Associate Professor 4A McAlester Hall (573) 882-8877 piaseckit@missouri.edu

Individual differences in drug motivation, especially processes related to negative reinforcement such as alcohol hangover and tobacco withdrawal symptomatology. Measurement of key drug-related individual differences (e.g., tobacco dependence, withdrawal, alcohol hangover). Relapse to drug use.

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Piasecki, T.M., McCarthy, D.E., Fiore, M.C., & Baker, T.B. (2008). Alcohol consumption, smoking urge, and the reinforcing effects of cigarettes: an ecological study. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 22, 230-239.

Piasecki, T.M., Richardson, A.E. & Smith, S.M. (2007). Self-monitored motives for smoking among college students. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 21, 328-337.

Piasecki, T.M., Hufford, M.R., Solhan, M., & Trull, T.J. (2007). Assessing clients in their natural environments with electronic diaries: Rationale, benefits, limitations, and barriers. Psychological Assessment, 19, 25-43.

Piasecki, T.M. (2006). Relapse to smoking. Clinical Psychology Review, 26, 196-215.

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.

Piasecki, T.M., Sher, K.J., Slutske, W.S. & Jackson, K.M. (2005). Hangover frequency and risk for alcohol use disorders: Evidence from a longitudinal high-risk study. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 114, 223-234.