Amelia Arria
· ProfessorUniversity of Maryland, College Park · Information Studies
Active 1987–2025
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About
Amelia Arria is a Professor and the Director of the Center on Young Adult Health and Development in the Department of Behavioral and Community Health at the University of Maryland School of Public Health. She also serves as the Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives. Her research focuses on substance use and untreated mental health problems among adolescents and young adults, with a particular emphasis on the connection between behavioral health and human capital. She has studied the risk and resiliency factors associated with mental health and substance use issues, and her recent work has clarified the impact of substance use, including excessive drinking and marijuana use, on academic achievement. Dr. Arria is the Principal Investigator of the NIDA-funded College Life Study, which assesses the behavioral health of college students throughout their young adult years. She is also a co-leader of the Maryland Collaborative, providing training and technical assistance to colleges to align their substance use prevention and intervention strategies with scientific evidence. She has authored over 185 peer-reviewed publications and has received several major grant awards. Her work has direct relevance to parents, communities, educational professionals, and policymakers. She completed her undergraduate degree at Cornell University, earned a PhD in Epidemiology from the University of Pittsburgh, and completed postdoctoral training in Psychiatric Epidemiology at Johns Hopkins…
Research topics
- Psychology
- Clinical psychology
- Medicine
- Psychiatry
- Social psychology
- Nursing
- Pedagogy
- Family medicine
- Medical education
Selected publications
Stress and Burnout Among Graduate Students: Moderation by Sleep Duration and Quality
International Journal of Behavioral Medicine · 2020 · 110 citations
Senior authorCorrespondingJournal of American College Health · 2020 · 59 citations
Senior authorCorrespondingOBJECTIVE: This study evaluated variation in substance use and mental health among graduate student subgroups. PARTICIPANTS: A sample of 2,683 master's and doctoral students completed an online survey in October 2017. METHODS: Subgroup variation in behavioral health by demographic and program characteristics, particularly degree type and academic discipline, was explored. RESULTS: Compared with academic doctoral students (ie, PhD students), professional doctoral students (ie, MD, JD, etc.) were…
International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction · 2020 · 36 citations
Senior authorCorrespondingSituational context and motives of alcohol use among graduate student drinkers
Addictive Behaviors · 2019-12-24 · 20 citations
articleOpen accessSenior authorDisability and health journal · 2023-03-24 · 16 citations
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Recent grants
NIH · $23.0M · 2017
NIH · $321k · 2009
NIH · $953k · 2012
Frequent coauthors
- 143 shared
Kevin E. O’Grady
University of Maryland, College Park
- 136 shared
Kathryn B. Vincent
University of Maryland, College Park
- 116 shared
Kimberly M. Caldeira
University of Maryland, College Park
- 71 shared
Lynne M. Smith
Harbor–UCLA Medical Center
- 70 shared
Hendrée E. Jones
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- 64 shared
Mara G. Coyle
Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island
- 54 shared
Susan M. Stine
Wayne State University
- 54 shared
Karol Kaltenbach
Max Rubner Institut
Awards & honors
- The Visionary Award: For Outstanding Contributions to Youth…
- Fellow Award, Mary Christie Foundation
- Research Leader, University of Maryland College Park
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