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Mai-Ly Nguyen Steers

Department of Psychology

University of Houston

Houston, TX, 77204

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=3xwEz04AAAAJ&hl=en

Education

Ph.D.

2015

Social Psychology

University of Houston

Dissertation Title: “Lending a Helping Hand? Examining Cultural

Differences in Social Support Transactions”

(Co-Chairs: Clayton Neighbors, Ph.D. and Linda K. Acitelli, Ph.D.)

Minor in Quantitative Methods in Social Psychology

M.A. 2012 Psychology

University of Houston

Thesis title: “The New Internet Virus – Facebook Depression? The Role of

Gender and Facebook Social Comparisons on Depressive Symptoms”

(Chair: Linda K. Acitelli, Ph.D.)

M.A. 2007 Communication Studies

California State University, Los Angeles

B.A.

1999 Biological Sciences

University of Southern California

B.A.

1999 Broadcast Journalism

University of Southern California

Research Positions

Postdoctoral Research Fellow (K99)

A Social Media Personalized Normative Feedback Intervention for Heavy

Drinking Students

Funded by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

1K99AA025394-01A1

Total direct costs: $1,070,983

P.I.: Mai-Ly N. Steers, Ph.D., University of Houston

2017 to Present

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Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Social Norms and Alcohol Prevention (SNAP) grant

Funded by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

R01AA014576-07-12

Total direct costs: $2,142,908

PI: Clayton Neighbors, Ph.D., University of Houston

2015 to 2017

Statistical Knowledge and Skills

Linear Regression (e.g., moderation, mediation, moderated mediation)

Multi-level (Hierarchal linear) Modeling

Generalized Linear Modeling (e.g., logistic, negative binomial, Poisson)

Structural Equation Modeling

Longitudinal Analysis

Mixed Effects Models

Qualitative Research Methods (e.g., content coding, linguistic inquiry and word count)

Mixed Methods (combination of qualitative and quantitative methods)

Measurement Development

Recent Statistical and Methodological Training

Scale Construction and Development

2-day

seminar

Tenko Raykov, Ph.D.

2018

Mixed Methods Research: Foundations for

Design, Execution, and Dissemination

2-day

seminar

Cheryl Poth, Ph.D.

2018

Mixed Methods: Bridging Qualitative and

Quantitative Methods and Results

2-day

seminar

Alison B. Hamilton, Ph.D.

2018

Using Social Media, Software, Mobile Apps

and other Digital Tools to Support

Qualitative Research

1-day

seminar

Trena Paulus, Ph.D.

2018

Machine Learning: Uncovering Hidden Data

Structure

5-day

seminar

Chris Hare, Ph.D.

2018

Software Expertise

STATA

Statistical Analysis Software (SAS)

Mplus

Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS)

Qualtrics

Survey Monkey

Blackboard

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Peer-Reviewed Publications

Statistics from Google Scholar as of 1/15/19: Citations: 330, h-index: 8, i10 index: 6

Please note my surname changed from Nguyen to Steers.

* Denotes undergraduate research assistant mentees

1. Neighbors, C., DiBello, A.M., Young, C.M., Steers, M.-L. N., Rinker, D.V., Rodriguez,

L.M., Knee, C.R., Blanton, H., & Lewis, M.A. (in press). Personalized normative

feedback for heavy drinking: An application of deviance regulation theory. Behaviour

Research and Therapy.

2. Steers, M.-L. N., Chen, T-A., Neisler, J., Obasi, E., McNeill, L., & Reitzel, L.R. (in

press). Lean on Me, I’ll Help You Carry On: The Buffering Effect of Social Support on

the Relationship between Every Day Discrimination and Overall Psychological Distress

among African-American Adults. Behaviour Research and Therapy.

3. Tomkins, M.M., Neighbors, C., & Steers, M-L. N. (in press). Contrasting the effects of

obsessive and harmonious passion for religion on stress and drinking: Give me that old

time religion … and a beer. Alcohol.

4. Øverup, C. S., Brunson, J. A., Steers, M.-L. N., & Acitelli, L. K. (2017). I know I have

to earn your love: How the family environment shapes feelings of worthiness of love.

International Journal of Adolescence and Youth. 22(1), 16-35.

5. Steers, M.-L. N., Øverup, C. S., Brunson, J. A., & Acitelli, L. K. (2016). Love online:

How relationship awareness on Facebook relates to relationship quality among college

students. Psychology of Popular Media Culture, 5(3), 203-216.

6. Steers, M.-L. N., Moreno, M. A., & Neighbors, C. (2016). The Influence of Social

Media on Addictive Behaviors in College Students. Current Addiction Reports, 1-6.

