Our new paper published in Journal of Traumatic Stress: Precision prediction of posttraumatic stress disorder symptom surges: A pilot study integrating real‐time daily data with supervised learning. #PTSD @iasatusc.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

🌟 Our R34 from NIDA has been funded! Building Lifelong Outcomes through Optimizing Maternal Health (BLOOM) is a brief mobile intervention, grounded in harm reduction and Motivational Interviewing, designed to reduce prenatal cannabis use. 🐐 @ericrpedersen.bsky.social 🐐 @rachelgunn.bsky.social

My lab (The PEARL at @keckschoolusc.bsky.social) is hiring a research coordinator to support our NIH-funded studies on substance use and other health-related behaviors among young adults and veterans. Apply here or DM me with questions. @iasatusc.bsky.social usc.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/ExternalUSCC...

New paper with my USC Social Work and RAND colleagues detailing the findings from our interviews with 50 post-9/11 #veterans (56% women, 80% non-White or multiracial identifying) about difficulties with their transition experience. www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10....

Join us at noon PT tomorrow (3/19) for our @scctsi.bsky.social webinar. Register and attend here: usc.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

New paper from Denise Tran detailing the beta test intervention findings from her NIDA K01 award. @iasatusc.bsky.social @uscpsychiatry.bsky.social pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

Join us today at noon PT. sc-ctsi.org/events/semin...

Join us this Thursday at noon PT for our @scctsi.bsky.social webinar with Dr. Erin Duffy from the USC Schaeffer Institute and @uscprice.bsky.social: "Ending Surprise Medical Bills: How Research Helped Change Federal Policy." Register here: sc-ctsi.org/events/semin...

New issue of the #openaccess journal, Cannabis, out today.

Our new paper out today: Daily Associations Between Perceived Stress, Pain Intensity, and Alcohol Use Among Veterans With and Without Moderate‐to‐Severe Chronic Pain. @iasatusc.bsky.social @keckschoolusc.bsky.social @nyusilver.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Our new paper in @addictionjournal.bsky.social: #Cannabis dispensary exposure and smoked, vaped, and edible cannabis use among young adults: Comparison of web‐scraped and government‐maintained registries. @iasatusc.bsky.social @keckschoolusc.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

My second first-author paper is out! Super excited about this one and grateful for my amazing coauthors :) www.emerald.com/dhs/article-...

Did you miss out on our latest Distinguished Speaker Series? Don't worry! The full video is available on our YouTube channel, where you can experience the insightful talks and engaging visuals presented. Access the video through the link in bio

The submission portal for the 10th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Research Society on Marijuana is open! Consider submitting a symposium, panel, or individual abstract and join us in Albuquerque, NM, from July 17th to 19th. www.researchmj.org/meeting

Join us this Thursday at noon PT for our @scctsi.bsky.social digital webinar. When Science Meets Storytelling: Discover how graphic novels and visual narratives can enhance empathy, understanding, and communication in health and research settings. Register here: sc-ctsi.org/events/semin...

Join us on Thursday, January 15th, at noon for our @scctsi.bsky.social webinar on healthy and effective time management with Dr. Katie Pettit. Register here: usc.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Congrats to our community partner, Chloe Opalo, for her City of West Hollywood’s Paul Andrew Starke Warrior Award. The award recognizes Chloe for her outstanding leadership and frontline work in the fight to end HIV and AIDS. lalgbtcenter.org/vanguard/tra...

Our new paper out in the Journal of Traumatic Stress: Precision prediction of #PTSD symptom surges: A pilot study integrating real‐time daily data with supervised learning. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.... @uscpsychiatry.bsky.social @iasatusc.bsky.social @istss.bsky.social

Excited to share that the main outcomes paper from my dissertation has been published! We evaluated a single-session, computer-based integrated personalized feedback intervention (PFI) targeting hazardous drinking, PTSD symptoms, and anxiety sensitivity. Here the link ➡️ tinyurl.com/4y98r3hp

Our new paper published in Addictive Behaviors looks at #PTSD and complex daily associations between cannabis use and depression among US veterans. #RAND @iasatusc.bsky.social @uscpsychiatry.bsky.social @nyupress.bsky.social @uwpsychiatry.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Our new @iasatusc.bsky.social paper out today led by USC Social Work student Liv Canning. Mediating pathways from potentially morally injurious events to #PTSD: A longitudinal cohort study of U.S. post-9/11 #veterans. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Welcome Dr. Lindy Howe from @browncaas.bsky.social to our Cannabis editorial board! www.researchmj.org/journal

Join us at noon PT tomorrow (Thursday, 12/11) for our @scctsi.bsky.social seminar. Dr. Nicole Maccalla shares how the Eaton Fire Residents United coalition is leading community-driven recovery efforts following the January 2025 #Eaton Fire. Register here: sc-ctsi.org/events/semin...

Join us this Thursday, December 11th, at noon PT for our @scctsi.bsky.social seminar series. Register here: sc-ctsi.org/events/semin...

