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Michael A. Russell is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biobehavioral Health at Pennsylvania State University and affiliated with the Penn State Cancer Institute's Cancer Control program. His research integrates substance use epidemiology, mental health, and innovative measurement techniques including Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) and transdermal alcohol monitoring.
Russell's work centers on alcohol and cannabis use patterns, consequences, and interventions across diverse populations—particularly college students, young adults, and older adults. He investigates critical intersections between mental health symptoms (e.g., depression, anxiety) and substance use disorders, nicotine-alcohol co-use effects, transdermal alcohol concentration dynamics, and motivational frameworks like self-determination theory. His fingerprint highlights expertise in Ecological Momentary Assessment (50% prominence), Substance Use (36%), and Alcohol Use (33%).
Recent publications (2025) demonstrate methodological rigor using EMA and transdermal sensors to capture real-world substance use behaviors. Key trends include examining how mental health symptoms moderate cannabis treatment outcomes, how affect modulates drinking intention-behavior links, and how transdermal alcohol profiles predict both negative and positive consequences. His work bridges clinical psychology, public health, and biomedical engineering to develop precise measurement tools for substance use consequences.
Russell currently serves as Principal Investigator on an active National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) grant (2024-2026) titled "A prospective examination of TAC features as predictors of consequences and alcohol use disorders," investigating transdermal alcohol concentration as a predictor of alcohol use disorder development. While his research involves student mentorship, specific advisees are not documented in the provided materials.
