DART Summer Research Day

DART Summer Students are required to submit an abstract and poster for presentation. At the end of the 10-week Summer Program, DART trainees present the culmination of their work at the annual DART Summer Research Day. 

2024 DART Summer Research Day

Keynote Address: Niranjan Karnik, M.D., Ph.D.

Friday, July 26, 10:00a.m. - 11:00a.m. EDT

Both virtual and in-person attendees can register for this hybrid talk using this link or QR code below.

Keynote Address will be followed by 2024 DART Summer trainee poster presentations at the MUSC Institute of Psychiatry.

 

View the 2024 Summer Research Day Program Here

2024 Presentation E-Gallery

Evaluating the Impact of E-Cigarettes on Cigarette Reinforcement Value: A Secondary Analysis of a Nationwide Clinical Trial Using the Brief Cigarette Purchase Task
Presented by Khalea Avery
Undergraduate student at Alabama A&M University
Mentored by Tracy Smith. Ph.D.

2024 DART Poster- Khalea Avery

Shifting Perceptions of E-Cigarette Risk: A Secondary Analysis from a Nationwide, Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial for E-Cigarette Uptake Among Smokers
Presented by Emily Barros, B.S.
Undergraduate student from the University of South Carolina Honors College
Mentored by Tracey Smith, Ph.D.

2024 DART Poster – Emily Barros

Examining Nicotine Dependence in Adults using E- cigarettes with and without Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Presented by Clariashli Docena-Guerrero
Undergraduate student at the College of Charleston
Mentored by Erin McClure, Ph.D. and Rachel Tomko, Ph.D.

2024 DART Poster – Clariashli Docena-Guerrero

The Effect of Having Sucrose as an Alternative on Voluntary Alcohol Intake in Alcohol-Dependent and Control, Non-Dependent Mice
Presented by Luna Holley
Undergraduate student at Marian University
Mentored by Marcelo Lopez, Ph.D. and Howard Becker, Ph.D.

2024 DART Poster – Luna Holley

Effects of Teachers' Expectations on Middle School Students’ Emotional and Behavioral Outcomes
Presented by Aileen Kangavary, B.A.
Doctoral student at the University of South Florida
Mentored by Colleen Halliday, Ph.D.

2024 DART Poster – Aileen Kangavary

The Effects of Cannabidiol on Olfactory Physiological Cue Reactivity in Youth with Alcohol Use Disorder
Presented by Alison Kong
Undergraduate student at the University of South Carolina
Mentored by Lindsay Squeglia, Ph.D. and Anna Kirkland, Ph.D.

2024 DART Poster – Alison Kong

Predictors of Opioid Use Severity: Exploring Gender Differences in Depression and Anxiety 
Presented by Abigail Obeng
Undergraduate student at the University of Pittsburgh
Mentored by Delisa Brown, Ph.D.

2024 DART Poster – Abigail Obeng

Investigating the Anti-Pain Effect of Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation (taVNS) in Patients with Chronic Post-Stroke Upper Extremity Pain
Presented by Fisayo Omonije
Undergraduate student at Johns Hopkins University
Mentored by Bashar Badran, Ph.D.

2024 DART Poster – Fisayo Omonije

Does Enhanced Cognitive Processing Therapy with Lifesteps Reduce HIV Stigma and PTSD Symptoms Among People with HIV?: Preliminary Results from a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
Presented by Shibrika Pansy, M.S.
Medical Student at Howard University College of Medicine
Mentored by Carla Danielson, Ph.D. and Cristina Lopez, Ph.D.

2024 DART Poster – Shibrika Pansy

Neuronal Activity in Prefrontal Cortex Underlying Relapse in Substance Use Disorders
Presented by Aryan Parmar
Undergraduate student at the College of Charleston
Mentored by Elizabeth Doncheck, Ph.D.

2024 DART Poster – Aryan Parmar

Racial Disparities in Cesarean Delivery Rates among Low-Risk, Nulliparous, Term, Singleton, Vertex (NTSV) and an Institution’s Efforts to Reduce Them
Presented by Sumaya Smarony, B.A.
Medical student at Howard University College of Medicine
Mentored by Connie Guille, M.D.

2024 DART Poster – Sumaya Smarony

Sign vs. Goal Tracking in Alcohol Use Disorder: Predicting Problem Alcohol Use Using a Neurophysiological Endophenotype of Reward-Based Incentive Salience Attribution
Presented by Sophia Taber
Undergraduate student at the University of South Carolina Honors College
Mentored by Lisa McTeague, Ph.D.

2024 DART Poster – Sophia Taber

Moderating Role of Smoking on the Effect of N-Acetylcysteine on Frontal Glutamate Levels in Co-Occurring Bipolar and Alcohol Use Disorders
Presented by Courtland Woods
Post-baccalaureate student at the University of South Carolina
Mentored by James Prisciandaro, Ph.D.

2024 DART Poster – Courtland Woods