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Karen Saules, Ph.D.
Professor and Psychology Clinic Director
Post-Doctoral Fellow, University of Michigan, 1993-1995
Ph.D., Wayne State University, 1993
M.S., Wayne State University, 1990
B.A., Colby College, 1986
611 W. Cross Street
(734) 487-4987
ksaules@emich.edu
(734) 487-4989 FAX
Biography:

Interests:

Addictive behaviors, interaction of addictive and eating behaviors, binge eating, bulimia, weight management/ maintenance, body image

Professional involvement:

2003-present EMU University Human Subjects Review Committee (IRB) -- Member, 2003-present; Faculty Co-Chair 2007–2010.

2004-20010 University of Michigan Substance Abuse Research Center (UMSARC) Operating Committee member.

2001-present Association of Directors of Psychology Training Clinics, Executive Board, Member-at-Large, 2001-2003; Resource, Listserv and Web Site Coordinator, 2001-present.

2000-present National Institutes of Health SBIR Grant Review Study Section

2004-present Society for Research on Nicotine & Tobacco, Newsletter Editor (See http://www.srnt.org/nwsltr.html for past issues) 2004-2007; Electronic Communications Committee & Newsletter Committee member, 2004-present.

 
Recent Publications:
NOTE: Formerly published as Karen K. Downey (2003 and prior)

Ivezaj, V., Saules, K.K., Hoodin, F, Angelella, N.E., Alschuler, K., Ivezaj, V., Saunders-Scott, D. & Wiedemann, A. A. (in press). The relationship between binge eating and weight status on depression, anxiety, and body image among a diverse college sample: A focus on bi/multiracial women. Eating Behaviors. doi:10.1016/j.eatbeh.2009.08.003

Serras, A.M. Saules, K.K., Cranford, J.A. & Eisenberg, D. (in press). Self-injury, substance use, and associated risk factors in a national probability sample of college students. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

Erdodi, LA, Lajiness-O’Neill, R, & Saules, K.K. (in press). Order of Conner’s CPT-II administration within a cognitive test battery influences ADHD indices. Journal of Attention Disorders.

Saules, K.K., Collings, A.S., Hoodin, F., Angelella, N.E., Alschuler, K., Ivezaj, V., Saunders-Scott, D. & Wiedemann, A.A. (2009). The contribution of weight problem perception, BMI, gender, mood, and smoking status to binge eating among college students. Eating Behaviors, 10 (1), 1-9.

Saules, K.K., Collings, A.S., Wiedemann, A.A. & Fowler, S. L. (2009). The relationship of body image to obesity and binge eating: The role of cross-situational body image dissatisfaction versus situational reactivity. Psychological Reports, 104, 909-921.

Saules, K.K., Collings, A.S., Hoodin, F., Angelella, N.E., Alschuler, K., Ivezaj, V., Saunders-Scott, D. & Wiedemann, A.A. (2009). The contribution of weight problem perception, BMI, gender, mood, and smoking status to binge eating among college students. Eating Behaviors, 10 (1), 1-9.

Saules, K.K.(2006). Pocket Reference to ADHD in Adult: A Practical Guide for Physicians. London: Science Press Limited.

Collings, A.S., Saules, K.K., & Saad, L.R. (2008). A prospective study of predictors of successful weight maintenance by women enrolled in community-based weight-loss programs. Eating & Weight Disorders, 13 (1), 38-47.

Saules, KK, Pomerleau, CS & Tate, JC (2008). Weight control smoking in women. In Frank Columbus (Ed.),Smoking and Women’s Health Research. Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Publishers, Inc.

Saules, K.K., Vannest, N., Mehringer, A.M., Pomerleau, C.S., Lee, K., Opipari, A., Midgley, R., Kleinsmith, L., Sen,A. & Snedecor, S. (2007). Actualversus perceived risk of cervical cancer among young women smoker. Journal of American College Health, 55, 207-213.

Pomerleau, CS & Saules, KK (2007). Body image, body satisfaction, and eating patterns in normal and overweight/obese women smokers and never smokers. Addictive Behaviors, 32, 2329–2334.

Saules, KK, Levine, MD, Marcus, MD & Pomerleau, CS (2007). Differences in smoking patterns among women smokers with childhood versus later onset of weight problems. Eating Behaviors, 8, 418-422.