7. Steers, M.-L. N., Quist, M. C., Bryan, J. L., Foster, D. W., Young, C. M., & Neighbors,

C. (2016). I want you to like me: Extraversion, need for approval, and time on Facebook

as predictors of anxiety. Translational Issues in Psychological Science, 2(3), 283.

8. Young, C. M., DiBello, A. M., Steers, M.-L. N., Quist, M. C., Foster, D. W., Bryan, J.

L., & Neighbors, C. (2016). I like people who drink like me: Perceived appeal as a

function of drinking status. Addictive Behaviors, 53, 125-131.

9. Steers, M.-L. N. (2016). ‘It's complicated’: Facebook's relationship with the need to

belong and depression. Current Opinion in Psychology, 9, 22-26.

10. Steers, M.-L. N., Coffman, A. D., Wickham, R. E., Bryan, J. L., Caraway, L.*, &

Neighbors, C. (2016). Evaluation of Alcohol-Related Personalized Normative Feedback

with and Without an Injunctive Message. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs,

77(2), 337-342.

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11. Bryan, J. L., Lucas, S., Quist, M. C., Steers, M.-L. N., Foster, D. W., Young, C. M., &

Lu, Q. (2016). God, Can I Tell You Something? The Effect of Religious Coping on the

Relationship between Anxiety Over Emotional Expression, Anxiety, and Depressive

Symptoms. Psychology of Religion and Spirituality, 8(1), 46–53.

12. Bryan, J. L., Quist, M. C., Young, C. M., Steers, M.-L. N., & Lu, Q. (2016). General

Needs Satisfaction as a Mediator of the Relationship Between Ambivalence Over

Emotional Expression and Perceived Social Support. The Journal of Social Psychology,

156(1), 115-121.

13. Acitelli, L.K., Wickham, R.E., Brunson, J.A., & Steers, M.-L. N. (2015) Relationship

partners have shared scripts for conversations about the relationship: A replication and

extension. Family Science, 6(1), 99-108.

14. Steers, M.-L. N., Neighbors, C., Hove, M.C., & Olson, N. & Lee, C.M. (2015).

Harmonious and Obsessive Passion for Alcohol and Marijuana and Negative

Consequences. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 76(5), 749–757.

15. Steers, M.-L. N., Wickham, R. E., & Acitelli, L. K. (2014). Seeing Everyone Else's

Highlight Reels: How Facebook Usage is Linked to Depressive Symptoms. Journal of

Social and Clinical Psychology, 33(8), 701-731.

16. Foster, D. W., Young, C. M., Bryan, J., Steers, M.-L. N., Yeung, N. C. Y., & Prokhorov,

A. V. (2014). Interactions among drinking identity, gender and decisional balance in

predicting alcohol use and problems among college students. Drug and Alcohol

Dependence, 143, 198-205.

17. Foster, D. W., Young, C. M., Steers, M. -L. N., Quist, M. C., Bryan, J. L., & Neighbors,

C. (2014). Tears in your beer: Gender differences in coping drinking motives, depressive

symptoms and drinking. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. 12, 730-

746.

18. Bryan, J. L., Quist, M. C., Young, C. M., Steers, M.-L. N., Foster, D. W., & Lu, Q.

(2014). Canine comfort: Pet affinity buffers the negative impact of ambivalence over

emotional expression on perceived social support. Personality and Individual

Differences, 68(0), 23-27.

19. Brunson, J. A., Øverup, C. S., Nguyen, M.-L., Novak, S. A., & Smith, C. V. (2014).

Good intentions gone awry? Effects of weight-related social control on health and well-

being. Body Image, 11(1), 1-10.

20. Foster, D. W., Quist, M. C., Young, C. M., Bryan, J. L., Nguyen, M.-L., & Neighbors, C.

(2013). Benefit finding as a moderator of the relationship between spirituality/religiosity

and drinking. Addictive Behaviors, 38(11), 2647-2652.

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21. Nguyen, M.-L., & Neighbors, C. (2013). Self-determination, perceived approval, and

drinking: Differences between Asian Americans and Whites. Addictive Behaviors, 38(3),

1656-1662.

Book Chapters

1. Steers, M.-L. N., You, J., & Lu, Q. (2017). Ethnic Differences between Asians and

European Americans in Basic Psychological Needs Satisfaction and Depressive

Symptoms. In S. L. Wade (Ed.), Self-Determination Theory (SDT): Perspective,

Applications and Impact: Nova Science Publishers, Incorporated.

