Research for Alcohol and Couples Health

@VT_Psychology REACH Lab aspires to promote healthy relationships by reducing alcohol use, partner violence, & their co-occurrence. | PI: @MeaganBrem

[Research for Alcohol and Couples Health @REACHLabVT]

Calling all Clinical Psychology PhD applicants interested in #alcohol use, intimate partner violence #IPV, sexual assault, and intensive longitudinal methodology #EMA! We will be recruiting a new lab member 😊 Learn more about the REACH lab here:
https://t.co/0tjYqypswN

[Meagan J Brem, PhD @MeaganBrem]

📢 I will be reviewing applications for @VT_Psychology’s Clinical PhD program! We have 2 exciting NIH-funded studies ongoing. See🧵for ideal candidate characteristics. We are hosting 3 Virtual Open Houses from 9/20-10/29 - register to learn more about VT! https://t.co/J6aOmSbjkB

[Lauren M. Meier @Lauren_meier123]

My first first-author paper is published! Feeling beyond grateful and excited for the future. @REACHLabVT

https://t.co/ur3IIeV2Tr

[Research for Alcohol and Couples Health @REACHLabVT]

Yay Allison!!! 🎉🎉🎉

[Meagan J Brem, PhD @MeaganBrem]

So proud of grad student @TobarAllison’s first ABCT talk! The Couples SIG put on an excellent panel, reminding us that partners’ individual & cultural identities matter, & interact, in important ways that contribute to relationship & individual well-being. @ABCTNOW @REACHLabVT

[Research for Alcohol and Couples Health @REACHLabVT]

Come chat with us at #ABCT on Friday evening at the Grad Student Meet & Greet event for grad applicants 💜❤️

[Meagan J Brem, PhD @MeaganBrem]

PhD applicants attending @ABCTNOW 📣: Come meet @VT_Psychology Clinical Science faculty on Friday from 5:30-6:30 in the Independence Ballroom for the Grad School Meet & Greet! I will be there and would love to chat with potential applicants about our @REACHLabVT 😊

[Research for Alcohol and Couples Health @REACHLabVT]

@MeaganBrem, @TobarAllison, and @EmilySjafii as a Bridgerton character with department gossip from Lady Whistledown, Eeyore, and the Matchmaker from Mulan at the @VT_Psychology Halloween celebration! 🎃👻 We may work hard, but we’re always down to clown!

[Research for Alcohol and Couples Health @REACHLabVT]

STANDING OVATION for 3rd-year PhD student, @TobarAllison, for brilliantly defending her thesis today! Congratulations, Allison!!!

[Research for Alcohol and Couples Health @REACHLabVT]

New publication from the REACH Lab! This is the first study on the proximal associations between cyber and in-person intimate partner violence across 60 consecutive days among college students.

[Meagan J Brem, PhD @MeaganBrem]

‼️New pub! Cyber intimate partner violence associates with greater odds of same- & next-day in-person IPV. Unlike the pre-smartphone era, smartphones mean that abuse may be virtually inescapable for some, with IPV occurring both online & in-person in a single day. Link below!

[Research for Alcohol and Couples Health @REACHLabVT]

Check out REACH Lab PI @MeaganBrem on the Curious Conversations podcast, available on Spotify 🗣️🎙️

https://t.co/v8Fx2xClex

[Virginia Tech Research @VTresearch]

What exactly is the relationship between alcohol use/misuse and intimate partner violence?

Meagan Brem of @VT_Science shared what we know, what she's trying to better understand, and some possible interventions during this week's 'Curious Conversations' https://t.co/1PVViuFfuP

[Research for Alcohol and Couples Health @REACHLabVT]

New REACH Lab 2024 group photo!

[Research for Alcohol and Couples Health @REACHLabVT]

🥳 We can’t wait to get to work!!

[Meagan J Brem, PhD @MeaganBrem]

🎉 Our NIH @NIAAAnews R21 was awarded! This study will help uncover daily processes (eg, discrimination, partner support) that potentiate and mitigate alcohol-related IPV among bisexual+ individuals and their partners, with the ultimate goal of informing inclusive interventions.

[Research for Alcohol and Couples Health @REACHLabVT]

❤️ this team! Also, the night that our new project coordinator @EmilySjafii dared to try pineapple + jalapeño pizza 🔥

[Meagan J Brem, PhD @MeaganBrem]

Semester kick off with the @REACHLabVT! This group has been crushing it all summer long in preparation for our fall study launch 💪 Here’s to another great year! @VT_Psychology

[Research for Alcohol and Couples Health @REACHLabVT]

Better late than never! Super proud of @REACHLabVT PhD student @TobarAllison for an exceptional presentation of our team’s data on the feasibility of integrating portable breathalyzers with EMA to capture alcohol-related intimate partner violence at @rsa_education!

[Cameron P. Pugach @CPPugach]

Thrilled to share that our @ISTSS_Students sponsored symposium on preparing successful trainee-focused grants (Fs, Ks, and VA CDAs) was accepted by @ISTSSnews. Hope you will join @MeaganBrem, @KellyHarperPhD, @EveRosenfeldPhD, @mjzielinski_phd, and I for a fun panel in September!

[Research for Alcohol and Couples Health @REACHLabVT]

📢We’re hiring a full-time Project Coordinator to assist with NIH-funded research on alcohol use, intimate partner violence, and related daily experiences among various populations (eg, heavy-drinking young adults, LGBTQ+ couples).

Apply/details👉 https://t.co/p8lcOhwbue

[Research for Alcohol and Couples Health @REACHLabVT]

REACH Lab made our Roanoke PRIDE debut! Loved making friendship bracelets with everyone 🏳️‍🌈

[Research for Alcohol and Couples Health @REACHLabVT]

REACH Lab undergrad research assistants Jacob Holloway & Zachary Hubshman crushed their presentations at @virginia_tech’s Dennis Dean Undergraduate Research & Creative Scholarship Symposium! Shout out to their grad mentor @TobarAllison for providing exceptional mentorship!

[Aidan Wright @aidangcw]

I’m offering a FREE workshop May 3rd 10am ET through https://t.co/klN9vnHyyw for grad students and ECR mentors that provides intro to NIH, fellowship grants (F31, F32), and recs for successful proposals!

Sign up if relevant and please RT/share!

https://t.co/F47kIYiCS3

[Research for Alcohol and Couples Health @REACHLabVT]

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[Meagan J Brem, PhD @MeaganBrem]

When your PI is a Swiftie in academia, you get treats on album release day #TTPD #TTPDAnthology Please tell us your favorite tracks for making it through the end of the semester!

[Research for Alcohol and Couples Health @REACHLabVT]

@REACHLabVT 2nd-yr PhD student @TobarAllison and PI @MeaganBrem represented @VT_Psychology at today’s @virginia_tech Sexual Violence Prevention Initiative Summit! We loved seeing all of our fellow Hokies against sexual and dating violence during Sexual Assault Awareness Month.

[Research for Alcohol and Couples Health @REACHLabVT]

THE BIGGEST CONGRATS to @REACHLabVT 2nd-year PhD student @TJSPsychology for successfully defending his thesis today! 🥳 @VT_Psychology @VT_Science