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Our research team uses Virtual Reality, as a Simulation Strategy, to allow students to experience the negative and damaging effects of alcohol and drugs to the brain and organ systems.
To Use Science and Innovations in Technology to Combat Addiction and IPV
The main goal of our research lab is to use advancements in evidenced based care and technology to help reduce addiction and conflict among families where addiction and aggression are prevalent. Addiction and family violence tend to be multi-generational and the negative consequences to families are devastating.
Our research lab implements a programmatic series of studies that assess’ and treats both addiction and aggression across the following populations: Substance dependent offenders of intimate partner violence (IPV), Substance Abusing At Risk Juveniles who are aggressive, Survivors of IPV who are substance dependent and have co-occurring trauma and Veterans who have co-occurring addiction and IPV.
Research
RITch®CBT, a CBT model that exists as a 12- session digitized and interactive prototype that was built on proven methodologies to target both substance use and aggressive behaviors.
RITch®CBT is currently being adapted for use with substance dependent Veterans who have co-occurring IPV
RITa®, a digitized interactive platform that assess’ for victimization of intimate partner violence with built in algorithms.
Our People
Caroline J. Easton, Ph.D.
Professor @ College of Health Sciences and Technology, RIT Behavioral Health
Cory Crane, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Clinical Psychology School of Behavioral Health
Cassandra Berbary, Ph.D.
Visiting Assistant Professor in the College of Health Science and Technology
Richard Doolittle, Ph.D.
Vice Dean, College of Health Sciences and Technology
News
- January 18, 2022
Caroline Easton and her team work to address Rochester's need for mental health and addiction counselors.
- January 04, 2022
Funding from the Patrick P. Lee Foundation will support a new postdoctoral fellowship at the RIT Priority Behavioral Health and Clinical Psychology program.
- November 03, 2020
The Rochester Business Journal talks to Caroline Easton, professor in the biomedical sciences program, about telehealth programs for addiction treatment and mental health treatment.
- October 23, 2020
David Borkholder, Linwei Wang, Caroline Easton, and Adam Smith, all professors at RIT, lead the project team that will use a smart toilet seat to provide in-home monitoring of critical health data for the aging population.