Dr. Veronica Richards is an Assistant Professor in the TSET Health Promotion Research Center and the Department of Health Promotion Sciences within the Hudson College of Public Health at the University of Oklahoma Sciences Center. Dr. Richards completed her PhD in Epidemiology from the University of Florida in 2022 and then completed postdoctoral training at the Pennsylvania State University’s NIDA-funded T32 Prevention and Methodology Training program. Her current research uses intensive longitudinal designs which include transdermal alcohol biosensors and ecological momentary assessments to understand factors associated with young adult drinking and related consequences. Dr. Richards is particularly interested in the relationship between alcohol-induced blackouts and other alcohol-related consequences (e.g., driving while intoxicated, sexual assault). The overarching goal of her research is to reduce alcohol-related harm in young adults.

 

Selected Publications:

Richards, V. L., Glenn, S. D., Turrisi, R. J., Mallett, K. A., Ackerman, S., & Russell, M. A. Transdermal alcohol concentration features predict alcohol-induced blackouts in college students. (2024). Alcohol: Clinical and Experimental Research. acer.15290. [PubMed]

Richards, V. L., Turrisi, R., & Russell, M. A. (2024). Subjective intoxication predicts alcohol-related consequences at equivalent alcohol concentrations in young adults using ecological momentary assessment and alcohol sensors. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors. Advance online publication. PMID: 38271080 [PubMed]

Richards, V. L., Glenn, S. D., Turrisi, R. J., Alstaedter, A., Mallett, K. A., & Russell, M. A. (2023). Does it really matter that I do not remember my night? Consequences related to blacking out among college student drinkers. Alcohol: Clinical & Experimental Research, 47(9), 1798-1805. PMCID: PMC10834833. [PubMed]

Richards, V. L., Turrisi, R. J., Glenn, S. D., Waldron, K. A., Rodriguez, G. C., Mallett, K. A., & Russell, M. A. (2023). Alcohol-induced blackouts among college student drinkers: A multilevel analysis. Addictive Behaviors, 143, 107706. PMCID: PMC10150855 [PubMed]