Dr. Trager received his Ph.D. in biobehavioral health in 2020 and is currently a research scientist in the Heads UP Lab at Loyola Marymount University.

Doctoral Thesis (Mentor: Turrisi): The Pennsylvania State University, Development and Validation of the Parental Approval Toward Alcohol Questionnaire: An In-Depth Examination of Perceived Parental Approval in Underage Adults, 2018-2020.

Trager Dissertation

 

Awards:

• 2017-2018, Research Society on Alcoholism Student Merit Award

Dr. Graupensperger received a dual-title Ph.D. in Kinesiology and Clinical & Translational Science in 2019. He is now an Assistant Professor at the University of Washington in the Center for the Study of Health and Risk Behavior.

Doctoral Thesis: NRSA F31AA027685 (NIH/NIAAA), The Pennsylvania State University, Conformity to Perceived Drinking Norms within College Club Sport Teams, 2019-2020.
Graupensperger Dissertation

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Competitive Funding:

• 2019-2021, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIH/NIAAA) NRSA F31AA027685, The Pennsylvania State University, Employing Longitudinal and Social Network Analyses to Examine How Interacting Small Group Norms Influence College Student Alcohol Use (Principal Investigator).
• 2018-2019, North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity (NASPSPA) Graduate Student Research Grant Award (Principal Investigator)
• 2018-2019, National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIH/NIDA) T32 Prevention and Methodology Training Fellowship
• 2017-2018, National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, TL1 Pre-Doctoral Training Fellowship
• 2017-2018, National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Graduate Student Research Grant (Principal Investigator)
• 2017, National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Center for Advancing Translation Sciences, Summer Translational Science Fellowship

Awards:

• 2019, Enoch Gordis Research Recognition Award, Research Society on Alcoholism
• 2019, National Graduate Student Writing Award, American Kinesiology Association
• 2019, Outstanding Student Paper Award, North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity
• 2019, Student Merit Award – Research Society on Alcoholism
• 2019, Travel Award – Society for Prevention Research
• 2019, Ernest Bors Award for Scientific Development, Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine/Academy of Spinal Cord Injury Professionals
• 2019, PSU Graduate Student Exhibition, Research Poster Competition – Third Prize
• 2018, Early Career Preventionists Network Poster Award, Society for Prevention Research
• 2018, Travel Award, Society for Prevention Research
• 2018, Pre-doctoral TL1 Poster Presentation Award, Translation Science Meeting
• 2018, PSU Graduate Student Exhibition, Research Poster Competition – Second Prize
• 2017, PSU Graduate Student Development Endowment Award
• 2017, Noll Laboratory W.L. Kenney R21 Travel Grant
• 2017, Excellence in Graduate Recruitment Award, Kinesiology Department, The Pennsylvania State University

Dr. Sell received her Ph.D. in biobehavioral health from Penn State in 2019 and is currently an assistant professor of psychology at Wilkes University.

Doctoral Thesis (Mentor: Turrisi): NRSA F31 AA025828 (NIH/NIAAA), The Pennsylvania State University, An In-Depth Examination of Protective Behavioral Strategies to Reduce Alcohol-Related Consequences, 2017-2019.
Sell Dissertation

Awards:

• 2019, Alumni Association Dissertation Award, The Pennsylvania State University
• 2018, Limited Endowment for Professional Development, The Pennsylvania State University
• 2016, 2017, Graduate Student Teaching Award, Department of Biobehavioral Health, The Pennsylvania State University
• 2016, 2017, Hintz Graduate Education Enhancement Fellowship Award, Department of Biobehavioral Health, The Pennsylvania State University
• 2015-2018, Research Society on Alcoholism Student Merit Award
• 2015, Society for Prevention Research Early Career Preventionists Network Travel Award
• 2013, Excellence in Graduate Recruitment Award, Department of Biobehavioral Health, The Pennsylvania State University

Dr. Hultgren received her Ph.D. in biobehavioral health from Penn State in 2017 and is currently an Assistant Professor at the University of Washington, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences.

Doctoral Thesis (Mentor: Turrisi): NRSA F31 AA023435 (NIH/NIAAA), The Pennsylvania State University, Understanding the Decision to Ride with an Impaired Driver, 2015-2017.
Hultgren Dissertation

Awards:

• 2016-2017, Gerald E. McClearn Graduate Student Award
• 2015, Graduate Student Scientific Achievement Award
• 2014-2016, Hintz Graduate Education Enhancement Fellowship, The Pennsylvania State University
• 2015-2016, Research Society on Alcoholism Student Merit Award
• 2011, The Pennsylvania State University Fund for Excellence in Graduate Recruitment Award, Department of Biobehavioral Health

 

Dr. Scaglione received her Ph.D. in biobehavioral health from Penn State in 2015 and is now an Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Education & Behavior at the University of Florida.

