The work conducted as part of the Alcohol Health and Behavior Project and
IMPACTS represents a collaborative effort of many individuals over many years.
Below are current research faculty, staff, postdocs, and graduate students whose
primary responsibilities are central to the ongoing success of these projects.
In addition to those listed below, regular faculty collaborators include
Doug Steinley and
Phil Wood. Other faculty members we
work closely with on other projects include
Thomas Piasecki,
Bruce Bartholow,
Wendy Slutske,
Denis McCarthy,
and
Tim Trull.
Staff
Margie Gurwit, B.A.
Senior Research Specialist
Isabel Rife, M.L.S.. M.H.A.
Senior Research Specialist
Sarah Mitchell, B.A.
Research Specialist
Molly Trull
Singer/songwriter and FormerWebmistress
Faculty Collaborators
Bruce Bartholow, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Denis McCarthy, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Vicki Osborne, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor (Social Work)
Tom Piasecki Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Wendy Slutske, Ph.D.
Professor
Doug Steinley, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Tim Trull, Ph.D.
Professor
Phil Wood, Ph.D.
Professor
Current Postdoctoral Fellows
Amelia Talley, Ph.D.
Current Graduate Students in the AHB/IMPACTS
Laboratory
Amee Epler, M.A.
(on internship at the University of Mississippi Medical Center)
Julia Martinez, M.A.
6th year
Andrew Littlefield, M.A.
4th year
Alvaro Verges, M.A.
2nd year
Rachel Winograd, B.A.
1st year
Current Graduate Students' Publications
Agrawal, A., Grant, J. D., Littlefield, A. K., Waldron, M., Pergadia, M. L.,
Lynskey, M. T., Madden, P. A. F. , Todorov, A., Trull, T., Bucholz, K. K., Todd,
R. D., Sher, K. J. & Heath, A. C. (2009). Developing a quantitative measure
of alcohol consumption for genomic studies on prospective cohorts.
Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs,70,
157-168.
Cain, A. S., Epler, A. J., Steinley, D., &
Sher, K. J. (in press).
Stability and change in patterns of concerns related to eating, weight, and
shape in young adult women: A latent transition analysis.
Journal of Abnormal Psychology.
Cicero, D., Epler, A. J., & Sher, K. J. (2009). Are there
developmentally-limited forms of bipolar disorder? Journal of Abnormal
Psychology, 118, 431-447.
Epler, A.J.,
Kivlahan, D.R., Bush, K.R., Dobie, D.J., & Bradley, K.A. (2005). A brief readiness to change
drinking algorithm: Concurrent validity in female VA primary care patients.
Addictive Behaviors, 30, 389-395.
Epler, A. J., Sher, K. J.,
Loomis, T. B., & O’Malley, S. S. (2009). College
student receptiveness to various alcohol treatment options.
Journal of American College Health, 58, 26-32.
Epler, A. J., Sher, K. J., & Piasecki, T. (2009). The
reciprocal influences of reasons for abstaining or limiting drinking and
abstention status in young adults. Psychology of Addictive Behavior, 23,
404-414.
Littlefield, A., & Sher, K. J. (in press). Alcohol use disorders
in young adulthood. In J. E. Grant and M. N. Potenza (Eds.), Young Adult
Mental Health. New York: Oxford University Press.
Littlefield, A., Sher, K. J., & Wood, P. K.
(2009). Is
'maturing out' of problematic alcohol involvement related to personality change?
Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 118, 360–374.
Littlefield, A., Sher, K. J., & Wood, P. K. (in press). Do
changes in drinking motives mediate the relation between personality change and
"maturing out" of problem
drinking?" Journal of Abnormal Psychology.
Martinez, J. A., Munoz Garcia, M. A., & Sher, K. J. (2009). A
new minimum legal drinking age (MLDA)?: Some findings to inform the debate.
Addictive Behaviors, 34, 407-410.
Martinez, J. A., Sher, K.J., Krull, J.L. & Wood, P.K. (2009). Blue-collar scholars?: Mediators and
moderators of university attrition in first-generation college students.
Journal of
College Student Development, 50, 87-103.
Martinez, J. A., Sher, K. J., &
Rutledge, P. (2007). Fake ID" ownership and heavy drinking in underage college
students: Prospective findings. Psychology of Addictive Behavior, 21,
226-232.
Martinez, J. A., Sher, K. J., & Wood, P. K. (2008). Is heavy
drinking really associated with attrition from college?: The alcohol-attrition
paradox. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 22, 450-456.
Muñoz, M.A., Martinez,
J.A., Tejero, A. & Cepeda-Benito, A. (2008). Development of the brief
Spanish cocaine craving questionnaire-general. Psicothema, 20, 545-550.
Sher, K.J., & Epler,
A.J. (2004). Alcoholic
denial: Self-awareness and beyond. In Beitman, B., & Nair, J. (Eds.),
Self-awareness deficits in psychiatric patients: Neurobiology, assessment, and
treatment (pp. 184-212). New York: W.W. Norton.
Sher, K . J., & Littlefield, A. (2008). Codependency. InPamela Korsmeyer & Henry Kranzler(Eds), Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol, and Addictive Behavior,
3rd edition, Vol. 1, pp. 331-333. New York: Macmillan Reference.
Sher, K . J., & Littlefield, A. (2008). Risk factors for
substance use, abuse, and dependence: Personality. InPamela Korsmeyer &
Henry Kranzler(Eds), Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol, and Addictive Behavior,
3rd edition, Vol. 3, pp. 407-413. New York: Macmillan Reference.
Sher, K. J., & Martinez, J. A. (2009). The future of
treatment for substance use: A View from 2009. In L. Cohen, F. L. Collins, A. M.
