Primary Projects
College Prevention Study
The College Prevention Study is a large project conducted in partnership with a statewide coalition for higher education prevention. The main goal is to understand how institutions of higher education select, adopt, and implement strategies to address risky alcohol and other substance use. We evaluate the use of the NIAAA’s College Alcohol Intervention Matrix (CollegeAIM) tool. Our overarching goals are to reduce barriers for providers to be able to select, implement, and sustain evidence-based approaches for alcohol and other substance prevention, early intervention, treatment, and recovery approaches for college students. The main focus and goal of our study is provider focused. The study is funded by NIH Career Development Award (K08AA028543; PI: Helle).
Initial findings presented to our community partners can be found here. More findings coming soon.
Leadership in Higher Education Alcohol and Drug Prevention
The purpose of this project is to learn about the unique barriers that student affairs administrators and leaders working in health and wellbeing are facing related to supporting their teams who are implementing evidence-based alcohol prevention in Missouri. We are interested in learning about the experiences and needs of campus leaders when it comes to alcohol and other drug (AOD) prevention and treatment. This study will provide information to our team as we develop and curate resources and tools for administrators and staff who work in the AOD prevention and treatment spaces in higher education.
Eligibility includes working in an administration or equivalent position with a profile including student wellbeing, student health, and/or student development (or the equivalent).
All participants are compensated with $30 gift card.
Contact us at hellelab@missouri.edu if you are interested in participating in our survey!
Student Opinions Awareness and Perceptions of Prevention and Treatment Programming (SOAP) Study
This research study assesses college students’ perceptions, awareness, and opinions of prevention programs on college campuses. Understanding the perspectives of those who will interact with and potentially receive services on college campuses can help us improve access and equip the appropriate professionals with necessary training and evidence-based skills to support students.
Please reach out if you're interested in learning more about our efforts! Email us at hellelab@missouri.edu
Community Colleges – Substance Prevention and Support Needs
Our work with partners and collaborators focuses on a series of papers and/or projects focusing on identifying the differences in student risk and/or needs for substance related prevention, early intervention, and recovery supports on 2-year, or community college campsues raltive to 4-year campuses. We also hone in on the available and needed provider training, support, and infrastructure to implement evidence-based strategies to address risky substance use for community college students via implementation science approaches.
Other Projects
We have several other works underway focusing on the areas listed below:
Tobacco policy and tobacco use on college campuses.
Training and technical assistance (TATA) needs and barriers to implementing evidence-based practices on college campuses.
Adaptation of existing evidence-based practices for alcohol programs on college campuses.
Community-campus engagement in the application of prevention programs.