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Lecturer of Psychology
Faculty Suite B, Room B3315
Roselyn Peterson
I am Clinical Faculty of Psychology and the Research Director of the Clinical Psychology PsyD program at Bryant University. I completed my clinical psychology degree at the University of Central Florida, my clinical internship at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and went on to complete two years of postdoctoral training at the Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies in the School of Public Health at Brown University. My research focuses on the intersection of alcohol use and sexual violence, with a particular emphasis on protective behavioral strategies (PBS).
Degrees Awarded
Ph D, University of Central Florida
M Sc, University of Central Florida
BA, Seattle University
Ph D, University of Central Florida
M Sc, University of Central Florida
BA, Seattle University
Selected Publications
Peterson, R., *Merrill, J. E., *Peterson, R., Garcia, C. C., Howe, L. K., Carey, K. B., Barnett, N. P., Jackson, K. M., & Miller, M. B. (2026). Protective behavioral strategies and planned drinking relate to high intensity drinking and consequences at the day level, Addictive Behaviors. *Authors contributed equally. , , 2026.
Peterson, R., Bhuptani, P.H., Peterson, R., Maloney, M., Théorêt, V., Adams-Clark, A, Parker, I., & Orchowski, L.M. (2026). Correlates of psychological distress and posttraumatic growth in survivors of sexual violence. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy., , 2026.
Peterson, R., López. G., Boyle, H. K., Bhuptani, P. H., Peterson, R., Haikalis, M., Orchowski L. M., Carey, K. B., & Merrill, J. E. (2026). Event-level drinking motives and mood as predictors of alcohol-related consequences among young adults. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors., , 2026.
Peterson, R., Peterson, R., Flori, J. N., Dickman, M. L., Savasta, S., & Dvorak, R. D. (In press). The role of the Protective Behavioral Strategies Scale-20 (PBSS-20) in reducing adverse alcohol outcomes. In V. B. Patel & V. R. Preedy (Eds.), Handbook of Alcohol Use and Alcohol Use Disorders: From Biology to Public Health. Springer., , 2026.
Peterson, R., Peterson, R., Keifer, R., Bhuptani, P. H., Parks, K., & Orchowski, L. M. (2026). Sexual victimization, psychological distress, and psychological barriers to resistance among college women. Psychiatry: Interpersonal and Biological Processes., , 2026.
Peterson, R., Peterson, R., Mayer, E., Oesterle, D., Ford, K., & Adams-Clark, A. (2026). A qualitative follow-up of the Sexual and Negative Dating Inventory (SANDI): Barriers, facilitators, and context of dating and sexual protective behavioral strategies use. Substance Use and Misuse., , 2026.
Peterson, R., Peterson, R., Orchowski, L. M., & Gatto, A. J. (In press). Enhancing the reach of empowerment self-defense through dissemination and implementation science. In L. M. Orchowski & J. A. Hollander (Eds.), Empowerment Self-Defense: Theory, Research, and Practice. Elsevier., , 2026.
Peterson, R., Peterson, R., Paitan, S. C., Belitsos, O. A., Maynard, J. C., Merrill, J. E., & Dvorak, R. D. (2026). Are dating and sexual Protective Behavioral Strategies (PBS) associated with alcohol related consequences at all levels of alcohol use? Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology. , , 2026.
Peterson, R., Aune, T., Peterson, R., Flatås Aune, S. (2025). Psychometric properties and measurement invariance of the Borderline Personality Features Scale for Children (BPFSC-11). Psychological Reports., , 2025.
Peterson, R., Aune, T., Peterson, R., Lagestad, P. A., Knutsen, M. J., Douglas, B., Pedersen, P. H., & Aune, S. F. (2025). Assessing emotion regulation in children: Psychometric properties of the emotion regulation questionnaire for children and adolescents (ERQ-CA). Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment., , 2025.
