Research Interests
Implementation science; Suicide prevention; nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI); intervention development & evaluation
Education
- Bachelor of Science, Neuroscience (2016); Stonehill College, Easton Mass.
- Master of Arts, Research Psychology (2021); University of Massachusetts Dartmouth; New Bedford Mass.
Thesis Title: Evaluation of a Short-term Self-Harm Intervention for College Students
Selected Publications
- Morena, A. L., Gaias, L. M., & Larkin, C. (2022). Understanding the role of clinical champions and their impact on clinician behavior change: The need for causal pathway mechanisms. Frontiers Health Services. 2: 896885. doi: 10.3389/frhs.
- Browning, M. E., Morena, A., Gould, E. R., & Lloyd-Richardson, E. E. (2022). Brief ACT for Undergraduates: A Mixed-Methods Pilot Investigation of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Delivered over Zoom. Journal of College Student Psychotherapy, 1-21.
- Gaudiano, B. A., Guzman Holst, C., Morena, A., Reeves, L. E., Sydnor, V. J., Epstein-Lubow, G., & Weinstock, L. M. (2018). Complex Polypharmacy in Patients with Schizophrenia-Spectrum Disorders Before a Psychiatric Hospitalization: Prescribing Patterns and Associated Clinical Features. Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology, 38(3), 180–187.