CONGRATS to undergrad RA, Alijah, who will present a poster, A Daily Diary Study of the Relation of Race-Based Discrimination to Negative Affect and Cannabis-Related Behaviors among Black Undergraduates, at #ADAA2026 conference in Chicago! Way to GEAUX! @lsu.bsky.social @lsupsychology.bsky.social

‼️WE ARE HIRING‼️The Center for Suicide Research and Prevention is looking for a Clinical Research Coordinator. If you are interested in research and eager to make an impact, join our team today! 🔗Learn more @ csrp.mgh.harvard.edu/jobs/ 📋Apply @ bit.ly/CSRPcrc26

Exciting to see this paper has been published! 1st authored by grad student, Katie Thomas, we found that the indirect effect of #PTSD symptoms on heavy #drinking occurred via #relationship impairment & this effect was moderated by sex, occurring for #women, not men. Link👇@lsupsychology.bsky.social

Our 1st publication of 2026! This paper, co-authored with graduate students Caroline Scherzer (MUSC intern), Luke Vargo, & Paige Morris (MIRECC Fellow), found sex differences in the relations of negative emotions with opioid misuse severity. Link to text 👇@lsupsychology.bsky.social @lsu.bsky.social

CONGRATS to honors student, Lan Qiu, who will present a poster on #nicotine- #cannabis #DualUse among #AAPI adults at the 2026 Collaborative Perspectives on Addiction Conference in Kansas City! Way to GEAUX! #CPA2026 #CPA26 @lsupsychology.bsky.social @apadivision50.bsky.social @lsu.bsky.social

Experts need to keep this conversation going, raising awareness of risks but also of the myriad options for cutting down on drinking or finding support for an alcohol use disorder. #NIAAA is a trusted source, building on years of science it has supported. rethinkingdrinking.niaaa.nih.gov

First team meeting of the Mardi Gras Season means King Cake! Laissez les bons temps rouler! Happy Mardi Gras! @lsu.bsky.social @lsupsychology.bsky.social

CONGRATS to grad student Katie Thomas on her 1st-authored paper in Journal of Substance Use & Addiction Treatment! Posttraumatic stress symptoms related to heavy drinking via relationship impairment for women (not men), highlighting the need to consider sex in research. @lsupsychology.bsky.social

Proud of our team's work in '25! Training #LSU grad students in research & clinical work; mentoring undergrads in research, publications, & conference presentations; funding to advance our research & clinical missions; & expanding community-based clinical services! @lsupsychology.bsky.social

Grad student Luke Vargo tested the interaction of #DistressIntolerance (DI), #AnxietySensitivity (AS), & #sex on #drinking, finding DI related to > binge drinking freq among men w/lower AS, & among women w/higher AS. Highlights the important role of sex in alcohol research. @lsuresearch.bsky.social

Big CONGRATS to grad student Katie Thomas for successfully defending her master’s thesis project, The Impact of Dyadic #Coping on #Alcohol Use and Related Problems among College Students in Romantic Relationships! Way to GEAUX! @lsupsychology.bsky.social @lsu.bsky.social @lsuresearch.bsky.social

Congratulations to grad student Chris Buenrostro for successfully proposing his master’s thesis project, Purpose in Life as a Moderator in the Relationship Between #Depression and #Anxiety & #Cannabis Related Outcomes Among College Students! Way to GEAUX! @lsu.bsky.social @lsupsychology.bsky.social

Big THANKS to everyone who stopped by to talk about our research during the #ABCT25 Addictive Behaviors SIG meeting & the SIG EXPO! & way to GEAUX graduate students Khoa Le & Luke Vargo who presented! #ABCT2025 @lsupsychology.bsky.social @lsu.bsky.social @abctabsig.bsky.social @abctnow.bsky.social

Big THANKS to everyone who attended our #ABCT25 symposium on romantic relationship dynamics & alcohol use! & Thanks to our speakers, Katie Thomas, Drs. Julianne Flanagan, Jaye Derrick, & Julia Buckner @lsupsychology.bsky.social @lsu.bsky.social @abctnow.bsky.social @abctabsig.bsky.social #ABCT2025

Latest publication co-authored w/grad student Luke Vargo & undergrad @lsu-honors.bsky.social student Amelia Knox. 1st study of imposter syndrome's relation to cannabis problems. Link to paper below @lsu.bsky.social @lsupsychology.bsky.social @lsuresearch.bsky.social @LSU #impostersyndrome #cannabis

