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Steven B. Pokorny

Steven B. Pokorny, Ph.D.

Dr. Pokorny's research focuses broadly on social policy issues relevant to preventing youth tobacco use and specifically on the individual, social, and environmental factors related to youth tobacco use. His current research includes a randomized trial with 24 communities in a longitudinal survey design to investigate the effects of tobacco control laws on tobacco use among underage youth.

Positions

  • Director, Youth Tobacco Access Project, Center for Community Research, DePaul University, Chicago, IL

 

Education

  • Ph.D., 2000, DePaul University, Clinical Psychology with specialization in Community Psychology

 

Relevant Publications

  • Pokorny, S. B., Jason, L. A., & Schoeny, M. (2004). Current smoking among young adolescents: Assessing school-based contextual norms. Tobacco Control, 13, 301-307.
  • Ji, P. Y., Pokorny, S. B., & Jason, L. A. (2004). Factors influencing middle and high school's active parental consent return rates. Evaluation Review, 28, 578-591.
  • Pokorny, S. B., Baptiste, D. R., Tolan, P., Hirsch, B. J., Talbot, B., Ji, P., Paikoff, R. L., & Madison-Boyd, S. (2004). Prevention science: Participatory approaches and community case studies. In L. A. Jason, C. B. Keys, Y. Suarez-Balcazar, R. R. Taylor, M. Davis, J. Durlak, & D. Isenberg (Eds.), Participatory community research: Theories and methods in action (pp. 87-104). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
  • Pokorny, S. B., Jason, L. A., & Schoeny, M. (2003). The relation of retail tobacco availability to initiation and continued smoking. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 32, 193-204.
  • Jason, L. A., Pokorny, S. B., & Katz, R. (2001). Passive versus active consent: A case study in school settings. Journal of Community Psychology, 29, 53-68.

 

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