During two weekly sessions in July, children will learn to build courage, embrace adventure, and make memories
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Doctoral student, registered dietitian aims to understand low rates of metabolic and bariatric surgery in community
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Justin Parent recently received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers.
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Is bedtime a struggle in your house? A URI psychology professor and former student tackle children’s sleep and anxiety in their new book.
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Nicole Weiss and Jeffrey Bratberg appointed to lead Center of Biomedical Research Excellence on Opioids and Overdose
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Catherine Trinh was awarded a two-year Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Predoctoral Fellowship (1F31DA060555) from the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Her project will examine changes in positive emotions and engagement in pleasurable activities as predictors of alcohol and cannabis outcomes over time in a large sample of adolescents.
Continue reading "Catherine Trinh was awarded a two-year Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award"Manshu Yang was awarded a 5-year K01 Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (K01DA058715) from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to improve statistical methods for dealing with missing data in drug use and addiction research that employs ecological momentary assessment.
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Sabrina Todaro was awarded the Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA), an F31 Individual Predoctoral Fellowship Award (F31AA031602-01), from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. The project will examine the extent to which protective behavioral strategies are used on simultaneous alcohol and cannabis use occasions using ecological momentary assessment data.
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The University of Rhode Island College of Health Sciences has awarded the inaugural Dr. Glenda L. Vittimberga ’88 Endowed Professorship in Psychology to Ellen Flannery-Schroeder, professor and director of training in clinical psychology.
Continue reading "URI professor named inaugural Dr. Glenda L. Vittimberga ’88 Endowed Professor"The Behavioral Science PhD program will host virtual meetings for those of you who are interested in learning more about our program, research labs, and application requirements. If you are interested, please select the link and register in advance of this meeting. See dates/times below! Virtual meeting 10/25/2022 from 3-4pm. Click here to register. Virtual meeting 11/16/2022 from […]
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