I’m excited to share my new Psychological Assessment publication, based on my master’s thesis (plus two follow-up studies), where I developed and validated the Food and Alcohol Disturbance Expectancy Questionnaire (FAD-EQ)! You can check it out at the link below! 😊 @apajournals.bsky.social

Our new paper in Behaviour Research and Therapy led by Antoine Lebeaut at @cshrb.bsky.social: An integrated personalized feedback intervention for community adults with hazardous alcohol use, elevated anxiety sensitivity, and subclinical #PTSD symptoms. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Please welcome our new RSMj Board Members! Full Board members Lauren Micalizzi (@laurenmic.bsky.social), Jeffrey Wardell (@bac-lab.bsky.social ), and Yan Wang. Student Board members Kyra Farrelly and Mohammad Habib.

Check out our friend @ninachristie.bsky.social's Ted Talk! www.youtube.com/watch?v=IU8w...

This is an animated adaptation of a TEDx Talk given by my RAND colleague Wendy Troxel. Dig into how sleep deprivation affects the teenage body and brain, and what can be done to help adolescents get enough sleep. www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJhC...

Join us for our next @scctsi.bsky.social Seminar Series: Building an Engaging and Effective Social Media Presence for Academics and Researchers with Dr. Nicki Apaydin. December 4th at 12PT. usc.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Exciting new research from CAAS Professor Jane Metrik about "California sober" -- can cannabis use curb short-term drinking? Follow the link to read more!

I will be reviewing applications for @unm.edu's Clinical Psychology as well as Diversity and Health Data Science Across the Lifespan PhD programs. Both deadlines are December 1! psych.unm.edu/graduate/ind...

Research Assistant Professor position at @unm.edu - join a dynamic team working with @cassie-boness.bsky.social. This position is to work on an NIH grant evaluating personalized medicine approaches for the treatment of alcohol use disorder. Submit via UNMJobs by Nov 26: unm.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...

A new issue of Cannabis was published today! 10 new empirical papers and the published abstracts from #RSMj2025 in Detroit. Our journal is now in its 8th year and is indexed in PubMed, Google Scholar, and Web of Science. publications.sciences.ucf.edu/cannabis/ind...

USC colleagues -- please repost! We're recruiting current USC students for an online study on eating and drinking behaviors among college students. Up to $60 in compensation. thepearl.usc.edu/sip-n-savor/

Join us on November 13th at noon PT for our Southern California CTSI webinar: Principles and Practices for Meaningful and Effective Engagement. usc.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Our mock cannabis dispensary supported by @iasatusc.bsky.social was featured in the Daily Trojan. The PEARL project coordinator @irelandshute.bsky.social quoted. @keckschoolusc.bsky.social @uscpsychiatry.bsky.social dailytrojan.com/2025/10/29/c...

New Cannabis publication: “If You Need to Light Up … You Gotta Do What You Gotta Do:” A Qualitative Study of Adolescent Attitudes Towards Cannabis Use and Comparison with Alcohol Attitudes publications.sciences.ucf.edu/cannabis/ind...

New Cannabis publication! Current and Projected Cannabis Demand Predict Future Consumption in Young Adults Who Use Cannabis. publications.sciences.ucf.edu/cannabis/ind...

New Cannabis publication! Dispensing Medical Advice: San Francisco Bay Area Budtender Recommendations for Pain and Sleep Relief. @docholmes.bsky.social @ctcre-ucsf.bsky.social @pennstateuniv.bsky.social publications.sciences.ucf.edu/cannabis/ind...

Please spread the word about our virtual Open House to learn about our fully-funded William & Mary Masters of Psychology Program. wm.edu/as/psych-sci... Date: Tuesday, October 28, 5:30-6:30pm (EST) Registration: tinyurl.com/OpenHouseWM

Are you applying to a PhD in Clinical or Counseling Psychology? Here is a list of mentors who are taking students. Please circulate widely so all applicants can benefit 🤓. And if you are a PI recruiting students, please don't forget to add your name! docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

🦊 REDS lab will be accepting a grad student for Fall 2026. Folks interested in eating disorders and/or suicide are encouraged to apply! See here for more details: www.redslab.org/join-the-lab

We are still recruiting for a postdoc for my lab! This person will play a key role in a new R01 optimizing a self-guided digital intervention for #eatingdisorders. There will be ample opportunities for publishing, contributing to grants, mentoring, etc. Apply by 10/31 for priority consideration.

The second of our openings in the Clinical Program at Colorado State is now online. This one is for an Assistant Professor with an open research area. jobs.colostate.edu/postings/166...

Big news! @universityofri.bsky.social just secured its first-ever NIH T32 grant! This T32 will bring together Psychology, Neuroscience, Engineering, and Life Sciences to train the next generation of scientists to tackle complex health challenges like addiction. www.uri.edu/news/2025/09...

Are you accepting PhD applications in Clinical Psychology for Fall 2026 (U.S.)? If so, please consider adding your name to the document linked in the comments. Our hope is to help reduce the load on applicants. Please share widely and on X! #clinicalpsychology @abctnow.bsky.social

I'm reviewing applications for the University of Washington's PhD program this fall. Applicants interested in the Clinical Psychology, Social-Personality (emphasis on personality), or Quantitative programs are welcome to apply. More information here: sites.google.com/uw.edu/radla...

Welcome Neil Gleason to The PEARL at USC. Neil is a new postdoc in our lab, with interests in substance use, behavioral addictions, & sexual health. He is coming from the @cshrb.bsky.social. @uscpsychiatry.bsky.social @iasatusc.bsky.social thepearl.usc.edu/about/curren...