News

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Laurene, K.R., Bonnah, G., Patel, S., Kenne, D.R. (2023). Utilization of the mental health first aid ALGEE action plan: a longitudinal study. Journal of Public Mental Health, 22(1). https://doi.org/10.1108/JPMH-09-2022-0096

Bista, S., Lechner, W.V., Anderson, M., Kenne, K.N. & Kenne, D.R. (2023) Cigarette and e-cigarette use as a function of psychological distress following COVID-19 related university campus closures, The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, DOI: 10.1080/00952990.2023.2171300

Chatfield, S.L., Bista, S., DeBois, K. A., Kenne, D.R. (2022) The association between coping strategies, resilience, and flourishing among students at large U.S. University during the COVID-19 pandemic: A mixed methods research study. Building Healthy Academic Communities Journal, 6(2). https://library.osu.edu/ojs/index.php/BHAC/article/view/9069

Song, J.M., Laurene, K.R., Kenne, D.R. (2022). Referrals to mental health services in Ohio: An exploration of time to first referral after completion of Mental Health First Aid gatekeeper training. Ohio Journal of Public Health, 5(1). https://ojph.org/article/view/8478

Ayranci, P., Bandera, C., Phan, N., Jin, R., Li, D., Kenne, D. (2022). Distinguishing the Effect of Time Spent at Home during COVID-19 Pandemic on the Mental Health of Urban and Suburban College Students Using Cell Phone Geolocation. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(12). https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9223414/

Laurene, K.R., Kodukula, G., Lechner, W.V., Grega, C., Lumpkin, E., Kenne, D.R. (2022). Assessment of psychological distress as a function of positive psychological variables during the COVID-19 pandemic: A university longitudinal study. Journal of American College Health. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/07448481.2022.2032086?src=

Lechner, W. V., Sidhu, N. K., Jin, J. T., Kittaneh, A. A., Laurene, K. R., Kenne, D. R. (2021). Increases in Risky Drinking During the COVID-19 Pandemic Assessed via Longitudinal Cohort Design: Associations With Racial Tensions, Financial Distress, Psychological Distress and Virus-Related Fears. Alcohol and Alcoholism, 56(8), 72-707. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8083654/

Lechner, W. V., Laurene, K. R., Patel, S., Anderson, M., Grega, C., Kenne, D. R. (2020). Changes in alcohol use as a function of psychological distress and social support following COVID-19 related university closings. Addictive Behaviors, 110. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0306460320306572

Hu, H., Phan, N., Chun, S. A., Geller, J., Vo, H., Ye, X., . . . Dou, D. (2019). An insight analysis and detection of drug-abuse risk behavior on Twitter with self-taught deep learning. Computational Social Networks, 6 (10). https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1186/s40649-019-0071-4.pdf

Laurene, K. R., Kodukula, G., Fischbein, R., & Kenne, D. R. (2018). What is the draw? Assessing a risk model and conventional exploration model of e-cigarette use. Journal of Substance Use, 24 (2) 184-191. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14659891.2018.1535004

View a full list of publications

RECENT ARTICLES

Kent State Researchers Publish Mental Health First Aid Longitudinal Study

Kent State Researchers Publish in the American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse

Kent State Researchers Publish in the Building Healthy Academic Communities Journal

Kent State University College of Public Health and Health Recovery Services Receive $3.7 Million Grant to Expand Substance Abuse Treatment Services in Rural Southeastern Ohio

Kent State Researchers Publish in the Ohio Journal of Public Health

988, the New Easy to Remember Suicide and Crisis Lifeline

Kent State Researchers Collaborate with New Jersey Institute of Technology on publication in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Kent State Research published in the Journal of American College Health

Kent State University College of Public Health and CHC Addiction Services receive $2.6 million grant to expand and enhance treatment services in Summit County

The Mental Health and Recovery Board of Portage County and Kent State University College of Public Health receive federal grant to improve and support mental health in Portage County schools and community

The Division of Mental Health and Substance Use in the Center for Public Policy and Health at Kent State Receives Second Garrett Lee Smith Campus Suicide Prevention Grant

Kent State University's College of Public Health Partners with Medina County Public Schools to Support Student Mental Health by Kaylyn Lloyd

SPARK Featured in WKSU

AID Mental Health Awareness Training featured in KentWired

'U Good', an initiative by the Division of Mental Health and Substance Use, featured in KentWired

Kent State University Research Featured in Nature Article by Kaylyn Lloyd

WKBN features Kent State researchers' findings on the impact of the pandemic on college students' alcohol use

Campus Drug Prevention Highlights COVID-19 Alcohol Consumption Study

Publication on the impact of the pandemic on alcohol use and psychological distress listed in the World Health Organization’s Global Literature on Coronavirus Disease database 

Center Receives CARES Act Funding by Kim Laurene, Ph.D. and Deric Kenne, Ph.D.

Cellphone data will track user's behavior and mental health during the pandemic in new Kent State study by Taneisha Cordell from News 5 Cleveland

Kent State Professors Use Mobile Devices To Study Behaviors During Pandemic  by Megan Anderson from the Division of Mental Health and Substance Use

Active Minds Hosts Self Love Event for Valentine's Day by Kelsey Paulus from KentWired.com

Researchers Publish Insight Analysis and Detection of Drug-Abuse Risk Behavior on Twitter with Self-Taught Deep Learning by Chelsea Grega from the Division of Mental Health and Substance Use

Kent State Researchers to Develop and Implement Drug Prevention Infrastructure in Three Ohio Counties by Rachele Mongiovi from Spectrum News 1

Bring Active Minds to Your Campus by Kayla Marker from Active Minds Blog

Active Minds Scares Away Stigma of Mental Illness by Ryanne Locker from KentWired.com

Kent State Researchers Developing Tool to Prevent Substance Abuse by Shina Williams from WKSU

Collaborative Kent State Team Receives $1.5 Million Grant to Develop and Implement Drug Prevention Infrastructure in Three Ohio Counties by College of Public Health from Kent State University

Kent State Recognized by Kognito for its Outstanding Leadership in Promoting Mental Health Literacy by Chelsea Grega from the Division of Mental Health and Substance Use

Active Minds Holds Suicide Prevention Training by Ryanne Locker from KentWired.com

Kent State College of Public Health teaming up with Department of Computer Science to develop and implement drug prevention infrastructure in Portage, Geauga and Lake counties by Deric Kenne from the Division of Mental Health and Substance Use

Mental Illness Visualized Through Create Awareness Art Exhibit by Abigail Winternitz from Kent State Today

The New York Times Highlights Kent State's Efforts to Address Mental Health Issues by Brad Wolverton from The New York Times

Kent State Receives Garrett Lee Smith Campus Suicide Prevention Grant by Abigail Winternitz from Kent State Today

Kent State, Medina County collaborate to expand student mental health services by Bob Finnan from The Gazette

Kent State College of Public Health receives $375,000 federal grant to improve student mental wellness in Medina County public schools by Anonymous from Kent State University