Dr. Abrantes' research is focused on the development and testing of novel interventions for decreasing relapse risk among individuals with alcohol and other drug use disorders, including nicotine dependence. Her current projects include the use of text messaging, the development of smartphone apps, neurostimulation (e.g., tDCS), and EMA/EMI approaches. In addition, Dr. Abrantes also conducts research in the area of physical activity promotion for individuals with substance use and mental health disorders. This research includes the testing of Fitbit-supported lifestyle physical activity, physical activity apps, and peer-facilitated approaches.
| Braun, Tosca D., Kunicki, Zachary J., Blevins, Claire E., Stein, Michael D., Marsh, Eliza, Feltus, Sage, Miranda, Robert, Thomas, John G., Abrantes, Ana M. "Prospective Associations between Attitudes toward Sweet Foods, Sugar Consumption, and Cravings for Alcohol and Sweets in Early Recovery from Alcohol Use Disorders." Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly, 2021, pp. 1-13. |
| Braun, Tosca D., Gorin, Amy A., Puhl, Rebecca M., Stone, Andrea, Quinn, Diane M., Ferrand, Jennifer, Abrantes, Ana M., Unick, Jessica, Tishler, Darren, Papasavas, Pavlos. "Shame and Self-compassion as Risk and Protective Mechanisms of the Internalized Weight Bias and Emotional Eating Link in Individuals Seeking Bariatric Surgery." Obesity Surgery, vol. 31, no. 7, 2021, pp. 3177-3187. |
| Browne, Julia, Battaglini, Claudio, Jarskog, L. Fredrik, Sheeran, Paschal, Abrantes, Ana M., McDermott, Jessica, Elliott, Tonya, Gonzalez, Oscar, Penn, David L. "Targeting Physical Health in Schizophrenia: Results from the Physical Activity Can Enhance Life (PACE-Life) 24-Week Open Trial." Mental Health and Physical Activity, vol. 20, 2021, pp. 100393. |
| Stevenson, Brittany L., Blevins, Claire E., Marsh, Eliza, Feltus, Sage, Stein, Michael, Abrantes, Ana M. "An ecological momentary assessment of mood, coping and alcohol use among emerging adults in psychiatric treatment." The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 2020, pp. 1-8. |
| Stevenson BL, Blevins CE, Marsh E, Feltus S, Stein M, Abrantes AM. "An ecological momentary assessment of mood, coping and alcohol use among emerging adults in psychiatric treatment." The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, vol. 46, no. 5, 2020, pp. 651-658. |
| Farris, Samantha G., Burr, Emily K., Kibbey, Mindy M., Abrantes, Ana M., DiBello, Angelo M. "Development and initial validation of the Exercise Sensitivity Questionnaire." Mental Health and Physical Activity, vol. 19, 2020, pp. 100346. |
| Meshesha, Lidia Z., Aston, Elizabeth R., Teeters, Jenni B., Blevins, Claire E., Battle, Cynthia L., Marsh, Eliza, Feltus, Sage, Stein, Michael D., Abrantes, Ana M. "Evaluating alcohol demand, craving, and depressive symptoms among women in alcohol treatment." Addictive Behaviors, vol. 109, 2020, pp. 106475. |
| Meshesha LZ, Aston ER, Teeters JB, Blevins CE, Battle CL, Marsh E, Feltus S, Stein MD, Abrantes AM. "Evaluating alcohol demand, craving, and depressive symptoms among women in alcohol treatment." Addictive Behaviors, vol. 109, 2020, pp. 106475. |
| Silva-Vaz P, Abrantes AM, Morgado-Nunes S, Castelo-Branco M, Gouveia A, Botelho MF, Tralhão JG. "Evaluation of Prognostic Factors of Severity in Acute Biliary Pancreatitis." International Journal of Molecular Sciences, vol. 21, no. 12, 2020. |
| Farris, Samantha G., Abrantes, Ana M. "Mental health benefits from lifestyle physical activity interventions: A systematic review." Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic, vol. 84, no. 4, 2020, pp. 337-372. |
