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Michael A. Russell

Michael A. Russell

Associate Professor, Biobehavioral Health
Assistant Professor, Biobehavioral Health
Scientific Program:Cancer Control
Disease Teams:
Institute for CyberScience (ICS) - Associate
MAR60@psu.edu

Research Interests

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  • Alcohols
  • Ecological Momentary Assessment
  • Drinking
  • Mental Health
  • Young Adult
  • Health
  • Students
  • Cannabis
  • Technology
  • Depression
  • Parents
  • Counseling
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Recent Publications

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2024

Glenn, SD, Turrisi, RJ, Richards, VL, Russell, MA & Mallett, KA 2024, 'A Dual-Process Decision-Making Model Examining the Longitudinal Associations Between Alcohol-Induced Blackouts and Alcohol Use Disorder Risk Among College Student Drinkers', Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs, vol. 85, no. 1, pp. 73-83. https://doi.org/10.15288/jsad.23-00063
White, SC, Ruiz, JM, Allison, M, Uchino, BN, Smith, TW, Taylor, DJ, Jones, DR, Russell, MA, Ansell, EB & Smyth, JM 2024, 'Cardiovascular risk, social vigilance, and stress profiles of male law enforcement officers versus civilians', Health Psychology Open, vol. 11. https://doi.org/10.1177/20551029241244723
Courtney, JB, West, AB, Russell, MA, Almeida, DM & Conroy, DE 2024, 'College Students' Day-to-Day Maladaptive Drinking Responses to Stress Severity and Stressor-Related Guilt and Anger', Annals of Behavioral Medicine, vol. 58, no. 2, pp. 131-143. https://doi.org/10.1093/abm/kaad065
Richards, VL, Turrisi, RJ & Russell, MA 2024, 'Subjective Intoxication Predicts Alcohol-Related Consequences at Equivalent Alcohol Concentrations in Young Adults Using Ecological Momentary Assessment and Alcohol Sensors', Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, vol. 38, no. 3, pp. 334-346. https://doi.org/10.1037/adb0000993
Richards, VL, Glenn, SD, Turrisi, RJ, Mallett, KA, Ackerman, S & Russell, MA 2024, 'Transdermal alcohol concentration features predict alcohol-induced blackouts in college students', Alcohol, Clinical and Experimental Research, vol. 48, no. 5, pp. 880-888. https://doi.org/10.1111/acer.15290

