Alexander Sokolovsky

About

Alexander W. Sokolovsky is an Assistant Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences and a Licensed Clinical Psychologist at Brown University. He earned his PhD in clinical psychology from the University of Illinois at Chicago in 2017 and completed a postdoctoral training program at the Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies at Brown University in 2019. His research primarily focuses on the etiology and consequences of substance use and dependence, with particular attention to poly-substance use such as the co-use of tobacco with marijuana and alcohol, as well as nuanced investigations of poly-tobacco use. His work involves applying experience sampling methods, including ecological momentary assessment (EMA), to model antecedent processes influencing behavior and to evaluate their impact. Sokolovsky's research aims to translate these findings into preventative interventions and treatments for substance use. His current programs include exploring the provision of e-cigarettes to adults with asthma who have difficulty quitting smoking, examining cross-conditioning of cigarette and e-cigarette craving in young adults, and investigating the relationship between cannabis use and depression through affective and sleep mechanisms. His contributions extend to understanding co-use behaviors, developing novel assessment tools, and informing public health strategies related to tobacco harm reduction and substance use.

Research topics

• Medicine
• Psychiatry
• Psychology
• Environmental health
• Clinical psychology
• Internal medicine
• Sociology
• Political Science
• Nursing
• Gender studies

Selected publications

• Alcohol and marijuana co-use: Consequences, subjective intoxication, and the operationalization of simultaneous use

  Drug and Alcohol Dependence · 2020 · 149 citations

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• Medical Mistrust, Perceived Discrimination, and Race: a Longitudinal Analysis of Predictors of COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in US Adults

  Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities · 2022 · 75 citations

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• Complex cannabis use patterns: Associations with cannabis consequences and cannabis use disorder symptomatology

  Addictive Behaviors · 2020 · 70 citations

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• Association of Substance Use With Behavioral Adherence to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Guidelines for COVID-19 Mitigation: Cross-sectional Web-Based Survey

  JMIR Public Health and Surveillance · 2021 · 19 citations

  BACKGROUND: Substance use is a risk factor for COVID-19 infection and adverse outcomes. However, reasons for elevated risk for COVID-19 in substance users are not well understood. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate whether alcohol or other drug use is associated with adherence to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines for COVID-19 mitigation. Preregistered analyses tested the hypothesis that greater use of alcohol and other drugs would be associated with lower…

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• Preventing sexual violence among high school students through norms correction and bystander intervention: A school‐based cluster trial of Your Voice Your View

  Journal of Community Psychology · 2023-04-10 · 13 citations

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  Abstract Risk for sexual violence begins early in the lifespan; thus, interventions are needed to decrease the risk for sexual violence among high school youth. The current study evaluates the Your Voice Your View (YVYV) sexual violence prevention program using a school‐based cluster trial among 26 high schools in the Northeastern United States. YVYV, includes: 1) a series of four classroom workshops designed to engage students as allies in violence prevention through bystander intervention skil…

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Recent grants

• Administrative Core

  NIH · $34.9M · 2019–2029

• Dual Use of ENDS and Combustible Cigarettes: Shared, Distinct, and Cross-Conditioned Processes

  NIH · $976k · 2020–2026

Frequent coauthors

• Kristina M. Jackson

  Pacific Institute For Research and Evaluation

  100 shared

• Rachel L. Gunn

  Brown University

  46 shared

• Helene R. White

  Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

  44 shared

• Jennifer W. Tidey

  Brown University

  33 shared

• Jasjit S. Ahluwalia

  Providence College

  29 shared

• Mollie A. Monnig

  John Brown University

  25 shared

• Angela K. Stevens

  Brown University

  25 shared

• Lauren Micalizzi

  John Brown University

  23 shared

Education

• Ph.D., Clinical Psychology

  University of Illinois at Chicago

  2017

• Other

  Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies at Brown University

  2019

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