Traumatic Stress, Emotional Dysregulation, and Substance Use Lab
DIRECTORS Raluca Simons, PhD Jeffrey Simons, PhD
Welcome to the Traumatic Stress, Emotional Dysregulation, and Substance Use lab! We are affiliated with the Clinical Training Program within the Department of Psychology at the University of South Dakota, Vermillion.
We work under the leadership of our lab director, Dr. Raluca Simons, and alongside our sister lab, Jeffrey Simons Lab. As a research lab, our mission is to study the effects of traumatic experiences (e.g., childhood maltreatment, wars, sexual trauma) on emotional dysregulation and other life outcomes such as alcohol and drug use, PTSD, risky sexual behavior, and interpersonal problems. Update on graduate student enrollment for 2024-2025: Dr. Jeff Simons is recruiting one student for the Fall 2024 application cycle.
Welcome to the Traumatic Stress, Emotional Dysregulation, and Substance Use lab! We are affiliated with the Clinical Training Program within the Department of Psychology at the University of South Dakota, Vermillion.
We work under the leadership of our lab director, Dr. Raluca Simons, and alongside our sister lab, Jeffrey Simons Lab. As a research lab, our mission is to study the effects of traumatic experiences (e.g., childhood maltreatment, wars, sexual trauma) on emotional dysregulation and other life outcomes such as alcohol and drug use, PTSD, risky sexual behavior, and interpersonal problems.