Robert Miranda
Biographic Data
| ID | 3602433 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Robert Miranda |
| GIVEN NAMES | Robert |
| FAMILY NAME | Miranda |
| SIGNATURE | MIRANDA R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Center for Alcohol & Addiction Studies Brown University Providence Rhode Island USA |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6418-6148 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Perspectives from Systems-Level Key Informants on Optimizing Opioid Use Disorder Treatment for Adolescents and Young Adults
Background/Objectives: Rates of receiving opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment among adolescents and young adults (AYA) aged 16-25 are low. The current study qualitatively analyzed informants' perspectives regarding the availability of, developmental considerations relevant to, and barriers associated with OUD treatment for AYA. Methods : Thirty key informants involved with OUD treatment in the northeastern United States completed individual, semi…
An experimental study of vicarious exposure to heterosexism and its effects on internalized heterosexism-based processes among sexual minority young adults
Leveraging a novel experimental heterosexism mood induction paradigm, this study tested the effects of vicarious exposure to heterosexism on internalized heterosexism-based processes (i.e., internalized heterosexism, heterosexism-specific rejection sensitivity, and sexual orientation rumination) among a sample of sexual minority young adults. Participants were 101 sexual minority young adults, ages 20-35 ( M = 26.46 years old; SD = 3.49), who eng…
Dynamic associations between cannabis use and sleep in adolescents and young adults during a cannabis intervention trial
Improving cannabis treatment for adolescents and young adults (AYA) is a public health priority. Sleep difficulties may serve as a treatment barrier, as AYA may use cannabis as a sleep aid and cessation may induce withdrawal-related sleep problems. While research has identified associations between cannabis use, CUD, and sleep, few studies have examined these associations during AYA treatment, and no studies have conducted day-level analyses. The…
Navigating ethical challenges in psychological research involving digital remote technologies and people who use alcohol or drugs
Digital and remote technologies (DRT) are increasingly being used in scientific investigations to objectively measure human behavior during day-to-day activities. Using these devices, psychologists and other behavioral scientists can investigate health risk behaviors, such as drug and alcohol use, by closely examining the causes and consequences of monitored behaviors as they occur naturalistically. There are, however, complex ethical issues that…
The daily association between affect and alcohol use
Influential psychological theories hypothesize that people consume alcohol in response to the experience of both negative and positive emotions. Despite two decades of daily diary and ecological momentary assessment research, it remains unclear whether people consume more alcohol on days they experience higher negative and positive affect in everyday life. In this preregistered meta-analysis, we synthesized the evidence for these daily associatio…
Minority Stress and Nicotine Use and Dependence among Sexual Minority Youth
Sexual minority youth (SMY), especially those who are plurisexual (e.g. bisexual, pansexual, queer), are more likely to use nicotine or develop nicotine dependence than their heterosexual peers, and this disparity is often attributed to minority stress (e.g. discrimination). This study tested the association between minority stress and nicotine use and dependence among SMY and examined the moderating role of impulsivity. A sample of SMY (N = 85; …
A Preliminary Experimental Study of Minority Stress, Startle Reactivity, and Alcohol Use among Heavy Drinking Sexual Minority Young Adults
Background: Sexual minorities (e.g. lesbian, gay, bisexual) are at increased risk for alcohol use disorder (AUD) compared to heterosexuals. The minority stress model postulates that disparities in AUD stem, in part, from stress specific to sexual minorities (e.g. heterosexism). However, little research has examined psychophysiological markers of minority stress reactivity and how psychophysiological stress reactivity is associated with lifetime m…
The daily association between affect and alcohol use
Influential psychological theories hypothesize that people consume alcohol in response to the experience of both negative and positive emotions. Despite two decades of daily diary and ecological momentary assessment research, it remains unclear whether people consume more alcohol on days they experience higher negative and positive affect in everyday life. In this preregistered meta-analysis, we synthesized the evidence for these daily associatio…
Minority Stress and Nicotine Use and Dependence among Sexual Minority Youth
Sexual minority youth (SMY), especially those who are plurisexual (e.g. bisexual, pansexual, queer), are more likely to use nicotine or develop nicotine dependence than their heterosexual peers, and this disparity is often attributed to minority stress (e.g. discrimination). This study tested the association between minority stress and nicotine use and dependence among SMY and examined the moderating role of impulsivity. A sample of SMY (N = 85; …
A Preliminary Experimental Study of Minority Stress, Startle Reactivity, and Alcohol Use among Heavy Drinking Sexual Minority Young Adults
Background: Sexual minorities (e.g. lesbian, gay, bisexual) are at increased risk for alcohol use disorder (AUD) compared to heterosexuals. The minority stress model postulates that disparities in AUD stem, in part, from stress specific to sexual minorities (e.g. heterosexism). However, little research has examined psychophysiological markers of minority stress reactivity and how psychophysiological stress reactivity is associated with lifetime m…
The daily association between affect and alcohol use
Influential psychological theories hypothesize that people consume alcohol in response to the experience of both negative and positive emotions. Despite two decades of daily diary and ecological momentary assessment research, it remains unclear whether people consume more alcohol on days they experience higher negative and positive affect in everyday life. In this preregistered meta-analysis, we synthesized the evidence for these daily associatio…
Navigating ethical challenges in psychological research involving digital remote technologies and people who use alcohol or drugs
Digital and remote technologies (DRT) are increasingly being used in scientific investigations to objectively measure human behavior during day-to-day activities. Using these devices, psychologists and other behavioral scientists can investigate health risk behaviors, such as drug and alcohol use, by closely examining the causes and consequences of monitored behaviors as they occur naturalistically. There are, however, complex ethical issues that…
Perspectives from Systems-Level Key Informants on Optimizing Opioid Use Disorder Treatment for Adolescents and Young Adults
Background/Objectives: Rates of receiving opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment among adolescents and young adults (AYA) aged 16-25 are low. The current study qualitatively analyzed informants' perspectives regarding the availability of, developmental considerations relevant to, and barriers associated with OUD treatment for AYA. Methods : Thirty key informants involved with OUD treatment in the northeastern United States completed individual, semi…
An experimental study of vicarious exposure to heterosexism and its effects on internalized heterosexism-based processes among sexual minority young adults
Leveraging a novel experimental heterosexism mood induction paradigm, this study tested the effects of vicarious exposure to heterosexism on internalized heterosexism-based processes (i.e., internalized heterosexism, heterosexism-specific rejection sensitivity, and sexual orientation rumination) among a sample of sexual minority young adults. Participants were 101 sexual minority young adults, ages 20-35 ( M = 26.46 years old; SD = 3.49), who eng…
Dynamic associations between cannabis use and sleep in adolescents and young adults during a cannabis intervention trial
Improving cannabis treatment for adolescents and young adults (AYA) is a public health priority. Sleep difficulties may serve as a treatment barrier, as AYA may use cannabis as a sleep aid and cessation may induce withdrawal-related sleep problems. While research has identified associations between cannabis use, CUD, and sleep, few studies have examined these associations during AYA treatment, and no studies have conducted day-level analyses. The…
Psychology (6 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Behavioral Health and Interventions (3 works) · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy (3 works) · Psychiatry (3 works) · Sexual minority (3 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works) · Developmental psychology (2 works) · Heterosexism (2 works) · Intervention (counseling (2 works)