Psychology

The UNM Center on Alcohol, Substance Use, & Addictions  (CASAA) is taking new steps to research alcohol, and how it reacts to our bodies and brains CASAA is searching for volunteers to join this innovative research now through March 2023. The joint ABQ...

A traumatic experience in her teens is driving a University of New Mexico student’s research experience and plans for a future in public service.  Abrianna Morales, who was named a Truman Scholar earlier this year, found a network of peers serving in...

After a nationwide search, Ellen R. Fisher, vice president for research at the University of New Mexico, has named Professor Katie Witkiewitz director of the Center on Alcohol, Substance Use, and Addictions (CASAA). Witkiewitz will take over as director...

Investigators at The University of New Mexico (UNM) analyzed the psychological functioning of healthy college students with varying levels of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in their urine. Compared to nonusers, young adults with recent exposure to cannabis...

Researchers at The University of New Mexico have used a mobile software app to measure the effects of consuming different types of common and commercially available Cannabis flower products on fatigue levels in real-time. As part of the study,...

As more than 20 percent of students nationwide will experience bullying, researchers at The University of New Mexico are examining the unique risk factors that may leave a child vulnerable to bullying victimization, particularly among Latino youth. UNM...

People make countless choices every day. It may be a difficult, complex choice—whether to take the job in a new city or stay in a current position—or be as simple as choosing between visiting a new restaurant or going to an old favorite. Decision-making...

UNM psychology student Abrianna Morales was just announced a 2022 Truman Scholar. The Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation selected 58 outstanding college students from 53 schools, nominated by their institution based on their records of leadership,...

Researchers from The University of New Mexico and University of Pittsburgh say health care practitioners should consider the empathic and nonconfrontational approach of motivational interviewing – to help patients explore and resolve COVID-19 vaccine...

For the fourth consecutive year, a UNM Honors College student was selected as a Truman Scholar finalist. Abrianna Morales, a psychology and criminology student, is the latest Lobo to be recognized. Every year, hundreds of students are nominated by their...