News and Publications

News

****Dr. Meshesha will be considering graduate student applicants for 2024-2025 academic year.***

  1. Magri, T.D., , Dvorak, R., Aston, E.R., & Meshesha, L.Z. (June 2022). The Role of Alcohol Expectancies in the Association Between Alcohol Demand and Relative Reinforcement and Alcohol Problems. Poster presented at Research Society on Alcoholism annual conference, Orlando, FL.
  2. Meshesha, L.Z., Magri, T.D., & Nguyen, M.D., Abrantes, A.M. (June 2022). Developing a User Centered Smartphone Application to Increase Substance-Free Activity Engagement Among Alcohol Treatment Seekers: A Qualitative Study. Symposium presented at Research Society on Alcoholism annual conference, Orlando, FL.
  3. Nguyen, M.D., Magri, T.D., Abrantes, A.M., & Meshesha, L.Z. (April 2022). Reliability and Validity of the Pleasant Image Scale for Experienced Reward. Poster presented at 10th Annual Collaborative Perspectives on Addiction conference, Portland, OR.
  4. Magri, T.D., Meshesha, L.Z., Dvorak, R.D. & Abrantes, A.M. (April 2022). Impact of COVID-19’s Economic Burden on Alcohol-Related Problems: AN Indirect Effect of Depression, Stress, and Anxiety. Poster presented at 10th Annual Collaborative Perspectives on Addiction conference, Portland, OR.

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  • Magri, T.D., Meshesha, L.Z., Dvorak, R.D. & Abrantes, A.M. (In Press). Impact of COVID-19’s Economic Burden on Alcohol-Related Problems: An Indirect Effect of Depression, Stress, and Anxiety. Translational Issues in Psychological Science.
  • Abrantes, A.M., Meshesha, L.Z., Blevins, C.E., Battle, C., Lindsay, C., Marsh, E., Feltus, S., Buman, M., Agu, E., & Stein, M.D. (In Press). A Smartphone Physical Activity App for Patients in Alcohol Treatment: An Open Pilot Trial. JMIR Formative Research.
  • Meshesha, L. Z., Emery, N. N., Blevins, C. E., Battle, C. L., Sillice, M. A., Marsh, E., … & Abrantes, A. M. (2021). Behavioral activation, affect, and self-efficacy in the context of alcohol treatment for women with elevated depressive symptoms. Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology.
  • Meshesha, L. Z., Aston, E. R., Teeters, J. B., Blevins, C. E., Battle, C. L., Marsh, E., … & Abrantes, A. M. (2020). Evaluating alcohol demand, craving, and depressive symptoms among women in alcohol treatment. Addictive behaviors, 109, 106475.
  • Teeters, J.B., Woodward, M.J., Meshesha, L.Z., Tripp, J.C., (In Press). Marijuana Use in Civilian College Students and College Student Service Members/Veterans: The Moderating Effect of Anxiety. The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse.
  • Meshesha, L. Z., Soltis, K. E., Wise, E. A., Rohsenow, D. J., Witkiewitz, K., & Murphy, J. G. (2020). Pilot trial investigating a brief behavioral economic intervention as an adjunctive treatment for alcohol use disorder. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 108002.
  • Aston, E., & Meshesha, L.Z. (2020). Assessing cannabis demand: A comprehensive review of the marijuana purchase task. Neurotherapeutics, 1-13.
  • Joyner, K.J., Meshesha, L.Z., Dennhardt, A., Borsari, B., Martens, M.P., & Murphy, J.G. (2019). High Opportunity Cost Demand as an Indicator of Weekday Drinking and Distinctly Severe Alcohol Problems: A Behavioral Economic Analysis. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 43(12), 2607-2619.
  • Teeters, J.B., Meshesha, L.Z., Dennahrdt, A.M., & Murphy, J.G. (2019). Elevated demand and proportionate substance-related reinforcement are associated with driving after cannabis use. Canadian Journal of Addiction, 20(3), 42-50.
  • Murphy, J.G., Dennhardt, A.A., Martens, M.P., Borsari, B., Witkiewitz, K., & Meshesha, L.Z. (2019). A Randomized Clinical Trial Evaluating the Efficacy of a Brief Alcohol Intervention Supplemented with a Substance-Free Activity Session or Relaxation Training. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 87(7), 657.
  • Acuff, S. F., Soltis, K. E., Luciano, M. T., Meshesha, L. Z., Pedrelli, P., Dennhardt, A. A., & Murphy, J. G. (2018). Depressive symptoms as predictors of alcohol problem domains and reinforcement among heavy drinking college students. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 32(7), 792-799.
  • Joyner, K. J., Acuff, S. F., Meshesha, L. Z., Patrick, C. J., & Murphy, J. G. (2018). Alcohol family history moderates the association between evening substance-free reinforcement and alcohol problems. Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology, 26(6), 560-569.
  • Meshesha, L. Z., Utzelmann, B., Dennhardt, A.A., & Murphy, J.G. (2018). A behavioral economic analysis of marijuana and other drug use among heavy drinking young adults. Translational Issues in Psychological Science, 4(1), 65-75.
  • Meshesha, L. Z., Pickover, A. M., Teeters, J. B. & Murphy, J. G. (2017). A longitudinal behavioral economic analysis of non-medical prescription opioid use among college students. The Psychological Record, 67(2), 241-251.