Jeff Gau, M.S., Associate Scientist
Education & Training
B.A., 1993
University of Wisconsin
Psychology
M.S., 2006
University of Oregon
Psychology/Applied Statistics
Jeff Gau, M.S., a senior data analyst began work at ORI in 1993 as a research programmer for the Depression Research Group, working primarily on research projects associated with the longitudinal Oregon Adolescent Depression Project (OADP). A Co-Investigator on a recently funded grant from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), Jeff has extensive experience in the analysis of prospective data in the context of epidemiological studies, quasi-experimental designs, randomized clinical trials, and group randomized clinical trials. Most recently, Jeff has expanded his analytic skills to include program evaluation with local and state agencies.
Current Projects
PROJECT PERIOD07/01/22 - 06/30/27 FUNDING AGENCYUnited States Department of Education CURRENT STATUSActive and Not Recruiting TEAMPrincipal Investigator Co-Investigators |
PROJECT PERIOD09/23/19 - 08/31/21 FUNDING AGENCYNational Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) CURRENT STATUSCompleted TEAMPrincipal Investigator Co-Investigators |
Family Transmission of Alcohol Use Disorder Risk
PROJECT PERIOD03/15/16 - 02/28/19 FUNDING AGENCYNational Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) CURRENT STATUSCompleted TEAMPrincipal Investigator Co-Investigators |
Publications
Farmer, R. F., Seeley, J. R., Kosty, D. B., & Gau, J. M. (in press). Deconstructing the heterogeneity of alcohol use disorder: Lifetime comorbid non-alcohol substance use disorder as a distinct behavioral phenotype? Psychological Medicine.
Farmer, R. F., Gau, J. M., Seeley, J. R., Kosty, D. B. (2022). Family-based predictors of alcohol use disorder (AUD) recurrence and new non-alcohol substance use disorder onset following initial AUD recovery. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 83, 239-247.
Danaher, B. G., Seeley, J. R., Silver, R. K., Tyler, M. S., Kim, J. J., La Porte, L. M., Cleveland, E., Smith, D. R., Milgrom, J., Gau, J. M. (2022). Trial of a patient-directed eHealth program to ameliorate perinatal depression: The MomMoodBooster2 practical effectiveness study. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 26 Sep 2022. Free PDF
Milgrom, J., Danaher, B. G., Seeley, J. R., Holt, C. J., Holt, C., Ericksen, J., Tyler, M. S., Gau, J. M., Gemmill, A. W (2021). Internet and face-to-face Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for postnatal depression compared with treatment as usual: Randomized controlled trial of MumMoodBooster. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 23(12), e17185.
Gau, J. M., Farmer, R. F., Seeley, J. R., Klein, D. N., & Kosty, D. B. (2020). Are parental alcohol use disorder histories associated with offspring behavior problems at age 2? Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 81, 511–519.
Kosty, D. B., Farmer, R. F., Seeley, J. R., Merikangas, K. R., Klein, D. N., Gau, J. M., Duncan, S. C., & Lewinsohn, P. M. (2020). The number of biological parents with alcohol use disorder histories and risk to offspring through age 30. Addictive Behaviors, 102.
Stormshak, E. A., Seeley, J. R., Caruthers, A. S., Cardenas, L., Moore, K. J., Tyler, M. S., Fleming, C. M., Gau, J., & Danaher, B. (2019). Evaluating the efficacy of the Family Check-Up Online: A school-based, eHealth model for the prevention of problem behavior during the middle school years., Development and Psychopathology, 31(5), 1873-1886.
Farmer, R. F., Kosty, D. B., Seeley, J. R., Gau, J. M., & Klein, D. N. (2019). Family aggregation of substance use disorders: Substance specific, nonspecific, and intrafamilial sources of risk. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 80, 462-471.
Seeley, John R., Farmer, Richard F., Kosty, Derek B., Gau, & Jeff M. (2019). Prevalence, incidence, recovery, and recurrence of alcohol use disorders from childhood to age 30. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 1 January 2019, 194:45-50.
Rusby, J. C., Mason, M., Gau, J. F., Westling, E., Light, J. M., Mennis, J., Zaharakis, N. M., & Flay, B. R. (2019). Relational victimization and peer affiliate prosocial behaviors in African American adolescents: Moderating effects of gender and antisocial behavior. Journal of Adolescence, 71, 91-98.
