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Ezemenari Obasi

TitleAssociate Professor
InstitutionUniversity of Houston
DepartmentPHLS
Address4800 Calhoun Rd
Houston TX 77004
Phone713-743-4698
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    R03DA027481     (OBASI, EZEMENARI M)Sep 1, 2009 - Aug 31, 2012
    NIH/NIDA
    Stress and Drug Use Vulnerability in Rural African Americans
    Role: Principal Investigator
    R01DA034739     (OBASI, EZEMENARI M)Apr 1, 2013 - Dec 31, 2017
    NIH/NIDA
    Stress and Drug Use Vulnerability in the African American Community
    Role: Principal Investigator
    R13DA038955     (OBASI, EZEMENARI M)Feb 1, 2016 - Jan 31, 2019
    NIH/NIDA
    Supporting Early Career and Minority Drug Abuse Research at the APA Convention
    Role: Principal Investigator

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    1. Pittman DM, Brooks JJ, Kaur P, Obasi EM. The cost of minority stress: Risky alcohol use and coping-motivated drinking behavior in African American college students. J Ethn Subst Abuse. 2017 Jul 14; 1-22. PMID: 28708010.
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    2. Smith NG, Winderman K, King B, Obasi EM, Reitzel LR. The association of lesbian, gay, and bisexual identity facets with smoking dependence motives. Nicotine Tob Res. 2017 Mar 09. PMID: 28340125.
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    3. Pittman DM, Cho Kim S, Hunter CD, Obasi EM. The role of minority stress in second-generation Black emerging adult college students' high-risk drinking behaviors. Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol. 2017 Jul; 23(3):445-455. PMID: 28206779.
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    4. Obasi EM, Shirtcliff EA, Cavanagh L, Ratliff KL, Pittman DM, Brooks JJ. Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Reactivity to Acute Stress: an Investigation into the Roles of Perceived Stress and Family Resources. Prev Sci. 2017 Feb 08. PMID: 28181173.
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    5. Shirtcliff EA, Skinner ML, Obasi EM, Haggerty KP. Positive parenting predicts cortisol functioning six years later in young adults. Dev Sci. 2017 Jan 30. PMID: 28139051.
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    6. Reitzel LR, Smith NG, Obasi EM, Forney M, Leventhal AM. Perceived distress tolerance accounts for the covariance between discrimination experiences and anxiety symptoms among sexual minority adults. J Anxiety Disord. 2017 May; 48:22-27. PMID: 27475254.
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    7. Obasi EM, Cavanagh L, Pittman DM, Brooks JJ. Effects of Evaluative Context in Implicit Cognitions Associated with Alcohol and Violent Behaviors. Addict Behav Rep. 2016 Jun; 3:48-55. PMID: 27175442.
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    8. Reitzel LR, Childress SD, Obasi EM, Garey L, Vidrine DJ, McNeill LH, Zvolensky MJ. Interactive Effects of Anxiety Sensitivity and Subjective Social Status on Psychological Symptomatology in Black Adults. Behav Med. 2017 Oct-Dec; 43(4):268-276. PMID: 26963636.
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    9. Reitzel LR, Okamoto H, Hernandez DC, Regan SD, McNeill LH, Obasi EM. The Built Food Environment and Dietary Intake among African-American Adults. Am J Health Behav. 2016 Jan; 40(1):3-11. PMID: 26685808; PMCID: PMC4737477 [Available on 01/01/17].
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    10. Obasi EM, Brooks JJ, Cavanagh L. The Relationship Between Psychological Distress, Negative Cognitions, and Expectancies on Problem Drinking: Exploring a Growing Problem Among University Students. Behav Modif. 2016 Jan; 40(1-2):51-69. PMID: 26311191; PMCID: PMC4740224.
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    11. Obasi EM, Shirtcliff EA, Brody GH, MacKillop J, Pittman DM, Cavanagh L, Philibert RA. The relationship between alcohol consumption, perceived stress, and CRHR1 genotype on the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis in rural African Americans. Front Psychol. 2015; 6:832. PMID: 26150798; PMCID: PMC4471353.
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    12. Cavanagh L, Obasi EM. The moderating role of implicit alcohol-related cognitions in hazardous alcohol use. Addict Res Theory. 2015; 23(5):380-390. PMID: 26989352.
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    13. El-Behadli AF, Sharp C, Hughes SO, Obasi EM, Nicklas TA. Maternal depression, stress and feeding styles: towards a framework for theory and research in child obesity. Br J Nutr. 2015 Jan; 113 Suppl:S55-71. PMID: 25588385.
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    14. Brody GH, Yu T, MacKillop J, Miller GE, Chen E, Obasi EM, Beach SR. Catecholamine levels and delay discounting forecast drug use among African American youths. Addiction. 2014 Jul; 109(7):1112-8. PMID: 24521257; PMCID: PMC4048637.
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    15. Beasley M, Sabatinelli D, Obasi E. Neuroimaging evidence for social rank theory. Front Hum Neurosci. 2012; 6:123. PMID: 22586388; PMCID: PMC3347627.
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    16. Brody GH, Beach SR, Chen YF, Obasi E, Philibert RA, Kogan SM, Simons RL. Perceived discrimination, serotonin transporter linked polymorphic region status, and the development of conduct problems. Dev Psychopathol. 2011 May; 23(2):617-27. PMID: 23786700; PMCID: PMC3695422.
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    17. Mackillop J, Obasi E, Amlung MT, McGeary JE, Knopik VS. The Role of Genetics in Nicotine Dependence: Mapping the Pathways from Genome to Syndrome. Curr Cardiovasc Risk Rep. 2010 Nov; 4(6):446-453. PMID: 21686075.
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    18. Obasi EM, Leong FT. Construction and validation of the Measurement of Acculturation Strategies for People of African Descent (MASPAD). Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol. 2010 Oct; 16(4):526-39. PMID: 21058816.
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    19. Walker RL, Alabi D, Roberts J, Obasi EM. Ethnic group differences in reasons for living and the moderating role of cultural worldview. Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol. 2010 Jul; 16(3):372-8. PMID: 20658880.
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    20. Walker RL, Wingate LR, Obasi EM, Joiner TE. An empirical investigation of acculturative stress and ethnic identity as moderators for depression and suicidal ideation in college students. Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol. 2008 Jan; 14(1):75-82. PMID: 18230003.
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