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Title
Postdoctoral Fellow
Area of Study/Expertise
Protective behavioral strategies for alcohol and cannabis co-use
Email
sabrina.todaro@rutgers.edu

Sabrina Todaro, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow

Sabrina’s research assesses protective behavioral strategies for alcohol and cannabis co-use and examines social influences, contextual factors, and health behaviors related to alcohol use with the goal of reducing harm.

 
Department: Department of Applied Psychology, Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology

Mentor: Angelo DiBello, Ph.D. & Kristina Jackson, Ph.D.

Education

Ph.D. in Psychology, University of Rhode Island, 2026

M.A. in Psychology, Rutgers University, 2021

B.A. in Psychology, The College of New Jersey, 2016

Google Scholar Profile: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=QInVwmsAAAAJ&hl

Publications

  • Are alcohol protective behavioral strategies associated with co-use of alcohol and cannabis among young adults? , Todaro, S. M., Rothstein, M. C., & Stamates, A. L. , 2026

    Journal of Substance Use

  • College Students’ ADHD Symptoms and Alcohol Response During Laboratory Self-Administration, Stamates, A. L., Todaro, S. M., Sherman, A. L., Rothstein, M. C., López, D., & Weyandt, L. L., 2026

    European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education

  • Environmental and Social Contexts Associated with Impulsivity and Alcohol Use Among Heavy Drinking College Students, Stamates, A. L., Todaro, S. M., Rafiee, P., Yang, M., & Lau-Barraco, C., 2026

    Substance Use and Misuse

  • Do eating behaviors change before and after engagement in co-use of alcohol and cannabis?, Rothstein, M. C., Todaro, S. M., & Stamates, A. L. , 2025

    Addiction Research and Theory

  • A pilot study of impulsivity and subjective alcohol response in the lab and moment, Stamates, A. L., Todaro, S. M., Sherman, A. L., Rothstein, M., & López, D. , 2025

    Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology

  • High risk for high reward? Examining latent profiles of impulsivity and reward sensitivity and their association with alcohol use outcomes among college students, Rothstein, M. C., Sherman, A. L., Todaro, S. M., Kutllovci, V., & Stamates, A. L., 2025

    Personality and Individual Difference

  • Are my peers impulsive? Normative perceptions of impulsivity and associations with personal impulsivity and alcohol use outcomes, Stamates, A. L., Rothstein, M.C., Todaro, S.M., Sherman, A. L., & Nolan, T. , 2025

    Journal of Substance Use

  • Athletes and aggression: A systematic review of physical and verbal off-field behaviors, Conway, F.N., Todaro, S.M., Lesnewich, L.M., de Souza N., Nolen, E., Samora, J., Jeong, H., & Buckman, J.F. , 2024

    Aggression and Violent Behavior

  • Subtypes of alcohol expectancies are differentially associated with alcohol use for bisexual and heterosexual women, Stamates, A. L., Schulz, C. T., Rothstein, M., Todaro, S. M., Ehlke, S. J., & Kelley, M. L., 2024

    Substance Use & Misuse

  • Normative perceptions of alcohol use and sexual behavior among bisexual women, Todaro, S.M., Schulz, C.T., Rothstein, M., Stamates, A.L., Ehlke, S., & Kelley, M. , 2024

    Substance Use & Misuse

  • An examination of protective factors for bisexual stigma and alcohol use among heavy drinking bisexual women, Rothstein, M., Schulz, C., Todaro, S.M., Stamates, A., Ehlke, S., & Kelley, M. , 2024

    Journal of Bisexuality

  • Comparison of concurrent and same-day balance measurement approaches in a large sample of uninjured collegiate athletes, Saalfield, J., Piersol, K.L., Monaco, R., Womack, J., Weismiller, S.A., Esopenko, C., Todaro, S.M., Conway, F.N., Brostrand, K., & Buckman, J.F., 2022

    International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy

  • Use and perceived usefulness of a just-in-time resonance breathing intervention adjunct for substance use disorder: Contextual and physiological predictors, Price, J.L., Bates, M.E., Pawlak, A.P., Uhouse, S.G., Todaro, S.M., Morgano, J.A., & Buckman, J.F. , 2022

    Frontiers in Psychiatry, section Addictive Disorders

  • Effects of arousal modulation via resonance breathing on craving and affect in women with substance use disorder, Price, J.L, Bates, M.E., Morgano, J.A., Todaro, S.M., Uhouse, S.G., Vaschillo, E., Vaschillo, B., Pawlak, A.P., Buckman, J.F. , 2022

    Addictive Behaviors

  • Digital neuropsychological test performance in a large sample of uninjured collegiate athletes, Saalfield, J., Piersol, K., Esopenko, C., Bates, M.E., Weismiller, S.A., Brostrand, K., Todaro, S.M., Conway, F.N., Wilde, E.A., & Buckman, J.F. , 2021

    Applied Neuropsychology: Adult

  • Bigger necks are not enough: An examination of neck circumference in incoming college athletes, Esopenko, C., de Souza N., Conway, F.N., Todaro, S.M., & Buckman, J.F. , 2020

    Journal of Primary Prevention

  • Concussion symptom underreporting among incoming National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I College Athletes, Conway, F.N., Domingues, M., Monaco, R., Lesnewich, L., Ray, A.E., Alderman, B.L., Todaro, S.M., & Buckman, J.F. , 2020

    Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine

Awards & Distinctions