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My expertise lies in psychopharmacology and addiction research, with a focus on how drugs influence cognition, emotion, and behaviour, and the underlying neural mechanisms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A central theme in my work has been the role of stress – from childhood adversity and acute stress to loneliness and trauma – in shaping vulnerability to substance use and mental health problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Psychopharmacology:<\/strong> Effects of opioids, stimulants, alcohol, cannabis, and MDMA on cognition, emotion, and behaviour.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Addiction research: <\/strong>Substance use disorders, adolescent and young adult use, treatment outcomes, and polysubstance use.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Trauma and stress: <\/strong>Impact of childhood adversity, trauma, and social stress on substance use and mental health.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Trauma-informed interventions:<\/strong> Development and evaluation of clinical approaches for youth and adults in substance use treatment.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Mental health and psychosocial processes:<\/strong> Links between loneliness, social identity, emotion regulation, and empathy.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Experimental and translational methods:<\/strong> Laboratory, clinical, longitudinal, and qualitative research designs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
I completed a PhD at the University of Exeter (UK) on social risk factors and trauma in opioid use disorders, before moving to the University of Queensland (Australia) in a role developing trauma-informed addiction treatments for young people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At the University of Oslo (Norway), my work examined how trauma and acute stress shape drug reward and experience through acute administration studies and social support procedures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Together, my work bridges experimental and translational research, spanning a wide range of methodological approaches and with the goal of informing novel interventions and preventions for substance use disorders and mental health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Profile @ ResearchGate<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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