Doctoral Thesis (Mentor: Turrisi): NRSA F31 AA022227 (NIH/NIAAA), The Pennsylvania State University, A Multi-Method Assessment of Alcohol-Related Sexual Consequences & Victimization in First-Year College Women, 2013-2015.
Scaglione Dissertation

Awards: 

• 2014, Graduate Student Scientific Achievement Award, Department of Biobehavioral Health, The Pennsylvania State University
• 2014, Travel Award Society for Prevention Research Early Career Preventionist Network
• 2014, Research Society on Alcoholism Student Travel Award
• 2012, 2014, Research Society on Alcoholism Student Merit Award
• 2011-2015, Hintz Graduate Education Enhancement Fellowship Award, The Pennsylvania State University
• 2010, Excellence in Graduate Recruitment Award, The Pennsylvania State University
• 2010, American College Health Association New Professional Award

Dr. Varvil-Weld received her Ph.D. in biobehavioral health from Penn State in 2014 and is currently a survey research lead at Google.

Doctoral Thesis (Mentor: Turrisi): NRSA F31 AA021302 (NIH/NIAAA), The Pennsylvania State University, Cultural Influences on Heavy Episodic Drinking Among Hispanic/Latino College Students, 2012-2013.
Varvil-Weld Dissertation

Awards: 

• 2013-2014, Hintz Graduate Education Enhancement Fellowship, The Pennsylvania State University
• 2013, Graduate Student Scientific Achievement Award, Department of Biobehavioral Health, The Pennsylvania State University
• 2013, Travel Award Society for Prevention Research Early Career Preventionist Network
• 2013, Student Merit Award, Research Society on Alcoholism
• 2012, Society for Prevention Research Early Career Preventionist Network Student Poster Contest Winner – Top 3 Posters
• 2012, Department of Biobehavioral Health Graduate Student Scientific Achievement Award, The Pennsylvania State University
• 2012, Research Society on Alcoholism Student Merit Award
• 2010, Research Society on Alcoholism Student Merit Award
• 2009, Graham Fellowship, The Pennsylvania State University

Dr. Marzell received her Ph.D. in biobehavioral health from Penn State in 2011 and is currently an Associate Professor at Binghamton University, Department of Social Work.

Doctoral Thesis (Mentor: Turrisi): SR01AA015737 (NIH/NIAAA) Diversity Supplement,  The Pennsylvania State University, Examining Predictors and Mediators of Alcohol-Energy Drink Cocktail Consumption, 2010 to 2012.
Marzell Dissertation

Awards: 

• 2006-2008, Bunton-Waller Graduate Fellowship

Dr. Ray received her Ph.D. in biobehavioral health from Penn State in 2010 and is currently an Associate Professor of Health, Behavior & Society at University of Kentucky College of Public Health.

Doctoral Thesis (Mentor: Turrisi): NSRA F31 AA01899 (NIH/NIAAA), The Pennsylvania State University, An Event Level Analysis of Drinking Behaviors in College Freshman, 2009-2011.
Ray Dissertation

Awards: 

• 2009, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Award
• Ruth W. Ayres-Givens Scholarship
• 2008, Research Society on Alcoholism Memorial Award
• 2007-2009, Hintz Graduate Education Enhancement Fellowship Award, The Pennsylvania State University
• 2007, 2008, Research Society on Alcoholism Student Merit Travel Award
• 2007, Graduate Student Travel Award, Department of Biobehavioral Health, The Pennsylvania State University
• 2006, Fund for Excellence in Graduate Recruitment Award, The Pennsylvania State University

Dr. Stapleton received his Ph.D. in biobehavioral health from Penn State in 2010 and is currently the Co-Leader of the Cancer Prevention & Control Program at Markey Cancer Center at UK Healthcare, and a Professor of Health, Behavior & Society at University of Kentucky College of Public Health.

Doctoral Thesis (Mentor: Turrisi): NSRA F31 AA018592 (NIH/NIAAA), The Pennsylvania State University, Pre-College Matriculation Risk Profiles and Freshman Drinking Trajectories.
Stapleton Dissertation

Awards: 

• 2009, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Award
• 2006-2008, Hintz Graduate Education Enhancement Fellowship, The Pennsylvania State University
• 2006, 2007, Travel Award, Department of Biobehavioral Health, The Pennsylvania State University
• 2004, Graduate with Honors, Department of Psychology, East Tennessee State University
• 2003, Psi Chi, National Honor Society in Psychology

Dr. Abar received his Ph.D. in human development and family studies from Penn State in 2010 and is currently an assistant director of emergency medicine research and an associate professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Rochester Medical Center.

Doctoral Thesis (Mentor: Turrisi): The Pennsylvania State University, Beyond Population Level Effects: Addressing Sample Heterogeneity in Prevention Research, 2009-2010.
B. Abar Dissertation

Awards:

• NIDA Prevention and Methodology Trainee Scholarship, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, The Pennsylvania State University
• George Mason Fellowship Award