Spit for Science Publications and Presentations
Submissions from 2024
Identifying Factors that Reduce Substance Use Liability, Victoria Allen, Nick Blanch, Sunday Wright, Kelci Straka-Mai, Aarushi Patel, Caleb Bridgwater, Lubidia Menjivar, Cate Vaughn, Courtney Blondino PhD, The Mid-Atlantic Twin Registry, Michael M. Vanyukov PhD, Hermine H.M. Maes PhD, and Elizabeth Prom-Wormley PhD
Effects of Mef2c Gene on Alcohol Tolerance, Oscar Bermejo-McGee, Alanna Morgan, and Jennifer Wolstenholme PhD
Fentanyl and Methamphetamine Mixture Interactions on Drug Choice in Male and Female Sprague Dawley Rats, Voisava Bokciu, Nick Heslep, Allison Ortiz, and Matthew L. Banks PhD
Predominantly Minoritized Neighborhood Racial Composition and Mindfulness Predicting Anxiety Symptoms Among Emerging Adult Students of Color, Jason William Bonilla-Landers, Arlenis Santana PhD, Chelsea D. Williams PhD, The Spit for Science Working Group, and Danielle M. Dick PhD
Associations Between Personality and Neurocognitive Risk Factors for Substance Misuse with Alcohol and Cannabis Use in College Students, Kaelen Diaz, Jasmin Vassileva PhD, and The Spit for Science Working Group
Association Between Emotion and Afro-cultural Beliefs in African American College Students, Daniela Djeukeng, Miles Gomes BA, and Fantasy T. Lozada PhD
Risk and Protective Factors Associated with Substance Use for Adolescents in Second or Last Chance Alternative Schools: A Narrative Review, Jaylynn Floyd; Jamie Cage PhD; Karen Chartier PhD, MSW; and Amy Adkins PhD
A Study on the Comorbidity of PTSD Symptoms and Alcohol Consumption Among VCU Students, Galilea Gallardo-Mena, James Hart, Kaitlin Bountress, The Spit for Science Working Group, and Ananda B. Amstadter PhD
"You're Begging for Someone to Listen to You, Which is Just, it Just Kind of Feels Cruddy": Foster Parent Experiences as Barriers to Educational Stability, Antonio Giles, Jamie Cage PhD, Margaret Poandl, and Jaylynn Floyd
Do Adverse Childhood Experiences and Depressive Symptoms Predict Cannabis Use among College Students of Color, Llorielle Gregory-Jerome, Arlenis Santana PhD, Chelsea D. Williams PhD, The Spit for Science Working Group, and Danielle M. Dick PhD
Analyzing the Efficacy of the NIH Emotion Toolbox when Predicting Depression and Anxiety in Individuals with Down Syndrome (DS), Lauren Hinton and Ruth Brown-Ennis PhD
What is the Association Between Drinking to Cope with Binge Drinking and Alcohol-Related Blackouts in a College Population?, Adam Hvitfeldt-Matthews, Christina Sheerin PhD, and Spit for Science Working Group
Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count (LIWC) for Text Analysis, Isabella Lenzini, Destiny Fore MSW, and Anna W. Wright PhD
How Do Gender and Childhood Trauma Influence Opioid Misuse and Pain Outcomes Among Patients with Chronic Pain, Grace Ann Newton and Taylor B. Crouch PhD
The Role of Research in Enabling Systemic Racism in Tobacco Use in Black/African American Communities, Sophia Rodriquez, HEAL-VA Lab Working Group, and Mignonne Guy PhD
Eye Tracking in the Realm of Neuroscience, Darius Williams, Lisa K. Straub, Chelsea Sawyers, and James M. Bjork PhD
Submissions from 2023
Do Caffeine and Alcohol Use Predict Depressive Symptoms among College Students, Yvette Asare, Arlenis Santana PhD, Shaiyano Hicks, and Chelsea D. Williams PhD
Predicting Alcohol Consequences using Family History and AUDIT-C Scores, Victoria Ell; The Spit for Science Working Group; and Karen Chartier PhD, MSW
Exploring Substance Use Initiation in Adolescent Twins: Unveiling Age-Specific Patterns and Sex Differences, Darren Farmer and Elizabeth Prom-Wormley MPH, PhD
How Do Physical Activity and Personality Traits Affect Depressive Symptoms Among Young Adults Over Time?, Shaiyino Endia Hicks, Arlenis Santana PhD, Mehak Ahmed, and Chelsea D. Williams PhD
Early Onset Age of Regular Alcohol Use in Indigenous Persons, Angel Lewis; The Spit for Science Working Group; Amy Adkins PhD; and Karen Chartier PhD, MSW
NCHA Data on VCU Students who Identify as Multiracial, Rachel Marcus, Trisha Saunders EdD, and Mia Liadis PhD
How is Ethnic-Racial Identity Affirmation, Exploration, and Resolution Related to Flourishing in Emerging Adult Students of Color?, Johanna Pasquel, Chelsea D. Williams PhD, Arlenis Santana PhD, Paloma Rodriguez Saucedo, Amy Adkins PhD, and Herb Hill Ed.D
Prevalence of Nicotine Delivery Systems by Biological Sex in the Spit for Science Study, Ayrton Quiroz, Amy Adkins, S4S Working Group, Elizabeth Prom-Wormley, Elizabeth K. Do, Megan Cooke, James Clifford, and Hermine H. Maes
Does Ethnic-Racial Discrimination and Alcohol Use Predict Anxiety Symptoms in Female Black and Latine College Students, Paloma Rodriquez Saucedo, Arlenis Santana PhD, Johanna Pasquel, and Chelsea D. Williams PhD