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Adjunct rank detailsHedy Kober
Associate Professor Adjunct in PsychiatryDownloadHi-Res Photo
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Associate Professor Adjunct in Psychiatry
Adjunct Associate Professor of Law; Director, Clinical and Affective Neuroscience Lab
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Psychiatry
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- PhD
- Fielding Graduate University, RESPECIALIZATION in clinical Psychology (2021)
- PhD
- Columbia University (2009)
- MPhil
- Columbia University (2008)
- MA
- Columbia University (2007)
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Cognition; Emotions; Meditation; Mindfulness; Smoking Cessation; Substance-Related Disorders; Thinking
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0000-0001-9893-1046
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Corey Roos, PhD
Jutta Joormann
Reuma Gadassi Polack
Brian D. Kiluk, PhD
Angela Haeny, PhD
Mihaela Aslan, PhD
45Publications
9,593Citations
Emotions
Substance-Related Disorders
Mindfulness
Cognition
Smoking Cessation
Meditation
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2026
Craving mediates the association between affect and substance use in daily life among individuals with substance use disorders
Baillet E, Harp N, Kober H, Roos C. Craving mediates the association between affect and substance use in daily life among individuals with substance use disorders. Drug And Alcohol Dependence Reports 2026, 20: 100455. DOI: 10.1016/j.dadr.2026.100455.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstance use disordersEcological momentary assessmentWithin-person levelNegative affectSubstance useLikelihood of substance useUse disorderWithin-person level of analysisAssociated with higher cravingOutpatient addiction treatment centersAssociated with lower cravingEcological momentary assessment surveysWithin-person associationsEcological momentary interventionsAddiction treatment centersMultilevel mediation modelHigher cravingLower cravingMomentary affectMomentary interventionsMomentary assessmentCravingMediation modelDaily lifeAffectPilot Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial of Mindful Journey: A Digital Mindfulness-Based Treatment for Substance Use Disorder
Roos C, Witkiewitz K, Bowen S, Kiluk B, Bricker J, Mun C, Baillet E, John M, Kober H. Pilot Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial of Mindful Journey: A Digital Mindfulness-Based Treatment for Substance Use Disorder. Mindfulness 2026, 17: 1665-1683. DOI: 10.1007/s12671-026-02836-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMindfulness-based treatmentsTreatment-as-usualSubstance use disordersEcological momentary assessmentSubstance-related problemsPsychological distressSubstance useUse disorderEMA completionEnd-of-treatmentFollow-up assessmentBaseline to endEnd of treatmentMomentary assessmentMid-treatmentExamination of mechanismsPilot feasibilityFeasibility of study proceduresHypothesized mechanismsDistressPost-treatmentParticipantsDisordersRandomized Controlled TrialsQualitative feedbackCombining Digital Cognitive Behavioral Therapy With Mindfulness Training for Binge Eating Disorder: Protocol for a Feasibility Trial
Sala M, Roos C, Ascarrunz D, Stern C, Bricker J, Feldman J, Levinson C, Aslan M, Hay J, Kober H. Combining Digital Cognitive Behavioral Therapy With Mindfulness Training for Binge Eating Disorder: Protocol for a Feasibility Trial. JMIR Research Protocols 2026, 15: e91761. PMID: 42061840, PMCID: PMC13135158, DOI: 10.2196/91761.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricThe neurobiological cravings signature (NCS) as a predictive neuromarker of clinical outcomes in alcohol use disorder
Löfberg A, Harp N, Perini I, Kämpe R, Karlsson H, Pietrzak M, Kober H, Heilig M. The neurobiological cravings signature (NCS) as a predictive neuromarker of clinical outcomes in alcohol use disorder. Neuropsychopharmacology 2026, 51: 1237-1244. PMID: 41741689, PMCID: PMC13212722, DOI: 10.1038/s41386-026-02369-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsAlcohol use disorderSubstance use disordersUse disorderNegative RCTsAlcohol use disorder severityPercent heavy drinking daysHeavy drinking daysRepetitive transcranial magnetic stimulationLikelihood of relapseClinical outcomesDrinking daysTranscranial magnetic stimulationNeuroimaging biomarkersAlcohol useNCS scorePredictor of clinical outcomeMagnetic stimulationPhosphatidyl ethanolDisordersArea under the curveSecondary analysisRelapse casesAlcoholStudy visitsParticipantsAcceptability and Feasibility of a Digital Mindfulness‐Based Intervention for Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa
Sala M, Kober H, Levinson C, Ascarrunz D, Stern C, Roos C. Acceptability and Feasibility of a Digital Mindfulness‐Based Intervention for Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa. International Journal Of Eating Disorders 2026, 59: 896-910. PMID: 41572612, PMCID: PMC12971119, DOI: 10.1002/eat.70037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsMindfulness-based interventionsBulimia nervosaAnorexia nervosaEmotion regulation difficultiesPost-interventionSavoring beliefsRegulation difficultiesPost-intervention follow-upED symptomsPsychology studentsBody dissatisfactionPhone coachingNervosaClinical impairmentAN/BNRandomized-controlled trialsSkill acquisitionED treatmentBulimiaEffective interventionsModule completionAccess treatmentTarget outcomesParticipantsAnorexia
