John Curtin
Associate Professor
Ph.D. Clinical Psychology 2000, Florida State University
Email: jjcurtin@wisc.edu
Broadly, my research examines connections between drug use (currently alcohol and nicotine) use and alterations in emotional response, cognition and behavior. Results from this research have direct implications for understanding both reinforcing and detrimental consequences of these drugs and the mechanisms responsible for their effects. Moreover, current work in my laboratory is examining individual differences in these basic mechanisms (e.g., variations in stress reducing negative reinforcement, increased sensitivity of cognitive systems) to understand how genetic/heritable risk for the development of clinical alcohol and drug use disorders is conferred.
More detailed research interests:
Representative Publications
Curtin, J. J. & Lang, A. R. (in press). Alcohol and emotion: Insights and directives from affective science. In J. Rottenberg & Johnson, S. (Eds.), Emotion and Psychopathology: Bridging Affective and Clinical Science. American Psychological Association.
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Curtin, J. J., Lozano, D. & Allen, J. B. (in press). The psychophysiology laboratory. In: J. A. Coan & J.J. B. Allen (Eds), The Handbook of Emotion Elicitation and Assessment, New York, Oxford University Press.
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Dvorak-Bertsch*, J. D., Curtin, J. J., Rubinstein*, T. J., & Newman, J. P. (in press). Anxiety moderates the interplay between cognitive and affective processing. Psychological Science.
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Hogle*, J. M. & Curtin, J. J. (in press) Tobacco withdrawal and negative affect: Sex differences in psychophysiological measures of affective response. Psychophysiology.
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Patrick, C. J., Curtin, J. J., & Krueger, R. F. (in press). The externalizing spectrum: Structure and etiology. In D. Barch (Ed.), Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience of Psychopathology.
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Full Publications List
NOTES: * indicates undergraduate, graduate, or post-doctoral student working under my full or partial supervision.
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