Eric Pedersen
@ericrpedersen.bsky.social
Associate Professor of #Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Keck School of Medicine of USC. Director of Social Behavioral Research at Institute for Addiction Science. Adjunct at RAND. Editor of Research Society on Marijuana’s #Cannabis journal
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Eric Pedersen
@ericrpedersen.bsky.social
· Sep 28
The Prevention, Early Intervention, and Addictions Recovery Lab (the PEARL) is based in the Psychiatry Department in the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California.
Meet our team and learn about our current projects on the site. thepearl.usc.edu
Meet our team and learn about our current projects on the site. thepearl.usc.edu
Our new paper in Behaviour Research and Therapy led by Antoine Lebeaut at @cshrb.bsky.social: An integrated personalized feedback intervention for community adults with hazardous alcohol use, elevated anxiety sensitivity, and subclinical #PTSD symptoms.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
November 25, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Our new paper in Behaviour Research and Therapy led by Antoine Lebeaut at @cshrb.bsky.social: An integrated personalized feedback intervention for community adults with hazardous alcohol use, elevated anxiety sensitivity, and subclinical #PTSD symptoms.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Please welcome our new RSMj Board Members!
Full Board members Lauren Micalizzi (@laurenmic.bsky.social), Jeffrey Wardell (@bac-lab.bsky.social ), and Yan Wang.
Student Board members Kyra Farrelly and Mohammad Habib.
Full Board members Lauren Micalizzi (@laurenmic.bsky.social), Jeffrey Wardell (@bac-lab.bsky.social ), and Yan Wang.
Student Board members Kyra Farrelly and Mohammad Habib.
November 24, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Please welcome our new RSMj Board Members!
Full Board members Lauren Micalizzi (@laurenmic.bsky.social), Jeffrey Wardell (@bac-lab.bsky.social ), and Yan Wang.
Student Board members Kyra Farrelly and Mohammad Habib.
Full Board members Lauren Micalizzi (@laurenmic.bsky.social), Jeffrey Wardell (@bac-lab.bsky.social ), and Yan Wang.
Student Board members Kyra Farrelly and Mohammad Habib.
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Check out our friend @ninachristie.bsky.social's Ted Talk! www.youtube.com/watch?v=IU8w...
Is Connection at the Core of Addiction? | Nina Christie | TEDxABQ
YouTube video by TEDx Talks
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November 25, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Check out our friend @ninachristie.bsky.social's Ted Talk! www.youtube.com/watch?v=IU8w...
This is an animated adaptation of a TEDx Talk given by my RAND colleague Wendy Troxel. Dig into how sleep deprivation affects the teenage body and brain, and what can be done to help adolescents get enough sleep.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJhC...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJhC...
What lack of sleep does to the teenage brain - Wendy Troxel
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November 21, 2025 at 2:38 AM
This is an animated adaptation of a TEDx Talk given by my RAND colleague Wendy Troxel. Dig into how sleep deprivation affects the teenage body and brain, and what can be done to help adolescents get enough sleep.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJhC...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJhC...
Join us for our next @scctsi.bsky.social Seminar Series: Building an Engaging and Effective Social Media Presence for Academics and Researchers with Dr. Nicki Apaydin. December 4th at 12PT.
usc.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
usc.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
November 21, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Join us for our next @scctsi.bsky.social Seminar Series: Building an Engaging and Effective Social Media Presence for Academics and Researchers with Dr. Nicki Apaydin. December 4th at 12PT.
usc.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
usc.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Exciting new research from CAAS Professor Jane Metrik about "California sober" -- can cannabis use curb short-term drinking? Follow the link to read more!
"California sober"—ditching alcohol in favor of #cannabis—is gaining popularity.🍸
Follow the link for the findings of the first ever, randomized, placebo-controlled trial to test whether smoking cannabis directly changes alcohol consumption⤵️ https://www.brown.edu/news/2025-11-19/cannabis-alcohol
Follow the link for the findings of the first ever, randomized, placebo-controlled trial to test whether smoking cannabis directly changes alcohol consumption⤵️ https://www.brown.edu/news/2025-11-19/cannabis-alcohol
November 19, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Exciting new research from CAAS Professor Jane Metrik about "California sober" -- can cannabis use curb short-term drinking? Follow the link to read more!
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I will be reviewing applications for @unm.edu's Clinical Psychology as well as Diversity and Health Data Science Across the Lifespan PhD programs. Both deadlines are December 1! psych.unm.edu/graduate/ind...
