Perkins, Kenneth
Professor, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine (Secondary appointment in Dept. of Psychology)
PhD, University of Iowa
Biological and Health Program, Clinical Program, Clinical/Health Program
Contact
WPIC, 3811 O'Hara Street
412-246-5395
Fax: 412-246-5390
perkinska@upmc.edu
http://myprofile.cos.com/perkins31
Accepting Graduate Students: No
Selected Publications
- Perkins, K.A., Sayette, M., Conklin, C.A., & Caggiula, A.R. (2003) Placebo effects of tabacco smoking and other nicotine intake. Nicotine and Tabacco Research, 5, 695-709.
- Perkins, K.A., Jacobs, L., Sanders, M., & Caggiula, A.R. (2002) Sex differences in the subjective and reinforcing effects of cigarette nicotine dose. Psychopharmacology, 163, 194-201.
- Perkins, K.A., Broge, M., Gerlach, D., Sanders, M., Grobe, J.E., Cherry, C., & Wilson, A.S. (2002) Acute nicotine reinforcement, but not chronic tolerance, predicts withdrowal and relapse after quiting smoking. Health Psychology, 21, 332-339.
- Perkins, K.A., Gerlach, D., Vender, J., Grobe, J.E., Meeker, J., & Hutchison, S. (2001) Sex differences in the subjective and reinforcing effects of visual and olfactory cigarette smoke stimuli. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 3, 141-150.
- Perkins, K.A., Gerlach, D., Broge, M., Grobe, J.E., & Wilson, A. (2000). Greater sensitivity to subjective effects of nicotine in nonsmokers high in sensation-seeking. Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology, 8, 172-182.
Honors and Awards
- President of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (2001)
- Fellow, American Psychological Association
- Fellow, Society of Behavioral Medicine