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Selected Publications

Acker, J., Amlung, M., Stojek, M., Murphy, J.G., & MacKillop, J. (in press). Individual variation in behavioral economic indices of the relative value of alcohol: Incremental validity in relation to impulsivity, craving, and intellectual functioning. Journal of Experimental Psychopathology.

Few, L.R., Acker, J., Murphy, C., & Mackillop, J. (in press). Temporal Stability of a cigarette purchase task: An initial study. Nicotine & Tobacco Research.

MacKillop, J., Amlung, M.T., Wier, L., David, S.P., Ray, L.A., Bickel, W.K., Sweet, L.H. (in press).The neuroeconomics of nicotine dependence: An fMRI study of delay discounting in nicotine dependent adults. Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging.

Amlung, M., Acker, J., Stojek, M., Murphy, J. G., & MacKillop, J. (in press). "Is talk cheap?" An initial investigation of the equivalence of alcohol purchase task performance for hypothetical and actual rewards. Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research.

Murphy, C.M., MacKillop, J. (2011). Factor structure of the alcohol dependence scale in a heavy drinking college sample. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment. doi: 10.1007/s10862-011-9239-4

Amlung, M. & MacKillop, J. (in press). Delayed reward discounting and alcohol misuse: The roles of response consistency and reward magnitude. Journal of Experimental Psychopathology. doi:10.5127/jep.017311

MacKillop. J., Amlung, M. T., Pryor, L. R., Ray, L. A., Sweet, L. H. & Munafo, M. R. (2011). Delayed reward discounting and addictive behavior: A meta-analysis. Psychpharmacology, 216, 305-321.

Amlung, M. & MacKillop, J. (2011). Understanding addiction via behavioral economics and neuroeconomics: Insights from delayed reward discounting. In Wouters, L. (Ed.), Progress in Economics Research. Vol. 21. Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Publishers.

Murphy, J.G., MacKillop, J., Tidey, J.W., Brazil, L.A., Colby, S.M. (2011). Validity of a demand curve measure of nicotine reinforcement with adolescent smokers. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 113 , 207-214.

David, S.P., Sweet, L.H., Cohen, R.A., MacKillop, J., Mulligan, R.C., & Niaura, R. (2011). Application of functional neuroimaging to examination of nicotine dependence. In R.A. Cohen and L.H. Sweet (Eds.), Brain Imaging in Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Neuroscience (pp. 117-145). New York: Springer.

MacKillop, J., Obasi, E.M., Amlung, M.T., McGeary, J.E., & Knopik, V.S. (2010). The role of genetics in nicotine dependence: Mapping the pathways from genome to syndrome. Current Cardiovascular Risk Reports, 4, 446-453. Figure Erratum

MacKillop, J. O'Hagen, S., Lisman, S.A., Murphy, J.G., Ray, L.A., Tidey, J.W., McGeary, J.E., Monti, P.M. (2010). Behavioral economic analysis of cue-elicited craving for alcohol. Addiction, 105, 1599-1607.

Garcia, J.R., MacKillop, J., Aller, E.L., Merriwether, A.M., Sloan Wilson, D., & Koji Lum, J. (2010). Associations between dopamine D4 receptor gene variation with both infidelity and sexual promiscuity. PLoS ONE, 5, e14162

Ray, L. A., MacKillop, J., Hutchison, K.E., & Monti, P.M. (2010). Subjective responses to alcohol as endophenotypes: Advancing behavioral genetics in etiological and treatment models of alcoholism. Substance Use and Misuse, 45, 1742-1765.

MacKillop, J., Miranda, Jr., R., Monti, P.M., Ray, L.A., Tidey, J.W., Rohsenow, D.J., Gwaltney, G.J., McGeary, J.E., & Swift, R.M. (2010). Alcohol demand, delayed reward discounting, and craving in relation to drinking and alcohol use disorders. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 119, 106-114

Ray, L.A., Miranda, R.M., Tidey, J.W., McGeary, J.E., MacKillop, J., Gwaltney, C.J., Rohsenow, D.J., Swift, R.M., & Monti, P.M. (2010). Polymorphisms of the μ-opioid receptor (OPRM1) and dopamine D4 receptor (DRD4) genes and subjective responses to alcohol in the natural environment. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 119, 115-125.

