The Veteran & Military Behavioral Health Collaborative (VMBHC) is an interdisciplinary initiative of the D'Aniello Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) and the Center for Health Behavior Research & Innovation (CHB), dedicated to advancing research, training, and community engagement focused on the health, behavioral health, and well-being of veterans, service members, and military-connected families.
This SURFACE collection curates scholarly and applied work on these topics, including research briefs, empirical studies, program evaluations, policy reports, and student scholarship, reflecting Syracuse University's longstanding and wide-ranging commitment to veterans, service members, and the military-connected community.
2025
Expectancies for Alcohol Analgesia and Alcohol Use among Veterans with Chronic Pain: The Moderating role of Discrimination in Medical Settings, Victoria E. Carlin, Kyle Mackenzie White, Joon Kyung Nam, Grant H. Ripley, Alexa G. Deyo, and Joseph W. Ditre
Perceptions about Pain and Alcohol in Relation to Hazardous Drinking among Veterans with Chronic Pain, Ava Cohen, Victoria E. Carlin, Kyle Mackenzie White, and Joseph W. Ditre
Pain-Related Sleep Disturbance and Hazardous Alcohol Use Among Veterans with Chronic Pain, Alexa G. Deyo, Kyle Mackenzie White, Joon Kyung Nam, Victoria E. Carlin, Grant H. Ripley, and Joseph W. Ditre
Pain Interference and Hazardous Drinking Among U.S. Veterans: The Role of Combat Deployment, Joon Kyung Nam, Kyle Mackenzie White, Victoria E. Carlin, and Joseph W. Ditre
Developing an Undergraduate Course on Veteran and Military Behavioral Health, Sarah J. Litt and Joseph W. Ditre
Cannabis Use, Psychological Distress, and Suicidal Ideation Among U.S. Veterans, Grant H. Ripley, Colin J. Jarrat, and Joseph W. Ditre
