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Dr. Andrea Hobkirk is the principal investigator of the addiction, behavioral neuroscience and social determinants of health research lab area in the Department of Psychiatry. Her lab’s mission is to better understand pathways between the brain and behavior that lead to the development and treatment of addiction.
She is working to uncover how pre-existing differences in stress, reward and executive control systems make some individuals more likely to develop an addiction when they first start using a drug, and how these same systems can be changed with intervention to alleviate addiction.
Although her lab studies many substances of abuse, her current projects are focused on how brain function changes as people develop and recover from nicotine addiction. She is specifically interested in how tobacco product features, like flavors, affect the development of nicotine addiction.
Her research studies collect data from participants through surveys, computer games, functional magnetic resonance imaging and biomarkers such as blood, urine and saliva.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Clinical Psychology, PhD, Overlap of HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Impairment and Depressive Symptoms, University at Albany - State University of New York
… → 2013
Postdoctoral Fellowship, Effects of Chronic Cocaine Use on Cognitive Function and Decision-Making; Neurocognitive Impact of HIV Infection, Duke University
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Penn State TCORS: Tobacco Product Composition Effects on Toxicity and Addiction
Muscat, J., Hobkirk, A., Richie, J., Foulds, J. & Liao, J. J.
NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE
9/30/23 → 8/31/24
Project: Research project
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Establishing the effect of flavor on the addictive potential of electronic cigarettes
NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE
5/1/19 → 4/30/21
Project: Research project
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Identifying circuit-level neuromarkers of smoking dependence that change in response to intervention
NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE
7/15/18 → 6/30/23
Project: Research project
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Addiction III: From mouse to man
McLaughlin, P. J., West, E. A., Grigson, P. S. & Hobkirk, A. L., Feb 2023, In: Brain Research Bulletin. 193, p. 22-26 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
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A Comparison of Vaping Behavior, Perceptions, and Dependence among Individuals Who Vape Nicotine, Cannabis, or Both
Saran, S. K., Salinas, K. Z., Foulds, J., Kaynak, Ö., Hoglen, B., Houser, K. R., Krebs, N. M., Yingst, J. M., Allen, S. I., Bordner, C. R. & Hobkirk, A. L., Aug 2022, In: International journal of environmental research and public health. 19, 16, 10392.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access1 Scopus citations -
Effect of menthol on nicotine reduction: Pooled results from two double-blind randomized controlled trials
Lin, W., Hobkirk, A. L., Zhu, J., Krebs, N. M., Hayes, J. E., Richie, J. P., Liao, J., Horn, K., Foulds, J. & Muscat, J. E., Oct 15 2022, In: Brain Research Bulletin. 189, p. 131-138 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Open Access3 Scopus citations -
Intentions and Attempts to Quit JUUL E-Cigarette Use: The Role of Perceived Harm and Addiction
Hobkirk, A. L., Hoglen, B., Sheng, T., Kristich, A., Yingst, J. M., Houser, K. R., Krebs, N. M., Allen, S. I., Bordner, C. R., Livelsberger, C. & Foulds, J., 2022, In: Preventing Chronic Disease. 19, E06.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Characterizing nicotine exposure among a community sample of non-daily smokers in the United States
Hobkirk, A. L., Midya, V., Krebs, N. M., Allen, S. I., Reinhart, L., Sun, D., Stennett, A. L. & Muscat, J. E., Dec 2021, In: BMC Public Health. 21, 1, 1025.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access3 Scopus citations