Brandon Alderman, Ph.D.
Room 219 Smithers Hall, 607 Allison Road, Piscataway, NJ, United StatesDr. Brandon Alderman will be presenting on one of the overarching themes of his research: the link between exercise and depression.
Skye Fitzpatrick, Ph.D.
Room 219 Smithers Hall, 607 Allison Road, Piscataway, NJ, United StatesDr. Skye Fitzpatrick, one of the post-doctoral fellows at the center, will be presenting on one of her areas of expertise, Borderline Personality Disorder, and the crossover to addiction studies.
Aimee Campbell, Ph.D.
Life Sciences Auditorium 604 Allison Road, Piscataway, NJ, United StatesDr. Aimee Campbell will be presenting on her work on the implementation piece of research in substance use studies.
Anthony Pawlak, Ph.D.
Room 219 Smithers Hall, 607 Allison Road, Piscataway, NJ, United StatesAnthony (Tony) Pawlak will be presenting on linear modeling in statistics for the psychological sciences.
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CAS CONFERENCE
At the Crossroads of Complex Trauma: Domestic Violence and Addiction
Anne Wagner, Ph.D.
Room 200 607 Allison Road, Piscataway, NJ, United StatesAnne Wagner will be presenting on her groundbreaking studies using MDMA as an adjunct to PTSD couples' therapy.
Lia Nower, Ph.D., JD
Dr. Lea Nower (Ph.D., JD) will be presenting on Gambling Disorders and its place on the mental health spectrum.
Qiana Brown, Ph.D.
Room 219 Smithers Hall, 607 Allison Road, Piscataway, NJ, United StatesDr. Qiana Brown is presenting on Prenatal Tobacco, Alcohol, and Cannabis Use in the U.S. by Trimester.
Graduate Student Presentations
Room 219 Smithers Hall, 607 Allison Road, Piscataway, NJ, United StatesGraduate Students Laura Lesnewich and Sarah Grace Helton will be presenting on their current research.
Connecting with Spirituality in Addiction Treatment (PDS1502)
Room 219 Smithers Hall, 607 Allison Road, Piscataway, NJ, United StatesSpirituality can impact mental health and functioning in positive and negative ways though there can be discomfort by clinicians to bring it up in treatment. This seminar will explore ways clinicians can assess and incorporate spirituality into treatment, the importance of including spirituality, and the challenges in this area. Instructor: Nathalie Edmond, PsyD
From the Bottom Up (PDS19302)
Instructor: Debra Ruisard, DSW, LCSW Providers of substance abuse treatment recognize that most clients have trauma histories that complicate treatment and compromise recovery. Kaiser Permanente’s Adverse Childhood Experiences study has clearly established the link between traumatic childhood experiences and the risk of developing addictions. The reality is that we can no longer just treat the