Publications

Dr. Rieger's Google Scholar page is a good place to see publications: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=ipSyM9MAAAAJ&hl=en 

Dates in citations below generally indicate the year in which the publication was accepted or first appeared online. 

* indicates community or practice partner

21.  Holland, K. J., Howard Valdivia, R. L., Goodman-Williams, R., Rieger, A., O’Connor, J., Hutchison, E. Q., Allen, N.E., & Ahrens, C. E. (accepted). Title IX practitioners’ perceptions of two college sexual assault mandatory reporting policy approaches. Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy.

20.  Rieger, A. Govender, T., *Simms, K., Cohen, J. R., & Gibson, L. (accepted). Wicked fast workshops: Mini systems mapping in local trauma-informed care services. Critical Education.  

19.  Rieger, A., Watkins, C., & Garthe, R. C. (2025). Appreciating the complexity of local gender-based violence needs assessments: Some key considerations and tensions in context. Violence Against Women. https://doi.org/10.1177/10778012241303472

18.  Rieger, A., Zhan, Q., Griffin, B., Garthe, R. C., & Allen, N. E. (2024). Perils and possibilities: Sexual violence preventionists’ perspectives on gathering community input on prevention practice. Violence Against Women. https://doi.org/10.1177/10778012241248454

17.  Rieger, A., Campbell, J., & Garthe, R. C. (2024). Connecting to community: Violence prevention barriers, geography, and preventionist perceptions of community leadership and opportunities. Health Promotion Practice. https://doi.org/10.1177/15248399231222468

16.  Javdani, S., Larsen, S. E., Allen, N. E., Blackburn, A. M., Griffin, B., & Rieger, A. (2023). Mixed methods research in community psychology: Reflecting back and envisioning the future. American Journal of Community Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajcp.12703

15.  Rieger, A., Marder, M. A., Blackburn, A. M., Garthe, R. C., & Aber, M. S. (2023). Incivility and interpersonal harm in organizational context: A qualitative examination of values in STEM PhD training programs. Journal of Community Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcop.23078

14.  Rieger, A., Blackburn, A. M., Nag, A., Holland, H., & Allen, N. E. (2023). Contradictions in change: Ecological factors in the implementation of outer layer sexual violence prevention. American Journal of Community Psychology, 72(1-2), 15–31. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajcp.12672

13.  Blackburn, A. M., Bystrynski, J. B., Rieger, A., Piasecki, M., Garthe, R. C., & Allen, N. E. (2023). Sexual assault revictimization among sexual minority individuals: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Psychology of Violence, 13(4), 286–296. https://doi.org/10.1037/vio0000477

12.  Garthe, R. C., Fedock, G., Rieger, A., Hsieh, W., McLay, M. M., & Malcome, M. (2023). Women’s experiences of intimate partner violence while incarcerated. Violence Against Women, 30(6-7), 1656–1682. https://doi.org/10.1177/10778012231155176

11.  Cipriano, A. E., Holland, K. J., Rieger, A., & O’Callaghan, E. (2022). “I had no power whatsoever”: Graduate student survivors’ experiences disclosing sexual harassment to mandatory reporters. Analyses of Social Issues & Public Policy, 23(1), 129-154. https://doi.org/10.1111/asap.12336

10.  Garthe, R. C., Rieger, A., Goffnet, J., Kaur, A., Sarol, J. N., Blackburn, A. M., Kim, S., Hereth, J., & Kennedy, A. C. (2022). Grade-level differences of peer and dating victimization among transgender, gender expansive, female, and male adolescents. Journal of LGBTQ Youth, 20(3), 603-631. https://doi.org/10.1080/19361653.2022.2132443

9.  Nnawulezi, N., Rieger, A., Shaw, J., Greeson, M., Lichty, L., & Allen, N. E. (2022). Reflecting and rejuvenating our work, together: One team’s consideration of AJCP publications on gender-based violence. American Journal of Community Psychology 70(3-4), 255-264. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajcp.12603

8.  Garthe, R. C., Blackburn, A. M., Kaur, A., Sarol, J. N., Goffnett, J., Rieger, A., Reinhart, C., & Smith, D. C. (2021). Suicidal ideation among transgender and gender expansive youth: Mechanisms of risk. Transgender Health, 7(5), 416–422. https://doi.org/10.1089/trgh.2021.0055  

