Kenneth A. Perkins

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University of Pittsburgh
School of Medicine
Psychiatry
ProfessorAppointed: 1996
University of Pittsburgh
School of Arts and Sciences
Psychology
University of Pittsburgh
Graduate School of Public Health
Epidemiology
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Mailing Address

Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic
3811 O'Hara Street
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213
United States

Contact Information

Phone: (412) 246-5395
Fax: (412) 246-5390
perkinska@upmc.edu

Qualifications

Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of Pittsburgh, Cardiovascular Behavioral Medicine, 1986.
Internship, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Clinical Psychology, 1984.
Ph.D., University of Iowa, Clinical Psychology, 1982.
M.A., University of Iowa, Clinical Psychology, 1979.
B.A., Oberlin College, Psychology, 1976.

Expertise and Research Interests

My research generally involves examining behavioral and subjective effects of nicotine in humans that may relate to the development and maintenance of tobacco dependence. One broad area of research focuses on individual differences and acute environmental factors that influence tobacco and nicotine self-administration. This area includes the study of nicotine as well as non-nicotine factors, the latter involving non-verbal (i.e. cues) and verbal (i.e. instructions, expectancies) information about the drug content of a substance. A major emphasis here is on sex differences in these factors, where we have found that, relative to men, women are less sensitive to manipulations of nicotine and more sensitive to manipulations of non-nicotine factors. A second area of research focuses on other individual difference factors, including genetics and personality, associated with variability in initial sensitivity to nicotine in nonsmokers. Greater initial sensitivity to drugs may be related to greater risk of becoming drug dependent. A third area concerns whether nicotine or smoking relieves negative affect (e.g. sad mood) in smokers under all conditions or under just some conditions but not others, to determine the breadth of this presumed influence on tobacco dependence. Finally, the newest area of research explores ways to improve short-term evaluations of the efficacy of medications for smoking cessation in humans, to identify drugs that do versus do not warrant more comprehensive study in clinical trials of quitting smokers.

Other Expertise

Editorial Experience:
1990-1992: Editorial Board, Health Psychology
1991-1996: Editorial Board, Journal of Consulting & Clinical Psychology
1993: Guest Editor, Journal of Consulting & Clinical Psychology issue on Smoking
1995-present: Editorial Board, Psychopharmacology
1999-present: Editorial Board, Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology
2004-present: Assistant Editor, Addiction

Business Experience:
1990-present: Ad hoc reviewer for various NIH, VA, state, and other grant review committees (IRGs)
1996-1999: Member of Basic Behavioral Sciences IRG
2001-2005: Member of Behavioral Regulation, Learning, and Ethology (BRLE, BBBP-1) IRG

Keywords

COS Keywords:

Cardiovascular Diseases, Dependency, Dopamine, Drugs Or Drug Abuse, Epidemiology, Human Physiology, Nicotine, Psychiatry, Psychology, Sex Differences, Smoking Behavior, Social Services Delivery, Tobacco.

Additional Terms:

Behavior, Behavioral Effect, Dopamine Genotypes, Drug Abuse, Drug Discrimination, Drug Reinforcement, Environmental Factors, Individual Differences, Nicotine, Physiological Effect, Self-administration, Sex Differences, Smoking Cessation, Subjective Effect, Tobacco Dependence, Tobacco Smoking, Tolerance.

Languages

(Reading, Writing, Speaking)

French: (Functional, Basic, Basic)

Memberships

American Psychological Association
College on Problems of Drug Dependence
International Study Group Investigating Drugs as Reinforcers
Phi Beta Kappa
Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society
Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco

Honors and Awards

2001, President, Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco
1993, Fellow, American Psychological Association
1993, Fellow, Society of Behavioral Medicine
1989, Outstanding New Researcher, Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy
1976, Phi Beta Kappa,
1976, Sigma Xi, the Research Society,

Previous Positions

1992-1996, Associate Professor, University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Psychiatry
1986-1992, Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Psychiatry

Funding Received

  • National Institutes of Health (NIH): Tobacco smoking, nicotine, and negative affect relief, , 2006 to 2010.
  • National Institutes of Health (NIH): Improving Human Screening of Cessation Medications, , 2004 to 2009.
  • National Institutes of Health (NIH): Affect, context, and placebo effects of nicotine intake, , 2002 to 2006.

