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Curriculum Vita
 

EDUCATION

2006    Ph.D.  Clinical Psychology.  University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI.

2002    M.S.   Clinical Psychology.  University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI.

1997    B.A.   Psychology, magna cum laude.  Yale University, New Haven, CT. 

 

PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS

2006-present               Assistant Professor of Psychology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey,                                     Piscataway, NJ. 

2005-2006                   Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center,                                     Pittsburgh, PA.  Paul Pilkonis, Ph.D. and Marsha Marcus, Ph.D., Directors.  Clinical                                     Psychology Intern.

2000-2005                   Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention, University of Wisconsin Medical                                     School, Madison, WI.  Tim Baker, Ph.D., Supervisor. Graduate Assistant.

1996-2003                   Yale Mellon Campus Life Survey, Yale University, New Haven, CT. Mahzarin Banaji,                                      Ph.D. & Peter Salovey, Ph.D., Supervisors.Research Assistant and Consultant.
                                   
1997-2000                   Health, Emotion, & Behavior Laboratory, Yale University, New Haven, CT.  Peter                                     Salovey, Ph.D., Director. Research Assistant (1997-1999) and Associate                                                        (1999-2000).

 

GRANT FUNDING

2007-2009                   Charles and Johanna Busch Memorial Fund at Rutgers, The State University of New                                     Jersey, Evaluation of Electronic Diary Assessment Methods among Adults Attempting                                     to Quit Smoking

2003-2004                   University of Wisconsin-Madison Transdisciplinary Tobacco Use Research Center                                     Pilot Grant A Pilot Study of a Behavioral Treatment for Smokers

2003-2004                   University of Wisconsin-Madison Transdisciplinary Tobacco Use Research Center                                     Mini-Grant Color-Naming Performance in Nicotine Withdrawal and Under Stress

 

PUBLICATIONS

McCarthy, D. E., Piasecki, T. M., Lawrence, D. L. Jorenby, D. E., Shiffman, S., & Baker, T. B. (in press).                    Psychological mediators of bupropion SR treatment for smoking cessation.  Article in press in                   Addiction.

McCarthy, D. E., Curtin, J. J, Piper, M. E., & Baker, T. B. (in press).  Negative reinforcement: possible                   clinical implications of an integrative model. Invited chapter in J. Kassel (Ed.) Affect and                   Substance Abuse.  Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Piper, M. E., McCarthy, D. E., Bolt, D. M., Smith, S. S., Lerman, C., Fiore, M. C., & Baker, T. B. (in press).                    Assessing dimensions of the nicotine dependence phenotype: An evaluation of the Nicotine                   Dependence Syndrome Scale (NDSS) and the Wisconsin Inventory of Smoking Dependence                   Motives (WISDM).  Article in press in Nicotine and Tobacco Research.

Piasecki, T.M., McCarthy, D.E., Fiore, M.C., & Baker, T.B. (in press). Alcohol consumption smoking urge                    and the reinforcing effects of cigarettes: An Ecological Study. Article in press in Psychology                       of Addictive Behaviors.

McCarthy, D.E., Piasecki, T.M., Lawrence, D.L., Jorenby, D.E., Fiore, M.C., & Baker, T.B. (in press).  A                    randomized, controlled clinical trial of bupropion SR and individual smoking cessation                    counseling.  Article in press in Nicotine and Tobacco Research.

Transdisciplinary Tobacco Use Research Center (TTURC) Tobacco Dependence Phenotype Workgroup (in                    press).  Time to first cigarette in the morning as an index of ability to quit smoking: Implications                    for nicotine dependence.  Article in press in Nicotine and Tobacco Research.

Piper, M.E., Federman, E.B., McCarthy, D.E., Bolt, D.M., Smith, S.S., Fiore, M.C., & Baker, T.B. (2008)                            Using mediational models to explore the nature of tobacco motivation. Journal of Abnormal                    Psychology, 117, 94-105. 

Piper, M.E., Federman, E.B., Bolt, D.M., McCarthy, D.E., Smith, S.S., Fiore, M.C., & Baker, T.B. (2007).                     Efficacy and treatment effects of bupropion alone and in combination with nicotine gum.                     Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 9, 947-954.

McCarthy, D.E., Bolt, D.M., & Baker, T.B. (2007).  The importance of how: A call for mechanistic research in                    tobacco dependence treatment studies.  In T.B. Baker, R. Bootzin, & T.A. Treat (Eds.).                     Psychological clinical science: Recent advances in theory and practice: Integrative perspectives                    in honor of Richard M. McFall.  New York: Lawrence Earlbaum Associates.

