Articles in National Refereed Journals

• Weinstein, J., Villares, E., & Brigman, G. (In press). The effect of Student Success Skills small group intervention on factors associated with dropout potential. Journal for Specialist in Group Work.

• Villares, E., Brigman, G., Webb, L., Carey, J., & Harrington, K. (2020). A randomized control trial of elementary teachers’ perceptions of school counselor impact. Counseling Outcome Research and Evaluation. doi:10.1080/21501378.2020.1788929

• Webb, L., Brigman, G., Carey, J., Villares, E., Harrington, K., Wells, C., Sayer, A., & Chance, E. (2019). Results of a randomized controlled trial of Student Success Skills. Journal of Counseling & Development, 97(4), 398-408. doi:https://doi.org/10.1002/jcad.12288

• Mariani, M., Sink, C., Villares, E., & Berger, C. (2019). Measuring classroom climate: A validation study of the My Child's Classroom Inventory-Short Form for Parents. Professional School Counseling, 22(1). doi:2156759X19860132

• Webb, L., Brigman, G., Carey, J., Villares, E., Harrington, K., Wells, C., Sayer, A., & Chance, E. (2019). Results of a randomized controlled trial of Student Success Skills. Journal of Counseling & Development, 97(4), 398-408. doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/jcad.12288

• Villares, E., & Brigman, G. (2019). College/career success skills: Helping students experience postsecondary success. Professional School Counseling, 22(ib), 1-8. doi: 10.1177/2156759X19834444

• Villares, E., & Dimmitt, C. (2017). Updating the school counseling research agenda: A Delphi study. Counselor Education and Supervision, 56(3), 177-192. doi:10.1002/ceas.12071

• Urbina, I, Villares, E., & Mariani, M. (2017). Examining the efficacy of the Spanish cultural translation of the Student Success Skills program to improve academic achievement. Journal of Humanistic Counseling, 56(2), 127-143. doi:10.1002/johc.12048

• Schietz, R., & Villares, E. (2017). Easing the transition to middle school through the Girl Squad curriculum. Counseling Outcome Research and Evaluation, 8(1), 2-14.

• Villares, E., Mariani, M., Sink, C., & Colvin, K. (2016). Multilevel confirmatory factor analysis of the Teacher My Class Inventory – Short Form. Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development. doi:10.1177/0748175616639107

• Mariani, M., Villares, E., Sink, C., Colvin, K., & Perhay Kuba, S. (2016). Confirming the structural validity of the My Class Inventory – Short Form Revised. Professional School Counseling, 19(1), 92 - 102. doi:10.5330/1096-2409-19.1.92

• Renda, M., & Villares, E. (2015). The effect of a student achievement curriculum on grade 9 completion rate and student engagement. Counseling Outcome Research and Evaluation. doi:10.1177/215013781559881

• Wirth, J., & Villares, E. (2015). Examining adolescent wellness, success skills, and academic performance: A classroom intervention. The Journal of Happiness and Well-Being, 3(2), 204-217.

• Mariani, M., Webb, L., Villares, E., & Brigman, G. (2015). Effects of participation in Student Success Skills on pro-social and bullying behavior. The Professional Counselor, 5(3), 341-353. doi:10.15241/mm.5.3.341

• Mariani, M., Villares, E., Wirth, J., & Brigman, G. (2015). An evaluation of the Student Success Skills program on student learning, behavior, and wellness outcomes. Hellenic Journal of Psychology, 11, 223-240.

• Villares, E., Colvin, K., Carey, J., Webb, L., Brigman, G., & Harrington, K. (2014). Convergent and divergent validity of the student engagement in school success skills survey. The Professional Counselor, 4(5), 541-552.

• Brigman, G., Wells, C., Webb, L., Villares, E., Carey, J., & Harrington, K. (2014). Psychometric properties and confirmatory factor analysis of the student engagement in school success skills survey. Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 48(1), 3-14. doi:10.1177/0748175614544545

• Carey, J., Brigman, G., Webb, L., Villares, E., & Harrington, K. (2014). Development of an instrument to measure student use of academic success skills: An exploratory factor analysis. Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 47(3), 171-180. doi:10.1177/0748175613505622

• Villares, E., Frain, M., Brigman, G., Webb, L., & Peluso, P. (2012). The impact of Student Success Skills on itandardized test scores: A meta-analysis. Counseling Outcome Research and Evaluation. doi:10.1177/2150137811434041

• Brigman, G., Villares, E., & Webb, L. (2011). The efficacy of individual psychology approaches for improving student achievement and behavior. Journal of Individual Psychology, 67, 4, 408-419.

• León, A., Villares, E., Brigman, G., Webb, L., & Peluso, P. (2011). Closing the achievement gap of Latina/o students: A school counseling response. Counseling Outcome Research and Evaluation, 2, 73-86. doi:10.1177/2150137811400731

• Villares, E., Lemberger, M., Brigman, G., & Webb, L. (2011). Student Success Skills: An Evidence-Based School Counseling Program Grounded in Humanistic Theory. Journal of Humanistic Counseling, 50, 1.

• Villares, E., Brigman, G., & Maier, A. (2010). Student success skills: Building quality worlds and advocating for school counseling programs. International Journal of Choice Theory and Reality Therapy, 30, 2, 52-63.

• Villares, E., Brigman, G., & Peluso, P. (2008). Ready to Learn: An evidence-based Adlerian linked curriculum for prekindergarten through first grade. Journal of Individual Psychology, 64, 403-415.

• Amatea, E., Smith-Adcock, S., & Villares, E. (2006). From family deficit to family strength: Viewing families’ contributions to children’s learning from a family resilience perspective. Professional School Counseling, 9, 177-189.