University of Pittsburgh

Donny, Eric

Donny, Eric

Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology
PhD, University of Pittsburgh

Primary Program: Biological and Health Program
All programs: Biological and Health Program, Clinical Program, Clinical/Health Program

Contact

4119 Sennott Square
412-624-7618
Fax: 412-624-4428
edonny@pitt.edu

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Research Interests: Animal and human laboratory models of drug addiction, factors affecting the development of drug use and dependence, the relationship between pharmacological and non-pharmacological determinants of drug use

Accepting Graduate Students: No

Selected Publications

  • Dierker, L., Donny, E.C., Tiffany, S., Perrine, N., Colby, S., Clayton, R., and the Tobacco Etiology Research Network (TERN) (in press). The association between smoking and DSM-IV nicotine dependence. Drug and Alcohol Dependence.
  • Donny, E.C., Bigelow, G.E., Walsh, S.L. (2004). Assessing the initiation of cocaine self-administration in humans during abstinence: effects of dose, alternative reinforcement, and priming. Psychopharmacology , 172: 316-323.
  • Donny, E.C., Lanza, S.L., Balster, R.L., Collins, L.M., Caggiula, A.R., Rowell, P. (2004). Using growth models to relate acquisition of nicotine self-administration to break point and nicotinic receptor binding. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 75: 23-35.
  • Donny E.C., Chaudhri N., Caggiula A.R., Evans-Martin F.F., Booth S., Gharib M.A., Clements L.A., Sved A.F. (2003). Operant responding for a visual reinforcer in rats is enhanced by noncontingent nicotine: implications for nicotine self-administration and reinforcement. Psychopharmacology, 169: 68-76
  • Donny E.C., Caggiula, A.R, Rowell, P.P., Gharib, M.A., Maldovan, V., Booth, S., Mielke, M.M., Hoffman, A., McCallum, S. (2000). Nicotine self-administration in rats: estrous cycle effects, sex differences and nicotinic receptor binding. Psychopharmacology, 151: 392-405.

Honors and Awards

  • Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco New Investigator Award (2003)
  • Robert Wood Johnson Faculty Scholar (2002-present)
  • College on Problems of Drug Dependence Early Career Investigator Award (2002)
  • Andrew Mellon Predoctoral Fellowship (1997)
  • Weisberg-Colavita Award for Excellence in Biopsychology (1996)

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Graduate Student Advisees

  • Coddington, Sarah
  • Levin, Melissa
  • Sweitzer, Maggie
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