Faculty

Sarah L Pedersen, PhD

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology

Contact Details

3811 O'Hara St.
Pittsburgh
 
PA
 
15213
Email

Education & Training

PhD
University of Missouri, College of Arts and Sciences Clinical Psychology
MA
University of Missouri, College of Arts and Sciences Clinical Psychology
Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of UPMCClinical Psychology
University of Pittsburgh School of MedicineAlcohol Research

Specialty Certifications

Licensed by the Pennsylvania State Board of Psychology

Professional Affiliations

Member and Chair, Education Committee, Research Society on Alcoholism

Research Interests

Selected Research Publications & Products
  1. Pedersen, S.L. & McCarthy, D.M. (2013). Differences in response to alcohol between African Americans and European Americans. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 37, 1056-1063.
  2. Pedersen, S.L., Walther, C.A.P., Pelham, W.E., & Molina, B.S.G. (2016). The indirect effects of childhood ADHD on alcohol problems in adulthood through unique facets of impulsivity. Addiction, 111, 1582-1589.
  3. Pedersen, S.L., Harty, S.C., Pelham, W.E., Gnagy, E.M., & Molina, B.S.G. (2014). Differential associations between alcohol expectancies and adolescent alcohol use as a function of childhood ADHD. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 75, 145-152.
  4. Pedersen, S.L. (2016). Persisting Differences in the Sensitivity to the Effects of Alcohol: What We Know and Where to Go From Here. Biological Psychiatry, 79, e15-e16. (Invited Commentary).
  5. Pedersen, S.L., Molina, B.S.G, Belendiuk, K.A., & Donovan, J.E. (2012). Racial differences in the development of impulsivity and sensation seeking from childhood into adolescence and their relation to alcohol use. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 36, 1794-1802.

Sarah Pedersen, PhD Selected for Membership in Alcohol Medical Scholars Program

Dr. Sarah Pedersen, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, has been invited to join the national Alcohol Medical Scholars Program. She is one of five new individuals selected to participate in this prestigious program. The mission of the Alcohol Medical Scholars Program is to promote optimal education in medical schools regarding the identification and care of people with alcohol use disorders and other substance...