Dawn W Foster, PhD, MPH
Lecturer in Psychiatry; Assistant Professor, Social & Behavioral Sciences, Yale School of Public Health
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My overarching purpose as a researcher is to conduct and disseminate innovative research that has the potential to make practical and meaningful contributions to individuals and society as a whole. A central theme of my research is the focus on social psychological principles related to etiology, prevention, and treatment of health risk behaviors. I conduct addiction research on cannabis, alcohol, and tobacco use among young adults, with particular focus on social psychological and contextual correlates and determinants of substance use. My program of research focuses on the characterization of cognitive processes and behavioral indicators related to the etiology, prevention, and treatment of substance use. This includes examinations of substance-related motives, expectancies, problems, refusal self-efficacy, and perceived norms, as well as indicators of mental health including dependence, anxiety, and depressive symptoms.
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Selected Publications
- Predictors of Adult E-Cigarette Users Vaporizing Cannabis Using E-Cigarettes and Vape-PensMorean ME, Lipshie N, Josephson M, Foster D. Predictors of Adult E-Cigarette Users Vaporizing Cannabis Using E-Cigarettes and Vape-Pens. Substance Use & Misuse 2017, 52: 974-981. PMID: 28323498, PMCID: PMC5409866, DOI: 10.1080/10826084.2016.1268162.
- Perceived safety and controllability of events: Markers of risk for marijuana use in young adults?Sartor CE, Ecker AH, Kraus SW, Leeman RF, Dukes KN, Foster DW. Perceived safety and controllability of events: Markers of risk for marijuana use in young adults? Addictive Behaviors 2016, 66: 114-117. PMID: 27930900, PMCID: PMC5181650, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2016.11.018.
- Youth Drug Offenders: An Examination of Criminogenic Risk and Juvenile RecidivismPapp J, Campbell C, Onifade E, Anderson V, Davidson W, Foster D. Youth Drug Offenders: An Examination of Criminogenic Risk and Juvenile Recidivism. Corrections 2016, 1: 229-245. PMID: 28474004, PMCID: PMC5410661, DOI: 10.1080/23774657.2016.1218804.
- I Want You to Like Me: Extraversion, Need for Approval, and Time on Facebook as Predictors of AnxietySteers M, Quist MC, Bryan JL, Foster DW, Young CM, Neighbors C. I Want You to Like Me: Extraversion, Need for Approval, and Time on Facebook as Predictors of Anxiety. Translational Issues In Psychological Science 2016, 2: 283-293. PMID: 28393084, PMCID: PMC5383211, DOI: 10.1037/tps0000082.
- The Interactive Influence of Cannabis-Related Negative Expectancies and Coping Motives on Cannabis Use Behavior and ProblemsFoster DW, Jeffries ER, Zvolensky MJ, Buckner JD. The Interactive Influence of Cannabis-Related Negative Expectancies and Coping Motives on Cannabis Use Behavior and Problems. Substance Use & Misuse 2016, 51: 1504-1511. PMID: 27356272, PMCID: PMC4965297, DOI: 10.1080/10826084.2016.1188947.
- Social Anxiety and Cannabis-Related Impairment: The Synergistic Influences of Peer and Parent Descriptive and Injunctive Normative PerceptionsFoster DW, Garey L, Buckner JD, Zvolensky MJ. Social Anxiety and Cannabis-Related Impairment: The Synergistic Influences of Peer and Parent Descriptive and Injunctive Normative Perceptions. Substance Use & Misuse 2016, 51: 912-921. PMID: 27144526, PMCID: PMC4869705, DOI: 10.3109/10826084.2016.1156701.
- Injunctive Norms and Alcohol Consumption: A Revised ConceptualizationKrieger H, Neighbors C, Lewis MA, LaBrie JW, Foster DW, Larimer ME. Injunctive Norms and Alcohol Consumption: A Revised Conceptualization. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2016, 40: 1083-1092. PMID: 27030295, PMCID: PMC4844760, DOI: 10.1111/acer.13037.
