F31 Grant Awarded!
Riley Felicicchia, a student in the SDSU/UCSD Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology and CBT Researcher was awarded a Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31) entitled, “Exploring Risk and Resilience Factors in Families of Children with FASD: A Mixed Methods Approach.” With this award, Riley will use a mixed methods approach to identify postnatal risk and resilience factors in the family environment and explore the impact of these risk factors on developmental outcomes in order to inform targeted interventions that address the unique needs of children who have been prenatally exposed to alcohol and their families.
ARCS Scholarship Awarded!
Christina Veziris was awarded the ARCS (Achievement Rewards for College Scientists) Scholarship. The ARCS Foundation is a women-led organization that advances science and technology by providing financial awards to academically outstanding students in STEM. Christina is a student in the SDSU/UCSD Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology and CBT Researcher.
Publication: Validation of the ND-PAE Diagnosis in Children with Heavy Prenatal Alcohol Exposure
Our recent paper on the FASD-Tree was highlighted as an “Article of Public Interest”!
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Our recent paper on the FASD-Tree was the subject of a commentary in Alcohol: Clinical and Experimental Research
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Publication:Â Validation of the FASD-Tree as a screening tool for fetal alcohol spectrum disorders
This paper describes the FASD-Tree, a screening tool that includes a decision tree tool and a risk score that together can be used by clinicians who suspect that a patient has a history of PAE, even if the exposure is unknown. The paper was published in Alcohol: Clinical and Experimental Research and was available online in February 2023. Click to see the paper on PubMed.
Undergraduate Researcher Caitlyn Brucks Presents at Student Research Symposium
Caitlyn presented research examining the association between alcohol consumption and COVID-19 related stress in undergraduate students. The poster was presented at the SDSU Student Research Symposium in March 2023.
Seed Grant Awarded!
The Internet Study of COVID-19, Alcohol and Neurocognition (iCAN study) was recently awarded a seed grant of $7500 from SDSU. This funding will be used for subject incentives for the iCAN study.
Publication: Development and validation of a postnatal risk score that identifies children with prenatal alcohol exposure
In this paper, we describe a risk score that can help identify youth with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders. The paper was published in Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research and was available online in November 2021. Click to see the paper on PubMed.
đ FASD Awareness Day - September 9th đ
Today, September 9th, we shine a light on FASD and those living with them. All of us can help increase awareness, support, and work towards a more FASD-informed world.
https://nofaspolicycenter.org/how-to-issue-an-fasd-awareness-month-proclamation/
This study from @NIAAAnews expanded the assessment criteria for Neurobehavioral Disorder Associated with Prenatal Alcohol Exposure (ND-PAE) to a sample with a wider age range and heavier alcohol exposure.
Learn more at https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38410428/
Honored to spend #FASDAwarenessDay with these two legends.
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