Publications

  • Perkins, K.A., Conklin, C.A., Levine, M.D. (2007) Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Smoking Cessation, Routledge
  • Perkins, K.A., Doyle, T.D., Ciccocioppo, M., Conklin, C., Sayette, M., & Caggiula, A. (2006) Sex differences in the influence of nicotine dose instructions on the reinforcing and self-reported rewarding effects of smoking., Psychopharmacology, 184, 600-607.
  • Perkins, K.A., Stitzer, M., & Lerman, C. (2006) Medication screening for smoking cessation: a proposal for new methodologies., Psychopharmacology, 184, 628-636.
  • Perkins, K.A., Fonte, C., Blakesley-Ball, R., & Wilson, A.S (2005) The discriminative stimulus, subjective, cardiovascular, and reinforcing effects of nicotine as a function of light physical activity., Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 7, 591-600
  • Perkins, K.A., Fonte, C., Stolinski, A., Blakesley-Ball, R., & Wilson, A.S. (2005) The influence of caffeine on nicotine's discriminative stimulus, subjective, and reinforcing effects., Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology, 13, 275-281
  • Rukstalis, M, Jepson, C., Strasser, A., Lynch, K.G, Perkins, K.A, Patterson, F., Lerman, C.A., Naltrexone Reduces the Relative Reinforcing Value of Nicotine in a Cigarette Smoking Choice Paradigm, Psychopharmacology, 181, 41-48, 2005
  • Chaudhri, N., Caggiula, A.R., Donny, E.C., Booth, S., Gharib, M.A., Craven, L.A., Allen, S.S., Sved, A.F., & Perkins, K.A., Sex Differences in the Contribution of Nicotine and Nonpharmacological Stimuli to Nicotine Self-administration in Rats, Psychopharmacology, 180, 258-266, 1 May 2005
  • Blendy, J.A., Strasser, A., Walters, C.L., Perkins, K.A., Patterson, F., Berkowitz, R., & Lerman, C., Reduced Nicotine Reward in Obesity: Cross Comparison in Human and Mouse., Psychopharmacology, 180, 306-315, 1 May 2005
  • Conklin C, Perkins KA, Subjective and Reinforcing Effects of Smoking During Negative Mood Induction., Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 114, 153-164, 1 Feb 2005
  • Perkins, K.A., Fonte, C., Blakesley-Ball, R., Stolinski, A., & Wilson, A.S. (2005) The influence of alcohol pre-treatment on the discriminative stimulus, subjective, and relative reinforcing effects of nicotine., Behavioural Pharmacology, 16, 521-529
  • Perkins KA, Jacobs L, Clark L, Conklin C, Sayette M, Wilson A, Instructions About Nicotine Dose Influence Acute Responses to Nasal Spray, Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 6, 1051-1060, 1 Oct 2004
  • Perkins, K.A., Lerman, C., Keenan, J., Fonte, C., & Coddington, S., Rate of Nicotine Onset From NRT and Acute Responses in Smokers, Nicotine and Tobacco Research, London, Taylor and Francis, 6, 501-507, 1 Aug 2004
  • Lerman C, Kaufmann V, Rukstalis M, Patterson F, Perkins KA, Audrain-McGovern J, Benowitz N, Individualizing Nicotine Replacement Therapy for the Treatment of Tobacco Dependence., Annals of Internal Medicine, 140, 426-433, 1 Jun 2004
  • Perkins KA, Jacobs L, Ciccocioppo M, Conklin C, Sayette M, Caggiula A, The Influence of Instructions and Nicotine Dose on the Subjective and Reinforcing Effects of Smoking, Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology, 12, 91-101, 2004
  • Perkins KA, Jetton C, Keenan J, Common factors across acute subjective effects of nicotine, Nicotine & Tobacco Research : Official Journal of the Society for Research On Nicotine and Tobacco., 5(6), 869-75, 2003 Abstract
  • Perkins KA, Jetton C, Stolinski A, Fonte C, Conklin CA, The consistency of acute responses to nicotine in humans, Nicotine & Tobacco Research : Official Journal of the Society for Research On Nicotine and Tobacco., 5(6), 877-84, 2003 Abstract
  • Perkins KA, Ciccocioppo M, Jacobs L, Doyle T, Caggiula A, The subjective and reinforcing effects of visual and olfactory stimuli in alcohol drinking, Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology, 11(4), 269-75, 2003 Abstract
