Christine Lee, PhD

Faculty Appointment(s)

Research Professor

Leadership Role(s)

Associate Director, Center for the Study of Health and Risk Behaviors

Co-Director, BASICS Innovations Group

leecm@uw.edu

206-543-6574

Personal Statement

The transition to adulthood is the developmental period when alcohol use, marijuana use, and their associated consequences reach their lifetime peak. My scholarly interests focus on the etiology and prevention of substance use behaviors and consequences during adolescence and young/early adulthood. I have developed a highly successful portfolio of work bridging developmental, social, and motivational theory with applied prevention and intervention techniques to strategically address high-risk behaviors during the transition to adulthood. My research addresses important questions regarding how recent marijuana legislation in Washington State impacts young adult marijuana use and consequences; what motivates young adults to engage in alcohol and marijuana use; how alcohol expectancies, alcohol use and consequences are linked in a natural feed-forward process that maintains high-risk behaviors; how developmental transitions and event timing influence use; and what are efficacious prevention and intervention strategies and for whom and under what conditions are these most effective.

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Recent Publications

Beyond the ink: Marking the skin with henna through ultrasound gel.
(2025 Jan 11)
Clin Imaging 119(): 110410
Jang S, Willborg BE, Hesley GK, Brinkman NJ, Tran NV, Urban MW, Lee CU
Event-level differences in quantity, frequency, and consequences of cannabis use by modes of use: Moderation by differences in how often individuals use each mode among sexual minority women and gender diverse individuals.
(2025 Jan 15)
J Stud Alcohol Drugs
Dyar C, Green E, Rhew IC, Lee CM
What's the harm in starting early?: Daily and long-term risks of daytime drinking in young adults.
(2025 Jan 8)
J Stud Alcohol Drugs
Graupensperger S, Calhoun BH, Walukevich-Dienst K, Lee CM
Long-term impact of Diabetes Prevention Program interventions on walking endurance.
(2024)
Front Public Health 12(): 1470035
Munshi MN, Venditti EM, Tjaden AH, Knowler WC, Boyko EJ, Middelbeek RJW, Luchsinger JA, Lee CG, Hazuda HP, Salive ME, Edelstein SL, Storer TW
Developing a Charlson Comorbidity Index for the American Indian Population Using the Epidemiologic Data from the Strong Heart Study.
(2024 Dec 27)
J Racial Ethn Health Disparities
Rogers P, Merenda C, Araojo R, Lee C, Lolic M, Zhang Y, Reese J, Malloy K, Wang D, Zou W, Xu J, Lee E
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