Jessica D. Rhodes, Ph.D. Hoyt Science Resources Center, Rm 134 319 South Market Street New Wilmington, PA 16172 (724) 946.6240 rhodesjd@westminster.edu Education Doctor of Philosophy, Clinical Psychology 2014 Master or Arts, Psychology 2011 Bachelor of Arts, Psychology D Youville College 2004 Employment 2016-Present 2017-Present Division of Cognitive & Quantitative Sciences Psychology Program Westminster College New Wilmington, PA People In Need New Castle, PA Assistant Professor of Psychology Psychology Resident 2014-2016 Department of Psychiatry University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Pittsburgh, PA 2013-2014 Department of Psychiatry University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Pittsburgh, PA 2011-2013 Pharmacogenetics of Nicotine Addiction Treatment 2008-2010 Precessation Effects of Varenicline on Smoking Behavior Postdoctoral Scholar Clinical Psychology Intern Trial Therapist Supervisor: Larry W. Hawk, Trial Therapist Supervisors: Larry W. Hawk, & Martin C. Mahoney, MD
2007-2013 ADHD & Smoking Laboratory 2005-2007 Precessation Effects of Bupropion on Smoking Behavior, Roswell Park Cancer Institute 2005-2007 Summer Research Camp, Center for Children & Families Graduate Research Assistant Mentor: Larry W. Hawk, Project Coordinator Supervisors: Larry W. Hawk, & Martin C. Mahoney, MD Research Assistant Supervisor: Larry W. Hawk, 2003, 2005-2006 Relapse Among Severely Mentally Ill Alcohol Abusers Research Institute on Addictions Research Assistant Supervisor: Clara Bradizza, Westminster Employment Westminster College, Assistant Professor of Psychology, 2016 - Present Courses Taught Introduction to Psychology Abnormal Psychology Psychological Assessment Major or Selected Publications 1. Rhodes, J.D., Gnagy, E., Pelham, W.E., & Molina, B.S.G. (in preparation). ADHD and Cigarette Smoking: Understanding the Factors that Increase Risk of Smoking Among Individuals with a History of ADHD. 2. Rhodes, J.D., Pelham, W.E., Jr., Gnagy, E., Shiffman, S., Derefinko, K., Molina, B.S.G. (2016). Cigarette smoking and ADHD: An examination of prognostically-relevant smoking behaviors among adolescents and young adults. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 30(5), 588-600. 3. Rhodes, J.D. & Hawk, L.W., Jr. (2016). Smoke and mirrors: The overnight abstinence paradigm as an index of disrupted cognitive function. Psychopharmacology, 233(8), 1395-1404. PMID: 26875757 4. Hawk, L.W., Jr., Ashare, R.L., Rhodes, J.D., Oliver, J.A., Cummings, K.M., Mahoney, M.C. Does extended pre-quit bupropion aid in extinguishing smoking behavior? Nicotine Tob Res. 2015 Jan; 14. PMID: 25589680.
5. Rhodes, J.D., Colder, C.R., Trucco, E.M., Speidel, C., Hawk, L.W., Jr., Lengua, L.J., Das Eiden, R., Wieczorek, W. The interaction between self-regulation and motivation prospectively predicting problem behavior in adolescence. J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol. 2013; 42(5): 681-692. PMID: 23477426. 6. Rhodes, J.D., Hawk, L.W., Jr., Ashare, R.L., Schlienz, N.J., Mahoney, M.C. The effects of varenicline on attention and inhibitory control among treatment-seeking smokers. Psychopharmacology. 2012 Sep; 223(2): 131-138. PMID: 22526531. 7. Hawk, L.W., Jr., Ashare, R.L., Lohnes, S.F., Schlienz, N.J., Rhodes, J.D., Tiffany, S.T., Gass, J.C., Cummings, K.M., Mahoney, M.C. The effects of extended pre-quit varenicline treatment on smoking behavior and short-term abstinence: a randomized clinical trial. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2012 Feb; 91(2):172-180. PMID: 22130118. 8. Ashare, R.L., Hawk, L.W., Jr., Shiels, K., Rhodes, J.D., Pelham, W.E., Jr., Waxmonsky, J.G. Methylphenidate enhances prepulse inhibition during processing of task-relevant stimuli in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Psychophysiology. 2010 Sep; 47(5):838-845. PMID: 20233343. 9. Shiels, K., Hawk, L.W., Jr., Reynolds, B., Mazzullo, R.J., Rhodes, J.D., Richards, J.B., Pelham, W.E., Waxmonsky, J.G., Gangloff, B.P. The effects of methylphenidate on discounting of delayed rewards in children with ADHD. Exp Clin Psychopharmacol. 2009 Oct; 17(5): 291-301. PMID: 19803628 Major Presentations 1. Rhodes, J.D., Gnagy, E.M., Pelham, W.E., Jr., & Molina, B.S.G. (2016). ADHD and Cigarette Smoking: Understanding the Factors that Increase Risk of Smoking Among Individuals with a History of ADHD. Poster Presentation at the 63 rd Annual American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Conference. New York, NY. 2. Molina, B.S.G. & Rhodes, J.D. (2015). Smoking and Substance Abuse in Individuals with ADHD. Invited presentation at the 4 th Annual Conference on ADHD and Executive Function: Research and Current Treatment Strategies. Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh ADHD Across the Lifespan Program, Pittsburgh, PA. 3. Rhodes, J.D., De Vita, M., Hawk, L.W., Jr. (2015). Smoke and Mirrors: How well does our typical approach reflect true individual differences in abstinence effects on cognition? Presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 4. Molina, B.S.G. & Rhodes, J.D. (2014). Smoking, Substance Use, and ADHD. Invited presentation at the 3 rd Annual Conference on ADHD and Executive Function: Research and Current Treatment Strategies. Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh ADHD Across the Lifespan Program, Pittsburgh, PA. 5. Rhodes, J.D., Molina, B.S.G., & Donovan (2014). Do temperament domains related to ADHD predict later cigarette smoking? Poster presented at the annual University of Pittsburgh Department of Psychiatry Research Day, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 6. Motschman, C.A., Gass, J.C., Wray, J.M., Germeroth, M.A., Schlienz, N.J., Hamilton, D.A., Moore, F.A., Rhodes, J.D., Tiffany, S.T., & Hawk, L.W., Jr. (2014). A comparison of reporting and participant characteristics in randomized controlled trials and laboratory-based studies investigating varenicline. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Seattle, Washington.