7.  Rieger, A., Blackburn, A. M., Bystrynski, J. B., Garthe, R. C., & Allen, N. E. (2021). The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on gender-based violence in the United States: Framework and policy recommendations. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 14(3), 471–479. https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0001056 

6.      Garthe, R. C., Kaur, A., Rieger, A., Blackburn, A. M., Kim, S., & Goffnett, J. (2021). Peer and dating violence victimization experiences of cisgender, transgender, and gender expansive adolescents. Pediatrics, 147(4), e2020004317. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2020-004317 

5.  Crits-Christoph, P., Rieger, A., Gaines, A., & Connolly Gibbons, M. B. (2019). Trust and respect in the patient-clinician relationship: Preliminary development of a new scale. BMC Psychology, 7(1), 91. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-019-0347-3

4.  Rieger, A., Gaines, A., Barnett, I., *Baldassano, C. F., Connolly Gibbons, M. B., & Crits-Christoph, P. (2019). Psychiatry outpatients’ willingness to share social media and smartphone data for research and clinical purposes: Survey study. JMIR Formative Research, 3(3), e14329. https://doi.org/10.2196/14329

3.  Gibbons, M.B., Gallop, R., *Thompson, D., Gaines, A., Rieger, A., & Crits-Christoph, P. (2019). Predictors of treatment attendance in cognitive and dynamic therapies for major depressive disorder delivered in a community mental health setting. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 87(8), 745-755.  https://doi.org/10.1037/ccp0000414

2.  Crits-Christoph, P., Gallop, R., Gaines, A., Rieger, A., & Gibbons, M.B. (2018). Instrumental variable analyses for causal inference: Application to multilevel analyses of the alliance-outcome relation. Psychotherapy Research, 30(1), 53–67. https://doi.org/10.1080/10503307.2018.1544724  

1.      Crits-Christoph, P., Wadden, S., Gaines, A., Rieger, A., Gallop, R., McKay, J.R., & Gibbons, M.B. (2018). Symptoms of anhedonia, not depression, predict the outcome of treatment of cocaine dependence. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 92, 46-50. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsat.2018.06.010

SELECTED MANUSCRIPTS UNDER REVIEW

5.     Rieger, A., Cohen, J. R. (under review). Beyond farmland: Understanding divergent classification of school rurality in the US Midwest.

4. Rieger, A., & Rodriguez, V. J. (revise & re-submit). A modular, beginner-friendly framework for reflexive practice in applied learning: SpORE for instructors and trainees.

3. Rieger, A. *Steele, H., *Engel, M., Garthe, R. C., & Allen, N.E. (revise & re-submit). Community-informed and ecological interpersonal violence prevention: Engagement and evaluation in a public housing prevention project.

2. Rieger, A., Orengo Aguayo, R., Espeleta, H., Greene, V., & Cohen, J. R. (revise & resubmit). Interpretation service partnerships in clinical practice: A practical introduction for the CBT clinician.

1. Garthe, R. C., Rieger, A., Blackburn, A. M., Krones, A., Robles, M., & Goffnett, J. (under review). Bullying victimization and mental health concerns among gender minority adolescents: The protective role of school climate.

CHAPTERS IN EDITED BOOKS

1.  Garthe, R. C., Rieger, A., Kim, S., & Velazquez, E. (2023). Youth exposure to gender-based violence. Encyclopedia of Child and Adolescent Health, First Edition (Vol. 2, pp. 741-758). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-818872-9.00087-X

PEER-REVIEWED PRESENTATIONS: PAPER/PANEL & DISCUSSION

* indicates community or practice partner

25.  Cooper, B., Brown, E., Berkel, C., Riggs, N., Rieger, A., Cai, Q., & Karimova, K. (2026, May). Translating the new and improved Society for Prevention Research Core Competencies into prevention science training programs. Preconference Workshop. Society for Prevention Research, Washington, D.C.

24.  Rieger, A., Choi, J., Fishbach, J., Govender, T., Stutts, M., & Cohen, J. (2025, June). Trauma-informed care for rural youth: Beyond logistical service adaptations. In Rieger (Chair). Rural-Sensitive Healthcare: Community Anchors, Engagement, and Beyond. Society for Community Research and Action Conference, Lansing, MI.

