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Past Research

Here you'll find information about past projects we have contributed to or spearheaded.

Publications Highlight

Here you'll find the most relevant publications from the SHEA Lab and Dr. Thompson.

 

​* Indicates a SHEA Lab member, employee or student other than Dr. Thompson.

Farkouh, E. K., Vallance, K., Wettlaufer, A., Giesbrecht, N., Asbridge, M., Farrell-Low, A. M., Gagnon, M., Price, T. R., Priore, I., Shelley, J., Sherk, A., Shield, K. D., Solomon, R., Stockwell, T. R., Thompson, K., Vishnevsky, N., & Naimi, T. S. (2024). An assessment of federal alcohol policies in Canada and priority recommendations: Results from the 3rd Canadian Alcohol Policy Evaluation Project. Canadian Journal of Public Health, 115(4), 640–653. https://doi.org/10.17269/s41997-024-00889-3 

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Cieslik, V. V., Sukhawathanakul, P., Rostampour, R., Wu, M. Q., Hadwin, A. F., Stewart, S. H., Thompson, K., Keough, M. T., Krank, M., Conrod, P. J., Castellanos-Ryan, N., & Winne, P. (2025). Exploring associations between substance use, self-Regulated learning practices, and academic challenges at five Canadian universities. Journal of College Student Retention, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/15210251241299790

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​Hobin, E., Bains, A., Poon, T., Forbes, S., Hammond, D., Naimi, T., Smith, B., Vanderlee, L., Li, Y., Stockwell, T., Sherk, A., Thompson, K., & Meyer, S. (2024). Testing alcohol container warning labels among alcohol consumers in the field over a 4-week period: a protocol for a randomized field trial. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.15288/jsad.24-00209 â€‹

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Thompson, K., Watt, M., *DeWolf, D. & *MacDonald-Spracklin, R.  (2024). Sex differences in indicators of mental and cardiovascular health in cannabis-using undergraduates. Emerging Adulthood, 13(1), 21676968241287390. https://doi.org/10.1177/21676968241287390 

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Thompson, K., *Cooper, S., *Langille, W., *Webber, B., *MacDonald-Spracklin, R., Asbridge, M., Barker, B., Kruisselbrink, D., Olthuis, J., Paradis, C., Stewart, S., Stockwell, T., & Strang, R. (2024). Assessing the implementation of evidence-based alcohol policies on postsecondary campuses: A comparative analysis. Canadian Journal of Public Health, 115, 789-800. https://doi.org/10.17269/s41997-024-00907-4 â€‹

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Conner, B. T., Thompson, K., Prince, M. A., Bolts, O. L., Contreras, A., Riggs, N. R., & Leadbeater, B. J. (2024). Results of a randomized controlled trial of the cannabis eCHECKUP TO GO personalized normative feedback intervention on reducing cannabis use, cannabis consequences, and descriptive norms. Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment, 159, 209267. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.josat.2023.209267 â€‹

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Thompson, K., *DeWolf, D., *MacDonald-Spracklin, R., Frank, D., & *Cooper, S. (2023). #Cheers: an examination of user-generated alcohol advertising on Instagram. Substance Use & Misuse, 58(2), 204-210. https://doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2022.2151826 

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Thompson, K., *Thibault, T., & *Peters, A. L. (2024). A better high? Understanding mode preferences among young adult cannabis users. Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science / Revue Canadienne Des Sciences Du Comportement, 56(3), 327–331. https://doi.org/10.1037/cbs0000368 â€‹â€‹

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Shield, K., Paradis, C., Butt, P., Naimi, T., Sherk, A., Asbridge, M., Myran, D., Stockwell, T., Wells, S., Poole, N., Heatley, J., Hobin, E., Thompson, K., Young, M., & Panel, the L.-R. A. D. G. S. E. (2024). New perspectives on how to formulate alcohol drinking guidelines. Addiction, 119(1), 9–19. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.16316

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Olthuis, J.V., Thompson, K., Watt, M.C., & Stewart, S.H.  (2023).  Investigating pathways from anxiety sensitivity to impairment in a treatment-seeking sample.  Journal of Affective Disorders, 324, 455-462. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2022.12.032 

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Isaacs, J.Y., Thompson, K., Yakovenko, I., Dobson, K., Chen, S-P., Hudson, A., Mahu, I. T., & Stewart, S.H. (2022). College students’ prescription drug misuse social norms: What’s sex got to do with it? Journal of American College Health, 71(8), 2587–2594. https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2021.1979007 â€‹

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Lambe, L.J., Yunus, F., Moore, M., Keough, M., Thompson, K., Krank, M., Conrod, P., & Stewart, S.H. (2022) Inhibited personality traits, internalizing symptoms, and drinking to cope during the COVID-19 pandemic among emerging adults. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, 52(3), 198–212. https://doi.org/10.1080/16506073.2022.2152726 

