A5079908258- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Physical Activity and Health
- Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
- Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
- Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Community Health and Development
- Hormonal and reproductive studies
- Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques
- Dietary Effects on Health
- Media Influence and Health
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Gut microbiota and health
- Diet and metabolism studies
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Music Therapy and Health
Southern Methodist University
2020-2022
Yeshiva University
2020
University of Southern California
2014-2018
Occidental College
2013
Summary Background Numerous studies have shown that there are links between obesity, liver fat and the gut microbiome. However, mixed results on whether probiotics could impact microbiome and/or help to decrease obesity outcomes. Objective This study aimed determine a probiotic supplement (VSL#3 ® ) intervention altered microbiota hormones associated with appetite regulation. The secondary aim of this was VSL#3 body composition fibrosis. Methods We conducted double‐blind, randomized...
Urgency (i.e., the tendency to act rashly during negative/positive affect) may increase vulnerability a variety of risky behaviors. This cross-sectional study nontreatment-seeking smokers examined relationship between urgency, level nicotine dependence, and smoking reinforcement expectancies. Both positive negative urgency were associated with dependence. Mediational analyses illustrated that expectancies significantly accounted for urgency-dependence relations, displaying incremental...
ABSTRACT Objective Most US adults are insufficiently active. One strategy individuals could use to increase physical activity is exercise mindfully (i.e., while paying attention present-moment experiences with acceptance. A mindfulness-based intervention for can be delivered via an audio recording, which advantageous in regard time demands, cost, and dissemination potential. The aims of this parallel two-arm pilot randomized controlled trial were assess the feasibility acceptability...
Objective Research designs for parsing the mechanisms underlying tobacco withdrawal are scant. This study introduced a novel research design that simultaneously manipulated three mechanisms: pharmacological (nicotine dissipation), sensorimotor (elimination of smoking ritual), and expectancy (activation beliefs regarding effects nicotine deprivation), permitting examination each mechanism while holding other two constant. Methods Following overnight abstinence, 32 regular cigarette smokers...
Naïve humans and rats voluntarily consume little ethanol at concentrations above ~6% due to its aversive flavor. Developing procedures that boost intake of or ethanol-paired flavors facilitates research on neural mechanisms ethanol-associated behaviors helps identify variables modulate outside the lab. The present study explored impact consumption nutritionally significant parametric variations: vehicle (gelatin solution, with without polycose); concentration (4% 10%); feeding status (chow...
While individual differences in reward sensitivity are believed to generalize across drugs and alternative rewards, this notion has received little empirical attention human research. Here, we tested whether the subjective rewarding effects of physical activity were associated with response d-amphetamine administration. Healthy volunteers ( n=95; age 18–35 years) completed questionnaires measuring self-reported pleasurable other covariates, was followed by two double-blind counterbalanced...
<sec> <title>BACKGROUND</title> Insufficient physical activity is associated with various health risks; however, most current interventions have critical barriers to scalability. Delivering via technology and identifying active inert components in early-phase development are ways build more efficient scalable interventions. We developed a novel intervention promote that targets three brief guided thinking tasks (i.e., episodic future [EFT], positive affective imagery [PAI], planning),...
Insufficient physical activity is associated with various health risks; however, most current interventions have critical barriers to scalability. Delivering via technology and identifying active inert components in early-phase development are ways build more efficient scalable interventions. We developed a novel intervention promote that targets 3 brief guided thinking tasks, separately combination, using audio recordings: (1) episodic future (EFT), (2) positive affective imagery (PAI), (3)...