Ashley Linden-Carmichael, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Counseling Psychology and Human Services and Associate Director of the Prevention Science Institute. Prior to joining the University of Oregon in 2024, Linden-Carmichael was faculty for 8 years at the Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center at Penn State and Assistant Training Director for their NIH T32 Prevention and Methodology Training Program.
Linden-Carmichael's research aims to identify psychosocial (e.g., motivations for use, impulsivity, feelings of belonging, mental health) and situational (e.g., context, peer use) risk factors as well as protective factors for higher-risk alcohol use among college- and non-college-attending young adults. Most of her work relies on the use of intensive longitudinal data (daily diaries, ecological momentary assessments) and nuanced analytic methods to capture substance use behavior as it unfolds in daily life. Her research ultimately aims to inform optimal prevention and intervention techniques for delivering individually tailored, real-time intervention content in moments of greatest risk.
She has published over 100 peer-reviewed journals, a book, and several book chapters. She has served as Principal or Co-Investigator on multiple federally funded grants from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, the National Institute on Drug Abuse, and the National Institute of Mental Health. Linden-Carmichael is an Associate Editor for Psychology of Addictive Behaviors and Field Editor for the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs.