus, R., Olthuis, J.V., Merrill, J.E., Zamboanga, B.L., Wyrick, D., Milroy, J.J., & Carr, K. (2021). Dimensions of athletic identity and their associations with drinking behaviors among a National sample of university athletes in the United States. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 50, 2263-2373. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-021-01503-2

Zamboanga, B.L., Wickham, R.E., George, A.M., Olthuis, J.V., Pilatti, A., Madson, M.B., Ford, K., & Dresler, E. (2021). The Brief Young Adult Alcohol Consequences Questionnaire: A cross-country examination among university students in Australia, New Zealand, CAnada, Argentina, and the United States. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 108975. https://10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2021.108975 

Zamboanga, B.L., George, A.M., Van Hedger, K., Olthuis, J.V., Pilatti, A., & Dresler, E. (2021). Participation in drinking games and predrinking among university students in Argentina, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand. Alcohol and Alcoholism, 56(6), 683-688. https://doi.org/10.1093/alcalc/agaa141

Zamboanga, B.L., Napper, L.E., George, A.M., & Olthuis, J.V. (2019). Examining drinking game harms as a function of gender and college student status. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 33(8), 685-696. https://doi.org/10.1037/adb0000520

Zamboanga, B.L., Kearns, N.T., Olthuis, J.V., Blumenthal, H., & Cloutier, R.M. (2019. Test-retest reliability of the 7-Factor Motives for Playing Drinking Games scale and its associations with drinking game behaviors among female college athletes. Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology, 13(4), 580-592. https://doi.org/10.1123/jcsp.2018-0058

Zamboanga, B.L., Audley, S., Olthuis, J.V., Blumenthal, H., Tomaso, C.C., Bui, N., & Borsari, B. (2017). Validation of a seven-factor structure for the Motives for Playing Drinking Games measure. Assessment, 26(4). https://doi.org/10.1177/1073191117701191

George, A.M., Zamboanga, B.L., Martin, J.L., & Olthuis, J.V. (2018). Examining the factor structure of the Motives for Playing Drinking Games measure among Australian university students. Drug and Alcohol Review, 37(6), 782-788. https://doi.org/10.1111/dar.12830

Davis, A.N., Carlo, G., Hardy, S.A., Olthuis, J.V., & Zamboanga, B.L. (2016). Bidirectional relations between different forms of prosocial behaviors and substance use among female college student athletes. The Journal of Social Psychology, 157(6), 654-657. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224545.2016.1263596

Zamboanga, B.L. & Olthuis, J.V. (2016). What is pregaming and how prevalent is it among U.S. college students? An introduction to the special issue on pregaming. Substance Use & Misuse, 51(8), 953-960. https://doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2016.1187524

Herring, T.E., Zamboanga, B.L., Olthuis, J.V., Agaloos Pesigan, I.J., Martin, J.L., McAfee, N.W., & Martens, M.P. (2016). Utility of the Athlete Drinking Scale for assessing drinking motives among high school athletes. Addictive Behaviors, 60, 18-23. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2016.03.026