Eric Pedersen

Remind to submit abstracts for #RSMj2026 by March 16th! www.researchmj.org/meeting

Our new paper out today: Daily Associations Between Perceived Stress, Pain Intensity, and Alcohol Use Among Veterans With and Without Moderate‐to‐Severe Chronic Pain. @iasatusc.bsky.social @keckschoolusc.bsky.social @nyusilver.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Congrats Katie!

Our new paper in @addictionjournal.bsky.social: #Cannabis dispensary exposure and smoked, vaped, and edible cannabis use among young adults: Comparison of web‐scraped and government‐maintained registries. @iasatusc.bsky.social @keckschoolusc.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

My second first-author paper is out! Super excited about this one and grateful for my amazing coauthors :)

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Did you miss out on our latest Distinguished Speaker Series?

Don't worry! The full video is available on our YouTube channel, where you can experience the insightful talks and engaging visuals presented.

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The submission portal for the 10th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Research Society on Marijuana is open!

Consider submitting a symposium, panel, or individual abstract and join us in Albuquerque, NM, from July 17th to 19th.
www.researchmj.org/meeting

Join us this Thursday at noon PT for our @scctsi.bsky.social digital webinar.

When Science Meets Storytelling: Discover how graphic novels and visual narratives can enhance empathy, understanding, and communication in health and research settings. Register here: sc-ctsi.org/events/semin...

Join us on Thursday, January 15th, at noon for our @scctsi.bsky.social webinar on healthy and effective time management with Dr. Katie Pettit. Register here: usc.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

The Center’s Chloe Opalo Honored by City of West Hollywood - Los Angeles LGBT Center Chloe Opalo, Supervisor for Community-Engaged Research at the Los Angeles LGBT Center and Trans Wellness Center, was honored with the City of West Hollywood’s Paul Andrew Starke Warrior Award on Wedne...

Congrats to our community partner, Chloe Opalo, for her City of West Hollywood’s Paul Andrew Starke Warrior Award. The award recognizes Chloe for her outstanding leadership and frontline work in the fight to end HIV and AIDS.
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Our new paper out in the Journal of Traumatic Stress: Precision prediction of #PTSD symptom surges: A pilot study integrating real‐time daily data with supervised learning. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.... @uscpsychiatry.bsky.social
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An integrated personalized feedback intervention for community adults with hazardous alcohol use, elevated anxiety sensitivity, and subclinical PTSD symptoms Hazardous drinking and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) frequently co-occur and lead to greater impairment and dysfunction than either condition a…

Excited to share that the main outcomes paper from my dissertation has been published! We evaluated a single-session, computer-based integrated personalized feedback intervention (PFI) targeting hazardous drinking, PTSD symptoms, and anxiety sensitivity.

Here the link ➡️ tinyurl.com/4y98r3hp

Our new paper published in Addictive Behaviors looks at #PTSD and complex daily associations between cannabis use and depression among US veterans. #RAND @iasatusc.bsky.social @uscpsychiatry.bsky.social @nyupress.bsky.social @uwpsychiatry.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Mediating pathways from potentially morally injurious events to PTSD: A longitudinal cohort study of U.S. post-9/11 veterans In the military, potentially morally injurious events (PMIEs) are experiences that violate a service member's moral values and have been linked to psy…

Our new @iasatusc.bsky.social paper out today led by USC Social Work student Liv Canning. Mediating pathways from potentially morally injurious events to #PTSD: A longitudinal cohort study of U.S. post-9/11 #veterans. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Welcome Dr. Lindy Howe from @browncaas.bsky.social to our Cannabis editorial board!
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Join us at noon PT tomorrow (Thursday, 12/11) for our @scctsi.bsky.social seminar. Dr. Nicole Maccalla shares how the Eaton Fire Residents United coalition is leading community-driven recovery efforts following the January 2025 #Eaton Fire. Register here:
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Join us this Thursday, December 11th, at noon PT for our
@scctsi.bsky.social seminar series. Register here: sc-ctsi.org/events/semin...

I’m excited to share my new Psychological Assessment publication, based on my master’s thesis (plus two follow-up studies), where I developed and validated the Food and Alcohol Disturbance Expectancy Questionnaire (FAD-EQ)! You can check it out at the link below! 😊 @apajournals.bsky.social

Our new paper in Behaviour Research and Therapy led by Antoine Lebeaut at @cshrb.bsky.social: An integrated personalized feedback intervention for community adults with hazardous alcohol use, elevated anxiety sensitivity, and subclinical #PTSD symptoms.
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Please welcome our new RSMj Board Members!

Full Board members Lauren Micalizzi (@laurenmic.bsky.social), Jeffrey Wardell (@bac-lab.bsky.social ), and Yan Wang.

Student Board members Kyra Farrelly and Mohammad Habib.

YouTube video by TEDx Talks Is Connection at the Core of Addiction? | Nina Christie | TEDxABQ

Check out our friend @ninachristie.bsky.social's Ted Talk! www.youtube.com/watch?v=IU8w...

YouTube video by TED-Ed What lack of sleep does to the teenage brain - Wendy Troxel

This is an animated adaptation of a TEDx Talk given by my RAND colleague Wendy Troxel. Dig into how sleep deprivation affects the teenage body and brain, and what can be done to help adolescents get enough sleep.
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Join us for our next @scctsi.bsky.social Seminar Series: Building an Engaging and Effective Social Media Presence for Academics and Researchers with Dr. Nicki Apaydin. December 4th at 12PT.
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Exciting new research from CAAS Professor Jane Metrik about "California sober" -- can cannabis use curb short-term drinking? Follow the link to read more!

I will be reviewing applications for @unm.edu's Clinical Psychology as well as Diversity and Health Data Science Across the Lifespan PhD programs. Both deadlines are December 1! psych.unm.edu/graduate/ind...

Research Assistant Professor in Personalized Medicine for the Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder Seeking applicants for a Research Assistant Professor faculty position at the University of New Mexico on an NIH funded grant evaluating personalized ...

Research Assistant Professor position at @unm.edu - join a dynamic team working with @cassie-boness.bsky.social. This position is to work on an NIH grant evaluating personalized medicine approaches for the treatment of alcohol use disorder. Submit via UNMJobs by Nov 26: unm.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...

A new issue of Cannabis was published today! 10 new empirical papers and the published abstracts from #RSMj2025 in Detroit. Our journal is now in its 8th year and is indexed in PubMed, Google Scholar, and Web of Science.
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USC colleagues -- please repost! We're recruiting current USC students for an online study on eating and drinking behaviors among college students. Up to $60 in compensation.
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Join us on November 13th at noon PT for our Southern California CTSI webinar: Principles and Practices for Meaningful and Effective Engagement. usc.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Cannabis dispensary for research buds at USC - Daily Trojan Researchers are beginning to examine addiction and behavior at the CANNEX.

Our mock cannabis dispensary supported by @iasatusc.bsky.social was featured in the Daily Trojan. The PEARL project coordinator @irelandshute.bsky.social quoted.
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