Holly E.R. Morrell, PhD, MA

Professor, Psychology

Contact Information

Email hmorrell@llu.edu
Phone 909-558-7221

Department of Psychology
Loma Linda University, Central Building, Office 120
11130 Anderson St., Loma Linda, CA  92350

    Degrees

    • PhD, Clinical Psychology - Texas Tech University, 2007
    • MA, Psychology - Texas Tech University, 2004

    Areas of Specialization

    • Combustible cigarette use
    • E-cigarette use
    • Video game addiction
    • Advanced multivariate analysis

    Professional Licenses and Memberships

    • Psychologist, State of California (PSY26774)
    • Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT)
    • American Psychological Association (APA)
    • Psi Chi, National Honor Society in Psychology
    • Golden Key National Honor Society

    Recent Publications and Presentations

    Publications

    • Tran, D. D., & Morrell, H. E. R. (2023). E-cigarette use: The effects of psychological vulnerabilities, perceptions, and intentions to use e-cigarettes. Psychological Reports. Advance online publication: doi: 10.1177/00332941231161277.
    • Lee, H. J., Lee, K. L., & Morrell, H. E. R. (2022). Development and psychometric validation of a novel self-report measure of ICD-11 Gaming Disorder. Cyberpsychology, Social Networking, and Behavior, 25(10), 649-656.
    • Tran, D. D., Herbozo, S., Stevens, S. D., Lee, H. J., Martinez, S. N., & Morrell, H. E. R. (2022). BMI as a moderator of the relationship between stigmatizing attitudes and smoking: An exploratory study. Journal of Substance Use, 1-7.
    • Cosanella, T., Youkhaneh, N., Bennett, N., & Morrell, H. E. R. (2019). Demographic moderators of the relationship between adverse childhood experiences and cigarette smoking. Substance Use and Misuse. Advance online publication: https://doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2019.1642358.
    • Tran, D. D., Morrell, H. E. R., Brown, W. N., & Lee, S. (2019). Religiosity, filial piety, and drinking in adolescence. Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse. Advance online publication: https://doi.org/10.1080/1067828X.2019.1680468.
    • Morrell, H. E. R., Hilton, B. T., & Rugless, K. L. (2018). Risk factors for substance use in the American Indian/Alaska Native community. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. Advance online publication: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-018-9971-z.
    • Mathews, C. L., Morrell, H. E. R., & Molle, J. E. (2018). Video game addiction, ADHD symptomatology, and video game category reinforcement level. The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse. Advance online publication: https://doi.org/10.1080/00952990.2018.1472269.
    • Grimley, S. J., Ko, C. M., Morrell, H. E. R., Grace, F., Bañuelos, M. S., Bautista, B. R., Chavez, G. N., Dalrymple, E. R., Green, M., Gurning, J., Heuerman, A. C., Huerta, M., Marks, M., Ov, J., Overton-Harris, P., & Olson, L. E. (2018). Need for a neutral speaking period in psychosocial stress testing. Journal of Psychophysiology. Advance online publication: https://doi.org/10.1027/0269-8803/a000228.
    • Lee, H. J., Tran, D. D., Mathews, C. L., & Morrell, H. E. R. (2018). Smoking, ADHD, and problematic video game use: A structural modeling approach. Cyberpsychology, Social Networking, and Behavior. Advance online publication. DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2017.0429.
    • Emerson, N. D., Morrell, H. E. R., Neece, C. L., Tapanes, D., & Distelberg, B. J. (2018). Longitudinal model predicting self-concept in pediatric chronic illness. Family Process. Advance online publication. DOI: 10.1111/famp.12361.
    • Hilton, B. T., Betancourt, H., Morrell, H. E. R., Lee, H. J., & Doegey, J. A. (2018). Substance abuse among American Indians and Alaska Natives: An integrative cultural framework for advancing research. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. Advance online publication: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-017-9869-1.

    Presentations

    • Neece, C. N., Fenning, R. M., Sanner, C. M., & Morrell, H. E. R. (2023, May). Implementation and efficacy of stress-reduction interventions for parents of preschoolers with ASD across in-person and virtual modalities. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the International Society for Autism Research, Stockholm, Sweden.
    • Neece, C. N., Fenning, R. M., & Morrell, H. E. R. (2023, April). Stress-reduction interventions for parents of young children with autism: Results from the STEPS Project. Symposium presented at the 55th Gatlinburg Conference, Kansas City, MO.
    • DeMercy, H., Brenner, C. A., & Morrell, H. E. R. (2023, April). Impairments in social functioning are predicted by cannabis use and schizotypy. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Riverside, CA.
    • Ring, C., Nicolas, D. M., Lee, H. J., & Morrell, H. E. R. (2023, April). Psychometric validation of measures of addiction and cognition adapted for video game use. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Riverside, CA.
    • Ring, C., Nicolas, D. M., Lee, H. J., & Morrell, H. E. R. (2023, April). The relationship between loneliness and problematic video game use among an international sample. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Riverside, CA.
    • Triplett, R., Sonne, J. S., & Morrell, H. E. R. (2023, April). A re-examination of factors mediating the relationship between cyberbullying victimization and suicide attempts in a nationally representative adolescent sample. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Riverside, CA.
    • Aghbashian, D., Jalal, R., Gutierrez, H., Verma, N., Laulette, K., Morrell, H. E. R., Beardon, C., Karlsgodt, K., & Nair, A. (2023, February). Moderating impact of trauma on brain regions underlying social cognition in early onset psychosis. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, San Diego, CA.
    • Lee, H. J., Millham, B., Lee, K., & Morrell, H. E. R. (2021, August). Correlates of problematic gambling as correlates of problematic video game use. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Diego, CA. 
    • Millham, B., Lee, K., Lee, H. J., & Morrell, H. E. R. (2021, April). Depression as a mediator between combat zone experience and substance abuse and dependence among veterans. Poster presented at the Virtual Annual Meeting of the Western Psychological Association.
    • Bennet, N., Herbozo, S. M., & Morrell, H. E. R. (2019, August). Body dissatisfaction, verbal commentary, social influences, and cigarette smoking. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
    • Cosanella, T., Morrell, H. E. R., Youkhaneh, N., & Bennett, N. (2019, April). Demographic moderators of the relationship between adverse childhood experiences and cigarette smoking. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Pasadena, CA.
    • Martinez, S. N., Herbozo, S. M., Lee, H. J., Tran, D. D., & Morrell, H. E. R. (2019, April). Body dissatisfaction, perceived consequences of smoking, and weight control smoking. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Pasadena, CA.
    • Youkhaneh, N., Cosanella, T., Morrell, H. E. R., & Bennett, N. (2019, April). Adult sexual assault, adverse childhood experiences, and smoking outcomes among veterans. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Pasadena, CA.
    • Martinez, S. N., Morrell, H. E.R., Herbozo, S., Lim, D., & Bolivar, G. (2018, August). Racial/ethnic differences in weight control smoking between men and women. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.
    • Lee, H. J., Tran, D. D., Bennett, N., Cosanella, T., Youkhaneh, N., & Morrell, H. E. R. (2018, April). Smoking, ADHD, and problematic video game use: A structural modeling approach. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Portland, OR.