2023

Emert, SE, Taylor, DJ, Gartenberg, D, Schade, MM, Roberts, DM, Nagy, SM, Russell, M, Huskey, A, Mueller, M, Gamaldo, A & Buxton, OM 2023, 'A non-pharmacological multi-modal therapy to improve sleep and cognition and reduce mild cognitive impairment risk: Design and methodology of a randomized clinical trial', Contemporary Clinical Trials, vol. 132, 107275. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cct.2023.107275
Rodríguez, GC & Russell, MA 2023, 'Acceptability and anklet user experience with the SCRAM-CAM transdermal alcohol concentration sensor in regularly drinking young adults' natural environments', Alcohol, vol. 111, pp. 51-58. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.alcohol.2023.04.005
Courtney, JB, Russell, MA & Conroy, DE 2023, 'Acceptability and validity of using the BACtrack skyn wrist-worn transdermal alcohol concentration sensor to capture alcohol use across 28 days under naturalistic conditions – A pilot study', Alcohol, vol. 108, pp. 30-43. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.alcohol.2022.11.004
Richards, VL, Turrisi, RJ, Glenn, SD, Waldron, KA, Rodriguez, GC, Mallett, KA & Russell, MA 2023, 'Alcohol-induced blackouts among college student drinkers: A multilevel analysis', Addictive Behaviors, vol. 143, 107706. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2023.107706
Russell, MA, Smyth, JM, Turrisi, R & Rodriguez, GC 2023, 'Baseline Protective Behavioral Strategy Use Predicts More Moderate Transdermal Alcohol Concentration Dynamics and Fewer Negative Consequences of Drinking in Young Adults’ Natural Settings', Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, vol. 38, no. 3, pp. 347-359. https://doi.org/10.1037/adb0000941
Richards, VL, Glenn, SD, Turrisi, RJ, Altstaedter, A, Mallett, KA & Russell, MA 2023, 'Does it really matter that I do not remember my night? Consequences related to blacking out among college student drinkers', Alcohol: Clinical and Experimental Research, vol. 47, no. 9, pp. 1798-1805. https://doi.org/10.1111/acer.15157
Glenn, SD, Turrisi, R, Hecht, ML, Russell, MA & Ray, AE 2023, 'Examining engagement with and acceptability and usability of REAL Parenting: A brief online parent-based intervention to reduce alcohol use and consequences among high school students', Addictive Behaviors, vol. 143, 107673. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2023.107673
Jones, DR, Ruiz, JM, Schreier, HMC, Allison, MA, Uchino, BN, Russell, MA, Taylor, DJ, Smith, TW & Smyth, JM 2023, 'Mean affect and affect variability may interact to predict inflammation', Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, vol. 109, pp. 168-174. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbi.2023.01.008
Gajos, JM, Russell, MA, Odgers, CL, Hoyle, RH & Copeland, WE 2023, 'Pubertal timing moderates the same-day coupling between family hassles and negative affect in girls and boys', Development and Psychopathology, vol. 35, no. 4, pp. 1942-1955. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954579422000591
Mason, MJ, Coatsworth, JD, Zaharakis, N, Russell, M, Aaron, B & McKinstry, S 2023, 'Testing Mechanisms of Change for Text Message–Delivered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Randomized Clinical Trial for Young Adult Depression', JMIR mHealth and uHealth, vol. 11, e45186. https://doi.org/10.2196/45186
Mennis, J, Mason, MJ, Coatsworth, JD, Russell, M & Zaharakis, NM 2024, 'Young Adult Depression and Cannabis Use: Associations Before and After Recreational Legalization', American Journal of Preventive Medicine, vol. 66, no. 2, pp. 333-341. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2023.09.023

