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  1. Human Heterogeneity Invariant Stress Sensing

    Article • Proceedings of the ACM on Interactive Mobile Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies, August 2025, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Dessa Bergen-Cico

  2. Reading Between the Heat

    Article • Proceedings of the ACM on Interactive Mobile Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies, December 2023, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Dessa Bergen-Cico

  3. Community Gun Violence as a Social Determinant of Elementary School Achievement

    Article • Social Work in Public Health, November 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Dessa Bergen-Cico, Dave Larsen

  4. Considerations for Research and Development of Culturally Relevant Mindfulness Interventions in American Minority Communities

    Article • Mindfulness, August 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dessa Bergen-Cico

  5. Impact of a Mindfulness-Based Program on Child Diet and Eating Behaviors

    Article • Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, July 2017, Elsevier

    Dessa Bergen-Cico

  6. Hepatitis C Risk and Protective Factors Associated With Drug Policies in the Republic of Georgia

    Article • World Medical & Health Policy, March 2017, Wiley

    Dessa Bergen-Cico

  7. Exploring the New Phenomena of Home-Made Extraction and Injection of Ephedra Plant Product in Georgia

    Article • Substance Use & Misuse, February 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Dessa Bergen-Cico

  8. Neighborhood Trauma Due to Violence: A Multilevel Analysis

    Article • Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, January 2017, Project Muse

    Dessa Bergen-Cico

  9. Cost Analysis of Public Drug Screening in the Country of Georgia

    Article • Journal of Drug Policy Analysis, January 2017, De Gruyter

    Irma Kirtadze, Dessa Bergen-Cico

  10. Age as a Predictor of Cannabis Use

    Article • January 2017, Elsevier

    Dessa Bergen-Cico

  11. Evaluating the Success of a Pilot Mindfulness-Based Intervention with Preschool Children: Lessons Learned

    Article • Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, September 2016, Elsevier

    Dessa Bergen-Cico

  12. Opioid Prescription Drug Abuse and Its Relation to Heroin Trends

    Article • January 2016, Elsevier

    Dessa Bergen-Cico

  13. Trauma and Neurological Risks of Addiction

    Article • January 2016, Elsevier

    Dessa Bergen-Cico

  14. Kratom ( Mitragyna speciosa ) Use, Addiction Potential, and Legal Status

    Article • January 2016, Elsevier

    Dessa Bergen-Cico

  15. The impact of post-traumatic stress on first responders: analysis of cortisol, anxiety, depression, sleep impairment and pain

    Article • Journal of Paramedic Practice, December 2015, Mark Allen Group

    Dessa Bergen-Cico

  16. A Randomized Clinical Trial of Primary Care Brief Mindfulness Training for Veterans With PTSD

    Article • Journal of Clinical Psychology, November 2015, Wiley

    Dessa Bergen-Cico

  17. War and Drugs

    Article • November 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Dessa Bergen-Cico

  18. Examination of Safe Crack Use Kit Distribution from a Public Health Perspective

    Article • World Medical & Health Policy, October 2015, Wiley

    Dessa Bergen-Cico

  19. The Trauma Response Team: a Community Intervention for Gang Violence

    Article • Journal of Urban Health, August 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dessa Bergen-Cico

  20. Fostering Self-Regulation Through Curriculum Infusion of Mindful Yoga: A Pilot Study of Efficacy and Feasibility

    Article • Journal of Child and Family Studies, February 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dessa Bergen-Cico

  21. Reductions in Cortisol Associated With Primary Care Brief Mindfulness Program for Veterans With PTSD

    Article • Medical Care, December 2014, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dessa Bergen-Cico

  22. Feasibility and Acceptability of a Brief Mindfulness Program for Veterans in Primary Care with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

    Article • Mindfulness, September 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dessa Bergen-Cico

  23. Perspectives of U.S. Drug Policy: Observations and Advice From Drug Policy Administrators in Emerging Democracies in Central and Eastern Europe

    Article • World Medical & Health Policy, December 2013, Wiley

    Dessa Bergen-Cico

  24. Enhancing Preschoolers’ Self-Regulation Via Mindful Yoga

    Article • Journal of Child and Family Studies, October 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dessa Bergen-Cico

  25. Examining the Efficacy of a Brief Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (Brief MBSR) Program on Psychological Health

    Article • Journal of American College Health, August 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Dessa Bergen-Cico

  26. Age of First Use as a Predictor of Current Alcohol and Marijuana Use Among College-Bound Emerging Adults

    Article • Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, July 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Dessa Bergen-Cico

  27. Dessa K. Bergen-Cico. 2012. War and Drugs: The Role of Military Conflict in the Development of Substance Abuse. Boulder, CO: Paradigm Publishers. $29.95. Paperback. ISBN: 978-1-59451-895-9

    Article • World Medical & Health Policy, June 2013, Wiley

    Dessa Bergen-Cico

  28. The Mediating Effects of Mindfulness and Self-Compassion on Trait Anxiety

    Article • Mindfulness, March 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dessa Bergen-Cico

  29. Street addiction: A proposed theoretical model for understanding the draw of street life and gang activity

    Article • Addiction Research & Theory, January 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Dessa Bergen-Cico

  30. Exploring the Association between Campus Co-Curricular Involvement and Academic Achievement

    Article • Journal of College Student Retention Research Theory & Practice, November 2012, SAGE Publications

    Dessa Bergen-Cico

  31. Participatory Research with College Students Identifies Quality of Life and Stress as Key Issues for Obesity Prevention

    Article • Journal of the American Dietetic Association, September 2010, Elsevier

    Dessa Bergen-Cico

  32. Civic Aspirations as a Protective Factor Against College Students' Abuse of Alcohol

    Article • Journal of College and Character, November 2008, Taylor & Francis

    Dessa Bergen-Cico

  33. Clients Improve Disease Prevention Behaviors Through Lifestyle-oriented Nutrition Counseling Provided by Dietetic Students and Interns

    Article • Topics in Clinical Nutrition, October 2006, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dessa Bergen-Cico

  34. Longitudinal Assessment of the Effectiveness of Environmental Management and EnforcementStrategies on College Student Substance Abuse Behaviors

    Article • Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, January 2004, Taylor & Francis

    Dessa Bergen-Cico

  35. Longitudinal Assessment of the Effectiveness of Environmental Management and EnforcementStrategies on College Student Substance Abuse Behaviors

    Article • NASPA Journal, January 2004, De Gruyter

    Dessa Bergen-Cico

  36. Self-Reported Drinking-game Participation of Incoming College Students

    Article • Journal of American College Health, January 2003, Taylor & Francis

    Dessa Bergen-Cico