Publications

1.     Miller-Chagnon, R.L., Haddock, S.A., Mosha, S.S., Lusasi., P., Krause, J.T., Mushi, T.B., & Prince, M.A. (in press) Prevalence of Psychosocial Risk Factors and their Associations with Childhood Stunting in Rural Tanzania. Journal of Health Psychology.

2.     Maples, A E., Weiler, L. M., Moran, M.J., Miller-Chagnon, R.L., LeBouef, S., Zimmerman, T., & Haddock, S. A. (2026). Does the experience of mentoring youth affect mentors’ mental health and wellbeing? American Journal of Community Psychology. http://doi.org/10.1002/ajcp.70062

3.     Miller-Chagnon, R.L., Krause, J., Moran, M.J., Haddock, S.A., Zimmerman, T.S., Zhou, H., & Weiler, L.M., (2025). Environmental and individual risk as moderators of a site-based mentoring program for adolescents exposed to adversities. Journal of Community Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcop.70075

4. Miller-Chagnon, R.L., Prince, M.A., Haddock, S.A., & Zimmerman, T.S. (2025) Exploring within and between associations of momentary mindfulness and emotion regulation and the moderating effects of mental health among adolescents. Journal of Research on Adolescence. https://doi.org/10.1111/jora.70114

5. Weiler, L.M., Smith, A., Zimmerman, T., Haddock, S.A., Yunqi, H. Mueller, C., Mudiyanselage, C.D.K.P.H, & Miller-Chagnon, R.L., (2025) Examining mentors' in-the-moment observations of youth-related concerns within an after-school mentoring program. Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10560-025-01053-7

6. Gutierrez-Colina, A.M., Neiser, A., Bothwell, S., Miller-Chagnon, R.L., Moran, M.J., Shomaker, L.B., Lucas-Thompson, R.G. (2025) Self-regulation and behavioral risk factors for obesity in youth facing multiple adversities. SSM-Population Health, 101832. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmph.2025.101832

7.     Moran, M.J., Thompson, T., Miller-Chagnon, R.L., Krause, J., Rigsby, B.A., Rzonca, A., Carreras, C., Nejman, J., Shomaker, L.B., Johnson, S, Lucas-Thompson, R.G. (2025) Mindfulness training within an adolescent mentoring program: mixed methods investigation of adaptation, fidelity, and acceptability. Mindfulness. 16, 1974-1993. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-025-02610-y

8.     Miller-Chagnon, R. L., Shomaker, L., Prince, M., Haddock, S., Zimmerman, T., Krause, J., Rzonca, A., Lavender, J., Sibinga, E., & Lucas-Thompson, R. G. (2024). The benefits of mindfulness training for momentary mindfulness and emotion regulation: a randomized controlled trial for adolescents exposed to chronic stressors. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 92(12), 800–813. https://doi.org/10.1037/ccp0000910  

9. Lucas-Thompson, R.G., Krause, J., Rzonca, A., Moran, M.J., Miller, R.L., Rigsby, B.A., Najman, J.I., Adams, M.S., Haddock, S.A., Zimmerman, T.S., & Shomaker, L.B. (2024). Boosting effects of mindfulness-based intervention with a multi-modal adaptive supplement: A preliminary investigation. Current Psychology, 43(38), 29891-29904. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-024-06546-9

10.  Rigsby, B.A., Miller, R. L., Moran, M., Rzonca, A., Najman, J.I., Adams, M., Prince, M. A., & Lucas-Thompson R. G. (2024). Bi-Directional and Time-Lagged Associations between Engagement and Mental Health Symptoms in a Group Mindfulness-Based Mental Health Intervention. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 21(8), 1030. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21081030

11.  Miller, R. L., Shomaker, L., Prince, M., Haddock, S., Zimmerman, T., Rzonca, A., Krause, J., Lavender, J., Sibinga, E., & Lucas-Thompson, R. G. (2024). Momentary effects of life stressors on mindfulness and emotion regulation difficulties among adolescents exposed to chronic stressors. Stress & Health, 40(5), e3414.  https://doi.org/10.1002/smi.3414

12.  Lucas-Thompson, R.G., Miller, R.L., Moran, M., Rzonca, A., Krause, J., Montavon, J., Haddock, S. Zimmerman, T., & Shomaker, L.B. (2024). “Scaling out” a mindfulness-based intervention through a youth mentoring program: Preliminary evidence for feasibility, acceptability, and efficacy. Mindfulness, 15, 872-888. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-024-02334-5

13.  Moran, M., Miller, R .L., Rzonca, A., Krause, J. T., Adams, M., Rigsby, B. A., Prince, M. A., & Lucas-Thompson R.G. (2024). Does motivation for practicing mindfulness moderate the effects of mindfulness training in stressed adults? Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, 24(3), 1087-1097. https://doi.org/10.1002/capr.12724

14.  Lucas-Thompson, R.G., Prince, M.A., Rigsby, B.A., Adams, M.S., Miller, R.L., Rzonca, A., Krause, J.T., Moran, M., Piehler, T., Morrell, N., & Shomaker, L.B. (2023). Preliminary Evaluation of Learning to BREATHE PLUS for University Students: Does a Multi-Modal Adaptive Supplement Strengthen Effects of a Mindfulness-Based Intervention?. Mindfulness, 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-023-02229-x