Dishion, T. J., Garbacz, S. A. Seeley, J. R., Stormshak, E. A., Smolkowski, K., Moore, K. J., Falkenstein, C. A., Gau, J. M., Kim, H., & Fosco, G. M. (2019). Translational research on evidence-based parenting support within public schools: Strategies, challenges, and potential solutions. In S. A. Garbacz (Ed.), Research design and evaluation of tiered family-school partnership programs (pp. 223-244). Taylor & Francis. https://doi.org/?10.4324/?9781138400382-11
Farmer, R. F., Seeley, J. R., Gau, J. M., Klein, D. N., Merikangas, K. R., Kosty, D. B., Duncan, S. C., & Lewinsohn, P. M. (2018). Clinical features associated with an increased risk for alcohol use disorders among family members. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 32, 628-638.
Eddy, J., Martinez, C., Grossman, J., Cearley, J., Herrera, D., Wheeler, A., . . . Seeley, J. R. (2017). A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Long-Term Professional Mentoring Program for Children at Risk: Outcomes across the First 5 Years. Prevention Science, 18, 899-910.
Rohde, P., Stice, E., Shaw, H., Gau, J. M., & Ohls, O. C. (2017). Age effects in eating disorder baseline risk factors and prevention intervention effects. International Journal Of Eating Disorders, 50(11), 1273-1280. doi:10.1002/eat.22775
Stice, E., Rohde, P., Shaw, H., & Gau, J. M. (2017). An experimental therapeutics test of whether adding dissonance-induction activities improves the effectiveness of a selective obesity and eating disorder prevention program. International Journal of Obesity (2005).
Stice, E., Rohde, P., Shaw, H., & Gau, J. M. (2017). Clinician-led, peer-led, and internet-delivered dissonance-based eating disorder prevention programs: Acute effectiveness of these delivery modalities. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 85, 883-895.
Smolkowski, K., Seeley, J. R., Gau, J. M., Dishion, T. J., Stormshak, E. A., Moore, K. J., ... Grabacz, A. (2017). Effectiveness evaluation of the Positive Family Support intervention: A three-tiered public health delivery model for middle schools. Journal of School Psychology, 62, 103-125. doi:10.1016/j.jsp.2017.03.004
Stice, E., Yokum, S., & Gau, J. M. (2017). Gymnemic acids lozenge reduces short-term consumption of high-sugar food: A placebo controlled experiment. Journal Of Psychopharmacology, 31(11), 1496-1502. doi:10.1177/0269881117728541
Sheeber, L. B., Feil, E. G., Seeley, J. R., Leve, C., Gau, J. M., Davis, B., . . . Allan, S. (2017). Mom-net: Evaluation of an internet-facilitated cognitive behavioral intervention for low-income depressed mothers. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 85(4), 355-366. doi:10.1037/ccp0000175
Farmer, R. F., Seeley, J. R., Kosty, D. B., Gau, J. M., Duncan, S. C., Sher, K. J., & Lewinsohn, P. M. (2017). No reliable evidence that emotional disorders are proximal antecedents, concomitants, or short-term consequences of first episode alcohol use disorders in a representative community sample. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 78(2), 222–231.
Rohde, P., Stice, E., & Gau, J. M. (2017). Predicting persistence of eating disorder compensatory weight control behaviors. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 50(5), 561-568. doi:10.1002/eat.22639
Stice, E., Gau, J. M., Rohde, P., & Shaw, H. (2017). Risk factors that predict future onset of each DSM–5 eating disorder: Predictive specificity in high-risk adolescent females. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 126, 38-51. doi: 10.1037/abn0000219
Powell, L. E., Wild, M. R., Glang, A., Ibarra, S., Gau, J. M., Perez, A., . . . Slocumb, J. (2017). The development and evaluation of a web-based programme to support problem-solving skills following brain injury. Disability and Rehabilitation. Assistive Technology, 1-12.
