STRESS Lab
@stresslab.bsky.social
Serving people with lived experiences of trauma and substance use through research, practice, and advocacy. Directed by @nicoleweiss.bsky.social in the Department of Psychology at the University of Rhode Island.
First year PhD student Katy Price sharing qualitative findings on the needs, barriers, and lived experiences of Black asylum seeking parents @istss.bsky.social
September 20, 2025 at 3:02 PM
First year PhD student Katy Price sharing qualitative findings on the needs, barriers, and lived experiences of Black asylum seeking parents @istss.bsky.social
Awesome series of EMA talks chaired by STRESS Lab postdoc @benjaminwkatz.bsky.social and lead by STRESS Lab alum (Emmanuel Thomas and Alexa Raudales) and current members (Noam Newberger)
September 20, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Awesome series of EMA talks chaired by STRESS Lab postdoc @benjaminwkatz.bsky.social and lead by STRESS Lab alum (Emmanuel Thomas and Alexa Raudales) and current members (Noam Newberger)
Sixth year PhD student @reina-kiefer.bsky.social presenting on emotion dysregulation and mental and behavioral health outcomes across community and college samples with experiences of childhood trauma @istss.bsky.social
September 19, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Sixth year PhD student @reina-kiefer.bsky.social presenting on emotion dysregulation and mental and behavioral health outcomes across community and college samples with experiences of childhood trauma @istss.bsky.social
STRESS Lab RA Ben Seebold presenting on hair cortisol-derived stress and emotion dysregulation among women experiencing IPV @istss.bsky.social
September 19, 2025 at 6:57 PM
STRESS Lab RA Ben Seebold presenting on hair cortisol-derived stress and emotion dysregulation among women experiencing IPV @istss.bsky.social
STRESS Lab RA Dominique Sheldon presenting on childhood trauma, impulsivity, and physical aggression @istss.bsky.social
September 19, 2025 at 6:54 PM
STRESS Lab RA Dominique Sheldon presenting on childhood trauma, impulsivity, and physical aggression @istss.bsky.social
PhD student alum Emmanuel Thomas sharing preliminary findings from his F31 on momentary associations among trauma symptoms of discrimination and alcohol craving @istss.bsky.social @istss-sud-sig.bsky.social
September 19, 2025 at 6:52 PM
PhD student alum Emmanuel Thomas sharing preliminary findings from his F31 on momentary associations among trauma symptoms of discrimination and alcohol craving @istss.bsky.social @istss-sud-sig.bsky.social
PhD alum Alexa Raudales presenting on the intersections among PTSD, opioid use, and suicide @istss.bsky.social
September 19, 2025 at 2:41 PM
PhD alum Alexa Raudales presenting on the intersections among PTSD, opioid use, and suicide @istss.bsky.social
Fifth year PhD student @hodiana.bsky.social presenting on racial microaggressions and alcohol use among women of color in the community
September 19, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Fifth year PhD student @hodiana.bsky.social presenting on racial microaggressions and alcohol use among women of color in the community
STRESS Lab RA Natalie Chasten presenting qualitative findings on coping among individuals with co-occurring PTSD and OUD
September 19, 2025 at 2:36 PM
STRESS Lab RA Natalie Chasten presenting qualitative findings on coping among individuals with co-occurring PTSD and OUD
Fourth year PhD student Noam Newberger presenting on the utility of GIMME for exploring group, subgroup, and idiographic relations among PTSD symptoms in individuals with OUD @istss.bsky.social
September 18, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Fourth year PhD student Noam Newberger presenting on the utility of GIMME for exploring group, subgroup, and idiographic relations among PTSD symptoms in individuals with OUD @istss.bsky.social
Most of the crew @istss.bsky.social (@nicoleweiss.bsky.social @hodiana.bsky.social @reina-kiefer.bsky.social) plus a few of our alum (@melissarschick.bsky.social and @atobar.bsky.social)
September 18, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Most of the crew @istss.bsky.social (@nicoleweiss.bsky.social @hodiana.bsky.social @reina-kiefer.bsky.social) plus a few of our alum (@melissarschick.bsky.social and @atobar.bsky.social)
Fifth year PhD student @hodiana.bsky.social presenting @istss-sud-sig.bsky.social on the relations among racial microaggressions and alcohol use @istss.bsky.social
September 18, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Fifth year PhD student @hodiana.bsky.social presenting @istss-sud-sig.bsky.social on the relations among racial microaggressions and alcohol use @istss.bsky.social
Fifth year PhD student Alana Egan presenting preliminary qualitative findings from her F31 on the intersections among historical trauma, substance use, and suicide @istss.bsky.social @istss-sud-sig.bsky.social
September 18, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Fifth year PhD student Alana Egan presenting preliminary qualitative findings from her F31 on the intersections among historical trauma, substance use, and suicide @istss.bsky.social @istss-sud-sig.bsky.social
Third year PhD student Jewelia Ferguson sharing findings on the role of stigma in PTSD and SUD @istss.bsky.social @istss-sud-sig.bsky.social
September 18, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Third year PhD student Jewelia Ferguson sharing findings on the role of stigma in PTSD and SUD @istss.bsky.social @istss-sud-sig.bsky.social
STRESS Lab is @istss.bsky.social Come meet us and see some of our current work!
