Ruschelle Leone, PhD

Visiting Associate Professor, Psychiatry-Addiction Science, Prevention, and Treatment

Publications

  • Delbasso CA, Mujica CA, Amaya S, Mullican KN, Salamanca NK, Leone RM, Orchowski LM, Davis KC, Kaysen D, Gilmore AK, López C. Anxiety coping motives moderate links between discrimination and alcohol use in immigrant-origin and non-immigrant LGBQ college student. Alcohol Clin Exp Res (Hoboken). 2025 Nov;49(11):2592-2603. PubMed PMID: 41175108
  • García-Ramírez G, Ellis JR, Salamanca NK, Mullican KN, Leone RM, Orchowski LM, Davis KC, Kaysen DL, Gilmore AK. Alcohol Use, Sexual Assault Severity, and Bystander Opportunities and Behaviors Among College Students. J Interpers Violence. 2025 Oct 25;:8862605251368848. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 41137563
  • Marcantonio TL, Leone RM, Mays K, Thrash A, Meadows M, Manauis C, Willis M, LeRoux S, Jozkowski KN. How Does Alcohol Use Relate to Sexual Consent? A Scoping Review. J Sex Res. 2025 Nov-Dec;62(9):1762-1780. PubMed PMID: 41025565
  • Rizzo AJ, Ellis JR, Leone RM, Davis KC, Gilmore AK. Reduced drinking as a mechanism for alcohol and violence-related intervention effects from Positive Change©. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2025 Oct 1;275:112854. PubMed PMID: 40889461
  • Gilmore AK, Leone RM, Reuben K, Garner JB, Flowers N, Chipman T, Patton EE, Capobianco J, Zong ZY, Stappenbeck CA, Ellis JR, Fortson K, Mullican KN, Larimer M. Pilot randomized controlled trial of a tailored personalized normative feedback intervention for college student alcohol use. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2025 Oct 1;275:112824. PubMed PMID: 40834655
  • Gilmore AK, Mullican KN, Moore CJ, Mazzone GM, Ellis JR, Leone RM, Walter KH, Tomko RL, Flanagan JC. Evaluating the feasibility of an experimental paradigm for alcohol-involved sexual violence perpetration among active duty and veteran men. Eur J Psychotraumatol. 2025 Dec;16(1):2538905. PubMed PMID: 40792486
  • Tran KT, Leone RM, Swartout KM, Tran MH, Trinh O, Yount KM. Sexual misconduct among high school students in Vietnam. Child Prot Pract. 2025 Jul;5. PubMed PMID: 40746716
  • Leone RM, Franklin-Kidd M, Gayer E, Brown J, Patel R, Thompson C, Mullican NK, Salazar LF, Neighbors C, Gilmore AK, Gray KM, Senn C. Integrating Alcohol and Cannabis Risk Reduction Into Sexual Assault Resistance Programming: Findings From a Pilot of EAAA. J Stud Alcohol Drugs. 2025 Sep;86(5):761-768. PubMed PMID: 39841440
  • Leone RM, Haikalis M, Marcantonio TL, Gilmore AK, Stappenbeck C, Barnett NP, Gray KM. Event-level effects of alcohol, cannabis, and simultaneous alcohol and cannabis use on bystander intentions in response to hypothetical situations among college women. Addict Behav. 2025 Mar;162:108227. PubMed PMID: 39667050
  • Leone RM, Tomko RL, Hindocha C, Hardeman L, Tuttle J, Gray KM. Understanding US adolescents' and emerging adults' overestimation of their cannabis use quantity. Addict Behav. 2025 Feb;161:108206. PubMed PMID: 39577315
  • Gilmore AK, Nielsen KE, Salamanca NK, Oesterle DW, Parekh A, Leone RM, Orchowski LM, Ramakrishnan V, Kaysen D, Davis KC. Preliminary Efficacy of Positive Change( Change): A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of an Integrated Alcohol and Sexual Assault Prevention Program Tailored by Gender and Sexual Orientation. J Interpers Violence. 2025 Jun;40(11-12):2556-2581. PubMed PMID: 39329408
  • Marcantonio TL, Avery G, Thrash A, Leone RM. Large Language Models in an App: Conducting a Qualitative Synthetic Data Analysis of How Snapchat's "My AI" Responds to Questions About Sexual Consent, Sexual Refusals, Sexual Assault, and Sexting. J Sex Res. 2025 Nov-Dec;62(9):1905-1919. PubMed PMID: 39254628
  • Parrott D, Leone RM, Hequembourg A, Shorey RC, Eckhardt C, Stuart GL. An Integrative Model of Alcohol-Facilitated Intimate Partner Aggression Perpetration in Sexual and Gender Diverse Couples. J Stud Alcohol Drugs. 2025 Mar;86(2):218-228. PubMed PMID: 39105578
  • Marcantonio TL, Nielsen KE, Haikalis M, Leone RM, Woerner J, Neilson EC, Schipani-McLaughlin AM. Hey ChatGPT, Let's Talk About Sexual Consent. J Sex Res. 2025 May;62(4):433-444. PubMed PMID: 37707442
  • Leone RM, Haikalis M, Marcantonio TL, Gilmore AK, Stappenbeck C, Barnett NP, Gray KM. Event-level effects of alcohol, cannabis, and simultaneous alcohol and cannabis use on bystander intentions in response to hypothetical situations among college women. Addict Behav. 2024 Dec 6;162:108227. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 39667050
