Welcome to LASAR

The Laboratory for Anxiety and Substance Abuse Research (LASAR) under the direction of Dr. Lindsay Ham is a comprehensive research program focused on the study of hazardous alcohol use and social anxiety in college undergraduates, with additional interests in comorbidity issues between anxiety and substance use.  Housed in historic Memorial Hall on the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville campus, LASAR facilities include a data workroom, areas for clinical interviewing, and a simulated bar-laboratory.

Feel free to browse the links on the left to learn more about the LASAR team and research. And of course, feel free to contact LASAR at lasarlab1@gmail.com or individual team members via the Contact Us link on the left. Thanks for visiting!

LASAR News

  • Congratulations to David Lovett for being the winner of the 2011 ABCT SIG Exposition Poster Competition for the Student Special Interest Group.

  • We are pleased to announce that the laboratory's research examining Alcohol's Effects on Emotional Facial Cue Processing as a Mechanism for Social Stress Response Dampening has been awarded a continuation of funding from the Alcohol Research Foundation for it's second year!

  • The laboratory is happy to annouce a 100% acceptance rate at this years ABCT 45th Annual Convention. A list of the posters traveling with us to Toronto, Canada can be found below.

    2011 Conference Presentations

  • Congratulations to Jenny Shaver on her Student Travel Award from RSA and her Student Merritt Award from GUZE

  • We want to congratulate Chandra Chappell on her Graduate Psychology Education Health and Diversity Fellowship for the Spring 2011 semester. Chandra will be participating in a mentoring experience designed to facilitate post-graduate training leading to a career related to reducing health care disparities. She will also be participating in a service learning project in association with Community Clinic of Northwest Arkansas.

  • We would also like to congratulate Hilary Casner on her Research Society on Alcoholism Memorial Travel Award.

  • We are excited to announce that Jessica Fugitt has accepted an offer to the Clinical Psychology program at the U of A and will be a graduate student in the laboratory starting Fall 2011!


  • Congratulations to Dr. Amy Bacon for completing her Ph.D. at the University of Arkansas and her position as an Assistant Professor at Bradley University, beginning in Fall 2011!

 

  • Congratulations to Jeremiah Beene and Taylor English who graduated Spring 2011. We wish you both the best of luck!

 

  • We are pleased to announce that Dr. Ham has been awarded a $100,000 grant from ABMRF/The Foundation for Alcohol Research for her project entitled, Alcohol's Effects on Emotional Facial Cue Processing as a Mechanism for Social Stress Response Dampening.
    For more information, please visit the ABMRF's website: http://www.abmrf.org//

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Alcohol Study

Alcohol

Do you feel nervous in social situations? Have a couple of drinks to take the edge off? Afraid that you will embarrass yourself in front of people? If you are over 21 and drink you may be eligible to participate in a study at the University of Arkansas.

Please refer to the link below for more information.

Alcohol Study