Denis M. McCarthy
Professor
212D McAlester Hall
573-882-0426
mccarthydm@missouri.edu
Faculty
Lab Information
124F Psychology Bldg
Research Interests

* Cognitive factors that influence alcohol use disorder, addictive behavior, and related problems (e.g., drinking and driving).

* Psychopharmacology of alcohol, particularly how variability in the acute effects of alcohol increase risk for related problems.

* Genetic, personality, and environmental factors related to addictive behavior, particularly how these factors influence learning.

Selected Publications

Journal Publications in Past 3 years
Student/Post-doc Co-Authors in Bold

Joyner, K.J., Patrick, C.J., Morris, D.H., McCarthy, D.M. & Bartholow, B.D. (in press). Variants of the P3 event-related potential operate as indicators of distinct mechanisms contributing to problematic alcohol use. Neuropsychopharmacology.

Warner, O.W., Porter, A.M., Trull, T.J., & McCarthy, D.M. (in press). Daily associations between injunctive drinking norms and alcohol consumption. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs

Davis, C.N., Gex, K.S., Squeglia, L.M., Trull, T.J., McCarthy, D.M., Baker, N.L., Gray, K.M., McRae-Clark, A.L. & Tomko, R. L. (in press). Development and initial validation of a momentary cannabis craving scale within a homogeneous sample of US emerging adults. Assessment.

Bowdring, M.A, McCarthy, D.M., Fairbairn, C.E., Prochaska, J.J. (in press). Non-alcoholic beverage consumption among U.S. adults who consume alcohol. Addiction

Haney, A.M., Warner, O.M., McMullin, S.D., Motschman, C.A., Trull, T.J., & McCarthy, D. M. (2024). Using mobile technology to influence alcohol-impaired driving risk perceptions and decisions. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 8, 47–55.

Metrik, J. & McCarthy, D.M. (2024). How research and policy can shape driving under the influence of cannabis. Addiction, 119, 208-210.  

Miller, M.B., Cofresi, R.U., McCarthy, D.M., Carskadon, M.A. (2023). Sleep and circadian influences on blood alcohol concentration. Sleep, 46, 1-8. 

Miller-Matero, L.R., Hecht, L.M., Barnett, N.P., Moore, R.S., Jackson, K., McCarthy, D., Martens, K.M., Hamann, A., Felton, J.W., Carlin, A.M., & Braciszewski, J.M. (2023). Patient perceptions regarding alcohol use after bariatric surgery. Surgical Endoscopy, 37, 3669-3675

Whiteside, S.P.H., Riemann, B.C., McCarthy, D.M. (2023). Using the Child Sheehan Disability Scale to differentiate severity level in youth with Anxiety Disorders and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Assessment, 30, 998-1008. 

Haney, A.M., Motschman, C.A., Warner, O.M., Wesley, R.L., Wycoff, A.M., Trull, T.J. & McCarthy, D.M. (2022). Comparing associations between mood and breath alcohol concentration in the laboratory and natural environment. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 36, 885-894. doi: 10.1037/adb0000814

McMullin, S.D., Motschman, C., Hatz, L.E., McCarthy, D.M., Davis-Stober, C.P. (2022). Decision strategies while intoxicated relate to alcohol-impaired driving attitudes and intentions. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 36, 895-905. doi: 10.1037/adb0000808

Motschman, C.A., Amlung, M., & McCarthy, D.M. (2022). Alcohol demand as a predictor of drinking behavior in the natural environment. Addiction, 117, 1887-1896.

Motschman, C.A., Griffin, S.A., Warner, O.M., & McCarthy, D.M. (2022). Craving, stimulation, and sedation as predictors of alcohol demand under intoxication. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 36, 20-27.  

Martins, J.S., Joyner, K.J., McCarthy, D.M., Morris, D.H., Patrick, C.J., & Bartholow, B.D. (2022). Differential brain responses to alcohol‐related and natural rewards are associated with alcohol use and problems: Evidence for reward dysregulation. Addiction Biology, 27, e13118. doi:10.1111/adb.13118

McCarthy, D.M., McCarty, K.N., Hatz, L.E., Prestigiacomo, C.J., Park, S., & Davis-Stober, C. P. (2021). Applying Bayesian cognitive models to decisions to drive after drinking. Addiction, 116, 1424-1430. doi:10.1111/add.15302

Motschman, C.A., Hatz, L.E., McCarty, K.N., Merkle, E.C., Trull, T.J., McCarthy, D.M. (2020). Event-level predictors of alcohol-impaired driving intentions. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 81, 647–654. doi.org/10.15288/jsad.2020.81.647.

Motschman, C.A., Warner, O.M., Wycoff, A.M., Davis-Stober, C.P. & McCarthy, D.M. (2020). Context, acute tolerance, and subjective response affect alcohol-impaired driving decisions. Psychopharmacology, 237, 3603-3614.

Hatz, L.E., Park, S., McCarty, K.N., McCarthy, D.M., & Davis-Stober, C.P. (2020). Young adults make rational sexual decisions. Psychological Science, 31, 944-956. 

Cyders, M.A., Plawecki, M.H., Corbin, W., King, A., McCarthy, D.M., Ramchandani, V.A., Weafer, J., O’Connor, S.J. (2020). To infuse or ingest in human laboratory alcohol research. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 44, 764-776.

McCarty, K.N., McDowell, Y.E., Sher, K.J., & McCarthy, D.M. (2020). Training health services psychologists for research careers in addiction science. Training and Education in Professional Psychology, 14, 70-77.