Neurobehavioral Research Laboratory and Clinic (NRLC)

Marla Torrence

Research Assistant

Period of Service

March 2005 - August 2007

Research Project Title

Behavioral Models of Impulsivity: Alcohol and 5-HT Effects

After the NRLC

Marla went on to work as a Research Assistant with Drs. Linda Porrino and Anthony Liguori in the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine.

Selected Publications with the NRLC

Alcohol dose-response, time-course, and gender effects during a laboratory response inhibition paradigm.
Torrence (Ray), M. C., Addicott, M. A., Mathias, C. W., Marsh, D. M., and Dougherty, D. M. (2006, June).
Poster to be presented at the 29th annual meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism, Baltimore, MD. Published in Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 30, 95a.

Dose-response effect of alcohol on response inhibition in adults.
Torrence (Ray), M. C., Addicott, M. A., Mathias, C. W., Marsh, D. M., and Dougherty, D. M. (2005, November).
Poster presented at the 2nd annual meeting of the International Society for Research on Impulsivity, Washington, D.C.

Awards

July 2005 - June 2007
PA-05-115 Research Supplement to Promote Diversity in Health Research to support Behavioral Models of Impulsivity: Alcohol and 5-HT Effects. Faculty Mentors: Drs. Dougherty, Mathias, Furr, Richard.

November 2005
Young Investigator Travel Award to the International Society for Research on Impulsivity in Washington, D.C.

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