Publications:
Kirshenbaum, A.P. (in press). Involvement of opioid receptors in nicotine-related reinforcement and pleasure. A chapter in: Neuroscience of Nicotine: Mechanisms and Treatment, (V. Preedy, Ed). Elsevier Press.
DiTommaso, T., Kirshenbaum, A.P., Parent, B. (in press). Physicians’ attitudes, concerns, and procedural understanding of Medical Aid-in-Dying in Vermont. The Dalhousie Law Journal.
Trachtman, H., Parent, B.S., Kirshenbaum, A.P., & Caplan, A., (in press). Physician’s attitudes toward living kidney donation. Progress in Transplantation.
Kirshenbaum, A. P., Suhaka, J. A., Phillips, J. L., & Voltolini de Souza Pinto, M. (2016). Nicotine enhancement and reinforcer devaluation: Interaction with opioid receptors. Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior, 150, 1-7.
Lipatova, O., Wiener, N., Andrews, K., Kirshenbaum, A., Green, J., & Toufexis, D. (2015). 17β-estradiol replacement in ovariectomized female rats slows Set 1 dorsolateral striatial-dependent learning and enhances learning of Set 2 in an extra-dimensional set-shifting paradigm. Behavioral Neuroscience, 130(1): 44-49.
Kirshenbaum, A.P., Green, J.T., Fay, M., Stone, J., Phillips, J., Parks, A., & Roy, T. (2015) Reinforcer devaluation as a consequence of acute nicotine administration and withdrawal. Psychopharmacology, 232(9):1583-94.
Kirshenbaum, A.P., Jackson, E.J., Brown, S., Fuchs, J., Miltner, B., & Doughty, A. (2011). Nicotine-induced impulsive action: Sensitization and attenuation by mecamylamine. Behavioural Pharmacology, 22(3), 207-221.
Kirshenbaum, A.P., Johnson, M.W., Schwarz S.L., & Jackson, E.J. (2009). Response disinhibition evoked by the administration of nicotine and nicotine-associated contextual cues. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 105, 97-108.
Kirshenbaum, A.P., Brown, S., Hughes, D., & Doughty, A. (2008). DRL schedules and nicotine administration: A systematic evaluation of dose and schedule requirement. Behavioural Pharmacology, 19(7) 683-697.
Kirshenbaum, A.P., Bickel, W.K., & Olsen, A. (2008). A quantitative analysis of the ubiquitous substance-abuse relapse curve. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 36(1), 8-17.
Kirshenbaum, A.P., Bickel, W.K., & Boynton, D.M. (2006). Opioid withdrawal engenders risk-prone choice: A comparison of intranasal and intravenous-using populations. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 83, 130-136.
Johnson, M.W., Bickel, W.K., Kirshenbaum, A.P. (2004). Substitutes for tobacco smoking: A behavioral economic analysis of nicotine gum, denicotinized cigarettes, and nicotine-containing cigarettes. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 74, 253-264.
Recent Presentations:
Kirshenbaum, A.P. (2018). The public health consequences of e-cigarettes: What we do, and do not, know. Invited talk, delivered to the Vermont Department of Public Health and the Tobacco Control Council.
Kirshenbaum, A., DiTommaso, T. (2017). Physician’s attitudes regarding aid-in-dying in Vermont. International Congress on End-of-Life Law, Ethics, and Policy. Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Toufexis, D., Shoenberg, H., & Kirshenbaum, A. (2017). Effects of estradiol and methamphetamine exposure on habit formation in rats. Society for Neurosciences, San Diego, CA.
Kirshenbaum, A., Kristofik, A., & Toufexis, D. (2017). Nicotine pretreatment increases sensitivity to extinction. Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Florence, Italy.
Suhaka, J. & Kirshenbaum, A. (2016) Reinforcement enhancement and devaluation by nicotine: Interactions with opioid receptors. Association for Behavior Analysis International annual convention, Chicago, IL.
Kirshenbaum, A., Stone, J., & Phillips, J. (2014). Reinforcer devaluation during nicotine withdrawal. Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Seattle, WA.
Stone, J., Parks, A., Phillips, J., Suhaka, J., Roy, T., & Kirshenbaum, A. (2014). Emergence of nicotine-induced anxiogenesis during withdrawal on the elevated plus-maze. Eastern Psychological Association, Annual Meeting. Boston, MA.
Phillips, J., Parks, A., Stone, J., Suhaka, J., Roy, T., & Kirshenbaum, A. (2014). Nicotine induces alterations on FR-schedule responding maintained by a visual stimulus. Eastern Psychological Association, Annual Meeting, Boston, MA.
Roy, T., Parks, A., Phillips, J., Stone, J., Suhaka, J., Kirshenbaum, A. (2014) Behavioral depression induced by nicotine: Environmental context is a strong moderator. Eastern Psychological Association, Annual Meeting, Boston, MA.
Kirshenbaum, A., Fay, M., Giglio, S., Hyland, M., & Roy, T. (2013). Conditioned inhibition and nicotine-induced amotivation. Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Boston, MA.
Kirshenbaum, A., Hyland, M., Giglio, S., Roy, T., & Fay, M. (2012). Evidence for cholinergic enhancement of memory reconsolidation using a tickle-induced CPP. Society for Neurosciences, annual conference, New Orleans, LA.
Kirshenbaum, A.P. (2013). Nicotine's role in memory and amotivation: Applications to affective and tobacco-dependence disorders. Invited Talk, Psychology Dept., Graduate Bio-Behavioral Cluster Seminar, University of Vermont.
Fay, M., Giglio, S., Hyland, M., Roy, T., & Kirshenbaum, A. (2013) Nicotine-Induced amotivation: A result of conditioned inhibition? Eastern Psychological Association, Annual Meeting. New York City, NY.