  • Perkins K, Sayette M, Conklin C, Caggiula A, Placebo effects of tobacco smoking and other nicotine intake, Nicotine & Tobacco Research : Official Journal of the Society for Research On Nicotine and Tobacco., 5(5), 695-709, 2003 Abstract
  • Perkins KA, Chronic tolerance to nicotine in humans and its relationship to tobacco dependence, Nicotine & Tobacco Research : Official Journal of the Society for Research On Nicotine and Tobacco., 4(4), 405-22, November 2002 Abstract
  • Perkins KA, Fonte C, Effects of smoking status and smoking cessation on leptin levels, Nicotine & Tobacco Research : Official Journal of the Society for Research On Nicotine and Tobacco., 4(4), 459-66, 2002 Abstract
  • Perkins KA, Jacobs L, Sanders M, Caggiula AR, Sex differences in the subjective and reinforcing effects of cigarette nicotine dose, Psychopharmacology, 163(2), 194-201, September 2002 Abstract
  • Caggiula AR, Donny EC, White AR, Chaudhri N, Booth S, Gharib MA, Hoffman A, Perkins KA, Sved AF, Environmental stimuli promote the acquisition of nicotine self-administration in rats, Psychopharmacology, 163(2), 230-7, September 2002 Abstract
  • Perkins KA, Broge M, Gerlach D, Sanders M, Grobe JE, Cherry C, Wilson AS, Acute nicotine reinforcement, but not chronic tolerance, predicts withdrawal and relapse after quitting smoking, Health Psychology : Official Journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association., 21(4), 332-9, July 2002 Abstract
  • Caggiula AR, Donny EC, White AR, Chaudhri N, Booth S, Gharib MA, Hoffman A, Perkins KA, Sved AF, Cue dependency of nicotine self-administration and smoking, Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior, 70(4), 515-30, December 2001 Abstract
  • Perkins KA, Gerlach D, Broge M, Sanders M, Grobe J, Fonte C, Cherry C, Wilson A, Jacob R, Quitting cigarette smoking produces minimal loss of chronic tolerance to nicotine, Psychopharmacology, 158(1), 7-17, October 2001 Abstract
  • Perkins KA, Gerlach D, Broge M, Fonte C, Wilson A, Reinforcing effects of nicotine as a function of smoking status, Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology, 9(3), 243-50, August 2001 Abstract
  • Perkins KA, Marcus MD, Levine MD, D'Amico D, Miller A, Broge M, Ashcom J, Shiffman S, Cognitive-behavioral therapy to reduce weight concerns improves smoking cessation outcome in weight-concerned women, Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 69(4), 604-13, August 2001 Abstract
  • Perkins KA, Fonte C, Sanders M, Meeker J, Wilson A, Threshold doses for nicotine discrimination in smokers and non-smokers, Psychopharmacology, 155(2), 163-70, May 2001 Abstract
  • Perkins KA, Gerlach D, Vender J, Grobe J, Meeker J, Hutchison S, Sex differences in the subjective and reinforcing effects of visual and olfactory cigarette smoke stimuli, Nicotine & Tobacco Research : Official Journal of the Society for Research On Nicotine and Tobacco, 3(2), 141-50, May 2001 Abstract
  • Perkins KA, Gerlach D, Broge M, Grobe JE, Sanders M, Fonte C, Vender J, Cherry C, Wilson A, Dissociation of nicotine tolerance from tobacco dependence in humans, Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, 296(3), 849-56, March 2001 Abstract
  • Perkins KA, Fonte C, Meeker J, White W, Wilson A, The discriminative stimulus and reinforcing effects of nicotine in humans following nicotine pretreatment, Behavioural Pharmacology, 12(1), 35-44, February 2001 Abstract
  • Perkins, K.A, Fonte, C, Ashcom, J, Broge, M, Wilson, A., Subjective responses to nicotine in smokers may be associated with responses to caffeine and to alcohol, Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology, 9, 91-100, 2001
  • Perkins KA, Smoking cessation in women. Special considerations, Cns Drugs, 15(5), 391-411, 2001 Abstract
  • Perkins KA, Gerlach D, Broge M, Grobe JE, Wilson A, Greater sensitivity to subjective effects of nicotine in nonsmokers high in sensation seeking, Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology, 8(4), 462-71, November 2000 Abstract
