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Gesten, E. L., & Jason, L. A. (1987). Social and community interventions. In M. R. Rosenzweig & L. W. Porter (Eds.) Annual Review of Psychology. (pp. 427-460). Palo Alto, CA: Annual Reviews, Inc.

Jason, L. A., McMahon, S. D., Salina, D., Hedeker, D., Stockton, M., Dunson, K., Kimball, P. (1995). Assessing a smoking cessation intervention involving groups, incentives, and self-help manuals.Behavior Therapy, 26, 393-408.

Jason, L. A., Billows, W., Schnopp-Wyatt, D., & King, C. (1996). Reducing the illegal sales of cigarettes to minors: Analysis of alternative enforcement schedules. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 29, 333-344.

Jason, L. A., Richman, J. A., Friedberg, F., Wagner, L., Taylor, R., & Jordan, K. M. (1997). Politics, science, and the emergence of a new disease: The case of chronic fatigue syndrome. American Psychologist, 52, 973-983.

Jason, L. A., & Barnes, H. E. (1997). Substance abuse prevention: Beyond the schoolyard. Applied and Preventive  Psychology, 6, 211-220.

Jason, L. A. (1998). Tobacco, drug, and HIV preventive media interventions. American Journal of Community Psychology, 26, 145-187.

Jason, L.A., Biglan, A., & Katz, R. (1998). Implications of the tobacco settlement for the prevention of teenage smoking. Children’s Services: Social Policy, Research, and Practice, 1, 63-82.

Jason, L. A., Richman, J. A., Rademaker, A. W., Jordan, K. M., Plioplys, A. V., Taylor, R. R., McCready, W.,Huang,C., & Plioplys, S. (1999). A community-based study of chronic fatigue syndrome. Archives of Internal Medicine, 159, 2129-2137.

Jason, L. A., Taylor, R. R., & Kennedy, B. A. (2000).  Chronic fatigue syndrome, Fibromyalgia, and Multiple Chemical Sensitivities in a community-based sample of persons with chronic fatigue syndrome-like symptoms. Psychosomatic Medicine, 62, 655-663.

Jason, L. A., Taylor, R. R., Kennedy, C. L., Song, S., Johnson, D., & Torres, S. (2000). Chronic fatigue syndrome: Occupation, medical utilization, and subtypes in a community based sample. The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 188, 568-576.

Jason, L. A., Taylor, R. R., Stepanek, Z., &  Plioplys, S. (2001). Attitudes regarding chronic fatigue syndrome: The importance of a name. Journal of Health Psychology, 6, 61-71.

Jason, L. A., Taylor, R. R., Kennedy, C. L., Jordan, K., Huang, C., Torres-Harding, S., Song, S., & Johnson, D. (2002). A factor analysis of chronic fatigue symptoms in a community-based sample.Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 37, 183-189.

Jason, L. A., Pokorny, S. B., & Schoeny, M. E. (2003). Evaluating the effects of enforcements and fines on youth smoking. Critical Public Health, 13, 33-45.

Jason, L. A., Pokorny, S. B. & Schoeny, M. E. (2003). It is premature to abandon youth access to tobacco programs.Pediatrics, 111(4 Pt 1), 920-921.

Jason, L. A., Olson, B. D., Ferrari, J. R., & Davis, M. I. (2003-2004). Substance abuse: The need for second-order change. International Journal of Self Help & Self Care, 2, 91-109.

Jason, L. A., Holbert, C., Torres-Harding, S., & Taylor, R. R. (2004).  Stigma and chronic fatigue syndrome: Surveying a name change. Journal of Disability Policy Studies, 14, 222-228.

Jason, L. A., Corradi, K., Torres-Harding, S., Taylor, R. R., & King, C. (2005). Chronic fatigue syndrome: The need for subtypes. Neuropsychology Review, 15, 29-58.

Jason, L. A., Roberts, K., & Olson, B. D. (2005). Attitudes toward recovery homes and residents: Does proximity make a difference. Journal of Community Psychology, 33, 529-535.

 Jason, L.A. (2006). Benefits and challenges of generating community participation. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 37(2), 132-139.

Jason, L. A., Pokorny, S. B., Sanem, J. R., & Adams, M. L. (2006). Monitoring and decreasing public smoking among youth. Behavior Modification, 30, 681-692.

