Jeff Temple, PhD Receives Rose Grundfest Schneider, PhD Award at University of Texas Medical Branch in February 2019

If you or anyone you know is looking for mental health resources or guidance after the recent Santa Fe High School shooting, text SUPPORT to the short phone number 37420 for coping skills and local resources.

Register now for the 2017 Health of Migrants Conference at UTMB in Galveston on October 10-11.

"There are several things that people can do, and menopausal women can do, on their own to try to improve sleep," says Sara Nowakowski, PhD, a board-certified clinical psychologist ...

Is sexting a modern-day version of flirting? Does it lead to sexual behavior in real life (IRL as the kids would say)? We’re joined on the show today by Dr. Jeff Temple of the University of Texas Medical Branch.

The panic was overwhelming. The majority of my waking moments were consumed with fear and worry. Yet, there was a beautiful infant in my arms and I desperately wanted to be the “typical” mother who was embracing the ability to be “super.” The feelings of anxiety and worry I was experiencing were not necessarily new to me since I have had Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) for years.

DENVER – Women who experience difficulty staying asleep are at increased risk of having one or more pregnancies that don’t result in a live birth, a large epidemiologic study suggests.

GALVESTON, Texas – Many teens experience physical or sexual abuse within their romantic relationships and now dating violence can also be perpetrated digitally by harassing, stalking or controlling a romantic partner via technology and social media.

Insomnia can be costly to people’s health and to the economy. UTMB’s Sara Nowakowski spoke with The Daily News about the need for adults to get the proper amount of sleep.

The past couple of weeks have been extremely traumatic for many people. As Harvey has devastated so many people, it may have also have wreaked havoc on their sleep. As millions of Texans take steps on the road to recovery, it’s important to not forget about the importance of good sleep.

Jeff Temple, PhD Receives Rose Grundfest Schneider, PhD Award at University of Texas Medical Branch in February 2019

If you or anyone you know is looking for mental health resources or guidance after the recent Santa Fe High School shooting, text SUPPORT to the short phone number 37420 for coping skills and local resources.

Register now for the 2017 Health of Migrants Conference at UTMB in Galveston on October 10-11.

"There are several things that people can do, and menopausal women can do, on their own to try to improve sleep," says Sara Nowakowski, PhD, a board-certified clinical psychologist ...

Jeff Temple, PhD and Professor at the University of Texas Medical Branch-Galveston talked to CNN...

The hit Netflix series "13 Reasons Why" has sparked a nationwide conversation on teen suicide.

Jeff Temple discusses bullying and Fourth R as a prevention program in the first article of a Galveston County Daily News series on bullying.

Behavioral Health & Research has launched it's first Facebook page...

"This is entirely student-run," said Jeff Temple, associate professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the UTMB. "We're working with the theater kids to act out different scenes and then the media arts kids are doing the editing of the videos." Last year Temple received a $3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study the Fourth R program.

Joris Van Ouytsel talks in the JOSN podcast with Dr. Julia Muennich Cowell, Executive Editor of the Journal of School Nursing, about a new study published in the April issue of the journal entitled “The Associations Between Substance Use, Sexual Behaviors, Bullying, Deviant Behaviors, Health, and Cyber Dating Abuse Perpetration”.

Adolescents struggling with depressive symptoms or experimenting with marijuana or alcohol may be at the greatest risk for synthetic cannabinoid (SC) use in the future, new research suggests. The study was published online March 13 in Pediatrics.

Emerging adults who carried a firearm in the past year were more likely to misuse substances such as hallucinogens, prescription medications or cocaine, and to drink heavily, according to a new study from. The results of the study, which come from surveying a group of over 600 emerging adults aged 18 to 22, are published in the journal Injury Prevention Jeff Temple, lead author of the study and an associate professor in UTMB’s Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, said the connections between risky behaviors such as drug use or alcohol abuse and firearms are not well documented.