Jennifer M. Loya, PhD
Associate Research ScientistCards
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2025
Change 4 Better (C4B): Development of a Mobile App Providing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Skills for Gambling Disorder
Kiluk B, Gordon M, Loya J, McCurdy L, Park J, Frankforter T, Potenza M. Change 4 Better (C4B): Development of a Mobile App Providing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Skills for Gambling Disorder. Cognitive And Behavioral Practice 2025 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpra.2025.10.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCognitive behavioral therapyGambling disorderCognitive behavioral therapy skillsBehavioral therapy skillsSubstance use disordersBehavioral intervention developmentEvidenced-based treatmentMobile appsStage modelCBT programBehavioral therapyTherapy skillsUse disorderPublic health problemIntervention developmentWellbeing of individualsClinician timeLogistical barriersSeeking treatmentHealth problemsDisordersGamblingNegative consequencesCreation of contentAppsStructural Brain Changes Associated With Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Cocaine Use Disorder Treatment
McCurdy L, DeVito E, Loya J, Nich C, Kiluk B, Potenza M. Structural Brain Changes Associated With Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Cocaine Use Disorder Treatment. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2025, 267: 112224. DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2024.112224.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchT124 Changes in Risk-Taking Among People Who Received Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Versus an Other Treatment for Substance Use
Loya J, Babuscio T, Nich C, Kiluk B. T124 Changes in Risk-Taking Among People Who Received Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Versus an Other Treatment for Substance Use. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2025, 267: 111892. DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2024.111892.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2024
Improvement in coping skills from culturally-adapted digital CBT for Spanish-speaking Hispanics with substance use disorder: Secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial
Benitez B, Loya J, Jaramillo Y, Muro-Rodriguez N, Rojas Perez O, Nich C, Frankforter T, Paris M, Kiluk B. Improvement in coping skills from culturally-adapted digital CBT for Spanish-speaking Hispanics with substance use disorder: Secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial. Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 2024, 168: 209536. PMID: 39374899, PMCID: PMC11624081, DOI: 10.1016/j.josat.2024.209536.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMechanisms of cognitive behavioral therapyQuality of coping skillsCognitive behavioral therapySubstance use disordersPrimary substance useCoping skillsSubstance useCBT programOutpatient treatmentWeeks of outpatient treatmentDigital cognitive behavioral therapyMechanisms of behavior changeWithin-person increasesDaily substance useAdaptive coping skillsSecondary analysis of clinical trial dataTreatment mechanismsRandomized to 8Associated with reductionsBehavioral therapyAnalysis of clinical trial dataUse disorderGeneralizability of researchSecondary analysisSpanish-speaking Hispanic adultsT166 Treatment Outcomes From Computerized CBT for Substance Use Disorders Among People With Criminal Justice Involvement
Loya J, Babuscio T, Nich C, Kiluk B. T166 Treatment Outcomes From Computerized CBT for Substance Use Disorders Among People With Criminal Justice Involvement. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2024, 260: 110615. DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2023.110615.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStructural brain changes associated with cocaine use and digital cognitive behavioral therapy in cocaine use disorder treatment
