Research Associate

on the NRLC project Impulsivity and Biological Markers for Suicidality and Drug Use in Adolescents (R01-MH077684)

Biographical Sketch

Currently Sarah works as a Research Associate on the NRLC project Impulsivity and Biological Markers for Suicidality and Drug Use in Adolescents (R01-MH077684).  Before joining the NRLC, Sarah worked as a Social Science Research Associate II at UTHSCSA on a project studying pathways of alcohol and substance use disorders among adolescents.  Prior to coming to UTHSCSA, Sarah completed her Masters thesis on health disparities among Hispanic populations and worked as a graduate assistant on various projects studying culture and community, perspectives of sexual abuse/incest, and a case study on Schizophrenia.

Education

Interests

• Hunter/Jumper Equestrian Sports
• Music
• Running and Weight Training

Publications/Presentations

• Cates, S. Mathias, C. W., Farris, S., Richard, D. M., Dawes, M. A., and Dougherty, D. M. (2009, April).
  Training "experts" in consensus ratings of the Stressful Life Events Schedule.
  Poster presented at the 55th annual meeting of the Southwestern Psychological Association, San Antonio, TX.

• Cates, S. Mathias, C. W., Farris, S., Richard, D. M., Dawes, M. A., and Dougherty, D. M. (2009, June).
  Ratings of stressful life events: Acquisition of accurate consensus.
  Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the International Society for Research in Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, Seattle, WA.

• Farris, S., Mathias, C. W., Cates, S., Dawes, M. A., Richard, D. M., and Dougherty, D. M. (2009, April).
  Lifetime history of stressful life events in an adolescent inpatient psychiatric sample.
  Poster presented at the 55th annual meeting of the Southwestern Psychological Association, San Antonio, TX.

• Farris, S., Mathias, C. W., Cates, S., Dawes, M. A., Richard, D. M., and Dougherty, D. M. (2009, June).
  Self-reported histories of stressful life events among adolescent psychiatric inpatients.
  Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the International Society for Research in Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, Seattle, WA.

• Farris, S., Mathias, C. W., James, L. M., Ballesteros, K., Dawes, M. A., Richard, D. M., Acheson, A., & Dougherty, D. M. (2010, May).
  Development of Impulse Control in At-Risk Youth.
  Poster presented at the NARSAD Healthy Minds across America meeting, San Antonio, TX.

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