23.  Rieger, A., Govender, T., Hernandez, L., Hohl, L., Marder, M., & Nguyen, D. (2025, June). Chasing the dash: The je ne sais quoi of “clinical-community” psychology. Society for Community Research and Action Conference, Lansing, MI.

22.  Bailey, C., Crosby, S., Gelsinger, A., Krones, A., Rieger, A., Samuels, H., & Toch, L. (2025, June). Noticing tensions in violence research: Moments of pause and possibility. Society for Community Research and Action Conference, Lansing, MI.

21.  Bailey, C., Gelsinger, A., Krones, A., Rieger, A., & Samuels, H. (2024, November). “What are we here for?” Insights and imaginings from violence researchers in training. Midwest ECO Conference, Chicago, IL.

20.  Rieger, A., *Steele, H., *Engel, M., & Allen, N. E. (2023, October). Identifying multi-level concerns for action: Mixed-methods exploration and evaluation in a public housing violence prevention planning grant. American Evaluation Association Annual Conference, Indianapolis, IN.

19.  Rieger, A., Lichty, L., Greeson, M., Allen, N. E., & Nnawulexi, N. (2023, June). The intersection of gender-based violence and community psychology: Where are we and where do we go from here? Town Hall at Society for Community Research and Action conference, Atlanta, GA.

18.  Rieger, A., Zhan, Q., Griffin, B., Garthe, R. C., & Allen, N. E. (2023, June). Choose your own adventure: Preventionist decision-making in community-informed sexual violence prevention. In Rieger & Allen (Co-chairs). Community Engagement in Rape Prevention and Education. Society for Community Research and Action conference, Atlanta, GA

17.  Rieger, A., Griffin, B., Zhan, Q., Garthe, R. C., & Allen, N. E. (2022, October). Newness, needs, & nuance: Nascent community-informed sexual violence prevention practices. Presentation at Midwestern ECO Conference. Online.

16.  Rieger, A., Blackburn, A. M., Nag, A., Holland, H., & Allen, N. E. (2022, May). Contradictions in change: Ecological factors in the implementation of outer layer sexual violence prevention. Paper presentation at the Society for Prevention Research, Seattle, WA. 

15.  Blackburn, A.M., Rieger, A., Griffin, B., & Allen, N.E. (2021, November). Conceptualizing sexual violence risk and prevention among sexual and gender minority communities: Perspectives from preventionists pushing to the outer-layer. In Blackburn, A.M., & Oesterle, D., (Co-Chairs). Applying minority stress theory to community-based approaches to prevent and respond to sexual violence among SGM communities. Annual Convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, New Orleans, LA.

14.  Rieger, A., Blackburn, A.M., Holland, H., & Allen, N.E. (2021, July). Contradictions in change, change in contradictions: An ecological analysis of efforts to push sexual violence prevention to the outer layers [Ignite presentation]. Society for Community Research & Action Biennial Meeting. [Online].

13.  Rieger, A. & Garthe, R. C. (2021, June). The Unrelenting Context of Victimization for Transgender and Gender Expansive Youth from Eighth to Twelfth Grade. Paper presentation at the Society for Prevention Research. [Online].

12.  Rieger, A., Blackburn, A. M., & Allen, N. (2019, October). When problem definitions change: A growing conversation on a new sexual violence prevention evaluation project. Village Discussion Session at the Midwestern ECO Conference, Lisle, IL.  

11.  Rieger, A., Gaines, A., Crits-Christoph, P., & Gibbons, M.B. (2018, June). Predictors/Moderator of Outcome in an Effectiveness Study of CT and SE Therapies for Depression. Paper presentation at the Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration, New York City, NY.

10.  Crits-Christoph, P., Rieger, A., Gaines, A., & Gibbons, M.B. (2018, June). Overview of Methods and Results of Effectiveness Study of CT and SE Therapies for Depression. Paper presentation at the Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration, New York City, NY.

9.  Gaines, A., Rieger, A., Crits-Christoph, P., & Gibbons, M.B. (2018, June). Predictors/Moderators of Engagement in an Effectiveness Study of CT and SE Therapies for Depression. Paper presentation at the Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration, New York City, NY.

8.      Gibbons, M.B., Gaines, A., Rieger, A., & Crits-Christoph, P. (2018, June). A Model for Personalizing a Sequence CT and SE Therapies for Depression. Paper presentation at the Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration, New York City, NY.