  • Leone RM, Tomko RL, Hindocha C, Hardeman L, Tuttle J, Gray KM. Understanding US adolescents' and emerging adults' overestimation of their cannabis use quantity. Addict Behav. 2024 Nov 5;161:108206. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 39577315
  • Gilmore AK, Nielsen KE, Salamanca NK, Oesterle DW, Parekh A, Leone RM, Orchowski LM, Ramakrishnan V, Kaysen D, Davis KC. Preliminary Efficacy of Positive Change( Change): A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of an Integrated Alcohol and Sexual Assault Prevention Program Tailored by Gender and Sexual Orientation. J Interpers Violence. 2024 Sep 27;:8862605241275994. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 39329408
  • Marcantonio TL, Avery G, Thrash A, Leone RM. Large Language Models in an App: Conducting a Qualitative Synthetic Data Analysis of How Snapchat's "My AI" Responds to Questions About Sexual Consent, Sexual Refusals, Sexual Assault, and Sexting. J Sex Res. 2024 Sep 10;:1-15. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 39254628
  • Parrott D, Leone RM, Hequembourg A, Shorey RC, Eckhardt C, Stuart GL. An Integrative Model of Alcohol-Facilitated Intimate Partner Aggression Perpetration in Sexual and Gender Diverse Couples. J Stud Alcohol Drugs. 2024 Aug 6. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 39105578
  • Leone RM, Chambers JA, Donham BP, Junker CA. Artificial Intelligence in Military Medicine. Mil Med. 2024 Aug 30;189(9-10):244-248. PubMed PMID: 39028176
  • Marcantonio TL, Cao C, Leone RM, Cropsey K. A Within-Person Examination of Alcohol-Involved and Non-Alcohol-Involved Internal and External Sexual Consent Communication. J Stud Alcohol Drugs. 2024 Sep;85(5):627-635. PubMed PMID: 38517758
  • Gex KS, Leone RM, Aungst J, Branson K, Gray KM, Tomko RL. Identifying brief intervention factors to improve cannabis related outcomes in adolescents and young adults: A systematic review of sample characteristics and intervention components. J Subst Use Addict Treat. 2024 Jun;161:209335. PubMed PMID: 38490335
  • Leone RM, Haikalis M, Marcantonio TL, García-Ramírez G, Mullican NK, Orchowski LM, Davis KC, Kaysen DL, Gilmore AK. Examining the Role of Alcohol and Cannabis Use Patterns in Bystander Opportunity and Behavior for Sexual and Relationship Aggression. J Stud Alcohol Drugs. 2024 Sep;85(5):636-642. PubMed PMID: 38445852
  • Gilmore AK, Moore CJ, Nielsen KE, Prince JR, Fortson K, Nicole Mullican K, Hutchins A, Ellis J, Leone RM, Ward-Ciesielski E. Mixed method examination of alcohol and suicidality among actively suicidal adults who engage in heavy episodic drinking. Addict Behav. 2024 Apr;151:107938. PubMed PMID: 38217943
  • Marcantonio TL, Haikalis M, Misquith C, Leone RM. Alcohol's Effects on the Bystander Decision-Making Model: A Systematic Literature Review. J Sex Res. 2024 May-Jun;61(5):783-798. PubMed PMID: 38010804
  • Schipani-McLaughlin AM, Salazar LF, Leone RM, Balser D, Hunley K, Quinn-Echevarria K. Acceptability of RealConsent: A Sexual Violence Web-Based Risk Reduction Program for College Women. Health Educ Behav. 2024 Feb;51(1):94-103. PubMed PMID: 37961873
  • Gilmore AK, García-Ramírez G, Fortson K, Salamanca NK, Nicole Mullican K, Metzger IW, Leone RM, Kaysen DL, Orchowski LM, Cue Davis K. The association between alcohol use and sexual assault victimization among college students differs by gender identity and race. Addict Behav. 2024 Feb;149:107892. PubMed PMID: 37925842
  • Neilson EC, Marcantonio TL, Woerner J, Leone RM, Haikalis M, Davis KC. Alcohol intoxication, condom use rationale, and men's coercive condom use resistance: The role of past unintended partner pregnancy. Psychol Addict Behav. 2024 Mar;38(2):173-184. PubMed PMID: 37707467
  • Flanagan JC, Leone RM, Melkonian AJ, Jarnecke AM, Hogan JN, Massa AA. Effects of alcohol problem discrepancy on relationship adjustment: The moderating role of conflict negotiation among couples with alcohol use disorder and intimate partner violence. Fam Process. 2024 Sep;63(3):1171-1184. PubMed PMID: 37148131
  • Kirwan M, Leone RM, Davis KC, Orchowski LM, Gilmore AK. Emotion Regulation Difficulties Moderate the Association Between Typical Drinking and Sexual Assault Victimization Among Sexual and Gender Minority University Students. Violence Against Women. 2024 Mar;30(3-4):768-790. PubMed PMID: 36794462
  • Leone RM, Oesterle D, Yepuri H, Kaysen DL, Orchowski L, Davis KC, Gilmore AK. College student alcohol use and confidence to intervene in interpersonal violence: Differences by gender and sexual orientation. J Am Coll Health. 2024 May-Jun;72(4):1289-1295. PubMed PMID: 35658026
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