VISN 1 MIRECC Staff: Dr. Shannon Schrader, Ph.D.
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Shannon Schrader, Ph.D.
Dr. Shannon Schrader is a licensed Psychologist at the VA Connecticut HealthCare System and an Associate Research Scientist at Yale University School of Medicine. She completed her doctoral internship at the Yale Doctoral Internship in Clinical & Community Psychology followed by a postdoctoral fellowship in the Interprofessional Advanced Fellowship in Addiction Treatment at VA Connecticut. Both her clinical and research work primarily focus on supporting Veterans who are navigating critical transitions including from homelessness to independent housing and from structured treatment to outpatient care settings. She has a particular interest in identifying malleable characteristics that are amenable to intervention including self-control, impulsivity, and emotion regulation. Dr. Schrader is currently the recipient of a 2-year VA VISN-1 Career Development Award to investigate self-control in Veterans with substance use disorders. Her research has also been supported by several other funding mechanisms including pilot seed funding from the VISN-1 MIRECC and the VA Bell-Kerns Award.
Education
- B.A., Psychology, George Mason University, 2015
- M.A., Clinical Psychology, George Mason University, 2018
- Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, George Mason University, 2022
Areas of Research Interest
- Substance Use
- Self-Control
- Digital Interventions
Projects & Grants
- Assessment of Factors That Can Influence Treatment Success During and After Intensive Outpatient Treatment (PI)
A VISN-1 CDA to conduct a mixed methods study on the role of self-control and other factors that may help or hinder adjustment during the transition from structured residential substance use programming to outpatient care. 2024 – 2026. - Assessment of Factors That Can Influence Treatment Success During and After Intensive Outpatient Treatment (PI)
Pilot seed funding from the VISN-1 MIRECC funded the collection of pilot data to support the project proposed in my VISN-1 CDA application. 2023 – 2024. - Jail Inmates’ Self-Control and Post-Release Substance Misuse (PI)
Funded by an F-31 Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, this project examined the role of self-control in functioning and community reintegration after incarceration. 2020-2021.