Manuscripts In Review/Revision

* Denotes undergraduate research assistant mentees

1. Steers, M-L. N., Neighbors, C., Wickham, R.E., Petit, W.E., Kerr, B., & Moreno, M.A.

(in revision). My Friends, I’m #SOTALLYTOBER: A Longitudinal Examination of

College Students’ Drinking, Friends’ Approval of Drinking, and Facebook Alcohol-

Related Posts. Manuscript in revision.

2. Steers, M.-L. N., Wickham, R.E., Young, C. M., Quist, M. C., Bryan, J. L., &

Eikenburg, L. B.* (in review). Testing the Boundaries of Friendship: How Levels of

Closeness Influence “Cybernoyance” After Viewing Facebook Posts. Manuscript in

review.

3. Steers, M.-L. N., Anthenien, A.M., Wickham, R.E., Petit, W.E. (in review) How

Rejection Concern and Shame Predict Drinking Outcomes Among Asians and Whites.

Manuscript in review.

4. Angosta, J., Steers, M.-L. N., Steers, K.*, Lembo, J. (in review) College Drinking

Buddies: How College Drinking Buddies: How College Life Alcohol Salience Moderates

the Relationship between Self-Identification with Other College Students and Drinking

Outcomes. Manuscript in review.

Manuscripts in Preparation

1. Steers, M.-L. N., Neighbors, C., Macia, K.S., Young, C.M., & Pedersen, E.R. Self in the

Service: The Moderating Effect of Inclusion of the Self in the Other on the Relationship

Between Drinking Norms and Alcohol-Related Consequences Among Veterans.

Manuscript in preparation.

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2. Steers, M.-L. N., Anthenien, A.M., & Hutchinson, K. How Public Self-Consciousness

and Social Norms Predict Drinking Outcomes. Manuscript in preparation.

3. Kerr, B., Steers, M.-L. N., Jenkins, M., Pham, D. & Moreno, M.E. Associations between

Problem Alcohol Use and Active and Passive Social Media Posts. Manuscript in

preparation

1. Steers, M.-L. N. (2015, April 13) Why Facebook can be depressing, and what you can

do about that. Houston Chronicle. https://www.houstonchronicle.com/local/gray-

matters/article/Why-Facebook-can-be-depressing-and-what-you-can-

6196409.php?t=292371d166&cmpid=fb-premium

2. Steers, M.-L. N. (2015, April 24) Why too much Facebook can leave you feeling down.

The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/why-too-much-facebook-can-leave-you-

feeling-down-40023

3. Foster, D. W., Bryan, J. L., Nguyen, M-L., Quist, M. C., & Young, C. M. (2013, June).

Dial q for quit: Can your phone help you stop smoking? RuiZi Magazine.

Symposium Presentations and Invited Talks

1. Steers, M.N., Wickham, R.E., Neighbors, C., Moreno, M.A. (2018, June). My friends,

I’m #Sotallytobers: Perceptions of friends’ approval of drinking moderates the

relationship between drinking and posting alcohol-related content (ARC). In Enoch

Gordis Postdoctoral Nomination Presentations. Symposium conducted at the 2017

Research Society on Alcoholism Annual Convention, San Diego, CA.

2. Steers, M.-L. N., Wickham, R.E., Moreno, M.A., & Neighbors, C. (2017, July). T.

Chung (discussant), A Social Media Personalized Normative Feedback Intervention for

Heavy Drinking Students. In Advancing Research on Underage Alcohol Use and Social

Media Involvement. An RSA Satellite Workshop presented at the 2017 Research Society

on Alcoholism Annual Convention, Denver, Co.

Newspaper and Magazine Publications

My first author paper, “Seeing Everyone Else's Highlight Reels: How Facebook Usage is

Linked to Depressive Symptoms” received substantial news coverage. This research was

featured in Forbes, the Washington Post, the Boston Globe, USA Today, Sky News, and more

than 380 other media outlets around the world. The UH media relations office distributed a

report indicating that the media publicity was worth $17 million in ad value worldwide (the

amount the university would have paid for similar publicity). In addition, I was asked to write

two op-ed pieces for the Conversation and the Houston Chronicle and also co-authored an op-

ed piece for an international magazine, RuiZi.

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3. Steers, M.-L. N., Øverup, C. S., Brunson, J. A., & Acitelli, L. K. (2016, August).

Becoming "Facebook Official"? Commitment Mediates Attachment and Relationship

Status Online. In F. G. Lopez (chair), Coming of Age Online: Attachment Dispositions

and Social Media Use. Symposium conducted at the Division 17 at the 2016 American

Psychological Association Annual Convention, Denver, CO.

