In the context of the increased prevalence of marijuana use among youth and the movement towards legalization in many states, it is important to understand the long-term impact of marijuana-use initiation. Doctoral student Hydeen Beverly, professor Yessenia Castro and colleagues examined whether age of first marijuana-use is associated with educational… read more
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Doctoral award
Sehun Oh received the 2019 SSWR Doctoral Fellows Award for his dissertation proposal, which focuses on mindfulness-based interventions in the context of opioid misuse during pregnancy and mother-infant relationships. Congratulations Sehun!
Field and FASDs
The Health Behavior Research and Training Institute developed the free webinar “Women, risky drinking and alcohol-exposed pregnancies: A framework for field instructors,” as part of its work with the Collaborative for Alcohol-free Pregnancy, a CDC-funded initiative. The webinar describes risk factors for alcohol-exposed pregnancy, fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD), and… read more
