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Eric Pedersen
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Associate Professor of #Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Keck School of Medicine of USC. Director of Social Behavioral Research at Institute for Addiction Science. Adjunct at RAND. Editor of Research Society on Marijuana’s #Cannabis journal
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Eric Pedersen @ericrpedersen.bsky.social · Sep 28
The Prevention, Early Intervention, and Addictions Recovery Lab (the PEARL) is based in the Psychiatry Department in the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California.

Meet our team and learn about our current projects on the site. thepearl.usc.edu
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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...
January 8, 2026 at 8:57 PM
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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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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...
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January 8, 2026 at 8:51 PM
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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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December 30, 2025 at 4:07 AM
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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
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…
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December 29, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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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...
December 29, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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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...
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…
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December 19, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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Welcome Dr. Lindy Howe from @browncaas.bsky.social to our Cannabis editorial board!
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December 16, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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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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December 10, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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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...
December 9, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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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
APA PsycNet
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December 5, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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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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November 25, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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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.
November 24, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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Check out our friend @ninachristie.bsky.social's Ted Talk! www.youtube.com/watch?v=IU8w...
Is Connection at the Core of Addiction? | Nina Christie | TEDxABQ
YouTube video by TEDx Talks
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November 25, 2025 at 3:22 AM
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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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What lack of sleep does to the teenage brain - Wendy Troxel
YouTube video by TED-Ed
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November 21, 2025 at 2:38 AM
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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.
usc.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
November 21, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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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!
brownpublichealth.bsky.social Brown University School of Public Health @brownpublichealth.bsky.social · Nov 19
"California sober"—ditching alcohol in favor of #cannabis—is gaining popularity.🍸

Follow the link for the findings of the first ever, randomized, placebo-controlled trial to test whether smoking cannabis directly changes alcohol consumption⤵️ https://www.brown.edu/news/2025-11-19/cannabis-alcohol
November 19, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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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...
Graduate Program Overview :: Department of Psychology | The University of New Mexico
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November 7, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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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...
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 ...
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November 7, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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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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November 4, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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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.
thepearl.usc.edu/sip-n-savor/
November 3, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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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...
October 31, 2025 at 3:22 AM
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Our mock cannabis dispensary supported by @iasatusc.bsky.social was featured in the Daily Trojan. The PEARL project coordinator @irelandshute.bsky.social quoted.
@keckschoolusc.bsky.social @uscpsychiatry.bsky.social
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Cannabis dispensary for research buds at USC - Daily Trojan
Researchers are beginning to examine addiction and behavior at the CANNEX.
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October 29, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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New Cannabis publication: “If You Need to Light Up … You Gotta Do What You Gotta Do:” A Qualitative Study of Adolescent Attitudes Towards Cannabis Use and Comparison with Alcohol Attitudes publications.sciences.ucf.edu/cannabis/ind...
October 27, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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New Cannabis publication! Current and Projected Cannabis Demand Predict Future Consumption in Young Adults Who Use Cannabis.
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October 23, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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New Cannabis publication! Dispensing Medical Advice: San Francisco Bay Area Budtender Recommendations for Pain and Sleep Relief.
@docholmes.bsky.social @ctcre-ucsf.bsky.social @pennstateuniv.bsky.social publications.sciences.ucf.edu/cannabis/ind...
October 23, 2025 at 9:03 PM