- God, Can I Tell You Something? The Effect of Religious Coping on the Relationship Between Anxiety Over Emotional Expression, Anxiety, and Depressive SymptomsBryan JL, Lucas S, Quist MC, Steers MN, Foster DW, Young CM, Lu Q. God, Can I Tell You Something? The Effect of Religious Coping on the Relationship Between Anxiety Over Emotional Expression, Anxiety, and Depressive Symptoms. Psychology Of Religion And Spirituality 2016, 8: 46-53. PMID: 27019677, PMCID: PMC4808057, DOI: 10.1037/rel0000023.
- Multisubstance Use Among Treatment-Seeking Smokers: Synergistic Effects of Coping Motives for Cannabis and Alcohol Use and Social Anxiety/Depressive SymptomsFoster DW, Buckner JD, Schmidt NB, Zvolensky MJ. Multisubstance Use Among Treatment-Seeking Smokers: Synergistic Effects of Coping Motives for Cannabis and Alcohol Use and Social Anxiety/Depressive Symptoms. Substance Use & Misuse 2016, 51: 165-178. PMID: 26846421, PMCID: PMC4755824, DOI: 10.3109/10826084.2015.1082596.
- The Influence of Drinking Motives on Hookah use Frequency Among Young Multi-Substance UsersFoster DW, Greene MR, Allan NP, Geldsetzer P. The Influence of Drinking Motives on Hookah use Frequency Among Young Multi-Substance Users. International Journal Of Mental Health And Addiction 2016, 14: 791-802. PMID: 27713680, PMCID: PMC5047663, DOI: 10.1007/s11469-016-9633-y.
- Effects of Readiness to Change, Quit History, and Health Perceptions on Depressive Symptoms among Young Adult SmokersFoster DW, Khalil GE, Farris SG, Bärnighausen TW, Prokhorov AV. Effects of Readiness to Change, Quit History, and Health Perceptions on Depressive Symptoms among Young Adult Smokers. International Journal Of Psychology And Psychoanalysis 2015, 1 PMID: 26457334, PMCID: PMC4599346, DOI: 10.23937/2572-4037.1510003.
- The road to drink is paved with high intentions: Expectancies, refusal self-efficacy, and intentions among heavy drinking college studentsFoster DW, Dukes K, Sartor CE. The road to drink is paved with high intentions: Expectancies, refusal self-efficacy, and intentions among heavy drinking college students. Alcohol 2015, 50: 65-71. PMID: 26810041, PMCID: PMC4753103, DOI: 10.1016/j.alcohol.2015.11.004.
- Influences of Barriers to Cessation and Reasons for Quitting on Substance Use among Treatment-Seeking Smokers Who Report Heavy DrinkingFoster DW, Schmidt NB, Zvolensky MJ. Influences of Barriers to Cessation and Reasons for Quitting on Substance Use among Treatment-Seeking Smokers Who Report Heavy Drinking. Journal Of Addiction Research & Therapy 2015, 2015 PMID: 26949566, PMCID: PMC4775090, DOI: 10.4172/2155-6105.1000246.
- Decisional Balance: Alcohol Decisional Balance Intervention for Heavy Drinking UndergraduatesFoster DW, Neighbors C, Pai A. Decisional Balance: Alcohol Decisional Balance Intervention for Heavy Drinking Undergraduates. Substance Use & Misuse 2015, 50: 1717-1727. PMID: 26555004, PMCID: PMC4666722, DOI: 10.3109/10826084.2015.1036883.
- Social anxiety and cannabis cravings: The influences of parent injunctive norms and tension reduction expectancies.Foster DW, Ecker AH, Zvolensky MJ, Buckner JD. Social anxiety and cannabis cravings: The influences of parent injunctive norms and tension reduction expectancies. Journal Of Social And Clinical Psychology 2015, 34: 731-746. PMID: 26586926, PMCID: PMC4646225, DOI: 10.1521/jscp.2015.34.9.731.