2022

West, AB, Bomysoad, RN, Russell, MA & Conroy, DE 2022, 'Daily Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior and Alcohol Use in At-Risk College Students', Annals of Behavioral Medicine, vol. 56, no. 7, pp. 712-725. https://doi.org/10.1093/abm/kaab085
Russell, MA, Bomysoad, RN, Coatsworth, JD & Mason, MJ 2022, 'Effects of a cannabis use disorder text message–delivered treatment on young adult alcohol misuse: Differential effects by gender', Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, vol. 132, 108466. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsat.2021.108466
Glenn, SD, Turrisi, R, Waldron, KA, Mallett, KA, Russell, MA & Reavy, RR 2022, 'Examining the impact of early college experiences on the cumulative number of alcohol-related consequences', Addictive Behaviors, vol. 132, 107357. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2022.107357
Mennis, J, McKeon, TP, Coatsworth, JD, Russell, MA, Coffman, DL & Mason, MJ 2022, 'Neighborhood disadvantage moderates the effect of a mobile health intervention on adolescent depression', Health and Place, vol. 73, 102728. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2021.102728
Russell, MA, Coatsworth, JD, Brown, A, Zaharakis, N, Mennis, J, Rodriguez, GC & Mason, MJ 2023, 'Peer Network Counseling Effects on Substance Use: an Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis Integrating Three Randomized Controlled Trials', Prevention Science, vol. 24, no. 8, pp. 1510-1522. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11121-022-01468-z
Wallis, D, Coatsworth, JD, Mennis, J, Riggs, NR, Zaharakis, N, Russell, MA, Brown, AR, Rayburn, S, Radford, A, Hale, C & Mason, MJ 2022, 'Predicting Self-Medication with Cannabis in Young Adults with Hazardous Cannabis Use', International journal of environmental research and public health, vol. 19, no. 3, 1850. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19031850
Qian, T, Walton, AE, Collins, LM, Klasnja, P, Lanza, ST, Nahum-Shani, I, Rabbi, M, Russell, MA, Walton, MA, Yoo, H & Murphy, SA 2022, 'The Microrandomized Trial for Developing Digital Interventions: Experimental Design and Data Analysis Considerations', Psychological Methods, vol. 27, no. 5, pp. 874-894. https://doi.org/10.1037/met0000283
Courtney, JB & Russell, MA 2023, 'To Drink or Not to Drink: Is That the Question? Examining Correspondence and Predictive Validity of Morning Drinking Intentions for Young Adults’ Drinking Behaviors and Consequences', Prevention Science, vol. 24, no. 2, pp. 322-336. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11121-022-01437-6
Courtney, JB, Russell, MA & Conroy, DE 2022, 'Tobacco and cannabis use as moderators of the association between physical activity and alcohol use across the adult lifespan in the United States: NHANES, 2005–2016', Preventive Medicine, vol. 155, 106931. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2021.106931
Russell, MA, Turrisi, RJ & Smyth, JM 2022, 'Transdermal sensor features correlate with ecological momentary assessment drinking reports and predict alcohol-related consequences in young adults’ natural settings', Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, vol. 46, no. 1, pp. 100-113. https://doi.org/10.1111/acer.14739
Mason, MJ, Coatsworth, JD, Zaharakis, N, Russell, M, Wallis, D, Brown, A & Hale, C 2023, 'Treating Young Adult Depression With Text-Delivered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial', Behavior Therapy, vol. 54, no. 2, pp. 315-329. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.beth.2022.09.005
Felt, JM, Russell, MA, Johnson, JA, Ruiz, JM, Uchino, BN, Allison, M, Smith, TW, Taylor, DJ, Ahn, C & Smyth, JM 2023, 'Within-person associations of optimistic and pessimistic expectations with momentary stress, affect, and ambulatory blood pressure', Anxiety, Stress and Coping, vol. 36, no. 5, pp. 636-648. https://doi.org/10.1080/10615806.2022.2142574

2021

Courtney, J, Handley, E, Pagoto, S, Russell, M & Conroy, DE 2021, 'Alcohol use as a function of physical activity and golfing motives in a national sample of united states golfers', Nutrients, vol. 13, no. 6, 1856. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13061856
Jensen, M, George, MJ, Russell, MA, Lippold, MA & Odgers, CL 2021, 'Daily Parent-Adolescent Digital Exchanges', Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, vol. 49, no. 9, pp. 1125-1138. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10802-020-00765-x
Jensen, M, George, MJ, Russell, MA, Lippold, MA & Odgers, CL 2021, 'Does Adolescent Digital Technology Use Detract from the Parent–Adolescent Relationship?', Journal of Research on Adolescence, vol. 31, no. 2, pp. 469-481. https://doi.org/10.1111/jora.12618
Cleveland, HH, Knapp, KS, Brick, TR, Russell, MA, Gajos, JM & Bunce, SC 2021, 'Effectiveness and Utility of Mobile Device Assessment of Subjective Craving during Residential Opioid Dependence Treatment', Substance Use and Misuse, vol. 56, no. 9, pp. 1284-1294. https://doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2021.1921808
Mason, MJ, Coatsworth, JD, Russell, M, Khatri, P, Bailey, S, Moore, M, Brown, A, Zaharakis, N, Trussell, M, Stephens, CJ, Wallis, D & Hale, C 2021, 'Reducing Risk for Adolescent Substance Misuse with Text-Delivered Counseling to Adolescents and Parents', Substance Use and Misuse, vol. 56, no. 9, pp. 1247-1257. https://doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2021.1910709
Courtney, JB & Russell, MA 2021, 'Testing affect regulation models of drinking prior to and after drinking initiation using ecological momentary assessment.', Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, vol. 35, no. 5, pp. 597-608. https://doi.org/10.1037/adb0000763
Gioia, SA, Russell, MA, Zimet, GD, Stupiansky, NW & Rosenberger, JG 2021, 'The role of disclosure & perceptions about providers in health discussions among gay and bisexual young men', Patient Education and Counseling, vol. 104, no. 7, pp. 1712-1718. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2020.12.032

