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Carolyn E. Sartor
Current
Position
Research Instructor in Psychiatry
Education and Training
Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology
Areas of Research Interests
The primary focus of my research is the developmental course of alcohol and other substance use, specifically, the relative influence of genetic and environmental factors at various stages of use and dependence. I have a particular interest in studying exposure to childhood trauma as an environmental contributor to patterns of problem drinking and progression to alcohol use disorders in women.
Key Publications
Sartor CE, Agrawal A, Lynskey MT, Bucholz KK, Madden PA, Heath AC (2009 Jun 1). Common genetic influences on the timing of first use for alcohol, cigarettes, and cannabis in young African-American women. Drug Alcohol Depend. 102(1-3): 49-55. Full Article ->
Sartor CE, Agrawal A, McCutcheon VV, Duncan AE, Lynskey MT (2008 Sep). Disentangling the complex association between childhood sexual abuse and alcohol-related problems: a review of methodological issues and approaches. J Stud Alcohol Drugs. 69(5): 718-27. Full Article ->
Sartor CE, Agrawal A, Lynskey MT, Bucholz KK, Heath AC (2008 Apr). Genetic and environmental influences on the rate of progression to alcohol dependence in young women. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 32(4): 632-8. Full Article ->
Sartor CE, Xian H, Scherrer JF, Lynskey MT, Duncan AE, Haber JR, Grant JD, Bucholz KK, Jacob T (2008 Feb). Psychiatric and familial predictors of transition times between smoking stages: results from an offspring-of-twins study. Addict Behav. 33(2): 235-51. Full Article ->
Sartor CE, Lynskey MT, Bucholz KK, McCutcheon VV, Nelson EC, Waldron M, Heath AC (2007 Jul 10). Childhood sexual abuse and the course of alcohol dependence development: findings from a female twin sample. Drug Alcohol Depend. 89(2-3): 139-44. Full Article ->
Sartor CE, Lynskey MT, Heath AC, Jacob T, True W (2007 Feb). The role of childhood risk factors in initiation of alcohol use and progression to alcohol dependence. Addiction. 102(2): 216-25. Full Article ->