Dr. Angelo M. DiBello

Assistant Professor at the Center of Alcohol & Substance Use Studies and the Applied Department of Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology

Office: SMH 205

Curriculum Vitae:

Bio
Current Research
Grants
Selected Publications
Education
Recent Awards

Bio

Dr. Angelo DiBello is an Assistant Professor in the Center of Alcohol and Substance Use Studies and the Applied Psychology Department of the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology at Rutgers University, an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Brown University, and the Director of the Social Health Addiction & Relationship Processes (SHARP) Laboratory at Rutgers University. Dr. DiBello is well published in top tier journals and is both the Principal Investigator and Co-Investigator of several ongoing randomized clinical trials funded by the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA).

Current Research

Dr. DiBello is an applied social psychologist who has developed distinct but related lines of research in two areas of applied social health psychology: (1) addictive behaviors and health, and (2) romantic relationships and substance use. Through both his early clinical work and ongoing research he has come to understand that when faced with potentially threatening personal information (e.g., about one’s behavior or personal relationship) people often respond defensively and do not recognize the need to change their behavior. Thus, his work aims to leverage social psychological theories as tools for changing personal attitudes, reducing defensiveness, and enhancing the receptivity and duration of prevention and intervention efforts.

Grants

Carlsberg Foundation
Intimate Partner Violence: Uncovering Scientific and Lay-person (Mis)understandings
Role: Co-Investigator (PI: Camilla S. Øverup, Ph.D.) Dates 2024-2027 Amount: $787, 204 Total direct costs

Vera and Carl Johan Michaelsen’s Endowment
Self-Affirmation: A mechanism for Reducing Conflict and Partner Violence and Improving Mental Health
Role: Co-Investigator (PI: Camilla S. Øverup, Ph.D.) Dates 2023-2026 Amount: $130,000 Total direct costs

Helsefonden Foundation of Denmark

Self-Affirmation as a Mechanism for Reducing Intimate Partner Violence: An Experiment
Role: Principal Investigator (MPI: Camilla S. Øverup, Ph.D.) Dates 2023-2024 Amount: $34,000 Total direct costs

University of South Carolina
Mixed-Methods Examination of Intersecting Risk Factors for Alcohol Misuse Among Student Service Members and Veterans
Role: Co-Investigator (PI: Jennifer Fillo, Ph.D.) Dates 2023-2024 Amount: $23,000 Total direct costs

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
Dynamic Personalized Feedback for Young Adults with a History of Alcohol-Induced Blackout
Role: Co-Investigator (PI: Mary Beth Miller, Ph.D.) Dates 2022-2025 Amount: $562,447 Total direct costs (R34 AA028077-01)

Selected Publications

DiBello, A. M., Miller, M. B., Mastroleo, N. R., & Carey, K. B. (in press 2022). Examining Attitude, Norms, and Intentions as Predictors of Prospective Change in Alcohol-Induced Blackouts. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. https://doi.org/10.15288/jsad.22-00060

Hatch, M. R., Wilson, S. E., Mastroleo, N. R., DiBello, A. M. & Carey, K. B. (in press 2022). Values of College Students Mandated to an Alcohol Intervention: A Qualitative Examination. Substance Use and Misuse. 57(14), 2094-2100. https://doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2022.2136492

Carey, K. B., Tempchin, J., DiBello, A. M., & Mastroleo, N. R. (in press 2022). Use of protective behavioral strategies and blackout experience among mandated college students. Addictive Behaviors, 132, 107340. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2022.107340

Miller, M. B., Boness, C. L., DiBello, A. M., & Froeliger, B. (in press 2022). Insomnia as a moderator of alcohol use and blackout: Potential role in acute physiological consequences. Addictive Behaviors. Shared first authorship. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2022.107395

Bagchi, A. D., Hargwood, P., Saravana, A., DiBello, A. M., D’Alonzo, K., & Jadote, Y. (2022). Methods of training lay individuals in the use of evidence-based services for the management of mental and behavioral health disorders: A scoping review protocol. JBI Evidence Synthesis, 20(12), 3034-3044. DOI: 10.11124/JBIES-21-00419

Park, C. J., Freeman, L. K., Hall, N. A., Singh, S., Carey, K. B., Merrill, J. E., DiBello, A. M., & Miller, M. B. (in press 2022). Gender, acculturation, and alcohol-related consequences among college students of color. Journal of American College Health. https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2021.1891079