- I like people who drink like me: Perceived appeal as a function of drinking statusYoung CM, DiBello AM, Steers ML, Quist MC, Foster DW, Bryan JL, Neighbors C. I like people who drink like me: Perceived appeal as a function of drinking status. Addictive Behaviors 2015, 53: 125-131. PMID: 26477014, PMCID: PMC4679654, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2015.10.003.
- Substance Use in the Perinatal PeriodForray A, Foster D. Substance Use in the Perinatal Period. Current Psychiatry Reports 2015, 17: 91. PMID: 26386836, PMCID: PMC4671272, DOI: 10.1007/s11920-015-0626-5.
- Cannabis Motives and Quitting TobaccoFoster DW, Allan NP, Schmidt NB, Zvolensky MJ. Cannabis Motives and Quitting Tobacco. Addictive Disorders & Their Treatment 2015, 14: 139-151. PMID: 26462254, PMCID: PMC4599364, DOI: 10.1097/adt.0000000000000065.
- Correlates of gambling on high-school groundsFoster DW, Hoff RA, Pilver CE, Yau YH, Steinberg MA, Wampler J, Krishnan-Sarin S, Potenza MN. Correlates of gambling on high-school grounds. Addictive Behaviors 2015, 51: 57-64. PMID: 26232102, PMCID: PMC4558206, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2015.07.006.
- Efficacy of Personalized Normative Feedback as a Brief Intervention for College Student Gambling: A Randomized Controlled TrialNeighbors C, Rodriguez LM, Rinker DV, Gonzales RG, Agana M, Tackett JL, Foster DW. Efficacy of Personalized Normative Feedback as a Brief Intervention for College Student Gambling: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal Of Consulting And Clinical Psychology 2015, 83: 500-511. PMID: 26009785, PMCID: PMC4939822, DOI: 10.1037/a0039125.
- Smoking Processes, Panic, and Depressive Symptoms Among Treatment-Seeking SmokersFoster DW, Langdon KJ, Schmidt NB, Zvolensky M. Smoking Processes, Panic, and Depressive Symptoms Among Treatment-Seeking Smokers. Substance Use & Misuse 2014, 50: 394-402. PMID: 25496170, PMCID: PMC4418538, DOI: 10.3109/10826084.2014.984849.
- The influence of cannabis motives on alcohol, cannabis, and tobacco use among treatment-seeking cigarette smokersFoster DW, Allan NP, Zvolensky MJ, Schmidt NB. The influence of cannabis motives on alcohol, cannabis, and tobacco use among treatment-seeking cigarette smokers. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2014, 146: 81-88. PMID: 25481854, PMCID: PMC4272897, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2014.11.013.
- Alcohol evaluations and acceptability: Examining descriptive and injunctive norms among heavy drinkersFoster DW, Neighbors C, Krieger H. Alcohol evaluations and acceptability: Examining descriptive and injunctive norms among heavy drinkers. Addictive Behaviors 2014, 42: 101-107. PMID: 25437265, PMCID: PMC4418550, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2014.11.008.
- Community Health Workers to Improve Antenatal Care and PMTCT Uptake in Dar es Salaam, TanzaniaLema IA, Sando D, Magesa L, Machumi L, Mungure E, Sando M, Geldsetzer P, Foster D, Kajoka D, Naburi H, Ekström AM, Spiegelman D, Li N, Chalamilla G, Fawzi W, Bärnighausen T. Community Health Workers to Improve Antenatal Care and PMTCT Uptake in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2014, 67: s195-s201. PMID: 25436818, PMCID: PMC4252140, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000000371.
