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November 11, 2025

NEAR Lab website updates

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April 16, 2025

Poster Presentation at The National Conference of Undergraduate Research

A Lyrical Analysis of Addiction and Recovery Narratives in Popular Music

Emily Thomas, BSPH;  Ektha Parchuri, MPH; Chloe Hudson, BS; Jason Colditz, PhD, MEd. Poster in Pittsburgh, PA: National Conference of Undergraduate Research
 

October 2, 2024

Publication in The International Journal of Drug Policy

Beyond the 5-year recovery mark: Perspectives of researchers with lived and living experience on public engagement and discourse

Cioffi CC, et al.

June 4, 2024

Presentation at the International Society for Research on Internet Interventions

Portrayal of Popular "Recovery Music" and Music Therapy on Addiction Treatment Provider Websites in the US. Colditz J, Parchuri E, Hudson C, Pedersen S, Rollman B. Presentation in Limerick, Ireland: 12th Scientific Meeting of the International Society for Research on Internet Interventions.

May 14, 2024

Press: Recovery Research Institute Bulletin

Links to Recovery: Navigating the Digital Landscape of Online Addiction Recovery Support Forums

May 1, 2024

Poster at Pitt Medicine Research Day

Assessing music therapy representation in online resources for Alcohol Use Disorder 

Parchuri E, Hudson C, Colditz JB. Poster in Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Research Day. 

January 26, 2024

Webinar: American Psychiatric Association - Serious Mental Illness Adviser

Colditz JB. Considerations for the Use of Online Peer Recovery Forums for Individuals with Serious Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorders. (CME/CEU credit available).

January 13, 2024

Publication in Internet Interventions

Characteristics and engagement among English-language online forums for addiction recovery

Colditz JB, Hsiao LH, Bergman BG, Best DW, Hulsey EG, Sidani JE, Rollman BL, Kraemer KL. 

November 14, 2023

Publication in Alcohol: Clinical and Experimental Research

Characterizing online social support for alcohol use disorder: A mixed-methods approach

Colditz JB, Chu K, Hsiao L, Barrett E, Kraemer KL, Pedersen SL

September 1, 2023

NIAAA Career Development Award

Through a National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) Career Development Award (K01-AA030809), Dr. Colditz will get additional training in human-centered design, natural language...

February 1, 2023

BCAR Networking and Scientific Retreat

Dr. Colditz spoke and presented NEAR-FAR updates at the 2023 Bridging Connections in Addiction Research (BCAR) Networking and Scientific Retreat, University of Pittsburgh.

Screenshot of the NEAR-FAR Dashboard
September 20, 2022

NEAR-FAR Demo at ISRII Conference

Dr. Colditz presented NEAR-FAR at the International Society for Research on Internet Interventions (ISRII; Pittsburgh, PA).

September 6, 2022

Publication in Addiction

Algorithmic accountability on social media platforms in the context of alcohol-related health behavior change

Russell AM, Bergman BG, Colditz JB, Massey PM

May 31, 2022

Addiction Treatment Provider Survey

We are seeking feedback about online recovery resources from addiction treatment providers in Southwestern Pennsylvania. 

April 9, 2022

Poster at Society of Behavioral Medicine

Online forums for substance use recovery have a broad range of features and functionality.

Hsiao L, Best D, Hulsey E, Bergman B, Kraemer KL, Colditz JB. Poster in Baltimore, MD: 43nd Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions of the Society of Behavioral Medicine.