2024
Navigating Ethical Challenges in Psychological Research Involving Digital Remote Technologies and People Who Use Alcohol or Drugs
Roberts W, McKee S, Miranda R, Barnett N. Navigating Ethical Challenges in Psychological Research Involving Digital Remote Technologies and People Who Use Alcohol or Drugs. American Psychologist 2024, 79: 24-38. PMID: 38236213, PMCID: PMC10798215, DOI: 10.1037/amp0001193.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmerican Psychological AssociationSubstance use researchPsychological AssociationPsychological researchHealth risk behaviorsBehavioral studiesAlcohol useBehavioral scientistsRisk behaviorsEthical issuesHuman behaviorStandard paradigmComplex ethical issuesInvestigate health risk behaviorsAlcoholAllied fieldsEthical standardsPsychologistsTraditional informed consentDistributive justiceDay-to-day activitiesPsychologyEthical groundsEthical ramificationsSubstances
2020
Prospective association of e‐cigarette and cigarette use with alcohol use in two waves of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health
Roberts W, Verplaetse T, Peltier MKR, Moore KE, Gueorguieva R, McKee SA. Prospective association of e‐cigarette and cigarette use with alcohol use in two waves of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health. Addiction 2020, 115: 1571-1579. PMID: 31977106, PMCID: PMC7340560, DOI: 10.1111/add.14980.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol use outcomesHazardous alcohol useE-cigarette useE-cigarettesCigarette useAlcohol useUse outcomesExposure groupCigarette usersTotal drinksSocio-demographic risk factorsUnited States adult populationWave 1Non-institutionalized adultsStates adult populationHarmful alcohol consumptionNon-daily useE-cigarette usersPoorer alcohol use outcomesSocio-demographic characteristicsRisk factorsHealth SurveyHigher oddsTobacco cigarettesAlcohol abuse
2018
Mobile alcohol biosensors and pharmacotherapy development research
Roberts W, McKee SA. Mobile alcohol biosensors and pharmacotherapy development research. Alcohol 2018, 81: 149-160. PMID: 31679765, PMCID: PMC6842067, DOI: 10.1016/j.alcohol.2018.07.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEffects of Varenicline on Cognitive Performance in Heavy Drinkers: Dose-Response Effects and Associations With Drinking Outcomes
Roberts W, McKee SA. Effects of Varenicline on Cognitive Performance in Heavy Drinkers: Dose-Response Effects and Associations With Drinking Outcomes. Experimental And Clinical Psychopharmacology 2018, 26: 49-57. PMID: 29389170, PMCID: PMC5797996, DOI: 10.1037/pha0000161.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol use disorderCognitive functioningCognitive assessment batteryContinuous performance taskAdult heavy drinkersSignificant indirect effectUse disordersReaction timeEffects of vareniclinePerformance taskHeavy drinkersCognitive outcomesAssessment BatteryHuman laboratory experimentsCognitive functionMediation analysisDrinking outcomesMemoryLess drinkingAlcohol useDrinking behaviorIndirect effectsLaboratory sessionsDrinking taskVarenicline dose
2017
Effects of varenicline on alcohol cue reactivity in heavy drinkers
Roberts W, Harrison ELR, McKee SA. Effects of varenicline on alcohol cue reactivity in heavy drinkers. Psychopharmacology 2017, 234: 2737-2745. PMID: 28600734, PMCID: PMC5709183, DOI: 10.1007/s00213-017-4667-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEffects of vareniclineHuman laboratory studiesAlcohol use disorderAlcohol cue reactivityHeavy drinkersUse disordersPlacebo-controlled human laboratory studyCue exposureAlcohol useCue reactivityUse of vareniclineFront-line treatmentCue-induced alcohol cravingAlcohol cue exposureTitration periodCue-reactivity paradigmMedication groupPharmacological treatmentMedication effectsAdult smokersTobacco cravingVareniclineMethodsAs partLarge seriesAlcohol craving
2014
Heavy Drinking and the Role of Inhibitory Control of Attention
Roberts W, Miller MA, Weafer J, Fillmore MT. Heavy Drinking and the Role of Inhibitory Control of Attention. Experimental And Clinical Psychopharmacology 2014, 22: 133-140. PMID: 24611837, PMCID: PMC4082663, DOI: 10.1037/a0035317.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAttentional biasAlcohol-related stimuliInhibitory controlAttentional controlAttentional shiftsSocial drinkersVisual probe taskGoal-irrelevant stimuliHigher attentional biasAlcohol-related cuesMore inhibitory failuresGoal-directed behaviorHeavy drinkingHealthy social drinkersProbe taskAlcohol cuesInhibitory failuresIrrelevant stimuliResponse taskEffects of alcoholImpairing effectProblematic drinkingExcessive alcohol useGreater impairmentAlcohol use