- Canine comfort: Pet affinity buffers the negative impact of ambivalence over emotional expression on perceived social supportBryan JL, Quist MC, Young CM, Steers ML, Foster DW, Lu Q. Canine comfort: Pet affinity buffers the negative impact of ambivalence over emotional expression on perceived social support. Personality And Individual Differences 2014, 68: 23-27. PMID: 25960586, PMCID: PMC4423613, DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2014.04.003.
- Interactions among drinking identity, gender and decisional balance in predicting alcohol use and problems among college studentsFoster DW, Young CM, Bryan J, Steers ML, Yeung NC, Prokhorov AV. Interactions among drinking identity, gender and decisional balance in predicting alcohol use and problems among college students. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2014, 143: 198-205. PMID: 25127705, PMCID: PMC4161622, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2014.07.024.
- Drinking identity as a mediator of the relationship between drinking motives and weekly alcohol consumption among heavy drinking undergraduate studentsFoster DW. Drinking identity as a mediator of the relationship between drinking motives and weekly alcohol consumption among heavy drinking undergraduate students. Addictive Behaviors 2014, 39: 1811-1815. PMID: 25127197, PMCID: PMC4221097, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2014.07.013.
- Relationships Between Drinking Motives and Smoking Expectancies Among Daily Smokers Who Are Also Problem DrinkersFoster DW, Zvolensky MJ, Garey L, Ditre JW, Schmidt NB. Relationships Between Drinking Motives and Smoking Expectancies Among Daily Smokers Who Are Also Problem Drinkers. Journal Of Dual Diagnosis 2014, 10: 118-129. PMID: 25392285, PMCID: PMC4231525, DOI: 10.1080/15504263.2014.926759.
- Tears in Your Beer: Gender Differences in Coping Drinking Motives, Depressive Symptoms and DrinkingFoster DW, Young CM, Steers M, Quist MC, Bryan JL, Neighbors C. Tears in Your Beer: Gender Differences in Coping Drinking Motives, Depressive Symptoms and Drinking. International Journal Of Mental Health And Addiction 2014, 12: 730-746. PMID: 25525419, PMCID: PMC4267111, DOI: 10.1007/s11469-014-9504-3.
- The Influence of Individualism and Drinking Identity on Alcohol ProblemsFoster DW, Yeung N, Quist MC. The Influence of Individualism and Drinking Identity on Alcohol Problems. International Journal Of Mental Health And Addiction 2014, 12: 747-758. PMID: 25525420, PMCID: PMC4267053, DOI: 10.1007/s11469-014-9505-2.
- Self-Control as a Moderator of the Relationship Between Drinking Identity and Alcohol UseFoster DW, Young CM, Bärnighausen TW. Self-Control as a Moderator of the Relationship Between Drinking Identity and Alcohol Use. Substance Use & Misuse 2014, 49: 1340-1348. PMID: 24730565, PMCID: PMC4220739, DOI: 10.3109/10826084.2014.901387.
- Priming Effects of Self-Reported Drinking and ReligiosityRodriguez LM, Neighbors C, Foster DW. Priming Effects of Self-Reported Drinking and Religiosity. Psychology Of Addictive Behaviors 2014, 28: 1-9. PMID: 23528191, PMCID: PMC3795945, DOI: 10.1037/a0031828.
- I think I can't: Drink refusal self-efficacy as a mediator of the relationship between self-reported drinking identity and alcohol useFoster DW, Yeung N, Neighbors C. I think I can't: Drink refusal self-efficacy as a mediator of the relationship between self-reported drinking identity and alcohol use. Addictive Behaviors 2013, 39: 461-468. PMID: 24220248, PMCID: PMC4217657, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2013.10.009.
- Drink refusal self-efficacy and implicit drinking identity: An evaluation of moderators of the relationship between self-awareness and drinking behaviorFoster DW, Neighbors C, Young CM. Drink refusal self-efficacy and implicit drinking identity: An evaluation of moderators of the relationship between self-awareness and drinking behavior. Addictive Behaviors 2013, 39: 196-204. PMID: 24169372, PMCID: PMC4215944, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2013.09.024.
