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Angelo DiBello, Ph.D.
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Background:

          B.A., Psychology, University of Richmond, Richmond, VA, 2009
          M.A., Clinical Counseling Psychology, La Salle University, Philadelphia, PA, 2011
          M.A., Psychology, University of Houston, Houston, TX, 2013
          Ph.D., Social Psychology, University of Houston, TX, 2015
          Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Brown University, Center for Alcohol and Addiction                     Students, Providence, RI, 2017

Academic Positions:
           Assistant Professor (2021 - Present)
                    Center of Alcohol & Substance Abuse Studies
                    Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology
                    Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
          Adjunct Assistant Professor (2018 - Present)
                    Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies
                    Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences
                    Brown University, RI

Research Interests:
Dr. Angelo DiBello is an Assistant Professor in the Center of Alcohol & Substance Use Studies and the Applied Psychology Department of the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology at Rutgers University, an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Brown University, and the Director of the Social Health Addiction & Relationship Processes (SHARP) Laboratory at Rutgers University. Dr. DiBello is well published in top tier journals and is both the Principal Investigator and Co-Investigator of several ongoing randomized clinical trials funded by the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA). 
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ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Angelo_DiBello  
​Website: www.sharplab.squarespace.com  ​
Lorra Garey, Ph.D.

Background:

          Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, University of Houston
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Academic Positions:
          Research Assistant Professor, University of Houston

Research Interests:
Dr. Lorra Garey is a Research Assistant Professor at the University of Houston. She earned her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Houston. Her primary research interests focus on elucidating and attenuating health disparities among underserved and vulnerable populations by examining the interplay between substance use and psychological vulnerabilities and addressing malleable risk factors, including tobacco use, in the context of transdiagnostic interventions. Within this model, Lorra is particularly interested in the efficacy of brief, personalized feedback interventions to reduce tobacco use, alcohol use, and symptoms related to anxiety and depression among smokers with co-occurring psychopathology and tobacco dependence.

Website: 
AHRL-SUTC
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​Research Assistant Professor
Dipali Rinker, Ph.D.
​Background:
           B.A., Psychology, Trinity University, San Antonio, TX 
           M.A., Clinical Psychology, University of Houston-Clear Lake
           Ph.D., Behavioral Sciences/Health Promotion, UT Health Science Center
                      School of Public Health, Houston 
                      Minor in Epidemiology and Biostatistics
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Research Interests:
  • Health and risk behaviors of emerging adult populations
  • Brief interventions to reduce risky health behaviors and increase healthy 
  • How social networks contribute to the acquisition of health behaviors and cessation of risky behaviors
  • Environmental correlates and policies that contribute to the risky and healthy behaviors of emerging adults.
Personal Bio:
I have a 9 year-old daughter and a 6-year-old son who keep me busy!

ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Dipali_Rinker
Lindsey M. Rodriguez, Ph.D.

Background: 
          BS Psychology, University of Florida 2008
          MA Social Psychology, University of Houston 2010
          PhD Social Psychology, University of Houston 2014

Academic and Industry Positions:
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               Quantitative UX Researcher (2022 - Present)

          University of South Florida
               Assistant Professor (2016 - 2021)
               Associate Professor (2021 - 2022)

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Research interests:
Dr. Lindsey Rodriguez is an Assistant Professor at the University of South Florida. She earned her Ph.D in Social Psychology from the University of Houston. Her research interests include alcohol use and romantic relationships, alcohol use in military populations, the development and evaluation of brief alcohol interventions, expressive writing as a brief intervention for alcohol use and romantic conflict, and gender differences in links between romantic conflict and alcohol use.

Personal bio:
         - Rescuing Animals
​         - Eating :)

 
ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Lindsey_Rodriguez
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=YUWJ9rQAAAAJ&hl=en
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Mai-Ly Steers, Ph.D.

Background:
          B.A., Biology, University of Southern California, 1999
          B.A., Broadcast Journalism, University of Southern California, 1999
          M.A., Communication Studies, California State University, Los Angeles,                               2007
          M.A., Psychology, University of Houston, 2012
          Ph.D., Social Psychology, University of Houston, 2015
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Academic Positions:
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          Assistant Professor at the School of Nursing at Duquesne University
​          Assistant Research Professor at the University of Houston (courtesy appointment)

Research Interests
  • Examining psychosocial factors, particularly social norms, in relation to drinking.
  • Exploring the influences of social media on health and well-being.
  • The effect of pervasive technological media, such as social networking sites, on individual norms.
  • The development of novel and social media-related interventions, targeting at-risk drinkers who are also avid social media users.
  • How alcohol-related posts potentially shape and redefine college students’ drinking norms,
  • Social media-specific personalized normative feedback interventions targeting the reduction of drinking among heavy drinking students

ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mai-Ly_Steers
Website: mailysteers.com

​Carol Wang, Ph.D.
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Background:
 
           B.S. Psychology, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
           M.A. Psychology, University of Houston
           Ph.D. Social Psychology, University of Houston


Research Interests:
Dr. Carol Wang is Division Director of Research at HCA Healthcare for Central and West Texas. She leads the graduate medical education research curriculum and scholarly activity at community hospitals in Austin and El Paso working closely with medical residents and faculty. Dr. Wang was previously a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center in the Department of Health Disparities Research. She obtained her Ph.D. in Social Psychology from the University of Houston.  Her research interests include resilience, positive psychology, social class, and culture in the context of health-related outcomes and developing interventions that cultivate well-being and promote healthy behaviors. 
 
ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Carol_Wang14
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