It's #ABCT2025 conference week! If you're headed to ABCT in NOLA this week, check out these FOUR presentations by our team on Friday! Presenting at the Addictive Behaviors SIG meeting, SIG Expo, & a Symposium from 5-6PM! @lsupsychology.bsky.social #ABCT25 @abctabsig.bsky.social @abctnow.bsky.social

Luke Vargo's 2nd 1st authored paper was accepted for publication! We found a significant sex X distress intolerance (DI) X anxiety sensitivity (AS) interaction - DI was related to greater binge drinking frequency for men w/less AS, and for women w/greater AS. Way to GEAUX, Luke! @lsu.bsky.social

Great news! A second paper using Amelia Knox's (LSU '25) honors thesis data was accepted for publication! It's the 1st known study to test if imposter syndrome is related to cannabis problems & this relation occurred via social anxiety & coping motivated use. Great work! @lsupsychology.bsky.social

Dr. Buckner presented at this week's grand rounds at Our Lady of the Lake Hospital on guidelines for when it may be useful to integrate behavioral therapy into medication treatment for opioid use disorder. @lsupsychology.bsky.social @lsu.bsky.social

So exciting to see undergraduate LSU Ogden Honors College student, Amelia Knox's '25, honors thesis paper published! Way to GEAUX, Amelia! @lsupsychology.bsky.social @lsu-honors.bsky.social @lsudiscover.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Today (& always!) we stand w/people around the globe to raise awareness, reduce stigma, & promote access to mental health care for all. @lsupsychology.bsky.social @lsu.bsky.social

Big CONGRATS to Khoa Le on being awarded the Harvey Jay & Betty Adele Jacobs Schwartzberg Fellowship! This award is designed to recognize & support a 1st year graduate student in LSU's College of HSS. Way to GEAUX, Khoa! @lsupsychology.bsky.social @lsu.bsky.social #LSU

SO PROUD of Amelia Knox LSU '25, who published her honors thesis project! This is the first known study to test whether imposter syndrome is related to substance use and related problems! Way to GEAUX! #LSU @lsupsychology.bsky.social logy.bsky.social @lsu-honors.bsky.social @lsudiscover.bsky.social

Excited to see this paper published, w/ grad student co-authors Luke Vargo & Katie Thomas! The relation of social anxiety with alcohol-related problems occurred via difficulties with emotion regulation. Full article: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/VM2UV... Great work, team! @lsupsychology.bsky.social

Big CONGRATULATIONS to 1st year graduate student, Khoa Le, who will present research from our lab on the impact of racism on mental health & cannabis use at @abctabsig.bsky.social's meeting in New Orleans! Way to GEAUX! @lsupsychology.bsky.social #LSU #ABCT25

🚨 Linking an updated list of open positions (with a special focus on post-bac positions) here! Feel free to add too! Please re-post! docs.google.com/spreadsheets... #AcademicTwitter #ClinicalPsychology #Psychology #PsychologicalResearch

Big CONGRATS to undergrad RA, Elanna Russell, who will present research from our lab at @abctabsig.bsky.social's meeting in New Orleans! Way to GEAUX! @lsupsychology.bsky.social #LSU #ABCT2025

It's #SuicidePreventionMonth. We come together to break the silence, end the stigma, & remind everyone that help is available. In addition to 988, @thetrevorproject.bsky.social offers 24/7 hotline for LGBTQA+ individuals 1-866-488-7386 @lsupsychology.bsky.social #LSU #TigersHelpingTigers

Grad student Luke Vargo will present his latest research project at #ABCT25! Luke's research aims to improve assessment of transdiagnostic factors. This project concerns state distress tolerance's relation w/ #SubstanceUse. Way to GEAUX, Luke! @lsupsychology.bsky.social @abctabsig.bsky.social

It's International Day of Charity! We'd like to share some of the work we do. Thanks to partnerships w/ LSUHSC psychiatry residency program, OLOL, St. Christopher's, & funding from the LA Dept of Health & the US Dept of HSS, we provide free & low-cost clinical services at several locations in BR.

Big CONGRATULATIONS to lab alum, Dr. Blauvelt, on receiving the Louisiana Psychological Association’s Psychology in the Public Interest award at this year’s annual LPA conference! Well-deserved recognition for all the amazing work you do in our community! Way to GEAUX! @lsupsychology.bsky.social

Happy Labor Day, Tigers! Campus is closed in observance of the holiday.

