Psychology professor awarded grant

Psychology professor Michael Dunn and Thomas Hall from UCF Student Development and Enrollment Services submitted a grant application under the U.S. Department of Education Grant Program Models of Exemplary, Effective and Promising Alcohol or Other Drug Abuse Prevention Programs on College Campuses.

The approved project is titled “The Digital Generation: Leveraging Technology to Reduce High-Risk Drinking.”

The grant is for $185,278 and will cover two year’s worth of work from Dunn and Hall. Their research is on approaches used in reducing alcohol abuse in college students specifically studying the role technology plays in the process.