A5068970457- Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Stalking, Cyberstalking, and Harassment
- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
- Frailty in Older Adults
- Personality Traits and Psychology
- Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
- Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion
- Crime Patterns and Interventions
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Paranormal Experiences and Beliefs
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Treatment of Major Depression
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Mind wandering and attention
- Marriage and Sexual Relationships
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
Brown University
2025
VA Boston Healthcare System
2024-2025
Purdue University West Lafayette
2020-2024
Boston University
2024
Union College
2014-2018
Prior research has found that cognitive benefits of physical exercise and brain health in older adults may be enhanced when mental is interactive simultaneously, as exergaming. It unclear whether the benefit can maximized by increasing degree challenge during exercise. This randomized clinical trial (RCT), Aerobic Cognitive Exercise Study (ACES) sought to replicate extend prior findings added from exergaming those with or at risk for mild impairment (MCI). ACES compares effects six months an...
Dementia cases are on the rise and researchers seek innovative ways to prevent or ameliorate cognitive impairment in later life. Some research has reported that combining mental physical exercise may benefit cognition more than either alone. This randomized pilot trial examined feasibility for older adults (n = 30) of a single bout neuro-exergaming (physical activity with training) using an interactive system (iPACES), compared exergaming neurogaming Intent-to-treat sensitivity analyses were...
Alzheimer's and related dementias are on the rise, older adults their families seeking accessible effective ways to stave off or ameliorate mild cognitive impairment (MCI).This pilot clinical trial (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: 03069391) examined neuropsychological neurobiological outcomes of interactive physical mental exercise.Older (MCI caregivers) were enrolled in a 3-month, in-home portable neuro-exergame (the Physical Cognitive Exercise System [iPACES™]), which they pedaled steered...
Ostracism is distressing to those who experience it and people are motivated find ways cope, including self-medication or aggression. However, we know little about how alcohol intoxication may affect individuals' reactions ostracism. This study investigates predictions informed by Alcohol Myopia Theory observe influences changes one's affect, basic needs fulfillment, aggression following Participants (N = 97) were randomly assigned either consume an alcohol, placebo, nonalcohol beverage,...
The rise in dementia and the evidence of cognitive benefits exercise for older adult population together make salient research into variables affecting benefit behavior. One promising avenue increasing participation has been introduction exergaming, a type that works combination with virtual reality to enhance both experience health outcomes. Past revealed executive function (EF) was related greater use self-regulatory strategies, which turn adherence following an intervention (McAuley et...
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic had dramatic adverse impacts on people with opioid use disorder (OUD), as evidenced by significant disruptions to care and unprecedented increases in drug overdoses. In this study, we evaluated the of utilization emergency inpatient care, fatal non-fatal overdoses among veterans OUD. Methods: We used Veterans Health Administration (VHA) electronic medical record mortality data compare department (ED) visits, hospitalizations, between a pandemic-exposed...
Abstract. Ostracism – being excluded and ignored has received considerable attention in social psychology the past few decades. Experimental evidence suggests that negative psychological reactions to ostracism are robust widespread. Initially, is detected quickly as painful reduces satisfaction of four fundamental needs: belonging, self-esteem, control, meaningful existence. When experienced occasionally, individuals tend respond cope by trying fortify threatened needs, either attempting...
This study investigated the impact of relational provocation on intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetration as a function alcohol intoxication and individuals' emotion differentiation (ED; i.e., ability to differentiate between positive negative emotions). We hypothesized that acute would be associated with lower ED, such individuals demonstrate ED following while intoxicated. also an intoxication-by-ED interaction, only who were intoxicated undifferentiated perpetrate IPV.
Intimate partner aggression (IPA) is a public health concern for which research examining etiology remains essential. Prior suggests that personality traits (broadly) and narcissism (specifically) are risk factors IPA perpetration. The current study examined whether grandiose (NG) vulnerable (NV) dimensions of the construct would differentially predict propensity perpetration under various types provocation. Participants completed measure read vignettes portraying hypothetical interpersonal...