  • Perkins KA, Levine M, Marcus M, Shiffman S, D''Amico D, Miller A, Keins A, Ashcom J, Broge M, Tobacco withdrawal in women and menstrual cycle phase., Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 68(1), 176-80, 2000 Abstract
  • Perkins KA, Donny E, Caggiula AR, Sex differences in nicotine effects and self-administration: review of human and animal evidence, Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 1(4), 301-15, December 1999 Abstract
  • Perkins KA, Fonte C, Sanders M, White W, Wilson A, Effects of training dose and two- versus three-choice testing procedure on nicotine discrimination responding in humans., Psychopharmacology \(Berl\), 145(4), 418-25, August 1999 Abstract
  • Perkins KA, Sanders M, Fonte C, Wilson AS, White W, Stiller R, McNamara D, Effects of central and peripheral nicotinic blockade on human nicotine discrimination., Psychopharmacology \(Berl\), 142(2), 158-64, February 1999 Abstract
  • Grobe J E, Perkins K A, Goettler-Good J, Wilson A, Importance of environmental distractors in the effects of nicotine on short-term memory., Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology, 6(2), 209-16, May 1998 Abstract
  • Mitchell S L, Perkins K A, Interaction of stress, smoking, and dietary restraint in women., Physiology and Behavior, 64(1), 103-9, April 1998 Abstract
  • Caggiula A R, Donny E C, Epstein L H, Sved A F, Knopf S, Rose C, McAllister C G, Antelman S M, Perkins K A, The role of corticosteroids in nicotine's physiological and behavioral effects., Psychoneuroendocrinology, 23(2), 143-59, February 1998 Abstract
  • Perkins K A, Grobe J, Fonte C, Influence of acute smoking exposure on the subsequent reinforcing value of smoking., Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology, 5(3), 277-85, August 1997 Abstract
  • Perkins K A, Sanders M, D'Amico D, Wilson A, Nicotine discrimination and self-administration in humans as a function of smoking status., Psychopharmacology, 131(4), 361-70, June 1997 Abstract
  • Perkins K A, Levine M D, Marcus M D, Shiffman S, Addressing women's concerns about weight gain due to smoking cessation., Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 14(2), 173-82, March 1997 Abstract
  • Perkins K A, Grobe J E, Caggiula A, Wilson A S, Stiller R L, Acute reinforcing effects of low-dose nicotine nasal spray in humans., Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior, 56(2), 235-41, February 1997 Abstract
  • Perkins K A, Grobe J E, Weiss D, Fonte C, Caggiula A, Nicotine preference in smokers as a function of smoking abstinence., Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior, 55(2), 257-63, October 1996 Abstract
  • Perkins K A, D'Amico D, Sanders M, Grobe J E, Wilson A, Stiller R L, Influence of training dose on nicotine discrimination in humans., Psychopharmacology, 126(2), 132-9, July 1996 Abstract
  • Perkins K A, Sexton J E, DiMarco A, Acute thermogenic effects of nicotine and alcohol in healthy male and female smokers., Physiology and Behavior, 60(1), 305-9, July 1996 Abstract
  • Perkins K A, Benowitz N, Henningfield J, Newhouse P, Pomerleau O, Swan G, Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco., Addiction, 91(1), 129-44, January 1996 Abstract
  • Caggiula A R, Epstein L H, Perkins K A, Saylor S, Different methods of assessing nicotine-induced antinociception may engage different neural mechanisms., Psychopharmacology, 122(3), 301-6, December 1995 Abstract
  • Perkins K A, Mitchell S L, Epstein L H, Physiological and subjective responses to food cues as a function of smoking abstinence and dietary restraint., Physiology and Behavior, 58(2), 373-8, August 1995 Abstract
  • Perkins K A, Sexton J E, Influence of aerobic fitness, activity level, and smoking history on the acute thermic effect of nicotine., Physiology and Behavior, 57(6), 1097-102, June 1995 Abstract
