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March 10, 2008

UNM Graduate Student Conducting Study on Undergraduate Drinking

University of New Mexico Psychology graduate student Lisa Hagen Glynn is seeking undergraduates who are concerned about their alcohol use in a study on college drinking. The study titled, “Talking About Drinking,” looks to examine research on how in-session language of therapists influences the language of clients in a sampling of undergraduate college students via an interaction resembling a therapeutic encounter.

Glynn, who has conducted previous research on couples, addictions, health behavior change and motivational interviewing, is testing one method of treatment over another method to see which works better.

“I hope the study will be beneficial to the UNM community,” said Glynn. “We’re trying to find out if one method of therapy is better than another and how. The goal is to isolate the parts of therapy that work and use those methods to be more efficient to help the most people we can.”

Under the mentoring of Psychology Professor Theresa Moyers, Glynn is currently seeking 80 undergraduates interested in participating in the study. As part of their involvement in the study, participants will receive $20 as well as personalized drinking feedback.

Study sessions will include the completion of some questionnaires and discussing drinking with a clinical psychology graduate student trained to discuss drinking concerns. Sessions will take place on campus and last about two hours. Interested participants must be at least 18 years of age.

Individuals interested in participating should contact Glynn at (505) 925-2335.