My first R01 submission was ND too — don’t give up!!

I should have said “Attention Cannabinerds!!”

#psychology #phd #grad #addiction #cannabis #trauma #ptsd #cognition #brain #behavior #diversity #health #quantitative #EMA

^^^ autocorrected to “peak”, but it more or less works 😄

Albuquerque is a beautiful place, especially if you love mountains, hot air balloons, amazing sunsets, and green chile!

Here’s a sneak peak of how I spent spring break:

Deadline is flexible, so apply soon for best consideration!

See my website for current projects, but broadly my lab is focused on examining the biological basis and intersection of cannabis and other substance use and trauma/PTSD. 🍃🧠

I also do a lot of quantitative and methodological work with intensive longitudinal data, wearables, and EMA. 📈

🔔Attention Prospective Grad Students! 🔔

I have an open slot to accept a graduate student to join my lab fall 2026 at @casaa.bsky.social ! I am accepting Psychology students in either Cognition, Brain, and Behavior or Diversity and Health Data Science tracks.

bricsslab.com

Amazing work Lizzie!!

Emotion Differentiation and Dynamics Predicting Suicide Outcomes in High‐Risk Adults Objectives Negative emotions have been well studied in relation to suicidal thoughts and behaviors (STBs); however, little research in these areas have been informed by affective science frameworks ...

New Research Alert! 🚨

Our findings highlight the link between negative emotion differentiation and negative affect inertia & variability during EMA among adults at high risk for suicide.

w/ the best team
@sarahevictor.bsky.social @lesliebrickphd.bsky.social (and others not on Bluesky)

I got the automated call to shelter in place 2,000 miles and two time zones away yesterday afternoon. I am heartbroken for my friends, colleagues, and former community at Brown University. My heart is with you all 🤍

🚨Model Checking for Vector Autoregressive Models 🚨

In a new preprint, @joranjongerling.bsky.social, @bsiepe.bsky.social, @sachaepskamp.bsky.social, Lourens Waldorp and I provide a tutorial on model checking for Vector Autoregressive (VAR) models: osf.io/preprints/ps...

We will still consider applications submitted today and tomorrow!

Research Assistant Professor in Personalized Medicine for the Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder Seeking applicants for a Research Assistant Professor faculty position at the University of New Mexico on an NIH funded grant evaluating personalized ...

Research Assistant Professor position at @unm.edu - join a dynamic team working with @cassie-boness.bsky.social. This position is to work on an NIH grant evaluating personalized medicine approaches for the treatment of alcohol use disorder. Submit via UNMJobs by Nov 26: unm.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...

UNM representing at National Science Network on Drug Abuse! @unm.edu @drcolintmahoney.bsky.social @drtarab20.bsky.social

Morgan Sneed Memorial Scholarship Support the Morgan Sneed Memorial Scholarship!

Hi all, the Morgan Sneed Memorial Scholarship honoring a late peer of mine at Colorado State University is close to becoming endowed. Please consider donating here!: give.colostate.edu/schools/Colo...

Influence of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder on Daily-Level Trajectories of Opioid Use Among Trauma-Exposed Individuals in the Community Who Use Opioids Objective: Individuals who use opioids are at elevated risk of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The objective of this study was to examine the influence of PTSD diagnosis on opioid use outcome...

📣 New Pub 📣

Studied PTSD and opioid use across 60 days in people in the community who use opioids and have a history of trauma.

75% met criteria for current OUD

67% met criteria for current PTSD

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

little girl on shoulders holding a sign with bluey and bingo that reads "blue and bingo say no kings only healers" and a second sign to the right that reads, in rainbow letters, "protest is patriotic"

photo of protestors lined up carrying American flags and protest signs, facing away from the camera

Great turnout for No Kings in Albuquerque today!

No Kings Downtown Albuquerque, Oct. 18, 2025. Video courtesy VisionBroadcast Media LLC. I love my city. #Albuquerque #NewMexico

Genome-wide association studies of lifetime and frequency of cannabis use in 131,895 individuals - Molecular Psychiatry Molecular Psychiatry - Genome-wide association studies of lifetime and frequency of cannabis use in 131,895 individuals

Excited to share recent collaborative work led by Hayley Thorpe published in Molecular Psychiatry: Genome-wide association studies of lifetime and frequency of cannabis use in 131,895 individuals www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Balloon Fiesta is the greatest and it’s even more fun with friends and colleagues 🎈

Logo for the Biomarkers of Risk, Cannabinoids, Substance Use, and Stress (BRiCSS) Lab.

💥UPDATE: I've got a (rough) website up! I am also looking for 1-2 graduate students and/or postdoctoral fellows to join the team in Fall 2026!

Apply via @casaa.bsky.social for the T32 Fellowship or via @unm.edu psychology for graduate study.

Links to applications here: bricsslab.com/announcements

@casaa.bsky.social

Research Scientist 1 (CASAA) SummaryUnder direct supervision, the Research Scientist 1 will work on research projects with the Brick Lab at the Center on Alcohol, Substance Use, a...

Ready to join?
Apply here 👉 unm.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...

DM me with questions — I’d love to hear from you! 💡 (5/5)

📍 Albuquerque is beautiful! if you love mountains, year-round sunshine, and hot air balloons, this is it ⛰️☀️🎈

📅 Full-time with benefits
🎓 Bachelor’s required
🚗 Local travel involved (4/5)

What you’ll do: 👇
⚫ Help me start up and manage ongoing studies
⚫ Conduct interviews, biospecimen collection, and laboratory sessions
⚫ Support recruitment, consent, and follow-ups
⚫ Work with REDCap + R
⚫ Contribute to manuscripts and grant submissions (3/5)

The role is ideal for someone who:
✅ Has a background in psychology, neuroscience, biology, or related fields
✅ Has experience with phlebotomy (or willing to learn)
✅ Interested in psychophysiology, wearable biosensors, and psych assessment
✅ Hopes to build skills before grad or med school (2/5)

🚨 Position Alert! 🚨
I am looking for a full-time Research Scientist 1 to join my lab in Albuquerque, NM at the Center on Alcohol, Substance Use, and Addiction (CASAA). We will be studying how stress and trauma influence cannabis and substance use. 🧠🌿 (1/5)

Long post ahead! I am very excited to be recruiting 1 to 2 #PhD students during this upcoming application cycle for Fall 2026 admission! The Clinical Psychology PhD program at The University of New Mexico (UNM) is absolutely stellar and accredited by both #APA and #PCSAS (Clinical Science model). 1/

This is such an important study — I’m excited to be a part of it!