  • Perkins K A, Sexton J E, DiMarco A, Grobe J E, Scierka A, Stiller R L, Subjective and cardiovascular responses to nicotine combined with alcohol in male and female smokers., Psychopharmacology, 119(2), 205-12, May 1995 Abstract
  • Perkins K A, Epstein L H, Fonte C, Mitchell S L, Grobe J E, Gender, dietary restraint, and smoking's influence on hunger and the reinforcing value of food., Physiology and Behavior, 57(4), 675-80, April 1995 Abstract
  • Perkins K A, Grobe J E, Mitchell S L, Goettler J, Caggiula A, Stiller R L, Scierka A, Acute tolerance to nicotine in smokers: lack of dissipation within 2 hours., Psychopharmacology, 118(2), 164-70, March 1995 Abstract
  • Perkins K A, DiMarco A, Grobe J E, Scierka A, Stiller R L, Nicotine discrimination in male and female smokers., Psychopharmacology, 116(4), 407-13, December 1994 Abstract
  • Perkins K A, Sexton J E, Epstein L H, DiMarco A, Fonte C, Stiller R L, Scierka A, Jacob R G, Acute thermogenic effects of nicotine combined with caffeine during light physical activity in male and female smokers., American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 60(3), 312-9, September 1994 Abstract
  • Perkins K A, Grobe J E, Fonte C, Goettler J, Caggiula A R, Reynolds W A, Stiller R L, Scierka A, Jacob R G, Chronic and acute tolerance to subjective, behavioral and cardiovascular effects of nicotine in humans., Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, 270(2), 628-38, August 1994 Abstract
  • Perkins K A, Sexton J E, DiMarco A, Fonte C, Acute effects of tobacco smoking on hunger and eating in male and female smokers., Appetite, 22(2), 149-58, April 1994 Abstract
  • Perkins K A, Sexton J E, Reynolds W A, Grobe J E, Fonte C, Stiller R L, Comparison of acute subjective and heart rate effects of nicotine intake via tobacco smoking versus nasal spray., Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior, 47(2), 295-9, February 1994 Abstract
  • McAllister C G, Caggiula A R, Knopf S, Epstein L H, Miller A L, Antelman S M, Perkins K A, Immunological effects of acute and chronic nicotine administration in rats., Journal of Neuroimmunology, 50(1), 43-9, February 1994 Abstract
  • Perkins K A, Sexton J E, Stiller R L, Fonte C, DiMarco A, Goettler J, Scierka A, Subjective and cardiovascular responses to nicotine combined with caffeine during rest and casual activity., Psychopharmacology, 113(3-4), 438-44, January 1994 Abstract
  • Perkins K A, Epstein L H, Grobe J, Fonte C, Tobacco abstinence, smoking cues, and the reinforcing value of smoking., Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior, 47(1), 107-12, January 1994 Abstract
  • Perkins K A, Weight gain following smoking cessation., Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 61(5), 768-77, October 1993 Abstract
  • Perkins K A, Introduction to special section: clinical research in smoking cessation., Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 61(5), 715-7, October 1993 Abstract
  • Perkins K A, Rohay J, Meilahn E N, Wing R R, Matthews K A, Kuller L H, Diet, alcohol, and physical activity as a function of smoking status in middle-aged women., Health Psychology, 12(5), 410-5, September 1993 Abstract
  • Perkins K A, Grobe J E, Epstein L H, Caggiula A, Stiller R L, Jacob R G, Chronic and acute tolerance to subjective effects of nicotine., Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior, 45(2), 375-81, June 1993 Abstract
  • Caggiula A R, Epstein L H, Antelman S M, Saylor S, Knopf S, Perkins K A, Stiller R, Acute stress or corticosterone administration reduces responsiveness to nicotine: implications for a mechanism of conditioned tolerance., Psychopharmacology, 111(4), 499-507, 1993 Abstract
  • Perkins K A, Grobe J E, Stiller R L, Fonte C, Goettler J E, Nasal spray nicotine replacement suppresses cigarette smoking desire and behavior., Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 52(6), 627-34, December 1992 Abstract
  • Epstein L H, Caggiula A R, Perkins K A, Mitchell S L, Rodefer J S, Abstinence from smoking decreases habituation to food cues., Physiology and Behavior, 52(4), 641-6, October 1992 Abstract
