1978 First demonstration that negative affect smoking predicts relapse
1983 First quantitation of nicotine's pituitary hormone effects
1984 Publication of a comprehensive neuroregulatory model for smoking
1990 Description of the cortisol response to stress and smoking
1992 Demonstration of nicotine's euphoric effects in smokers
1992 Systematic study of menstrual phase and nicotine withdrawal on smoking
1992 Development of a metered-dose system for intranasal nicotine delivery
1993 Demonstration of nicotine sensitivity difference in smokers and never-smokers
1993 Publication of a nicotine sensitivity model to explain smoking etiology
1993 Characterization of the female weight-control smoker
1994 Demonstration that nicotine may relieve Parkinson Disease symptoms
1995 Demonstration of a relationship between adult Attention Deficit Disorder and smoking
1996 Demonstration of the remarkable unwillingness of women smokers to tolerate even a small weight gain
1997 Discussion of the implications of evolutionary psychobiology for smoking behavior
1998 Demonstration of a relationship between early smoking experiences and smoking status
2000 Demonstration that nicotine dependence and cofactors for smoking are associated with characteristic patterns of withdrawal symptomatology
2003 Development and validation of the Michigan Nicotine Reinforcement Questionnaire to differentiate positive and negative consequences of smoking
2004 Development of a metric for examining hypothalamic-pituitary axis (HPA) dysregulation in smokers with a history of depression
2005 Characterization of phenotypes for smoking based on differential nicotine withdrawal symptomatology

 
   
 

Psychiatric Cofactors for Smoking

Postcessation Weight Gain

Genetics of Smoking

Individual Differences in Sensitivity to Nicotine

Women and Gender Differences