Category: In the News

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…

Mobile Platform Developed by Rebecca Dillingham, MD and Karen Ingersoll, PhD, Recognized as a National Best Practice

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…

“Think-Aloud Testing of a Novel Safer Drinking App for College Students During Covid-19: Usability Study”, a Recorded Research Spotlight at the Society of Behavioral Medicine’s 43rd Annual Meeting

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…

IUPUI psychology professor and IU School of Medicine professor receive NIH grant to study whether internet treatment of insomnia reduces inflammation in people with HIV

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…

iSipsmarter in the news: UVA studies new program in southwest Virginia to reduce consumption of sugary drinks

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…