  • Perkins K A, Grobe J E, Increased desire to smoke during acute stress., British Journal of Addiction, 87(7), 1037-40, July 1992 Abstract
  • Perkins K A, Grobe J E, Fonte C, Breus M, "Paradoxical" effects of smoking on subjective stress versus cardiovascular arousal in males and females., Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior, 42(2), 301-11, June 1992 Abstract
  • Perkins K A, Metabolic effects of cigarette smoking., Journal of Applied Physiology, 72(2), 401-9, February 1992 Abstract
  • Perkins K A, Effects of tobacco smoking on caloric intake., British Journal of Addiction, 87(2), 193-205, February 1992 Abstract
  • Henningfield J E, Obarzanek E, Benowitz N L, Hall S M, Klesges R C, Leischow S, Levin E D, Perkins K A, Spring B, Stitzer M, et al, National working conference on smoking and body weight. Task Force 2: Methods of assessment, strategies for research., Health Psychology, 11 Suppl, 10-6, 1992 Abstract
  • Perkins K A, Grobe J E, Epstein L H, Caggiula A R, Stiller R L, Effects of nicotine on subjective arousal may be dependent on baseline subjective state., Journal of Substance Abuse, 4(2), 131-41, 1992 Abstract
  • Perkins K A, Epstein L H, Sexton J E, Solberg-Kassel R, Stiller R L, Jacob R G, Effects of nicotine on hunger and eating in male and female smokers., Psychopharmacology, 106(1), 53-9, 1992 Abstract
  • Perkins K A, Stiller R L, Jennings J R, Acute tolerance to the cardiovascular effects of nicotine., Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 29(1), 77-85, December 1991 Abstract
  • Perkins K A, Sexton J E, Solberg-Kassel R D, Epstein L H, Effects of nicotine on perceived exertion during low-intensity activity., Medicine and Science In Sports and Exercise, 23(11), 1283-8, November 1991 Abstract
  • Perkins K A, Epstein L H, Sexton J E, Stiller R L, Jacob R G, Effects of dose, gender, and level of physical activity on acute metabolic response to nicotine., Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior, 40(2), 203-8, October 1991 Abstract
  • Caggiula A R, Epstein L H, Antelman S M, Saylor S S, Perkins K A, Knopf S, Stiller R, Conditioned tolerance to the anorectic and corticosterone-elevating effects of nicotine., Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior, 40(1), 53-9, September 1991 Abstract
  • Epstein L H, Caggiula A R, Perkins K A, McKenzie S J, Smith J A, Conditioned tolerance to the heart rate effects of smoking., Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior, 39(1), 15-9, May 1991 Abstract
  • Epstein L H, Bulik C M, Perkins K A, Caggiula A R, Rodefer J, Behavioral economic analysis of smoking: money and food as alternatives., Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior, 38(4), 715-21, April 1991 Abstract
  • Perkins K A, Epstein L H, Jennings J R, Smoking as a cue for subjective and behavioral responses to a stressor., Journal of Substance Abuse, 3(1), 29-38, 1991 Abstract
  • Perkins K A, Epstein L H, Stiller R I, Sexton J E, Jacob R G, Chronic tolerance to nicotine's effects on suppressing hunger and caloric intake., Nida Research Monograph, 105, 563-4, 1991 Abstract
  • Epstein L H, Bulik C M, Perkins K A, Caggiula A R, The effects of deprivation on the reinforcing efficacy of smoking., Nida Research Monograph, 105, 448, 1991 Abstract
  • Perkins K A, Epstein L H, Stiller R L, Fernstrom M H, Sexton J E, Jacob R G, Solberg R, Acute effects of nicotine on hunger and caloric intake in smokers and nonsmokers., Psychopharmacology, 103(1), 103-9, 1991 Abstract
  • Marks B L, Perkins K A, The effects of nicotine on metabolic rate., Sports Medicine, 10(5), 277-85, November 1990 Abstract
  • Perkins K A, Epstein L H, Stiller R L, Sexton J E, Debski T D, Jacob R G, Behavioral performance effects of nicotine in smokers and nonsmokers., Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior, 37(1), 11-5, September 1990 Abstract
