Additional Titles & Roles
- IRB member
Education & Training
- Postdoctoral Fellowship: Washington University, St. Louis, MO, 2004
- Internship: Health Psychology: Rush University, Chicago, IL, 2001
- PhD: Clinical Psychology: Finch University of Health Sciences/The Chicago Medical School, Chicago, IL, 2001
- BA: Psychology and Biology: Washington University, St. Louis, MO, 1991
Areas of Clinical Interest
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; Health Psychology; Substance Use Treatment;
Research Interests
Tobacco use and cessation; nicotine withdrawal; major depression.
Key Publications
- Pergadia ML, Newcomer JW, Gilbert DG, (2020 Dec). Depression and Nicotine Withdrawal Associations with Combustible and Electronic Cigarette Use. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 17(24):
Read publication »Depression and Nicotine Withdrawal Associations with Combustible and Electronic Cigarette Use. - Gilbert DG, Rabinovich NE, Gilbert-Matuskowitz EA, Klein KP, Pergadia ML, (2019 Mar). Smoking abstinence symptoms across 67 days compared with randomized controls-moderation by nicotine replacement therapy, bupropion, and negative-affect traits. Exp Clin Psychopharmacol.
Read publication »Smoking abstinence symptoms across 67 days compared with randomized controls-Moderation by nicotine replacement therapy, bupropion, and negative-affect traits. - Pergadia ML, Der-Avakian A, D’Souza MS, Madden PAF, Heath AC, Shiffman S, Markou A, Pizzagalli DA, (2014 Nov). Association between nicotine withdrawal and reward responsiveness in humans and rats. JAMA Psychiatry. 71(11): 1238-1245.
Read publication »Association between nicotine withdrawal and reward responsiveness in humans and rats. - Pergadia ML, Glowinski AL, Wray NR, Agrawal A, Saccone SF, Loukola A, Broms U, Korhonen T, Penninx BW, Grant JD, Nelson EC, Henders AK, Schrage AJ, Chou YL, Keskitalo-Vuokko K, Zhu Q, Gordon SD, Vink JM, de Geus EJ, Macgregor S, Liu JZ, Willemsen G, Medland SE, Boomsma DI, Montgomery GW, Rice JP, Goate AM, Heath AC, Kaprio J, Martin NG, Madden PA (2011 Aug). A 3p26-3p25 genetic linkage finding for DSM-IV major depression in heavy smoking families. Am J Psychiatry. 168(8): 848-52.
Read publication »A 3p26-3p25 genetic linkage finding for DSM-IV major depression in heavy smoking families. - Pergadia ML, Heath AC, Martin NG, Madden PA (2006 Jul). Genetic analyses of DSM-IV nicotine withdrawal in adult twins. Psychol Med. 36(7): 963-72.
Read publication »Genetic analyses of DSM-IV nicotine withdrawal in adult twins. - Pergadia ML, Agrawal A, Loukola A, Montgomery GW, Broms U, Saccone SF, Wang JC, Todorov AA, Heikkila K, Statham DJ, Henders AK, Campbell MJ, Rice JP, Todd RD, Heath AC, Goate AM, Peltonen L, Kaprio J, Martin NG, Madden PA (2009 Oct 5). Genetic linkage findings for DSM-IV nicotine withdrawal in two populations. Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet. 150B(7): 950-9.
Read publication »Genetic linkage findings for DSM-IV nicotine withdrawal in two populations.
Funded Research Projects
NIDA (Co-I, site-PI): Predictors of Light Smoker Trajectories
NSF (Co-PI): CC*DNI Networking Infrastructure: Enabling Multi-Campus, Data-Driven Science and Engineering through a 10Gb FAU DMZ
Barnes-Jewish Hospital Foundation (PI): Smoking Cessation Services: An Integrated Care Model for the Primary Care Medicine Clinic
NIDA (PI):Refining Phenotypic Measures of Nicotine Withdrawal
NIAAA (Key Personnel):Alcoholism: Epidemiologic High Risk Family Study – MOFAM
NIAAA (Key Personnel):Molecular Epidemiology of Alcoholism 3 – EDAC Families
NIDA (Key Personnel): The Genetics of Vulnerability to Nicotine Addiction