Young, D. E. McChargue, & T. R. Leffingwell (Eds.), The Pharmacology and
Treatment of Substance Abuse: An Evidence-Based Approach. Mahwah,
pp. 635-652. New
York: Routledge.
Sher, K. J.,
Martinez, J. A., & Littlefield (in press). Alcohol use and alcohol use
disorders. In D. Barlow (Ed.), Handbook of Clinical Psychology. New York:
Oxford.
Sher, K. J., Wolf, S. T., &
Martinez, J. A. (2009). How can
etiological research inform the distinction between normal drinking and
disordered drinking? In L. M. Scheier (Ed.), Handbook of drug use etiology,
pp. 225-246.
Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Stepp, S.D., Epler, A.J.,
Jahng, S., & Trull, T.J. (2008). The effect of Dialectical Behavior Therapy
skills use on Borderline Personality Disorder features. Journal of
Personality Disorders,22,
549-563.
Current Graduate Student Friends of AHB/IMPACTS
(working under a different mentor but collaborating with
our lab)
Ash Levitt, M.A.
David Cicero, M.A.
Gone But Not Forgotten
Former Postdocs
Young-Hee Cho, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Psychology, California State University - Long Beach
Anneke Gourdrian, Ph.D.
Research Scientist, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
Emily Grekin, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Wayne State University
Kristie Jackson, Ph.D.
Research Associate Professor, Brown University
Patricia Rutledge, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Allegheny College
Sarah Tragesser, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychology, Washington State University
Trish Vandiver, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Psychology, University of St. Thomas (Houston)
Martha Vungkhanching, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, California State Univesity - Fresno
Former Doctoral Students
(If I don't have you listed and I should, please drop me an
email with a photo attachment; I'd love to add you to the gallery and hear what
you're up to. Also, please update current position, name changes, etc.)
Courtney Bagge, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Trainee, University of Missippi Medical Center
Karen Baumstark, Ph.D.
Psychologist, Kairos Psychological PC, Omaha, NE
(was co-advisor)
Jeff Burk, Ph.D.
Chief, Psychology Service, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Gainesville,FL
Heather Gotham, Ph.D.
Research Associate Professor, UM-KC and the Mid America ATTC
Shelly Grabe, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, University of California - Santa Cruz
(was co-mentor)
Dan Kivlahan, Ph.D.
Assoc. Professor, University of Washington, Director, National Ctr. of Excellence in Substance Abuse Treatment and Education
Jennifer (Farha) Landon, Ph.D.
Psychologist, Kansas City VAMC
Matt Kushner, Ph.D.
Professor, Dept. of Psychiatry, University of Minnesota
Jenny Larkins, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow, Leavenworth VAMC
Eric Martin, Ph.D.
Psychologist and Treatment Team Leader, Social Learning Program, Fulton State Hospital
Susan O'Neill, Ph.D.
Psychologist, University of Missouri Health Services
Aesoon Park, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Syracuse University
Gilbert Parra, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, University of Memphis
Kimberly Walitzer, Ph.D.
Deputy Director, Research Institute on Addictions, University of Buffalo
Reinout Wiers, Ph.D.
Professor, University of Amsterdam
(was co-promoter)
Mark Wood, Ph.D.
Professor, University of Rhode Island
Former Master's Students
(If I don't have you listed and I should, please drop me an
email with a photo attachment; I'd love to add you to the gallery and hear what
you're up to. Also, please update current position, name changes, etc.)
Stephanie (Hurlbut) Acquilano, M.A.
Research Associate, Dartmouth Psychiatric Research Center
Tim Crews, M.A.
Executive Director, Audrain Developmental Disabilities, Mexico, MO
Beth Gershuny, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Bard College
Arthur Goodwin, M.A.
Senior Research Associate, Highway Safety Research Center, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Melanie Grafing Wilson, Ph.D.
Psychologist, St. Louis, MO
Former Undergraduate Students
(if I don't have you listed and I should, please drop me an
email with a photo attachment; I'd love to add you to the gallery and hear what
you're up to)
Susan Bassford Wilson J.D.
Attorney, St. Louis
Joel Baumgart, B.A., Doctoral Candidate
Program in Neuroscience, University of Virginia
Tammy Brazeal, Ph.D.
Psychologist, Cox Health, Springfield, MO
Pam Fike, M.A.
Licensed Professional Counselor, Independent Practice
Taylor Harvey
Student
Tiffany Loomis, B.A.
Law Student, UC Hastings College of Law
Helen Marlo, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology, Notre Dame de Namur University and Independent Practice, Burlingame, CA
Liz O'Laughlin, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Dept of Psychology, Indiana State University
Shivani Nanda, J.D.
Attorney, Stammer, McKnight, Barnum, and Bailey, Fresno, CA
Former NIAAA Summer Interns
Class of 2009
Bianca Aaron
Molly Gallagher
Elaina Miller
Former Staff Members
(if I don't have you listed and I should, please drop me an
email with a photo attachment; I'd love to add you to the gallery and hear what
you're up to)
Wendy Berlynn, B.A.
Chris Buckel, M.S.W.
Research Coordinator, Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic, Washington University
Alison Hodgson, B.A.
Graduate Student, Photojournalism, University of Missouri
Jeff Hyde, B.A.
Captain, U.S. Army, Columbia, MO
Christina Pate, B.A.
Doctoral Student, School Psychology, University of Missouri
Gail Raskin, M.Ed.
Missouri Lottery
Cindi Tahmahkera-Stevens, B.S.
Amy Watson, M.Ed.
Coordinator, ECE Alternate Education, Charter Oak State College
Carol Waudby, M.S.
Research Coordinator, Marshfield Clinic, Marshfield, WI