September 18, 2025 at 11:31 AM
STRESS Lab is @istss.bsky.social Come meet us and see some of our current work!
Proud to empower our community through naloxone distribution on IOAD. Community engagement is more than research; it's action. @nicoleweiss.bsky.social @benjaminwkatz.bsky.social @hodiana.bsky.social (and many others!)
September 9, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Proud to empower our community through naloxone distribution on IOAD. Community engagement is more than research; it's action. @nicoleweiss.bsky.social @benjaminwkatz.bsky.social @hodiana.bsky.social (and many others!)
Congratulations to Dr. Catherine Diem-Quynh Trinh for successfully defending her dissertation, entitled Happiness and Activity Engagement as Longitudinal Predictors of Adolescent Alcohol and Cannabis Outcomes. We're very proud of you!
May 14, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Congratulations to Dr. Catherine Diem-Quynh Trinh for successfully defending her dissertation, entitled Happiness and Activity Engagement as Longitudinal Predictors of Adolescent Alcohol and Cannabis Outcomes. We're very proud of you!
Meet PhD Candidate Noam Newberger! Noam is a soon-to-be 4th year graduate student who will be applying for clinical internship this year. His research interests (including F31 award) include culturally-informed, idiographic, and translational methods to understand co-morbid PTSD and substance use.
May 14, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Meet PhD Candidate Noam Newberger! Noam is a soon-to-be 4th year graduate student who will be applying for clinical internship this year. His research interests (including F31 award) include culturally-informed, idiographic, and translational methods to understand co-morbid PTSD and substance use.
Meet PhD student Jewels Ferguson! Jewels is a third year graduate student. Her research takes a strengths-based approach to understand coping and resilience within historically marginalized communities characterized by experiences of trauma.
May 13, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Meet PhD student Jewels Ferguson! Jewels is a third year graduate student. Her research takes a strengths-based approach to understand coping and resilience within historically marginalized communities characterized by experiences of trauma.
Meet PhD Candidate Catherine Trinh! Catherine is a soon-to-be 5th year student who will be applying for clinical internship this year. Her research (including F31 award) leverages strengths-based approaches to studying substance use, including a focus on alternative reinforcers & positive emotions.
May 12, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Meet PhD Candidate Catherine Trinh! Catherine is a soon-to-be 5th year student who will be applying for clinical internship this year. Her research (including F31 award) leverages strengths-based approaches to studying substance use, including a focus on alternative reinforcers & positive emotions.
Meet PhD Candidate Alana Egan! Alana is a soon-to-be 5th year student who will be applying for clinical internship this year. Her research interests are on the intersections among trauma, substance use, and suicide in Pacific Islanders.
May 9, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Meet PhD Candidate Alana Egan! Alana is a soon-to-be 5th year student who will be applying for clinical internship this year. Her research interests are on the intersections among trauma, substance use, and suicide in Pacific Islanders.
Meet PhD Candidate Diana Ho! Diana is a soon-to-be 5th year student who will be applying for clinical internship this year. Her research interests are on the etiology, maintenance, and intervention of alcohol use and related harm among marginalized populations, particularly Asian Americans.
May 8, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Meet PhD Candidate Diana Ho! Diana is a soon-to-be 5th year student who will be applying for clinical internship this year. Her research interests are on the etiology, maintenance, and intervention of alcohol use and related harm among marginalized populations, particularly Asian Americans.
Meet PhD Candidate Reina Kiefer! Reina will be headed to Philly in July to complete clinical internship at Penn. Her research (including an F31) seeks to uncover mechanisms that confer risk for unwanted sexual experiences & related harm across the lifespan, most notably college campus sexual assault
May 7, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Meet PhD Candidate Reina Kiefer! Reina will be headed to Philly in July to complete clinical internship at Penn. Her research (including an F31) seeks to uncover mechanisms that confer risk for unwanted sexual experiences & related harm across the lifespan, most notably college campus sexual assault
Meet PhD Candidate Emmanuel Thomas! Emmanuel is completing clinical internship at Western Psych and then transitioning to an Endowed Postdoc at Rutgers. His research (including an F31) identifies culturally-informed risk and protective factors for alcohol use in racially marginalized communities.
May 6, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Meet PhD Candidate Emmanuel Thomas! Emmanuel is completing clinical internship at Western Psych and then transitioning to an Endowed Postdoc at Rutgers. His research (including an F31) identifies culturally-informed risk and protective factors for alcohol use in racially marginalized communities.
Meet PhD Candidate Alexa Raudales! Alexa is completing clinical internship (and then transitioning to postdoc) at Brown. Her research (including an F31) uses real-time methods and advanced analytic approaches to examine the intersections among trauma, NSSI/suicide, and substance use.
May 5, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Meet PhD Candidate Alexa Raudales! Alexa is completing clinical internship (and then transitioning to postdoc) at Brown. Her research (including an F31) uses real-time methods and advanced analytic approaches to examine the intersections among trauma, NSSI/suicide, and substance use.