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
Haven't lost the positive feeling: a dose-response, oral alcohol challenge study in drinkers with alcohol use disorder.
King AC, Vena A, Howe MM, Feather A, Cao D. Haven't lost the positive feeling: a dose-response, oral alcohol challenge study in drinkers with alcohol use disorder. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2022 10; 47(11):1892-1900.
PMID: 35701549
Electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) cue reactivity in dual users: A combined analysis.
King AC, Brett EI, Vena A, Miloslavich K, Cao D. Electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) cue reactivity in dual users: A combined analysis. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2021 10 01; 227:108909.
PMID: 34311242
Alcohol subjective responses in heavy drinkers: Measuring acute effects in the natural environment versus the controlled laboratory setting.
Fridberg DJ, Cao D, King AC. Alcohol subjective responses in heavy drinkers: Measuring acute effects in the natural environment versus the controlled laboratory setting. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2021 06; 45(6):1287-1297.
PMID: 33864396
Subjective Responses to Alcohol in the Development and Maintenance of Alcohol Use Disorder.
King A, Vena A, Hasin DS, deWit H, O'Connor SJ, Cao D. Subjective Responses to Alcohol in the Development and Maintenance of Alcohol Use Disorder. Am J Psychiatry. 2021 06; 178(6):560-571.
PMID: 33397141
Subjective alcohol responses in high- and low-risk adolescents: results from the Dresden Longitudinal Study on Alcohol Use in Young Adults.
Chavarria J, Fridberg DJ, Obst E, Zimmermann US, King AC. Subjective alcohol responses in high- and low-risk adolescents: results from the Dresden Longitudinal Study on Alcohol Use in Young Adults. Addiction. 2021 07; 116(7):1716-1724.
PMID: 33283325
Effects of Visual Exposure to IQOS Use on Smoking Urge and Behavior.
Brett EI, Miloslavich K, Vena A, Didier N, King AC. Effects of Visual Exposure to IQOS Use on Smoking Urge and Behavior. Tob Regul Sci. 2021 Jan; 7(1):31-45.
PMID: 34327281
The Feasibility, Tolerability, and Safety of Administering a Very High Alcohol Dose to Drinkers with Alcohol Use Disorder.
Vena A, Howe M, Fridberg D, Cao D, King AC. The Feasibility, Tolerability, and Safety of Administering a Very High Alcohol Dose to Drinkers with Alcohol Use Disorder. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2020 12; 44(12):2588-2597.
PMID: 33038271
Practice Habits, Knowledge, and Attitudes of Hepatologists to Alcohol Use Disorder Medication: Sobering Gaps and Opportunities.
Cotter TG, Ayoub F, King AC, Reddy KG, Charlton M. Practice Habits, Knowledge, and Attitudes of Hepatologists to Alcohol Use Disorder Medication: Sobering Gaps and Opportunities. Transplant Direct. 2020 Oct; 6(10):e603.
PMID: 33134483
Exposure to JUUL use: cue reactivity effects in young adult current and former smokers.
Vena A, Miloslavich K, Howe M, Cao D, King AC. Exposure to JUUL use: cue reactivity effects in young adult current and former smokers. Tob Control. 2020 May 23.
PMID: 32447316
The future of translational research on alcohol use disorder.
Ray LA, Grodin EN, Leggio L, Bechtholt AJ, Becker H, Feldstein Ewing SW, Jentsch JD, King AC, Mason BJ, O'Malley S, MacKillop J, Heilig M, Koob GF. The future of translational research on alcohol use disorder. Addict Biol. 2021 03; 26(2):e12903.
PMID: 32286721