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- Cathy Lau-Barraco, Ph.D.
- Assistant Professor
- Department of Psychology
- 244d Mills Godwin Bldg
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Norfolk,
VA
23529
- 757-683-4445
- cbarraco@odu.edu
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Education
- University of Central Florida,
2006
- Major: Clinical Psychology
- Degree: Ph. D.
- University of Central Florida,
2002
- Major: Clinical Psychology
- Degree: M.S.
- University of Central Florida,
1999
- Major: Psychology
- Degree: B.A.
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Research Interests
- My research focuses broadly on the psychosocial determinants of and intervention for problematic alcohol and other substance
use, with a particular emphasis on the emerging adulthood developmental period (i.e., ages 18 to 25 years).
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Licensures and Certifications
- Licensed Pyschologist
- Date Obtained: 2008-01-01
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Articles
- Linden, A., Lau-Barraco, C., and (2012). Depressive symptomology and alcohol use among college students: The role of perceived drinking norms. Mental Health and Substance Use
- Lau-Barraco, C., Braitman, A., Leonard, K. E., Padilla, M., and (2012). Drinking buddies and their prospective influence on alcohol use: Alcohol expectancies as a causal pathway. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors
- Linden, A., Lau-Barraco, C., Braitman, A., and (2012). Social anxiety among young adult drinkers: The role of perceived norms and drinking motives. Journal of Drug Education
- Lau-Barraco, C., and Collins, R. L. (2011). Social networks and alcohol use among nonstudent emerging adults: A preliminary study. Addictive Behaviors, 36, (pp. 47-54).
- Simons, J. S., Dvorak, R. D., and Lau-Barraco, C. (2009). Behavioral inhibition and activation systems: Differences in substance use expectancy organization and activation in memory. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 23, (pp. 315-328).
- Lau-Barraco, C., and Dunn, M. E. (2009). Environmental context effects on alcohol cognitions and immediate alcohol consumption. Addiction Research & Theory, 17, (pp. 306-314).
- Lau-Barraco, C., Skewes, M. C., and Stasiewicz, P. R. (2009). Gender differences in high-risk situations for drinking: Are they mediated by depressive symptoms. Addictive Behaviors, 34, (pp. 68-74).
- Read, J. P., Lau-Barraco, C., Dunn, M. E., and Borsari, B. (2009). Projected alcohol dose influences on the activation of alcohol expectancies in college drinkers. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 33, (pp. 1265-1277).
- Lau-Barraco, C., and Dunn, M. E. (2008). Evaluation of a single-session expectancy challenge intervention to reduce alcohol use among college students. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 22, (pp. 169-175).
- Lau-Barraco, C., and Schmitz, J. M. (2008). Hypothetical monetary value of alcohol and cocaine in a dual-dependent sample: A multiple-choice procedure. The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 34, (pp. 211-217).
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Presentations
- Associations between caffeinated alcohol use and alcohol-related problems as moderated by time perspective
- Conference Name:
- Date: 2012
- Authors/Presenters:
Linden, A.
Sheehan, B.
Hollis, B.
Lau-Barraco, C.
- Depressive symptoms and alcohol consumption: Perceived norms as a mediator
- Conference Name:
- Date: 2012
- Authors/Presenters:
Linden, A.
Hollis, B.
Lau-Barraco, C.
- Risky drinking practices and alcohol-related problems: Are perceptions of peer drinking important?
- Conference Name:
- Date: 2012
- Authors/Presenters:
Hollis, B.
Linden, A.
Lau-Barraco, C.
- An exploratory study of the perceptions of drinking among nonstudent emerging adults
- Conference Name:
- Date: 2012
- Authors/Presenters:
Lau-Barraco, C.
Linden, A.
Hequembourg, A.
Pribesh, S. L.
- Associations between caffeinated alcohol use and anxiety in a college sample
- Conference Name:
- Location: National Harbor, MD
- Date: 2012
- Authors/Presenters:
Linden, A.
Lau-Barraco, C.
D'Lima, G.
- Caffeinated alcohol use and negative consequences: Are caffeine expectancies a mediator?
- Conference Name:
- Location: National Harbor, MD
- Date: 2012
- Authors/Presenters:
Linden, A.
D'Lima, G.
Lau-Barraco, C.
- Risky drinking behaviors and alcohol-related problems as mediated by drinking motives
- Conference Name:
- Date: 2012
- Authors/Presenters:
Sheehan, B.
Linden, A.
D'Lima, G.
Lau-Barraco, C.
- Social network characteristics predicting college student binge drinking
- Conference Name:
- Location: National Harbor, MD
- Date: 2012
- Authors/Presenters:
Linden, A. Author Only
Hollis, B.
Lau-Barraco, C.
- Drinking buddies and their prospective influence on alcohol use: Alcohol expectancies as a causal pathway
- Conference Name: Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies
- Sponsoring Organization: Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies
- Location: Toronto, Canada
- Date: November, 2011
- Authors/Presenters:
Lau-Barraco, C.
Braitman, A. L.
Padilla, M.
Leonard, K. E.
- Perceived norms and drinking motives as moderators of alcohol outcomes among socially anxious college students
- Conference Name: Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies
- Sponsoring Organization: Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies
- Location: Toronto, Canada
- Date: November, 2011
- Authors/Presenters:
Linden, A.
Lau-Barraco, C.
Braitman, A.
Hollis, B.
