Department of Neurology

Faculty Members
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Caryn Lerman, Ph.D.

Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry
Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry and Annenberg School of Public Policy. Director, Tobacco Research Program.
Deputy Director
Department: Psychiatry

Contact information
Transdisciplinary Tobacco Use Research Center (TTURC)
3535 Market Street, Suite 4100
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-746-7141
Fax: 215-746-7140
Graduate Group Affiliations
Education
B.S. (Psychology)
Pennsylvania State University , 1981.
M.S. (Psychology)
University of Southern California , 1982.
Ph.D. (Clinical Psychology)
University of Southern California , 1984.
(Internship in Clinical/Medical Psychology)
Boston Veterans Administration Medical Center , 1985.
Post-Graduate Training
Intern in Clinical/Medical Psychology, Boston Veterans Administration Medical Center, 1984-1985.
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Selected Publications

Wileyto EP, Patterson F, Niarua R, Epstein L, Brown R, Audrain-McGovern J, Hawk L, Lerman C: Recurrent event, analysis of lapse and recovery in a smoking cessation clinical trial utilizing bupropion. Nicotine & Tobacco Research 7(2): 257-268, 2005.

Strasser AA, Kaufmann V, Jepson C, Perkins KA, Pickworth WB, Wileyto EP, Rukstalis M, Audrain-McGovern J, Lerman C: Effects of different nicotine replacement therapies on post-cessation psychological responses. Addictive Behaviors 30(1): 9-17, 2005.

Shields AE, Blumenthal D, Weiss KB, Comstock CB, Currivn D, Lerman C: Barriers to translating emerging genetic research on smoking into clinical practice: Perspectives of primary care physicians. Journal of General Internal Medicine 20(2): 131-138, 2005.

Erblich J, Lerman C, Self DW, Diaz GA, Bovbjerg DH: Effects of dopamine D2 receptor (DRD2) and transporter (SLC6A3) polymorphisms on smoking cue-induced cigarette craving among African American Smokers. Molecular Psychiatry 10(4): 407-414, 2005.

Lerman C, Patterson F, Berrettini W: Treating tobacco dependence: State of the science and new directions. Journal of Clinical Oncology 23(2): 311-323, 2005.

Shields AE, Fortun M, Hammonds EM, King PA, Lerman C, Rapp R, Sullivan PF: The use of race variable in genetic studies of complex traits and the goal of reducing health disparities. American Psychologist 60(1): 77-103, 2005.

Redden DT, Shields PG, Epstein L, Wileyto EP, Zakharkin SO, Allison DB, Lerman C: Catechol-O-Methyl-Transferase functional polymorphism and nicotine dependence: an evaluation of nonreplicated results. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention 14(6): 1-6, 2005.

Munafo MR, Lerman C, Niaura R, Shields AE, Swan GE: Smoking cessation treatment: Pharmacogenetic assessment. Molecular Therapeutics 7(3): 202-208, 2005.

Rukstalis M, Jepson C, Strasser A, Lynch KG, Perkins K, Patterson F, Lerman C: Naltrexone reduces the relative reinforcing value of nicotine in a cigarette smoking choice paradigm. Psychopharmacology 180(1): 4-8, 2005.

Blendy JA, Strasser A, Walters CL, Perkins KA, Patterson F, Berkowitz R, Lerman C: Reduced nicotine reward in obesity: Cross comparison in human and mouse. Psychopharmacology 180(2): 306-315, 2005.

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