Chris Kahler
@chriskahlerphd.bsky.social
Psychologist, Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences. Director, Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Brown University School of Public Health. Vice Prez, Research Society on Alcohol. Intervention researcher: alcohol, smoking, HIV
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New-to-me but very helpful visualizations how all the actions of the past ten months are affecting the CDC www.cdcdataproject.org
The CDC Data Project
In the proposed FY26 budget, programs that help Americans live safer, healthier, longer lives are on the chopping block.
www.cdcdataproject.org
November 4, 2025 at 7:41 PM
New-to-me but very helpful visualizations how all the actions of the past ten months are affecting the CDC www.cdcdataproject.org
If you didn't know, now you know! Hand raised here...
Do a mediation analysis or don't. It doesn't really matter to me. But if you are going to, at least properly deal with random measurement error. It is now super easy to do so in PROCESS as of version 5.0. No more excuses.
link.springer.com/article/10.3...
link.springer.com/article/10.3...
Errors-in-variables regression as a viable approach to mediation analysis with random error-tainted measurements: Estimation, effectiveness, and an easy-to-use implementation - Behavior Research Metho...
Mediation analysis, popular in many disciplines that rely on behavioral science data analysis techniques, is often conducted using ordinary least squares (OLS) regression analysis methods. Given that ...
link.springer.com
October 30, 2025 at 4:10 PM
If you didn't know, now you know! Hand raised here...
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Do a mediation analysis or don't. It doesn't really matter to me. But if you are going to, at least properly deal with random measurement error. It is now super easy to do so in PROCESS as of version 5.0. No more excuses.
link.springer.com/article/10.3...
link.springer.com/article/10.3...
Errors-in-variables regression as a viable approach to mediation analysis with random error-tainted measurements: Estimation, effectiveness, and an easy-to-use implementation - Behavior Research Metho...
Mediation analysis, popular in many disciplines that rely on behavioral science data analysis techniques, is often conducted using ordinary least squares (OLS) regression analysis methods. Given that ...
link.springer.com
October 29, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Do a mediation analysis or don't. It doesn't really matter to me. But if you are going to, at least properly deal with random measurement error. It is now super easy to do so in PROCESS as of version 5.0. No more excuses.
link.springer.com/article/10.3...
link.springer.com/article/10.3...
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October 29, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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“Kids who experience discrimination are dealing with stressors that others might not face,” @browncaas.bsky.social Professor @rosalesr.bsky.social says. “If a young person lacks coping strategies...they might turn to less healthy ways of coping—such as alcohol or tobacco.”
Discrimination drives up substance use risk among youth of color, new study finds
Amidst a reversal in youth substance-use trends, a new study links experiences of discrimination among young people of color to an increased risk of turning to substances as a coping mechanism.
sph.brown.edu
October 25, 2025 at 8:16 PM
“Kids who experience discrimination are dealing with stressors that others might not face,” @browncaas.bsky.social Professor @rosalesr.bsky.social says. “If a young person lacks coping strategies...they might turn to less healthy ways of coping—such as alcohol or tobacco.”
An excellent, succinct summary for what is at stake for science when DEI programs are attacked and dismantled.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Scaling back DEI programmes and the loss of scientific talent
Nature Cell Biology - Programmes that support diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in science are under attack in the USA. Data indicate that diversity in the scientific workforce increases...
www.nature.com
October 24, 2025 at 6:54 PM
An excellent, succinct summary for what is at stake for science when DEI programs are attacked and dismantled.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
October 18, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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Thank you again to today’s CAAS Rounds speaker, Dr. Justin Berk, for a great conversation on the links between substance use, health equity, and incarceration.
CAAS Rounds resumes next week with Dr. Maha Mian. Hope to see you there!
CAAS Rounds resumes next week with Dr. Maha Mian. Hope to see you there!
October 17, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Thank you again to today’s CAAS Rounds speaker, Dr. Justin Berk, for a great conversation on the links between substance use, health equity, and incarceration.
CAAS Rounds resumes next week with Dr. Maha Mian. Hope to see you there!
CAAS Rounds resumes next week with Dr. Maha Mian. Hope to see you there!
