John M. Light, Ph.D.

2005-Present
Associate Scientist—Oregon Research Institute, Eugene OR

2003-2005
Methodologist/Associate Scientist—University of Oregon, Child & Family Center, Eugene OR

2001-2003
Senior Statistician—Department of Psychology, University of California San Diego, San Diego CA

1998-2001
Associate Scientist—Prevention Research Center, Berkeley, CA

1997-1998
Senior Statistician—Drug Abuse Research Center, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA

1996-1997
Senior Statistician—Neuropsychiatric Institute, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA

1994-1996
Research Scientist—Vermont Alcohol Research Center, Colchester, VT

1983-1994
Principal Computer Consultant—J.M. Light & Associates, Claremont CA

1980-1983
Director of Information Services—Ogilvy & Mather Advertising, New York NY

1975-1980
Assistant Professor—Department of Sociology, Princeton University, Princeton NJ

1970-1975
Programmer/Analyst—Survey Research Center and Graduate School of Education, UCLA, Los Angeles CA

Current ORI Projects

Center for Prevention of Problems in Early Adolescence
NIH/National Institute on Drug Abuse, 2005-2010

Adolescent Peer Social Network Dynamics and Problem Behavior (DyNet)
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, 2008-2013

Efficacy Trial of Carescapes: Promoting Social Development in Home-Based Child Care
USDE, Institute of Education Sciences

Selected Academic Publications

2010 Schaefer, D.R., Light, J.M., Fabes, R.A., Hanish, L.D., & Martin, C.L. (2010). Fundamental principles of network formation among preschool children. Social Networks, 32, 61-71.

2008 Mason, B.J., Light, J.M., Escher, T., & Drobes, D.J. (2008). Effect of positive and negative affective stimuli and beverage cues on measures of craving in non treatment-seeking alcoholics. Psychopharmacology, 200, 141-150.

2008 Mason, B.J., Light, J.M., Williams, L.D., & Drobes, D.J. (2008). Proof-of-concept human laboratory study for protracted abstinence in alcohol dependence: effects of gabapentin. Addiction Biolog, 14, 73-83.

2007 Light, J.M., & Dishion, T.J. (2007). Early adolescent antisocial behavior and peer rejection: A dynamic test of a developmental hypothesis. New Directions in Child and Adolescent Development, 118, 77-89.

2005 Stormshak, E.A., Dishion, T.J., Light, J.M., & Yasui, M. Implementing family-centered interventions within the public middle school: Linking service delivery to change in problem behavior. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 33, 723-733.

2004 Russell, M., Light, J.M., & Gruenewald, P.J. Alcohol Consumption and Problems: The Relevance of Drinking Patterns. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 28: 921-930.

2003 Gruenewald, P.J., Johnson, F., Light, J.M., & Saltz, R., Drinking to extremes: Theoretical and empirical analyses of very heavy drinking among college students. Journal of Studies on Alcohol 64(6), 817-824.

2003 Gruenewald, P.J., Johnson, F., Light, J.M., Lipton, R., & Saltz, R., Understanding college drinking: Assessing dose-response from survey self-reports. Journal of Studies on Alcohol,64(4), 500-514.

2003 Walker, S., Treno, A.J., Grube, J.W., & Light, J.M. Ethnic Differences in Adolescent Driving After Drinking and Riding with Drinking Drivers. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 27(8), 1299-1304.

2003 Light, J.M., Grube, J.W., Madden, P.A., & Gover, J. Adolescent alcohol use and suicidal ideation: A nonrecursive model. Addictive Behaviors, 28 (4), 705-724.

2002 Gruenewald, P.J., Russell, M., Light, J.M., Lipton, R., Searles, J., Johnson, F., Trevisan, M., Freudenheim, J., Muti, P., Carosella, A.M., & Nochajski, T.H., One drink to a lifetime of drinking: Temporal structures of drinking patterns. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 26(6).

2001 Moore, R. S., Light, J.M., Ames, G.M., & Saltz, R.F. General and job-related alcohol use and correlates in a municipal workforce. American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 27(3).

1996 Light, J.M., Irvine, K.M., and Kjerulf, L., Estimating genetic and environmental effects of alcohol use and dependence from a national survey: a ‘quasi-adoption’ study . Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 57(6): 507-520.

1996 Light, J.M., Grigsby, J.S., and Bligh, M., Aging and heterogeneity: Genetics, social structure, and personality. The Gerontologist, 36 (2): 165-173.

1979 Light, J.M., and Schutte, J.G., On getting good subject mileage: Reuse of subjects in experiments involving groups. Psychological Bulletin, 86, 5.

1978 Schutte, J.G., and Light, J.M., The relative importance of proximity and status for friendship choices in social hierarchies. Sociometry, 41, 3(September).

