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Dr. Lidia Meshesha is an Associate Professor in the Clinical Psychology Program at the University of Central Florida (UCF), part of the College of Sciences. She holds a Bachelor’s degree from Williams College and a PhD from the University of Memphis, with postdoctoral training at Brown University. Her research focuses on behavioral interventions for addiction, leveraging behavioral economic theory and mobile technology to address addictive behaviors and health risk behaviors. She directs the Designing Research and Education for Addiction Management (DREAM) Lab, which explores mechanisms of addictive behavior change and develops innovative treatment approaches.
Her research interests include substance-free activity engagement in alcohol use disorder treatment, cannabis use among veterans, and the role of environmental factors in opioid use. She has published extensively on behavioral economic models of addiction, smartphone-based interventions, and the intersection of depression and alcohol use. Dr. Meshesha’s work emphasizes translational research, aiming to bridge clinical theory and real-world applications.
Her publications span topics like alcohol demand theory, mobile health interventions, and the psychological correlates of addictive behaviors. Notable studies include mixed-method analyses of patient perspectives on substance-free activities and feasibility trials of smartphone apps for alcohol treatment. Her research has been published in journals such as Psychology of Addictive Behaviors and Addictive Behaviors.
Lacking explicit awards or grants in the provided text, Dr. Meshesha’s contributions are highlighted through her academic role and prolific research output. Her lab, the DREAM Lab, serves as a hub for interdisciplinary collaboration in addiction science.