Graduate Program Overview ::
Department of Psychology | The University of New Mexico
psych.unm.edu
November 7, 2025 at 11:14 PM
I will be reviewing applications for @unm.edu's Clinical Psychology as well as Diversity and Health Data Science Across the Lifespan PhD programs. Both deadlines are December 1! psych.unm.edu/graduate/ind...
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Research Assistant Professor position at @unm.edu - join a dynamic team working with @cassie-boness.bsky.social. This position is to work on an NIH grant evaluating personalized medicine approaches for the treatment of alcohol use disorder. Submit via UNMJobs by Nov 26: unm.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...
Research Assistant Professor in Personalized Medicine for the Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder
Seeking applicants for a Research Assistant Professor faculty position at the University of New Mexico on an NIH funded grant evaluating personalized ...
unm.csod.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Research Assistant Professor position at @unm.edu - join a dynamic team working with @cassie-boness.bsky.social. This position is to work on an NIH grant evaluating personalized medicine approaches for the treatment of alcohol use disorder. Submit via UNMJobs by Nov 26: unm.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...
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A new issue of Cannabis was published today! 10 new empirical papers and the published abstracts from #RSMj2025 in Detroit. Our journal is now in its 8th year and is indexed in PubMed, Google Scholar, and Web of Science.
publications.sciences.ucf.edu/cannabis/ind...
publications.sciences.ucf.edu/cannabis/ind...
November 4, 2025 at 6:22 PM
A new issue of Cannabis was published today! 10 new empirical papers and the published abstracts from #RSMj2025 in Detroit. Our journal is now in its 8th year and is indexed in PubMed, Google Scholar, and Web of Science.
publications.sciences.ucf.edu/cannabis/ind...
publications.sciences.ucf.edu/cannabis/ind...
USC colleagues -- please repost! We're recruiting current USC students for an online study on eating and drinking behaviors among college students. Up to $60 in compensation.
thepearl.usc.edu/sip-n-savor/
thepearl.usc.edu/sip-n-savor/
November 3, 2025 at 11:35 PM
USC colleagues -- please repost! We're recruiting current USC students for an online study on eating and drinking behaviors among college students. Up to $60 in compensation.
thepearl.usc.edu/sip-n-savor/
thepearl.usc.edu/sip-n-savor/
Join us on November 13th at noon PT for our Southern California CTSI webinar: Principles and Practices for Meaningful and Effective Engagement. usc.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
October 31, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Join us on November 13th at noon PT for our Southern California CTSI webinar: Principles and Practices for Meaningful and Effective Engagement. usc.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Our mock cannabis dispensary supported by @iasatusc.bsky.social was featured in the Daily Trojan. The PEARL project coordinator @irelandshute.bsky.social quoted.
@keckschoolusc.bsky.social @uscpsychiatry.bsky.social
dailytrojan.com/2025/10/29/c...
@keckschoolusc.bsky.social @uscpsychiatry.bsky.social
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Cannabis dispensary for research buds at USC - Daily Trojan
Researchers are beginning to examine addiction and behavior at the CANNEX.
dailytrojan.com
October 29, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Our mock cannabis dispensary supported by @iasatusc.bsky.social was featured in the Daily Trojan. The PEARL project coordinator @irelandshute.bsky.social quoted.
@keckschoolusc.bsky.social @uscpsychiatry.bsky.social
dailytrojan.com/2025/10/29/c...
@keckschoolusc.bsky.social @uscpsychiatry.bsky.social
dailytrojan.com/2025/10/29/c...
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New Cannabis publication: “If You Need to Light Up … You Gotta Do What You Gotta Do:” A Qualitative Study of Adolescent Attitudes Towards Cannabis Use and Comparison with Alcohol Attitudes publications.sciences.ucf.edu/cannabis/ind...
October 27, 2025 at 7:27 PM
New Cannabis publication: “If You Need to Light Up … You Gotta Do What You Gotta Do:” A Qualitative Study of Adolescent Attitudes Towards Cannabis Use and Comparison with Alcohol Attitudes publications.sciences.ucf.edu/cannabis/ind...
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New Cannabis publication! Current and Projected Cannabis Demand Predict Future Consumption in Young Adults Who Use Cannabis.
publications.sciences.ucf.edu/cannabis/ind...
publications.sciences.ucf.edu/cannabis/ind...
October 23, 2025 at 8:12 PM
New Cannabis publication! Current and Projected Cannabis Demand Predict Future Consumption in Young Adults Who Use Cannabis.
publications.sciences.ucf.edu/cannabis/ind...
publications.sciences.ucf.edu/cannabis/ind...
