Jessica L.

Braymiller, August 2019

Curriculum Vitae
JESSICA L. BRAYMILLER, Ph.D.
Department of Preventive Medicine
University of Southern California
2001 N. Soto Street, 302-02
Los Angeles, CA 90089
Email: braymill@usc.edu

Education & Training

2019 Postdoctoral Fellowship, Tobacco Regulatory Science, University of

Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

2019 Ph.D., Biobehavioral Health, The Pennsylvania State University,

University Park, PA

2016 M.S., Biobehavioral Health, The Pennsylvania State University, University

Park, PA

2014 B.A., Psychology, Mercyhurst University, Erie, PA

Magna Cum Laude; Minors in Biology, Neuroscience

Honors & Awards

2018 Ruth W. Ayres-Givens Scholarship for Innovative and Interdisciplinary

Research to Benefit the Public, College of Health and Human Development,
The Pennsylvania State University
2016, 2017 Prevention and Methodology Training Program Pre-Doctoral
Fellowship (NIH/NIDA T32), The Pennsylvania State University
2016, 2017 Travel Award, Early Career Preventionist Network, Society for Prevention
Research
2015 Travel Award, Office of Global Programs, The Pennsylvania State
University
2014 President’s Award for Excellence, Hafenmaier School of Education and
Behavioral Science, Mercyhurst University
2010 – 2014 Presidential Scholarship, Mercyhurst University
2010 – 2014 Egan Scholarship, Mercyhurst University

Peer Reviewed Publications

Braymiller, J. L., Masters, L. D., Linden-Carmichael, A. N., & Lanza, S.T. (2018). Patterns of
marijuana use and attitudes among high school seniors: 2010-2016. Journal of Adolescent
Health, 63(4), 394-400.

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Dierker, L. C., Braymiller, J. L., Rose, J., Goodwin, R., & Selya, A. (2018). Nicotine dependence
predicts cannabis use disorder symptoms among adolescents and young adults. Drug and
Alcohol Dependence, 187, 212-220. PMID: 29680677

Lanza, S. T., Russell, M. A., & Braymiller, J. L. (2017). Emergence of electronic cigarette use in US
adolescents and the link to traditional cigarette use. Addictive Behaviors, 67, 38-43.
PMCID: 5250583

Presentations

Organized Symposia

Braymiller, J. L. (2019, February). Innovative methods for research on e-cigarettes. Symposium

conducted at the meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, San
Francisco, CA.

National and International Conference Presentations

Braymiller, J. L., & Lanza, S. T. (2019, February). Age-varying associations between e-cigarette,
hookah, and marijuana use among young people: Findings from the PATH study. Paper
presented in J. L. Braymiller (Chair), Innovative methods for research on e-cigarettes.
Symposium conducted at the meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and
Tobacco, San Francisco, CA.

Braymiller, J. L., Masters, L. D., Linden-Carmichael, A. N., & Lanza, S.T. (2018, April).
Contemporary patterns of marijuana use and attitudes among high school seniors: 2010-
2014. Poster presented to the Society for Behavioral Medicine, New Orleans, LA.

Braymiller, J. L., & Lanza, S. T. (2018, March). Examining patterns of nicotine use in 18-24 year-
olds: Implications for prevention and policy. Poster presented at The Pennsylvania State
2018 Graduate Exhibition, University Park, PA.

Braymiller, J. L., Branstetter, S. A., & Lanza, S. T. (2018, February). Contemporary patterns of
nicotine product use in high school aged adolescents. Poster presented to the Society for
Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Baltimore, MD.

Nye, R. T., Braymiller, J. L., Lanza, S. T., Buxton, O. M., & Branstetter, S. A. (2018, February). Age-
varying associations between nicotine dependence and sleep. Poster presented to the
Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Baltimore, MD.

Braymiller, J. L. & Lanza, S. T. (2017, June). Age trends in nicotine/tobacco product use in the
United States: Differences across geographic region. Poster presented to the Society for
Prevention Research, Washington, D.C.

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Braymiller, J. L. & Lanza, S. T. (2017, March). Age-varying rates of nicotine product use
throughout adolescence. Paper presented in S. T. Lanza (Chair), Time-varying effect
modeling to shed new light on the developmental course of nicotine product use in the
U.S. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and
Tobacco, Florence, Italy.

Braymiller, J. L., Russell, M. A., & Lanza, S. T. (2016, June). Time-varying effect of risk-perception
on cigarette use among high school seniors. Poster presented to the Society for Prevention
Research, San Francisco, CA.

Russell, M. A., Lanza, S. T., & Braymiller, J. L. (2016, June). Adolescent e-cigarette use: Age-varying
prevalence and association with traditional cigarette smoking. Paper presented to the
Society for Prevention Research, San Francisco, CA.

Roberts, N. J., Braymiller, J. L., Adise, S., Keller, K. L., & Geier, C. F. (2015, September). The
relationship between inhibitory control, reward sensitivity, and weight status in adolescents:
A pilot study incorporating behavioral and imaging measures, and ad libitum food intake.
Poster presented to the International Society for Integrative Developmental Cognitive
Neuroscience, Leiden, Netherlands.

Braymiller, J. L. (2013, April). Differences in cue-reactivity between dependent and social smokers.
Paper presented to the Western Pennsylvania Undergraduate Psychology Conference
(WPUPC), Meadville, PA.