- Drinking buddies: Do they matter when it comes to emerging adult drinking
- Conference Name: Conference on Emerging Adulthood
- Sponsoring Organization: Conference on Emerging Adulthood
- Location: Providence, RI
- Date: October, 2011
- Authors/Presenters:
Lau-Barraco, C.
Linden, A.
Braitman, A.
- Gender differences in mental health functioning among young adult binge drinkers in the United States
- Conference Name: International Congress on Dual Disorders
- Sponsoring Organization: International Congress on Dual Disorders
- Location: Barcelona, Spain
- Date: October, 2011
- Authors/Presenters:
Lau-Barraco, C.
Linden, A.
- Psychological symptoms and alcohol related-problems: Time perspective as a mediator
- Conference Name: International Congress on Dual Disorders
- Sponsoring Organization: International Congress on Dual Disorders
- Location: Barcelona, Spain
- Date: October, 2011
- Authors/Presenters:
Linden, A. N.
Hollis, B. F.
Lau-Barraco, C.
- Risky drinking practices and alcohol-related problems: Are perceptions of peer drinking important?
- Conference Name: Virginia Psychological Association
- Sponsoring Organization: Virginia Psychological Association
- Location: Norfolk, VA
- Date: April, 2011
- Authors/Presenters:
Hollis, B. F.
Linden, A. N.
Lau-Barraco, C.
- Examining the most recent drinking episode of college and noncollege young adults
- Conference Name: Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies
- Sponsoring Organization: Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies
- Location: San Francisco, CA.
- Date: November, 2010
- Authors/Presenters:
Lau-Barraco, C.
- Gender differences in the use of drinking control strategies in a community-based sample of heavy drinkers
- Conference Name:
- Location: San Antonio, TX
- Date: June, 2010
- Authors/Presenters:
Lau-Barraco, C.
Collins, R. L.
- College and nocollege emerging adults: Differences in drinking motivations and alochol involvement
- Conference Name:
- Location: New York, NY
- Date: November, 2009
- Authors/Presenters:
Lau-Barraco, C.
Read, J. P.
- Social networks and alcohol use among nonstudent emerging adults: A preliminary study
- Conference Name:
- Location: Atlanta, GA
- Date: October, 2009
- Authors/Presenters:
Lau-Barraco, C.
Gokee-LaRose, J.
- Social anxiety and drinking behavior: The mediational role of alcohol expectancies, drinking motives, and negative effect
- Conference Name:
- Location: Orlando, FL
- Date: November, 2008
- Authors/Presenters:
Lau-Barraco, C.
Collins, R. L.
Eiden, R. D.
- Perceived stress predicts alcohol-related problems through drinking motives
- Conference Name:
- Location: Washington, D.C.
- Date: June, 2008
- Authors/Presenters:
Lau-Barraco, C.
Brown, A. L.
Testa, M.
- Typical alcohol use and alcohol expectances predict victim blame in an incapacitated rape vignette
- Conference Name:
- Location: Washington, D.C.
- Date: June, 2008
- Authors/Presenters:
Brown, A. L.
Lau-Barraco, C.
Testa, M.
- Alcohol expectancies and drinking motives as predictors of alcohol problems in a young adult sample
- Conference Name:
- Location: Philadelphia, PA
- Date: November, 2007
- Authors/Presenters:
Lau-Barraco, C.
Read, J. P.
- Gender differences in high-risk situations for drinking: Are they mediated by depressive symptoms?
- Conference Name:
- Location: Philadelphia, PA
- Date: November, 2007
- Authors/Presenters:
Lau-Barraco, C.
Skewes, M.
Collins, R. L.
Stasiewicz, P. R.
- Motivation and drinking behavior: Examining the SOCRATES in a sample of DWI offenders
- Conference Name:
- Location: Philadelphia, PA
- Date: November, 2007
- Authors/Presenters:
Skewes, M. C.
Lau-Barraco, C.
Gonzalez, V. M.
Dermen, K. H.
- Changes in alcohol expectancy activation in memory following a single-session expectancy challenge intervention
- Conference Name:
- Location: Chicago, IL
- Date: November, 2006
- Authors/Presenters:
Dunn, M. E.
Siva, J.
Wolfe, R.
- Evaluation of a single-session expectancy challenge program
- Conference Name:
- Location: Chicago, IL
- Date: November, 2006
- Authors/Presenters:
Lau-Barraco, C.
Dunn, M. E.
Brown, P.
Hammons, B.
- Addiction severity in cocaine treatment seekers: An application of finite mixture modeling
- Conference Name:
- Location: Scottsdale, AZ
- Date: June, 2006
- Authors/Presenters:
Lau-Barraco, C.
Green, C.
Schmitz, J.
- Modeling the activation of alcohol expectancies in memory according to projected doses of alcohol in college drinkers
- Conference Name:
- Location: Baltimore, MD
- Date: June, 2006
- Authors/Presenters:
Read, J.
Lau-Barraco, C.
Dunn, M. E.
- 2012: Loan Repayment Program, Nationl Insititutes of Health
- 2008: Junior Investigator Award, Research Society on Alcoholism
- 2004: Individual National Research Service Award (F31), NIH
- 2003: Certificate of Commendation, University of Central Florida
- 2001: Graduate Incentive Fellowship, University of Central Florida
- 1999: Undergraduate to Graduate Fellowship, University of Central Florida
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Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research