1978 Bonacich, P., and Light, J.M., Laboratory experimentation in sociology. Annual Review of Sociology 4: 145-170.

1978 Light, J.M., and Mullins, N., A user's guide to blockmodeling procedure. in P. Holland and S. Leinhardt (Eds.), Social Networks: Surveys, Advances, and Commentaries. Academic Press.

Recent Presentations at Professional Meetings:

2005 Light, J.M., Dishion, T.J., & Stormshak, E., Social Network β-Embedding of Antisocial Youth: Variation Between Schools. Special NIDA Conference on Social Network Analysis and Adolescent Substance Abuse, Pennsylvania State University, November.

2005 Johnson, D., Quash-Mah, S., & Light, J.M. Using research to enhance understanding of policies and practices promoting tribal permanency for Indian children. 13th National Conference on Child Abuse & Neglect, Boston MA; April.

2004 Dishion, T.J., Light, J.M., & Yasui, M. A network analysis of the confluence hypothesis in early adolescence. International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development Biennial Meeting, Ghent, Belgium; July.

2004 Light, J.M., Bonacich, P., & Dishion, T.J. Concepts of network centrality and adolescent Problem Behavior: A longitudinal study. International Network for Social Network Analysis, Annual Meeting, Portoroz, Slovenia; May.

2002 Brown, S.A,Tate, S., Light, J.M., Alcohol and drug treatment outcome trajectories of mental-health-disordered veterans. Research Society on Alcoholism Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA; June.

2002 Gruenewald, P.J., Johnson, F., Saltz, R.F., Lipton, R., & Light, J.M., Dose-response functions for problems related to college drinking. Research Society on Alcoholism Annual Meeting, San Francisco CA; June.

2000 Lipton, J.M., Gruenewald, P.J., & Light, J.M., The relationship of binge and non-binge drinking measures to alcohol-related problems. Research Society on Alcoholism annual meeting, Denver CO; June.

2000 Light, J.M., Treno, A.J., & Grube, J.W., Driving After Drinking and Riding with Drinking Drivers Among Adolescents and Young Adults. Research Society on Alcoholism annual meeting, Denver CO; June.

1999 Saltz, R.F., Light, J.M., & Ames, G.M., Work groups and drinking: A multilevel study. Research Society on Alcoholism annual meeting, Santa Barbara CA; June.

