A SCCAERAB paper examining traditional feminine gender roles (TFGRs) and alcohol use, misuse, and problems among Latina first-year college students has just been published online in the Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse. In this study, we created a novel measure of TFGRs that captures how women enact gender roles, to complement existing attitudinal or…
Megan was recently awarded 2nd place for undergraduate students at the Texas State University Department of Psychology Poster Showcase for her timely research examining how intolerance to uncertainty and coping motives for drinking exacerbate the link between pandemic-related stressors and alcohol-related problems. Outstanding work, Megan!
Members of the SCCAERAB team were delighted to present their research at the Southwestern Psychological Association (SWPA) 2021 meeting. Ms. Neha Shrestha shared a poster on work stress, alcohol expectancies, and alcohol use among Latinx college students and Ms. Yasmin Ali shared a poster about linking feminine norms to drinking as a function of risk…
Yasmin Ali and Alex Contreras are both first-year students in the Master of Arts of Psychological Research in the psychology department at Texas State University (Click for more information about the program) Dr. Perrotte is very excited to welcome both Yasmin and Alex to the team!
The National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) has just awarded Dr. Perrotte a two-year contract through the National Institutes of Health (NIH) loan repayment program to provide student loan relief while she conducts research examining factors related to alcohol use and misuse among Latina Americans. She is excited and honored to have received…
