Penn State Lehigh Valley Professor Nicole Ryerson’s research normally focuses on the behavioral, psychological and physiological links of alcohol use in college students. Her curiosity was piqued when she saw reports of alcohol sales spiking in Pennsylvania during the height of COVID-19 in April.
Nicole Ryerson, assistant professor of psychology at Penn State Lehigh Valley, researched the impacts of COVID-19 on college students and found helpful coping mechanisms for mental health.