Ray, L.A., MacKillop, J., Leventhal, A., Hutchison, K.E. (2009). Catching the alcohol buzz: A test of the latent factor structure of subjective intoxication. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 33, 2154-2161.

Murphy, J.G., MacKillop, J., Pederson, A. A. & Skidmore, J.R. (2009). Reliability and validity of demand curve measures of alcohol reinforcement. Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology, 17, 396-404.

MacKillop, J. & Kahler, C.W. (2009). Delayed reward discounting predicts treatment response for heavy drinkers receiving smoking cessation treatment. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 104, 197-203.

MacKillop, J., Murphy, J.G., Tidey, J.W., Kahler, C.W., Ray, L.A., & Bickel, W.K. (2009). Latent structure of facets of alcohol reinforcement from a behavioral economic demand curve. Psychopharmacology (Berl.), 203, 33-40.

Miranda, R.M., MacKillop, J., Meyerson, L.A., Justus, A., & Lovallo, W.R.. (2009). Influence of antisocial and psychopathic traits on decision-making biases in alcoholics. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Reseearch, 33, 817-825.

Ray, R.A., MacKillop, J., Tidey, J.W., Gwaltney, C., Miranda, R.W., McGeary, J., Rohsenow, D.J., Swift, R.W., & Monti, P.M. (2009). A preliminary pharmacogenetic investigation of adverse events from Topiramate in heavy drinkers. Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology , 17, 122-129.

Ray, L.A., MacKillop, J., Leggio, L., Morgan., & Hutchison, K.E. (2009). Effects of naltrexone on cortisol levels in heavy drinkers. Pharmacology, Biochemistry, and Behavior, 91, 489-494.

Brown University Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies Postdoctoral Fellows (2009). Alcohol Education Inventory-Revised: What every mental health professional should know about alcohol. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment , 37, 41-53.

MacKillop, J. & Lisman, S.A. (2008). Effects of a context shift and multiple context extinction on reactivity to alcohol cues. Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology, 16, 322-331.

Ray, L.A., Hutchison, K.E., MacKillop, J., Miranda Jr., R., Audette, A., Monti, P.M. & Swift, R.M. (2008). Effects of naltrexone during the descending limb of the blood alcohol curve. American Journal on Addictions, 17, 257-264.

Ray, L.A., Bryan, A., MacKillop, J., McGeary, J., Hesterberg, K., & Hutchinson, K.E. (2008). The dopamine D4 Receptor (DRD4) gene exon III polymorphism, problematic alcohol use and novelty seeking: direct and mediated genetic effects. Addiction Biology , 14, 238-244.

Mattson, R.E., MacKillop, J., Castelda, B.A., Anderson, E.J., & Donovick, P. (2008). Factor structure of the Gambler's Beliefs Questionnaire (GBQ) in an undergraduate gambling sample. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 30, 229-234.

Miranda, R.M., MacKillop, J., Monti, P.M., Swift, R., Rohsenow, D.J., Ray, L.E., Gwaltney, C., & Tidey, J.W. (2008). Effects of topiramate on drinking, reactions to alcohol cues, and alcohol consumption. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 38, 489-497.

Hitsman, B., MacKillop, J., Lingford-Hughes, A., Williams, T., Ahmad, F., Adams, F., Nutt, D.J., & Munafò, M.R. (2008). Effects of acute tyrosine/phenylalanine depletion on the selective processing of smoking-related cues and the relative value of cigarettes in smokers. Psychopharmacology (Berl.), 196, 611-621.

Tidey, J.W., Monti, P.M., Rohsenow, D.J., Gwaltney, G.J., Miranda, Jr., R., McGeary, J.E., MacKillop, J., Swift, R.M., Abrams, D.B., Shiffman, S., & Paty, J.A. (2008). Moderators of naltrexone's effects on drinking, urge and alcohol effects in the natural environment. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 32, 58-66.

MacKillop, J., Murphy, J.G., Ray, L.A., Eisenberg, D.T.A., Lisman, S.A., Lum, J.K., & Wilson, D.S. (2008). Further validation of the cigarette purchase task for assessing the relative reinforcing efficacy of nicotine in smokers. Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology, 16, 57-65.

