The team
Clinicians, scientists, and coordinators working across research and care. If you're taking part in a study, these are the people you'll meet
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Evan Bastings
Clinical Psychology Resident
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Thomas Chun, MD, MPH
Principal Investigator
Professor, Brown University
Medical Staff, Hasbro Children’s HospitalExpertise: Board certified pediatrician and psychiatrist; clinical trial methods and medication development for addiction; mental and behavioral health issues as they pertain to the emergency department
Pronouns: he/him
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Madelyn Clancy, BA
Research Assistant, Brown University
Expertise: Clinical trial methods; ecological momentary assessment; data management
Pronouns: she/her
Madelyn_Clancy@brown.edu
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Alex Clement
Clinical Psychology Resident
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Julie Cristello, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow, Brown University, Clinical Fellow, Vista, Bradley Hospital
Expertise: Adolescent substance use; developmental psychopathology; social media
Pronouns: she/her
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Fatima Dobani, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow, Brown University, Clinical Fellow, Vista, Bradley Hospital
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Silvi Goldstein, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow, Brown University
Expertise: Harm reduction; substance use; multicultural Psychology; co-morbid substance use and traumatic stress
Pronouns: she/her
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Olivia LaMarco
Research Assistant, Brown University
Expertise: Clinical trial methods; ecological momentary assessment; data management
Pronouns: she/her
Olivia_Lamarco@brown.edu
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Robert Miranda Jr., PhD, MEd, ABPP
Principal Investigator
Professor, Brown University
Training Director, Center for Alcohol & Addiction Studies
Founder & Director, Bradley VistaExpertise: Board-certified, licensed clinical psychologist; assessment and treatment of adolescent substance use and co-occurring disorders; behavioral and pharmacological treatments for substance use and related problems; leveraging innovative technologies to assess and treat substance use; applying science to improve clinical practice
Pronouns: he/him
Robert_Miranda_Jr@brown.edu
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Melissa Pielech, PhD
Principal Investigator
Assistant Professor, Brown UniversityExpertise: Licensed clinical psychologist; pediatric pain; adolescent and young adult substance use; family-based treatment approaches; integrated care; implementation science; mixed methodologies
Pronouns: she/her
Melissa_Pielech@brown.edu
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Jason Rafferty, MD, MEd, MPH
Clinical Assistant Professor, Brown University
Attending Psychiatrist & Pediatrician, Bradley Hospital, Hasbro Children’s Hospital, & Thundermist Health CentersExpertise: Assessment and treatment of adolescent substance use and related psychiatric disorders; adolescent gender and sexuality; LGBTQ health
Pronouns: he/him
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Kristin Rogers, MS
Project Coordinator, Brown University
Expertise: Clinical trial methods; ecological momentary assessment; data management
Pronouns: she/her
Kristin_Rogers@brown.edu
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Robert Rosales, PhD
Principal Investigator
Assistant Professor, Brown UniversityExpertise: Licensed clinical social worker; alcohol use and consequences; access to behavioral health care; ethnoracial minority health disparities
Pronouns: he/him
Robert_Rosales@brown.edu
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Rachel Weitz, DNP, APRN-BC
Nurse Practitioner, Bradley Hospital
Expertise: Assessment and treatment of adolescent substance use and related psychiatric disorders; pharmacotherapy
Pronouns: she/her
RWeitz@brownhealth.org
Collaborators
We work closely with colleagues at Colorado State, Notre Dame, Boston University, Maryland, and Mass General.
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Ryan Carpenter, PhD
Principal Investigator
Assistant Professor, University of Notre DameExpertise: Etiology of substance use and related problems; experience sampling methods; advanced statistical approaches
Pronouns: he/him
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Noah Emery, PhD
Principal Investigator
Assistant Professor, Colorado State UniversityExpertise: Licensed clinical psychologist; licensed addition counselor, emotional functioning; substance use disorders, adolescent substance use; addiction treatment; intensive longitudinal research
Pronouns: he/him
noah.emery@colostate.edu
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Samuel Meisel, PhD
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Ethan Mereish, PhD
Principal Investigator
Associate Professor, University of Maryland, College ParkAdjunct Associate Professor, Brown University
Expertise: Licensed clinical psychologist; effects of social, psychological, and cultural determinants of health for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals and racial/ethnic minorities as well as factors that promote their resilience; health disparities
Pronouns: he/him
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Jamie Parnes, PhD
Principal Investigator
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Bradley Hospital, Brown University Health
Clinical Fellow, Bradley VistaExpertise: Licensed clinical psychologist; marijuana use; substance treatment; harm reduction; sexual minority substance use
Pronouns: he/him
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Samantha Portis, PhD
Principal Investigator
Assistant Professor, University of MissouriExpertise: Neuroimmunology; nutraceutical compounds; pharmacotherapy for alcohol use disorder
Pronouns: she/her
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Andrea Wycoff, PhD
Principal Investigator
Assistant Professor, University of MissouriExpertise: Alcohol and cannabis use; substance co-use; substance use motives; emotion dysregulation; ecological momentary assessment
Pronouns: she/her
wycoffa@health.missouri.edu
Join Us
We strive to foster the development of a diverse group of early-career behavioral, biomedical, and social scientists, as well as health care professionals who want to provide the highest quality clinical care or conduct cutting-edge research to advance our understanding and treatment of addiction.