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Laura M. Juliano, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

 BEHAVIORAL PHARMACOLOGY AND HEALTH PROMOTION LABORATORY


Email:  juliano@american.edu

Phone:   202-885-1715

Office: Asbury 321B


Education:

 B.A.     State University of New York at Binghamton 1990

Ph.D.   State University of New York at Binghamton 2000

Clinical internship: Medical University of South Carolina (1999- 2000)

Post-doctoral fellowship: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2000-2002)


  Research interests:  

  • Substance dependence (emphasis on tobacco dependence and caffeine dependence)
  • Placebo effects
  • Relapse processes
  • Stress
  • Treatment development

Representative  publications:

  Juliano, L.M. & Brandon, T.H. (2002).  The effects of nicotine dose, instructional set, and outcome expectancies on the subjective effects of smoking in the presence of a stressor.  Journal of Abnormal Psychology. 111, 88-97.

 Herzog, T. A., Lazev, A. B., Irvin, J. E., Juliano, L. M., Greenbaum, P. E. & Brandon, T. H. (2002).  Testing for group membership effects during and after treatment: The example of group therapy for smoking cessation.  Behavior Therapy, 33, 29-43.

 Juliano, L.M. & Griffiths R.R. (2001).  Is caffeine a drug of dependence? Psychiatric Times, 18, 47-52.

  Brandon, T.H., Collins, B.N., Juliano, L.M. & Lazev, A.B. (2000).  Preventing relapse among former smokers: A comparison of minimal interventions via telephone and mail. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 68, 103-113.

  Brandon, T.H., Juliano, L.M. & Copeland, A.L (1999). Expectancies for tobacco smoking. (pp. 263- 299). In I. Kirsch (Ed.), How expectancies shape experience. Washington D.C.: American Psychological Association.

  Juliano, L.M. & Brandon, T.H. (1998).  Reactivity to instructed smoking availability and environmental cues: Evidence with urge and reaction time. Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology, 6, 45-53.

  Brandon, T.H., Lazev, A.B., & Juliano, L.M. (1998). Very delayed smoking relapse warrants research attention. Psychological Reports, 83, 72-74.

  Griffiths, R.R., Juliano, L.M., Chausmer, A.L. (in press).  Caffeine Pharmacology and Clinical Effects.  In  ASAM Principles of Addiction Medicine, Third Edition.  


Recent scientific conference presentations:

 Juliano, L.M. & Stitzer, M.L. (June, 2002).  Can smoking relapse be prevented after a lapse? Testing rapid smoking plus counseling as a novel lapse intervention strategy.  Paper  presented at the  Meeting of the College of Problems on Drug Dependence, Quebec, Canada.

 Juliano, L.M. & Stitzer, M.L. (February, 2002).  An incentive based model of smoking cessation and relapse.  Paper presented at the 8th annual convention of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Savannah, Georgia.

 Juliano, L.M., Santa Ana, E., Roitzsch, J.R. (March, 2001). Developing treatment strategies for nicotine dependent substance abusers in recovery.  Paper presented at the 7th annual convention of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Seattle, Washington.

 Nath, V., Juliano, L.M., Lazev, A.B., Irvin, J.E., Stavros, R.A., Herzog, T.A., & Brandon, T.H. (November, 2000).  Task persistence predicts success at smoking cessation. Paper presented at meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New Orleans, Louisiana.     


Recent invited professional presentations:

 Juliano, L.M. (August 2002).  Anxiolytic effects of smoking: Partitioning nicotine and expectancies.  American Psychological Association.  Chicago, IL.

 Juliano, L.M. (May 2002).  Effective smoking cessation: Special considerations for women.  Women’s Health Conference. Greater Baltimore Medical Center.  Baltimore, MD.

Juliano, L.M. (January 2002).  Challenging negative affect reduction smoking outcome expectancies in adolescents.  Community Health Action Project.  Baltimore, MD.  

Editorial service:

 Ad hoc reviewer for Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, Psychopharmacology,

Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology, Pharmacology, Biochemistry, & Behavior, Journal of Abnormal Psychology, Addiction

  Membership:

 Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco

Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy

American Psychological Association


 

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