Exploring Long Term Relationships Between COVID-19 and Patterns and Impacts of Alcohol use and Related Mental Health Outcomes Among University Students

Title: Exploring Long Term Relationships Between COVID-19 and Patterns and Impacts of Alcohol use and Related Mental Health Outcomes Among University Students

PIs:  Drs. Deric Kenne (Public Health), William Lechner (Psychological Sciences), Sheryl Chatfield (Public Health)

This project aims to administer and analyze newly gathered data from the KSU COVID-19 Wellness survey, which was initially administered in March 2020, immediately following campus closure because of the pandemic. The primary research question these researchers aim to answer is to what extent have changes in alcohol misuse and other drug use been sustained through the duration of the pandemic, and what are the long-term impacts on mental health?