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Our research is a collaborative effort and many of the most valuable contributions have come from graduate students, who work for long hours at less than stellar pay as they complete their degree requirements. In acknowledgment and appreciation, here are the "Illustrious Alums" who have completed their graduate training and gone on to bigger and better things.
Thank you for your hard work and all the best!
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Nancy Brand, Ph.D. Doctoral Dissertation (2007): Psychologist's approaches to evaluating client progress in psychotherapy practice Current Position: Research and Clinical Interests: Clinician’s practices of evaluating patient outcomes in clinical practice; individual differences in the role of alcohol expectancies and readiness to change processes among college student drinkers. E-mail:
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Christy Capone, Ph.D. Doctoral Dissertation (2007): An examination of familial alcoholism and attitudes toward alcohol intervention among college students Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Brown University Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies Research Interests: Etiological risk factors for alcohol dependence, particularly family history of alcoholism, and behavioral and pharmacological treatments for alcoholism E-mail: Christy_Capone@brown.edu
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Caren Francione Witt, Ph.D. Master’s Thesis (2004): XX Bob Laforge, Major Professor Doctoral Dissertation (2007): Examining the psychological correlates of the binge eating disorder symptomatology in a morbidly obese pre-surgical sample Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Brown University Research Interests: In the area of alcohol research, I am interested in treatment related outcomes. In the area of obesity research, I am interested in identifying predictors (psychological and behavioral) of success following surgery and in the development of psychological treatments (pre and post) aimed at improving outcomes. E-mail: Caren_Francione@brown.edu
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Students aooctoral Fellows
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Christine Dias-Vieira, Ph.D. Master’s Thesis (2003): The effects of parental modeling and communication on adolescent drinking and driving Doctoral Dissertation (2006): An analogue study of stigma, help-seeking attitudes and symptom severity in postpartum depression Current Position: Study Coordinator, PTSD Smoking Cessation Study, Providence, RI VA Research and Clinical Interests: E-mail: Christine.Dias-Vieira@va.gov
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George Kenna, Ph.D., R.Ph. Master’s Thesis: (2001) Pharmaco-expectancy beliefs and social influence processes affecting drug use in pharmacy and nursing students. Doctoral Dissertation (2003): “Prevalence and risk factors associated with substance use and abuse by Rhode Island healthcare professionals.” 2003 Current Position: Assistant Professor (Research) Brown University; Research Interests: Pharmacotherapies for Alcohol Dependence; Substance use and abuse by Healthcare Professionals E-mail: George_Kenna@brown.edu |
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Jennifer Read, Ph.D. Current Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University at Buffalo, State University of New York Doctoral Dissertation (2000): “Health Promoting Behaviors in Women With and Without Sexual Abuse Histories” 2000 (Major Professor, Bernice Lott) Research Interests: Cognitive and Affective influences on young adult drinking, co-occurring substance use and posttraumatic stress disorders. E-mail: JPRead@buffalo.edu
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