Peterson, R., Driessen, M. C., Bhuptani, P.H., Kiefer, R., Peterson, R., Mayer, E., Cruz-Sanchez, M., & Orchowski, L.M. (2025). “I want more personalized support”: Survivors’ descriptions of ideal responses to their disclosure of sexual violence. Violence Against Women. https://doi.org/10.1177/10778012251356953, , 2025.
Peterson, R., Mayer, E. D, Peterson, R, Kim, E., Bhuptani, P. H., Kiefer, R., Cruz-Sánchez, M., & Orchowski, L. M. (2025). What survivors of sexual victimization want when disclosing the experience in person or online: A qualitative analysis. Journal of Medical Internet Research., , 2025.
Peterson, R., Merrill, J.E., Boyle, H.K., Peterson, R., Belitsos, O.A., Miller, M.B., Carey, K.B., Jackson, K.M., & Barnett, N.P. (2025). Factors that increase risk for alcohol-induced blackouts in high-intensity drinking young adults. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research., , 2025.
Peterson, R., Peterson, R., Mayer, E. D., Bhuptani, P. H., Kiefer, R., Cruz-Sánchez, M., Kim, E., & Orchowski, L. M. (2025). A qualitative analysis of the #MeToo online sphere. Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology, 35(e70128): 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1002/casp.70128, , 2025.
Peterson, R., *Merrill, J. E., *Peterson, R., Garcia, C. C., Howe, L. K., Carey, K. B., Barnett, N. P., Jackson, K. M., & Miller, M. B. (2026). Protective behavioral strategies and planned drinking relate to high intensity drinking and consequences at the day level, Addictive Behaviors. *Authors contributed equally. , , 2026.
Peterson, R., Bhuptani, P.H., Peterson, R., Maloney, M., Théorêt, V., Adams-Clark, A, Parker, I., & Orchowski, L.M. (2026). Correlates of psychological distress and posttraumatic growth in survivors of sexual violence. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy., , 2026.
Peterson, R., López. G., Boyle, H. K., Bhuptani, P. H., Peterson, R., Haikalis, M., Orchowski L. M., Carey, K. B., & Merrill, J. E. (2026). Event-level drinking motives and mood as predictors of alcohol-related consequences among young adults. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors., , 2026.
Peterson, R., Peterson, R., Flori, J. N., Dickman, M. L., Savasta, S., & Dvorak, R. D. (In press). The role of the Protective Behavioral Strategies Scale-20 (PBSS-20) in reducing adverse alcohol outcomes. In V. B. Patel & V. R. Preedy (Eds.), Handbook of Alcohol Use and Alcohol Use Disorders: From Biology to Public Health. Springer., , 2026.
Peterson, R., Peterson, R., Keifer, R., Bhuptani, P. H., Parks, K., & Orchowski, L. M. (2026). Sexual victimization, psychological distress, and psychological barriers to resistance among college women. Psychiatry: Interpersonal and Biological Processes., , 2026.
Peterson, R., Peterson, R., Mayer, E., Oesterle, D., Ford, K., & Adams-Clark, A. (2026). A qualitative follow-up of the Sexual and Negative Dating Inventory (SANDI): Barriers, facilitators, and context of dating and sexual protective behavioral strategies use. Substance Use and Misuse., , 2026.
Peterson, R., Peterson, R., Orchowski, L. M., & Gatto, A. J. (In press). Enhancing the reach of empowerment self-defense through dissemination and implementation science. In L. M. Orchowski & J. A. Hollander (Eds.), Empowerment Self-Defense: Theory, Research, and Practice. Elsevier., , 2026.
Peterson, R., Peterson, R., Paitan, S. C., Belitsos, O. A., Maynard, J. C., Merrill, J. E., & Dvorak, R. D. (2026). Are dating and sexual Protective Behavioral Strategies (PBS) associated with alcohol related consequences at all levels of alcohol use? Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology. , , 2026.
Peterson, R., Aune, T., Peterson, R., Flatås Aune, S. (2025). Psychometric properties and measurement invariance of the Borderline Personality Features Scale for Children (BPFSC-11). Psychological Reports., , 2025.
