Postdocs
Postdoctoral Fellows
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Abhishek Aggarwal
Graduate Training: Behavioral Science, University of South Carolina, SC
Dissertation: Social-Ecological Determinants of Affective States among College Students: A Cross-Cultural Ecological Momentary Assessment Studies
Interests: Leveraging real-time data-capturing techniques to investigate the dynamics of socio-ecological determinants of substance use; developing and evaluating digital interventions that provide contextualized and timely support to prevent these behaviors
Fellowship Sponsor: NIH-NIGMS, P20GM130414 (Monti)
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Mariel Bello
Graduate Training: Clinical Psychology, University of Southern California
Residency: Clinical Psychology Internship Training Program, Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Dissertation Title: Effects of Menthol, Mint, and Tobacco E-Cigarettes on Appeal and Tobacco Withdrawal in Menthol Smokers (NSF Fellowship Awardee)
Undergraduate: University of California, Riverside
Interests: Etiology and underlying mechanisms of substance use disorders among underserved populations; development of novel, culturally tailored evidence-based treatments to effectively treat substance use and psychiatric conditions in disadvantaged, minority groups
Fellowship Sponsor: NIH-NIDA, T32 DA016184 (Rohsenow & Tidey)
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Nicholas Bush
Graduate Training: Neuroscience, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Dissertation: Development of an accelerometer-based automatic drinking detection algorithm
Undergraduate: University of Rhode Island
Interests: Temporal dynamics of substance use behavior and subjective response; mobile health assessment and intervention; functional neuroimaging associations with psychopharmacological outcomes
Fellowship Sponsor: NIH-NIDA, T32DA16184 (Tidey & Rohsenow)
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Sarah Chavez
Graduate Training: Interdisciplinary Research on Substance Use, University of California San Diego and San Diego State University
Dissertation Title: A Sequential Mixed-Methods Study Examining Moderators and Mediators of Adverse Childhood Experiences on Alcohol Use among Latinx Young Adults (NIH-NIAAA T32 Predoctoral Trainee)
Undergraduate: University of Redlands
Interests: Risk and protective factors and racial/ethnic differences in alcohol-specific outcomes; expanding our understanding of the relationship between childhood adversity and heavy episodic drinking among Latinx young adults; developing culturally based alcohol-specific interventions for Latinx young adults who are at risk for an AUD in the near future
Fellowship Sponsor: NIH-NIAAA, T32 AA07459 (Monti & Miranda)
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Julie Cristello
Graduate Training: Clinical Science in Child and Adolescent Psychology, Florida International University
Clinical Residency: Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University
Dissertation: Identifying drug and alcohol displays on social media using a machine learning approach, and mechanisms that impact adolescent substance use (NIH-NIDA F31 Awardee)
Undergraduate: Saint Anselm College, Manchester, NH
Interests: Identifying modifiable risk and protective factors of substance use initiation and escalation among adolescents to inform the development of prevention and intervention programs; online (e.g., social media) and offline (e.g., parents, peers) social contexts; tailoring assessments for adolescent alcohol and drug use)
Fellowship Sponsor: NIH-NIAAA, T32 AA07459 (Miranda & Monti)
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Erin Ferguson
Graduate Training: Clinical and Health Psychology, University of Florida
Residency: Clinical Psychology Internship Training Program, Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Dissertation Title: Impact of Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness on Demand for Alcohol and Cannabis among Co-Users
Undergraduate: Spelman College
Interests: Contextual factors associated with alcohol and cannabis use among those with comorbid chronic health conditions (e.g. HIV, pain); developing substance use interventions for integrated care settings
Fellowship Sponsor: NIH-NIAAA, T32 AA07459 (Monti & Miranda)
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Silvi Goldstein
Graduate Training: Clinical Psychology, University of Rhode Island
Clinical Residency: Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University
Dissertation: Race and sex assigned at birth as moderators of harm reduction pharmacy behavioral treatment outcomes for alcohol use disorder among people experiencing homelessness (NIH-NIAAA F31 Awardee)
Undergraduate: University of Washington, Seattle
Interests: Harm reduction and trauma-informed treatment approaches for substance related health inequities and for individuals from systematically excluded and minoritized backgrounds; cultural factors underlying substance use and co-morbid traumatic stress.