Baker, T.B., Japuntich, S.J., Hogle, J.M., McCarthy, D.E., & Curtin, J.J. (2006).  Pharmacologic and                    behavioral withdrawal from addictive drugs.  Current Directions in Psychological Science, 15,                    232-236.

McCarthy, D.E., Piasecki, T.M., Fiore, M.C., & Baker, T.B.  (2006). Life before and after quitting smoking: An                    electronic diary study.  Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 115, 454-466.

Piper, M.E., McCarthy, D.E., & Baker, T.B. (2006).  Defining and assessing tobacco dependence: A critique                    and primer.  Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 8, 339-351.

Curtin, J., McCarthy, D.E., Piper, M.E., & Baker, T.B. (2006).  Implicit and explicit drug motivational                    processes: A model of boundary conditions.  In R.W. Wiers & A.W. Stacy (Eds.) Handbook of                    Implicit Cognition and Addiction.  Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE.

Aries, E., McCarthy, D.E., Salovey, P., & Banaji, M. (2004).  A comparison of athletes and non-athletes at                    highly selective colleges: Academic performance and personal development.  Research in                    Higher Education, 45, 577-602.

Fiore, M.C., McCarthy, D.E., Jackson, T.C., Zehner, M.E., Jorenby, D.E., Mielke, M., Smith, S.S., Guiliani,                    T.A., & Baker, T.B.  (2004).  Integrating smoking cessation treatment into primary care:  An                    effectiveness study.  Preventive Medicine, 38, 412-420.

Baker, T.B., Piper, M.E., McCarthy, D.E., Majeskie, M.R., & Fiore, M.C.  (2004).  Addiction motivation                    reformulated:  An affective processing model of negative reinforcement.  Psychological Review,                    111, 33-51.

Apanovitch, A.M., McCarthy, D.E., & Salovey, P.  (2003).  Using message framing to motivate HIV testing                    among low-income, ethnic minority women.  Health Psychology, 22, 60-67.

Piasecki, T.M., Fiore, M.C., McCarthy,D.E., & Baker, T.B. (2002).  Have we lost our way? The need for                    dynamic formulations of smoking relapse proneness.  Addiction, 97, 1093-1108.

Schneider, T.R., Salovey, P., Apanovitch, A., Zullo, J., Pizzaro, J., McCarthy, D., & Rothman, A. (2001) The                    Effects of Message Framing and Ethnic Targeting on Mammography Use Among Low-Income                    Women.  Health Psychology, 20, 256-266.

 

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

McCarthy, D.E.*, MacKinnon, D. P., Shiffman, S., Piper, M. E., & Baker, T. B. (2008, Feb.).  Mechanisms of
                   change in smoking cessation treatment. Symposium to be presented at the 14th Annual Meeting                    of the Society for Research on Nicotine & Tobacco, Portland, OR. (*Symposium Chair)

McCarthy, D.E., Bolt, D.M., Piasecki, T. M., Lawrence, D. L., Jorenby, D. E., Shiffman, S., Fiore, M. C., &                    Baker, T. B. (2008, Feb.).  Cognitive and Behavioral Mediators of Bupropion SR and Individual                    Smoking Cessation Counseling in a Randomized Clinical Trial. Paper to be presented at the                    14th Annual Meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine & Tobacco, Portland, OR.

Jackson, T., Japuntich, S. J., McCarthy, D. E., Curry, S., Fraser, D., Fiore, M. C., & Baker, T. B. (2008, Feb.).                    University of Wisconsin’s Transdisciplinary Tobacco Use Research Center (TTURC-2):                    Implementing a Cessation Trial in a Real-World Clinical Setting. Paper to be presented at the                    14th Annual Meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine & Tobacco, Portland, OR.

Japuntich, S., McCarthy, D. E., Jackson, T. C., Fiore, M. C., & Baker, T. B. (2007, Mar.).  Recruitment of                    primary care patients into a smoking cessation study.  Poster presented at the 28th Annual                    Meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Washington, D.C.

McCarthy, D.E., Bolt, D.M., Lawrence, D.L., Piasecki, T.M., Fiore, M.C., & Baker, T.B. (2006,  May).                     Withdrawal Distress on the First Day of a Smoking Cessation Attempt.  Poster presented at the                    18th Annual Convention of the Association for Psychological Science, New York, NY.

McCarthy, D.E., Bolt, D.M., Lawrence, D.L., Piasecki, T.M., Fiore, M.C., & Baker, T.B. (2006, Apr.).                     Withdrawal Distress on the First Day of a Smoking Cessation Attempt.  Poster presented at                    National Institute on Drug Abuse Research Training Institute, Bethesda, MD.