4. Øverup, C. S., Nguyen, M.-L., Brunson, J. A., & Acitelli, L. K. (2013, January) Wearing

Your Heart on Your Facebook Page: How Displaying One’s Relationship on Facebook is

Related to Relationship Quality. In J. Lee (Chair), Facebook: Friend or Foe? Effects of

Online Social Network on Close Relationships. Symposium conducted at the Annual

Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, New Orleans, LA.

5. Nguyen, M.-L., Wickham, R. E. & Acitelli, L. K. (2013, January). How Depressive

Symptoms are Linked to Time on Facebook and Facebook Social Comparison. In J. Lee

(Chair), Facebook: Friend or Foe? Effects of Online Social Network on Close

Relationships. Symposium conducted at the Annual Meeting of the Society for

Personality and Social Psychology, New Orleans, LA.

6. Øverup, C. S., Nguyen, M.-L., Brunson, J., & Acitelli, L. K. (2012, July). Facebook

Relationship Status: It’s Complicated? In L. K. Acitelli (Chair), The trouble with

Facebook: Multidisciplinary perspectives on relationships in cyberspace. Symposium

conducted at the Biannual Meeting of the International Association for Relationship

Research, Chicago, IL.

7. Nguyen, M.-L., Wickham, R. E. & Acitelli, L. K. (2012, July). Why Time Spent on

Facebook is Linked to Depression. In L. K. Acitelli (Chair), The trouble with Facebook:

Multidisciplinary perspectives on relationships in cyberspace. Symposium conducted at

the Biannual Meeting of the International Association for Relationship Research,

Chicago, IL.

Conference Poster Presentations

* Denotes undergraduate research assistant mentees

1. Steers, M.-L. N., Angosta, J., Lembo, J., Steers, K.*, & Neighbors, C. (2019, February)

Drinking Buddies: Inclusion of Close Friends as a Moderator of the Relationship

Between the College Life Alcohol Salience Scale and Peak Drinks. Poster to be presented

at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Portland,

OR.

2. Steers, K.*, Momin, R., Mathew, S., Mathew, J. A., & Steers, M.-L. N. (2019, February)

The Need to Belong as a Moderator of the Association between Anxiety and Social

Comparisons on Facebook. Poster to be presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society

for Personality and Social Psychology, Portland, OR.

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3. Steers, M.-L. N., Neighbors, C. & Pedersen, E. R. (2018, November) Self in the Service:

The Moderating Effect of Inclusion of the Self in the Other on the Relationship Between

Drinking Norms and Alcohol-Related Consequences Among Veterans. Poster to be

presented at the 2018 Annual Meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive

Therapies, Washington D.C.

4. Momin, R.*, Steers, K.*, Mathew, S.*, Mathew, J. A.*, & Steers, M.-L. N. (2018,

October) Others’ Posts as a Moderator of the Association Between Social Media

Influence and Self Posts. Poster to be presented at the Annual Meeting of the University

of Houston Undergraduate Research Day, Houston, TX.

5. Mathew, J. A.*, Moore, K.*, Momin, R.*, Mathew, S.*, & Steers, M.-L. N. (2018,

October) Inclusion of Close Friends as a Moderator of the Relationship Between College

Life Alcohol Salience Scale and Binge Drinking. Poster to be presented at the Annual

Meeting of the University of Houston Undergraduate Research Day, Houston, TX.

6. Mathew, S.*, Momin, R.*, Mathew, J. A.*, Moore, K.*, & Steers, M.-L. N. (2018,

October) Race as a Moderator of the Relationship Between Rejection concern and Drinks

Per Week. Poster to be presented at the Annual Meeting of the University of Houston

Undergraduate Research Day, Houston, TX.

7. Steers, M.-L. N., Wickham, R.E., Neighbors, C., Moreno, M.A. (2018, June). My

friends, I’m #Sotallytobers: Perceptions of friends’ approval of drinking moderates the

relationship between drinking and posting alcohol-related content (ARC). Poster

presented at the 41st Annual Meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism, San Diego,

California. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 42(s1), 178A.

8. Steers, M.-L. N. (2018, March) All in the Family: How Contingencies of Self-Worth –

Family Support Moderates the Relationship Between Collectivistic Orientation and

Satisfaction With Life. Poster presented at the 2018 the Annual Meeting of the Society for

Personality and Social Psychology, Atlanta, GA.