Fellowship Sponsor: NIH-NIAAA, T32 AA07459 (Miranda & Monti)
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Emily Helminen
Graduate Training: School Psychology, Syracuse University
Dissertation Title: Effects of a brief group-based compassion intervention on physiological and subjective stress reactivity
Undergraduate: Michigan Technological University
Interests: Developing and testing compassion-based interventions for co-occurring posttraumatic stress symptoms and substance use among sexual and gender minority people; Understanding physiological (e.g., stress reactivity) and psychological (e.g., shame) mechanisms by which compassion-based interventions are effective
Fellowship Sponsor: NIH-NIDA, T32DA16184
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Lindy Howe
Graduate Training: Clinical Psychology, Indiana University, Bloomington
Clinical Residency: Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University
Dissertation: Decisional processes in daily drinking: a daily diary study exploring how realworld incentives are related to drinking behaviors and experiences
Undergraduate: University of Kentucky
Interests: Exploring the etiology and consequences of alcohol and cannabis use across diverse adult populations using ecological momentary assessment as well as integrating wearable sensors and laboratory methods as complementary approaches. Expanding interests also include a focus on the perinatal population, particularly exploring cannabis use and associated maternal outcomes.
Fellowship Sponsor: NIH-NIDA, T32DA16184 (Tidey & Rohsenow)
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Molly Maloney
Graduate Training: Clinical Psychological Sciences, Purdue University
Clinical Residency: VA Boston Healthcare System
Dissertation: The development, feasibility, and acceptability of an ecological momentary intervention to prevent sexual violence revictimization
Undergraduate: Union College
Interests: Alcohol use, intimate partner violence, sexual violence, risk behavior, prevention, digital interventions
Fellowship Sponsor: NIH-NIAAA. T32AA07459 (Miranda & Monti)
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Sarah Maloney
Graduate Training: Health Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University
Dissertation Title: The Abuse Liability Profile of Unflavored, Sucralose-Sweetened, Electronic Cigarette in Combustible Cigarette Smokers (NIH-NIDA F31 Awardee)
Undergraduate: Northern Kentucky University
Interests: Clinical abuse liability assessment of novel tobacco products and co-administration of alcohol and caffeine products; developing research informed tobacco and alcohol policies aimed at reducing initiation and consequences of substance use.
Fellowship Sponsor: NIH-NIDA, T32 DA016184 (Rohsenow & Tidey)
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Tessa Nalven
Graduate Training: Clinical Psychology, University of Rhode Island
Clinical Residency: VA Boston Medical Healthcare System
Dissertation: A qualitative exploration of alcohol and other drug use among multiracial young adults (NIH-NIDA F31 Awardee)
Undergraduate: University of Massachusetts Amherst
Interests: Health disparities related to substance use, the role of minority stress in marginalized racial and ethnic populations’ substance use, positive psychology and resilience-based interventions, and mobile interventions.
Fellowship Sponsor: NIH-NIAA, T32 AA07459 (Miranda & Monti)
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Roselyn Peterson
Graduate Training: Clinical Psychology PhD, University of Central Florida
Residency: Brown University
Dissertation Title: Assessment of Sexual Protective Behavioral Strategies: Development of the Sexual and Negative Dating Inventory (SANDI)
Undergraduate: Seattle University
Fellowship Sponsor: NIH-NIAAA, T32 AA07459 (Monti & Miranda)
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Chanda Phelan
Graduate Training: Information, University of Michigan
Dissertation Title: The Double-Edged Sword: Opportunities, Threats, and Strategies for Technology in Substance Use Disorder Recovery
Undergraduate: Pomona College, Claremont, CA
Interests: Human-computer interaction research focused on the opportunities and challenges of integrating technology into SUD treatment; understanding how technology is used during the recovery journey
Fellowship Sponsor: NIH-NIDA, T32 DA016184 (Rohsenow & Tidey)
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Megan Strowger
Graduate Training: Health Psychology, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA
Dissertation Title: The effect of viewing different modalities of alcohol-related social media content shared by friends on alcohol outcomes: A longitudinal examination (NIH-NIAAA F31 Awardee)
Undergraduate: Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
Interests: In-person and online social influences on alcohol use among young adults; social network and longitudinal methods; developing alcohol interventions for young adults which also focus on the impact of alcohol-related social media.
Fellowship Sponsor: NIH-NIAAA, T32 AA07459 (Monti & Miranda)