Research Papers

Messina, N., Calhoun, S. & Warda, U.  (December 2012). "Gender-Responsive Drug Court Treatment: A Randomized Controlled Trial."  Criminal Justice and Behavior, Volume 39, Issue 12, pp. 1536 - 1555.  (Research in drug court on Helping Women Recover and Beyond Trauma, please contact Dr. Covington's office at sc@stephaniecovington.com for more information)

Kubiak, S., Kim, W., Fedock, G., & Bybee, D.  (October 12, 2012).  “Assessing Short-Term Outcomes of an Intervention for Women Convicted of Violence Crimes.” Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research, 3(3), 197-212. (Research in a women’s prison on Beyond Violence)

Sheryl Kubiak. (2012).  Evaluation of Specialized Substance Abuse Treatment Services for Women: Short-term Outcomes of Group Comparison Study.  Lansing, MI:  Michigan Department of Corrections.  (Research in a women's prison on Beyond Violence, please contact Dr. Covington's office at sc@stephaniecovington.com for more information)

Calhoun, S., Messina, N., Cartier, J., and Torres, S.  (December 2010).  "Implementing Gender-Responsive Treatment for Women in Prison: Client and Staff Perspectives."  Federal Probation, Volume 74, Issue 3, Pages 27-33. (Research in a women's prison on Helping Women Recover and Beyond Trauma)

Bond, K., Messina, N., & Calhoun, S. (2010). Enhancing Substance Abuse Treatment and HIV Prevention for Women Offenders: Final Report (Report to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, Grant No. 1 R01 DA022149-01). Unpublished manuscript. (Research in drug court on Helping Women Recover and Beyond Trauma)

Messina, N., Grella, C.E., Cartier, J., & Torres, S.  (March 2010). "A Randomized Experimental Study of Gender-Responsive Substance Abuse Treatment for Women in Prison."  Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, Volume 38, No. 2, 97–107.   (Research in a women’s prison on Helping Women Recover and Beyond Trauma)

Covington, S. (November 2008).  "Women and Addiction: A Trauma-Informed Approach."  Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, SARC Supplement 5, 377-385. (Foundational information)

S. Covington, C. Burke, S. Keaton, and C. Norcott. "Evaluation of a Trauma-Informed and Gender Responsive Intervention for Women in Drug Treatment." Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, Supplement 5, November 2008, 387-398.