We had a great time volunteering Bobcat Build 2023. We took a break from research to practice working hard together on a beautiful San Marcos property, clearing land and getting some gardening in. The residents, Dean, Sandra, and Bill, were wonderful folks and we enjoyed meeting/working with them very much. Already looking forward to next…
Welcome to Lin Tran and William Murley, both first-year students in the TXST MAPR program. Check out more information about these awesome new recruits on the “People” page!
The data published in this report are from a sample of Hispanic and Latina/o/x young adults, collected during the summer just before they began college for the first time. U.S. acculturation is an established risk factor for alcohol use among Latina women in the U.S., and this paper focuses exclusively on the Latina women in…
This report describes the results of a longitudinal analysis of data collected from a sample of post-9/11 US Veterans. Using four waves of data collected over a year, the research team tested three competing hypotheses (i.e., social selection, social causation, and reciprocal causation) pertaining to social functioning, mental health, and problematic alcohol use. Read the…
Dr. Perrotte has been selected to receive an award in the amount of $62,000 through the Health Disparities Research Loan Repayment Program (LRP) from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA). This is a competitive and renewable two-year contract.
Sarah Wondra is an undergraduate student at Texas State University pursuing a Bachelors of Arts in Psychology with a minor in Diversity. She’ll be working with the SCCAERAB team over the next year. You can find more information about Sarah under the “People” tab on this site!
Daniela Romero is a Master’s student in the MAPR Program at Texas State. She’ll be working with the SCCAERAB team over the next year, and you can find more details about Daniela under the “People” tab on this site!
Dr. Perrotte has been awarded a 5-year career development grant (K01) from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism to study alcohol use, misuse, and problems among U.S. Latinas (Award # 1K01AA029473-01A1). The project will occur over three distinct phases, she will use multiple methods throughout each phase to better understand sociodemographic and sociocultural…
Members of SCCAERAB shared research at two conferences during the Spring of 2022: The Collaborative Perspectives on Addiction (CPA) conference (in Portland, Oregon), and the Southwestern Psychological Association (SWPA) conference (in Baton Rouge, Louisiana). Dr. Perrotte also shared research at the annual meeting for the Research Society on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (RSA), which occurred…
Neha is a first-year MAPR student in the psychology department at Texas State, and is working with the SCCAERAB team on some very exciting projects. Dr. Perrotte and the rest of the lab are delighted to have Neha on board!