  • Perkins K A, Epstein L H, Stiller R L, Sexton J E, Fernstrom M H, Jacob R G, Solberg R, Metabolic effects of nicotine after consumption of a meal in smokers and nonsmokers., American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 52(2), 228-33, August 1990 Abstract
  • Perkins K A, Epstein L H, Stiller R L, Sexton J E, Marks B L, Jacob R G, Cardiovascular effects of nicotine during physical activity and following meal consumption., Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology, 17(5), 327-34, May 1990 Abstract
  • Perkins K A, Epstein L H, Stiller R L, Fernstrom M H, Sexton J E, Jacob R G, Perception and hedonics of sweet and fat taste in smokers and nonsmokers following nicotine intake., Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior, 35(3), 671-6, March 1990 Abstract
  • Perkins K A, Epstein L H, Pastor S, Changes in energy balance following smoking cessation and resumption of smoking in women., Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 58(1), 121-5, February 1990 Abstract
  • Perkins K A, Epstein L H, Sexton J E, Pastor S, Effects of smoking cessation on consumption of alcohol and sweet, high-fat foods., Journal of Substance Abuse, 2(3), 287-97, 1990 Abstract
  • Epstein L H, Perkins K A, Jennings J R, Pastor S, Effects of smoking context on habituation to a repeated cognitive task., Psychopharmacology, 100(3), 366-71, 1990 Abstract
  • Grunberg N E, Evans R I, Curry S, DiClemente C, Epstein L H, Horton A M, Lichtenstein E, McCaul K, Perkins K, Wallston K A, et al, Smoking., Health Psychology, 8(6), 767-71, 1989 Abstract
  • Lerman, C., LeSage, M.G., Perkins, K.A. et al., Opportunities for translational research in medication development for drug dependence., Nature Reviews: Drug Discovery, In Press
  • Perkins, K.A., Ciccocioppo, M., Conklin, C.A. et al., Mood influences on acute smoking responses are independent of nicotine intake and dose expectancy, Journal of Abnormal Psychology, In Press
  • Conklin, C.A., Perkins, K.A., Sheidow, A.J., Jones, B.L., Levine, M.D., & Marcus, M.D. (2005) The Return to Smoking: One Year Relapse Trajectories Among Female Smokers, Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 5, 533-540
  • Perkins, K.A., Sex differences in nicotine reinforcement and reward: influences on the persistence of tobacco smoking. In Bevins, R., Caggiula, A. (eds), , The Motivational Impact of Nicotine and its Role in Tobacco Use, Springer-Verlag, In Press (bookchapter)
  • Audrain-McGovern, J., Nigg, J., Perkins, K.A., Endophenotypes for nicotine dependence risk at or before initial nicotine exposure., , National Cancer Institute Monograph 22, Phenotypes, Endophenotypes, and Genetic Studies of Nicotine Dependence, Washington DC, NCI, In Press (bookchapter)
  • Lerman, C., Perkins, K.A., Gould, T., Nicotine dependence endophenotypes in chronic smokers., , National Cancer Institute Monograph 22, Phenotypes, Endophenotypes, and Genetic Studies of Nicotine Dependence, Washington DC, NCI, In Press (bookchapter)
  • Perkins, K.A., Individual variability in response to nicotine. Behavior Genetics, 1995, 25, 119-132
  • Perkins, K.A., DiMarco, A., Grobe, J.E., Scierka, A.C., and Stiller, R.L. Nicotine discrimination in male and female smokers. Psychopharmacology, 1994, 116, 407-413
  • Perkins, K.A., Grobe, J.E., Fonte, C., Goettler, J.L., Caggiula, A.R., Reynolds, W.A., Stiller, R.L., Scierka, A., and Jacob, R.G. Chronic and acute tolerance to subjective, behavioral, and cardiovascular effects of nicotine in humans. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, 1994, 270, 628-638
  • Perkins, K.A. Weight gain following smoking cessation. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1993, 61, 768-777
  • Perkins, K.A., Epstein, L.H., Marks, B.L., Stiller, R.L. and Jacob, R.G. Effect of nicotine on energy expenditure during light physical activity. New England Journal of Medicine, 1989, 320, 898-903

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