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Overview

John E. McGeary is affiliated with Brown University in the United States. Their research primarily covers fields in Medicine and Psychology, including significant contributions to subfields such as Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, General Health Professions, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Clinical Psychology.

The scientist's work spans a variety of main topics, including:

  • Sleep and related disorders
  • Sleep and Wakefulness Research
  • Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
  • Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders
  • Heart Failure Treatment and Management
  • Homelessness and Social Issues

John E. McGeary has authored several recent papers. These include:

  • "Altered sleep architecture following consecutive nights of presleep alcohol," 2024, published in SLEEP
  • "Effect of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia on Alcohol Treatment Outcomes Among US Veterans," 2023, published in JAMA Psychiatry
  • "Prevalence of Comorbid Depression and Insomnia Among Veterans Hospitalized for Heart Failure with Alzheimer Disease and Related Disorders," 2023, published in American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
  • "Association of Kidney Comorbidities and Acute Kidney Failure With Unfavorable Outcomes After COVID-19 in Individuals With the Sickle Cell Trait," 2022, published in JAMA Internal Medicine
  • "Genetic Loci Associated With COVID-19 Positivity and Hospitalization in White, Black, and Hispanic Veterans of the VA Million Veteran Program," 2022, published in Frontiers in Genetics

The venues where John E. McGeary frequently publishes include:

  • SLEEP
  • Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
  • BMJ Open
  • American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
  • Journal of Alzheimer's Disease

Among their frequent co-authors are:

  • Wen-Chih Wu
  • James L. Rudolph
  • Zachary J. Kunicki
  • Lan Jiang
  • Mriganka Singh

Best Publications

  • Alcohol demand, delayed reward discounting, and craving in relation to drinking and alcohol use disorders.

    James MacKillop;Robert Miranda Jr.;Peter M. Monti;Lara A. Ray

  • The epigenetics of maternal cigarette smoking during pregnancy and effects on child development.

    Valerie S. Knopik;Matthew A. Maccani;Sarah Francazio;John E. McGeary

  • Delay discounting, locus of control, and cognitive impulsiveness independently predict tobacco dependence treatment outcomes in a highly dependent, lower socioeconomic group of smokers.

    Christine Sheffer;James MacKillop;John McGeary;Reid D Landes

  • Association of the serotonin transporter gene promoter region (5-HTTLPR) polymorphism with biased attention for emotional stimuli.

    Christopher G. Beevers;Tony T. Wells;Alissa J. Ellis;John E. McGeary

  • The DRD4 VNTR polymorphism moderates craving after alcohol consumption.

    Kent E. Hutchison;John Mcgeary;Andrew Smolen;Angela Bryan

  • Serotonin transporter genetic variation and biased attention for emotional word stimuli among psychiatric inpatients.

    Christopher G. Beevers;Brandon E. Gibb;John E. McGeary;Ivan W. Miller

  • Population Stratification in the Candidate Gene Study: Fatal Threat or Red Herring?

    Kent E. Hutchison;Michael Stallings;John McGeary;Angela Bryan

  • Children's attentional biases and 5-HTTLPR genotype: potential mechanisms linking mother and child depression.

    Brandon E. Gibb;Jessica S. Benas;Marie Grassia;John McGeary

  • CHRNA4 and Tobacco Dependence From Gene Regulation to Treatment Outcome

    Kent E. Hutchison;David L. Allen;Francesca M. Filbey;Christopher Jepson

  • Behavioral economic analysis of cue-elicited craving for alcohol

    James MacKillop;Sean O'Hagen;Stephen A. Lisman;James G. Murphy

  • Frontal-Limbic White Matter Pathway Associations with the Serotonin Transporter Gene Promoter Region (5-HTTLPR) Polymorphism

    Jennifer Pacheco;Christopher G. Beevers;Cristina Benavides;John McGeary

  • The DRD4 exon 3 VNTR polymorphism and addiction-related phenotypes: A review ☆

    John McGeary

  • Moderators of Naltrexone’s Effects on Drinking, Urge, and Alcohol Effects in Non‐Treatment‐Seeking Heavy Drinkers in the Natural Environment

    Jennifer W. Tidey;Peter M. Monti;Damaris J. Rohsenow;Chad J. Gwaltney

  • Balanced placebo design with marijuana: Pharmacological and expectancy effects on impulsivity and risk taking

    Jane Metrik;Christopher W. Kahler;Brady Reynolds;John E. McGeary;John E. McGeary

  • Polymorphisms of the mu-opioid receptor and dopamine D4 receptor genes and subjective responses to alcohol in the natural environment.

    Lara A. Ray;Robert Miranda;Jennifer W. Tidey;John E. McGeary

  • Effects of topiramate on urge to drink and the subjective effects of alcohol: a preliminary laboratory study.

    Robert Miranda;James MacKillop;Peter M. Monti;Damaris J. Rohsenow

  • Olanzapine Reduces Craving for Alcohol: A DRD4 VNTR Polymorphism by Pharmacotherapy Interaction

    Kent E Hutchison;Angela Wooden;Robert M Swift;Andrew Smolen

  • Genetic moderators of naltrexone's effects on alcohol cue reactivity.

    John E. McGeary;John E. McGeary;Peter M. Monti;Peter M. Monti;Damaris J. Rohsenow;Damaris J. Rohsenow;Jennifer Tidey

  • Examining the role of common genetic variants on alcohol, tobacco, cannabis and illicit drug dependence: genetics of vulnerability to drug dependence.

    Rohan H. C. Palmer;Rohan H. C. Palmer;Leslie Brick;Nicole R. Nugent;Nicole R. Nugent;L. Cinnamon Bidwell;L. Cinnamon Bidwell

  • The Dopamine D4 Receptor (DRD4) Gene Exon III Polymorphism, Problematic Alcohol Use, and Novelty Seeking: Direct and Mediated Genetic Effects

    Lara A. Ray;Angela Bryan;James MacKillop;John McGeary

  • Association Between Negative Cognitive Bias and Depression: A Symptom-Level Approach

    Christopher G. Beevers;Michael C. Mullarkey;Justin Dainer-Best;Rochelle A. Stewart

Frequent Co-Authors

Valerie S. Knopik
Valerie S. Knopik Purdue University West Lafayette
Christopher G. Beevers
Christopher G. Beevers The University of Texas at Austin
James MacKillop
James MacKillop McMaster University
Damaris J. Rohsenow
Damaris J. Rohsenow Brown University
Peter M. Monti
Peter M. Monti Brown University
Brandon E. Gibb
Brandon E. Gibb Binghamton University
Jane Metrik
Jane Metrik Brown University
Jennifer W. Tidey
Jennifer W. Tidey Brown University
Christopher W. Kahler
Christopher W. Kahler Brown University
Robert Miranda
Robert Miranda Brown University

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