University of Colorado Boulder · PsychologyRhee Substance Lab
Soo H Rhee · Boulder, Colorado
Research Focus
Dr. Soo H. Rhee's lab at the University of Colorado focuses on understanding how parental substance use, particularly marijuana, affects their children's behavior during adolescence. They employ innovative research designs, including twin studies, to tease apart genetic and environmental influences on substance use and associated disorders. By studying families in Colorado and Minnesota, the lab aims to identify effective prevention strategies and inform public policy regarding marijuana use.
substance usemarijuana legalizationtwin studiesintergenerational transmissionbehavioral disinhibitionfamily environmentpreventive interventioncannabis policyadolescent behaviorparental influence
Research Aims
3AIM 01Differentiate mechanisms of parent-child transmission of marijuana use and disorder.
AIM 02Determine effects of marijuana legalization on parenting practices and adolescent behavior in different states.
AIM 03Delineate the role of behavioral disinhibition in marijuana use among parents and adolescents.
Skills the Lab Values
longitudinal study designdata collectionstatistical analysissurvey methodologybehavioral assessments
Output against the department
Publications165top 45% of dept.131st of 296
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Citations9.3ktop 31% of dept.91st of 296
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