Psychology Colloquium: Lexi Nims, MPH

About this event

Join us for the final Psychology Colloquium of the fall semester - "Childhood Maltreatment and Alcohol Use Disorder Across the Life Course" - delivered by our own Psychology Dept Grant Project Coordinator Lexi Nims. Ms. Nims has a Master's of Public Health in Epidemiology from the University of Washington. Her talk will be geared towards psychology students, but all are welcome to attend.

Many adults who struggle with alcohol use disorder also have a history of childhood maltreatment, but how long does this link last, and why does it exist? This talk examines the relationship between childhood maltreatment and alcohol use disorder through a public health and epidemiology lens. Drawing on data from the Seattle Social Development Project, a cohort followed from 5th grade into midlife, the talk explores whether the association persists beyond young adulthood, whether the age that maltreatment begins matters, and whether stress regulation may help explain the connection. It concludes by considering what the findings mean for psychological and public health practice.