Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus · PsychologyAlcohol Behavior and Biosensors Lab
Michael Arthur Russell · University Park, Pennsylvania
Research Focus
Dr. Michael Arthur Russell's lab focuses on understanding alcohol misuse among young adults, particularly how to improve the accuracy of self-reports regarding drinking behaviors. They use innovative wearable sensors that measure alcohol levels in real-time to study how drinking patterns relate to alcohol-related consequences and disorders. The lab's work aims to provide insights that could help in reducing alcohol-related harm in both college students and non-college adults.
alcohol misusealcohol use disorderwearable biosensorstransdermal alcohol concentrationyoung adultsdrinking behaviorpublic healthself-report accuracylongitudinal study
Research Aims
5AIM 01Examine how TAC features predict alcohol-related consequences in young adults.
AIM 02Assess the onset of alcohol use disorder using diagnostic criteria over 24 months.
AIM 03Investigate the accuracy of wearable biosensor data compared to self-reports of drinking.
AIM 04Determine the impact of heavy episodic drinking on public health outcomes.
AIM 05Analyze the dynamic drinking patterns captured by real-time TAC measurements.
Skills the Lab Values
data collectionwearable technologybiostatisticslongitudinal study designanalytical methodsparticipant recruitmentself-report methodologybehavioral assessmentresearch ethics