Associate Professor, Department of Applied Health Science
My research focuses on factors that contribute to adolescent and early adult substance use and mental health issues. My research interests focus on examining family, peer, and genetic influences on alcohol, marijuana, and tobacco use. My current research examines how negative social influences contribute to substance use, and whether this is buffered by intervention programs.
kitelam@iu.edu | website here | google scholar
Associate Professor, Department of Applied Health Science
Adjunct Appointment, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
I study the causes and consequences of substance use. My interest’s range across substances (from cigarette smoking to opioids) and across the lifespan (from prenatal drug exposure to medication treatment for ADHD in adults). Much of my current research examines pain and its treatment with opioid medications, using longitudinal studies of individuals and families and methods from epidemiology and behavioral genetics. As a licensed psychologist, I am broadly interested in other topics in mental health.
quinnp@iu.edu | website | google scholar
Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Health Science
I am a behavioral epidemiologist. I study health-risking behaviors among vulnerable populations (e.g., adolescents and young adults, racial/ethnic minorities, immigrants). My research has two main foci: 1) Understanding drivers of substance/polysubstance and 2) studying cultural, biopsychosocial, environmental, and behavioral determinants of disparities in addictive behaviors and comorbid and co-occurring conditions including substance use, mental health disorders (e.g., depression, anxiety disorders, suicide).
