Faculty

Kenneth A Perkins, PhD

Professor of Psychiatry, Epidemiology, and Psychology

Contact Details

3811 O'Hara St.
Pittsburgh
 
PA
 
15213

Education & Training

PhD
Clinical Psychology, University of Iowa
Clinical Psychology, University of Mississippi Medical Center/VA Medical Center
Cardiovascular Behavioral Medicine, University of Pittsburgh

Professional Affiliations

Fellow, Society of Behavioral Medicine
Fellow, American Psychological Association
Fellow, Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco

Selected Honors & Awards

Ove Ferno Award, Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco
MED-Associates Brady-Schuster Award for Outstanding Behavioral Science Research Contributions, APA Division 28, Psychopharmacology and Substance Abuse
Outstanding New Researcher Award, Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy

Research Interests

Behavioral factors in drug use; Methods to test novel treatments; Drug effects promoting dependence
Selected Research Publications & Products
  1. Perkins KA. The 2022 Ferno Award Address: CrEATE, an efficient crossover evaluation of addiction treatment efficacy. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 2023, 25(1):77-85. (Editors Choice) PMID: 35671343. Doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntac139
  2. Perkins KA. Acute nicotine reinforcement requires ability to discriminate the stimulus effects of nicotine. Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology, 2022 (June); 30(3), 253268. PMID: 33119384. doi: 10.1037/pha0000433
  3. Shoaib M & Perkins KA. Preclinical and clinical research on the discriminative stimulus effects of nicotine. Neuropharmacology, 2020, Jun;170:108063. PMID: 32220607. DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2020.108063
  4. Perkins KA. Research on behavioral discrimination of nicotine may inform FDA policy on setting a maximum nicotine content in cigarettes. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 2019, 21 (suppl 1), S5-S12. PMID 31867642; doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntz136
  5. Perkins KA, Karelitz JL & Boldry MA. Nicotine acutely enhances reinforcement from non-drug rewards in humans. Frontiers in Psychiatry (Addictive Disorders section), 2017, 8, 65. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2017.00065. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2017.00065. Open access link: http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyt.2017.00065/full

Clinical Interests

Selected Clinical Publications & Products
  1. Perkins KA. Procedures for Conducting a Crossover Evaluation of Addiction Treatment Efficacy (CREATE) for Novel Medications in Smoking cessation (Manual). University of Pittsburgh, 2013, revised 2016.
  2. Perkins KA, Conklin CA & Levine MD. (2008) Cognitive-behavioral therapy for smoking cessation: a practical guide to the most effective treatments (Book). New York: Routledge, 2008.

Education Interests

Medical education in tobacco use; Undergraduate research mentoring; Graduate student addiction research mentoring