Amazing news! . Ph.D. student, Belal received the Martha E. Bernal Memorial Award which recognizes a graduate student who conducts impactful research on mental health among minority populations! . Dr. Su received the Early Career Award from the ASU Faculty Women’s Association!

RT @ASUPsych: What a fantastic year it's been for our psychology community! Faculty, staff and graduate students came together to celebrate….

RT @Belal_Jamil1: Honored to win the Martha E Bernal Memorial Award and to have @DrJinniSu recognized as the outstanding mentor she is!! ht….

What a way to end the semester! 🎊. We celebrated our graduating seniors: Catalina, Chiara, Alana, and Rachel! 🎓 . We also had to say goodbye to Marilyn, who has been our lab coordinator for the past 3 years. We wish you goodluck and will always welcome you with open arms! ❤️

Moira and Aryn also presented their independent projects at the Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Symposium at ASU! Congrats!

Congratulations to all of our RAs that presented at the Arizona Psychology Undergraduate Research Conference (AZPURC) last Friday! Aryn and Moira presented projects using data from our lab, while Alana and Chiara presented their honors theses! 🎊

It’s Alcohol Awareness Month! It’s important to know about. the dangers and health consequences of underage drinking. Learn more here:

Here is an infographic created by our RA’s on our lab’s publication: “Family History and Alcohol Use Outcomes: Examining Transmission of Risk through Impulsivity and the Moderating Role of Organized Sports Participation” . Check the link in our bio to read more!

The GEYD Lab has a great time tabling at the Lab Fair this past Wednesday!

So excited to table and share our research!

The GEYD Lab celebrated the end of the fall semester and the graduation of 3 of our lab members! 🎓. We had a very lovely brunch at Snooze and gave our seniors their graduation gifts! 🎁. Happy Holidays and good luck on finals everyone! 🎊

An additional summary of the key points of Marilyn’s thesis:

Congratulations to our lab coordinator, Marilyn, for defending her thesis with the Barrett Honors College! . Marilyn conducted her research with the help of Dr. William Corbin (left-most), Dr. Rick Cruz (right-most), and our lab’s P.I., Dr. Jinni Su (2nd from the right).

Catalina led a lab discussion last Friday at the general lab meeting! . Leading a lab discussion is a great way for students to practice presentations and get used to understanding scientific literature. Read the article here:

Congratulations to Angel Trevino @trevino_ad, one of our lab’s Ph.D. students, for his most recent publication to the Journal of Behavioral Genetics! This was written in collaboration with our P.I. @DrJinniSu and Ph.D. student @Belal_Jamil1

RT @DrJinniSu: So happy to share that we are awarded a R01 grant @NIH @NIAAAnews to study gene-environment interplay and alcohol use using….

RT @APApsychiatric: Christena Huntsman Durham calling for mental health and substance use disorders to be treated on par with every other i….

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One of our RA’s, Aryn Layno, led a lab discussion on a research article at this week’s lab meeting. Common Genetic Influences on Depression, Alcohol, and Substance Use Disorders in Mexican American Families . We have a few more lab discussions coming in the future!!

Congratulations to Dr. Su for receiving the R01 Grant! This grant is the longest standing grant in the history of the NIH and is given to fund health research 🧪 This is an incredible accomplishment that will greatly benefit the lab for years to come.