Research Presentations and Publications

Presentations (since 2022)

Ehlke, S. J., Rigney, K. N., Honeycutt, M., Braitman, A. L., Shipley, J. L., & Heron, K. E. (2025). Alcohol use and consequences among sexual minority women: Comparing alcohol and cannabis use groups. Poster accepted for presentation at the 2025 Collaborative Perspectives on Addiction (CPA) Meeting, Providence, RI.

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Rigney, K. N., Ehlke, S. J., Honeycutt, M. R., Braitman, A. L., & Heron, K. E. (2025). Sexual identity moderates binge eating behaviors and cannabis use in a sample of young adult women. Poster accepted for presentation at the 2025 Collaborative Perspectives on Addiction (CPA) Meeting, Providence, RI.

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Honeycutt, M., Rigney, K. S., Fitzer, S. A., Gideon S., & Ehlke, S. J. (2025). Associations between alcohol and cannabis use on desire to quit cannabis among sexual minority women. Poster accepted for presentation at the 2025 Collaborative Perspectives on Addiction (CPA) Meeting, Providence, RI.

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Rigney, K., Fitzer, S.A., Ehlke, S. J. (2024). Navigating identity affirmation and acceptance concerns: Cannabis use among sexual minority women. Poster presented at the 2024 Collaborative Perspectives on Addiction Conference.

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Honeycutt, M., Fitzer, S. A., Rigney, K. S., & Ehlke, S. J. (2024). Examining associations between cannabis use, desire to quit cannabis, and discrimination experiences among a sample of young adult sexual minority women. Poster presented at the 2024 Old Dominion University Undergraduate Research Symposium.

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Selected Publications (since 2022)

Ehlke, S. J., Fitzer, S. A., & Rigney, K. N. (2025). Exploring differences in cannabis use and harm perceptions among sexual minority and heterosexual females: A brief report. Cannabis. https://doi.org/10.26828/cannabis/2025/000273

Ehlke, S. J., Fitzer, S. A., Stamates, A. L., & Kelley, M. L. (2024). Distal and Proximal Minority Stressors on Patterns of Tobacco and Cannabis Use Among Young Bisexual Women. Substance Use & Addiction Journal, 29767342231222246. https://doi.org/10.1177/29767342231222246

Ehlke, S. J., Fitzer, S. A., Shipley, J. L., & Braitman, A. L. (2024). Exploring the intersection of sexual identity and route of administration in relation to cannabis use among young adult females. The American Journal on Addictions33(3), 290-296. https://doi.org/10.1111/ajad.13487

Ganz, O., Schulz, J., Ehlke, S. J., King Jensen, J., & Villanti, A. (2024). Cigarette Smoking Behaviors and Nicotine Dependence at the Intersection of Sexual Identity and Sex: Findings from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Preventative Medicine Reports, 38, 102593. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2024.102593

Ehlke, S. J., Kendzor, D. E., Smith, M. A., Sifat, M. S., Boozary, L. K., & Cohn, A. M. (2023). Single‐use, co‐use, and polysubstance use of alcohol, tobacco, and cannabis in sexual minority and heterosexual females. The American Journal on Addictions32(1), 66-75. https://doi.org/10.1111/ajad.13344

Ehlke, S. J., Kelley, M. L., Lewis, R. J., & Braitman, A. L. (2022). The role of alcohol demand on daily microaggressions and alcohol use among emerging adult bisexual+ women. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors36(2), 209-219. https://doi.org/10.1037/adb0000754

Ehlke, S. J., Ganz, O., Kendzor, D. E., & Cohn, A. M. (2022). Differences between adult sexual minority females and heterosexual females on menthol smoking and other smoking behaviors: Findings from Wave 4 (2016–2018) of the population assessment of tobacco and health study. Addictive Behaviors129, 107265. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2022.107265

Ehlke, S. J., Cohn, A. M., Boozary, L. K., Alexander, A. C., Waring, J. J., Businelle, M. S., & Kendzor, D. E. (2022). Discrimination, substance use, and mental health among sexual and gender minority adults accessing day shelter services. Substance Use & Misuse57(8), 1237-1247. https://doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2022.2076874

Dawson, C. A., Ehlke, S. J., Lewis, R. J., Amerson, R., Braitman, A. L., Shappie, A. T., & Heron, K. E. (2022). A latent class analysis of sexual identity, attraction, and behavior among young sexual-minority women. Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity. https://doi.org/10.1037/sgd0000594