Current 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 Publications
Modeling the reciprocal dynamic between alcohol and suicide urges among college students: Ecological momentary assessment study.
Journal Article Psychol Addict Behav · November 10, 2025 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 CiteMutual age-varying influences of binge drinking and cannabis use during emerging adulthood in the NCANDA cohort.
Journal Article Alcohol Clin Exp Res (Hoboken) · October 2025 BACKGROUND: Binge drinking peaks during emerging adulthood and is associated with negative developmental outcomes. Within-person changes in cannabis use have been shown to coincide with binge drinking; however, whether within-person changes in binge drinki ... Full text Link to item CiteAlcohol and Cannabis Use Trends Among Adolescents With and Without a History of Recent Suicidal Thoughts and Behavior: 1991-2023.
Journal Article J Adolesc Health · August 2025 PURPOSE: Trends in alcohol and cannabis use among adolescents in the United States have generally declined in prevalence since the 1990s. However, it is unknown if these trends are observed among adolescents with suicidal thoughts and behaviors (STBs), a p ... 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.