1.0Department of Psychiatryhttps://www.med.unc.edu/psychsamweisshttps://www.med.unc.edu/psych/author/samweiss/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="dv8ObxPLzl"><a href="https://www.med.unc.edu/psych/people/alison-roland-phd/">Alison Roland, PhD</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.med.unc.edu/psych/people/alison-roland-phd/embed/#?secret=dv8ObxPLzl" width="600" height="338" title="“Alison Roland, PhD” — Department of Psychiatry" data-secret="dv8ObxPLzl" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://www.med.unc.edu/psych/wp-content/uploads/sites/839/2025/02/Alison-Roland.jpeg13181486Dr. Roland’s research in the Kash lab focuses on the neural mechanisms underlying alcohol use disorder, and in particular how stress and affective dysregulation precipitate and perpetuate heavy alcohol consumption. Her work integrates a variety of molecular, surgical, and pharmacological approaches in mice, including adeno-associated virus-mediated genetic manipulations, fiber photometry using genetically encoded calcium sensors, … Read more