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Sharon Cates, B.A

Project Coordinator

Division of Neurobehavioral Research, Department of Psychiatry

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Period of Service

April 2008 - October 2017

Research Projects

CAMBIO: Substance Abuse Treatment Program for Teens
Binge Drinking: Individual Differences in the Capacity to Alter Drinking Patterns (R01-AA014988)
Alcohol Binging: Disruptions in Impulse Control and 5-HT as Underlying Mechanisms (R01-AA018124)
Impulsivity and Biological Markers for Suicidality and Drug Use in Adolescents (R01-MH077684)
Consequences of Adolescent Substance Use on the Development of Impulse Control (R01-DA026868)

After the NRLC

Sharon went on to pursue a degree in counseling from the University of Texas San Antonio

Presentations/Publications with the NRLC

The potential clinical utility of transdermal alcohol monitoring data to estimate the number of alcoholic drinks consumed
Dougherty, D. M., Hill-Kapturczak, N., Liang, Y., Karns, T. E., Lake, S. L., Cates, S. E., and Roache, J. D. (2015)

Addictive Disorders & Their Treatment, 14, 124-130.
Accounting for sex-related differences in the estimation of breath alcohol levels using transdermal alcohol monitoring
Hill-Kapturczak, N., Roache, J. D., Liang, Y., Karns, T. E., Cates, S. E., and Dougherty, D. M. (2015).

Psychopharmacology, 232, 115-123.
Use of continuous transdermal alcohol monitoring during a contingency management procedure to reduce excessive alcohol use.
Dougherty, D. M., Hill-Kapturczak, N., Liang, Y., Karns, T. E., Cates, S. E., Lake, S. L., Mullen, J., and Roache, J. D. (2014).

Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 142, 301-306.
Do variable rates of alcohol drinking alter the ability to use transdermal alcohol monitors to estimate peak breath alcohol and total number of drinks?
Hill-Kapturczak, N., Lake, S.L., Roache, J.D., Cates, S.E., Liang, Y., and Dougherty, D.M. (2014).

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 38, 2517-2522.
Accounting for sex-related differences in the estimation of breath alcohol concentrations using transdermal alcohol monitoring
Hill-Kapturczak, N., Roache, J. D., Liang, Y., Karns, T. E., Cates, S. E., and Dougherty, D. M. (2014).

Psychopharmacology, 232, 115-123.
Acquisition of rater agreement for the Stressful Life Events Schedule
James, L. M., Mathias, C. W., Bray, B. C., Cates, S. E., Farris, S. J., Dawes, M. A., Hill-Kapturczak, N., and Dougherty, D. M. (2013)

Journal of Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, 1:125, 1-5.