Current Projects
Rural Trans Health Study (Leah’s 2YP!)
The Goodhines Lab is partnering with LGBTQIA+ organizations to collect data from rural transgender and nonbinary (TGNB) adults living in the state of Maine via an online survey. This project will examine the relationship between gender minority stress and substance use behaviors in rural TGNB adults. This study aims to (1) characterize substance use in various gender minority identities, (2) compare substance use rates to national averages, and (3) determine if discrimination, rejection, and victimization are salient gender minority stressors for rural TGNB people.
Young Adult Health Study (Krutika’s 2YP!)
This national, online survey study explores the potential association and risk mechanism underlying socioeconomic adversity and cannabis use in rural and urban young adults. Findings will inform the characterization of rural (v. urban) cannabis use, and assist in the isolation of targets to inform tailored intervention efforts and mitigate associated downstream harms.
Rural Young Adult Health Study (In development)
This state-wide longitudinal survey study explores the patterns and mechanisms underlying substance use and sleep problems during young adulthood in critically underserved and socioeconomically disadvantaged rural communities. Findings will inform culturally sensitive prevention and treatment to curtail substance-sleep problems in rural young adults, ultimately reducing disparities to advance health equity. The PI is actively pursuing NIH R15 funding to commence this project within 1-2 years.
The Black Bear Health & Wellness Study (2022-2023)
The Black Bear Health & Wellness Study is a two-wave longitudinal survey study of UMaine undergraduates (ages 18-25). Our aim is to learn more about health behaviors, such as sleep, exercise, substance use and sex behaviors. We hope that findings of this project may support campus health by informing the development of tailored prevention and intervention programming. Findings may also inform follow-up generalizability studies among regional young adults across the state of Maine.