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Ralph McNeal

Associate Professor of Sociology

University of Connecticut

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College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Sociology

Ralph Mcneal is currently serving as a College Of Liberal Arts And Sciences Associate Professor of Sociology at University of Connecticut.

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Ralph McNeal

University of Connecticut

Associate Professor of Sociology

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behavioral sciences education psychology educational research adolescent health school effectiveness higher education family involvement sociology child development socioeconomic status substance use student success social skills social relations health education family psychology child psychology developmental psychology school psychology applied developmental psychology student retention parent leadership family interactions parental care teacher-student relation educational attainment school functioning online education high school dropouts health psychology family relations family studies youth services educational psychology family process gender diversity vocational behavior distance education behavioral outcomes human development candidate selection sport participation student engagement educational disadvantage adolescence adolescent psychology labor market participation institutional environment online course development population science race relations attitude theory intergroup relations social epidemiology teaching sociology online learning substance addiction prevention science alcohol misuse alcohol abuse parental involvement program effects mediating variables academic achievement parent involvement student attitudes mediator relationships potential effect program effectiveness school context drug use postulated mediators developmental patterns psychosocial influences prevention programming

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Skill vs. Disposition: Examining Paths of Intervention Effects in an Alcohol and Drug Use Prevention Trial Targeting U.S. Adolescents. Journal of Prevention (2025)

behavior change (public health)alcohol abuseadolescent healthapplied developmental psychologyintervention effectsskill vspsychologyexamining pathsprevention sciencesubstance usealcohol (drug)addictionsubstance use disorderspublic healthalcohol misuseaddictive behaviorsaddiction medicinepositive behavior interventionssubstance abusesubstance addiction

Institutional Environment(S) for Online Course Development and Delivery. Universal Journal of Educational Research (2015)

educationonline educationdistance educationinstitutional environmentonline course developmenteducational technology

Parent Involvement, Academic Achievement and the Role of Student Attitudes and Behaviors as Mediators. Universal Journal of Educational Research (2014)

educational psychologyeducationparent involvementsocial skillseducational researchteacher-student relationacademic achievementfamily involvementpsychologyhigher educationstudent successbehavioral sciencesstudent attitudes

Parent Involvement and Student Performance: The Influence of School Context. Educational Research for Policy and Practice (2014)

school contexteducationadolescent healthschool effectivenesseducational researchteacher-student relationschool functioningfamily involvementschool psychologychild developmentpsychology

Checking in or Checking out? Investigating the Parent Involvement Reactive Hypothesis. The Journal of Educational Research (2012)

family processadolescent healthapplied developmental psychologydevelopmental psychologysocial sciencesfamily involvementpsychologyparent leadershipchild psychologyfamily psychologychild developmentsocial relationsfamily interactionsbehavioral sciencesparental care

Labor Market Effects on Dropping out of High School: Variation by Gender, Race, and Employment Status. Youth & Society (2010)

educational attainmentgender studiesschool effectivenesseducation policydisparitiesvocational behavioremployment statusgender diversitylabor marketsociologysocioeconomic statushigh schoollabor market participation

How All Stars Works: An Examination of Program Effects on Mediating Variables. Health Education & Behavior (2004)

Ralph B. McNealWilliam B. HansenNancy Grant HarringtonSteven M. Giles

health communicationepidemiologycandidate selectionmediating variableshealth psychologyprogram effectshealth educationperformance studiesbehavioral sciencesrisk management

Comparison of Psychosocial Influences on Substance Use in Adolescents: Implications for Prevention Programming. Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse (2002)

Melodie Fearnow-KenneyWilliam B. HansenRalph B. McNeal

prevention programmingepidemiologyadolescent healthbehavioral sciencessubstance useadolescent psychologypsychosocial influencespsychology

Differential Effects of Parental Involvement on Cognitive and Behavioral Outcomes by Socioeconomic Status. The Journal of Socio-Economics (2001)

child psychologyfamily psychologysociologysocial relationspsychologyparental involvementhuman developmentfamily relationssocioeconomic statusparental caredevelopmental psychologyparent leadershipbehavioral sciencessocial skillsbehavioral outcomesfamily involvementfamily studieschild developmentfamily interactions

Self-Initiated Cessation From Substance Use: A Longitudinal Study of the Relationship Between Postulated Mediators and Quitting. Journal of Drug Issues (2001)

William B. HansenRalph B. McNeal

epidemiologysubstance useaddictionpharmacologyself-initiated cessation

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Ralph McNeal

Associate Professor of Sociology

University of Connecticut

Affiliations

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Sociology

Ralph Mcneal is currently serving as a College Of Liberal Arts And Sciences Associate Professor of Sociology at University of Connecticut.

Honors

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Experiences

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Education

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Ralph McNeal

University of Connecticut

Associate Professor of Sociology

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Skill vs. Disposition: Examining Paths of Intervention Effects in an Alcohol and Drug Use Prevention Trial Targeting U.S. Adolescents. Journal of Prevention (2025)

Institutional Environment(S) for Online Course Development and Delivery. Universal Journal of Educational Research (2015)

educationonline educationdistance educationinstitutional environmentonline course developmenteducational technology

Parent Involvement, Academic Achievement and the Role of Student Attitudes and Behaviors as Mediators. Universal Journal of Educational Research (2014)

Parent Involvement and Student Performance: The Influence of School Context. Educational Research for Policy and Practice (2014)

school contexteducationadolescent healthschool effectivenesseducational researchteacher-student relationschool functioningfamily involvementschool psychologychild developmentpsychology

Checking in or Checking out? Investigating the Parent Involvement Reactive Hypothesis. The Journal of Educational Research (2012)

Labor Market Effects on Dropping out of High School: Variation by Gender, Race, and Employment Status. Youth & Society (2010)

How All Stars Works: An Examination of Program Effects on Mediating Variables. Health Education & Behavior (2004)

Ralph B. McNealWilliam B. HansenNancy Grant HarringtonSteven M. Giles

health communicationepidemiologycandidate selectionmediating variableshealth psychologyprogram effectshealth educationperformance studiesbehavioral sciencesrisk management

Comparison of Psychosocial Influences on Substance Use in Adolescents: Implications for Prevention Programming. Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse (2002)

Melodie Fearnow-KenneyWilliam B. HansenRalph B. McNeal

prevention programmingepidemiologyadolescent healthbehavioral sciencessubstance useadolescent psychologypsychosocial influencespsychology

Differential Effects of Parental Involvement on Cognitive and Behavioral Outcomes by Socioeconomic Status. The Journal of Socio-Economics (2001)

Self-Initiated Cessation From Substance Use: A Longitudinal Study of the Relationship Between Postulated Mediators and Quitting. Journal of Drug Issues (2001)

William B. HansenRalph B. McNeal

epidemiologysubstance useaddictionpharmacologyself-initiated cessation

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