Jennifer Grant Weinandy, Ph.D.

Grant Weinandy uses mixed methods to study perceptions and experiences of addictions and addiction treatment in adults. Specifically, she focuses on behavioral addictions, especially Gambling Disorder, and providers’ use of harm reduction treatments for addictions. Through this research, she aims to improve diagnosis, classification, and access to evidence-based and targeted care, as well as to reduce health disparities in addiction treatment by informing public policy and clinical work. She is especially interested in the experience of addictions in rural populations.

She trains doctoral students in Ohio University’s APA accredited clinical psychology doctoral program in understanding how to respond to individual differences and different experiences in research and clinical work. She also mentors undergraduate and graduate students in conducting research. To read more about the Thoughts and Experiences of Addiction (TEA) Lab, please visit the TEA Lab website .

Grant Weinandy completed her undergraduate degree at John Carroll University and her doctoral degree in clinical psychology at Bowling Green State University.

Selected publications:

Grant Weinandy, J. T., Connolly, A., Floyd, C., Kraus, S. W., & Grubbs, J. B. (2024). Anticipated motives for gambling treatment in adults from the U.S. Journal of Gambling Studies . https://doi.org/10.1007/s10899-024-10287-6

Grant Weinandy, J. T., Lee, B., Hoagland, K. C., Grubbs, J. B., & Bőthe, B. (2023). Anxiety and Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder: A Systematic Review. The Journal of Sex Research, 60 (4), 545-557. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2022.2066616

Grant Weinandy, J. T., & Grubbs, J. (2021). Religious and spiritual beliefs and attitudes towards addiction and addiction treatment: A scoping review. Addictive Behavior Reports, 14 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.abrep.2021.100393

Grant Weinandy, J. T., & Grubbs, J. B. (2021). Gambling with God: The effect of gambling on religious and spiritual struggles. Mental Health, Religion and Culture, 24(5). https://doi.org/10.1080/13674676.2021.1878491

Grubbs, J. B., Hoagland, K. C., Lee, B. N., Grant, J. T., Davison, P., Reid, R. C., & Kraus, S. W. (2020). Sexual addiction 25 years on: A systematic and methodological review of empirical literature and an agenda for future research. Clinical Psychology Review, 82. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2020.101925

Gutierrez, I. A., Chapman, H., Grubbs, J. B., & Grant, J. (2020). Religious and spiritual struggles among military veterans in a residential gambling treatment programme. Mental Health, Religion & Culture, 23(2), 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1080/13674676.2020.1764513

Rosenberg, H., Grant, J., & Davis, A. K. (2020). Acceptance of non-abstinence as an outcome goal for individuals diagnosed with substance use disorders: A narrative review of published research. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 81(4), 405–415. https://doi.org/10.15288/jsad.2020.81.405