Faculty Affiliates

Patricia Cavazos-Rehg, PhD

Professor, Department of Psychiatry at Washington University School of Medicine; Director, Postdoctoral Mentored training Program in Clinical Investigation at Washington University School of Medicine; Co-Director, LEADers to Accelerate Global Mental Health Disparities Research Program

Mental Health; Substance Use; Adolescents; Social Media; Technology; Epidemiology


Contact

Patricia Cavazos-Rehg, PhD
Professor, Department of Psychiatry at Washington University School of Medicine; Director, Postdoctoral Mentored training Program in Clinical Investigation at Washington University School of Medicine; Co-Director, LEADers to Accelerate Global Mental Health Disparities Research Program

(314) 362-2152

pcavazos@wustl.edu


Selected Publications
  • Cavazos-Rehg P, Li X, Kasson E, Kaiser N, Borodovsky JT, Grucza R, Chen LS, Bierut LJ. Exploring how social media exposure and interactions are associated with ENDS and tobacco use in adolescents from the PATH study. Nicotine Tob Res. 2021 Feb 16;23(3):487-494. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntaa113. PMID: 32598479; PMCID: PMC7885778.
  • Cavazos-Rehg PA, Fitzsimmons-Craft EE, Krauss MJ, Anako N, Xu C, Kasson E, Costello SJ, Wilfley DE. Examining the self-reported advantages and disadvantages of socially networking about body image and eating disorders. Int J Eat Disord. 2020 Jun;53(6):852-863. doi: 10.1002/eat.23282. PMID: 32359127.
  • Szlyk H, Deng J, Xu C, Krauss MJ, Cavazos-Rehg PA. Leveraging social media to explore the barriers to treatment among individuals with depressive symptoms. Depress Anxiety. 2020 May;37(5):458-465. doi: 10.1002/da.22990. PMID: 31943530; PMCID: PMC7239721.
  • Cavazos-Rehg PA, Krauss MJ, Costello SJ, Ramsey AT, Petkas D, Gunderson S, Bierut LJ, Marsch LA. Delivering information about medication assisted treatment to individuals who misuse opioids through a mobile app: A pilot study. Journal of Public Health. 2020 Feb 28;42(1):149-54. doi: 10.1093/pubmed/fdy207. PMID: 30445639.
  • Cavazos-Rehg PA, Grucza R, Krauss MJ, Smarsh A, Anako N, Kasson E, Kaiser N, Sansone S, Winograd R, Bierut LJ. Utilizing social media to explore overdose and HIV/HCV risk behaviors among current opioid misusers. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2019 Dec 1;205:107690. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2019.107690. PMID: 31778902; PMCID: PMC6894427.
  • Yan H, Fitzsimmons-Craft EE, Goodman M, Krauss M, Das S, Cavazos-Rehg P. Automatic detection of eating disorder-related social media posts that could benefit from a mental health intervention. Int J Eat Disord. 2019 Oct;52(10):1150-1156. doi: 10.1002/eat.23148. PMID: 31381168; PMCID: PMC6790146.