Rebecca Kurnellas

Rebecca Kurnellas
  • Graduate Student

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Education —

B.A. in Psychology, The College of New Jersey, 2022

Research —

Advisor: Richard Yi, PhD
Research Lab: Behavioral Health Research Group, Cofrin Logan Center for Addiction Research and Treatment

Rebecca Kurnellas is a doctoral student in KU’s Clinical Psychology Ph.D. program and is a student of Dr. Richard Yi. Her research interests include decision-making and health risk behavior within the context of substance use. Specifically, she is interested in applying behavioral economic mechanisms to inform resource allocation and public policy.

Selected Publications —

Kurnellas, R., Ward, R. M., Taylor, E., & Martinetti, M. P. (2024). Alcohol demand in college students: The roles of athletic involvement and gender. Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology, 32(1), 54–67. https://doi.org/10.1037/pha0000681