Dr. Macatee's research is broadly focused on the measurement and treatment of biobehavioral risk and maintenance factors for internalizing and substance use disorders, with a particular emphasis on internalizing/substance use disorder co-morbidity.​ Dr. Macatee's work utilizes self-report, behavioral, and psychophysiological methods to better understand internalizing/substance use disorder etiology in order to identify high risk subgroups and develop mechanism-targeted treatments for these patients.
Keywords: ​Biobehavioral Research on Addiction and INternalizing Syndromes
The BRAINS Lab uses a translational biobehavioral research framework to understand the etiology and treatment of co-occurring internalizing and substance use disorders.
Research:
- Cognitive Control and Emotion Processing
- Negative Reinforcement
- Computerized Interventions
- Psychometrics
Our lab uses experimental paradigms to isolate and measure individual differences in candidate mechanisms underlying internalizing/substance use disorders based on theory and pre-clinical research.
Dr. Macatee is interested in the measurement and treatment of biobehavioral risk and maintenance factors for internalizing and substance use disorders, with a particular focus on internalizing/substance use disorder co-morbidity.
