May 20, 2011 Reagan Wetherill receives the 2011 Outstanding Dissertation Award Dr. Reagan Wetherill has received the Outstanding Dissertation Award for 2011. Dr. Wetherill is currently on a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of California at San Diego. Her research was supported by an NRSA grant from the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism and by the Waggoner Center for Addiction Research. The grant was co-sponsored by Drs. David Schnyer and Kim Fromme. Dissertation Title: "Alcohol-induceds fragmentary blackouts: Associated memory processes and neural correlates" May 6, 2011 Arizona State University News (Science & Tech) Professor researches alcohol behaviors in bar lab The research of Dr. Will Corbin, former Postdoctoral Fellow from the SAHARA Lab, is featured in this article in the ASU News. Dr. Corbin conducted his first lab based alcohol research in the SAHARA Lab. The goals of Corbin’s current research are to improve the understanding of factors that lead to the development of alcohol-related problems and to develop effective programs for reducing alcohol-related harms. May 2, 2011 The New York Times Maybe Just Drunk Enough to Remember Professor Fromme and her former graduate student Dr. Reagan Wetherill describe their research on alcohol-induced blackouts for an article in the New York Times. August 30, 2010 National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism: NIAAA Research Gallery All in the Timing: College Drinking and Dating Violence Vary for Men and Women It is no surprise that some college-age men and women drink heavily, and can be victims of dating violence as a result. But a recent study by Cynthia Stappenbeck and Kim Fromme at the University of Texas at Austin demonstrates that these behaviors can affect men and women in different ways. December 14, 2009 UT Office of Public Affairs "Further Findings" Blog Shedding light on blackouts Tim Green interviews Kim Fromme on the SAHARA Lab's research on blackouts, which can result from drinking excessive amounts of alcohol. By examining the memory processes of those who are vulnerable to experiencing blackouts and comparing them to those who are not vulnerable to blackouts, Dr. Fromme and graduate student, Reagan Wetherill, hope to shed light on how memory deficits occur during periods of alcohol intoxication. November 24, 2009 FOX News Unlocking the Mystery to Addiction Kim Fromme and fellow researchers from the Waggoner Center for Alcohol and Addiction Research discuss the ways that addiction changes the brain, and what this means for those who grapple with the problem of addiction to drugs or alcohol. September 8, 2008 ABC News Reagan Wetherill, graduate student researcher in Kim Fromme's "Sahara Lab", makes an appearance in an ABC News video that explores the phenomenon of student binge drinking. August 27, 2008 USA Today Students mark 21st birthdays with 'extreme' drinking binges "College students today celebrate 21st birthdays with an average of 12 drinks for men and nine for women, finds the most in-depth picture yet of the consequences of extreme partying. The University of Texas-Austin research found 78% of students cited ill effects, including hangovers (54%). Of 44% who had blackouts, 22% found out later they had sex, and 22% got in a fight or argument. And 39% didn't know how they got home." November 23, 2007 The Houston Chronicle In college, big game comes with bigger risk Study finds football days rate high for alcohol consumption, and resulting dangers May 17, 2004 The Oprah Winfrey Show To learn more about women's social drinking patterns, the Oprah Winfrey show visited the SAHARA Lab in the Department of Psychology on the University of Texas campus. Nine stay-at-home moms participated in a "happy hour" in which they had free access to their preferred alcoholic beverages in the simulated bar of the SAHARA Lab. Graduate students Marc Kruse, Amee Patel, and Reagan Wetherill served as bartenders while Dr. Fromme provided her observations about the women's drinking. Breathalyzer and behavioral tests indicated a greater degree of impairment than the women expected. This segment was part of a larger show on Women and Alcohol that aired April 19, 2004. April 15, 2003 Health On The Net Foundation Ah Yes, I Remember It Well Drinkers who black out have more memory problems.. Sept 10, 2003 University of Texas Home Page Researcher receives $3.2 million grant Study will track alcohol use, associated behavioral risks of college students. Sept 11, 2003 Austin American Statesman UT Freshman drinking habits to get a hard look Researchers are trying to understand what influences drinking, related behaviors.
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