Carruthers, K.A., Delos Reyes, C.M., Mahfoud, Y., Johnson, S.M., Ionescu, R., & Pagano, M.E. (December, 2011). Gender differences in adolescents entering residential substance abuse treatment. Presentation at the 22nd annual meeting of the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry at Scottsdale, AZ.

Carruthers, K. A. (July, 2011). Gender differences in adolescents entering residential substance abuse treatment.. Presentation at the 10th annual meeting of the Association of Recovery Schools at Cleveland, OH.

Delos Reyes, C.M. (July, 2011). Research in addiction and recovery: Stressful life events and alcohol relapse. Presentation at the Conference session at the 10th annual meeting of the Association of Recovery Schools at Cleveland, OH.

Mahfoud, Y. (July, 2011). Preteen marijuana use: Harmless or harmful?. Presentation at the 10th annual meeting of the Association of Recovery Schools at Cleveland, OH.

Carter, R.R., Johnson, S.M., & Pagano, M.E. (June, 2011). Comparison of prosocial behavior amongst adults with and without substance dependency. Presentation at the 34th annual meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism at Atlanta, GA.

Pagano, M.E., Kelly, J.F., Johnson, S.M., Post, S.G., & Stout, R.L. (June, 2011). The influence of religiosity on 12-Step engagement and substance use disorder treatment response among adolescents. Presentation at the 34th annual meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism at Atlanta, GA.

Johnson, S.M., Carter, R.R., & Pagano, M.E. (June, 2011). Sexual abuse, risky sexual behaviors and sexual beliefs among substance dependent adolescents court-referred to residential treatment. Presentation at the 34th annual meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism at Atlanta, GA.

Stout, R.L., Kelly, J.F., Magill, M., Tonigan, J.S., & Pagano, M.E. (June, 2010). Parametric analyses of social network characteristics as predictors of long-term drinking. Presentation at the 33rd annual meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism at San Antonio, TX.

Pagano, M.E., Stout, R.L., Kelly, J.F., Johnson, S.M., & Tonigan, J.S. (June, 2010). Helping others and long-term outcomes: A 10 year follow-up study in Project Match.. Presentation at the 33rd annual meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism at San Antonio, TX.

Carter, R.R., Johnson, S.M., Exline, J.J., & Pagano, M.E. (June, 2010). Addiction and Generation Me: Comparison of narcissistic behaviors amongst American youth with and without substance disorders. Presentation at the 33rd annual meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism at San Antonio, TX.

Krentzman, A.R., Pagano, M.E., Battle, D., Andrade, F.H., Delva, J., & Robinson, E.A.R. (2010). Spirituality/religiousness/altruism and substance abuse treatment outcomes: A comparison between black and white adolescents. Presentation at the 33rd annual meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism at San Antonio, TX.

Altose, B., Davis, M., Tager, S., & Pagano, M. (2010). Pre-teen substance use: Predictors of early first use among substance-dependent girls and boys. Presentation at the 1st annual Neurological Institute Research Day (One of two winners of the Neurological Institute Research Day) at Cleveland, OH.

Mahfoud, Y., Schwendiman, S., Delos Reyes, C.M., Murphy, J.L., Johnson, S.M., Pagano, M., et al. (April, 2010). Preteen marijuana use: Harmless or harmful?. Presentation at the 41st annual meeting of the American Society of Addiction Medicine at San Francisco, CA.

Carter, R., Exline, J., Johnson, S., & Pagano, M. (April, 2010). Addiction and "Generation Me": Narcissistic and prosocial behaviors of youth with substance dependency disorder in comparison to normative youths. Presentation at the SOURCE Symposium (Second place social sciences competition winner, 2010 outstanding Capstone project prize) at Cleveland, OH.

Altose, B., Davis, M., Tager, S., & Pagano, M. (October, 2009). Predictors of preteen substance use in substance dependent boys and girls. Presentation at the 56th annual meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Honolulu, HI.

Pagano, M.E., Krentzman, A.R., Onder, C.C., Baryak, J.L., Zywiak, W.H., & Stout, R.L. (June 2009). Assessment of service to others in sobriety (SOS). Presentation at the 32nd annual meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism at Washington, DC.