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Morris, V., Baptist-Mohseni, N., Kronstein, N. B., Murphy, C. B., Yunus, F., *Thibault, T., Livet, A., Mahmoud, A., Pétrin-Pomerleau, P., Krank, M., Thompson, K., Conrod, P., Stewart, S. H., & Keough, M. T. (2023). Hazardous drinking mediates the relation between externalizing personality and reduced adherence to COVID-19 public health guidelines in university students. Emerging Adulthood, 11(3), 797–803. https://doi.org/10.1177/21676968221140449 

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*Thibault, T., Thompson, K., Keough, M., Krank, M., Conrod, P., Moore, M., & Stewart, S. H. (2023). Psychometric properties of a brief version of the COVID-19 Stress Scales (CSS-B) in young adult undergraduates. Stress and Health, 39(1), 154–161. https://doi.org/10.1002/smi.3175 

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Isaacs, J. Y., Thompson, K., Yakovenko PhD, I., Dobson, K., Chen, S.-P., Hudson, A., Mahu, I. T., & Stewart, S. H. (2023). Social norms of college students engaging in non-medical prescription drug use to get high: What’s sex got to do with it? Journal of American College Health, 71(8), 2587–2594. https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2021.1979007 â€‹

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Thompson, K., Ivany, M., Davis-MacNevin, P., DeWolf, D., Teehan, M., & Stewart, S. (2022). A multilevel investigation of individual and residence risk factors on student drinking. Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science / Revue canadienne des sciences du comportement, 54(1), 62–72. https://doi.org/10.1037/cbs0000277 

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MacNabb, K., Blades, S., Thompson, K., Dutton, D. J., Liu, T., & Asbridge, M. (2022). Alcohol access and purchasing behaviour during COVID-19 pandemic restrictions: An exploration of sociodemographic, health and psychosocial correlates in two Canadian provinces. Drug and Alcohol Review, 41(4), 902–911. https://doi.org/10.1111/dar.13423 

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Merrin, G. J., Leadbeater, B. J., Sturgess, C. M. B., Ames, M. E., & Thompson, K. (2022). Predictors of early-onset cannabis use in adolescence and risks for substance use disorder symptoms in young adulthood. Journal of Drug Issues, 52(2), 182-206. https://doi.org/10.1177/00220426211049356 

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Thompson, K., Dutton, D. J., MacNabb, K., Liu, T., Blades, S., & Asbridge, M. (2021). Changes in alcohol consumption during the COVID-19 pandemic: Exploring gender differences and the role of emotional distress. Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada, 41(9), 254–263. https://doi.org/10.24095/hpcdp.41.9.02 

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Thompson, K., Holley, M., Sturgess, C., & Leadbeater, B. (2021). Co-use of alcohol and cannabis: Longitudinal associations with mental health outcomes in young adulthood. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(7), 3652. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18073652

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Stewart, S., Chinneck, A., Thompson, K., Afzali, M., Nogueria-Arjona, R., Mahu, I., & Conrad, P. (2021). Personality to prescription drug misuse in adolescents: Testing affect regulation, psychological dysregulation, and deviance proneness pathways. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 12, 474. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.640766

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Joyce, K. M., Thompson, K., Tibbo, P. G., Good, K. P., O’Leary, M. E., Perrot, T. S., Hudson, A., & Stewart, S. H. (2021). The impact of depressed mood and coping motives in those with pre-menstrual dysphoric disorder on cannabis use quantity across the menstrual cycle.  Addiction, 116(110), 2746-2758. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.15465 

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Ciccarelli, T. M., Leatherdale, S. T., Perlman, C., Thompson, K., & Ferro, M. A. (2021). Steering clear: Traffic violations among emerging adults who engage in habitual or casual cannabis use. Accident Analysis & Prevention, 153, 106059. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2021.106059 

 

Vallance, K., Stockwell, T., Wettlaufer, A., Chow, C., Giesbrecht, N., April, N., Asbridge, M., Callaghan, R., Cukier, S., Hynes, G., Mann, R., Solomon, R., Thomas, G., & Thompson, K. (2021). The Canadian Alcohol Policy Evaluation project: Findings from a review of provincial and territorial alcohol policies. Drug and Alcohol Review, 40(6), 937–945. https://doi.org/10.1111/dar.13251 

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Nogueira-Arjona, R., Thompson, K., Milios, A., Maloney, A., Krupa, T., Dobson, K., Chen, S., & Stewart, S. (2021). The mediating effects of protective behavioral strategies on the relationship between addiction-prone personality traits and alcohol-related problems among emerging adults. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(4), 1814. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18041814

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Thompson, K., Ivany, M., Davis MacNevin, P., DeWolf, D., Teehan, M., & Stewart, S. (2021). A multilevel investigation of individual and residence risk factors on student drinking. Canadian Journal of Behavioral Science. 54(1), 62–72. https://doi.org/10.1037/cbs0000277 

