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Brown University Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies (CAAS) @browncaas.bsky.social · 14h

CAAS Rounds 10/16 at noon! After a week off, we are excited to see everyone for CAAS Rounds today! We have the pleasure of hearing from Dr. Emily Ledingham today.

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Brown University Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies (CAAS) @browncaas.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Join us for CAAS Rounds tomorrow 10/2 at noon! This week, we have the pleasure of hosting Dr. Jonathan Noel, a professor at JWU and Director of their MPH program. Hope to see you there!

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Brown University Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies (CAAS) @browncaas.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Join us tomorrow at noon for CAAS Rounds, featuring our very own, Dr. David Zelaya!

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Brown University Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies (CAAS) @browncaas.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Last week, our first year postdocs presented at CAAS Rounds - we are so happy to have them joining SPH!

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Brown University Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies (CAAS) @browncaas.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

We're thrilled to celebrate CAAS Assistant Professor David G. Zelaya, Ph.D. for receiving the 2026 National Latinx Psychological Association (NLPA) Distinguished Early-Career Award! 🥳🎉 You can see him recognized at the 2026 NLPA Conference in CO this October. Congratulations, Dr. Zelaya! 👏✨

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Brown University Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies (CAAS) @browncaas.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

CAAS Rounds TODAY! Join us in SPH 245 at 12pm today to hear from our first year postdoctoral fellows!

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Brown University Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies (CAAS) @browncaas.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Join us TOMORROW, 9/11, at 12 PM in SPH 245 for CAAS Rounds as our new postdoctoral fellows—Drs. Hannah Carlon, Fatima Dobani, Allison Greene, and Kirstyn Smith-LeCavalier—introduce themselves and their research!

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Brown University Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies (CAAS) @browncaas.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Join us for a very special CAAS rounds tomorrow at 12pm in SPH 375! This year, the annual Spring Foward Drive supports Project Weber/RENEW. 👟

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Brown University Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies (CAAS) @browncaas.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Join us TODAY for a special CAAS Rounds for the CADRE sponsored Distinguished Visiting Scholar Seriejes featuring Dr. Stephanie O’Malley. Dr. O’Malley joins us from Yale’s School of Medicine. Hope to see everyone at 12pm in SPH 245!

flyer featuring a photo of dr. Stephanie O’Malley on the left with top text reading CADRE DVSS. Measuring what matters: advancing drinking reduction and craving endpoints for AUD therapeutics. The right side reads the date May 8 at 12pm in SPH 245.

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Brown University Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies (CAAS) @browncaas.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Join us this Friday at 12pm in SPH 245! Dr. Justin Knox (He/Him) will present "A Novel Collaborative Method for Building Interventions from Existing Evidence-Based Interventions for Alcohol Use and HIV" for this week's CAAS Rounds. Hope to see you there!

CAAS Rounds announcement with photo of presenter, Justin Knox, on the left with text “a novel collaborative method for building interventions from existing evidence-based interventions for alcohol use and HIV” on the right.

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Brown University Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies (CAAS) @browncaas.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

We were thrilled to see so much CAAS representation at this year's SPH Dean’s Awards! Congrats to Wendy Hernandez (Excellence in Innovation), Brian Gully (Excellence in Leadership), and Alex Macmadu (Excellence in Community Engagement)! CAAS is lucky to have you! 🎉👏

Lab Technician Wendy Hernandez (left) and Project Coordinator Brian Gully (right) smile at the camera while seated at a table.

Assistant Professor of Epidemiology Alex Macmadu stands smiling at a colleague while holding an award certificate folder.

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Brown University Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies (CAAS) @browncaas.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Catch Dr. Hayley Treloar Padovano on WPRI 12 News discussing a new liver health study! 🩺 The CAAS-led pilot found that community clinic screenings identified liver damage in patients who didn't even know they were at risk. Watch the full interview on WPRI here. www.wpri.com/news/local-n...

Dr. Hayley Treloar Padovano speaks on WPRI 12 News.

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Brown University Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies (CAAS) @browncaas.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Celebrating our 3rd annual Staff Research Day! 🎉 On Friday, the Center for Alcohol & Addiction Studies (CAAS) hosted this signature event, giving staff and student employees a platform to present their work and shine. Thank you to our amazing staff for all that you do for #science & for CAAS.

