Announcements
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Dr. Badour and Sociologist Dr. Moloney Awarded Collaborative $3.5 million grant From the National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) to Conduct a Trauma-Informed Study of Sleep and Health Disparities in Appalachian Kentucky May 27, 2022 Researching Equitable Sleep Time in Kentucky Communities (REST-KY) |
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Dr. Badour Receives Pilot Grant to Evaluate PTSD Treatment in Patients Receiving Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorders April 22, 2021 Dr. Badour received a pilot award from the University of Kentucky Substance Use Priority Research Area (SUPRA) to evaluate feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of a 12-session cognitive behavioral treatment for PTSD and substance use disorders [Concurrent Treatment of PTSD and Substance Use Disorders Using Prolonged Exposure (COPE)] among patients receiving medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorders at the UK Psychiatry Supportive Medication and Recovery Treatment (SMART) program. |
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Jesse McCann awarded a research assistantship from the UK Office for Policy Studies on Violence Against Women April 22, 2021 Congratulations to STARRC graduate student Jesse McCann who was selected to receive funding from the UK Office for Policy Studies on Violence Against Women to support his research. Jesse was awarded the Georgia Davis Powers Research Assistantship to support his project: The Efficacy of Written Exposure Therapy in Reducing Mental Contamination and PTSD Symptoms in Women Survivors of Sexual Victimization
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Jessica Flores Selected for the Disparities Researchers Equalizing Access for Minorities (DREAM) Scholars Program April 22, 2021 Congratulations to Jessica Flores for being selected as a 2021 Disparities Researchers Equalizing Access for Minorities (DREAM) Scholar. The DREAM Scholars Program supports the training of exceptional under-represented minority pre-docs, post-docs, and assistant professors who are committed to health equity research. In addition to receiving focused professional development, this training program will support Jessica's dissertation project, which is focused on understanding the roles of intimate partner violence and PTSD symptoms in Latina sexual health.
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Alyssa Jones awarded MIRECC Postdoctoral Fellowship in Innovative Approaches to PTSD and Its Comorbidities April 22, 2021 Congratulations to Dr. Alyssa Jones, who was selected for a prestigious 2-year psychology postdoctoral fellowship at the Mental Illness Research Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC) at the Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center in Charleston, SC. This fellowship aims to support the professional development of research-focused psychologists to become clinical researchers in the innovative approaches to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and its comorbidities.
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Summer Williams and Caitlyn Hood Awarded SUPRA Super Students Grant April 22, 2021 STARRC undergraduate student Summer Williams and graduate student Caitlyn Hood were awarded a grant for a collaborative research project from the UK Substance Use Priority Research Area (SUPRA) under the faculty mentorship of Dr. Christal Badour and Dr. Michele Staton to study the relationship between interpersonal violence and substance use risk among incarcerated women in rural Appalachia. Summer will be presenting the findings from her work at the UK Annual Showcase of Undergraduate Research Scholars.
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Jessica Flores accepted into the APA Advanced Training Institute on Research Methods with Diverse Racial & Ethnic Groups April 20, 2020 Congratulations to Jessica Flores for being accepted into the 2020 American Psychological Association (APA) Advanced Training Institute on Research Methods with Diverse Racial & Ethnic Groups. |
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Alex Brake to Complete Postdoctoral Fellowship at PTSD Clinic within the Providence VA March 18, 2020 Congratulations to 6th year graduate student Alex Brake, who is set to begin a postdoctoral fellowship within the PTSD Clinical Team at the Providence, RI Veterans Affairs hospital after completing his internship. We're very excited to see you take on this next step in your career Dr. Brake! |
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Jesse McCann and Christopher Penn to Join the STARRC Team March 18, 2020 We are excited that Jesse McCann (Left) and Christopher Penn (Right) will be joining the STARRC lab next year as 1st year doctoral students in the clinical Ph.D. program. Jesse McCann graduated from the University of Delaware with a B.S. in Psychology in 2018. He is currently a research assistant at the Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety at the University of Pennsylvania. Christopher Penn served in the U.S. Navy for seven years before obtaining his B.A. in Psychology from Seattle University in 2019. Christopher is currently a research assistant at the Center for Suicide Prevention and Recovery at the University of Washington. We are thrilled that Jesse and Christopher will be joining our team! |
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Jessica Flores and Jordyn Tipsword Awarded Research Funding from the UK Office for Policy Studies on Violence Against Women March 18, 2020
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STARRC graduate students Jessica Flores and Jordyn Tipsword were selected to receive funding from the UK Office for Policy Studies on Violence Against Women to support their research. Jessica Flores was awarded the Georgia Davis Powers Graduate Fellowship to support her dissertation project: A culturally-sensitive model of the association between intimate partner violence and sexual outcomes in young adult Latinas. Jordyn Tipsword was awarded the Ashley T. Judd Research Assistantship to support an upcoming mentored research project: Examining the impact of sexual revictimization and trauma-related emotion on eating disorder symptoms among young adult women with a history of childhood sexual abuse. 