- Drinking motives as moderators of the effect of ambivalence on drinking and alcohol-related problemsFoster DW, Neighbors C, Prokhorov A. Drinking motives as moderators of the effect of ambivalence on drinking and alcohol-related problems. Addictive Behaviors 2013, 39: 133-139. PMID: 24094922, PMCID: PMC4217654, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2013.09.016.
- Benefit finding as a moderator of the relationship between spirituality/religiosity and drinkingFoster DW, Quist MC, Young CM, Bryan JL, Nguyen ML, Neighbors C. Benefit finding as a moderator of the relationship between spirituality/religiosity and drinking. Addictive Behaviors 2013, 38: 2647-2652. PMID: 23899427, PMCID: PMC4214151, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2013.06.019.
- Social identity as a moderator of the association between perceived norms and marijuana use.Neighbors C, Foster DW, Walker DD, Kilmer JR, Lee CM. Social identity as a moderator of the association between perceived norms and marijuana use. Journal Of Studies On Alcohol And Drugs 2013, 74: 479-83. PMID: 23490578, PMCID: PMC3602363, DOI: 10.15288/jsad.2013.74.479.
- A review of decisional balance research and directions for brief alcohol intervention among college students.Foster DW, Neighbors C. A review of decisional balance research and directions for brief alcohol intervention among college students. OA Alcohol 2013, 1: 7. PMID: 25530871, PMCID: PMC4271314, DOI: 10.13172/2053-0285-1-1-575.
- Reliance on God, prayer, and religion reduces influence of perceived norms on drinking.Neighbors C, Brown GA, Dibello AM, Rodriguez LM, Foster DW. Reliance on God, prayer, and religion reduces influence of perceived norms on drinking. Journal Of Studies On Alcohol And Drugs 2013, 74: 361-8. PMID: 23490564, PMCID: PMC3602356, DOI: 10.15288/jsad.2013.74.361.
- Implicit drinking identity: Drinker+me associations predict college student drinking consistentlyLindgren KP, Foster DW, Westgate EC, Neighbors C. Implicit drinking identity: Drinker+me associations predict college student drinking consistently. Addictive Behaviors 2013, 38: 2163-2166. PMID: 23454880, PMCID: PMC3632381, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2013.01.026.
- Self‐determination and intimate partner violenceNeighbors C, Walker DD, Mbilinyi LF, Zegree J, Foster DW, Roffman RA. Self‐determination and intimate partner violence. Journal Of Applied Social Psychology 2013, 43: 338-349. PMID: 23526064, PMCID: PMC3604988, DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2012.01003.x.
- Self-consciousness as a moderator of the effect of social drinking motives on alcohol useFoster DW, Neighbors C. Self-consciousness as a moderator of the effect of social drinking motives on alcohol use. Addictive Behaviors 2013, 38: 1996-2002. PMID: 23384456, PMCID: PMC4215938, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2013.01.011.
- Readiness to Change and Gender: Moderators of the Relationship between Social Desirability and College DrinkingFoster DW. Readiness to Change and Gender: Moderators of the Relationship between Social Desirability and College Drinking. Journal Of Alcoholism And Drug Dependence 2013, 02 PMID: 25568893, PMCID: PMC4283103, DOI: 10.4172/2329-6488.1000141.
- Self-Identification as a Moderator of the Relationship Between Gambling-Related Perceived Norms and Gambling BehaviorFoster DW, Neighbors C, Rodriguez LM, Lazorwitz B, Gonzales R. Self-Identification as a Moderator of the Relationship Between Gambling-Related Perceived Norms and Gambling Behavior. Journal Of Gambling Studies 2012, 30: 125-140. PMID: 23143706, PMCID: PMC4238910, DOI: 10.1007/s10899-012-9346-5.