McCurdy L, DeVito E, Loya J, Nich C, Zhai Z, Kiluk B, Potenza M. Structural brain changes associated with cocaine use and digital cognitive behavioral therapy in cocaine use disorder treatment. Drug And Alcohol Dependence Reports 2024, 11: 100246. PMID: 38966567, PMCID: PMC11222934, DOI: 10.1016/j.dadr.2024.100246.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCocaine use disorderCognitive behavioral therapyCocaine useBehavioral therapyBrain changesBrain structuresWhole-brain voxel-based morphometry analysisCocaine use disorder treatmentLevel of cocaine useWeeks of outpatient treatmentVoxel-based morphometry analysisDigital cognitive behavioral therapyT1-weighted magnetic resonance imaging scansRight caudate bodyAssociated with cocaine useMethadone-maintained individualsGray matter volumeStructural brain changesFunction of engagementCaudate bodyRight caudateCUD treatmentMatter volumeUse disorderBilateral cerebellumEfficacy of Integrating the Management of Pain and Addiction via Collaborative Treatment (IMPACT) in Individuals With Chronic Pain and Opioid Use Disorder: Protocol for a Randomized Clinical Trial of a Digital Cognitive Behavioral Treatment
MacLean R, Ankawi B, Driscoll M, Gordon M, Frankforter T, Nich C, Szollosy S, Loya J, Brito L, Ribeiro M, Edmond S, Becker W, Martino S, Sofuoglu M, Heapy A. Efficacy of Integrating the Management of Pain and Addiction via Collaborative Treatment (IMPACT) in Individuals With Chronic Pain and Opioid Use Disorder: Protocol for a Randomized Clinical Trial of a Digital Cognitive Behavioral Treatment. JMIR Research Protocols 2024, 13: e54342. PMID: 38506917, PMCID: PMC10993119, DOI: 10.2196/54342.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDifferences in Diagnostic Rules Used to Determine Borderline Personality Disorder Impact Prevalence and Associations with Clinically Relevant Variables: Findings from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions-III
Loya J, Wagner A, Pittman B, Davis M. Differences in Diagnostic Rules Used to Determine Borderline Personality Disorder Impact Prevalence and Associations with Clinically Relevant Variables: Findings from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions-III. Personality Disorders Theory Research And Treatment 2024, 15: 60-73. PMID: 38206863, PMCID: PMC10786338, DOI: 10.1037/per0000643.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBorderline personality disorderBorderline personality disorder diagnosisPrevalence of borderline personality disorderBorderline personality disorder statusClinically relevant variablesNational Epidemiologic SurveyRelated Conditions-IIIMental health conditionsGeneralizability of findingsPersonality disorderClinical InterviewClinical variablesProblem behaviorsDisorder prevalenceConditions-IIIRelevant variablesMethodological differencesEpidemiological surveyDisordersBorderlineDiagnostic rulesPrevalence ratesU.S. adultsHealth consequencesHealth conditions
2023
Percentage of negative urine drug screens as a clinically meaningful endpoint for RCTs evaluating treatment for cocaine use
Loya J, Babuscio T, Nich C, Alessi S, Rash C, Kiluk B. Percentage of negative urine drug screens as a clinically meaningful endpoint for RCTs evaluating treatment for cocaine use. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2023, 248: 109947. PMID: 37276806, PMCID: PMC10498479, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2023.109947.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrine drug screensClinical trialsMeaningful endpointsCocaine useLong-term clinical benefitBetter long-term outcomesDrug screensPsychosocial functioningNegative urine drug screensLong-term outcomesRandomized clinical trialsFuture clinical trialsBetter psychosocial functioningClinical benefitPharmacological treatmentContinuous abstinenceTreatment periodTreatment respondersSustained abstinenceSubstance useTrialsTreatmentMeaningful thresholdPooled datasetAbstinenceThe Effect of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy on Impulsivity in Addictive Disorders: a Narrative Review
Loya J, Benitez B, Kiluk B. The Effect of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy on Impulsivity in Addictive Disorders: a Narrative Review. Current Addiction Reports 2023, 10: 485-493. PMID: 38269068, PMCID: PMC10805411, DOI: 10.1007/s40429-023-00491-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCognitive behavioral therapyBehavioral therapySubstance useAddictive disordersFuture clinical trialsPoor treatment outcomesEvidence-based treatmentsMeasures of impulsivityCycle of addictionCBT effectsRisk factorsClinical trialsTreatment outcomesRecent FindingsThereNarrative reviewCharacteristics of addictionLimited evidenceRange of addictionsAssessment of impulsivityTherapyAddictionTrialsDisordersImpulsivityAddictive behaviors