Parron, T.V., Mace, A.G., Adelman, C.A., & Pagano, M.E. (April, 2009). Buprenorphine/naloxone maintenance therapy: The effect of dose on two year retention in an office-based treatment program. Presentation at the 40th annual meeting of the American Society for Addiction Medicine at New Orleans, LA.

Amunategui, L.F., Davis, M., Shea, M., Onder, C., Baryak, J., Jaber, J. Ionescu, R., Pagano, M.E., et al. (October, 2008). Phenomenology of pre-pubescent drug use in substance-dependent youths. Presentation at the 55th annual meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Chicago, IL.

Christian, K.M., Pagano, M.E., Demeter, C.A., McNamara, N.K., Lingler, J., Bedoya, D.L., Faber, J., Findling, R.L., et al. (October, 2008). Moderators and mediators of fluoxetine treatment for pediatric depression and comorbid substance use. Presentation at the 55th annual meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Chicago, IL.

Delos Reyes, C.M., Pagano, M.E., Ronis, R., Skodol, A.E., Friend, K.B., & Stout, R.L. (April, 2008). Impact of stressful life events on alcohol relapse: Findings from the Collaborative Longitudinal Study of Personality Disorders. Presentation at the 39th annual medical-scientific conference of the American Society of Addiction Medicine at Toronto, ON.

Pagano, M.E., Book, S.W., Mace, A.G., Randall, C.L., & Tonigan, J.S. (July, 2008). Alcoholics seeking treatment: Does co-occurring social anxiety disorder interfere with AA affiliation?. Presentation at the 31th annual meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism at Washington, DC.

Parron, T.V., Pagano, M.E., Merkin, B., Mace, A.G., Defranco, R., Ionescu, R.A., Adelman, C.A., et al. (April, 2008). Urban community office-based opiate maintenance therapy with sublingual buprehorphine/naloxene: Outcome measures at 18 month follow-up.. Presentation at the 39th annual meeting of the American Society for Addiction Medicine (Received Medical Scientific Conference Award for best abstract) at Toronto, ON.

Shea, M., Onder, C., Jaber, J., Peterson, B., Amunategui, F., Davis, M., Pagano, M.E., et al. (April, 2008). The diagnostic evolution of adolescent substance dependence: What came first, the chicken or the egg?. Presentation at the 6th annual Case Western Reserve University research showcase at Cleveland, OH.

Pagano, M.E., Jaber, J., Kotz, M.M., Dean, R., & Zywiak, W.H. (July, 2007). Helping behaviors by alcoholics with long-term sobriety. Presentation at the 30th annual meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism at Chicago, IL.

Zemore, S.E., & Pagano, M.E. (July, 2007). Time-varying predictors of helping behaviors among individuals in treatment for alcohol use disorders: Findings from Project MATCH. Presentation at the 30th annual meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism at Chicago, IL.

Pagano, M.E., & Friend, K.B. (June, 2006). What factors are associated with quitting smoking during alcoholism treatment?. Presentation at the 29th annual meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism at Baltimore, MD.

Friend, K.B., & Pagano, M.E. (June, 2005). Cigarette and alcohol consumption among alcoholics in recovery.. Presentation at the 28th annual meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism at Santa Barbara, CA.

Pagano, M.E., & Friend, K.B. (June, 2004). Smoking cessation and alcohol consumption among alcoholic smokers in recovery. Presentation at the 27th annual meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism at Vancouver, BC.

Pagano, M.E., Mueller, T.I., Maki, K.M., Stout, R.L., & Keller, M.B. (June, 2004). The long-term use of benzodiazepines in subjects with comorbid anxiety and alcohol use. Presentation at the 27th annual meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism at Vancouver, BC.

Pagano, M.E., & Friend, K.B. (June, 2003). Smoking initiation among alcoholics in treatment. Presentation at the 26th annual meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism at Fort Lauderdale, FL.

Pagano, M.E. (July, 2007). Helping behaviors and alcohol use disorders. Presentation at the "On Topics of Alcohol and Alcohol Use Disorders", The Alcohol Medical Scholars Program at Online.