15.  Miller, R. L., Bernstein, R., Sanchez, N., Gutierrez-Colina, A., Ruzicka, E., Bell, C., Johnson, S. A., Shomaker, L. B. & Lucas-Thompson, R. G. (2023) Daily mindfulness, negative affect, and eating behaviors in adolescents at risk for excess weight gain. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 1-6. https://doi.org/10.1002/eat.23981

16.  Lucas-Thompson, R. G., Moran, M., Miller, R.L., Adams, M.A., Seiter, N.S., Rayburn, S., & Prince, M.A. (2023). Does a mindfulness-based intervention strengthen mindfulness-stress buffering effects in adolescence? A preliminary investigation. Current Psychology, 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-023-04520-5

17.  Bernstein, R., Conte, I., Gulley, L., Miller, R. L., Clark, E., Lucas-Thompson, R. L., & Shomaker, L.B. (2023). Bringing attention to friendship: Moderating effects of mindfulness on the interpersonal model of disordered eating in adolescents. Current Psychology, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-022-03874-6

18.  Smith, A. D., Sanchez, N., Harrison, K., Bourne, C., Clark.E. L., Miller, R.L., Melby, C., Johnson, S.A., Lucas-Thompson, R., & Shomaker, L.B. (2023). Observations of parent-adolescent interactions relate to food parenting practices and adolescent disordered eating in adolescents at risk for adult obesity. Family Process, 1-22. https://doi.org/10.1111/famp.12829

19.  Miller, R. L., Moran, M., Lucas-Thompson, R. G., Sanchez, N., Seiter, N., Rayburn, S., Verros M., Johnson S, Zimmerman, T., Haddock, S., & Shomaker, L. B. (2022). Mental health and health behaviors among college student mentors in a randomized controlled trial interrupted by COVID-19. Journal of American College Health, 1-5. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2022.2086007

20.  Lucas-Thompson, R. G., Seiter, N. S., Miller, R. L., Rigsby, B., & Crain, T.L. (2021). Inadequate sleep moderates effects of interparental conflict appraisals on adolescent adjustment. Sleep Health (8)1, 82-88. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleh.2021.10.012

21.  Miller, R. L., Moran, M., Shomaker, L. B., Seiter, N., Sanchez, N., Verros, M., Rayburn, S., Johnson, S., & Lucas-Thompson, R. (2021). Health effects of COVID-19 for vulnerable adolescents in a randomized controlled trial. School Psychology, 36(5), 293–302. https://doi.org/10.1037/spq0000458

22.  Miller, R. L., Comstock, R. D., Pierpoint, L., Leonard, J., Bajaj, L., & Mistry, R. D. (2021). Facilitators and barriers for parental consent to pediatric emergency research. Pediatric Research, 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41390-021-01600-9

23.  Jimenez, V., Sanchez, N., Clark, E., Miller, R. L., Casamassima, M., Verros, M., Conte, I., Ruiz-Jaquez, M., Gulley, L. D., Johnson, S. A., Melby, C., Lucas-Thompson, R. G., & Shomaker, L. B. (2021). Associations of adverse childhood experiences with stress physiology and insulin resistance in adolescents at risk for adult obesity. Developmental Psychobiology, 63(6), e22127. https://doi.org/10.1002/dev.22127

24.  Lucas-Thompson, R. G., Miller, R. L., Seiter, N. S., Prince, M.A., Crain C., & Shomaker, L. B. (2021). Within-person variations in mindfulness mediate effects of daily stressors on psychological distress in adolescence. Psychology and Health, 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1080/08870446.2021.1929982

25.  Clark, E., Gulley, L. D., Prince, M. A., Casamassima, M., Sanchez, N., Jimenez, V., Johnson, S. A., Miller, R. L., Conte, I., Kaar, J. L., Simon, S. L., Melby, C., Lucas-Thompson, R. G., & Shomaker, L. B. (2021). The role of mindfulness in associations among depression symptoms, sleep duration, and insulin resistance in adolescents. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 44(5), 694–703. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-021-00225-x

26.  Miller, R. L., Lucas-Thompson, R. G., Sanchez, N., Smith, A. D., Annameier, S. K., Casamassima, M., Verros, M., Melby, C., Johnson, S. A., & Shomaker, L. B. (2021). Effects of a mindfulness-induction on subjective and physiological stress response in adolescents at-risk for adult obesity. Eating Behaviors, 40, 101467. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eatbeh.2020.101467

27.  Lucas-Thompson, R. G., Miller, R. L., & Seiter, N. S. (2021). Dispositional mindfulness is cross-sectionally predicted by interactions between interparental conflict and parent-child relationships. Personality and Individual Differences, 172, 110556. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2020.110556

28.  Lucas-Thompson, R. G., Seiter, N. S., Miller, R. L., & Crain, T. L. (2021). Does dispositional mindfulness buffer the links of stressful life experiences with adolescent adjustment and sleep? Stress and Health, 37(1), 140–150. https://doi.org/10.1002/smi.2980

29.  Lucas-Thompson, R. G., Miller, R. L., Seiter, N. S., & Prince, M. A. (2019). Dispositional mindfulness predicts cortisol, cardiovascular, and psychological stress responses in adolescence. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 110, 104405. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2019.104405