Our Mission

We are a developmental psychopathology and cannabis science research team. The mission of the UA PETAL Lab is to enhance our understanding of the development and maintenance of anxiety and trauma-related problems in order to improve interventions targeting these common and costly problems. We also seek to evaluate the potential for cannabinoids in this context. We continuously seek to accomplish this mission by maintaining an active research program in the area, teaching others about the science in this domain, and providing service in social and clinical settings that utilizes this research to improve the lives of people (particularly adolescents and young adults) affected by these problems.