Peterson, R., Aune, T., Peterson, R., Lagestad, P. A., Knutsen, M. J., Douglas, B., Pedersen, P. H., & Aune, S. F. (2025). Assessing emotion regulation in children: Psychometric properties of the emotion regulation questionnaire for children and adolescents (ERQ-CA). Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment., , 2025.
Peterson, R., Driessen, M. C., Bhuptani, P.H., Kiefer, R., Peterson, R., Mayer, E., Cruz-Sanchez, M., & Orchowski, L.M. (2025). “I want more personalized support”: Survivors’ descriptions of ideal responses to their disclosure of sexual violence. Violence Against Women. https://doi.org/10.1177/10778012251356953, , 2025.
Peterson, R., Mayer, E. D, Peterson, R, Kim, E., Bhuptani, P. H., Kiefer, R., Cruz-Sánchez, M., & Orchowski, L. M. (2025). What survivors of sexual victimization want when disclosing the experience in person or online: A qualitative analysis. Journal of Medical Internet Research., , 2025.
Peterson, R., Merrill, J.E., Boyle, H.K., Peterson, R., Belitsos, O.A., Miller, M.B., Carey, K.B., Jackson, K.M., & Barnett, N.P. (2025). Factors that increase risk for alcohol-induced blackouts in high-intensity drinking young adults. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research., , 2025.
Peterson, R., Peterson, R., Mayer, E. D., Bhuptani, P. H., Kiefer, R., Cruz-Sánchez, M., Kim, E., & Orchowski, L. M. (2025). A qualitative analysis of the #MeToo online sphere. Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology, 35(e70128): 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1002/casp.70128, , 2025.
Awards and Honors
NIAAA Extramural Loan Repayment Program for Clinical Researchers, 2023
NIAAA Extramural Loan Repayment Program for Clinical Researchers, 2023
Research Interests
My research focuses on the intersection of alcohol use and sexual violence, with a particular emphasis on protective behavioral strategies (PBS). Alcohol use and adverse sexual experiences (ASEs)—such as sexual violence, risky sexual behaviors, and regretted sex—are prevalent and intersecting issues among young adults. Preventing these negative outcomes is a crucial public health priority. PBS are harm reduction strategies targeting both alcohol consumption and sexual behavior. My current research seeks to better understand the barriers and facilitators to using alcohol and sexual PBS, and their impact on ASEs. I have employed qualitative data collection methods and analysis, as well as intensive longitudinal data collection methods and analyses, with recent projects focused on ecological momentary assessment (EMA). My research aims to identify the contextual factors that shape PBS use and explore opportunities for developing technology-based interventions.
My research focuses on the intersection of alcohol use and sexual violence, with a particular emphasis on protective behavioral strategies (PBS). Alcohol use and adverse sexual experiences (ASEs)—such as sexual violence, risky sexual behaviors, and regretted sex—are prevalent and intersecting issues among young adults. Preventing these negative outcomes is a crucial public health priority. PBS are harm reduction strategies targeting both alcohol consumption and sexual behavior. My current research seeks to better understand the barriers and facilitators to using alcohol and sexual PBS, and their impact on ASEs. I have employed qualitative data collection methods and analysis, as well as intensive longitudinal data collection methods and analyses, with recent projects focused on ecological momentary assessment (EMA). My research aims to identify the contextual factors that shape PBS use and explore opportunities for developing technology-based interventions.
Professional Memberships
Addiction Psychology Specialty Council Meeting, Led by John Kelly
Office of Women in Medicine and Science (OWIMS)
Rhode Island Psychological Association
Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Addictive Behaviors Special Interest Group
Association of Rhode Island Authors
International Society for Research on Aggression
Addiction Psychology Specialty Council Meeting, Led by John Kelly
Office of Women in Medicine and Science (OWIMS)
Rhode Island Psychological Association
Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Addictive Behaviors Special Interest Group
Association of Rhode Island Authors
International Society for Research on Aggression