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  • Personalizing Treatment Delivery

    Leading Researcher:
    Marilyn Piccirillo, PhD
    Interests:
    Comparative diagnostic and treatment modalities, Substance use/use disorder

    Anxiety and anxiety-related disorders (AARD) are notable risk factors for alcohol use problems and their co-occurrence results in tremendous health costs and societal burden. Psychological treatments that integrate cognitive-behavioral therapy…

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  • Ecological Momentary Assessment of Racial Microaggressions and Alcohol Use in African American Young Adults

    Leading Researcher:
    Carolyn Sartor, Ph.D.
    Interests:
    Special Needs Populations, Substance use/use disorder

    African American adults are disproportionately exposed to stressors, such as racial discrimination, that increase risk for problem drinking and are more likely than White adults to experience alcohol-related illness, injuries,…

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  • Human Studies to Identify Genes and Characterize Risk Pathways Involved in Alcohol Related Outcomes

    Leading Researcher:
    Danielle Dick, Ph.D.
    Interests:
    Comparative diagnostic and treatment modalities, Substance use/use disorder

    As part of the VCU Alcohol Research Center, Dr. Dick’s work involves multivariate analyses for gene identification for alcohol use outcomes.

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  • Using the Genetic Architecture of Substance Use Disorders to Advance Gene Identification and Understanding of Pathways of Risk

    Leading Researcher:
    Danielle Dick, Ph.D.
    Interests:
    Comparative diagnostic and treatment modalities, Substance use/use disorder

    The project applies multivariate genomic analyses to advance gene identification for substance use disorders using multiple samples.

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  • Mobile Youth Survey (MYS)

    Leading Researcher:
    Danielle Dick, Ph.D.
    Interests:
    Comparative diagnostic and treatment modalities, Substance use/use disorder

    MYS was designed to identify the life course trajectories of adolescents (aged 10-18) living in poverty in the Mobile-Prichard inner city area of Alabama.

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  • The National Collegiate Recovery Program Study

    Leading Researcher:
    Danielle Dick, Ph.D.
    Interests:
    Comparative diagnostic and treatment modalities, Substance use/use disorder

    The purpose of this study is to understand participating students’ experiences by learning more about what aspects of CRPs are working well and what could be improved. It is our…

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  • Spit for Science: The VCU Student Survey (S4S)

    Leading Researcher:
    Danielle Dick, Ph.D.
    Interests:
    Comparative diagnostic and treatment modalities, Substance use/use disorder

    S4S is a university-wide research registry with the goal of understanding pathways of risk (both genetic and environmental) for substance use and related mental health outcomes across the college years.

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