Behavioral Science

William W. Stoops, Ph.D.

204B 465 E High St.
Lexington Kentucky 40507
Phone: (859) 257-5388
email: wwstoo0@email.uky.edu

Dr. Stoops earned his Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Davidson College in Davidson, NC and his Master’s degree and Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Kentucky.  He has received the Outstanding Dissertation Award and Wyeth Young Psychopharmacologist Award from Division 28 of the American Psychological Association and a New Investigator Award from the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco.  Dr. Stoops recently received funding from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to study the neuropharmacology of tramadol in the human laboratory. He  continues his research on the behavioral effects of stimulant drugs, focusing on cocaine and nicotine, and development of internet-based treatments for substance abuse.

2011 Accomplishments

During 2011, Dr. Stoops continued work as principal investigator (PI) on a NIDA-funded grant (Neuropharmacology of Tramadol: Clinical Efficacy and Abuse Potential) and completed two other grant projects (Human Lab Model of Behavioral/Pharmacological Treatment for Cocaine Dependence funded by NIDA and Internet Based Voucher Reinforcement for Smoking Cessation funded by NCI) for which he was PI. He also served as a co-Investigator or consultant on 5 additional NIDA- or NCI-funded grants.  Dr. Stoops submitted five R-level grants as PI to NIDA in 2011 to continue his research.  In addition, he published tweelve peer-reviewed manuscripts, two as first author. Dr. Stoops presented his research at two international conferences, the College on Problems of Drug Dependence and the European Behavioral Pharmacology Society. He gave invited presentations at the Alcohol and Drug Issues Conference for Clinicians, the Midwestern Psychological Association Annual Convention, Johns Hopkins University and the University of West Alabama. Dr. Stoops served as a course director for Ethics and Responsibility in Clinical Research and as a preceptor for Introduction to Clinical Medicine 1. He served on graduate committees and mentored undergraduate students from the Department of Psychology, where he holds a joint appointment. Dr. Stoops reviewed manuscripts for Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research; Chronobiology Internationale; Psychopharmacology; European Journal of Pharmacology; Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology; the Journal of Experimental Analysis of Behavior; Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior; Behavioural Pharmacology; the International Journal of General Medicine; Substance Abuse and Rehabilitation; and Drug and Alcohol Dependence (in addition to being in the top 5% of all reviewers for that journal in 2011).  He also reviewed all entries under the “Psychopharmacology” heading for the second edition of the American Psychological Association’s Dictionary of Psychology. Dr. Stoops served an Abstract Reviewer for the 2011 Division 28 Program at the American Psychological Association Convention and the 2011 Addiction Health Services Research Conference. He began three-year terms as Secretary for Division 28 of the American Psychological Association and member of the Program Committee of the College on Problems of Drug Dependence.

NIH Funded Projects

Internet Based Voucher Reinforcement for Smoking Cessation. National Cancer Institute (R21CA124881).

Human Lab Model of Behavioral/Pharmacological Treatment for Cocaine Dependence. National Institute on Drug Abuse (R21DA024089).

Neuropharmacology of Tramadol: Clinical Efficacy and Abuse Potential.  National Institute on Drug Abuse (R01DA025649).

Representative Publications

Stoops, W.W., Dallery, J., Fields, N.M., Nuzzo, P.A., Schoenberg, N.E., Martin, C.A., Casey, B., and Wong, C.J. (2009). An Internet-Based Abstinence Reinforcement Smoking Cessation Intervention in Rural Smokers. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 105, 56-62.

Stoops, W.W. (2008). Reinforcing Effects of Stimulants in Humans: Sensitivity of Progressive-Ratio Schedules.  Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology, 16 (6), 503-512.

Stoops, W.W., Vansickel, A.R., Glaser, P.E.A., and Rush, C.R. (2008). The Influence of Acute Varenicline Administration on Smoking and Eating Behavior in Humans.  Pharmacology, Biochemistry, and Behavior, 91 (1), 165-169.

Stoops, W.W., Lile, J.A., Robbins, G., Martin, C.A., Rush, C.R., and Kelly, T.H. (2007).  The Reinforcing, Subject-Rated,  Performance, and Cardiovascular Effects of d-Amphetamine: Influence of Sensation-Seeking Status. Addictive Behaviors, 32(6), 1177-1188.

Stoops, W.W. (2006).  Aripiprazole as a Potential Pharmacotherapy for Stimulant Dependence: Human Laboratory Studies with d-Amphetamine.  Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology, 14(4), 413-421.

Stoops, W.W., Glaser, P.E.A., Fillmore, M.T., and Rush, C.R. (2004). Reinforcing Subject-Rated, Performance and Physiological Effects of Methylphenidate and d-Amphetamine in Stimulant Abusing Humans.  Journal of Psychopharmacology, 18(4), 534-543.