| Blevins, Claire E., Marsh, Eliza L., Stein, Michael D., Schatten, Heather T., Abrantes, Ana M. "Project CHOICE: Choosing healthy options in coping with emotions, an EMA/EMI plus in-person intervention for alcohol use." Substance Abuse, 2020, pp. 1-8. |
| Abrantes AM, Pires AS, Monteiro L, Teixo R, Neves AR, Tavares NT, Marques IA, Botelho MF. "Tumour functional imaging by PET." Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease, vol. 1866, no. 6, 2020, pp. 165717. |
| Uebelacker LA, Van Noppen D, Tremont G, Bailey G, Abrantes A, Stein M. "A pilot study assessing acceptability and feasibility of hatha yoga for chronic pain in people receiving opioid agonist therapy for opioid use disorder." Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, vol. 105, 2019, pp. 19-27. |
| Meshesha, Lidia Z., Abrantes, Ana M., Anderson, Bradley J., Blevins, Claire E., Caviness, Celeste M., Stein, Michael D. "Marijuana use motives mediate the association between experiences of childhood abuse and marijuana use outcomes among emerging adults." Addictive Behaviors, vol. 93, 2019, pp. 166-172. |
| Bloom EL, Farris SG, DiBello AM, Abrantes AM. "Smoking-related weight and appetite concerns and use of electronic cigarettes among daily cigarette smokers." Psychology, Health & Medicine, vol. 24, no. 2, 2019, pp. 221-228. |
| Blevins, Claire E., Abrantes, Ana M., Anderson, Bradley J., Caviness, Celeste M., Herman, Debra S., Stein, Michael D. "A longitudinal evaluation of the role of alcohol self-concept in alcohol use, motives, negative affect, and alcohol-related problems among emerging adults." The American Journal on Addictions, vol. 27, no. 6, 2018, pp. 501-508. |
| Farris SG, Legasse A, Uebelacker L, Brown RA, Price LH, Abrantes AM. "Anxiety Sensitivity is Associated with Lower Enjoyment and an Anxiogenic Response to Physical Activity in Smokers." Cognitive Therapy and Research, vol. 43, no. 1, 2018, pp. 78-87. |
| Minami H, Bloom EL, Brinkman HR, Abrantes AM, Young CC, Brown RA. "Factors related to cigarette smoking and intent to quit among adolescent inpatients with psychiatric and substance use disorders." Drug and Alcohol Dependence, vol. 186, 2018, pp. 215-218. |
| Farris, Samantha G., O’Keeffe, Bailey J., Abrantes, Ana M., DiBello, Angelo M. "Sex-Specific Link Between Emotional Vulnerability and Poor Weight Control in Cigarette Smokers." International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, vol. 26, no. 1, 2018, pp. 69-75. |
| Abrantes AM, Farris SG, Minami H, Strong DR, Riebe D, Brown RA. "Acute Effects of Aerobic Exercise on Affect and Smoking Craving in the Weeks Before and After a Cessation Attempt." Nicotine & Tobacco Research, vol. 20, no. 5, 2017, pp. 575-582. |
| Blevins, Claire E., Lash, Steven J., Abrantes, Ana M. "Adapting substance use motives measures for a clinical population of opiate, alcohol, and stimulant users." Addiction Research & Theory, vol. 26, no. 2, 2017, pp. 1-8. |
| Blevins, Claire E., Abrantes, Ana M., Kurth, Megan E., Gordon, Alan L., Stein, Michael D. "Alcohol treatment outcomes following discharge from a partial hospital program." Journal of Substance Use, vol. 22, no. 6, 2017, pp. 643-647. |
| Farris, Samantha G., Uebelacker, Lisa A., Brown, Richard A., Price, Lawrence H., Desaulniers, Julie, Abrantes, Ana M. "Anxiety sensitivity predicts increased perceived exertion during a 1-mile walk test among treatment-seeking smokers." Journal of Behavioral Medicine, vol. 40, no. 6, 2017, pp. 886-893. |
| Blevins CE, