PhD, University of Missouri, Cognition and Neuroscience (2024-Present)
MA, University of Missouri, Cognition and Neuroscience (2022 - 2024)
MS, Georgetown University, Integrative Neuroscience (2020)
BS, Slippery Rock University, Psychology and Philosophy (2015-2019)
Butler County Community College (2014)
fMRI, functional connectivity, brain-behavior predictive (machine learning) modeling, addiction neuroscience
Upton, S., & Froeliger B (2024). Regulation of Craving and Underlying Resting-State Neural Mechanisms Predict Hazard of Smoking Lapse. Under Review.
Smith A, Azeem M, Odhiambo CO, Wright PJ, Diktas HE, Upton S, Martin CK, Froeliger B, Corbett CF, Valafar H. Toward Concurrent Identification of Human Activities with a Single Unifying Neural Network Classification: First Step. Sensors. 2024; 24(14):4542. https://doi.org/10.3390/s24144542 Impact Factor = 3.7
Cofresí, R. U., Upton, S., Brown, A., Piasecki, T. M., Bartholow, B. D., & Froeliger, B. Mesocorticolimbic system reactivity to alcohol use-related visual cues as a function of alcohol sensitivity phenotype: a pilot fMRI study. Addiction Neuroscience. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addicn.2024.100156 Impact Factor = new journal (no impact factor yet)
Upton, S., Brown, A. A., Ithman, M., Newman-Norlund, R., Sahlem, G., Prisciandaro, J. J., McClure, E. A., & Froeliger, B. (2023). Effects of Hyperdirect Pathway Theta-Burst Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on Inhibitory Control, Craving, and Smoking in Adults with Nicotine Dependence: A Double-Blind Randomized Crossover Trial. Biological psychiatry. Cognitive neuroscience and neuroimaging, S2451-9022(23)00196-9. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpsc.2023.07.014 PMID: 37567363, Impact Factor = 6.0
Upton, S., Brown, A. A., Golzy, M., Garland, E. L., & Froeliger, B. (2023). Right inferior frontal gyrus theta-burst stimulation reduces smoking behaviors and strengthens fronto-striatal-limbic resting-state functional connectivity: a randomized crossover trial. Frontiers in psychiatry, 14, 1166912. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1166912 PMID: 37457779, PMCID: PMC10338839, Impact Factor = 5.4
Brown, A. A., Upton, S., Craig, S., & Froeliger, B. (2023). Associations between right inferior frontal gyrus morphometry and inhibitory control in individuals with nicotine dependence. Drug and alcohol dependence, 244, 109766. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2023.109766 PMID: 36640686, PMCID: PMC9974751, Impact Factor = 4.9