Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations
Assistant Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
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2021 - Present
Psychiatry, Child & Family Mental Health & Community Psychiatry,
Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Recent Scholarly Works
Physical Activity and Suicidal Ideation Among Gulf War Era Veterans.
Journal article Am J Lifestyle Med · August 2026 This study from a national sample of Gulf War Veterans (N = 1098) examined the association between physical activity level and (a) past-year suicidal ideation and (b) risk for suicidal behavior as defined by a score of > 7 on the Suicidal Behaviors Questio ... Full text Link to item CitePsychiatric Outcomes and Treatment Utilization Among Post-9/11 Veterans with PTSD: The Impact of Current and Remitted Substance Use Disorders.
Journal article J Dual Diagn · June 11, 2026 Objective: U.S. veterans experience comorbid posttraumatic stress disorder and substance use disorders (PTSD-SUD) at high rates, resulting in poorer psychosocial outcomes when compared to the effects of either condition alone. However, it is unclear how ve ... Full text Link to item CiteModeling the reciprocal dynamic between alcohol and suicide urges among college students: Ecological momentary assessment study.
Journal article Psychol Addict Behav · May 2026 OBJECTIVE: Alcohol use is associated with suicidal thoughts, urges, and behavior. However, prior research has been mostly cross-sectional, limiting understanding of how these variables influence one another across short time periods. The present study used ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Development of mHealth-Supported Skills Training for Alcohol and Related Suicidality (mSTARS): Emotion Regulation Skills Training to Enhance Acute Psychiatric Care and Recovery
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism · 2023 - 2028NCANDA Research Project Site: Duke
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism · 2012 - 2027Cost Effectiveness of Combined Contingency Management and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Alcohol Use Disorder
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2019 - 2025View All Grants
Education
University of Utah ·
2019
Ph.D.