2020

Felt, JM, Russell, MA, Ruiz, JM, Johnson, JA, Uchino, BN, Allison, M, Smith, TW, Taylor, DJ, Ahn, C & Smyth, J 2020, 'A multimethod approach examining the relative contributions of optimism and pessimism to cardiovascular disease risk markers', Journal of Behavioral Medicine, vol. 43, no. 5, pp. 839-849. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-020-00133-6
West, AB, Bittel, KM, Russell, MA, Evans, MB, Mama, SK & Conroy, DE 2020, 'A systematic review of physical activity, sedentary behavior, and substance use in adolescents and emerging adults', Translational behavioral medicine, vol. 10, no. 5, pp. 1155-1167. https://doi.org/10.1093/tbm/ibaa008
Rivenbark, J, Arseneault, L, Caspi, A, Danese, A, Fisher, HL, Moffitt, TE, Rasmussen, LJH, Russell, MA & Odgers, CL 2020, 'Adolescents' perceptions of family social status correlate with health and life chances: A twin difference longitudinal cohort study', Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, vol. 117, no. 38, pp. 23323-23328. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1820845116
Russell, MA, Linden-Carmichael, AN, Lanza, ST, Fair, EV, Sher, KJ & Piasecki, TM 2020, 'Affect Relative to Day-Level Drinking Initiation: Analyzing Ecological Momentary Assessment Data With Multilevel Spline Modeling', Psychology of Addictive Behaviors. https://doi.org/10.1037/adb0000550
Jones, DR, Smyth, JM, Engeland, CG, Sliwinski, MJ, Russell, MA, Sin, NL, Almeida, DM & Graham-Engeland, JE 2020, 'Affect variability and inflammatory markers in midlife adults', Health Psychology, vol. 39, no. 8, pp. 655-666. https://doi.org/10.1037/hea0000868
Russell, MA & Gajos, JM 2020, 'Annual Research Review: Ecological momentary assessment studies in child psychology and psychiatry', Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines, vol. 61, no. 3, pp. 376-394. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13204
Bekiroglu, K, Russell, MA, Lagoa, C, Su, R, Sznaier, M, Lanza, ST & Odgers, CL 2021, 'Continuous-time model identification: application on a behavioural (miLife) study', International Journal of Control, vol. 94, no. 9, pp. 2318-2329. https://doi.org/10.1080/00207179.2019.1706101
McKee, K, Russell, M, Mennis, J, Mason, M & Neale, M 2020, 'Emotion regulation dynamics predict substance use in high-risk adolescents', Addictive Behaviors, vol. 106, 106374. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2020.106374
Shalev, I, Hastings, WJ, Etzel, L, Israel, S, Russell, MA, Hendrick, KA, Zinobile, M & Siegel, SR 2020, 'Investigating the impact of early-life adversity on physiological, immune, and gene expression responses to acute stress: A pilot feasibility study', PloS one, vol. 15, no. 4, e0221310. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0221310
Swendeman, D, Sumstine, S, Brink, A, Mindry, D, Medich, M & Russell, M 2020, 'Smartphone self-monitoring by young adolescents and parents to assess and improve family functioning: qualitative feasibility study', JMIR Formative Research, vol. 4, no. 6, e15777. https://doi.org/10.2196/15777
Calhoun, B, Williams, J, Greenberg, M, Domitrovich, C, Russell, MA & Fishbein, DH 2020, 'Social Emotional Learning Program Boosts Early Social and Behavioral Skills in Low-Income Urban Children', Frontiers in Psychology, vol. 11, 561196. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.561196
George, MJ, Jensen, MR, Russell, MA, Gassman-Pines, A, Copeland, WE, Hoyle, RH & Odgers, CL 2020, 'Young Adolescents' Digital Technology Use, Perceived Impairments, and Well-Being in a Representative Sample', Journal of Pediatrics, vol. 219, pp. 180-187. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2019.12.002
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