9. Steers, M.-L. N., Wickham, R.E., Neighbors, C., & Moreno, M.A. (2018, March)

Friends Don’t Let Friends Drink and Post? How Perceptions of Friends’ Approval of

Drinking Relates to Facebook Alcohol-related Content Posts. Poster presented at the

2018 Psychology and Media and Technology Preconference for the Annual Meeting of

the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Atlanta, GA.

10. Steers, M.-L. N. & Anthenien, A. (2017, January) Differences in Rejection Sensitivity,

Controlled Orientation, and Depressive Symptoms Among Asians and European

Americans. Poster presented at the 2017 Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality

and Social Psychology, San Antonio, TX.

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11. Steers, M.-L. N., Fillo, J., & Neighbors, C. (2016, June) University-Related Collective

Self-Esteem Reduces Alcohol-related Consequences: A Comparison of Three U.S.

Universities. Poster presented at the 2016 Annual Meeting of the Research Society on

Alcoholism, New Orleans, LA.

12. Steers, M.-L. N., Tomkins, M.M., Knee, C.R., & Neighbors, C. (2016, January) The

Moderating Effect of Instability of Self-Esteem on the Relationship Between Identification

with the Group and Drinking. Poster presented at the 2016 Annual Meeting of the

Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Diego, CA.

13. Tomkins, M.M., Neighbors, C., & Steers, M.-L. N. (2016, March) Passion for religion,

perceived stress, and drinking. Poster presented at the 2016 Collaborative Perspectives

on Addiction Meeting, San Diego, CA.

14. Steers, M.-L. N., Tomkins, M.M., Knee, C.R., & Neighbors, C. (2016, November) The

Moderating Effect of Instability of Self-Esteem on the Relationship Between Identification

with the Group and Peak Drinks. Poster presented at the 2016 Annual Meeting of the

Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, New York, NY.

15. Achari, R.* & Steers, M.-L. N., (2015, April). All in The Family: How Contingencies of

Self-Worth - Family Support Moderates the Relationship Between Collectivistic

Orientation. Poster presented at the 2015 Annual Meeting of Southwestern Psychological

Association, Wichita, KS.

16. Steers, M.-L. N., Young, C.M., Quist, M.C., Bryan, J.L., Eikenburg, L.B.*, Acitelli,

L.K., & Foster, D.W. (2015, February) To Like or Not to Like: How Levels of Closeness

to Facebook Friends Influence Perceptions of Posts. Poster presented at the 2015 Annual

Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Long Beach, CA.

17. Reams, K.*, Steers, M.-L. N., Eikenburg, L.B.*, Caraway, L.*, & Acitelli, L.K.

Choosing Your Facebook Friends Wisely: Perceived Choice as a Moderator of the

Relationship Between Number of Facebook Friends and Social Anxiety. Poster presented

at the 2015 Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Long

Beach, CA.

18. Quist, M.C., Young, C.M., Steers, M.-L. N., Bryan, J.L., Knee, C.R., & Foster, D.W.

(2015, February) You Gotta Have Faith, But Not the Kind You Think: Types of Religiosity

and Their Associations with Guilt, Anxiety, and Depression. Poster presented at the 2015

Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Long Beach, CA.

19. Quist, M.C., Young, C.M., Steers, M.-L. N., Bryan, J.L., Knee, C.R., & Foster, D.W.

(2015, February) You Gotta Have Faith, But Not the Kind You Think: Types of Religiosity

and Their Associations with Guilt, Anxiety, and Depression. Poster presented at the 2015

Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Long Beach, CA.

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20. Steers, M-L. N. Young, C. M., Quist, M.C., Eikenburg, L.B.* & Neighbors, C. (2014,

November). All You Need Are “Likes”: How Self-esteem Moderates the Relationship

Between the Need to Belong and Time Spent on Facebook. Poster presented at the 2014

Annual Meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia,

PA.

21. Young, C.M., Dibello, A.M., Z.K. Traylor, Quist, M.C., Steers, M.-L. N., Bryan, J.L.,

Foster, D.W., & Neighbors, C. (2014, November) You Look Like I Could Use a Drink:

Perceived Attractiveness and Likability of Faces as a Function of Drinking Status. Poster

presented at the 2014 Annual Meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive

Therapies, Philadelphia, PA.

22. Rodriguez, R.R.*, Bryan, J.L., Steers, M.-L. N., Quist, M.C., Young, C.M., & Lu, Q.

(2014, November) You Look Like I Could Use a Drink: Perceived Attractiveness and

Likability of Faces as a Function of Drinking Status. Poster presented at the 2014 Annual

Meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia, PA.