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		John M. Light , Ph.D. Education Professional Experience Current ORI Projects Selected Publications Recent Presentations
Education 1975 - UCLA, Los Angeles CA, Ph.D. Mathematical Sociology 1973 - UCLA, Los Angeles CA, M.A. Sociology 1970 - UCLA, Los Angeles CA, B.A. Political Science Professional Experience 2009-Present Research Scientist—Oregon Research Institute, Eugene OR 2005-2009 Associate Scientist—Oregon Research Institute, Eugene OR 2005-Present Associate Scientist—Oregon Research Institute, Eugene OR 2003-2005 Methodologist/Associate Scientist—University of Oregon, Child & Family Center, Eugene OR 2001-2003 Senior Statistician—Department of Psychology, University of California San Diego, San Diego CA 1998-2001 Associate Scientist—Prevention Research Center, Berkeley, CA 1997-1998 Senior Statistician—Drug Abuse Research Center, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 1996-1997 Senior Statistician—Neuropsychiatric Institute, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 1994-1996 Research Scientist—Vermont Alcohol Research Center, Colchester, VT 1983-1994 Principal Computer Consultant—J.M. Light & Associates, Claremont CA 1980-1983 Director of Information Services—Ogilvy & Mather Advertising, New York NY 1975-1980 Assistant Professor—Department of Sociology, Princeton University, Princeton NJ 1970-1975 Programmer/Analyst—Survey Research Center and Graduate School of Education, UCLA, Los Angeles CA Current ORI Projects Center for Prevention of Problems in Early Adolescence NIH/National Institute on Drug Abuse, 2005-2010 Adolescent Peer Social Network Dynamics and Problem Behavior (DyNet) National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, 2008-2013 Efficacy Trial of Carescapes: Promoting Social Development in Home-Based Child Care USDE, Institute of Education Sciences Selected Academic Publications 2010 Schaefer, D.R., Light, J.M., Fabes, R.A., Hanish, L.D., & Martin, C.L. (2010). Fundamental principles of network formation among preschool children. Social Networks, 32, 61-71. 2008 Mason, B.J., Light, J.M., Escher, T., & Drobes, D.J. (2008). Effect of positive and negative affective stimuli and beverage cues on measures of craving in non treatment-seeking alcoholics. Psychopharmacology, 200, 141-150. 2008 Mason, B.J., Light, J.M., Williams, L.D., & Drobes, D.J. (2008). Proof-of-concept human laboratory study for protracted abstinence in alcohol dependence: effects of gabapentin. Addiction Biolog, 14, 73-83. 2007 Light, J.M., & Dishion, T.J. (2007). Early adolescent antisocial behavior and peer rejection: A dynamic test of a developmental hypothesis. New Directions in Child and Adolescent Development, 118, 77-89. 2005 Stormshak, E.A., Dishion, T.J., Light, J.M., & Yasui, M. Implementing family-centered interventions within the public middle school: Linking service delivery to change in problem behavior. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 33, 723-733. 2004 Russell, M., Light, J.M., & Gruenewald, P.J. Alcohol Consumption and Problems: The Relevance of Drinking Patterns. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 28: 921-930. 2003 Gruenewald, P.J., Johnson, F., Light, J.M., & Saltz, R., Drinking to extremes: Theoretical and empirical analyses of very heavy drinking among college students. Journal of Studies on Alcohol 64(6), 817-824. 2003 Gruenewald, P.J., Johnson, F., Light, J.M., Lipton, R., & Saltz, R., Understanding college drinking: Assessing dose-response from survey self-reports. Journal of Studies on Alcohol,64(4), 500-514. 2003 Walker, S., Treno, A.J., Grube, J.W., & Light, J.M. Ethnic Differences in Adolescent Driving After Drinking and Riding with Drinking Drivers. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 27(8), 1299-1304. 2003 Light, J.M., Grube, J.W., Madden, P.A., & Gover, J. Adolescent alcohol use and suicidal ideation: A nonrecursive model. Addictive Behaviors, 28 (4), 705-724. 2002 Gruenewald, P.J., Russell, M., Light, J.M., Lipton, R., Searles, J., Johnson, F., Trevisan, M., Freudenheim, J., Muti, P., Carosella, A.M., & Nochajski, T.H., One drink to a lifetime of drinking: Temporal structures of drinking patterns. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 26(6). 2001 Moore, R. S., Light, J.M., Ames, G.M., & Saltz, R.F. General and job-related alcohol use and correlates in a municipal workforce. American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 27(3). 1996 Light, J.M., Irvine, K.M., and Kjerulf, L., Estimating genetic and environmental effects of alcohol use and dependence from a national survey: a ‘quasi-adoption’ study . Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 57(6): 507-520. 1996 Light, J.M., Grigsby, J.S., and Bligh, M., Aging and heterogeneity: Genetics, social structure, and personality. The Gerontologist, 36 (2): 165-173. 1979 Light, J.M., and Schutte, J.G., On getting good subject mileage: Reuse of subjects in experiments involving groups. Psychological Bulletin, 86, 5. 1978 Schutte, J.G., and Light, J.M., The relative importance of proximity and status for friendship choices in social hierarchies. Sociometry, 41, 3(September). 1978 Bonacich, P., and Light, J.M., Laboratory experimentation in sociology. Annual Review of Sociology 4: 145-170. 1978 Light, J.M., and Mullins, N., A user's guide to blockmodeling procedure. in P. Holland and S. Leinhardt (Eds.), Social Networks: Surveys, Advances, and Commentaries. Academic Press. Recent Presentations at Professional Meetings: 2005 Light, J.M., Dishion, T.J., & Stormshak, E., Social Network β-Embedding of Antisocial Youth: Variation Between Schools. Special NIDA Conference on Social Network Analysis and Adolescent Substance Abuse, Pennsylvania State University, November. 2005 Johnson, D., Quash-Mah, S., & Light, J.M. Using research to enhance understanding of policies and practices promoting tribal permanency for Indian children. 13th National Conference on Child Abuse & Neglect, Boston MA; April. 2004 Dishion, T.J., Light, J.M., & Yasui, M. A network analysis of the confluence hypothesis in early adolescence. International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development Biennial Meeting, Ghent, Belgium; July. 2004 Light, J.M., Bonacich, P., & Dishion, T.J. Concepts of network centrality and adolescent Problem Behavior: A longitudinal study. International Network for Social Network Analysis, Annual Meeting, Portoroz, Slovenia; May. 2002 Brown, S.A,Tate, S., Light, J.M., Alcohol and drug treatment outcome trajectories of mental-health-disordered veterans. Research Society on Alcoholism Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA; June. 2002 Gruenewald, P.J., Johnson, F., Saltz, R.F., Lipton, R., & Light, J.M., Dose-response functions for problems related to college drinking. Research Society on Alcoholism Annual Meeting, San Francisco CA; June. 2000 Lipton, J.M., Gruenewald, P.J., & Light, J.M., The relationship of binge and non-binge drinking measures to alcohol-related problems. Research Society on Alcoholism annual meeting, Denver CO; June. 2000 Light, J.M., Treno, A.J., & Grube, J.W., Driving After Drinking and Riding with Drinking Drivers Among Adolescents and Young Adults. Research Society on Alcoholism annual meeting, Denver CO; June. 1999 Saltz, R.F., Light, J.M., & Ames, G.M., Work groups and drinking: A multilevel study. Research Society on Alcoholism annual meeting, Santa Barbara CA; June. back to top