This three-year, $855,106 project grant from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism will fund research at the Reed Institute examining the impact of gender identification and group dynamics on alcohol-related decision making among emerging adults ages 18 to 25. The grant aims to recruit 260 participants identifying as cisgender or gender diverse to participate in automated simulations and interviews exploring how social contexts like group size and gender composition influence...
The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) awarded a $669,973 Project Grant (CFDA 93.273 - Alcohol Research Programs) to Loyola Marymount University (LMU) to develop and evaluate two parent-based interventions (PBIs) to prevent and reduce underage drinking among college students. The project aims to optimize a social media-inspired app (ParentCandor PNF+) and create a less time-intensive email-based social norms marketing campaign (SNMC+) to engage parents and influence...
The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) awarded a $736,668 Project Grant under the Alcohol Research Programs (CFDA 93.273) to the University of Southern California to conduct a multi-method investigation of social facilitation of alcohol effects and alcohol misuse in young adults. The project aims to extend prior research on the phenomenon of social facilitation of alcohol effects, exploring predisposing factors and mechanisms. This will involve laboratory-based studies...
This Project Grant award from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) under the Alcohol Research Programs (CFDA 93.273) funds the "ASPIRE TO CHANGE" project, which aims to leverage text messaging peer support coaching to mitigate hazardous alcohol consumption among non-collegiate young adults. The $1,389,316 award, spanning from 9/15/2024 to 8/31/2028, will support a comparative study between the ASPIRE intervention and a cognitive behavioral intervention (CBI)...
This Project Grant award from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), under the Alcohol Research Programs (CFDA 93.273) federal grant program, will support research to examine the potential utility and risks of non-alcoholic beverages in reducing alcohol consumption. The award, totaling $178,805, will fund a study led by Dr. Bowdring at The Leland Stanford Junior University (Stanford University) to use ecological momentary assessments (EMA) to assess the relationship...
This $306,860 Project Grant award from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), under the Alcohol Research Programs (CFDA 93.273) federal grant program, aims to develop and test a prototype of an online alcohol prevention game for 13-15 year olds. The game will focus on strengthening psychosocial protective factors, such as social skills, personal values, and perceptions about alcohol use among peers, to deter the onset and progression of adolescent alcohol misuse. The...
The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) awarded a $105,057 Project Grant under the Alcohol Research Programs (CFDA 93.273) to Temple University-Of The Commonwealth System of Higher Education. The grant supports a 22-month prospective study to investigate smartwatch-based predictors of binge drinking onset in first-year college students. The study aims to examine how physical activity, sleep, and heart rate variability measured via smartwatches can prospectively predict the...
This $166,059 Project Grant from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) under the Alcohol Research Programs (CFDA 93.273) will fund research at Carnegie Mellon University to study the prevalence, developmental trajectories, and risk/protective factors associated with solitary alcohol use among young adults in the United States. The research aims to: 1) Estimate the prevalence of solitary alcohol use among 18-30 year olds over time, 2) Model developmental patterns of...
This federal Project Grant award of $293,128, funded by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) under the Alcohol Research Programs (CFDA 93.273), aims to examine the neural correlates of alcohol reward in social contexts. The award will support a study that uses novel alcohol administration methods and hyperscanning electroencephalography (EEG) techniques to evaluate the impact of social familiarity and alcohol dose on the neural and subjective experience of social and...
This federal Project Grant award of $130,031 from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) under the Alcohol Research Programs (CFDA 93.273) will support research examining the relationship between alcohol use, suicidal thoughts and behaviors, and behavioral economic decision-making. The research will be conducted in two studies. Study 1 (K99 phase) will assess cross-sectional associations between these factors and determine factors predicting engagement with a remote...