Research intern Alex LeVert will be working on her first independent project this summer under the guidance of Dr. Thomas, which is supported by the Brown Advanced Undergraduate Research Fellowship. She will research her project, “Evaluating Impulsivity in Adolescent Cannabis Use: The Role of Biological Sex,” which focuses on the intersections of impulsivity facets, cannabis use, and their differences between males and females.Category: News
Research intern Alex LeVert will be working on her first independent project this summer under the guidance of Dr. Thomas, which is supported by the Brown Advanced Undergraduate Research Fellowship. She will research her project, “Evaluating Impulsivity in Adolescent Cannabis Use: The Role of Biological Sex,” which focuses on the intersections of impulsivity facets, cannabis use, and their differences between males and females.
Dr. Sarah Thomas, PI of the Teen Decision-Making Lab, was recently awarded $132,000 in funding though the Zimmerman Innovation Award. This Carney Institute award will allow Dr. Thomas to examine how cannabis use affects adolescent brains and behavior over time.
Sarah Thomas, PhD, presented at the ABCT Conference in New York City in November 2022 as part of a symposium: The Collateral Consequences of COVID-19: Psychological & Behavioral Sequelae among Psychiatrically Acute Adolescents. Her talk was entitled Use of Substances to Cope by Adolescent Psychiatric Inpatients Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Jennifer Poon, PhD, of the AMHC acted as Chair. Jarrod M. Leffler, ABPP, PhD, took on the role of Discussant. Other presenters included Alexandra Bettis, PhD, Elizabeth Thompson, PhD, and Brooke Ammerman, PhD.