Lauren McClain, Ph.D., recently finished her Clinical Psychology Internship at VA Boston, completing her graduate studies in Clinical Psychology at the University of Washington under the mentorship of Dr. Mary Larimer. Lauren’s research involves ecological momentary assessment of drinking to cope with emotional distress, and how drinking to cope predicts negative consequences from alcohol use. As a clinician, Lauren is interested in substance use treatment for clients with comorbid PTSD, and how building mindfulness and emotion regulation skills can increase resilience for these clients.