Ditto!
Proud that Brown declined the federal compact, naming restrictions on academic freedom and important merit-based grant processes as key reasons:
www.brown.edu/news/2025-10...
www.brown.edu/news/2025-10...
Brown University president declines invitation for Brown to join federal Compact
In a letter to the White House, President Christina H. Paxson wrote that Compact provisions restricting academic freedom and undermining autonomy would impede the University’s ability to fulfill its m...
www.brown.edu
October 15, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Ditto!
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Are flies a good model to discover and investigate mechanisms of treatments for alcohol use disorder? We validated known treatments and suggest a potential new treatment: gamma secretase inhibitors.
Ever wonder how fruit flies can be used to help uncover novel therapies for #AlcoholUseDisorder? My new paper with @karlakaun.bsky.social describes a behavioral assay pipeline using #Drosophila that can be used to screen new treatments and to investigate the mechanism of currently available drugs.
Investigating pharmacotherapies for alcohol use disorder using Drosophila melanogaster
This study validates Drosophila melanogaster as a powerful model for alcohol use disorder (AUD) drug discovery. A pipeline to test drug effects on acute alcohol response, alcohol consumption, and mem...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
October 15, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Are flies a good model to discover and investigate mechanisms of treatments for alcohol use disorder? We validated known treatments and suggest a potential new treatment: gamma secretase inhibitors.
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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
Click here to learn more: https://tinyurl.com/chearrpilot
September 23, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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
Click here to learn more: https://tinyurl.com/chearrpilot
I highly recommend this webinar for learning essential skills we need to defend and promote our science. It does take an extra step to get registered on TPN, but then you have it done for all future RSA webinars and CE opportunities.
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Mobilize your voice for alcohol science and public health!
🗓️ October 29, 2025
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Register: hubs.ly/Q03L_JjH0
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October 15, 2025 at 1:05 PM
I highly recommend this webinar for learning essential skills we need to defend and promote our science. It does take an extra step to get registered on TPN, but then you have it done for all future RSA webinars and CE opportunities.
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New in Alcohol & Alcoholism: a review of Dry January finds consistent benefits — reduced drinking, better biomarkers, & potentially higher well-being. @meganstrowgerphd.bsky.social (CAAS alum), @sqcolby.bsky.social (CAAS), Matthew Meisel (CAAS), Sarah Uriarte
🔗 academic.oup.com/alcalc/artic...
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A scoping review of Dry January: evidence and future directions
Short Summary: The current scoping review examines Dry January, a month-long alcohol abstinence challenge, highlighting its growing popularity and positive
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October 10, 2025 at 9:38 PM
New in Alcohol & Alcoholism: a review of Dry January finds consistent benefits — reduced drinking, better biomarkers, & potentially higher well-being. @meganstrowgerphd.bsky.social (CAAS alum), @sqcolby.bsky.social (CAAS), Matthew Meisel (CAAS), Sarah Uriarte
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Yes, we argue vociferously, backed by empirical research, that patients’ wellbeing and health outcomes will suffer from the Trump administration’s push to end DEI policies at US medical schools
The Trump administration and its allies have taken several steps to ensure that medical schools in the US dismantle all diversity, equity, and inclusion policies.
It is patients who will be the victims of this, write @gavinyamey.bsky.social and @michaeldgreen.com
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
It is patients who will be the victims of this, write @gavinyamey.bsky.social and @michaeldgreen.com
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
October 10, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Yes, we argue vociferously, backed by empirical research, that patients’ wellbeing and health outcomes will suffer from the Trump administration’s push to end DEI policies at US medical schools
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October 10, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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Insightful analysis of effective e-cigarette control polices that balance "two competing public health goals: harm reduction for adults who use tobacco in its most lethal (combustible) form and prevention of all tobacco product use among youth."
Rethinking E-Cigarette Flavor Policy: Can We Reduce Harm for Adults Without Inviting Youth Use? (new #openaccess in @jsadjournal.bsky.social 86/5)
@nyusilver.bsky.social @browncaas.bsky.social @laurenmic.bsky.social @marielsbello.bsky.social @dalemaglalang.bsky.social
www.jsad.com/doi/full/10....
