Current
Projects

CBPR Study
We are interested in interviewing adults who are in relationships who have been affected by alcohol use and relationship conflict. We want to learn about treatment needs, preferences, and barriers. Any information you discuss in your private interview will be kept strictly confidential. By participating in this study, you will earn $100. The interview will take 60-90 minutes to complete and can be completed in person or virtually using HIPAA-compliant Zoom. 

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Click here to enroll in the CBPR Study.

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Breathalyzer Study

This study has concluded. It aimed to better understand the behavioral and emotional experiences of people in current dating relationships, including substance use and approaches to handling conflict. The study consisted of three parts.

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1.     First, participants will come to a 90-minute, in-person laboratory session at Virginia Tech to complete questionnaires, have a free app installed on their smartphone, and be assigned a portable breathalyzer.

2.     After the in-person session, participants will complete brief (less than 5 minute) surveys on their smartphone up to 4 times daily for 30 consecutive days. Three times per night, participants will be asked to submit a breath sample to a portable breathalyzer.

3.     After the 30-day period, participants will return for a final in-person laboratory session for approximately 20 minutes. During this final session, participants will complete a final survey, return their breathalyzer, and delete their smartphone app.

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You can earn up to $275.00 for participating in this study.

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Click here to enroll in the Breathalyzer Study.

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Alcohol & Stress Couples Study

This study is focused on the day-to-day experiences of people who are attracted to more than one gender or regardless of gender (e.g., bisexual, pansexual, omnisexual, polysexual, queer, or others). We use "bi+" as an umbrella term throughout the study. We are interested in understanding how daily stress associates with alcohol use and relationship functioning among bi+ adults and their partners. Bi+ individuals and their partners may enroll in this virtual study and earn up to $115 each.

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Participation involves:

1. Attending a 90-minute Zoom session during which you will complete a 60-minute online survey.

2. Completing 5-minute surveys daily for 60 days.

3. Your partner must also enroll in the study.

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This study is in collaboration with researchers at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Our team includes researchers who identify as bi+ and our research is informed by previous research on bi+ individuals. 

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Click here to enroll in the Alcohol & Stress Couples Study.

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Chronic Pain and Opioid Use in Appalachia Study 

This study aims to strengthen our understanding of chronic pain and opioid use in Appalachia, striving to redevelop care services and treatment options currently available to Appalachians.

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1. First, participants will attend a sixty-minute onboarding session via a private and secure Zoom call, where research staff will explain the study procedures, answer questions, set up the payment process, assist in installing a free mobile app on participants' smartphones, and introduce a private and confidential survey to complete after the session. 

2. After the in-person session, participants will complete brief, less than five-minute surveys on their smartphones up to four times daily for thirty consecutive days.

3. After the thirty days, participants will return for a final thirty-minute Zoom session. During this meeting, participants will complete a final survey and delete the mobile app from their smartphones. 

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Participants can earn up to $150.00 for participating in this study, with an additional chance to be entered into a raffle for a $100 Amazon gift card. ​

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Click here to enroll in the Chronic Pain and Opioid Use Disorder Study

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