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Eric Pedersen, PhD

Della Martin Associate Professor of Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences

Associate Professor of Population and Public Health Sciences and Psychology

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Education and Training

  • University of Washington, Seattle, WA — Ph.D. — 06/2012 — Clinical Psychology
  • Boston University, Boston, MA — MA — 05/2004 — Psychology
  • Siena College, Loudonville, NY — BA — 05/2003 — Psychology

Research Funding

  • A Brief Mobile Intervention to Address Prenatal Cannabis Use
    NIH · R34DA063961 · Apr 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2029 · Role: Principal Investigator
  • Evaluating Telehealth Delivery of Brief Alcohol Screening and Intervention for College Students
    NIH · R01AA031252 · Aug 20, 2024 – Jul 31, 2029 · Role: Co-Principal Investigator
  • Multimethod Examination of Individual and Environmental Factors Associated with Alcohol Use and Behavioral Health Care Access Among Veterans
    NIH · R01AA031037 · Sep 25, 2023 – Jun 30, 2028 · Role: Co-Principal Investigator
  • A Mobile App to Address Co-Occurring Sleep Problems and Heavy Alcohol Use among Veterans Outside of Care Settings
    NIH · R34AA030868 · Sep 15, 2023 – Aug 31, 2026 · Role: Principal Investigator
  • A Mobile-Based Intervention to Address Heavy Drinking and Binge Eating in College Students
    NIH · R34AA030655 · May 1, 2023 – Apr 30, 2026 · Role: Principal Investigator
  • Development of a Mobile Mindfulness Intervention for Alcohol Use Disorder and PTSD among OEF/OIF Veterans
    NIH · R34AA027845 · Sep 15, 2020 – Aug 31, 2023 · Role: Co-Principal Investigator
  • Improving the Implementation of Evidence-based Drug Prevention Programs in Schools
    NIH · R01DA048910 · May 1, 2020 – Mar 31, 2026 · Role: Co-Principal Investigator
  • Preventing Alcohol Misuse among Young Adult Veterans through Brief Online Intervention
    NIH · R01AA026575 · Apr 20, 2019 – Mar 31, 2024 · Role: Principal Investigator
  • Associations of Exposure to Marijuana Outlets and Advertising with Marijuana Use Outcomes Among Young Adults
    NIH · R21DA047501 · Jan 15, 2019 – Dec 31, 2020 · Role: Principal Investigator
  • Mobile Application Intervention Targeting the High Risk Drinking Practice of Prepartying
    NIH · R34AA025968 · Sep 10, 2018 – Aug 31, 2021 · Role: Principal Investigator
  • Online Intervention to Prevent Risky Behaviors During College Student Study Abroad Experiences
    NIH · R01AA025909 · Aug 5, 2017 – Jun 30, 2021 · Role: Principal Investigator
  • Brief Online Intervention to Reduce Heavy Alcohol Use Among Young Adult Veterans
    NIH · R34AA022400 · Sep 20, 2013 – Aug 31, 2017 · Role: Principal Investigator
  • Brief Preventive Drinking Intervention for Study Abroad College Students
    NIH · F31AA018591 · Sep 30, 2009 – Sep 29, 2012 · Role: Principal Investigator

Publications

  • Cannabis dispensary exposure and smoked, vaped and edible cannabis use among young adults: Comparison of web-scraped and government-maintained registries. Addiction. 2026 Jul; 121(7):1770-1780.. View in PubMed
  • Daily Associations Between Perceived Stress, Pain Intensity, and Alcohol Use Among Veterans With and Without Moderate-to-Severe Chronic Pain. Stress Health. 2026 Feb; 42(1):e70153.. View in PubMed
  • Longitudinal assessment of anger trajectories following childhood trauma and combat exposure: Associations with PTSD and alcohol use disorder symptoms. Mil Psychol. 2026; 38(5):702-716.. View in PubMed
  • Precision prediction of posttraumatic stress disorder symptom surges: A pilot study integrating real-time daily data with supervised learning. J Trauma Stress. 2026 Apr; 39(2):319-329.. View in PubMed
  • More high, less low? PTSD and the complex daily associations between cannabis use and depression in veterans. Addict Behav. 2026 Apr; 175:108593.. View in PubMed
  • Mediating pathways from potentially morally injurious events to PTSD: A longitudinal cohort study of U.S. post-9/11 veterans. J Psychiatr Res. 2026 02; 193:561-569.. View in PubMed
  • An integrated personalized feedback intervention for community adults with hazardous alcohol use, elevated anxiety sensitivity, and subclinical PTSD symptoms. Behav Res Ther. 2026 01; 196:104935.. View in PubMed
  • Cannabis Products and Use Patterns Associated with Cannabis Use Disorder Symptoms Among Youth in Southern California. Cannabis. 2025; 8(3):89-102.. View in PubMed
  • A remote measurement study of PTSD and cannabis use among veterans: Recruitment, retention, and data availability. PLoS One. 2025; 20(9):e0332239.. View in PubMed
  • Seeking relief or fueling the fire? Understanding the complex role of cannabis in PTSD, stress, and sleep dysregulation. Psychol Addict Behav. 2026 Mar; 40(2):209-217.. View in PubMed

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