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Personal profile
My programmatic research focuses on high-risk health behavior (with a focus on alcohol use/misuse) as a developmental phenomenon that is shaped by the interplay between person and environment over time. In the dynamic interactionism perspective, individuals develop through the ongoing reciprocal interplay with their social environment. Applying interactionism to alcohol use/misuse, my research seeks to characterize mechanisms by which individual factors and environmental factors influence each other and determine the course of alcohol use/misuse across the lifespan. The ultimate goal of my research program is to promote a greater understanding of these risk pathways in order to inform the development of targeted prevention strategies that reduce problematic alcohol use among high-risk populations.
Education
Clinical Psychology (minor in psychological statistics and methods), PhD, University of Missouri - Columbia
Aug 31 2002 → Jul 31 2009
Clinical Psychology, MA
Mar 31 1997 → Feb 28 1999
Japanese Language & Literature, BA
Mar 31 1991 → Feb 28 1995
Research Interests
- Risk Pathways Underlying Adolescent Alcohol Use/Misuse and Co-Occurring Health Behaviors
- Prospective Gene and Environment Interaction in Alcohol Use/Misuse
- Health Disparities
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Projects
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Cannabis Sleep Aid Use in Daily College Life: An Intensive Longitudinal Assessment Approach
National Institute on Drug Abuse/NIH/DHHS
4/1/20 → 3/31/22
Project: Research project
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Racial Differences in Developmental and Daily Sleep-Alcohol Associations in Youth
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism/NIH/DHHS
8/15/19 → 7/31/24
Project: Research project
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Interplay between Peer-based Processes and Alcohol Metabolism Genes on Trajectories of Alcohol Use across Adolescence
National Institutes of Health/DHHS
6/1/17 → 5/31/19
Project: Research project
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Person-Environment Interplay in Alcohol Use and Consequences among Black Youth
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism/NIH/DHHS
9/5/14 → 8/31/19
Project: Research project
Research output
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Association of sleep quality with greater left ventricular mass in 9-11 year old children
Heffernan, K. S., Bendinskas, K., Hruska, B., MacKenzie, J. A., Park, A., Brann, L. & Atallah-Yunes, N. H., 2021, In: Psychosomatic Medicine.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Change in Marijuana Use and Related Problems among Adolescents in Substance Use Disorder Treatment: The Mediating Effects of Alcohol Consumption
Spinola, S., Moskal, D., Maisto, S. A., Park, A., Labbe, A. K. & Chung, T. A., 2020, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Effects of polygenic risk and perceived friends’ drinking and disruptive behavior on development of alcohol use across adolescence
Zaso, M. J., Maisto, S. A., Glatt, S. J. & Park, A., Nov 2020, In: Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs. 81, 6, p. 808-815 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Interaction between the 5-hydroxytryptamine transporter-linked polymorphic region (5-HTTLPR) and negative life events in adolescent heavy drinking
Kim, J., Zaso, M. J., Desalu, J. M. & Park, A., Sep 2020, In: Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs. 81, 5, p. 566-574 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Prescription Stimulant Misuse and Risk Correlates among Racially-Diverse Urban Adolescents
Goodhines, P. A., Taylor, L. E., Zaso, M. J., Antshel, K. M. & Park, A., Jul 31 2020, In: Substance Use and Misuse. 55, 14, p. 2258-2267 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Press and Media
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TWELVE PROFESSORS NAMED RECIPIENTS OF EXCELLENCE IN GRADUATE EDUCATION FACULTY RECOGNITION AWARD
Hans C Buechler, Tiffany A Koszalka, Aesoon Park, Sarah Ellen Hamersma, Sucheta Soundarajan, Raja Velu & Biko Gray
4/22/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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MICHELLE ZASO AWARDED PRESTIGIOUS NIH FELLOWSHIP
Stephen A Maisto & Aesoon Park
12/1/17
1 item of Media coverage
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NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH DAY TO FEATURE REGIONAL RESEARCH LEADERS
Aesoon Park, Shikha Nangia & Sandra Hewett
3/21/17
1 item of Media coverage
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