Deborah A. Levesque, Ph.D.
Director of Health Behavior Change Projects
dlevesque@prochange.com
Dr. Levesque leads projects and grant-funded research covering a range of physical and mental health-related behaviors including informed decision-making among Medicare beneficiaries, eliminating partner violence among domestic violence offenders; preventing teen dating violence; and preventing and reducing depression among at-risk primary care patients. Additional areas of interest include the assessment of resistance to change and doctor-patient collaboration in care.
Dr. Levesque received her Master’s degree from Mount Holyoke College, and her doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology from the University of Rhode Island. While at URI she trained with experts on the TTM as a graduate student and post-doctoral research fellow at the Cancer Prevention Research Center. She is now an adjunct faculty member at the University of Rhode Island.
Publications
Mannock, T.J., Levesque, D.A., & Prochaska, J.M. (2002). Assessing readiness of clients with disabilities to engage in job seeking behaviors. Journal of Rehabilitation, 68(3), 16-23. abstract
Prochaska, J.O., & Levesque, D.A. (2002). Enhancing motivation of offenders at each stage of change and phase of therapy (pp. 57-73). In M. McMurran (ed). Motivating offenders to change: A guide to enhancing engagement in therapy. New York: John Wiley & Sons.
Levesque, D.A., Driskell, M.M., & Prochaska, J.M. (in press). Acceptability of a stage-matched expert system intervention for domestic violence offenders. Violence and Victims. abstract
Robbins, M.L., Levesque, D.A., Redding, C.A., Johnson, J.L., Prochaska, J.O., Rohr, M.S. & Peters, T.G. (in press). Assessing family members’ motivational readiness and decision making for consenting to cadaveric organ donation. Journal of Health Psychology.
Prochaska, J.M., Levesque, D.A., Prochaska, J.O., Dewart, S.R., & Wing, G.R. (2001). Mastering change: A core competency for employees. Brief Treatment & Crisis Intervention. abstract
Levesque, D.A., Prochaska, J.O., Cummins, C.O., Terrell, S., & Miranda, D. (2001). Assessing Medicare Beneficiaries’ Readiness to Make Informed Health Plan Choices. Health Care Financing Review, 23, 87-104. [Medline] abstract
Levesque, D.A., Prochaska, J.M., Prochaska, J.O., Dewart, S.R., Hamby, L.S., & Weeks, W.B. (2001). Organizational stages and processes of change for continuous quality improvement in healthcare. Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research, 53, 139-153. abstract
Prochaska, J.M., Prochaska, J.O., & Levesque, D.A. (2001). A transtheoretical approach to changing organizations. Administration and Policy in Mental Health, 28, 247-261. [Medline] abstract
Levesque, D.A., Gelles, R.J., & Velicer, W.F. (2000). Development and validation of a stages of change measure for men in batterer treatment. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 24, 175-199. abstract
Laforge, R. G., Rossi, J. S., Prochaska, J.O., Velicer, W.F., Levesque, D.A., & McHorney, C. A. (1999). Stage of regular exercise and health-related quality of life. Preventive Medicine, 28, 349-360. [Medline]
Levesque, D.A., Prochaska, J.M., and Prochaska, J.O. (1999). Stages of change and integrated service delivery. Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research, 51(4), 226-241. abstract
Laforge, R. C., Velicer, W. F., Levesque, D.A., Fava, J. L., Hill, D. J., Scholfeld, P. E., Fau, D., De Vries, H., Shisana, W.O., & Conner, M. (1998). Measuring support for tobacco control policies in six countries. Tobacco Control, 7, 241-246. [Medline]
Velicer, W. F., Laforge, R. G., Levesque, D.A., & Fava, J. L. (1994). The development and initial validation of the Smoking Policy Inventory. Tobacco Control, 3, 347-355.