APA Division 50 Society of Addiction Psychology

📆 Mark your calendars!
The JEAP Initiative and the Collaborative Hub for Emerging Adult Recovery Research (CHEARR) are co-sponsoring a free 90-minute interactive virtual forum on February 18th focused on recovery capital.
Learn more and register: www.jeapinitiative.org/ea-recovery-...

CHEARR and JEAP Investigators are guest editing a special issue of Emerging Adulthood on recovery from substance use disorders. Submit your manuscripts by 3/1/26. Details: https://tinyurl.com/msx3r5rv

Can’t wait to see you there!

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New preprint from my lab, in collab with Drs. Brett Gelino, @juststrickland.bsky.social, and Tory Spindle.

Initial Validation of Oral Nicotine Pouch Purchase Tasks in a Crowdsourced Sample of Adult Pouch Consumers

(Manuscript under review)

URL: doi.org/10.31234/osf...

#BehavioralEconomics

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We’re so lucky to have you, Dr. Cristello!

Excited to share my first President’s Column for the @apadivision50.bsky.social. In it, I discuss our 2025 theme: The Science of Lived Experience. I also reflect on leadership in a time of rapid change and share invitation for colleagues. Hope you’ll read it: addictionpsychology.org/soap-box/202...

NIAAA T32 post-doc opportunities at @uconnhealth.bsky.social. Applications due by December 1, 2025.

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Can't miss episode! Thanks for sharing your expertise, @katiew.bsky.social and Dr. Tucker!

Division 50 is seeking #APA2026 proposals focused on the integration of lived and learned expertise to transform addiction psychology! Submit by January 14th to present in DC from August 6th-8th. Submit your proposal at convention.apa.org

AJDAA is now seeking applications for their Early Career Editorial Fellowship! Applications are due by October 31, 2025. Please email Dr. Leah Mayo (leah.mayo@ucalgary.ca) and Dr. Abhishek Ghosh (ghoshabhishek12@gmail.com) for the application form.

Long post ahead! I am very excited to be recruiting 1 to 2 #PhD students during this upcoming application cycle for Fall 2026 admission! The Clinical Psychology PhD program at The University of New Mexico (UNM) is absolutely stellar and accredited by both #APA and #PCSAS (Clinical Science model). 1/

Interested in clinical psych programs? Add @fiu.bsky.social to your list. We're hosting 2 virtual open houses showcasing the ReACH Lab (reachlab.fiu.edu) focused on teen substance use. Register here: t.co/t98vbq8grc @academic-chatter.bsky.social @rsaofficial.bsky.social @apadivision50.bsky.social

Illusion of control or passive superstition? A comparison of two explanations for irrational gambling beliefs. When gambling having the ability to choose your own options is believed to increase senses of control over winning even if choice has no effect on the likelihood of the outcome. Although this idea is ...

Superstitious beliefs when gambling may be more relevant in driving irrational beliefs and decision-making than otherwise thought, according to an article in Psychology of Addictive Behaviors. Read a summary from the lead author: https://bit.ly/4moGoTj @katiew.bsky.social @apadivision50.bsky.social

CHEARR is excited to announce funding for pilot projects focused on recovery support services for emerging adults with opioid use disorder! Apply now for up to $30,000 in funding.
Click here to learn more:  https://tinyurl.com/chearrpilot

The JEAP Initiative Summer 2025 newsletter is out! ☀️ Check out our upcoming CBPR toolkit forum, research opportunities, new publications from our team members and collaborators, and more! Read it here: mailchi.mp/chestnut/sum...

CHEARR and JEAP Investigators are guest editing a special issue of Emerging Adulthood on recovery from substance use disorders. Submit your manuscripts by 3/1/26. Details: https://journals.sagepub.com/pb-assets/cmscontent/EAX/Special%20Issue%20Call%20for%20Papers_EA%20Recovery%208-25-1754648741.pdf

We were SO lucky to have you, Dr. Frohe! Thank you for your incredible service over the last two years.

Well that’s a wrap! Honored to have served as your 2024-2025 APA Division 50 convention co-chairs and have the opportunity to promote Division 50 members’ impactful work! Can’t wait for next year. See you in DC! #APA2025

📣 SKILL BUILDING at 4:30: Sentiment Analysis using R. Colorado Convention Center, Room 703 (Street Level)

This session discusses sentiment analysis to improve clinical skills when interacting with caregivers, treating SUD, and natural language processing software (e.g., chatbots) in these roles.

📣Also happening now! CRITICAL CONVERSATION: Exploring Chemsex: A Qualitative Study of South Korean Millennials and Gen Z. Come on over to Colorado Convention Center, Street Level, 706!! #APA2025

📣Happening now!! CRITICAL CONVERSATION:
Addressing Nicotine Service Disparities Across the Continuum of Care for Diverse Latino Communities.

Hear from experts in the Colorado Convention Center, Street Level, 505 at #APA2025

Shout out to our poster awardees! These students had our highest rated posters from peer review. #APA2025

Excellent symposium yesterday by William Campbell on how Rumbo, a mobile app, was developed to overcome barriers to healthcare for Spanish-speaking Latino communities in the U.S. #APA2025

The room was packed for Kristin Dempsey’s continuing education credited skill-building session on “Next Level Harm Reduction: Approaching and Engaging the Most Challenging Clinical Situations.” Practical skills for an eager to learn clinical crowd! #APA2025

Love hearing about "Next Level Harm Reduction" with Kristin Dempsey bc @apadivision50.bsky.social loves harm reduction ❤️

📣Join us- 1:00 PM for “Rumbo,” a bilingual mobile app designed to reduce barriers to care for Spanish-speakers.

Presented by Dr. William Campbell, highlighting culturally aligned, tech-forward solutions to advance addiction treatment access.

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Powerful and informative session led by Drs. Karen Osilla and Tanya Lord on supporting families grieving a drug-related death. It was a moving, skill-building workshop filled with so much great information and new insights. #APA2025

Congratulations, Dr. Boness!!

Very well deserved, Dr. Emery!