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ARG Scientists at RSA 2017

June 26, 2017 by

ARG researchers presented at the Research Society on Alcoholism’s annual conference, which provides a forum for communication among researchers who share common interests in the prevention and treatment of alcoholism.

The meeting ran from June 24 to June 28, 2017.


2017 RSA Schedule of ARG Staff

Sunday, June 25 

10:00 – 11:30  SYMPOSIUM: Diversity in drinking and associated problems among U.S. Hispanics

  • 10:41      Sarah Zemore – Factors Explaining Variation in Prescription Drug Abuse across Border Communities in Texas

 1:20 – 2:50   WORKSHOP:  Greater Adversity but Lower Alcohol use: Exploring Trauma, Neighborhood Disadvantage and Alcohol Use in African Americans across the Lifespan

  • 1:20        Tom Greenfield – Introduction

 4:50 – 6:50  POSTER SESSION

  • 190 / 190 – Bill Kerr – Lifecourse Alcohol Patterns and the Risk for Diabetes, Hypertension and Heart Problem Onset
  • 290 / 290 – Doug Polcin – Intensive Motivational Interviewing for Women with Alcohol Problems

Monday, June 26

9:15 – 10:45   SYMPOSIUM : Drinking at the Margins: How Intersecting Identities and Related Stressors Shape Alcohol Use and Recovery among Sexual Minorities

  • 10:14   Amy Mericle – Intersecting Identities: The Experiences of Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) Living in Recovery Residences

4:50 – 6:50   POSTER SESSION  

  • 145 / 474 – Priscilla Martinez – Learning from Latino Voices: Focus Groups’ Insights on Participation in genetic Research
  • 156 / 485 – Kate Karriker-Jaffe – Neighborhood Alcohol Context and Genetic Risk for Externalizing Behaviors and Alcohol Use by African American Adolescents   (presented by Karen Chartier)
  • 325 / 654 – Kate Karriker-Jaffe – Long-Term Effects of Treatment Availability on Treatment Entry and Readmission
  • 327 / 656 – Nina Mulia – State Parity Laws and Trends in U.S. Alcohol Treatment Rates from 1999-2013 in racial/Ethnic Groups

Tuesday, June 27

1::20 – 2:50    SYMPOSIUM:   Treatment Moderators of Brief Interventions for Alcohol and Other Drugs in Hispanic Sub-Groups

  • 1:25        Miguel Pinedo – Epidemiology of Harmful Alcohol Use and Alcohol-Related Health Disparities among Latinos
  • 2:37        Sarah Zemore – Discussant/Question Moderator

4:50 – 6:50   POSTER SESSION

  • 271 / 928 – Tom Greenfield – Twelve-Month Rates of Harms from Other Drinkers: Is There an Effect of Prior “Ever Harmed” Items in General Population Surveys? A Methodological Study
  • 301 / 958 – Cheryl Cherpitel – Age at Immigration and Substance Use and Problems on the U.S.-Mexico Border: The Effect of Border Context    (presented by Miguel Pinedo)

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