Jillian Weeks, PhD

E-mail

jjw81@pitt.edu

Education & Training

BS, Denison University (2015)
PhD, University of Pittsburgh (2020)

Mentor

Alan Sved

Graduation Year

2020

One-Line Research Description

Behavioral mechanisms of nicotine reinforcement in preclinical models of vulnerable populations

Representative Publications

 

Representative Publications

 

Weeks J.J., Carlson LJ, Radabaugh HL, de la Tremblaye PB, Bondi CO, Kline AE. Intermittent treatment with haloperidol or quetiapine does not disrupt motor and cognitive recovery after experimental brain trauma.  Behavioral Brain Research Mar 15.

 

Weeks JJ, Rupprecht LE, Grace AA, Donny EC, & Sved AF (under review). Nicotine self-administration is not increased in the MAM rodent model of schizophrenia. Nicotine & Tobacco Research.

 

Smith TT, Rupprecht LE, Denlinger-Apte RL, Weeks JJ, Panas RS, Donny EC & Sved AF (2017). Animal research on nicotine reduction: Current evidence and research gaps. Nicotine & Tobacco Research 19(9): 1005-1015.

Dissertation

Assessing mechanisms driving increased nicotine use in schizophrenia using the MAM rodent model

Alumni Current Affiliation

Senior Scientific Content Strategist, CG Life