CAPES faculty Dr. Lourah Kelly leads the planning and stewards an R13 which supports the NIAAA, Division 50, and Division 28 Early Career Investigator Poster Session at the American Psychological Association.

APA Division 50 Society of Addiction Psychology @apadivision50.bsky.social · 4w ago

Who is headed to DC?! #APA2026 starts tomorrow! We can't wait to see everyone at SoAP programming throughout the convention. Shout out to program chairs @silvi-goldstein.bsky.social and @marielsbello.bsky.social for putting together an incredible set of presentations!

Suicide Prevention Month is right around the corner! Support suicide prevention by donating to our annual Out of Darkness walk page and/or signing up to walk with us in Worcester at Polar Park on Saturday September 26th. Registration begins at 9AM and the walk starts at 10:30AM.

Happening NOW in Room 207A! Join us for a Critical Conversation, “Advancing Culturally Responsive Addiction Treatment.” #APA2026

Our next skill-building session starts at 11:30am in Room 207A! Dr. Susan Collins will present on "Community Co-Created, Evidence-Based Counseling Tools for Harm Reduction." This session is eligible for CE credits! #APA2026

Internship application season is coming up! Join us for “From Scratch to Match: Skills for the Internship Application Process” in Room 146A at 1:00pm. #APA2026 @noahemery.bsky.social

Next up is a symposium, “Building on Lived Experience in Science and Service: Peer Recovery Support” at 4:00pm in Room 207A. This session is CE eligible!

Finish #APA2026 Day 2 strong with the Early Career Investigator Poster Session from 5:30-7:30pm in Marriott Marquis Liberty Salon M (level M4 - downstairs from the lobby!). Join us in celebrating our rising stars!

This session will showcase ECPs whose travel to the convention was supported by NIAAA and is co-supported by APA Division 28 and organized by @lourahkphd.bsky.social and her outstanding team!

Thanks to those who joined us for our presidential address! Stick around to celebrate our colleagues at the Division Business Meeting and award ceremony! #APA2026

One more hour of the Student Social Hour at #APA2026! Join us in Salon F on Level M4 of the Marriott Marquis for pizza, bingo, and mingling to wrap up Day 1!

Join us at 2:30 in Room 203 for the Division 50 Presidential Address from @noahemery.bsky.social, “The Science of Lived Experience: Reimagining Research Through Lived and Learned Expertise.” #APA2026

Next up...join us at 1:00pm in Room 207B for "Enhancing Harm Reduction and Treatment Engagement Among Diverse Populations." This session is eligible for CE credits!

There is still time to register for our SIG-sponsored webinar next week! Join us to hear more about our experiences with NIH funding in PTSD/SUD given the *generally gestures* unm.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Can't wait! I'll be in the front row with Melissa Schick and Silvi Goldstein, who have made knowing where to go and all the Div 50 programming so easy

APA Division 50 Society of Addiction Psychology @apadivision50.bsky.social · 4w ago

Next up...join us at 1:00pm in Room 207B for "Enhancing Harm Reduction and Treatment Engagement Among Diverse Populations." This session is eligible for CE credits!

I'm so excited and grateful to be a part of @apadivision50.bsky.social and thank you to Melissa Schick for posting and keeping me on track so I don't miss any programming!

APA Division 50 Society of Addiction Psychology @apadivision50.bsky.social · 4w ago

We have arrived in Washington! Looking forward to cutting edge addiction science from #APADivision50 members over the next 3 days. #APA2026

We have arrived in Washington! Looking forward to cutting edge addiction science from #APADivision50 members over the next 3 days. #APA2026

Good morning from Washington DC! Join us at 10:00am in Room 207A for our first skill building session of the convention, A Disease of Loneliness: Addiction Through an Attachment Theory Lens. This session is eligible for CE credits. #APA2026

CAPES Evaluation Core is excited to share our Year 3 Impact Report which highlights our Center’s work to prevent suicide and accelerate delivery of evidence-based, compassionate suicide care.

We'd like to welcome Daniel J. Amante, PhD, MPH, as new Lead of the Education and Development Unit, and Co-Lead of the Implementation Science Unit of CAPES. #meettheteam #meetthefaculty #research #education #training #impact #impsci #implementationscience #NIH www.umassmed.edu/capes/about/...

Save the Date for the 2026 Out of Darkness Walk at Polar Park in Worcester MA on Saturday Sept 26, 2026 at 10:30AM (registration starts at 9AM). Last year, CAPES faculty and staff raised $2,500 for suicide prevention in our community and look forward to walking together again in September.

Join CAPES at this year’s Massachusetts American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Out of the Darkness Walk! When: Saturday 9/26/26 9AM registration, 10:30AM walk time Where: Polar Park, Worcester MA www.umassmed.edu/capes/events/ #AFSP #OutofDarkness #suicideprevention #community #Worcester

Mark your calendars and join the NIDA Summer Seminar Series, hosted virtually every Wednesday throughout the month of July from 1:00-2:00pm ET. Wednesday, July 8: Improving Treatment and Recovery Services for Adolescents & Young Adults Learn more: https://loom.ly/AuAuWYs

2026 NIDA Summer Seminar Series - Improving Treatment and Recovery Services for Adolescents & Young Adults - Rutgers Addiction Research Center (RARC)

National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institutes on Drug Abuse (NIDA), for the virtual “Summer Seminar Series” every Wednesday throughout …

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In honor of #CPA2026 this week, check out one of our recent open access articles on discrimination and depression in adults who experience chronic pain and engage in hazardous drinking! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Hi all! I am at #CPA this week - presenting on longitudinal trajectories of gambling severity and alcohol related problems tomorrow at 3:15! Can’t wait to see everyone! #CPA2026 #APADivision50 #AddictionScience

Come see my poster on stigma in SGM adults who use opioids at #CPA2026 later today! @apadivision50.bsky.social

Come see us this afternoon at #CPA2026! @apadivision50.bsky.social @kristicarrasquillo.bsky.social @katiew.bsky.social

Had a blast presenting my research at CPA this year!! Can’t wait for next year! #addictionscience #CPA2026 #APADivision50 @apadivision50.bsky.social

Thanks to all who came to our symposium yesterday at #CPA2026!!! @kristicarrasquillo.bsky.social @katiew.bsky.social @unm.edu @casaa.bsky.social

Really blown away by the science communication skills of ECRs at #CPA2026! These up and coming addiction researchers are making science accessible to all @reaganfitzke.bsky.social, @kristicarrasquillo.bsky.social, Mason Hatwan, Jessica Cavalli, and Emily Herberholz are all ones to watch