Team — Vista Clinical Research Group

Meet the Team.

We have assembled a interdisciplinary team highly qualified to confront the mounting drug epidemic and help transform clinical care for people who struggle to reduce their alcohol, marijuana, and other substance use. With some of the leading scientists and clinicians, we are uniquely qualified to advance and translate science into clinical applications that improve patient care.

Our faculty are available to journalists and members of the media who seek information or commentary on issues related to alcohol, marijuana, and other drug use and related disorders and teen health more broadly.

Faculty affiliated with the Vista Clinical Research Group — including scientists from Brown University, Bradley Hospital, Lifespan Health System, and beyond — share a passion for advancing knowledge and clinical care for people who struggle with addiction. Our unique partnership transcends traditional institutional boundaries and brings together some of the top scientists and clinical specialists across disciplines to collaborate on cutting-edge research.
Clinical residents are supported through the Brown University Clinical Psychology Internship Training Program.
Postdoctoral fellows are supported by the National Institutes of Health through a variety of funding mechanisms, including research grants and Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards.
Our highly trained and experienced research staff are experts in clinical research management and execution.
Our research team consists of experts in protocol development, participant recruitment and retention, research coordination, data management, and regulatory management. All staff members bring considerable expertise conducting clinical trials of novel interventions, especially medications.

Audrey Bell

Research Assistant, Vista Clinical Research Group, Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Brown University School of Public Health
Expertise: Clinical trial methods; ecological momentary assessment; data management
Pronouns: she/her
Audrey_Bell1@brown.edu
401-863-6720
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Ryan Carpenter

Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of Missouri, St. Louis
Expertise: Etiology of substance use and related problems; experience sampling methods; advanced statistical approaches
Pronouns: he/him
ryancarpenter@umsl.edu
314-516-5417
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Thomas Chun

Professor of Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics, Associate Dean of Admissions, and Associate Director of Clinical Research for the Department of Emergency Medicine, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University; Medical Staff, Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Hasbro Children’s Hospital
Expertise: Board certified pediatrician and psychiatrist; clinical trial methods and medication development for alcohol and other substance use disorders; mental and behavioral health issues as they pertain to the emergency department
Pronouns: he/him
Thomas_Chun@brown.edu
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Noah Emery

Assistant Professor of Psychology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins
Expertise: 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
970-491-5905
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Elisabeth Frazier

Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry & Human Behavior, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University; Attending Psychologist, Bradley Hospital
Expertise: Licensed clinical psychologist; evidence-based behavioral health treatments for children and adolescents; treatment development and fidelity; evidence-based clinical supervision; clinical ethics
Pronouns: she/her
Elisabeth_Frazier@brown.edu
401-432-1217
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Kimberly Goodyear Chavanne

Assistant Professor of Behavioral & Social Sciences, Brown University School of Public Health; Assistant Professor of Psychiatry & Human Behavior, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Expertise: Neuroscience and behavioral pharmacology for addiction; brain imaging science (e.g., functional magnetic resonance imaging or fMRI); opioid, alcohol and other substance use disorders; behavioral economics
Pronouns: she/her
kimberly_goodyear@brown.edu
401-863-6626
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Tiffany Jenzer

Postdoctoral Research Associate, Center for Alcohol & Addiction Studies, Brown University School of Public Health; Postdoctoral Clinical Fellow, Vista Clinic, Bradley Hospital

Expertise: Substance use; emotion regulation; trauma/post-traumatic stress disorder; longitudinal designs

Pronouns: she/her
Tiffany_Jenzer@brown.edu
401-863-2657

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