@nyusilver.bsky.social @browncaas.bsky.social @laurenmic.bsky.social @marielsbello.bsky.social @dalemaglalang.bsky.social
www.jsad.com/doi/full/10....
Rethinking E-Cigarette Flavor Policy: Can We Reduce Harm for Adults Without Inviting Youth Use?: Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs: Vol 86, No 5
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October 8, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Insightful analysis of effective e-cigarette control polices that balance "two competing public health goals: harm reduction for adults who use tobacco in its most lethal (combustible) form and prevention of all tobacco product use among youth."
Reposted by Chris Kahler
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🏆 Submit a 1-page Letter of Intent (LOI) first; selected LOIs will be invited to submit full proposals.
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Doctoral Student Small Grant | RSA | Research Society on Alcohol
RSA provides a community for sharing scientific discoveries, attracting and supporting career development of the next generation of alcohol researchers, disseminating scientific knowledge regarding…
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October 7, 2025 at 3:16 PM
🎓 The RSA Doctoral Student Small Grants provide $5,000 (for one year) to help you carry out your project.
🏆 Submit a 1-page Letter of Intent (LOI) first; selected LOIs will be invited to submit full proposals.
Learn more & apply: researchsocietyonalcohol.org/doctoral-stu...
🏆 Submit a 1-page Letter of Intent (LOI) first; selected LOIs will be invited to submit full proposals.
Learn more & apply: researchsocietyonalcohol.org/doctoral-stu...
Outstanding deep analysis of NIAAA FY25 funding! Not a huge drop-off in new R01s but a major hit to R21s and R34s. "TC_25"=FY25, "Ratio"=TC_25 / TC_24, "N_24"=# of awards FY24, "N_25"= # of awards FY25, "Ratio_N" = N_25 / N_24, "N_24_new"=# new awards FY24, "N_25_new" =# of new awards FY25.
Here is NIAAA.
They were behind most of the year, but ending up in a fairly good place.
12/n
They were behind most of the year, but ending up in a fairly good place.
12/n
October 1, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Outstanding deep analysis of NIAAA FY25 funding! Not a huge drop-off in new R01s but a major hit to R21s and R34s. "TC_25"=FY25, "Ratio"=TC_25 / TC_24, "N_24"=# of awards FY24, "N_25"= # of awards FY25, "Ratio_N" = N_25 / N_24, "N_24_new"=# new awards FY24, "N_25_new" =# of new awards FY25.
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Upcoming grant submissions may not go through, because no one is maintaining grants.gov
Hypothetically there is info at www.hhs.gov
Hypothetically there is info at www.hhs.gov
October 1, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Upcoming grant submissions may not go through, because no one is maintaining grants.gov
Hypothetically there is info at www.hhs.gov
Hypothetically there is info at www.hhs.gov
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NIAAA with the last minute heroics brings it across the line for FY2025.
Here are the data by institute and center.
All amount in millions of dollars.
3/3
All amount in millions of dollars.
3/3
September 29, 2025 at 5:51 PM
NIAAA with the last minute heroics brings it across the line for FY2025.
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I hope this catches on. 22 CDC websites are down. All are LGBTQ/DEI related.
We are not free. When science is silenced, we all pay the price. Science has been censored in the past. Like before, it will not end well.
🧪 open.substack.com/pub/insideme...
We are not free. When science is silenced, we all pay the price. Science has been censored in the past. Like before, it will not end well.
🧪 open.substack.com/pub/insideme...
BREAKING NEWS: Censorship returns to the CDC. At least 22 websites are down.
The Trump administration's HHS is back to its old habits of targeting public health resources deemed too woke.
open.substack.com
September 23, 2025 at 8:48 PM
I hope this catches on. 22 CDC websites are down. All are LGBTQ/DEI related.
We are not free. When science is silenced, we all pay the price. Science has been censored in the past. Like before, it will not end well.
🧪 open.substack.com/pub/insideme...
We are not free. When science is silenced, we all pay the price. Science has been censored in the past. Like before, it will not end well.
🧪 open.substack.com/pub/insideme...
Reposted by Chris Kahler
