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In Press

Blozis, S. A. Nonlinear growth models. In Laursen, B., Little, T. D., & Card, N. A. (eds), Handbook of Developmental Research Methods.  New York:  Guilford Press. 
Blozis, S. A. Sensitivity analysis of mixed-effects models when longitudinal data are incomplete. In Hancock, G., & Harring, J. (eds.), Longitudinal Methods. 

2011

Xu, S., & Blozis, S. A. (2011). Sensitivity Analysis of a Mixed Model for Incomplete Longitudinal Data. Journal of Educational & Behavioral Statistics, 36, 237-256, first published on December 16, 2010 doi:10.3102/1076998610375836

2010

Blozis, S.A. An Introduction to Multilevel Modeling Techniques. Applied Psychological Measurement, 34, 143-145.

Stuifbergen, A., Becker, H., Blozis, S. A., & Park, I. A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Wellness Intervention for Women with Fibromyalgia Syndrome. Clinical Rehabilitation, 24, 305-318.


Blozis, S.A., Cho, Y.I., & Xu, S. Latent curve models: A structural equation perspective. Sociological Methods and Research


2009

Wang, Y., Blozis, S. A., Ledermann, M., Krieg, A., Landay, A., & Miller, C. J. (2009). The enhanced antibody responses elicited by a CpG adjuvant does not improve the protective effect of an AT-2 inactivated SIV therapeutic AIDS vaccine. Clinical and Vaccine Immunology. (doi:10.1128/CVI.00471-08)

2008

 

Stuifbergen, A., Becker, H., Blozis, S.A., Beal, C., & Park, I. Conceptualization and development of the Acceptance of Chronic Health Conditions Scale. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 29, 101-114.


Capitanio, J. P, Abel, K., Mendoza, S. P., Blozis, S. A., McChesney, M. B., Cole, S. W., & Mason, W. A. Personality and serotonin transporter genotype interact with social context to affect immunity and viral set-point in simian immunodeficiency virus disease. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 22, 676-689. (Epub 2007 Aug 23).


Villarreal, R., Blozis, S.A., & Jeong, J.J. Understanding adolescent Hispanic consumers: Advertising and branding implications. Business Journal of Hispanic Research, 2, 62-74.


Harrison, T.*, Blozis, S.A., & Stuifbergen, A. Longitudinal predictors of attitudes toward aging among women with multiple sclerosis. Psychology and Aging, 23, 823-832.


Prokosch, M.D.*, Coss, R.G., Scheib, J.E., & Blozis, S.A. Intelligence and mate choice: Intelligent men are always appealing. Evolution & Human Behavior, 30, 11-20.


Blozis, S.A., & Cho, Y.I. Coding and centering of time in latent curve models in the presence of interindividual time heterogeneity. Structural Equation Modeling, 15, 413-433.


Blozis, S.A., Harring, J.R., & Mels, G. Using LISREL to fit nonlinear latent curve models.  Structural Equation Modeling, 15, 356-379.


2007

Stamps, J., Davis, J. Blozis, S.A., & Boundy-Mills. Genotypic variation in refractory periods and habitat selection by natal dispersers. Animal Behaviour, 74, 599-610.


Williams, S. T.*, Conger, K.J., & Blozis, S.A. Interpersonal aggression: Developmental pathways and contributions from multiple family environments. Child Development, 78, 1526-1542.


Hyde, D.M., Blozis, S.A., Avdalovic, M., Putney, L.F., DeTorre, R., Quesenberry, N., Singh, P., & Tyler, N.K. Alveoli increase in number but not mean volume from birth to adulthood in rhesus monkeys. American Journal of Physiology: Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology, 293, L570-L579.


Genescà, M., Li, J., Fritts, L., Chohan, P., Abel, K., Bost, K., Rourke, T., Blozis, S.A., McChesney, M.B., & Miller, C.J. Depo-Provera abrogates attenuated lentivirus-induced protection in male rhesus macaques challenged intravenously with pathogenic SIVmac239. Journal of Medical Primatology, 36, 266–275.


Brown, S.A., Blozis, S.A., Kouzekanani, K., Garcia, A.A., Winchell, M., & Hanis, K.L. Health Beliefs of Mexican Americans with Type 2 Diabetes: The Starr County Border Health Initiative. The Diabetes Educator, 33, 300-308.


Blozis, S.A. A Newton procedure for a conditionally linear mixed-effects model. Behavior Research Methods, 39, 695-708.


Blozis, S.A., Conger, K.J., & Harring, J.R. Nonlinear latent curve models for longitudinal data. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 31, 340-346.


Blozis, S.A., Feldman, B., & Conger, R. Adolescent alcohol use and adult alcohol disorders: A two-part random-effects model with diagnostic outcomes. Drug and Alcohol Dependence 88S, S85-S96. doi:10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2006.12.008.


Blozis, S.A., & Traxler, M. Analyzing individual differences in sentence processing performance using multilevel models. Behavior Research Methods, 39, 31-38.


Blozis, S.A. On fitting nonlinear latent curve models to multiple variables measured longitudinally. Structural Equation Modeling, 14, 179-201.


2006

Stuifbergen, A.K., Blozis, S.A., Harrison, T.C.*, & Becker, H.A. Exercise, functional limitations and quality of life: A longitudinal study of persons with multiple sclerosis. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 87, 935-943.


Stamps, J. A., & Blozis, S.A. Effects of natal experience on habitat selection when individuals make choices in groups: A multilevel analysis. Animal Behaviour, 71, 663-672.


Blozis, S.A. A second-order structured latent curve model for longitudinal data. In K. van Montfort, H. Oud, & A. Satorra (Eds.) Longitudinal models in the behavioural and related sciences (pp 189-214). Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.


2005

Villarreal, R., Blozis, S.A., & Widaman, K. Factorial invariance of a Pan-Hispanic familism scale. Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 27, 409-425.

Brown, S.A., Blozis, S.A., Kouzekanani, K., Garcia, A.A., Winchell, M., & Hanis, C.L. Dosage effects of diabetes self-management education for Mexican Americans: The Starr County border health initiative. Diabetes Care, 28, 527-532.


Traxler, M.J., Williams, R.S., Blozis, S.A., & Morris, R.K. Working memory, animacy and verb class in the processing of relative clauses. Journal of Memory & Language, 53, 204-224.


2004

Blozis, S.A. Structured latent curve models for the study of change in multivariate repeated measures. Psychological Methods, 9, 334–353.


2003

Vaughn, S., Linan-Thompson, S., Kouzekanani, K., Bryant, D., Dickson, S., & Blozis, S.A.  Reading instruction grouping for students with reading difficulties. Remedial and Special Education, 24, 301-315.


Stuifbergen, A.K., Becker, H., Blozis, S.A. Timmerman, G., & Kullberg, V. A randomized clinical trial of a wellness intervention for women with multiple sclerosis. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 84, 467-476.


Blozis, S.A. Multilevel analysis: An introduction to basic and advanced multilevel modeling. Psychometrika, 68, 151-153.