7. Hawk, L.W., Jr., Ashare, R.L., Lohnes, S.F., Schlienz, N.J., Rhodes, J.D., Tiffany, S.T., Gass, J.C., Cummings, K.M., & Mahoney, M.C. (2012). The effects of extended pre-quit varenicline treatment on smoking behavior and short-term abstinence: A randomized clinical trial. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Houston, Texas. 8. Rhodes, J.D., Schlienz, N.J., Ashare, R.L., Mahoney, M.C., & Hawk, L.W., Jr. (2011). The effects of steady-state varenicline on inhibitory control and delay-discounting in treatmentseeking smokers. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 9. Rhodes, J.D., Trucco, E.M., Colder, C.R., Speidel, C., Hawk, L.W., Jr., Lengua, L.J., & Eiden, R.D. (2011). Effortful control, reinforcement sensitivity, and childhood behavioral problems. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Child Development, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 10. Rhodes, J.D., Ashare, R.L., Hawk, L.W., Jr., & Mahoney, M.C. (2010). The effects of steady-state bupropion on attention and inhibitory control in treatment-seeking smokers. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Baltimore, Maryland. 11. Rhodes, J.D., Ashare, R.L., Shiels, K., & Hawk, L.W., Jr. (2009). Assessing the construct validity of attentional modification of prepulse inhibition of startle among children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research, Berlin, Germany.\ 12. Hawk, L.W., Jr., Shiels, K., Reynolds, B., Mazzullo, R.J., Rhodes, J.D., Pelham, W.E., Jr., Waxmonsky, J.G., & Gangloff, B.P. (2009). The effects of methylphenidate on discounting of delayed rewards in ADHD. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Research in Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, Seattle, Washington. 13. Shiels, K., Mazzullo, R.J., Rhodes, J.D., Reynolds, B., Pelham, W.E., Jr. & Hawk, L.W., Jr. (2009). Temperament and externalizing symptoms predict greater discounting of delayed rewards. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Child Development, Denver, Colorado 14. Shiels, K., Strand, M.T., Rhodes, J.D., & Hawk, L.W., Jr. (2009). The influence of incentives and task difficulty on working memory in ADHD. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Child Development, Denver, Colorado. 15. Ashare, R.L., Rhodes, J.D., Mahoney, M.C. & Hawk, L.W., Jr. (2008). A preliminary test of the effects of bupropion on cue reactivity among smokers in a cessation program. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Portland, Oregon. 16. Hawk, L.W., Jr., Mahoney, M.C., Ashare, R.L., Rhodes, J.D., Oliver, J.A., Cummings, M.K. & Fickling, S.E. (2008). Preliminary evidence of extinction of smoking behavior using Zyban. Presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Portland, Oregon.
Recent College Service Psychology Club Adviser AY 2016-2017 PSI CHI Chapter Adviser AY 2016-2017 Admissions Scholarship Essay Reviewer AY 2016-2017 Grants Title: Cognitive effects of VLNC cigarettes in late adolescent smokers with ADHD Co-Principle Investigators: Srihari Bangalore, M.D., M.P.H. & Jessica Rhodes, Ph.D. Co-Investigator: Brooke S.G. Molina, Ph.D. CENIC Pilot Project Honors and Awards Mark Diamond Research Fund 2013 Lee Conroy Higgins Award, D Youville College 2004 Psychology Department Award, D Youville College 2004 Membership in Professional Organizations PSI CHI International Honor Society of Psychology Adviser 2016 present Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT) 2008-present Society for Research on Child Development (SRCD) 2014-present Society for Psychophysiological Research (SPR) 2007-2013