Academic Title
Affiliation
Major Area(s) of Study
Associate Professor UCSD Experimental Psychopathology
E-mail
Phone
Address
rtrim@health.ucsd.edu 858-642-3693 3350 La Jolla Village Drive (116B) / San Diego, CA 92161
Website

profiles.ucsd.edu/Ryan.Trim

Graduate Institution

Arizona State University

Research Description

Dr. Trim’s research focuses on the development of substance use disorders across the lifespan. Drawing from developmental psychopathology and ecological systems perspectives, Dr. Trim has focused on three major areas of research: 1) Cognitive processes underlying the development of substance use in adolescence and young adulthood 2) Family and environmental characteristics that exacerbate risk for substance use outcomes across development and 3) Exploring antecedents and consequences of substance use changes over time. Consistent with these research areas, he has an overarching interest in longitudinal data analysis and utilizing statistical models of change to capture dynamic patterns of substance use behaviors. He also serves as director of the Substance Abuse/Medical Illness (SAMI) Clinic at the VA San Diego Healthcare System.

Representative Publications

  • Trim, R.S., Worley, M.J., Wall, T.L., Hopfer, C.J., Crowley, T.J., Hewitt, J.K., Brown, S.A. Bivariate trajectories of substance use and antisocial behavior: Associations with emerging adult outcomes in a high-risk sample. Emerging Adulthood. 2015; 3: 265-276.

  • Trim RS, Schuckit MA, Smith TL. Predictors of initial and sustained remission from alcohol use disorders: findings from the 30-year follow-up of the San Diego Prospective Study.. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2013 Aug; 37(8):1424-31.

  • Trim RS, Chassin L. Neighborhood socioeconomic status effects on adolescent alcohol outcomes using growth models: exploring the role of parental alcoholism.. J Stud Alcohol Drugs. 2008 Sep; 69(5):639-48.

Collaborators

Neal Doran, Ph.D. / Marc Schuckit, M.D. / Susan Tapert, Ph.D. / Sandra A. Brown, Ph.D. / Tammy Wall, Ph.D. / Sonya Norman, Ph.D.