Research
Veterans and Health Behavior Study 2 (VBH2)
R01MH122954: 01 Raluca & Jeffrey Simons, PIs
Funded by: NIMH/NIAAA
Project Period: 07/2020 – 04/2025
Award Amount: $ 2,955,000
PTSD, AUD, and Interpersonal Conflict: Within-person associations
Sexual Decision Making among MSM
R01AA030461: Simons, Maisto and Palfai, PIs
Funded by: NIH/NIAAA
Project Period: 08/2022 – 09/2027
Award Amount: $ 3,300,000
Alcohol and "Heat of the Moment" Sexual Decision Making among MSM: Identifying Mechanisms of Sexual Risk and Promoting Behavior Change Through Brief Intervention”
College Life and Recreation
This study investigates the relationships between life experiences, emotions, and substance use among college students.
Research Assistants: Rebecca Sistad; Mahsa Mojallal; Surabhi Swaminath
Transdisciplinary PTSD Study
Funded by: South Dakota Governor's Office of Economic Development
(Gina Forster; Gareth Davies; Lee Baugh, RSimons)
Center for Genetics and Behavioral Health
Project Period: 07/01/2017-06/30/2022
Award Amount: $3,466,300
Research Assistant: Sydney Stamatovich
This center project will take a transdisciplinary approach to study genetic and environmental influences that interact with biological, psychological, and behavioral factors to impact post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
STUDENT LED RESEARCH
Childhood Maltreatment and Suicidal Ideation: The Role of Insecure Attachment, Alexithymia, and Negative Urgency
Student Investigator: Surabhi Swaminath
Mentor: Raluca Simons
Childhood maltreatment and adulthood proneness to shame and guilt: The mediating role of maladaptive schemas
Student Investigator: Mahsa Mojallal
Mentor: Raluca Simons
An Experience Sampling Study of Sleep Disturbance, Emotional Regulation, and Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms in Predicting Alcohol Use Among OIF/OEF Veterans
Student Investigator: Renata Lombardi (Surette)
Mentor: Raluca Simons
Anhedonia and Impulsivity in Problem Drinking Among College Students
Student Investigator: Sydney Stamatovich
Mentor: Raluca Simons
Risk Factors for Traumatic Bonding and Associations with PTSD Symptoms
Student Investigator: Emma Shaughnessy
Mentor: Raluca Simons
Disinhibition, Callousness, and Sexual Assault: Evaluating the Confluence Model of Perpetration with the Personality Inventory for the DSM-5
Student Investigator: Logan Welker
Mentor: Raluca Simons
Grandiose and Vulnerable Narcissism: Associations with Sexual Assault Tactics, Rape Myth Acceptance, and Alcohol Use
Student Investigator: Logan Welker
Mentor: Raluca Simons
NEWS & ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Congratulations to Mahsa Mojallal and Emma Shaughnessy for successfully defending their dissertations, and to Surabhi Swaminath for successfully defending her thesis!