King, LT, Saules, KK & Irish, J (2007). Weight concerns, perfectionism, and cognitive style: Which carries more “weight” in the prediction of smoking among college women? Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 9 (5), 535-543.

Rockafellow, BD & Saules, KK (2006). Substance use and abuse by college students: The role of intrinsic versus extrinsic motivation for athletic involvement. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 20, 279-287.

Lee, K, Saules, KK, Pomerleau, CS, Opipari, A Snedecor, SM, Sen, A, Vannest, N, Midgley, R & Kleinsmith, L. (2007). Evaluating the ability of visual images to inform college women about the link between smoking and cervical dysplasia and to motivate quitting: Critical dimensions. Journal of Cancer Education.Fall., 22(3):154-158.

Roll,J..M., Saules, K.K., Chudzynski,J.E. & Sodano, R. (2004). Relationship between Tridimensional Personality Questionnaire scores and clinic attendance among cocaine abusing buprenorphine-maintained outpatients. Substance Use and Misuse, 39, 1025-1040.

Saules, KK, Pomerleau, CS, Snedecor, SM, Mehringer, AM, Shadle, MB, Kurth, C, & Krahn, D. (2004). Relationship of onset of cigarette smoking during college to alcohol use, dieting concerns, and depressed mood: Results from the Young Women’s Health Survey. Addictive Behaviors, 29, 893-899.

Pomerleau, CS, Downey, KK, Snedecor, SM, Mehringer, AM, Marks, JL, & Pomerleau, OF. (2003). Smoking patterns and abstinence effects in smokers with no ADHD, childhood ADHD, and adult ADHD symptomatology. Addictive Behaviors, 28, 1149-1157.

Saules, KK, Pomerleau, CS, & Schubiner, H. (2002). Patterns of inattentive and hyperactive symptomatology in cocaine-addicted and non-cocaine-addicted smokers diagnosed with Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. J. Addictive Disease, 22, 71- 78.

Rhodes, G.L., Saules, K.K., Helmus, T.C., Roll, J., Beshears, R.M., Ledgerwood, D.M., Schuster, C.R.. (2003) Improving On-Time Counseling Attendance in a Methadone Treatment Program: A Contingency Management Approach. American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 28,759-773.

Schubiner, H, Saules, KK, Arfken C, Johanson CE, Schuster CR, Lockhart N, & Pihlgren E (2002). Double-blind placebo-controlled trial of methylphenidate in the treatment of adult ADHD patients with comorbid cocaine dependence. Experimental & Clinical Psychopharmacology, 10, 286-294

Saules, K.K., Schuh, L.M., Arfken, C.L., Reed, K., Kilbey, M.M., & Schuster, C.R. (2004). Double-blind placebo-controlled trial of fluoxetine in smoking cessation treatment including nicotine patch and cognitive behavioral group therapy. American Journal on Addictions. 13(5):438-46.

Ledgerwood, D & Downey, KK (2002). Relationship between problem gambling substance abuse, and psychiatric comorbidity in a methadone maintenance treatment population. Addictive Behaviors, 27, 483-491.

Henderson, M.H., Saules, K.K., & Galen L.. (2004). The predictive validity of the University of Rhode Island Change Assessment Questionnaire in a heroin-addicted polysubstance abuse population. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors,18, 106-112.

K.K., Pomerleau, C.S., Snedecor, S, Namenek Brower, R. & Rosenberg, E.E.M. (2004) Effects of disordered eating and obesity on weight, craving, and food intake during ad libitum smoking and abstinence. Eating Behaviors, 5, 353-363.

Pomerleau OF, Pomerleau CS, Marks JL, Snedecor SM, Mehringer AM, Namenek Brouwer RJ, & Saules, KK (2003). Prolonged nicotine patch use in quitters with past abstinence-induced depression. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 24, 13-18.

Helmus, TC, Saules, KK, Schoener, EP, and Roll, JM (2003). A Contingency Management Effectiveness Study: Reinforcement of Counseling Attendance and Alcohol Abstinence in a Community Based Dual Diagnosis Treatment Program. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 17, 249-251.

Sweet, R & Saules, KK (2003). Validity of the Substance Abuse Subtle Screening Instrument-Adolescent (SASSI-A). Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 331-340.