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Shayna Cheek

Assistant Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Psychiatry, Child & Family Mental Health & Community Psychiatry

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Assistant Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences · 2024 - Present Psychiatry, Child & Family Mental Health & Community Psychiatry, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences

Recent Publications


Mutual 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 Cite

Alcohol 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 Cite

Implicit affective responses to suicide-related stimuli: Differences as a function of suicide attempt history and concurrent substance use.

Journal Article Suicide Life Threat Behav · April 2025 INTRODUCTION: Individuals who are depressed, have suicide attempts, and a substance use disorder (SUD) may have different patterns of suicidal thoughts and behaviors and respond differently to cues associated with suicide and death. METHOD: Implicit affect ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


Youth Partners in Care for Suicide Prevention

ResearchProject Coordinator · Awarded by University of California - Los Angeles · 2022 - 2027

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Education, Training & Certifications


Duke University · 2022 Ph.D.