Bray, B. C. (2008, June). Examining gambling and substance use: Applications of advanced latent class modeling techniques for cross-sectional and longitudinal data. Paper presented at the 22nd National Conference on Problem Gambling: "Family and Community Issues," Long Beach, CA. (link coming soon)

Bray, B.C. (2008, March). A multidimensional latent variable approach to the measurement of gambling. Paper presented at the 8th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Academy of Health Behavior: "Addictions: From Cells to Societies," Oxnard, CA. (.ppt)

Bray, B.C. (2006, February). Rambling, gambling Willie: What Bob Dylan left out about pathological gambling. Presented at the Centre County Correctional Facility, Bellefonte, PA. (.doc)

Bray, B.C. & Collins, L.M. (2005, February). Modeling the development of substance use and delinquency simultaneously: An associative latent transition analysis example. Paper presented at the Methodology Center, the Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA.

Bray, B.C., Zimmerman, R.S., Lynam, D., & Murphy, S. (2003, April). Assessing the total effect of time-varying predictors in prevention research. Paper presented at the University of Michigan--Dearborn, Dearborn, MI.

Workshops:

Collins, L.M., Lanza, S.T., & Bray, B.C. (2007, February). ZA spring seminar, topics in advanced categorical data analysis (CDA): Latent class analysis for cross-sectional and longitudinal data. The University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.

Bray, B.C. (2006, Summer). An introduction to programming in SAS. The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA.

Organized Symposia:

Chairs: Bethany C. Bray, Brittany L. Rhoades. Modeling risky behaviors with latent class and latent transition analysis: New applications and innovative approaches (organized poster forum). Presented at the Society for Prevention Research 15th Annual Conference: "Advancing Science-Based Prevention: Creating Real World Solutions" (Washington, DC; May 31, 2007).

Chair: Bethany C. Bray. Recent research on gambling from late childhood to adulthood: Implications for prevention. Presented at the Society for Prevention Research 14th Annual Conference: "Applying Prevention Science to Reduce Health Disparities" (San Antonio, TX; June 1, 2006). Speakers: B.C. Bray, T.A. Ridenour, K.C. Winters. (Intro: .ppt)

Presentations:

Bray, B.C. & Collins, L.M. (2006, June). The structure of gambling behavior in adulthood. Paper presented at the Society for Prevention Research 14th Annual Conference: "Applying Prevention Science to Reduce Health Disparities," San Antonio, TX. (.ppt)

Ridenour, T.A. & Bray, B.C. (2006, June). Do correlates of preadolescent gambling resemble correlates of early substance use targeted in prevention programs? Paper presented at the Society for Prevention Research 14th Annual Conference: "Applying Prevention Science to Reduce Health Disparities," San Antonio, TX.

Wong, P., McAuslan, P., & Bray, B. (2000, August). Survey of problem gambling in the Metropolitan Detroit Area, 2000. Paper presented at the Joint Mathematical Association of America and Pi Mu Epsilon National Conference, Los Angeles, CA.

Posters:

Bray, B. C., Cleveland, M. J., Greenberg, M. T., Feinberg, M. E. (2008, May). Examining differences in patterns of alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, and other drug use by gambling behavior. Poster presented at the Society for Prevention Research 16th Annual Meeting: "Context and Prevention Science," San Francisco, CA. (.pptx)

Bray, B.C., Collins, L.M., White, H.R., & Pandina, R.J. (2008, March). Identifying and predicting types of college-student gamblers. Poster presented at the American Academy of Health Behavior 8th Annual Scientific Meeting: "Addictions: From Cells to Societies," Oxnard, CA. (.ppt)

Palen, L., Smith, E.A., Caldwell, L.L., Bray, B.C., & Flisher, A.J. (2008, March.) Longitudinal patterns of cigarette use among South African high school students. Poster presented at the 12th Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Chicago, IL. (.ppt)

Bray, B.C., Collins, L.M., White, H.R., & Pandina, R.J. (2007, November). An alternative approach to identifying types of gamblers: Using latent class analysis to identify and predict high-risk college-student gamblers. Poster presented at the National Center for Responsible Gaming 8th Annual Conference: "Responsible Gaming, Regulation and Recovery: Testing Conventional Wisdom," Las Vegas, NV. (.ppt)

Bray, B.C., Lanza, S.T., & Collins, L.M. (2007, May). Modeling the longitudinal relation between adolescent smoking and drinking behavior. Poster presented at the Society for Prevention Research 15th Annual Conference: "Advancing Science-Based Prevention: Creating Real World Solutions," Washington, DC. (.ppt)

Bray, B.C. & Ridenour, T.A. (2006, June). Do predictors of late childhood substance use also predict gambling during late childhood?: Implications for prevention. Poster presented at the National Council on Problem Gambling 20th Annual Conference on Prevention, Research, and Treatment of Problem Gambling: "Addressing Gambling Problems in Underserved Populations," St. Paul, MN. (.ppt)

Bray, B.C. & Collins, L.M. (2005, December). Using latent class analysis to examine the structure of gambling behavior. Poster presented at the National Center for Responsible Gaming 6th Annual Conference: "Finding Common Ground on Prevention, Treatment, and Policy," Las Vegas, NV. (.ppt)

Bray, B.C. & Collins, L.M. (2005, May). The relation between the waxing and waning of adolescent substance use and delinquency. Poster presented at the Society for Prevention Research 13th Annual Conference: "Prevention Science to Public Health: Promoting Well-Being in the Population," Washington, DC. (.ppt)

Bray, B.C., Whyte, K.S., & Collins, L.M. (2005, May). The methodological state of research on gambling among adolescents. Poster presented at the Society for Prevention Research 13th Annual Conference: "Prevention Science to Public Health: Promoting Well-Being in the Population," Washington, DC. (.ppt)

Bray, B.C. (2004, June). Spatial distribution of poverty in Michigan counties, 1990 Census data. Poster presented at the 7th International Summer Institute on Developmental Science, Jyvaskyla, Finland. (.ppt)

Bray, B.C., Zimmerman, R.S., Lynam, D., & Murphy, S.A. (2003, June) Assessing the total effect of time-varying predictors in prevention research. Poster presented at the Society for Prevention Research 11th Annual Conference: "Research to Policy," Washington, DC. (.ppt)

Technology Demonstrations:

Lemmon, D. R., Bray, B. C., Lanza, S. T., & Dziak, J. J. (2008, May). New developments in SAS procedures for prevention research. Technology demonstration presented at the Society for Prevention Research 16th Annual Meeting: "Context and Prevention Science," San Francisco, CA.