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Caitlin Abar, Ph.D.

Dr. Abar received her Ph.D. in human development and family studies from Penn State in 2010. She is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at SUNY Brockport.

Doctoral Thesis (Mentor: Turrisi): NRSA F31 AA018063 (NIH/NIAAA), The Pennsylvania State University, Examination of the Differential Impact of Latent Combinations of Parenting Behaviors on Underage College Student Risk on Alcohol Use and Related Consequences, 2009-2010.
C. Abar Dissertation

Awards: 

  • NIDA funded Prevention and Methodology Training Predoctoral Fellowship T32 grant
  • Henderson Scholarship for Outstanding Graduate Student, The Pennsylvania State University
  • Prevention Research Center Fellowship, The Pennsylvania State University
  • NIAAA funded Research Society on Alcohol Junior Investigator Award
  • Graduate Award, The Pennsylvania State University

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310 Biobehavioral Health Building
University Park, PA 16802
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