Loyola Marymount University

This study tested a program where parents of incoming college students received text messages with tips to talk to their kids about alcohol. The goal was to see if these messages could help prevent or reduce drinking among first-year students. About 276 parent-student pairs took …

This study tested a smartphone app called CampusGANDR that uses a game about college life to give students personalized feedback on their drinking habits. Over 1,100 first-year college students in California and Texas took part. The goal was to see if playing the game could corre…

This study tested a fun, interactive game on Instagram called "2 College Truths and 1 Lie" to see if it could prevent or reduce drinking among first-year college students. About 392 incoming freshmen played the game, which corrects mistaken beliefs about how much peers actually d…

This pilot study tested a 10-week virtual group program called Mindful Self-Compassion for Lung Cancer (MSC-LC) in 79 adults with lung cancer who felt stigmatized. Participants were randomly assigned to the program or a waitlist that received mental health resources. The goal was…