23. Quist, M.C., Bryan, J.L., Young, C. M., Steers, M-L. N. & Knee, C.R. (2014,

November). Are You There, God? The Effect of Religious Coping on the Relationship

Between Anxiety Over Emotional Expression, Anxiety, and Depression. Poster presented

at the 2014 Annual Meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies,

Philadelphia, PA.

24. Coffman, A. D., Steers, M.-L. N., Bryan, J. L., Caraway, L.*, Grochett, C.*, &

Neighbors, C. (2014, November). Making the Grade? The Moderating Effect of

Contingencies of Self-Worth – Academic Competence on Collectivist Orientation and

Satisfaction with Life. Poster presented at the 2014 annual meeting of the Association for

Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia, PA.

25. Young, C. M., DiBello, A. M., Traylor, Z. K., Quist, M. C., Steers, M.-L. N., Bryan, J.

L., Foster, D. W., & Neighbors, C. (2014, November). You look like I could use a drink:

Perceived attractiveness and likeability of faces as a function of drinking status. Poster

presented at the 2014 Annual Meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive

Therapies, Philadelphia, PA.

26. Nguyen, M.-L., Bryan, J. L., Quist, M.C., Caraway, L.*, LeRoy, A. S., & Young, C. M.,

(2014, April). Out of Control Emotions: Ambivalence over Emotional Expression as a

Moderator of the Link between Perceived Control and Depressive Symptoms. Poster

presented at the 2014 Annual Meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine,

Philadelphia, PA.

27. Quist, M. C., Bryan, J. L., Nguyen, M.-L., Eikenburg, L.B.*, Knee, C. R. (2014, April)

Knowledge is pain: Information-seeking moderates the relationship between anxiety and

pain catastrophizing. Poster presented at the 2014 Annual Meeting of the Society of

Behavioral Medicine, Philadelphia, PA.

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28. Nguyen, M.-L., Øverup, C. S., Brunson, J. A., & Acitelli, L. K. (2014, February). A

Status to Love: How Relationship Awareness on Facebook Relates to Relationship

Quality. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social

Psychology, Austin, TX.

29. Grochett, C.*, Nguyen, M.-L., Quist, M. C., Bryan, J. L. Foster, D.W., Young, C. M., &

Acitelli, L.K. (2014, February). Helpless to Speak: The Moderating Effect of

Ambivalence over Emotional Expression on the Relationship Between Helplessness and

Depressive Symptoms. Poster presented at the 2014 Annual Meeting of The Society for

Personality and Social Psychology, Austin, TX.

30. Bryan, J. L., Nguyen, M.-L., Quist, M. C., Young, C. M., Foster, D.W., Rodriquez, R.*

R., & Lu, Q. (2014, February). Puppy Love: Pet Affinity as a Mediator of the

Relationship between Openness to New Experience and Social Support. Poster presented

at the 2014 Annual Meeting of The Society for Personality and Social Psychology,

Austin, TX.

31. Foster, D. W., Nguyen, M.-L., Quist, M. C., Bryan, J. L. & Young, C. M. (2014,

February). Friendship-contingent self-esteem as a moderator of the effect of fear of

negative evaluation on Facebook time. Poster presented at the 2014 Annual Meeting of

The Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Austin, TX.

32. LeRoy, A. S., Bryan, J. L., Nguyen, M-L., Caraway, L.*, Rodriguez, R. R.*, & Lu, Q.,

(Feb. 2014). Extraversion Moderates the Relationship Between Perceived Control and

Depressive Symptoms. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society of

Personality and Social Psychology, Austin, TX.

33. Quist, M. C., Bryan, J. L., Nguyen, M.-L., Foster, D. W., Young, C. M., & Knee, C.R.

(2014, February). Who needs you? I've got my dog: Pet affinity and relatedness predict

positive self-statements. Poster presented at the 2014 Annual Meeting of The Society for

Personality and Social Psychology, Austin, TX.

34. You, J., Nguyen, M.-L. & Lu, Q. (2014, February). Basic Psychological Needs

Satisfaction and Depressive Symptoms: Ethnic Differences between Asian Americans

and Caucasians. Poster presented at the 2014 Annual Meeting of The Society for

Personality and Social Psychology, Austin, TX.

35. Young, C.M., Bryan, J.L., Nguyen, M.-L., Quist, M. C., Foster, D.W., & Neighbors, C.

(2014, February). Pet Pals: The Influence of Pet Affinity and Conscientiousness on

Perceived Social Support. Poster presented at the 2014 Annual Meeting of The Society

for Personality and Social Psychology, Austin, TX.