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Giesbrecht, N., Wettlaufer, A., Stockwell, T., Vallance, K., Chow, C., April, N., Asbridge, M., Callaghan, R., Cukier, S., Hynes, G., Mann, R. E., Solomon, R., Thomas, G., & Thompson, K. (2021). Alcohol retail privatisation in Canadian provinces between 2012 and 2017. Is decision making oriented to harm reduction? Drug and alcohol review, 40(3), 459–467. https://doi.org/10.1111/dar.13229 

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Swan, C., Ferro, M. A., & Thompson, K. (2021). Does how you use matter? The link between mode of use and cannabis-related risk. Addictive Behaviors, 112, 106620. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2020.106620 

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Luther, A. W. M., Reaume, S. V., Qadeer, R. A., Thompson, K., & Ferro, M. A. (2020). Substance use disorders among youth with chronic physical illness. Addictive Behaviors, 110, 106517. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2020.106517 

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Ames, M. E., Leadbeater, B. J., Merrin, G. J., & Thompson, K. (2020). Patterns of marijuana use and physical health indicators among Canadian youth. International Journal of Psychology, 55(1), 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijop.12549 

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Park, T., Thompson, K., Wekerle, C., Al-Hamdani, M., Smith, S., Hudson, A., Goldstein, A., & Stewart, S. H. (2019). Posttraumatic stress symptoms and coping motives mediate the association between childhood maltreatment and alcohol problems. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 32(6), 918–926. https://doi.org/10.1002/jts.22467 

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Strickland, N. J., Wekerle, C., Kehayes, I. L., Thompson, K., Dobson, K., & Stewart, S. H. (2019). Self-compassion as a compensatory resilience factor for the negative emotional outcomes of alcohol- involved sexual assault among undergraduates. International Journal of Child and Adolescent Resilience, 6(1), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.7202/1069076ar 

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Collins, J.-L., Sherry, S. B., McKee, K., Thompson, K., & Stewart, S. H. (2021). Do drinking motives and drinking contexts mediate the relationship between social avoidance and alcohol problems? Evidence from two studies of undergraduate drinkers. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 19(2), 560–578. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-019-00092-3 

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Sukhawathanakul, P., Thompson, K., Brubacher, J., & Leadbeater, B. (2019). Marijuana trajectories and associations with driving risk behaviors in Canadian youth. Traffic Injury Prevention, 20(5), 472–477. https://doi.org/10.1080/15389588.2019.1622097 

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Thompson, K., Wood, D., & Davis MacNevin, P. (2019). Sex differences in the impact of secondhand harm from alcohol on student mental health and university sense of belonging. Addictive behaviors, 89, 57–64. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2018.09.012 

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Kehayes, I.-L. L., Hudson, A., Thompson, K., Wekerle, C., Stuart, H., Dobson, K., Krupa, T., & Stewart, S. H. (2018). The consequences of alcohol-involved sexual victimization in male and female college students. Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health, 37(3), 127–143. https://doi.org/10.7870/cjcmh-2018-014 

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Henderson, L., Thompson, K., Hudson, A., Dobson, K., Chen, S.-P., & Stewart, S. (2018). An Analysis of Campus Culture, Mental Health, and Drinking at Three Canadian Universities. Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health, 37(3), 97–113. https://doi.org/10.7870/cjcmh-2018-013 

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Chinneck, A., Thompson, K., Mahu, I. T., Davis-MacNevin, P., Dobson, K., & Stewart, S. H. (2018). Personality and prescription drug use/misuse among first year undergraduates. Addictive behaviors, 87, 122–130. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2018.07.001 

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Merrin, G. J., Thompson, K., & Leadbeater, B. J. (2018). Transitions in the use of multiple substances from adolescence to young adulthood. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 189, 147–153. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2018.05.015 

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Thompson, K., Leadbeater, B., Ames, M., & Merrin, G. J. (2019). Associations between marijuana use trajectories and educational and occupational success in young adulthood. Prevention science, 20(2), 257–269. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11121-018-0904-7 

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Thompson, K., Burgess, J., & MacNevin, P. D. (2018). An Evaluation of e-CHECKUP TO GO in Canada: The mediating role of changes in social norm misperceptions. Substance Use & Misuse, 53(11), 1849–1858. https://doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2018.1441306 

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Thompson, K., Merrin, G. J., Ames, M. E., & Leadbeater, B. (2018). Marijuana trajectories in Canadian youth: Associations with substance use and mental health. Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science, 50(1), 17–28. https://doi.org/10.1037/cbs0000090 

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Joyce, K. M., Hudson, A., O’Connor, R. M., Thompson, K., Hodgin, M., Perrot, T., & Stewart, S. H.  (2018). Changes in coping and social motives for drinking and alcohol consumption across the menstrual cycle. Depression and Anxiety, 35, 313-320. https://doi.org/10.1002/da.22699 

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