Maretta Sonn

Research Coordinator

Maretta Sonn is the Research Coordinator for the NIDA funded PRISM study which looks at the efficacy of a peer-delivered behavioral activation intervention for individuals struggling with polysubstance use. PRISM is implemented on a mobile treatment unit on the Eastern Shore of Maryland.

Prior to coming to the lab, Maretta was a post-baccalaureate student in the psychology department at Columbia University. There she worked under social psychologist Dr. Tory Higgins on projects related to self-regulation and motivation. She also was a mentee of Dr. Randy Auerbach at the New York State Psychiatric Institute. Under his supervision she conducted research on reward anticipation and processing dysfunction in adolescents struggling with depression and suicidal thoughts and behaviors using EEG. Maretta has also completed course work at The University of Pennsylvania Center for Positive Psychology.

Education:

Dickinson College

BA English, Minor in Africana Studies