Clinical Interests
Assessment and treatment of substance use disorders
Tobacco and alcohol addictions in medical and psychiatric patients.
Cancer prevention and control.
Research Interests
Identifying risk factors, biological vulnerability, and co-morbidities in substance use disorders.
Examining efficacy of behavioral and pharmacological treatments for nicotine, alcohol, and other addictive disorders.
Targeting treatments for minority and underserved smokers.
New York Medical College, St. Vincent’s Hospital
Internship
1995
University of Pennsylvania
- Post-doctoral Fellowship
1994
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Ph.D.
1992
Illinois Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Across the spectrum: Acute alcohol responses in young adults with mild, moderate, and severe alcohol use disorder.
Across the spectrum: Acute alcohol responses in young adults with mild, moderate, and severe alcohol use disorder. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2025 Jun 01; 271:112629.
PMID: 40073806
Pace of alcohol drinking during in natural-environment drinking is associated with heightened alcohol-related reward and negative consequences in risky drinkers.
Pace of alcohol drinking during in natural-environment drinking is associated with heightened alcohol-related reward and negative consequences in risky drinkers. Psychopharmacology (Berl). 2025 Feb 17.
PMID: 39961888
Nicotine and Cannabis Use in Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivors: A Scoping Review.
Nicotine and Cannabis Use in Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivors: A Scoping Review. J Adolesc Young Adult Oncol. 2025 Feb 10.
PMID: 39929139
Real-Time Assessment of Alcohol Reward, Stimulation, and Negative Affect in Individuals With and Without Alcohol Use Disorder and Depressive Disorders.
Real-Time Assessment of Alcohol Reward, Stimulation, and Negative Affect in Individuals With and Without Alcohol Use Disorder and Depressive Disorders. Am J Psychiatry. 2025 Feb 01; 182(2):187-197.
PMID: 39891444
The eyes have it: Alcohol-induced eye movement impairment and perceived impairment in older adults with and without alcohol use disorder.
The eyes have it: Alcohol-induced eye movement impairment and perceived impairment in older adults with and without alcohol use disorder. Alcohol Clin Exp Res (Hoboken). 2025 Feb; 49(2):437-447.
PMID: 39878623
Examining Electronic Nicotine Delivery System (ENDS) Cue Reactivity Using a Remote Platform: Cigarette and ENDS Desire in Dual Users.
Examining Electronic Nicotine Delivery System (ENDS) Cue Reactivity Using a Remote Platform: Cigarette and ENDS Desire in Dual Users. Nicotine Tob Res. 2025 Jan 18.
PMID: 39826089
Implementation of a Telehealth Smoking Cessation Program in Primarily Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Black Patients: Courage to Quit Rolling-Virtual (CTQ-RV).
Implementation of a Telehealth Smoking Cessation Program in Primarily Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Black Patients: Courage to Quit Rolling-Virtual (CTQ-RV). Ann Behav Med. 2025 Jan 04; 59(1).
PMID: 39406509
Do sleep and circadian characteristics predict alcohol use in adult drinkers?
Do sleep and circadian characteristics predict alcohol use in adult drinkers? Alcohol Clin Exp Res (Hoboken). 2024 Apr; 48(4):680-691.
PMID: 38546532
Racial and ethnic disparities in alcohol-associated liver disease in the United States: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Racial and ethnic disparities in alcohol-associated liver disease in the United States: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Hepatol Commun. 2024 04 01; 8(4).
PMID: 38497931
Impact on patient attitudes towards lung cancer screening and smoking cessation with radiology consultation: Pilot survey project.
Impact on patient attitudes towards lung cancer screening and smoking cessation with radiology consultation: Pilot survey project. Curr Probl Diagn Radiol. 2024 May-Jun; 53(3):377-383.
PMID: 38267344