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New Cannabis publication! Dispensing Medical Advice: San Francisco Bay Area Budtender Recommendations for Pain and Sleep Relief.
@docholmes.bsky.social @ctcre-ucsf.bsky.social @pennstateuniv.bsky.social publications.sciences.ucf.edu/cannabis/ind...
@docholmes.bsky.social @ctcre-ucsf.bsky.social @pennstateuniv.bsky.social publications.sciences.ucf.edu/cannabis/ind...
October 23, 2025 at 9:03 PM
New Cannabis publication! Dispensing Medical Advice: San Francisco Bay Area Budtender Recommendations for Pain and Sleep Relief.
@docholmes.bsky.social @ctcre-ucsf.bsky.social @pennstateuniv.bsky.social publications.sciences.ucf.edu/cannabis/ind...
@docholmes.bsky.social @ctcre-ucsf.bsky.social @pennstateuniv.bsky.social publications.sciences.ucf.edu/cannabis/ind...
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Please spread the word about our virtual Open House to learn about our fully-funded William & Mary Masters of Psychology Program.
wm.edu/as/psych-sci...
Date: Tuesday, October 28, 5:30-6:30pm (EST)
Registration: tinyurl.com/OpenHouseWM
wm.edu/as/psych-sci...
Date: Tuesday, October 28, 5:30-6:30pm (EST)
Registration: tinyurl.com/OpenHouseWM
Graduate Program
The Psychological Sciences Department offers a Master of Science in Psychology. Our Master's degree students are interested in research careers, and the program is designed to prepare students for adm...
wm.edu
September 29, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Please spread the word about our virtual Open House to learn about our fully-funded William & Mary Masters of Psychology Program.
wm.edu/as/psych-sci...
Date: Tuesday, October 28, 5:30-6:30pm (EST)
Registration: tinyurl.com/OpenHouseWM
wm.edu/as/psych-sci...
Date: Tuesday, October 28, 5:30-6:30pm (EST)
Registration: tinyurl.com/OpenHouseWM
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Are you applying to a PhD in Clinical or Counseling Psychology? Here is a list of mentors who are taking students. Please circulate widely so all applicants can benefit 🤓.
And if you are a PI recruiting students, please don't forget to add your name!
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
And if you are a PI recruiting students, please don't forget to add your name!
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Accepting Clinical or Counselling Psychology Grad Student?
docs.google.com
September 26, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Are you applying to a PhD in Clinical or Counseling Psychology? Here is a list of mentors who are taking students. Please circulate widely so all applicants can benefit 🤓.
And if you are a PI recruiting students, please don't forget to add your name!
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
And if you are a PI recruiting students, please don't forget to add your name!
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
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🦊 REDS lab will be accepting a grad student for Fall 2026. Folks interested in eating disorders and/or suicide are encouraged to apply! See here for more details: www.redslab.org/join-the-lab
Join the Lab | REDSLab
www.redslab.org
September 29, 2025 at 3:29 PM
🦊 REDS lab will be accepting a grad student for Fall 2026. Folks interested in eating disorders and/or suicide are encouraged to apply! See here for more details: www.redslab.org/join-the-lab
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We are still recruiting for a postdoc for my lab! This person will play a key role in a new R01 optimizing a self-guided digital intervention for #eatingdisorders. There will be ample opportunities for publishing, contributing to grants, mentoring, etc. Apply by 10/31 for priority consideration.
📣 I'm recruiting a postdoc to work on a newly-funded R01 aiming to optimize a digital intervention for #eatingdisorders and contribute to other research in this space! Remote candidates may be considered. Start spring/sum 26 (or sooner!). Pls share!
wustl.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/External/job...
wustl.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/External/job...
Postdoctoral Research Associate - Psychological & Brain Sciences
Position Summary This position will primarily support the implementation of a newly funded National Institute of Mental Health R01 grant focused on optimizing a digital chatbot intervention for eating...
wustl.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com
September 29, 2025 at 2:08 PM
We are still recruiting for a postdoc for my lab! This person will play a key role in a new R01 optimizing a self-guided digital intervention for #eatingdisorders. There will be ample opportunities for publishing, contributing to grants, mentoring, etc. Apply by 10/31 for priority consideration.
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The second of our openings in the Clinical Program at Colorado State is now online. This one is for an Assistant Professor with an open research area.
jobs.colostate.edu/postings/166...
jobs.colostate.edu/postings/166...
September 19, 2025 at 2:24 PM
The second of our openings in the Clinical Program at Colorado State is now online. This one is for an Assistant Professor with an open research area.
jobs.colostate.edu/postings/166...
jobs.colostate.edu/postings/166...
