PhD, Neuroscience - 2018 - The University of Texas at Austin
BSc, Chemistry & Biochemistry - 2013 - The University of Texas at Austin
Research Interests
alcohol use
translational neuroscience
learning & memory
Selected Publications
Cofresi, R.U., Bartholow, B.D., & Piasecki, T.M. (2019). Evidence for incentive salience sensitization as a pathway to alcohol use disorder. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 107, 897-926. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2019.10.009
Vena, A. A., Zandy, S. L., Cofresí, R. U., & Gonzales, R. A. (2020). Behavioral, neurobiological, and neurochemical mechanisms of ethanol self-administration: A translational review. Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 212, 107573. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pharmthera.2020.107573