Research staff member Christy Zhao points to her academic poster and discusses the contents with someone observing the poster.

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Brown University Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies (CAAS) @browncaas.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Huge congratulations to Julie Cristello, Postdoctoral Fellow at CAAS, for receiving a 2026 Brown Postdoctoral Excellence Award! 🏆 Well deserved, Julie! @juliecristello.bsky.social

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Brown University Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies (CAAS) @browncaas.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Huge congrats to BSS PhD student Abby Morales on being accepted into the Spring 2026 Graduate Writing Collective at the Sheridan Center! We can’t wait to see your work flourish, Abby! 👏

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Brown University Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies (CAAS) @browncaas.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

CAAS Rounds Alert! 🚨 Join us tomorrow 2/20 in SPH 245 at 12pm to hear Dr. Jackie White Hughto present “Documenting and Disrupting Stimulant and Opioid-related Morbidity and Mortality in the US."

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Brown University Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies (CAAS) @browncaas.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Today! CAAS Rounds will feature Dr. Shufang Sun. 12pm in SPH 245. Hope to see you there!

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Brown University Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies (CAAS) @browncaas.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Join us for CAAS Rounds today at 12pm! Dr. Brendan Saloner (he/him) will be presenting research on opioid use disorder treatment. Rumor has it that there will be donuts 🍩 hope to see you there!

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Brown University Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies (CAAS) @browncaas.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

We’re thrilled to celebrate our current and past members who have stepped into new editor roles with Addiction. CAAS leadership and expertise continue to shape the field. 👏 Congrats to all — and thank you for advancing rigorous, thoughtful scholarship in addiction science!

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Brown University Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies (CAAS) @browncaas.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Congratulations to Lauren Micalizzi, CAAS Assistant Professor, on her election to the Research Society on Marijuana (RSMj) Board! 🎉 @laurenmic.bsky.social @researchmj.bsky.social

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Brown University Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies (CAAS) @browncaas.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

We are pleased to announce that abstract submissions are now open for Staff Research Day [at CAAS]: A Day to Highlight Staff Excellence!

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Brown University Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies (CAAS) @browncaas.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

Thanks to all who participated in the inaugural CAAS Connects Trivia. While it was close competition, one team prevailed! Congrats to our winners, “Not that kind of Doctor!” 🎉 And thanks to our incredible hosts - until next time!

Four event hosts stand together in front of projector screen that reads “CAAS ROUNDS TRIVIA”

The winning team consists of five people holding red CAAS mugs in front of projector screen.

Classroom with people in chairs, two hosts in front of CAAS rounds trivia on projector.

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Brown University Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies (CAAS) @browncaas.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Join us for the first ever CAAS Rounds Trivia this Friday 11/14! 🤓 Hope to see everyone there! 📍SPH 245 ⏰ 12pm EST

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Brown University Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies (CAAS) @browncaas.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

CAAS Rounds continues tomorrow at 12pm in SPH 245! Join us to hear Patrick Kelly (he/him) present "Healthcare Provider Approaches to Managing the Health Harms of Xylazine." All are welcome.

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Brown University Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies (CAAS) @browncaas.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Thank you to Alex Gautieri of RICARES for leading Recovery Ally Training for CAAS staff and students yesterday! 🌟 We’re grateful for this chance to learn how to better support people in recovery and look forward to RICARES returning in December to talk with our faculty and trainees.

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Brown University Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies (CAAS) @browncaas.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Thank you to Dr. Maha Mian @mahiimahii.bsky.social for presenting “Exploring Safety and Harm Reduction for Community Uses of Psychedelics” at CAAS Rounds this past Friday! This was such an exciting talk, highlighting the many ways we can uphold and honor the humanity of people who use substances.

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Brown University Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies (CAAS) @browncaas.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

🧠 CAAS Rounds this Friday! Join us for a presentation by Dr. Maha Mian titled “Exploring Safety and Harm Reduction for Community Uses of Psychedelics.” 📅 Friday, October 24 📍 Room 245, 121 S Main St 🕘 12 p.m.

