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  1. Correlates of tobacco use among Asian and Pacific Islander youth and young adults in the U.S.: A systematic review of the literature.

    Article • Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology, October 2021, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Scott Okamoto

  2. An efficacy trial of the Ho‘ouna Pono drug prevention curriculum: An evaluation of a culturally grounded substance abuse prevention program in rural Hawai‘i.

    Article • Asian American Journal of Psychology, September 2019, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Scott Okamoto

  3. The Validation of a School-Based, Culturally Grounded Drug Prevention Curriculum for Rural Hawaiian Youth

    Article • Health Promotion Practice, April 2017, SAGE Publications

    Scott Okamoto

  4. The Social Contexts of Drug Offers and Their Relationship to Drug Use of Rural Hawaiian Youths

    Article • Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, May 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Scott Okamoto

  5. Drug Offers as a Context for Violence Perpetration and Victimization

    Article • Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse, January 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Scott Okamoto

  6. A Continuum of Approaches Toward Developing Culturally Focused Prevention Interventions: From Adaptation to Grounding

    Article • The Journal of Primary Prevention, December 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Scott Okamoto

  7. Development of Videos in Culturally Grounded Drug Prevention for Rural Hawaiian Youth

    Article • January 2013, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Scott Okamoto

  8. Developing Empirically Based, Culturally Grounded Drug Prevention Interventions for Indigenous Youth Populations

    Article • The Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research, November 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Scott Okamoto

  9. The Development of Videos in Culturally Grounded Drug Prevention for Rural Native Hawaiian Youth

    Article • The Journal of Primary Prevention, November 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Scott Okamoto

  10. Drug Resistance Strategies of Rural Hawaiian Youth as a Function of Drug Offerers and Substances: A Community Stakeholder Analysis

    Article • Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, January 2012, Project Muse

    Scott Okamoto

  11. A Community Stakeholder Analysis of Drug Resistance Strategies of Rural Native Hawaiian Youth

    Article • The Journal of Primary Prevention, August 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Scott Okamoto

  12. “I No Like Get Caught Using Drugs”: Explanations for Refusal as a Drug-Resistance Strategy for Rural Native Hawaiian Youths

    Article • Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work, April 2011, Taylor & Francis

    Scott Okamoto

  13. Current and Future Directions in Social Work Research with Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders

    Article • Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work, April 2011, Taylor & Francis

    Scott Okamoto

  14. A Review of the Literature on Native Hawaiian Youth and Drug Use: Implications for Research and Practice

    Article • Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse, August 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Scott Okamoto

  15. A Typology and Analysis of Drug Resistance Strategies of Rural Native Hawaiian Youth

    Article • The Journal of Primary Prevention, July 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Scott Okamoto

  16. The development and initial validation of the Hawaiian Youth Drug Offers Survey (HYDOS)

    Article • Ethnicity and Health, February 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Scott Okamoto

  17. ‘A‘oleDrugs! Cultural Practices and Drug Resistance of Rural Hawai`ian Youths

    Article • Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work, August 2009, Taylor & Francis

    Scott Okamoto

  18. Community Risk and Resiliency Factors Related to Drug Use of Rural Native Hawaiian Youth: An Exploratory Study

    Article • Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse, May 2009, Taylor & Francis

    Scott Okamoto

  19. The Social Construction of Deviant Behavior in Homeless and Runaway Youth: Implications for Practice

    Article • Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal, July 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Scott Okamoto

  20. Beyond the Manuscript: Podcast Interview Transcript

    Article • Progress in Community Health Partnerships Research Education and Action, January 2008, Project Muse

    Scott Okamoto

  21. Participatory Drug Prevention Research in Rural Hawai`i With Native Hawaiian Middle School Students

    Article • Progress in Community Health Partnerships Research Education and Action, January 2008, Project Muse

    Scott Okamoto

  22. The Effect of Neighborhood Context on the Drug Use of American Indian Youth of the Southwest

    Article • Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse, December 2007, Taylor & Francis

    Scott Okamoto

  23. The Efficacy of a Multicultural Prevention Intervention among Urban American Indian Youth in the Southwest U.S.

    Article • The Journal of Primary Prevention, November 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Scott Okamoto

  24. Thoughts on Feminist Mentoring: Experiences of Faculty Members from Two Generations in the Academy

    Article • Critical Criminology, March 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Scott Okamoto

  25. The Implications of Ecologically Based Assessment for Primary Prevention with Indigenous Youth Populations

    Article • The Journal of Primary Prevention, March 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Scott Okamoto

  26. Social contexts of drug offers among American Indian youth and their relationship to substance use: An exploratory study.

    Article • Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, January 2006, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Scott Okamoto

  27. Adapting Culture in a Colonial and Capitalized World: Role Strain and Acculturation in Hawaiian and Samoan Families

    Article • Journal of Poverty, April 2005, Taylor & Francis

    Scott Okamoto

  28. An Ecological Assessment of Drug-Related Problem Situations for American Indian Adolescents of the Southwest

    Article • Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions, September 2004, Taylor & Francis

    Scott Okamoto

  29. Relational Aggression of Girls in Treatment: A Challenge for Male Practitioners

    Article • Residential Treatment for Children & Youth, March 2004, Taylor & Francis

    Scott Okamoto

  30. Book Review: HELPING SCHOOLCHILDREN COPE WITH ANGER: A COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTION, by Jim Larson and John E. Lochman. New York: Guilford (The Guilford School Practitioner Series), 2002. 190 pp. $30.00 (hardbound)

    Article • Community Mental Health Journal, February 2004, Springer Science + Business Media

    Scott Okamoto

  31. Problem Situations Inventory for American Indian Youth

    Article • January 2004, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Scott Okamoto

  32. Family Influences on Alcohol and Drug Use by American Indian Youth: Implications for Prevention

    Article • Journal of Family Social Work, January 2003, Taylor & Francis

    Scott Okamoto

  33. Challenging the “Asian Pacific American” Rubric: Social Constructions of Ethnic Identity Among Samoan Youth in Hawaii

    Article • Journal of Poverty, July 2002, Taylor & Francis

    Scott Okamoto

  34. Gender Matters

    Article • Journal of Forensic Psychology Practice, November 2001, Taylor & Francis

    Scott Okamoto

  35. Individual and Agency Factors Related to Engagement in a Parent Training Program

    Article • Journal of Family Social Work, September 2001, Taylor & Francis

    Scott Okamoto