GRANT FUNDED RESEARCH
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Project Write
Funding: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (R01AA023495) This project investigates the potential utility of writing about drinking experiences and emotions as a means of reducing future unwanted negative drinking experiences. Contributors: PI: Clayton Neighbors, PhD Co-I: Lindsey Rodriguez, PhD Qian Lu, PhD Affiliated Professor: Chelsie Young, PhD Grad RAs: Joanne Angosta, MA Staff: Alyssa Rice, BS |
Project RAVEN
Funding: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (R01 AA025043-01A1) This project uses counter-attitudinal advocacy, an established intervention for several health behaviors including safe sex and smoking cessation, in a novel context to target problematic alcohol use in college students. Contributors: PI: Kate Carey, PhD Co-PI: Angelo DiBello, PhD Co-PI: Clayton Neighbors, PhD Postdoctoral Fellow: Mary M. Tomkins, PhD Grad RAs: Andrew Weinstein, BS, Staff, UH: Frida de Luna, BS, Alyssa Rice, BS |
Project T.R.E.A.D.
Funding: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (R21 AA026380-01A1) Project T.R.E.A.D. is a NIH - funded study designed to examine the physical activity and alcohol use of college students. The study will evaluate associations between physical activity and alcohol consumption at daily and weekly levels using an objective measure of physical activity. Utilizing a discrete fitness tracker, participants' physical activity will be recorded for 21 days. Participants will also complete daily surveys to monitor self-reports of physical activity and alcohol consumption. Contributors: PI: Clayton Neighbors, PhD Co-PI: Craig Henderson, PhD Co-PI: Leigh Leasure, PhD Grad RAs, UH: Joanne Angosta, MA Staff: Alyssa Rice, BS |
Revolutionizing Normative Re-Education
Funding: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (R01 AA027168-01) We are currently testing a phone app that explores what life is like for first-year college students. This project is in partnership with the HeadsUp lab at Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA. Contributors: PI: Joseph LaBrie, PhD Co-PI: Clayton Neighbors, PhD Postdoctoral Fellow: Mary Tomkins, PhD Grad RA, UH: Nicole Hall, BA Staff, UH: Alyssa Rice, BS |
OTHER RESEARCH
Psychosocial Beliefs About Cannabis Use
This project is seeking to understand the psychosocial beliefs individuals hold regarding the use of cannabis and its implications for the initiation of cannabis use, and the development of problematic cannabis use behaviors. In addition, this project seeks to understand the relationship of these beliefs with other psychosocial indicators of psychological functioning and their relationship with existing theoretical constructs related to cannabis use. Contributors: PI: Andrew Weinstein, BS Co-I: Clayton Neighbors, PhD |