Dr. Rosemarie Martin's "COVID-19 Testing and Prevention in Correctional Settings" (3UG1DA050072-02S3, MPI) funded under the National Institutes of Health’s Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics-Underserved Populations (RADx-UP) initiative prepares to ship 90,000 COVID-19 Ag Card rapid antigen test to correctional facilities in Minnesota, Washington State, Florida, and Rhode Island.
Dr. Kristina Jackson, Research Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences, (Principal Investigator) received the notice of award for her R01, "Understanding Adolescent In-Vivo Exposure to Alcohol Content in the Media" (R01AA027968) from the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) back in September of 2020.
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Dr. Christy Capone, received a grant from the Providence VA's Center for Neurorestoration and Neurotechnology (CfNN) to pilot stellate ganglion block (SGB) paired with psychotherapy for the treatment of combat-related posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). SGB is an anesthesia procedure used to treat certain forms of pain.
Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior and Behavioral and Social Sciences, Dr. Suzanne Colby, along with Brown University, Deparment of Behavioral and Social Sciences PhD Alumni, Dr. Rachel Denlinger-Apte, recently co-chaired a virtual conference for the Society of Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT) entitled "E-Cigarettes and Health Equity".
Associate Professor, Rosemarie Martin, PhD, and Tonya Tavares, MS, CCRP, led the New England Region Opioid Response Network's (ORN) 3-day national virtual convening, Medications for Opioid Use Disorder: Moving to Implementation, from January 26-28, 2021, with over 300 registered corrections professionals from 42 states. The event was an interactive meeting focusing on practical steps to implement medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) programs.