BGA-LAB

In the Behavioral Lab of Addiction, we investigate how genomic variation influences the progression to maladaptive substance use and co-occurring behaviors.

[Colette Delawalla M.A., M.S. @CDelawalla]

So excited to be headed to St. Louis for #SRP2023

Catch me at tonight's poster session presenting a neat project on "A Longitudinal Investigation of Negative Affect on Drinking Outcomes in Black Men" with
@ssarahjungg @palmer_rhc @LabBga @ChelizaBean and Steven Kogan.

[BGA-LAB @LabBga]

We are looking to hire an Assistant Program Coordinator for the new REU site at @EmoryPsychology—The Mind, Brain, Body, and Behavior (MB3) Program.

This position is full-time and in-person. For more information, please visit: https://t.co/G5WlGaPvEs

Please share widely!

[Ali Cohen @aliocohen]

Having #Flux2023 FOMO but excited for the lab's 1st conference poster by LUMeNary, Sagarika! See her prelim data on Sat: 3-L-94 - Intergenerational transmission of emotional memories in parent-teen dyads
Also say hi to @ssophiamartinn & ask about opportunities to join the lab 👀

[Rohan H C Palmer, PhD @palmer_rhc]

I am excited to share that the @EmoryPsychology was chosen as @NSF REU site (Mind, Brain, Body, & Behavior [MB3]) to provide underrepresented undergraduates with an intensive year-long research and graduate school preparation experience for a career in the psychological sciences.

[Colette Delawalla M.A., M.S. @CDelawalla]

We are SO excited about this program!!!

PLEASE SHARE WIDELY and send over your undergrads!!!!!

[Colette Delawalla M.A., M.S. @CDelawalla]

Just wrapped up a big data collection effort with 2000 p's in a baseline assessment section and over 300 in a week long EMA protocol with @palmer_rhc @ssarahjungg in the @LabBga.

Huge shoutout to @ForthrightPanel for being the🐐of data collection. So excited about this project.

[BGA-LAB @LabBga]

We love to see it!!!

[Colette Delawalla M.A., M.S. @CDelawalla]

.@palmer_rhc accepted the challenge of covering all of the behavioral genetics of substance use in ~2hrs and nailed it today at Cold Spring Harbor!

[BGA-LAB @LabBga]

Congratulations Dr. Bertin (@Lauren_Bertin) we are so proud of you!

[Rohan H C Palmer, PhD @palmer_rhc]

Congratulations to @Lauren_Bertin who successfully defended her dissertation thesis today @EmoryPsychology . We are all very proud of you Lauren!

[Emory Psychology @EmoryPsychology]

New article from the @EmoryUniversity @LabBga! Led by postdoc Dr. Chelsie Benca-Bachman, this is the largest genomewide associations study of alcohol withdrawal to date and uses state of the art methods in cross-species data enrichment using family data ⬇️
https://t.co/bklKlTSlVe

[BGA-LAB @LabBga]

We are excited to share new work out of the BGA Lab!

Great work @Spencer_Huggett @ami_ikeda @QingyueYuan Chelsie Benca-Bachman and @palmer_rhc

https://t.co/7KIhPIiPrs

[BGA-LAB @LabBga]

We are so excited to announce Ami Ikeda and Natalia Jaume-Feliciosi have both passed their quals and are now officially PhD Candidates!

[BGA-LAB @LabBga]

We've got a BGA-er on the #postdoc market!!

[Lauren Bertin Loeffel @Lauren_Bertin]

Hi Twitter! I am a #ClinicalPsychology PhD candidate at @EmoryUniversity who is on the #POSTDOC market! Interested in the development and etiology of substance use disorders, with an emphasis on understanding how impulsivity and executive functions act as precursors to and…1/3

[BGA-LAB @LabBga]

Lab meeting this week included pizza and a great talk on Page and Katie’s recent project! 12/10 recommend.

[Rohan H C Palmer, PhD @palmer_rhc]

I am planning to review applications for Fall '23 admission. Prospective students with a strong interest in behavioral genetics and substance use are encouraged to apply. More information about the lab and our research can be found here: https://t.co/vKxDfS87cM

[BGA-LAB @LabBga]

Page did an excellent job on her poster presentation last week! Along with grad student Katie Martin and @palmer_rhc, she investigated the relations between insurance coverage and opioid use. @EmoryPsychology @EmoryUniversity

[BGA-LAB @LabBga]

Excited to see this new paper in print featuring the BGA Lab's very own @ChelizaBean and @palmer_rhc, along with a rockstar team of researchers!
https://t.co/jwH2EkkDaz

[BGA-LAB @LabBga]

A week since the @BehaviorGenetic conference and we miss it already! We had a blast meeting new friends and seeing old friends. It was extra special to see one of our past @Emory undergrad RAs (Pam Romero Villela) present her graduate work from @IBG_CUBoulder. So proud! #bga2022

[BGA-LAB @LabBga]

In other news, both @ami_ikeda and @njaumefeliciosi successfully defended their Masters this May! Congrats to our clinical grad students in @EmoryPsychology on this major milestone! Keep an eye out for the corresponding publications...

[Ami Ikeda @ami_ikeda]

Congratulations @njaumefeliciosi on successfully defending your MA thesis today!! Just one of the many milestones you will accomplish!!!

[BGA-LAB @LabBga]

Congrats to Dr. @palmer_rhc ! We are so excited for you. Looking forward to all that you will continue to contribute to @EmoryUniversity and @EmoryPsychology!

[Rohan H C Palmer, PhD @palmer_rhc]

I am delighted to announce that I was granted #Tenure and promotion to Associate Professor of Psychology @EmoryUniversity
Many thanks to my family, mentors, colleagues, students, and sponsors who have supported me along the way.

[BGA-LAB @LabBga]

We are so excited to welcome @CDelawalla to the lab!

[Colette Delawalla M.A., M.S. @CDelawalla]

Hey @LabBga @palmer_rhc @EmoryPsychology I can’t decide which one…what do you think??