Eisenberg, D.T.A., Campbell, B., MacKillop, J., Modi, M., Beauchemin, J, Dang, D., Lisman, S.A., Lum, J.K., & Wilson, D.S. (2007). Season of birth and dopamine receptor associations with impulsivity, sensation seeking, and reproductive behaviors. PLoS ONE, 2, doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0001216.

MacKillop, J. & Lisman, S.A. (2007). Reactivity to alcohol cues: Refining the role of availability. Addiction Research and Theory, 15, 231-245.

Ray, L. A., MacKillop, J., & Hutchison, K.E. (2007). Pharmacogenetics of the µ-opioid receptor and the treatment of addictions. Personalized Medicine, 4, 217-220.

Eisenberg, D.T.A., Campbell, B., MacKillop, J., Modi, M., Lum, J.K., & Wilson, D.S. (2007). Polymorphisms in the dopamine D2 and D4 receptor genes and reproductive, sexual, and life history behaviors. Evolutionary Psychology, 5, 696-715.

MacKillop, J., Mattson, R.E., Anderson, E.J., Castelda, B.A., & Donovick, P.J. (2007). Multidimensional assessment of impulsivity in undergraduate hazardous drinkers and controls. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 68, 785-788.

MacKillop, J. & Anderson, E.J. (2007). Further psychometric validation of the Mindful Attention and Awareness Scale. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 29, 289-293.

David, S.P., Munafò, M.R., Johansen-Berg, H., MacKillop, J., Sweet, L., Cohen, R.A., Niaura, R., Rogers, R., Matthews, P. & Walton, R.T. (2007). Effects of abstinence on cue-elicited nucleus accumbens activation in female cigarette smokers: An fMRI study. Brain Imaging and Behavior, 1, 43-57.

Eisenberg, D.T.A., MacKillop, J., Modi, M., Beauchemin, J., Dang, D., Lum, J.K., Lisman, S.A., & Wilson, D.S. (2007). Examining impulsivity as an endophenotype using a behavioral approach: A DRD2 TaqI A and DRD4 48-bp VNTR Association Study. Behavioral and Brain Functions, 3, doi: 10.1186/1744-9081-3-2.

Castelda, B.A., Mattson, R.E., MacKillop, J., Anderson, E.J., & Donovick, P.J. (2007). Psychometric validation of the Gambling Passion Scale (GPS) in an English-speaking college sample. International Gambling Studies, 7, 173-182.

MacKillop, J. & Murphy, J.G. (2007). A behavioral economic measure of demand for alcohol predicts brief intervention outcomes. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 89, 223-233.

MacKillop, J., Menges, D. P., McGeary, J.E., & Lisman, S.A. (2007). Influences of craving and DRD4 VNTR genotype on the relative value of alcohol. Behavioral and Brain Functions, 3, doi: 10.1186/1744-9081-3-11.

MacKillop, J., Anderson, E.J., Castelda, B., Mattson, R., & Donovick, P. (2006). Convergent validation of cognitive and behavioral assessment measures in pathological gamblers. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 20, 75-79.

MacKillop, J. (2006). Factor structure of the Alcohol Urge Questionnaire (AUQ) under neutral conditions and during a cue-elicited urge state. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 30, 1315-1321.

MacKillop, J., Lisman, S.A, & Weinstein, A. (2006). Psychometric validation of the Temptation and Restraint Inventory in two samples of drinkers. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 28, 156-162.

Murphy, J.G. & MacKillop, J. (2006) Relative reinforcing efficacy of alcohol among college student drinkers. Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology, 14, 219-227.

MacKillop, J., Anderson, E.J., Castelda, B.A., Mattson, R.E., & Donovick, P.J. (2006). Divergent validity of self-report and behavioral assessment measures in pathological gamblers. Journal of Gambling Studies, 22, 339-354.

MacKillop, J., Lisman, S.A., & Ryabchenko, K.A. (2006). Life Skills Training and potential mechanisms in a community implementation: A preliminary investigation. Substance Use and Misuse, 41, 1921-1935.

MacKillop, J. & Lisman, S.A. (2005). Reactivity to alcohol cues: Isolating the role of perceived availability. Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology, 13, 229-237.


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