Farmer, R. F., Gau, J. M., Seeley, J. R., Kosty, D. B., Sher, K. J., & Lewinsohn, P. M. (2016). Internalizing and externalizing disorders as predictors of alcohol use disorder onset during three developmental periods. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 164, 38-46. doi:10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2016.04.021
Rohde, P., Stice, E., Shaw, H., & Gau, J. M. (2016). Pilot trial of a dissonance-based cognitive-behavioral group depression prevention with college students. Behaviour Research & Therapy, 8221-27. doi:10.1016/j.brat.2016.05.001
Moore, K. J., Garbacz, S. A., Gau, J. M., Dishion, T. J., Brown, K. L., Stormshak, E. A., & Seeley, J. R. (2016). Proactive Parent Engagement in Public Schools. Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 18, 230-240. doi: 10.1177/1098300716632590
Rohde, P., Stice, E., Shaw, H., & Gau, J. (2014). Cognitive-behavioral group depression prevention compared to bibliotherapy and brochure control: Nonsignificant effects in pilot effectiveness trial with college students. Behaviour Research And Therapy, 5548-53. doi:10.1016/j.brat.2014.02.003
Meinzer, M. C., Lewinsohn, P. M., Pettit, J. W., Seeley, J. R., Gau, J. M., Chronis-Tuscano, A., & Waxmonsky, J. G. (2013). Attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder in adolescence predicts onset of major depressive disorder through early adulthood. Depression and Anxiety, 30(6), 546-553. doi:10.1002/da.22082
Rohde, P., Lewinsohn, P. M., Klein, D. N., Seeley, J. R., & Gau, J. M. (2013). Key characteristics of major depressive disorder in childhood, adolescence, emerging adulthood, and adulthood. Clinical Psychological Science, 1(1), 41-53. doi:10.1177/2167702612457599
Duncan, S. C., Seeley, J. R., Gau, J. M., Strycker, L. A., & Farmer, R. F. (2012). A latent growth model of adolescent physical activity as a function of depressive symptoms. Mental Health and Physical Activity, 5, 57-65. doi:10.1016/j.mhpa.2012.03.001
Rohde, P., Stice, E., & Gau, J. (2012). Effects of three depression prevention interventions on risk for depressive disorder onset in the context of depression risk factors. Prevention Science: The Official Journal Of The Society For Prevention Research, 13(6), 584-593. doi:10.1007/s11121-012-0284-3
Gau, J. M., Stice, E., Rohde, P., & Seeley, J. (2012). Negative life events and substance use moderate cognitive behavioral adolescent depression prevention intervention. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, 41(3), 241-250. doi:10.1080/16506073.2011.649781
Rohde, P., Stice, E., Gau, J. M., & Marti, C. N. (2012). Reduced Substance Use as a Secondary Benefit of an Indicated Cognitive-Behavioral Adolescent Depression Prevention Program. Psychology Of Addictive Behaviors, 26(3), 599. doi:10.1037/a0028269
Duncan, S. C., Gau, J. M., Duncan, T. E., & Strycker, L. A. (2011). Development and Correlates of Alcohol Use from Ages 13-20. Journal of Drug Education, 41, 235-252.
Stice, E., Rohde P., Seeley, J. R., & Gau, J. M. (2010). Testing mediators of intervention effects in randomized controlled trials: An evaluation of three depression prevention programs. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 78(2), 273-280
Stice, E., Rohde, P., Gau, J., & Shaw, H. (2009). An Effectiveness Trial of a Dissonance-Based Eating Disorder Prevention Program for High-Risk Adolescent Girls. Journal Of Consulting & Clinical Psychology, 77(5), 825-834. doi:10.1037/a0016132
Lewinsohn, P. M., Denoma, J. M., Gau, J. M., Joiner, T. E., Jr., Striegel-Moore, R., Bear, P., & Lamoureux, S. (2005). Problematic eating and feeding behaviors 36-month-old children. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 38, 208–219.
Lewinsohn, P. M., Shankman, S. A., Gau, J. M., & Klein, D. N. (2004). The prevalence and comorbidity of subthreshold psychiatric conditions. Psychological Medicine, 34, 613–622.
Rohde, P., Lewinsohn, P. M., Brown, R.A., Gau, J. M., & Kahler, C. W. (2003). Psychiatric disorders, familial factors, and cigarette smoking: 1. associations with smoking initiation. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 5, 85-98.
Experience
1993-1995 Research Programmer, Oregon Research Institute, Eugene, OR
1996-2003 Research Analyst, Oregon Research Institute, Eugene, OR
2002-2009 Co-founder and Managing Member, Abacus Research, LLC, Eugene, OR
2003-present Associate Scientist, Oregon Research Institute, Eugene, OR
2017 - present Research Associate, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
2015 - present Program Evaluator, Influents Innovations, Eugene, OR