Associate Professor
Dr. Carolyn Lauckner, an Associate Professor in the C.S. Mott Department of Public Health, conducts research centered on the development of behavioral interventions that utilize modern communication technologies to encourage the adoption of healthy behaviors. Her work primarily focuses on reducing substance and alcohol use among vulnerable populations, though she has also collaborated on research seeking to address food insecurity through food is medicine approaches.
Dr. Lauckner is currently mPI on a NIAAA-funded R01 testing an innovative app-based alcohol reduction intervention for young adult individuals at risk for HIV. She is also interested in the intersection between alcohol use and cancer control and prevention, having served as mPI on an NCI-funded study developing an intervention to reduce alcohol use among adolescent and young adult cancer survivors. Her work combines phone-based motivational interviewing, ecological momentary assessments, customized smartphone apps, Bluetooth breathalyzers, and home-based drug, alcohol, and STI testing, all in an effort to provide fully remote behavioral interventions. Prior to joining MSU, Dr. Lauckner co-led an initiative aiming to foster mobile health research at the University of Kentucky, and has mentored junior faculty as part of an NIMH-funded training grant focused on conducting community-engaged research.
Dr. Lauckner is a native Michigander, having grown up in Saginaw, MI, and she is thrilled to be working to improve the health of communities in her home state.
Selected Publications:
Lauckner C, Taylor E, Patel D, Whitmire A. The feasibility of using smartphones and mobile breathalyzers to monitor alcohol consumption among people living with HIV/AIDS. Addiction science & clinical practice. 2019;14(1):1-11. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13722-019-0174-0
Viera, A., Tengatenga, C., McBurney, E., Lauckner, J., Tran, E., Muilenburg, J. L., ... & Lauckner, C. (2023). “The phone is my lifeline”: Use of mobile phone technology to support recovery among individuals in treatment for substance use disorders. Substance use & misuse, 58(11), 1360-1366. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11608642/
Haney, K., Borger, T., Bursac, V., Sorge, C., Shelton, B., Salsman, J., ... & Lauckner, C. (2025). Identifying Adaptations to an mHealth Alcohol Reduction Intervention for Reducing Alcohol Use in Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivors: Qualitative Study. JMIR Cancer, 11, e59949. https://cancer.jmir.org/2025/1/e59949
Mayfield, C., Lauckner, C., Bush, J., Cosson, E., Batey, L., & Gustafson, A. (2025). Development of a statewide network hub for screening, referral, and enrollment into food as medicine programs across Kentucky. Frontiers in Public Health, 12, 1502858. https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1502858/full
Selected Media Coverage:
Dr. Greg Davis on Medicine (radio): UK researchers to use app to track link between HIV, alcohol use. https://www.wuky.org/podcast/dr-greg-davis-on-medicine/2023-01-17/uk-researchers-using-app-to-track-link-between-hiv-alcohol-use
CV:
To request a comprehensive CV summarizing Dr. Lauckner’s achievements, email her at clauck@msu.edu.
