Sarah L Pedersen, PhD

Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Clinical and Translational Science, and Psychology

Areas of Expertise

  • Substance Use Disorders
  • Mood Disorders
  • Anxiety, OCD & Trauma Disorders
Sarah L Pedersen, PhD
Expertise & Interests Selected Publications Education & Credentials Related News

Expertise & Interests

Research Interests

Health inequities in alcohol & substance use; Alcohol response and impulsivity; ADHD

Clinical Interests

Addiction; Health inequities; Impulsivity and emotion regulation

Education Interests

Research mentorship; Clinical psychology intern education & training; Medical student & resident education

Selected Publications

  1. Tapia AL, Wallace ML, Hasler BP, Holmes J & Pedersen SL. Effect of daily discrimination on naturalistic sleep health features in young adults. Health Psychol. 2024 Apr;43(4):298-309. PubMed PMID: 38190204.
  2. Pedersen SL, Kennedy TM, Holmes J, Molina BSG. Momentary associations between stress and alcohol craving in the naturalistic environment: Differential associations for Black and White young adults. Addiction. 2022 May;117(5):1284-1294. PubMed PMID: 34859912.
  3. Hunter DS, Kennedy TM, Cason I, Holmes J, Pedersen SL. Examination of cross-group contact at work and school in relation to acute and retrospective discrimination experiences and drinking to cope for Black and White young adult drinkers. Exp Clin Psychopharmacol. 2022 Dec;30(6):820-830. PubMed PMID: 34410795.
  4. Boness CL, Hasler BP, Sheehan H, Pedersen SL. Associations between specific sleep and circadian characteristics and alcohol use disorder criteria and problems. Addict Behav. 2022 Sep;132:107348. PubMed PMID: 35598530.
  5. Pedersen SL, Lindstrom R, Powe PM, Louie K, Escobar-Viera C. Lack of representation in psychiatric research: A data driven example from scientific articles published in 2019 and 2020 in the American Journal of Psychiatry. Am J Psychiatry. 2022 May;179(5):388-392. PubMed PMID: 35491569.
  6. Pedersen, SL, Wang, F, Vaugh-Coaxum, RA, Powe, PM, Boness, CL. Possibilities and challenges for enhancing equity and inclusivity through dimensional models of psychopathology. In press, Dimensional Classifications of Psychopathology
  7. Pedersen SL & Sayette MA. (2020). Education and training in substance use disorders: A roadmap to moveforward. Training and Education in Professional Psychology, 14;1: 47.

Education & Credentials

Education & Training

Education
PhD, Clinical Psychology, University of Missouri, College of Arts and Sciences
Education
MA, Clinical Psychology, University of Missouri, College of Arts and Sciences
Internship
Clinical Psychology, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of UPMC
Postdoctoral
Alcohol Research, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Professional Affiliations

  • Member and Chair, Education Committee, Research Society on Alcoholism

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