PROJECTS
Daily Experiences in Recovery Housing
This developing project seeks to understand what social supports are available to those in recovery from substance use disorders, who are living in recovery housing (also sometimes referred to as "sober living" or "halfway homes"). Often, people who live in these settings have already completed a residential or long-term treatment program, and are now aiming to maintain their recovery. In partnership with a non-profit recovery community organization, this study will employ an ecological momentary assessment design, and measure variables such as cravings, affect, social experiences, and recovery supports. IRB approval is currently being sought.
Daily Experiences in Caron Treatment Facilities
This project is done in collaboration with a research group led by Dr. Scott Bunce at the Penn State Milton S. Hershey medical center. This data was collected from those early in a residential in-patient treatment program for opioid dependence. Ecological momentary assessment data about cravings, affect, and social experiences were collected four times a day for twelve days. For many of the participants, genetic data was also collected.
Daily Experiences at the Collegiate Recovery Community at Texas Tech University
This project was done in collaboration with Dr. Kitty Harris, one of the primary figures behind the Collegiate Recovery Movement. Students at Texas Tech University who are in recovery with substance use disorders are able to live with, and participate in a community with, other students in recovery. The collegiate recovery center provides social support as well as more direct support (ie. regular 12 Step Meetings) to students in need. This project surveyed students involved at the center every evening for 30 days. This project has led to the publication of several articles, as well as a book:
H. H. Cleveland, R. P. Wiebe, & K. S. Harris (Eds.) Substance abuse recovery in college: Building a community to support sustained abstinence (2010). New York: Springer Press.