WELCOME to 1st yr grad, Khoa Duc Le! Khoa received his BA in Psychology from Case Western Reserve University. His research interests include factors that contribute to substance use, incl the role of co-occurring mental health disorders. @lsupsychology.bsky.social

Exciting to see this one in print! Graduate student Caroline Scherzer's first 1st authored paper in our lab, her masters thesis project! Caroline conducted the 1st alcohol administration study in our lab! Way to GEAUX, Caroline! @lsupsychology.bsky.social @lsuresearch.bsky.social

Big CONGRATS to Paige Morris, Ph.D., on her graduation! Wishing you all the best in you post-doc: Advanced Research Fellow in Mental Illness Research &Treatment (MIRECC) at the Philly VA! So proud of all you've accomplished! Can't wait to see where your career takes you! @lsupsychology.bsky.social

Therapy appointments available! No waitlist! If you're in the state of Louisiana & seeking therapy, call today to find out more about our services! @lsu.bsky.social

Dr. Buckner presented our current projects testing ways to better understand & treat #SubstanceUseDisorders, using smartphone-based ecological momentary assessment (#EMA) to identify real-time predictors of substance use & mobile tools to ⬆️ SUD treatment @lsu.bsky.social @lsupsychology.bsky.social

📣 Hey southern Louisianans! 📣 🟣Do you have OCD? 🟡Do you want to help make sure national OCD research includes your unique experiences? 🟢 Do you have 10 minutes to spare?? If so, please complete our anonymous survey at: tinyurl.com/57U9Y3PM or [email protected] & please share widely! ⚜️

CONGRATS to lab alum/former undergraduate research assistant, Madison O’Neal, who will be attending Loyola for law school! Way to GEAUX! We are so proud of you & so excited to see where your career takes you! @lsupsychology.bsky.social @lsu.bsky.social

Check out our latest publication! We found that use of false safety behaviors (behaviors geared toward managing anxiety in the short-term but actually increase anxiety in the long-term) is related to cannabis-related problems. Full article in comments. @lsu.bsky.social @lsupsychology.bsky.social

Big CONGRATS to Paige Morris who successfully defended her dissertation, Testing The Utility of the Three Good Things Intervention for Cannabis Misuse Among College Students! @lsu.bsky.social @lsupsychology.bsky.social @lsuresearch.bsky.social

CONGRATS Dr. Buckner, awarded nearly $1 million to increase # of clinical psych grad students trained in clinical work for #substanceusedisorders & related disorders in high-need/underserved areas, while reducing barriers to services in Baton Rouge! @lsu.bsky.social @lsupsychology.bsky.social

We are THRILLED to announce that Amelia Knox has decided to stay at @lsu.bsky.social to attend our masters in counseling program! We look forward to seeing you around campus & are excited you will be a therapist in Baton Rouge soon! Way to GEAUX! @lsupsychology.bsky.social @lsu-honors.bsky.social

The 2025 ABCT AB SIG Summer Newsletter is here!! ➡️ drive.google.com/file/d/1ANQh... Submissions for SIG posters here ➡️ docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #AcademicChatter #Psychology #ABCT @abctnow.bsky.social

So exciting to see graduate student Paige Morris present "Examining Individual Differences in Substance Use Patterns and Outcomes" at this year's spring conference of the Louisiana Psychological Association! Way to GEAUX, Paige! @lsupsychology.bsky.social @lsu.bsky.social @lsuresearch.bsky.social

CONGRATS Katie Thomas! Whose symposium on #RomanticRelationship Dynamics & #Alcohol Use was accepted to present at @abctnow.bsky.social's Convention! #ABCT25 #ABCT2025 @lsupsychology.bsky.social @lsu.bsky.social @lsuresearch.bsky.social

CONGRATS to Amelia Knox, a Distinguished Undergrad Researcher for her outstanding work in our lab! She conducted original research, she submitted results for publication, & presented findings at a national conference! @lsudiscover.bsky.social @lsu-honors.bsky.social @lsupsychology.bsky.social

Yesterday our team joined mental health professionals from LSU’s grad programs in social work, counseling psych, & clinical psych to receive training on ACT. Big thanks to Corey Porche, LPC for the helpful information! @lsu.bsky.social @lsupsychology.bsky.social

We found that although nearly all participants use "false safety behaviors" (designed to avoid or manage anxiety but can increase anxiety long-term), more FSB use is related to cannabis use & problems. We hope that research such as this can inform efforts to improve outcomes & reduce disparities.

CONGRATULATIONS to all the students graduating today! Including Amelia Knox, graduating with honors & a distinguished research metal! @lsu.bsky.social @lsupsychology.bsky.social @lsuour.bsky.social @lsu-honors.bsky.social