Kalina Fahey (she/her), PhD, Oregon State University
Kalina Fahey is a postdoctoral fellow at the Center on Alcohol, Substance Use, and Addictions at the University of New Mexico. Broadly, her research interests encompass understanding the role of stress and identity in contributing to substance use behaviors. More specifically, this includes examining the role of stress in LGBTQ+ substance use disparities and the complex relationship between LGBTQ+ identity and religion, specifically the effect religion can have on mental and physical health among LGBTQ+ populations. Her dissertation work adapted the experimental personalized stress induction paradigm to examine the role of minority stress in alcohol use in sexual minority women. As a postdoctoral fellow, Dr. Fahey will continue to investigate how stress and identity relate to substance in minoritized populations, while also seeking to focus her work on health promotion.
Dr. Fahey graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Azusa Pacific University in 2015. She received a Master of Arts in Psychology in 2018 from San Diego State University and a PhD in Psychology in 2023 from Oregon State University. She is currently working with Drs. Katie Witkiewitz and Margo Hurlocker at the University of New Mexico.
Addictive Behaviors and Quantitative (ABQ) Research lab 