We've updated our lab's website! The Prevention, Early Intervention, and Addictions Recovery Lab (the PEARL) is based in @USCPsychiatry at @KeckMedUSC. Meet our team and learn about our current projects on the site. thepearl.usc.edu/

Happening today! Join us: usc.zoom.us/meeting/register…

Join us Thursday, May 21st at noon PT for our @SoCalCTSI digital webinar to get tips on AI prompting from @USCViterbi professor, Dr. Mayank Kejriwal. Register here: sc-ctsi.org/events/seminar-s…

Join us tomorrow at noon PT for our @SoCalCTSI webinar on Unlocking the Power of Electronic Health Record Data for Research. usc.zoom.us/meeting/register…

Our new paper published in the Journal of Traumatic Stress: Precision prediction of posttraumatic stress disorder symptom surges: A pilot study integrating real‐time daily data with supervised learning. #Trauma #PTSD @RANDCorporation @IASatUSC onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…

The PEARL at @KECKSchool_USC is hiring a research coordinator to support our NIH-funded studies on substance use and other health-related behaviors among young adults and veterans. Apply here or DM me with questions. @IASatUSC @USCPsychiatry usc.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/Ex…

New paper with my @uscsocialwork and @RANDCorporation colleagues detailing the findings from our interviews with 50 post-9/11 #veterans (56% women, 80% non-White or multiracial identifying) about difficulties with their transition experience. tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10.…

There’s still time to submit an abstract for the #RSMj2026 conference in Albuquerque! Final deadline is March 25th. Further information and a link to complete submissions can be found here: researchmj.org/meeting

Join us at noon PT tomorrow (3/19) for our @SoCalCTSI webinar. Register and attend here: usc.zoom.us/meeting/register…

New paper from @DeniseDaoTran detailing the beta test intervention findings from her @NIDA K01 award. @IASatUSC @USCPsychiatry pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/article…

Join us today at noon PT. sc-ctsi.org/events/seminar-s…

Join us this Thursday at noon PT for our @SoCalCTSI webinar with Dr. Erin Duffy from @USCSchaeffer and @USCPrice: "Ending Surprise Medical Bills: How Research Helped Change Federal Policy." Register here: sc-ctsi.org/events/seminar-s…

New issue of the #openaccess journal Cannabis out today.

Our new paper out today: Daily Associations Between Perceived Stress, Pain Intensity, and Alcohol Use Among Veterans With and Without Moderate‐to‐Severe Chronic Pain. @IASatUSC @KECKSchool_USC @NYUSilver @RANDCorporation onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…

Our new paper in @AddictionJrnl: #Cannabis dispensary exposure and smoked, vaped, and edible cannabis use among young adults: Comparison of web‐scraped and government‐maintained registries. @IASatUSC @KECKSchool_USC onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…

It's not too late to join our Distinguished Speaker Series this Wednesday 2/11! Dr. Clifasefi is joining us from University of Washington-Harborview Medical Center, where she is an Associate Professor and Co Director of Harm Reduction Research and Treatment Center. Dr. Clifasefi will lead us through a discussion of "Development and Evaluation of Individual and Community-Level Harm Reduction Programs and Interventions Designed For and With People Who Have Lived Experience of Homelessness and Substance Use Problems." 📅 Date: February 11th, 2026 📍 Location: Soto Street Building, Room 103 E/F 🔗 Register now at through link in bio #Addictionscience #USCIAS#Keckschoolofmedicine #Speaker

Join us this Thursday at noon PT for our @SoCalCTSI digital webinar. When Science Meets Storytelling: Discover how graphic novels and visual narratives can enhance empathy, understanding, and communication in health and research settings. Register here: usc.zoom.us/meeting/register…

Join us on Thursday, January 15th, at noon for our @SoCalCTSI webinar on healthy and effective time management with Dr. Katie Pettit. Register here: usc.zoom.us/meeting/register…

Congrats to our community partner, Chloe Opalo, for her City of West Hollywood’s Paul Andrew Starke Warrior Award. The award recognizes Chloe for her outstanding leadership and frontline work in the fight to end HIV and AIDS. lalgbtcenter.org/vanguard/tr…

Our new paper out in the Journal of Traumatic Stress: Precision prediction of #PTSD symptom surges: A pilot study integrating real‐time daily data with supervised learning. @RANDCorporation @IASatUSC @ISTSSnews onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…

Our new paper published in Addictive Behaviors looks at #PTSD and complex daily associations between cannabis use and depression among US veterans. @RANDCorporation @IASatUSC @USCPsychiatry @nyuniversity @UWPsychiatry @_leightley sciencedirect.com/science/ar…