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Laura Juliano Professor Psychology

Additional Positions at 51²è¹Ý
Director, Behavioral Pharmacology and Health Promotion Laboratory, 51²è¹Ý
Degrees
PhD, Clinical Psychology, State University of New York at Binghamton
BA, Psychology, State University of New York at Binghamton

Bio
Laura M. Juliano earned her PhD in Clinical Psychology from the State University of New York at Binghamton and completed a post-doctoral fellowship at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Her research addresses cognitive and behavioral mechanisms that influence drug taking and drug effects with an emphasis on tobacco and caffeine.
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For the Media
To request an interview for a news story, call 51²è¹Ý Communications at 202-885-5950 or submit a request.

Teaching

Fall 2024

  • NEUR-898 Doctoral Continuing Enrollment

  • NEUR-899 Doctoral Dissertation

  • PSYC-240 Drugs and Behavior

  • PSYC-650 Psychological Research

  • PSYC-898 Doctoral Continuing Enrollment

Spring 2025

  • NEUR-898 Doctoral Continuing Enrollment

  • NEUR-899 Doctoral Dissertation

  • PSYC-115 Psychology as Natural Science

  • PSYC-240 Drugs and Behavior

Partnerships & Affiliations

  • Behavioral Pharmacology Research Unit, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Consultant 1/09-


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Scholarly, Creative & Professional Activities

Research Interests

Laura M. Juliano conducts research on cognitive and behavioral factors that influence drug taking and drug effects. The goal of this research is to better understand the development and treatment of drug dependence. Her research focuses on tobacco and caffeine; two widely used and important psychoactive drugs, which also serve as suitable models for examining basic factors in drug dependence.

51²è¹Ý Experts

Area of Expertise

Caffeine, smoking, psychology

Additional Information

Laura M. Juliano supervises the Behavioral Pharmacology and Health Promotion Laboratory, a human experimental and clinical research laboratory in the Department of Psychology at 51²è¹Ý. The laboratory conducts research on smoking and caffeine usage. Her 2004 research study on caffeine withdrawal was covered by numerous media outlets, including ABC's Good Morning America,CNN, and the Washington Post.  Her research has also been featured in documentaries aired in the United States, Italy, and South Korea.

For the Media

To request an interview for a news story, call 51²è¹Ý Communications at 202-885-5950 or submit a request.

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