7.  Gibbons, M.B., Gaines, A., Rieger, A., Gross, R., & Crits-Christoph, P. (2018, June). Motivational Anhedonia as a Target of Intervention for HIV+ Individuals with Schizophrenia or Depression. Paper presentation at the Society for Psychotherapy Research, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

6.  Rieger, A., Gaines, A., Gibbons, M.B., & Crits-Christoph, P. (2018, June). Deficits in Reward Processing among CMHC Patients Seeking Treatment for Depression. Paper presentation at the Society for Psychotherapy Research, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

5.  Gaines, A., Wadden, S., Rieger, A., Gallop, R., McKay, J., & Gibbons, M.B. (2018, June). Anhedonia, Not Depression, Predicts the Outcome of Treatment of Cocaine Dependence.  Paper presentation at the Society for Psychotherapy Research, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

4.      Crits-Christoph, P., Rieger, A., Gaines, A., Gibbons, M.B., & Dimidjian, S. (2018, June). Behavioral Activation Works Especially Well, Compared to Cognitive Therapy, for those with Major Depressive Disorder and Anhedonia. Paper presentation at the Society for Psychotherapy Research, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

3.  Davis, O., Anderson Washington, A., Kallon, H., Rieger, A., Mouton, A., & den Elzen, H. (2018, June). Building for eternity – cultural rootedness: undergraduates reflect taking Black Psychology at a PWI. Paper presentation at the Association of Black Psychologists’ 50th Annual International Convention, Oakland, CA.

2.  Gibbons, M.B., Gaines, A., Rieger, A., Gross, R., & Crits-Christoph, P. (2018, April). Motivational anhedonia as a target intervention for HIV+ Individuals with schizophrenia or depression. Center presentation at the Penn Mental Health AIDS Research Center meeting, Philadelphia, PA.

1.  Rieger, A. (2017, May). Creativity as a Route to Attitude Change: Can the Creative Process Augment the Effectiveness of a Persuasive Message? Paper presentation at Wellesley College’s Ruhlman Conference, Wellesley, MA.

PEER-REVIEWED PRESENTATIONS: POSTERS

+ indicates undergraduate or master’s student mentee

10.  Rieger, A., Choi, J., Govender, T., Stutts, M., & Cohen, J.R. (2026, May). Midwestern rural sociocultural influences in school-based trauma-informed care and multi-tiered systems of support implementation. [Poster presentation]. Society for Prevention Research. Washington, DC.

9.      Rieger, A., Garthe, R. C., & Allen, N. E. (2024, May). Collaborating with practitioners to create measures of sexual violence prevention and implementation barriers in alcohol-serving establishments: Descriptive results, measure structure, and future uses. [Poster presentation]. Society for Prevention Research. Washington, DC.

8.      +Krones, A., Rieger, A., Garthe, R. C., & Allen, N. E. (2023, June). “An uphill battle”: Sexual violence preventionists’ experiences engaging community members and partners. [Poster presentation]. Society for Community Research & Action Biennial Meeting. Atlanta, GA.

7.      +Dennis, E., Rieger, A., Gurrieri, L., & Allen, N. E. (2021, July). Posters for prevention: A case study of Chicago Public Schools' mass messaging campaign against child sexual abuse [Poster presentation]. Society for Community Research & Action Biennial Meeting. [Online].

Winner of the 2021 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Undergraduate Research Poster Prize

6.      Rieger, A., +Lin, X., +Williams, E. Y., Blackburn, A. M., & Allen, N. E. (2020, November 19-22). Risk factors and target audiences in statewide rape prevention efforts: An archival analysis [Poster presentation]. Child Maltreatment-Interpersonal Violence Special Interest Group Poster Session at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies 54th Annual Convention, Philadelphia, PA, United States. 

Winner of the 2020 Child Maltreatment and Interpersonal Violence Special Interest Group Poster Award

5.      Blackburn, A.M., Rieger, A., Bystrynski, J., & Allen, N.E., (2020, November 19-22). Sexual assault revictimization among sexual minority individuals:  A systematic review and meta-analysis [Poster presentation]. Sexual and Gender Minority Special Interest Group Poster Session at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies 54th Annual Convention, Philadelphia, PA, United States. 