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Big news! @universityofri.bsky.social just secured its first-ever NIH T32 grant!
This T32 will bring together Psychology, Neuroscience, Engineering, and Life Sciences to train the next generation of scientists to tackle complex health challenges like addiction.
www.uri.edu/news/2025/09...
This T32 will bring together Psychology, Neuroscience, Engineering, and Life Sciences to train the next generation of scientists to tackle complex health challenges like addiction.
www.uri.edu/news/2025/09...
URI receives first-ever NIH T32 award to launch transdisciplinary biomedical research training program
KINGSTON, R.I. – Sept. 3, 2025 – The University of Rhode Island has received its first-ever National Institutes of Health (NIH) T32 Predoctoral Training Grant, marking a major milestone in URI’s growt...
www.uri.edu
September 8, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Big news! @universityofri.bsky.social just secured its first-ever NIH T32 grant!
This T32 will bring together Psychology, Neuroscience, Engineering, and Life Sciences to train the next generation of scientists to tackle complex health challenges like addiction.
www.uri.edu/news/2025/09...
This T32 will bring together Psychology, Neuroscience, Engineering, and Life Sciences to train the next generation of scientists to tackle complex health challenges like addiction.
www.uri.edu/news/2025/09...
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Are you accepting PhD applications in Clinical Psychology for Fall 2026 (U.S.)?
If so, please consider adding your name to the document linked in the comments. Our hope is to help reduce the load on applicants.
Please share widely and on X! #clinicalpsychology @abctnow.bsky.social
If so, please consider adding your name to the document linked in the comments. Our hope is to help reduce the load on applicants.
Please share widely and on X! #clinicalpsychology @abctnow.bsky.social
September 4, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Are you accepting PhD applications in Clinical Psychology for Fall 2026 (U.S.)?
If so, please consider adding your name to the document linked in the comments. Our hope is to help reduce the load on applicants.
Please share widely and on X! #clinicalpsychology @abctnow.bsky.social
If so, please consider adding your name to the document linked in the comments. Our hope is to help reduce the load on applicants.
Please share widely and on X! #clinicalpsychology @abctnow.bsky.social
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I'm reviewing applications for the University of Washington's PhD program this fall.
Applicants interested in the Clinical Psychology, Social-Personality (emphasis on personality), or Quantitative programs are welcome to apply.
More information here: sites.google.com/uw.edu/radla...
Applicants interested in the Clinical Psychology, Social-Personality (emphasis on personality), or Quantitative programs are welcome to apply.
More information here: sites.google.com/uw.edu/radla...
RADLab - Graduate Applicants
Is the RADLab a good fit for my career goals?
Our lab is very research oriented. Our primary goal is to train doctoral students to make outstanding, substantive, and meaningful contributions to the sc...
sites.google.com
September 4, 2025 at 9:49 PM
I'm reviewing applications for the University of Washington's PhD program this fall.
Applicants interested in the Clinical Psychology, Social-Personality (emphasis on personality), or Quantitative programs are welcome to apply.
More information here: sites.google.com/uw.edu/radla...
Applicants interested in the Clinical Psychology, Social-Personality (emphasis on personality), or Quantitative programs are welcome to apply.
More information here: sites.google.com/uw.edu/radla...
Welcome Neil Gleason to The PEARL at USC. Neil is a new postdoc in our lab, with interests in substance use, behavioral addictions, & sexual health. He is coming from the @cshrb.bsky.social. @uscpsychiatry.bsky.social @iasatusc.bsky.social
thepearl.usc.edu/about/curren...
thepearl.usc.edu/about/curren...
August 27, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Welcome Neil Gleason to The PEARL at USC. Neil is a new postdoc in our lab, with interests in substance use, behavioral addictions, & sexual health. He is coming from the @cshrb.bsky.social. @uscpsychiatry.bsky.social @iasatusc.bsky.social
thepearl.usc.edu/about/curren...
thepearl.usc.edu/about/curren...
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New Cannabis publication! The Impact of Adult Cannabis Use Legalization in California: A Qualitative Review of Subject Matter Expert Opinions on Proposition 64. @ucsandiego.bsky.social publications.sciences.ucf.edu/cannabis/ind...
August 21, 2025 at 9:44 PM
New Cannabis publication! The Impact of Adult Cannabis Use Legalization in California: A Qualitative Review of Subject Matter Expert Opinions on Proposition 64. @ucsandiego.bsky.social publications.sciences.ucf.edu/cannabis/ind...