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Assistant Professor of Psychiatry Phone: (631) 638-0057 |
Education: | BSc (Hons) Psychology | University of Portsmouth, UK | 1996 |
| PhD in Psychology | University of East London, UK | 2002 | |
| Postdoctoral Fellow | University of East London, UK | 2002 | |
| Postdoctoral Associate | Yale University, CT | 2003 | |
| Research Scientist | Yale University, CT | 2006 | |
| Assistant Professor | Yale University, CT | 2011 | |
| Assistant Professor | Stony Brook University, NY | 2016 | |
| Research Interests: | Stress and immune system adaptations in individuals using alcohol, cocaine, opioids and club drugs (including synthetic marijuana and synthetic cathinone derivatives) Gender and addiction Development of medications for addiction Teratogenic effects of substance use | ||
| Current Research: | Principal Investigator, NIAAA (R21AA024880): Guanfacine to Reduce Relapse Risk in Women With Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) Principal Investigator, NIAAA (K02AA23566):Cognitive Targets for Medications Development in Early Abstinent Alcoholics | ||
| Representative Publications: | |||
Fox, H.C., Milivojevic, V., Angarita, A.G., Stowe, R., Sinha, R., (in press) Peripheral immune system suppression in early abstinent alcoholics: links to stress and cue-related craving. Journal of Psychopharmacology. Parrott, A.C., Downey, L.A., Roberts, C.A., Montgomery, C., Bruno, R., Fox, H. C., (in press) Recreational MDMA (3, 4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine; ‘Ecstasy’): current perspective and future research prospects. Journal of Psychopharmacology Milivojevic, V., Ansell, E.B., Simpson, C., Siedlarz, K., Sinha, R., Fox, H.C. (2017) Peripheral immune system adaptations and motivation for alcohol in non-dependent problem drinkers. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 41(3):585-595 Fox, H.C., Sofuoglu, M., Sinha, R., (2015) Guanfacine enhances inhibitory control and attentional shifting in early abstinent cocaine dependent individuals. Journal of Psychopharmacology 29(3):312-23. Milivojevic, V., Sinha, R., Sofuoglu, M., Fox, H.C. (2014). Effects of endogenous and exogenous progesterone on emotional intelligence in cocaine dependent men and women who also abuse alcohol. Human Psychopharmacology: Clinical and Experimental. 29(6):589-98 Fox, H.C., Sinha, R. (2014). The role of guanfacine as a therapeutic agent to address stress- related pathophysiology in cocaine dependent individuals. Advances in Pharmacology, 69:217-65 Fox, H.C., Morgan, P.T., Sinha, R., (2014). Sex Differences in Guanfacine Effects on Drug Craving and Stress Arousal in Cocaine-Dependent Individuals. Neuropsychopharmacology, 39(6):1527-37 Fox, H.C., Sofuoglu, M., Morgan, P.T., Tuit, K.L., Sinha, R. (2013). The Effects of Exogenous Progesterone on drug craving and stress arousal in cocaine dependence: Impact of gender and cue type. PNEC. 38(9):1532-44 Fox, H.C., Seo, D., Tuit, K., Hansen, J., Kimmerling, A., Morgan, P.T., Sinha, R. (2012). Guanfacine effects on stress, drug craving and prefrontal activation in cocaine dependent individuals: preliminary findings. J Psychopharmacol. 26(7):958-72 Fox, H.C., Anderson, G.M., Tuit, K., Hansen, J., Kimmerling, A., Siedlarz, K.M., Morgan, P.T., Sinha, R. (2012). Prazosin effects on stress- & cue-induced craving and stress response in alcohol-dependent individuals: preliminary findings. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 36(2):351-60. Fox, H.C., Tuit, K.L., Sinha, R. (2013). Stress system changes associated with marijuana dependence increase craving for alcohol & cocaine. Human Psychopharm. 28(1):40-53 Hyman, S., Fox, H.C., Sinha, R. (2007). Stress and drug-cue induced craving in opioid dependent individuals on Naltrexone Exp and Clin. Psychopharmacology. 15(2)134-43. | |||