Sarah Ann Thomas

Sarah Ann Thomas is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at Brown University, specializing in adolescent risk behavior through biobehavioral and neuroimaging approaches. Her research integrates clinical psychology with neuroscience to examine cannabis use, emotional regulation, and parent-adolescent dynamics.

• PhD, University of Maryland (2016)
• MA, University of Chicago (2008)
• BA, Boston University (2005)

Her research program investigates:

• Biobehavioral predictors of adolescent cannabis addiction
• Neurobiological mechanisms in psychiatric risk
• Family systems' role in mental health outcomes
• Impact of stress and psychophysiology on self-harm

Recent publications focus on cannabis-vaping correlations with suicidal ideation, neuroimaging of cognitive flexibility, and family-based interventions for risk behavior. She collaborates extensively within Brown's Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior.

• BBRF/NARSAD Young Investigator Award

Key collaborations include researchers from:

• Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
• Carney Institute for Brain Science
• Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies