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CDAP > Faculty > Dr. Steven LaRowe
Dr. Steven LaRowe

Dr. Steven LaRowe

Research Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Psychologist, Ralph H. Johnson Veterans Administration Medical Center





 
Education

Michigan State University, E. Lansing, MIB.S. 1993  Psychology
Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL M.S.1997Clinical Psychology
Florida State University, Tallahassee, FLPh.D. 2002Clinical Psychology  
Florida State Hospital, Chattahoochee, FL   Internship  2002Clinical Psychology
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC   Postdoctoral2005Addictions Research

Professional Experience
Academic Positions:

1989-1994Research Assistant in Studies of Alcoholism, University of Michigan/Michigan State University Family Study
1994-1995Department Assistant, Department of Psychology, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
1994-2002Research Assistant in Psychophysiology, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
2002-2005Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Drug and Alcohol Programs, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, MUSC, Charleston, SC
2005-2007Research Associate, Center for Drug and Alcohol Programs, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, MUSC, Charleston, SC
2007-presentResearch Assistant Professor, Center for Drug and Alcohol Programs, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, MUSC, Charleston, SC

Clinical Positions:

1995-1997 Psychological Trainee, Clinical Psychology Dozier School for Boys, Marianna, Florida
1995-1998 Therapist Trainee, Clinical Psychology, Florida State University, Psychology Clinic    
1996-1997  Psychological Trainee, Child Clinical Assessment, Multidisciplinary Center, Florida State University
1997-1998 Psychological Trainee, Adult Clinical Assessment, Adult Evaluation Center, Florida State University
1998-1999 Psychological Trainee, Clinical Assessment, Tallahassee Memorial Hospital, Tallahassee, FL.
1999-2001 Psychological Specialist, Forensic Psychology, Florida State Hospital, Chattahoochee, FL
2001-2002 Psychology Intern, Clinical Psychology, Florida State Hospital, Chattahoochee, FL
2003-2007Certified Combined Behavioral Intervention (CBI) Therapist, Center for Drug and Alcohol Programs, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, MUSC, Charleston SC
2006-presentPsychologist, Program Coordinator, Substance Abuse Treatment Center, Ralph H. Johnson Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Charleston, SC

Awards and Honors

1988 National Merit Finalist
1989Dean's Assistantship, Michigan State University
1989Michigan Competitive Scholar
1991Professorial Assistantship, Michigan State University
1992Gillette Fellowship, Michigan State University
1992Albert C. Dames Fellowship, Michigan State University
1993Phi Beta Kappa, Michigan State University
2001Office of Graduate Studies Dissertation Grant, Florida State University
2003-2005Recipient of NIH Loan Repayment Program
2005NIDA Women and Gender Junior Investigator Award
2006Licensed Psychologist

Recent Publications

Gray KM, DeSantis SM, Carpenter MJ, Saladin ME, LaRowe SD & Upadhyaya HP. Menstrual cycle and cue reactivity in women smokers. Nicotine & Tobacco Research 12(2):174-178, 2010. PMCID: PMC2816193

Gray KM, Watson NL, Carpenter MJ & LaRowe SD. N-Acetylcysteine (NAC) in young marijuana users: An open-label pilot study. American Journal on Addictions 19:187-189, 2010. PMCID: PMC2826714

LaRowe SD & Kalivas PW. The role of N-acetylcysteine in inhibiting responding during extinction in rats trained to self-administer cocaine. The Open Addiction Journal 3:81-84, 2010.

Martin T, LaRowe S & Malcolm RJ. Progress in cue exposure therapy for the treatment of addictive disorders: A review update. The Open Addiction Journal 3:92-101, 2010.

Gray KM, LaRowe SD, Watson NL & Carpenter MJ. Reactivity to in vivo marijuana cues among cannabis-dependent adolescents. Addictive Behaviors 36(1-2):140-143, 2011. PMCID: PMC2981614

 

  

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