- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Child Development and Digital Technology
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization
- Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Research
- Poisoning and overdose treatments
- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Restraint-Related Deaths
- Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Pediatric health and respiratory diseases
- Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Asthma and respiratory diseases
- Foreign Body Medical Cases
- Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
Kent State University
2018-2022
University of California, San Diego
2017-2019
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
2014-2016
Arkansas Children's Hospital
2014-2016
Objective In 2006, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease established evidence-based treatment guidelines for anaphylaxis. The purpose our study was to evaluate provider adherence guidelines-based management anaphylaxis in a tertiary care pediatric emergency department (ED). Methods Retrospective chart review conducted patients (0–18 years) presenting Arkansas Children Hospital ED from 2004 2011 using International Classification Diseases , Ninth Edition codes. Multiple...
Abstract Background The COVID-19 pandemic has created disruptions to daily life resulting in wide-spread unemployment and psychological distress. Recent studies have reported high rates of alcohol use during this time; however, longitudinal data remain scarce factors associated with increases high-risk drinking observed over time are unknown. Aims current study examined changes patterns across four 7-day observation periods, prior following a university wide campus closure. Additionally,...
Aim: The current study examined differences between individuals identifying as transgender and people cisgender in terms of (1) psychological distress (eg, anxiety, depression, suicidal ideation), (2) rates combustible e-cigarette use, (3) the potential for elevated stemming from identification to be associated with increased smoking vaping. Method: This was a secondary analysis data examining behavioral health, perceptions behaviors alcohol other drug mental health status at large...
Background The rates of cannabis use continue to increase among adolescents and the current interventions have modest effects high relapse following treatment. There is increasing evidence for efficacy mobile technology–based adults with substance disorders, but there limited study this technology in who cannabis. Objective goal our was elucidate elements an app-based adjunctive intervention cessation that resonate Methods Adolescents, aged between 14 17 years, used were recruited from San...
Concentrated liquid detergent pods are an emerging public health hazard, especially in pediatric patients. Ingestion is a more common route of exposure for compared with non–pod detergents and it tends to be associated severe adverse effects. We present 3 cases that demonstrate the varied clinical symptoms resulting from pod ingestion. These not only findings such as gastrointestinal respiratory but also show rare neurological symptoms. The highlight dangers concentrated To help prevent...
Objective: Rates of e-cigarette use among adolescents and young adults (AYAs) remain high despite several federal policy changes intended to limit their availability appeal. The current study examined how restricting flavors would affect AYA users’ intentions discontinue vaping, as a function flavor preference. Method: In national cross-sectional survey, users (N = 1,414) completed measures use, device type, e-liquid (tobacco, menthol, cool mint, fruit ice, fruit/sweet), intent in response...
<sec> <title>BACKGROUND</title> The rates of cannabis use continue to increase among adolescents and the current interventions have modest effects high relapse following treatment. There is increasing evidence for efficacy mobile technology–based adults with substance disorders, but there limited study this technology in who cannabis. </sec> <title>OBJECTIVE</title> goal our was elucidate elements an app-based adjunctive intervention cessation that resonate <title>METHODS</title>...
Introduction Negative emotion and craving to smoke are established factors driving the maintenance of combustible cigarette use dependence. The current study aimed examine whether these findings extend e-cigarette use. Toward that aim, change in vaping urge following abstinence was examined as a function negative emotion. Additionally, mediation model which previously demonstrated relationships between emotion, craving, dependence tested users.Method Daily users (N = 32, Mage 21 years, SDage...