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Brown University Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies (CAAS) @browncaas.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

Thank you again to today’s CAAS Rounds speaker, Dr. Justin Berk, for a great conversation on the links between substance use, health equity, and incarceration. CAAS Rounds resumes next week with Dr. Maha Mian. Hope to see you there!

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Brown University Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies (CAAS) @browncaas.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

Tomorrow! Join us at 12pm in SPH 245 -- Dr. Justin Berk (he/him) will present "Addiction and Incarceration" for this week's CAAS Rounds.

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Brown University Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies (CAAS) @browncaas.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

Huge congratulations to CAAS Assistant Professor David Zelaya for winning the APA Division 45 Emerging Professional – Contributions to Service Award! 🎉 We're so proud of his dedication and impact. #APADivision45 #EmergingProfessional #ServiceAward #PublicHealth @apadivision45.bsky.social

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Brown University Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies (CAAS) @browncaas.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

Mark your calendars🗓! The CAAS Rounds Spring Forward Drive supporting Sojourner House is on Friday May 16th. Drop off a donation and stay for refreshments, crafts, and a brief presentation by representatives from Sojourner House! We look forward to seeing you there, read the flyer for more info!

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Brown University Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies (CAAS) @browncaas.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Congratulations to the former and current CAAS postdocs who were recognized in the Research Society on Alcohol 2025 Annual Awards!🎉 @rsaofficial.bsky.social

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Brown University Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies (CAAS) @browncaas.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Event Reminder! Join CAAS today at 12pm for the 2025 Dr. Angela Stevens Memorial Lecture! Dr. Noel Vest, will deliver his talk, “Researching with Conviction: An Academic Journey from Prison to PhD.” More information here: events.brown.edu/caas/event/3...

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Brown University Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies (CAAS) @browncaas.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

Congratulations to CAAS Faculty Jennifer Merrill & Elizabeth Aston who received a 2025 Seed Award!🎉 @jenmerrillphd.bsky.social This award supports their research focusing on the labeling of alcohol products. Learn more about their research: division-research.brown.edu/research-cyc...

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Brown University Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies (CAAS) @browncaas.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

Join us Friday May 2 for the 2025 Dr. Angela Stevens Memorial Lecture. This year, we welcome Dr. Noel Vest, who will deliver his talk, “Researching with Conviction: An Academic Journey from Prison to PhD.” More information here: events.brown.edu/caas/event/3...

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Brown University Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies (CAAS) @browncaas.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

CAAS Event Recap! Last Friday CAAS was joined by Dr. Craig McClain who gave an insightful presentation about Nutrition Deficiencies and Nutrition Therapy in Alcohol Use Disorder and Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease as part of the CADRE sponsored Distinguished Visiting Scholar Series.

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Brown University Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies (CAAS) @browncaas.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Tomorrow April 9th at 12pm – Angelica Meinhofer from Cornell will be presenting on "Early school Medicaid expansions and health services for children with parental opioid use disorder." More info on the infographic below!

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Brown University Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies (CAAS) @browncaas.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Please join us for CAAS Rounds this Friday, April 11th at 12 PM! Joshua Kemp, Ph.D. & Melissa Simon, Ph.D. will present on Academic Entrepreneurship in the Behavioral Sciences. We hope to see you there! More information here: events.brown.edu/caas/event/3...

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Brown University Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies (CAAS) @browncaas.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

This Friday, 2/21, at 12pm in SPH 245, Dr. Jon Soske (He/Him) and Dr. Cecilia Fix (She/Her) will present “Dismantling the 'War on Drugs'” for this week’s CAAS Rounds! Please note this event is in-person only. We hope to see you there!

CAAS Rounds Dismantling The "War On Drugs"

Jon Soske (he/him), PhD
Jon Soske's research utilizes ethnography and community-engaged research to understand the unfolding crisis in mental health and SUD treatment. He is a Systems of Care Fellow at RISD's Center for Complexity and a research associate in the Division of Addiction Medicine at Brown University Health.

Cecilia Fix(she/her), MD
Dr. Cecilia Fix is the Director of the Division of Addiction Medicine at Brown University Health. She is trained in internal medicine and addiction medicine. Dr. Fix sees patients at the Brown Recovery Center and at Addiction Care Today where she treats all substance use disorders.

On Friday Feb 21, 2025
Starts 12PM-1PM
SPH Room 245

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