Expertise
Research Interests
The biopsychosocial impacts of childhood trauma and PTSD, specifically how biological embedding of early life trauma influences individuals in their adult life.
Education
- BachelorofArts (B.A.) Psychology, Stetson University, Deland, Florida
- The Relationship Between Affection Received in Childhood and Adolescence and Adult Psychological Well-Being, Stetson University, Deland, Florida
- The Relationship Between Affection Received in Childhood and Adolescence and Adult Psychological Well-Being, Stetson University, Deland, Florida
- Master of Science (M.S.) Psychological Research Methods, University of Stirling, Stirling, Scotland
- The Relationship of House Pet Ownership and Loss with Existential Thinking and Acceptance of One’s Own Mortality – University of Stirling, Stirling, Scotland
Biosketch
Allie earned her bachelor’s degree in Psychology with a minor in Creative Writing from Stetson University. She gained several years of clinical experience working at a psychiatric hospital, primarily with children and adolescents, where she developed hands-on knowledge of clinical psychology and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). She went on to earn a master’s degree in Psychological Research Methods, specializing in cognition and neuropsychology, from the University of Stirling. Her thesis was a mixed-methods project, and the qualitative findings led to her first first-author publication. Before joining UMass Lowell, Allie spent five years as a research coordinator. For two years, she worked at the University of Florida, managing an MRI study investigating alcohol analgesia and family history of substance use disorders. She then spent three years at Northeastern University, managing a project examining impulsivity domains and alcohol use in young adults using intravenous alcohol administration, cognitive tasks, and ecological momentary assessments (EMA). Her current research focuses on the biological embedding of trauma, specifically examining how trauma exposure and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in childhood influence DNA methylation.
Selected Publications
- Farone, A., Leeman, R. F., & Applebaum, J. W. (2026). A qualitative study using metacognition to evaluate the impacts of pet ownership and loss on existential thinking, mortality acceptance, and grief. Death Studies, 1–15.
- Yuan, S., Wilson, S. E., Martinez, J. S., Farone, A., Berey, B. L., Frohe, T., & Leeman, R. F. (2026). Reliability and validity of the impaired control alcohol self-administration paradigm. Translational Issues in Psychological Science. Advance online publication.
- Cushnie, A. K., Bush, N.J., Sevel, L. S., Stennett-Blackmon, B., Farone, A., Nixon, S. J., Robinson, M.E., & Boissoneault, J. (2025). Insula under the influence: Alcohol-induced changes in resting state functional connectivity. Alcohol, Clinical and Experimental Research, 49(6), 1221-1232.
Selected Presentations
- Farone, A. & Leeman, R. F. (2024, November). A qualitative study using metacognition to evaluate the impacts of pet ownership and loss on existential thinking, mortality acceptance, and grief. Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Conference, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- S.E. Wilson, A. Farone, T. Frohe, M.C. Benvenuti, P. Chauca, B. Berey, B. Rowland, L.S.E. Hone, & R.F. Leeman. (2024, June). A content analysis of qualitative feedback on BAC-related technology use. Research Society on Alcohol Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
- Farone, A. & Boissoneault, J. (2023, June). Parental History of Alcohol Problems is Associated with Greater Pain Sensitivity in Healthy Social Drinkers. Research Society on Alcohol Conference, Seattle, Washington.
- Farone, A., Stennett, B., and Boissoneault, J. (2022, September). Association of perceived pain relief with subjective effects of alcohol and the ascending and descending limbs of alcohol intoxication. International Association for the Study of Pain World Congress on Pain, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- Farone, A. and Moore, E. (2018, March). The relationship between affection received in childhood and adolescence and adult mental well-being. Southeastern Psychological Association Annual Meeting, Charleston, South Carolina.