Eric R. Pedersen is an associate professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences in the Keck School of Medicine at USC. His research interests are primarily in the areas of young adult/adolescent alcohol use and co-occurring mental health disorders. Dr. Pedersen has received funding to develop brief, online interventions to reduce alcohol misuse among young adult populations such as college students and recently discharged veterans. He is interested in finding ways to target comorbid Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and substance use disorders among young adults, as well as in using internet-based methods to help reduce alcohol misuse and promote treatment engagement among non-treatment-seeking young adults. He is currently funded by NIAAA with Dr. Jordan Davis to conduct a pilot randomized controlled trial of the VA’s Mindfulness Coach mobile app with veterans experiencing PTSD and alcohol use disorder.