36. Nguyen, M.-L., Quist, M.C., Foster, D. W., Bryan, J. L., Young, C. M., & Acitelli, L. K.

(2013, November). Divulge or Indulge? Emotional Expression as a Buffer Against

Alcohol Abuse. Poster presented at the 2013 Annual Meeting of the Association for

Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Nashville, TN.

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37. Bryan, J. L., Nguyen, M.-L., Quist, M.C., Young, C.M., Foster, D. W., Lu, Q. (2013,

November). Canine Comfort: Pet Affinity Buffers the Negative Impact of Ambivalence

over Emotional Expression on Perceived Social Support. Poster presented at the 2013

Annual Meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Nashville,

TN.

38. Coffman, A. D., Nguyen, M.-L., Bryan, J. L., Neighbors, C. (2013, November). For the

Love of God: Contingencies of Self-Worth - God’s Love as a Mediator of the Association

Between Social Desirability and Drinking. Poster presented at the 2013 Annual Meeting

of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Nashville, TN.

39. Quist, M.C., Nguyen, M.-L., Young, C. M., Bryan, J.L., Foster, D. W., & Knee,

C.R. (2013, November) I am drinking: The influence of vertical individualism and

drinking identity on alcohol consumption. Poster presented at the 2013 Annual Meeting

of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Nashville, TN.

40. Young, C. M., Foster, D. W., Nguyen, M.-L., Quist, M.C., Bryan, J. L., & Neighbors, C.

(2013, November). Top shelf identity: Self-control as a moderator of the relationship

between drinking identity and alcohol use. Poster to be presented at the 2013 Annual

Meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Nashville, TN.

41. Nguyen, M.-L., Young, C. M., Foster, D. W., Quist, M.C., Bryan, J. L., & Acitelli, L. K.

(2013, July). Tears in our beers: Gender differences in depressive symptoms, coping

drinking motives, and alcohol. Poster presented at the 2013 Annual Meeting of the

American Psychological Association, Honolulu, HI.

42. Bryan, J. L., Nguyen, M.-L., Foster, D. W., Young, C. M., Quist, M.C., Richardson, N.,

Lu, Q., (2013, July). Expressive Writing; A randomized controlled trial among

Stargardt’s disease patients. Poster presented at the 2013 Annual Meeting of the

American Psychological Association, Honolulu, HI.

43. Foster, D. W., Young, C.M., Quist, M.C., Bryan, J. L., Nguyen, M.-L., Pai, A.,

Neighbors, C. (2013, July). Benefit finding as a moderator of the relationship between

spirituality/religiosity and drinking. Poster presented at the 2013 Annual Meeting of the

American Psychological Association, Honolulu, HI.

44. Quist, M.C., Foster, D. W., Young, C.M., Nguyen, M.-L., Bryan, J. L., & Knee, C. R

(2013, July). Readiness to change moderates the effect of social desirability on drinking

among pre-contemplators. Poster presented at the 2013 Annual Meeting of the American

Psychological Association, Honolulu, HI.

45. Young, C.M., Foster, D. W., Quist, M.C., Nguyen, M.-L., Bryan, J. L., Samuel, J.,

Neighbors, C. (2013, July). Social drinking refusal self-efficacy moderates the effect of

intent to drink on drinking abstinence. Poster presented at the 2013 Annual Meeting of

the American Psychological Association, Honolulu, HI.

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46. Nguyen, M.-L., Neighbors, C., Hove, M.C., Lee, C., & Acitelli, L.K. (2013, June).

Gender as a Moderator of Obsessive Passion, Drinking, and Alcohol-Related Problems.

Poster presented at the 2013 Annual Meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism,

Orlando, FL.

47. Foster, D. W., Young, C.M., Bryan, J. L., Nguyen, M.-L., Quist, M.C., & Neighbors, C.

(2013, June). You are what you drink? Drinking identity, decisional balance, and

alcohol-related problems. Poster presented at the 2013 Annual Meeting of the Research

Society on Alcoholism, Orlando, FL.

48. Young, C.M., Foster, D. W., Bryan, J. L., Nguyen, M.-L., Quist, M.C., & Neighbors, C.

(2013, June). Family ties and Keeping Dry: Readiness to Change as a Moderator of the

Effect of Family History on Drinking. Poster presented at the 2013 Annual Meeting of the

Research Society on Alcoholism, Orlando, FL.

49. Smith, C.V., Brunson, J. A., Øverup, C. S., Nguyen, M.-L., Novak, S.A. (2013, January)

Watching What You Eat (and do): How Close Others May Influence Diet, Exercise, and

Self-Perceptions. Poster presented at the 2013 Annual Meeting of the Society for

Personality and Social Psychology, New Orleans, LA.