2025
Investigator Meditation Practice Predicts Efficacy of Child/Adolescent Mindfulness-Based Interventions: A Meta-Analysis
Saunders D, Suzuki S, Vafaie N, Bloch M, Kober H. Investigator Meditation Practice Predicts Efficacy of Child/Adolescent Mindfulness-Based Interventions: A Meta-Analysis. Psychotherapy And Psychosomatics 2025, 1-12. PMID: 41056204, PMCID: PMC12802740, DOI: 10.1159/000548530.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsMindfulness-based interventionsEffects of mindfulness-based interventionsEnglish-language reportsBenefits of mindfulness-based interventionsEffect sizeAssociated with better treatment outcomesMindfulness-based interventions effectivenessParticipant-level variablesEnglish-language reports of clinical trialsOmnibus effect sizeParticipant-level characteristicsBetter treatment outcomesPublication bias analysesHighest effect sizeRandom-effects modelTreatment literatureTreatment effectsSecondary analysisReporting of clinical trialsPrimary outcomeBias analysisMeta-analysisGoogle ScholarOnline surveyClinical trialsSocial Reorientation of Emotion Regulation: Changing Roles of Family and Peers During Adolescence
Ho E, Joormann J, Kober H, Gadassi-Polack R. Social Reorientation of Emotion Regulation: Changing Roles of Family and Peers During Adolescence. Emotion 2025, 25: 1447-1459. PMID: 39992789, PMCID: PMC12353143, DOI: 10.1037/emo0001500.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsER strategiesAssociated with greater useInterpersonal eventsEmotion regulationRegulation of negative affectDevelopment of emotion regulationPositive interpersonal eventsNegative interpersonal eventsEffective ER strategiesSocial interactionGreater useNegative affectLongitudinal designDaily diariesEffective ERER developmentEmotional climateOlder youthAged 8Younger youthAdolescentsFamily eventsPeer groupYouthPeerCombining Cognitive‐Behaviour Therapy With Mindfulness Training in a Digital Intervention for Binge Eating Disorder: A Single‐Session Pilot Trial
Sala M, Roos C, Kober H, Bricker J, Stern C, Plutchik J, John M, Haeny A, Feldman J, Aslan M, Hay J, Forman E. Combining Cognitive‐Behaviour Therapy With Mindfulness Training in a Digital Intervention for Binge Eating Disorder: A Single‐Session Pilot Trial. European Eating Disorders Review 2025, 33: 1051-1060. PMID: 40350587, PMCID: PMC12318168, DOI: 10.1002/erv.3204.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsBinge Eating ScaleBinge eating episodesCognitive behavioral therapyEating Disorder SymptomsBinge-eating disorderEDE-QDisorder symptomsMindfulness trainingEating episodesGlobal eating disorder symptomsBinge Eating Scale scoresEating Disorder Examination QuestionnaireReducing binge eatingCognitive-behavioral therapyBinge Eating DisorderSingle-session interventionEnglish-speaking adultsCognitive-behavioralBinge eatingBehavioral therapyEating ScaleExamination QuestionnaireEating DisordersEpisodic questionsDigital interventionsNetworks of guilt, shame, pride, and disordered eating in youths show stability over time
Uddenberg C, Everaert J, Joormann J, Kober H, Gadassi‐Polack R. Networks of guilt, shame, pride, and disordered eating in youths show stability over time. Journal Of Research On Adolescence 2025, 35: e70019. PMID: 40317553, PMCID: PMC12048745, DOI: 10.1111/jora.70019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsSelf-conscious emotionsDisordered eating behaviorsEating behaviorsDisordered EatingAssociated with restrictive eatingEating disorder riskPopulation-level stressorsRestrictive eatingWeight concernsDaily diariesDisorder riskCognitionAssociated with weight concernsEmotionsEatingGuiltShameNetwork analysis approachYouthBehaviorAdolescentsPrideStressorsChildhoodIntrospective access to value-based multi-attribute choice processes
Morris A, Carlson R, Kober H, Crockett M. Introspective access to value-based multi-attribute choice processes. Nature Communications 2025, 16: 3733. PMID: 40253424, PMCID: PMC12009298, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-59080-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and Concepts
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honor Outstanding Mentor Award
10/14/2019International AwardAmerican Academy of Child and Adolescent PsychiatryDetailsUnited Stateshonor Early Career Investigator Award
11/01/2018International AwardNational Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)DetailsUnited Stateshonor Teaching Excellence at Yale
04/17/2017Yale University AwardYale Center for Teaching and LearningDetailsUnited Stateshonor Helmsley Fellowship in Cross Disciplinary Science
06/16/2016International AwardHelmsley Charitable TrustDetailsUnited Stateshonor Scholar Award
07/01/2011Yale University AwardYale Center for Clinical InvestigationDetailsUnited States
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