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Serving people with lived experiences of trauma and substance use through research, practice, and advocacy. Directed by @nicoleweiss.bsky.social in the Department of Psychology at the University of Rhode Island.

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Nicole Weiss @nicoleweiss.bsky.social · 1d

📣 New Pub 📣

We captured 30-day emotion intensity & dysregulation data from EMA & examined in relation to cortisol (from hair) during the same period. Emotion intensity & hair cortisol levels were significantly associated among women with high (but not low) emotion dysregulation.

STRESS Lab @stresslab.bsky.social · 19d

First year PhD student Katy Price sharing qualitative findings on the needs, barriers, and lived experiences of Black asylum seeking parents @istss.bsky.social

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Nicole Weiss @nicoleweiss.bsky.social · 20d

So proud of Alexa Raudales for being the recipient of the @istss.bsky.social Outstanding Student Achievement Award

STRESS Lab @stresslab.bsky.social · 19d

Awesome series of EMA talks chaired by STRESS Lab postdoc @benjaminwkatz.bsky.social and lead by STRESS Lab alum (Emmanuel Thomas and Alexa Raudales) and current members (Noam Newberger)

STRESS Lab @stresslab.bsky.social · 20d

Sixth year PhD student @reina-kiefer.bsky.social presenting on emotion dysregulation and mental and behavioral health outcomes across community and college samples with experiences of childhood trauma @istss.bsky.social

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STRESS Lab RA Ben Seebold presenting on hair cortisol-derived stress and emotion dysregulation among women experiencing IPV @istss.bsky.social

STRESS Lab @stresslab.bsky.social · 20d

STRESS Lab RA Dominique Sheldon presenting on childhood trauma, impulsivity, and physical aggression @istss.bsky.social

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PhD student alum Emmanuel Thomas sharing preliminary findings from his F31 on momentary associations among trauma symptoms of discrimination and alcohol craving @istss.bsky.social @istss-sud-sig.bsky.social

STRESS Lab @stresslab.bsky.social · 20d

PhD alum Alexa Raudales presenting on the intersections among PTSD, opioid use, and suicide @istss.bsky.social

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Fifth year PhD student @hodiana.bsky.social presenting on racial microaggressions and alcohol use among women of color in the community

STRESS Lab @stresslab.bsky.social · 20d

STRESS Lab RA Natalie Chasten presenting qualitative findings on coping among individuals with co-occurring PTSD and OUD

STRESS Lab @stresslab.bsky.social · 21d

Fourth year PhD student Noam Newberger presenting on the utility of GIMME for exploring group, subgroup, and idiographic relations among PTSD symptoms in individuals with OUD @istss.bsky.social

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Rebecca Schacht @rschacht.bsky.social · 21d

Thanks to everyone who braved the early hour to attend our panel discussion on treating PTSD and substance use disorders!

#ISTSS2025 #PTSD #AcademicSky

With @nicoleweiss.bsky.social

Denise Hien, Teresa López-Castro, Kevin Wenzel, Rebecca Schacht, Nicole Weiss, and Carrie Mulford. Panel title: “Frontiers in Treating Severe Comorbid PTSD-SUD: Meeting Clients Where They Are”

STRESS Lab @stresslab.bsky.social · 21d

Most of the crew @istss.bsky.social (@nicoleweiss.bsky.social @hodiana.bsky.social @reina-kiefer.bsky.social) plus a few of our alum (@melissarschick.bsky.social and @atobar.bsky.social)

STRESS Lab @stresslab.bsky.social · 21d

Fifth year PhD student @hodiana.bsky.social presenting @istss-sud-sig.bsky.social on the relations among racial microaggressions and alcohol use @istss.bsky.social

STRESS Lab @stresslab.bsky.social · 21d

Fifth year PhD student Alana Egan presenting preliminary qualitative findings from her F31 on the intersections among historical trauma, substance use, and suicide @istss.bsky.social @istss-sud-sig.bsky.social

STRESS Lab @stresslab.bsky.social · 21d

Third year PhD student Jewelia Ferguson sharing findings on the role of stigma in PTSD and SUD @istss.bsky.social @istss-sud-sig.bsky.social

STRESS Lab @stresslab.bsky.social · 22d

STRESS Lab is @istss.bsky.social Come meet us and see some of our current work!

STRESS Lab @stresslab.bsky.social · 23d

New lab grant!

Nicole Weiss @nicoleweiss.bsky.social · 23d

Went to dinner last night with @heatherschatten.bsky.social & our new R01!!! We're using the BACtrack Skyn & EMA to examine the timing & mechanisms underlying alcohol use & suicide risk.

I'm excited to be doing work that matters with close friends (also @lesliebrickphd.bsky.social and Amy Stamates)

STRESS Lab @stresslab.bsky.social · Sep 9

Proud to empower our community through naloxone distribution on IOAD. Community engagement is more than research; it's action. @nicoleweiss.bsky.social @benjaminwkatz.bsky.social @hodiana.bsky.social (and many others!)

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Nicole Weiss @nicoleweiss.bsky.social · Sep 8

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...

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...

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Nicole Weiss @nicoleweiss.bsky.social · May 20

Proud x 2, perfectly captured

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Nicole Weiss @nicoleweiss.bsky.social · May 18

Lots of emotions yesterday. Confident that whatever big things life has in store for these two, it will make the world a better place for all people.

STRESS Lab @stresslab.bsky.social · May 14

Congratulations to Dr. Catherine Diem-Quynh Trinh for successfully defending her dissertation, entitled Happiness and Activity Engagement as Longitudinal Predictors of Adolescent Alcohol and Cannabis Outcomes. We're very proud of you!

STRESS Lab @stresslab.bsky.social · May 14

Meet PhD Candidate Noam Newberger! Noam is a soon-to-be 4th year graduate student who will be applying for clinical internship this year. His research interests (including F31 award) include culturally-informed, idiographic, and translational methods to understand co-morbid PTSD and substance use.