50. Foster, D. W., Nguyen, M.-L., & Neighbors, C. (2012, November). Depressive

symptoms as a moderator of the effect of drink refusal self-efficacy on peak drinking.

Poster presented at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the Association for Behavioral and

Cognitive Therapies, National Harbor, MD.

51. Nguyen, M.-L., Wickham, R. E. & Acitelli, L. (2012, January). The New Internet Virus

Facebook Depression? The Role of Gender and Facebook Social Comparison on

Depressive Symptoms. Poster presented at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the Society for

Personality and Social Psychology, San Diego, CA.

52. Øverup, C., Brunson, J., Acitelli, L, Nguyen, M.-L., (2012, January). Feeling worthy of

love: Is unconditional regard really necessary? Poster presented at the Annual Meeting

of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Diego, CA.

53. Acitelli, L, Wickham, R., Brunson, J. & Nguyen, M.-L., (2011, January). When Couples

Read Stories about other Couples’ Relationships. Poster presented at the 2011 Annual

Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Antonio, TX.

Teaching Experience

University of Houston

Lecturer

Child Development (in person/online) Section 23655(n=100) Fall 2017

Section 25474 (n=49) Spring 2017

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Introduction to Social Psychology (in person/online) Section 23457 (n=99) Fall 2016

Section 17886 (n=53) Summer 2016

Section 25049 (n=78) Spring 2016

Section 27682 (n=82) Fall 2015

Section 17377 (n=74) Summer 2014

Section 19794 (n=84) Spring 2014

Section 23015(n= 102) Fall 2013

Section 18300 (n=73) Summer 2013

Section 35635 (n=78) Spring 2013

Section 33126(n=102) Fall 2012

Section 20282 (n=58) Summer 2012

Section 24661(n=152) Spring 2012

Section 24629 (n=43) Fall 2011

Section 24630 (n=45) Fall 2011

Introduction to Psychology (online) Section 25436(n=100) Spring 2015

Section 22973 (n=97) Fall 2014

University of Houston

Awards

Travel Award

Postdoctoral Fellows Association

(University of Houston)

2018

Enoch Gordis Postdoc

Research Recognition Award

(nominee)

Research Society on Alcoholism Education

Committee

2018

Excellent Postdoctoral Fellow

Award

Postdoctoral Fellows Association

(University of Houston)

2017

Teaching Assistant

Problems of Normal Life Summer 2010

Cultural Psychology Fall 2010

Health Psychology Fall 2010

Introduction to I/O Spring 2010

Introduction to Psychology Spring 2010

Introduction to Social Psychology Fall 2009

Psychology of Gender Fall 2009

Additional Undergraduate Courses Prepared to Teach

Introductory Statistics

Research Methods

Cultural Psychology

Health Psychology

Psychology of Gender

Problems of Normal Life

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Ad-Hoc Reviewing

Addictive Behaviors

Addiction Research and Theory

Developmental Psychology

Journal of Adolescent Health

The Journal of Primary Prevention

The Journal of Psychoactive Drugs

Personal Relationships

Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

New Media and Society

Professional Memberships

American Psychological Association

American Psychological Association, Division 35, Section 5

American Psychological Association, Division 50

Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies

International Association for Relationship Research

Society for Personality and Social Psychology

Research Society on Alcoholism

References

Clayton Neighbors, Ph.D.

Professor, Director of Social Psychology Department, former co-advisor and current post-

doctoral mentor

University of Houston

Department of Psychology

220 Heyne Building

Houston, Texas 77204

Phone: 936-230-7564

Email: cneighbors@uh.edu

Megan Moreno, M.D. MsEd, MPH

Academic Division Chief in General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Professor, and co-

mentor on K-99

University of Wisconsin at Madison

Robert F. and Jean E. Holtz Center for Science and Technology Studies

2870 University Ave, Suite 200

Madison, WI 53705

Phone: 608-512-2525

Email: moreno@wisc.edu

Travel Award American Psychological Association

(Division 50)

2013

Travel Award Psychology Department Travel Award x 12 2009-

2015

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Robert E. Wickham, Ph.D.

Associate Professor and frequent collaborator

Palo Alto University

Department of Clinical Psychology

1791 Arastradero Rd

Palo Alto, CA 94304

408-512-4452

Email: rwickham@paloaltou.edu

Linda K. Acitelli, Ph.D.

Former Co-Advisor and Professor Emeritus

University of Houston

Department of Psychology

126 Heyne Building

Houston, Texas 77204

713-291-7837

Email: acitelli@uh.edu