Research Experience & Positions

8/2019 – present Postdoctoral Scholar – Research Associate,

Department of Preventive Medicine
USC Health, Emotion, & Addiction Laboratory (HEAL)
USC Epidemiology of Substance Use (EOS) Research Group
PI: Jessica Barrington-Trimis, Ph.D.
University of Southern California

5/2015 – 8/2019 Graduate Research Assistant,

Addiction & Innovative Methods Lab
PI: Stephanie Lanza, Ph.D.
The Pennsylvania State University

7/2016 – 8/2019 Graduate Research Assistant,

Alcohol Habits in Daily Life Project
PI: Michael Russell, Ph.D.
The Pennsylvania State University

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7/2016 – 6/2018 Graduate Research Assistant,

Smoking and Health Behavior Research Lab
PI: Steven Branstetter, Ph.D.
The Pennsylvania State University

7/2016 – 6/2018 Predoctoral Fellow, Prevention and Methodology Training Program

Mentors: Stephanie Lanza, Ph.D. & Steven Branstetter, Ph.D.
The Pennsylvania State University

8/2014 – 1/2016 Graduate Research Assistant,

Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience & Addictions Lab
PI: Charles Geier, Ph.D.
The Pennsylvania State University

6/2013 – 8/2013 Summer Science Research Fellow

American Psychological Association
George Mason University

Research Support

8/2015; P50 DA039838 (PI: Linda Collins), funded by NIH/NIDA

07/2018- 8/2019 Title: Center for Complex Data to Knowledge in Drug Abuse and HIV
Behavioral Science
Role: Graduate Research Assistant

7/2016 – 6/2018 T32 DA017629 (PI: Linda Collins), funded by NIH/NIDA

Title: Prevention and Methodology Training Program (PAMT)
Role: Predoctoral Fellow

1/2016 - 12/2016 USDA Childhood Obesity Prevention Training Program Pilot Project
Grant #2011-67001-30117 Program A2121; $12,885
Title: Examining the relationship between puberty and reward sensitivity in
overweight and healthy weight adolescents
Role: Co-Investigator

5/2015 - 10/2016 USDA Childhood Obesity Prevention Training Program Pilot Project
Grant #2011-67001-30117 Program A2121; $14,907
Title: Neural underpinnings of reward sensitivity in overweight and healthy
weight adolescents
Role: Co-Investigator

Specialized Technical Skills

Statistical Techniques and Modeling:

 Finite Mixture Modeling, including Latent Class Analysis and Latent Transition Analysis
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 Time-varying Effect Modeling

 Multilevel Modeling

Statistical Software:
 R & R Studio, SAS

Data Collection:
 REDCap (Research Electronic Data Capture)
 SCRAM Continuous Alcohol Monitoring Systems (Wearable Transdermal Alcohol Sensing
Technology)

Workshops

6/2018 2018 Summer Institute on Innovative Methods: Analysis of Ecological

Momentary Assessment Data Using Multilevel Modeling and Time-Varying
Effect Modeling, The Methodology Center, The Pennsylvania State University

6/2017 2017 Summer Institute on Innovative Methods: Statistical Power Analysis

for Intensive Longitudinal Studies, The Methodology Center, The
Pennsylvania State University

7/2016 2016 Summer Institute on Innovative Methods: Ecological Momentary

Assessment: Investigating Biopsychosocial Processes in Context, The
Methodology Center, The Pennsylvania State University

Teaching Experience

11/2018; 4/2019 Invited Guest Lecturer, The Pennsylvania State University

Biobehavioral Health 310: Research Strategies for Biobehavioral Health
Instructor: Russell Nye

6/2018 – 8/2018 Instructor, The Pennsylvania State University

Biobehavioral Health 143: Drugs, Behavior, & Health

3/2018 – 4/2018 Graduate Teaching Assistant & Invited Guest Lecturer,

The Pennsylvania State University
Biobehavioral Health 597: Introduction to Time-Varying Effect Modeling
Instructor: Dr. Sara Vasilenko

11/2015 Invited Guest Lecturer, The Pennsylvania State University

Human Development and Family Studies 312W: Research Methods
Instructors: Mairin Augustine and Stephanie Wilson

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1/2015 - 5/2015 Graduate Teaching Assistant, The Pennsylvania State University

Human Development and Family Studies 432: Developmental Problems of
Childhood and Adolescence
Instructor: Dr. Sarah Kollat

8/2014 - 12/2014 Graduate Teaching Assistant, The Pennsylvania State University

Human Development and Family Studies 129: Introduction to HD FS
Instructor: Dr. Molly Countermine

Professional Memberships

2017-present Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT)

2016-present National Prevention Science Coalition (NPSC)
2015-2018 Society for Prevention Research (SPR)
2012-present Psi Chi, National Honor Society in Psychology

Service

Ad hoc reviewer

2019 Addictive Behaviors

Emerging Adulthood

2018 Preventive Medicine

Journal of Research on Adolescence
Substance Use and Misuse
Nicotine and Tobacco Research

Service to Pennsylvania State University and the Department of Biobehavioral Health

8/2018 – present Search Committee for Open Rank Tenure Track Position in Interdisciplinary
Addictions Research and Health Disparities, Graduate Student
Representative, Department of Biobehavioral Health

4/2018 Founder’s Endowment for Excellence and Innovation Research Day,

Graduate Student Representative, Department of Biobehavioral Health

6/2017 – 4/2018 Biobehavioral Health Colloquium Committee, Graduate Student

Representative, Department of Biobehavioral Health

1/2017 Expanding Your Horizons STEM Career Day for Young Women Volunteer,
Science Outreach Office & Eberly College of Science, The Pennsylvania State
University

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1/2016 Women in STEM Career Day, STEMventure Volunteer, Science Outreach

Office & Eberly College of Science, The Pennsylvania State University

Service to the National Prevention Science Coalition (NPSC)

8/2016 - 1/2017 Social Media Volunteer, Communications, Dissemination, and Outreach

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