4.      Rieger, A., Garthe, R. C., Blackburn, A. M., Kim, S., & Allen, N. E. (2020, November). Health communication: A community and societal-level child maltreatment prevention tool? [Poster presentation]. 2020 Society for Research in Child Development Special Topic Workshop: The State of Research on Prevention of Child Maltreatment: Current Knowledge and Future Directions to Inform Policy and Practice, St. Louis, MO. 

3.  Blackburn, A.M., Rieger, A., Bystrynski, J., & Allen, N. (2019, October). LGBT students’ experiences of interpersonal violence and help seeking behaviors [Poster presentation]. Midwestern ECO Conference, Lisle, IL.

2.  Rieger, A., Gaines, A., Barnett, I., Baldassano, C. F., Connolly Gibbons, M. B., & Crits-Christoph, P. (2019, November). Psychiatry outpatients’ willingness to share social media and smartphone data for research and clinical purposes: Survey study. Poster presentation at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Annual Convention, Atlanta, GA.

1.  Rieger, A., Rondestved, L., & Theran, S. (2017, April). The perfect storm: Emotional awareness and parent attachment influence perfectionism in female adolescents [Poster presentation]. Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting, Austin, TX.

INVITED PANELS

1.  Rezwana, N., Rieger, A., Gaman, A., & Gauer Bermudez, L. (2022, March 25). Gender-based violence and climate change: Causes, consequences and solutions. The Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues at United Nations.

INVITED PRESENTATIONS

* indicates community or practice partner

2.  Rieger, A. & *Robertson, N. (2025, March 26). The art of being lost: Finding ourselves in systems. Women’s History and Awareness Month keynote address. Eastern Illinois University. Charleston, IL.

1.  Rieger, A. (2024, September 19). Sexual violence prevention in practice. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Division of Violence Prevention Intimate Partner Violence/Sexual Violence (IPVSV) Workgroup. Virtual.

PARTNER PRESENTATIONS: WORKSHOPS, WEBINARS, & DISCUSSIONS

*indicates community or practice partner

12.  Rieger, A. & *Hines, C. (2025, July 16). Autism acceptance and awareness in sexual violence prevention services. Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault Prevention Conference, Naperville, IL.

11.  Rieger, A. & Allen, N. E. (2024, October 3). Moving Prevention Forward: Exploring the final report. Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault. Webinar.

10.  Rieger, A., Garthe, R. C., & Allen, N. E. (2023, November 28). Illinois Liquor Control Commission partner reporting. School of Social Work, Urbana, IL.

9.  Rieger, A. & Allen, N.E. (2023, July 13). Beers, cheers, and what to expect next year. [Conference presentation]. Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault Prevention Conference, Oak Brook, IL.

8.  Rieger, A. & Allen, N. E. (2023, February 3). Making your local evaluation mix-tape: Movement, multiple methods, & magic. [Conference presentation]. Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault Preventionist Training, virtual.

7.  Rieger, A. & Allen, N. E. (2022, July 27). RPE evaluation updates & discussion: Logic models, partnerships, & community-informed work. [Conference presentation]. Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault Prevention Conference, Oak Brook, IL.

6.  Rieger, A., Blackburn, A. M., & Allen, N. E. (2022, May 25). Logic model workshops in sexual violence prevention planning. [Conference presentation]. Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault Prevention Conference, Oak Brook, IL.

5.  Allen, N. E., Rieger, A., & Blackburn, A. M. (2021, January 6-7). “State of the state” RPE evaluation updates. [Conference presentation]. Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault Prevention Conference, virtual.

4.  Rieger, A., *Black, S., & Allen, N. E. (2021, January 6-7) Online prevention across the state. [Workshop presentation]. Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault Prevention Conference, virtual.

3.  *Adnari, O., Allen, N.E., Blackburn, A.M., & Rieger, A. (2020, July). Sexual assault set-aside program and rape prevention education in Illinois. [Presentation]. Illinois Department of Public Health’s Prevention Health and Health Services Block Grant Virtual Public Meeting, Springfield, IL.

2.  Rieger, A., *Black, S., & Allen, N. E. (2020). Online adaptations for sexual violence prevention in light of COVID-19. [Presentation]. Special Statewide Resource Meeting of Preventionists, Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault, virtual.

1.  Allen, N. E., Rieger, A., & Blackburn, A. M. (2020). Moving forward with prevention and evaluation. [Workshop presentation]. Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault Prevention Conference, Oak Brook, IL.