DiBello, A. M., Hatch, M. R., Miller, M. B., Mastroleo, N. R., & Carey, K. B. (2022). Attitude toward heavy drinking as a key longitudinal predictor of alcohol consumption and problems. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 46(4), 682-694. https://doi.org/10.1111/acer.14800

Wilson, S. E., Feltus, S. R., Brenman, A. M., Carey, K. B., DiBello, A. M., & Mastroleo, N. R. (2022). Comparing Alcohol Use of Pre-COVID-Era and COVID-Era Cohorts of Mandated College Student Drinkers. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 83(4), 480-485. https://doi.org/10.15288/jsad.2022.83.480

Bagchi, A. D., Hargwood, P., Saravana, A., DiBello, A. M., D’Alonzo, K., & Jadotte, Y. (2022). Methods of training lay individuals in the use of evidence-based services for the management of mental and behavioral health disorders: a scoping review protocol. JBI Evidence Synthesis,20, 2079-2086. http://dx.doi.org/10.11124/JBIES-21-00419

Farris, S. G., Kibbey, M. M., Fedorenko, E. J., & DiBello, A. M. (2021). A qualitative study of COVID-19 distress in university students. Emerging Adulthood, 9(5), 462-478. https://doi.org/10.1177/21676968211025128

DiBello, A. M., Hatch, M. R., Miller, M. B., Neighbors, C., & Carey, K. B. (2021). Opportunities for reducing college drinking: The roles of drinking attitudes and blackout experience. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 45(7), 1494-1503. https://doi.org/10.1111/acer.14638

Aston, E. R., Smith, J. E., DiBello, A. M., & Farris, S. G. (2021). Effects of acute distress and tobacco cues on tobacco demand. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 221, 108522. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2021.108522https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2021.108522

Carey, K. B., DiBello, A. M., Orazio, E. E., Hatch, M. R., & Mastroleo, N. R. (2021). Predictors of receptivity to an alcohol intervention among mandated students. Addictive behaviors, 112, 106605. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2020.106605

Kibbey, M. M., DiBello, A. M., Babu, A. A., & Farris, S. G. (2020). Validation of the Valuing Questionnaire (VQ) in adults with cardiovascular disease and risk. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 17, 144–151. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcbs.2020.07.006

Farris, S. G., Burr, E. K., Kibbey, M. M., Abrantes, A. M., & DiBello, A. M. (2020). Development and initial validation of the Exercise Sensitivity Questionnaire. Mental Health and Physical Activity, 19, 100346. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mhpa.2020.100346

DiBello, A. M., Miller, M. B., Merrill, J. E., & Carey, K. B. (2020). A test of the theory of planned behavior in the prediction of alcohol‐induced blackout intention and frequency. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 44(1), 225–232. https://doi.org/10.1111/acer.14232

Baker, Z. G., Gentzis, E. A., Watlington, E. M., Castejon, S., Petit, W. E., Britton, M., DiBello, A. M., & Knee, C. R. (2020). Reflections on a registered report replicating a body of dyadic cross‐sectional research. Personal Relationships, 27(4), 907-938. https://doi.org/10.1111/pere.12343

Miller, M. B., DiBello, A. M., Merrill, J. E., Neighbors, C., & Carey, K. B. (2020). The role of alcohol-induced blackouts in symptoms of depression among young adults. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 211, 108027. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2020.108027

Miller, M. B., Hall, N., DiBello, A. M., Park, C. J., Freeman, L., Meier, E., Leavens, E. L. S., & Leffingwell, T. R. (2020). Depressive symptoms as a moderator of college student response to computerized alcohol intervention. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 115, 108038. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsat.2020.108038

Miller, M. B., Davis, C., Merrill, J. E., DiBello, A. M., & Carey, K. B. (2020). Intentions and motives to experience alcohol-induced blackout among young adults in college. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 34(6), 690–698. https://doi.org/10.1037/adb0000572

Education

2015	PhD Social Psychology	University of Houston, TX
2013	MA Psychology	University of Houston, TX
2011	MA Clinical Counseling Psychology	La Salle University, PA
2009	BA Psychology	University of Richmond, VA

Recent Awards

DiBello, A., (2022). Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions Award. APA Division 50: Society for Addiction Psychology.

DiBello, A., (2020). Early Career Achievement Award Addictive Behaviors SIG, Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies.

DiBello, A., (2018). Junior Investigator Award. Research Society on Alcoholism (RSA).

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