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

    Faculty Research Lab

    The Smoking Cessation and Prevention Laboratory

    The Smoking Cessation and Prevention Laboratory investigates psychosocial predictors of vaping, cigarette smoking, and video game addiction.

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    Smoking Cessation and Prevention Laboratory

    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.