Jason, L. A., Olson, B. D., Ferrari, J. R., & Lo Sasso, A. T. (2006). Communal housing settings enhance substance abuse recovery. American Journal of Public Health, 96, 1727-1729.

Jason, L. A.,  Olson, B. D., Ferrari, J. R., Majer, J. M.,  Alvarez, J., & Stout, J. (2007). An examination of main and interactive effects of substance abuse recovery. Addiction, 102, 1114–1121.
Jason, L. A., Benton, M., Johnson, A., &  Valentine, L. (2008).The economic impact of ME/CFS: Individual and societal level costs. Dynamic Medicine,  7:6

Jason, L. A., Pokorny, S.B., Adams, M., Nihls, A., Kim, H. Y., & Hunt, Y. (2009). Cracking down on youth tobacco may influence drug use. Journal of Community Psychology, 38, 1-15.

Jason, L. A., Evans, M., Brown, M., & Porter, N. (2010). What is fatigue: Pathological and nonpathological fatigue.Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2, 327-331.

Jason, L. A., & Ferrari, J. R. (2010). Oxford House recovery homes: Characteristics and effectiveness.Psychological Services, 7, 92-102.

Jason, L. A., Porter, N.,  Hunnell, J.,  Rademaker, A.,  & Richman, J. A.  (2011). CFS prevalence and risk factors over time. Journal of Health Psychology,  16, 445-456.

Jason, L.A. (2012). Small wins matter in advocacy movements: Giving voice to patients. American Journal of Community Psychology, 49, 307-316.

Jason, L. A., Skendrovic, B., Furst, J., Brown, A., Weng, A., & Bronikowski, C. (2012). Data mining: Comparing the Empiric CFS to the Canadian ME/CFS case definition.  Journal of Clinical Psychology. 68, 41-49.

Jason, L. A., Unger, E.R., Dimitrakoff, J. D., Fagin, A.P., Houghton, M., Cook, D., Marshall Jr., G. D., Klimas, N., &  Snell, C. (2012). Minimum data elements for research reports on CFS. Brain, Behavior and Immunity. 26. 401-406.

Jason, L. A., Brown, M., Brown, A., Evans, M., Flores, S., Grant-Holler, E., & Sunnquist, M. (2013). Energy Conservation/Envelope Theory interventions to help patients with chronic fatigue syndrome. Fatigue:  Biomedicine, Health, & Behavior, 1, 27-42. doi:10.1080/21641846.2012.733602.

Jason, L. A., DiGangi, J. A., Alvarez, J., Contreras, R., Lopez, R., Gallardo, S., & Flores, S. (2013). Evaluating a bilingual voluntary community-based healthcare organization. Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse, 12, 321–338.

Jason, L. A., Mericle, A. A., Polcin, D. L., & White, W. L. (2013). The role of recovery residences in promoting long-term addiction recovery. American Journal of Community Psychology, 52, 406-411.

Jason, L. A., Sunnquist, M., Brown, A., Evans, M., Vernon, S. D., Furst, J., & Simonis,V. (2014). Examining case definition criteria for chronic fatigue syndrome and Myalgic Encephalomyelitis. Fatigue: Biomedicine, Health, and Behavior, 2, 40-56.

Jason, L. A., Light, J. M., Stevens, E. B., & Beers, K. (2014). Dynamic social networks in recovery homes. American Journal of Community Psychology, 53, 324-334.

Jason, L. A., Beasley, C. R., & Hunter, B.A. (2015). Advocacy and social justice. In V. Chien & S.M. Wolfe (Ed.).Foundations of Community Psychology Practice. (pp. 262-289) New York: Sage.

Jason, L.A. (2015). Ethical and diversity challenges in ecologically sensitive systems-oriented interventions.  American Psychologist, 70, 762-775.

Jason, L.A., Stevens, E., Ram, D. Miller, S.A., Beasley, C.R., & Gleason, K., (2016). Theories in the field of community psychology. Global Journal of Community Psychology Practice, 7(2), 1-27.

Jason, L.A., Sunnquist, M., Brown, A., Evans, M., & Newton, J.L. (2016). Are Myalgic Encephalomyelitis and chronic fatigue syndrome different illnesses? A preliminary analysis. Journal of Health Psychology, 21, 3–15. doi: 10.1177/1359105313520335.PMCID: PMC4125561

Jason, L.A., Stevens, E., & Light, J.M. (2016). The relationship of sense of community and trust to hope. Journal of Community Psychology, 44, 334–341.