McCarthy, D.E., Piper, M.E., Bolt, D.M., Fiore, M.C., & Baker, T.B. (2005, Oct.).  In Search of How: Testing                    Mediational Hypotheses in Tobacco Cessation Clinical Trials.  Paper presented at 2005                    Transdiscplinary Tobacco Use Research Center Grantee Conference, Silver Spring, MD.

McCarthy, D.E., Fiore, M.C., Lawrence, D.L., & Baker, T.B. (2004, Jul.).  Associations among Smoking                    Cessation Treatment, Nicotine Withdrawal, and Abstinence.  Poster presented at the 112th                    annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu, Hawaii.

McCarthy, D.E., Piasecki, T.M., Fiore, M.C., & Baker, T.B. (2004, Feb.).  Life before and after quitting                    smoking.  Poster presented at the 10th annual meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine                    and Tobacco, Scottsdale, AZ.

McCarthy, D.E., Piasecki, T.M., Lawrence, D.L., Fiore, M.C., & Baker, T.B. (2004, Feb.).  Efficacy of                    bupropion SR and individual counseling among adults attempting to quit smoking.  Poster                    presented at the 10th annual meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco,                    Scottsdale, AZ.

Devos-Comby, L., McCarthy, D., Ferris, H., & Salovey, P.  (2003, Feb.).  Integrated Theory of Reasoned                    Action predicts later condom use among low-income inner-city women.  Poster presented at the                    4th Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Francisco, CA.

McCarthy, D.E., Fiore, M.C., Smith, S.S., Zehner, M.E., & Baker, T.B.  (2002, Feb.).  Smokers in primary                    care: Will they enter formal smoking cessation programs? Poster presented at 8th Annual                    Meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Savannah, GA.

Salovey, P., Apanovitch, A. M., & McCarthy, D. (2001, May).  Framing persuasive messages to encourage                    HIV-testing.Paper presented at the 9th International Conference, AIDS, Cancer, and Related                    Problems, St. Petersburg, Russia.

Apanovitch, A.M., Salovey, P., & McCarthy, D. (2001, Mar.).  Using Message Framing to Promote HIV Testing                    Among Low-Income, Ethnic Minority Women.  Poster presented at the Society for Behavioral                    Medicine Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA.

Apanovitch, A.M., McCarthy, D., & Salovey, P. (1999, Aug).  Message framing and HIV testing in low-income                    women.  Paper presented at the CDC National HIV Prevention Conference, Atlanta, GA.
           
Apanovitch, A.M., McCarthy, D., & Salovey, P. (1999, Aug).  Gain-framed messages increase HIV-testing for                    promotion-oriented women.  Poster presented at the CDC National HIV Prevention Conference,                    Atlanta, GA.

McCarthy, D., Salovey, P., Banaji, M.R., Bedell, B.T., Carpenter, S.J., Park, J., & Truax, K. (1998, May). The                    importance of elective group membership to undergraduate self-esteem.  Poster presented at                    the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Society, Washington, DC.

Schneider, T.R., Apanovitch, A., Zullo, J., McCarthy, D., Gardner, N., & Salovey, P. (1998, May).   Maximizing                    low-income women’s intentions to get a mammogram.  Poster presented at the Annual                    Convention of the American Psychological Society, Washington, DC.

Truax, K., Banaji, M.R., Salovey, P., Bedell, B., Carpenter, S., McCarthy, D., & Park, J. (1998, May). The role                    of joining groups in psychological adaptation. Poster presented at the Annual Convention of the                    American Psychological Society, Washington, DC.

 

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

2006-present               American Psychological Association

2007-present               Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco

2006-present               Association for Psychological Science

 

PEER REVIEW

2003, 2004, 2007        Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Annual Meeting Abstract reviewer

2005                            Psychophysiology

2006-2008                   Behavior Research and Therapy

 

TEACHING

Undergraduate Health Psychology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick

Graduate Research Design and Analysis II, Rutgers University, New Brunswick

 

HONORS AND AWARDS

2004                            Received rating of Distinction for clinical specialty preliminary examination

2004                            Awarded first prize in the American Psychological Association Division 50 (Addictions)                                     Annual Student Poster Competition

2004                            NIDA Travel Award to present at Young Investigator’s Poster Session at
                                    American Psychological Association Annual Meeting

2003-2004                   Marian Schwartz Fellowship for Experimental and Cognitive Research

2002                            Received rating of Distinction for general clinical preliminary examination

2001                            Received rating of Distinction for the first year project

2000-2001                   Academic Year University Fellow, University of Wisconsin-Madison

1997                            Phi Beta Kappa, Yale University