Kelly Shaffer, PhD Awarded a $3.1 Million NIH R37 MERIT Award
2/16/2023
UVA Today, February 15, 2023 by jta6n@virginia.edu Kelly Shaffer, PhD, an assistant professor in the Center for Behavioral Health and Technology in the Department of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences, was…
Poor Bedfellows: Insomnia and Dementia
9/8/2022
UVA Today, September 7, 2022, Christine Phelan Kueter, kueter@virginia.edu How might insomnia-fighting interventions delivered over the internet help slow older patients’ descent into dementias such as Alzheimer’s disease? With a $1.22…
6/16/2022
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) recognized PositiveLinks, a mobile platform designed and implemented at UVA’s Ryan White Clinic, as an evidence-based best practice to support the care of people…
Why decentralization & digitization could be the key to unlock the future of addiction care
5/31/2022
By Katie Adams, MedCityNews A significant obstacle to patients battling opioid addiction is that most treatment programs require frequent in-person visits to medical centers. But many addiction care specialists think…
Creating HOPE: New App Helps People Struggling with Opioids
5/31/2022
By Josh Barney, UVAToday With opioid overdose deaths reaching an all-time high during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new app developed at UVA Health is helping people struggling with opioids get…
SHUTi for Black Women trial outcome
4/28/2022
Online Treatment Benefits Black Women Battling Insomnia - UVA Health Newsroom UVA Health Newsroom - Black women are among the groups most likely to suffer insomnia, but an online sleep…
4/7/2022
Jessica Smith's abstract, "Think-Aloud Testing of a Novel Safer Drinking App for College Students During Covid-19: Usability Study" was accepted as a Recorded Research Spotlight for the Society of Behavioral…
Should Alcohol Have Warning Labels About Cancer Risk? Most Americans Say ‘Yes’
1/20/2022
by Joshua Barney, UVA Today Fewer than half of Americans understand that alcohol consumption increases cancer risk, and a majority of people surveyed say they would support warning labels and…
11/9/2021
By: Katie Oakley Thursday, November 04, 2021 Indianapolis—Jesse C. Stewart, Ph.D., a professor of psychology, and Samir K. Gupta, MD, MS, a professor at IU School of Medicine, have received a National Institutes…
10/12/2021
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WDBJ) - The University of Virginia and community groups in southwest Virginia are testing a web-based program that could help adults in the region reduce their consumption of…