Giglio, S., Fay, M., Hyland, M., Roy, T., & Kirshenbaum, A. (2013) Social hierarchy and PR performance in rats: Effects of psychomotor stimulants on motivated behavior. Eastern Psychological Association, New York City, NY.
Roy, T. Giglio, S., Fay, M., Hyland, M., & Kirshenbaum, A. (2013) Nicotine induced amotivation is related to nicotinic-acetylcholine receptor activation. Eastern Psychological Association, New York City, NY.
Longchamp, S., & Kirshenbaum, A.P. (2012). Exercise as a determinant of tolerance and sensitization to nicotine. American Psychological Society annual meeting, Chicago, IL.
Longchamp, S., & Kirshenbaum, A.P. (2011). History of reinforcement determines breakpoint on a progressive-ratio schedule. Eastern Psychological Association, Annual Meeting. Cambridge, MA.
Warhall, A., Longchamp, S., & Kirshenbaum A.P. (2011). Characterization of the dose-response curve: Nicotine and a PR schedule of reinforcement. Eastern Psychological Association, Annual Meeting. Cambridge, MA.
Autori, S., Fay, M., Linnell, M. Longchamp, S., Cronise, K., & Kirshenbaum A.P. (2011). Conditioned place preference in rats: Tickle as the unconditioned stimulus and the effects of a consolidation interval. Eastern Psychological Association, Annual Meeting. Cambridge, MA.
Kirshenbaum, A.P. (2010). Learning theory and tobacco dependence. Invited Talk, Psychology Dept. Graduate Bio-Behavioral Cluster Seminar, University of Vermont.
Kirshenbaum, A. P., Fuchs, J., & Miltner, B. (2010). Response disinhibition evoked by cholinergic activation: Results from a tandem VI-DRL schedule and stop-signal task. Division 28, American Psychological Association, Annual Convention, San Diego, CA.
Kirshenbaum, A.P. (2010). Cue-induced impulsivity: Implications for drug dependence relapse. Invited Talk, Biology Dept. Colloquia, Middlebury College.
Kirshenbaum, A.P., Collins, R., Lavelle, M, Garthwait, K., Thibodeau, H., & Rabe, E. (2010). Nicotine administration and progressive-ratio schedule performance. Eastern Psychological Association, Annual Meeting. Brooklyn, NY.
Fuchs, J., Warhall, A., & Kirshenbaum, A.P. (2010). Tolerance and sensitization to d-amphetamine on the DRL17.5-s schedule. Eastern Psychological Association, Annual Meeting. Brooklyn, NY.
Miltner, B., Fuchs, J., & Kirshenbaum, A.P. (2010). Context and drug-induced response disinhibition: A comparison of nicotine and d-amphetamine. Eastern Psychological Association, Annual Meeting. Brooklyn, NY.
Collins, R., Lavelle, M., & Kirshenbaum, A.P. (2010). Hypothetical drug-induced states and delay discounting in stimulant using college students. Eastern Psychological Association, Annual Meeting. Brooklyn, NY.
Kirshenbaum, A.P., et al. (2010). Balancing Teaching, Research, and Service. Panel discussion, Vermont Genetics Network annual workshop, Colchester, Vermont.
Kirshenbaum, A.P. (2009). Response disinhibition evoked by cholinergic activation and contextual conditioning. Vermont Genetics Network Annual Symposium, South Burlington, Vermont.
Kirshenbaum, A.P. (2009). Tolerance and sensitization on a tandem VI-DRL schedule. University of Vermont, Biobehavioral summit, Burlington, Vermont.
Kirshenbaum, A.P., Schwarz, S. & Brown, S.J. (2009). Context-dependent perturbations in DRL schedule performance. Eastern Psychological Association, Annual Meeting. Pittsburgh, PA.
Jackson, E.J., Brown, S.J., Adamo, C., & Kirshenbaum A.P. (2009). Response disinhibition induced by nicotine administration I: Stop-task performance and sensitization. Eastern Psychological Association, Annual Meeting. Pittsburgh, PA.
Brown, S.J., Jackson, E.J., Adamo, C., Miltner, B., & Kirshenbaum A.P. (2009). Response disinhibition induced by nicotine administration II: VI-DRL performance and sensitization. Eastern Psychological Association, Annual Meeting. Pittsburgh, PA.
Adamo, C, Fuchs, J., & Kirshenbaum, A.P. (2009). Manipulations of motivation engender differential DRL-schedule performance. Eastern Psychological Association, Annual Meeting.
Kirshenbaum, A.P., Brown, S.J., & Schwarz, S. (2008). Tandem VI-DRL schedule performance in response to psychostimulant administration. Division 28, American Psychological Association, Annual Convention, Boston, MA.
Schwarz, S., Brown, S.J., & Kirshenbaum, A.P. (2008). A comparison of reinforcer magnitude and nicotine administration manipulations on DRL-schedule performance. Eastern Psychological Association, Annual Meeting , Boston, MA.
Brown, S.J., Schwarz, S., & Kirshenbaum, A.P. (2008). The effects of chronic versus acute dosing regimens of nicotine on impulsive behaviors in rats. Eastern Psychological Association, Annual Meeting. , Boston, MA.
Kirshenbaum, A.P., Hughes, D.H., & Brown, S.J. (2007). DRL performance and nicotine administration: A systematic investigation of dose and schedule requirement. Paper presentation, International Study Group Investigating Drugs as Reinforcers, College of the Problems on Drug Dependence, Quebec City, Quebec
Murphy, M.J., Kirshenbaum, A.P., & Vanderkaay, M. (2007). Psychophysiological Measurement of Human Sexual Attraction Based on Fertility Status Detected through Odor Changes across the Female Life Span. New England Evolutionary Psychology Society annual conference.