Rebecca Evans-Polce, Ph.D.

University of Michigan School of Nursing
400 North Ingalls Building
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5482
Interests
- Substance use epidemiology
- Substance use treatment
- Health disparities
- Health across the life course
Rebecca Evans-Polce has a doctorate in public health and expertise in substance use epidemiology, disparities in substance use, analysis of large national datasets, and multiple innovative methodologies. She investigates the complexity and nuances of substance use etiology, treatment and recovery at different ages and for individuals of diverse racial, ethnic, gender and sexual identities.
Affiliations / Service
- Member, Society for Research on Adolescence, 2015-present
- Member, American Public Health Association, 2011-present
- Member, Society for Prevention Research, 2010-present
- Member-in-training, College of Problems on Drug Dependence, 2009-present
Education
- Ph.D., Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, 2012
- BS, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 2006
Publication Highlights
Schuler, M. S., Rice, C. E., Evans-Polce, R. J., & Collins, R. (2018). Disparities in substance use behaviors and disorders among adult sexual minorities by age, gender, and sexual identity. Drug and Alcohol Dependence,189(1),139-146. doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2018.05.008.
Evans-Polce, R. J., Schuler, M. S., Schulenberg, J. E., & Patrick, M. E. (2018). Gender- and age-varying associations of sensation seeking and substance use across young adulthood. Addictive Behaviors, 84, 271-277. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2018.05.003
Evans-Polce, R. J., Patrick, M. E., Lanza, S. T., Miech, R. M., O’Malley, P. M., & Johnston, L. (2018). Reasons for vaping among U.S. 12th graders: A latent class analysis. Journal of Adolescent Health, 62(4), 457-462. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2017.10.009. PMCID: PMC5866738
Vasilenko, S. A., Evans-Polce, R. J., & Lanza, S. T. (2017). Age trends in rates of substance use disorders across ages 18-90: Differences by gender and race/ethnicity. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 180(1), 260-264. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2017.08.027. PMCID: PMC5757874
Evans-Polce, R. J., Patrick, M. E., & O'Malley, P. M. (2017). Prospective associations of 12th grade drinking intensity and age 19/20 driving-related consequences in a national sample. Journal of Adolescent Health, 61(3), 389-391. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2017.04.016. PMCID: PMC5600484
Evans-Polce, R.J., Maggs, J.L., Staff, J., & Lanza, S. T. (2017). The age-varying association of student status with excessive alcohol use: Ages 18 to 30 years. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 41(2), 407-413. doi: 10.1111/acer.13294. PMCID: PMC527278
Patrick, M. E., Evans-Polce, R. J., Kloska, D. D., Maggs, J. L., & Lanza, S. T. (2017). Age-related changes in associations between reasons for alcohol use and high-intensity drinking across young adulthood. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 78(4), 558-570. doi: 10.15288/jsad.2017.78.558. PMCID: PMC5551660
Evans-Polce, R. J. & Schuler, M. S. (2016). Rates of past-year alcohol treatment across two-time metrics and differences by alcohol use disorder severity and mental health comorbidities. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 166, 194-201. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2016.07.010. PMCID: PMC4991640
Evans-Polce, R. J., Staff, J., & Maggs, J. L. (2016). Alcohol abstention in early adulthood and premature mortality: Do early life factors, social support, and health explain this association? Social Science & Medicine, 163, 71-79. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2016.06.052. PMCID: PMC4970918
R. J., Lanza, S. T., & Maggs, J. L. (2015). Heterogeneity of alcohol, tobacco, and other substance use behaviors in U.S. college students: A latent class analysis. Addictive Behaviors, 53, 80-85. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2015.10.010. PMCID: PMC4712642
R. J., Castaldelli-Maia, J. M., Schomerus, G., & Evans-Lacko, S. E. (2015). The downside of tobacco control? Smoking self-stigma: a systematic review. Social Science & Medicine, 145, 26-34. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2015.09.026 PMCID: PMC4630105
Evans-Polce, R. J., Vasilenko, S. A., & Lanza, S. T. (2015). Changes in gender and racial/ethnic disparities in rates of cigarette use, regular heavy episodic drinking, and marijuana use: Ages 14to 32. Addictive Behaviors, 41, 218-222. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2014.10.029. PMCID: PMC4314406
R. J., Doherty, E. E., & Ensminger, M. E. (2014). Taking a life course approach to studying substance use treatment among a community cohort of African American substance users. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 142, 216-223. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2014.06.025. PMCID: PMC4127101
Patrick, M. E., Evans-Polce, R. J., & Maggs, J. L. (2014). Alcohol mixed with energy drinks as a predictor of alcohol-related consequences up to two years later. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 75(5), 753-757. doi: 10.15288/jsad.2014.75.753. PMCID: PMC4161695
Evans-Polce, R., Hulbert, A., & Latkin, C. (2012). The association of multiple neighborhood perceptions with depression among a highly impoverished urban sample. Journal of Community Psychology, 41(1), 52-64. doi: 10.1002/jcop.21510. PMCID: PMC4219739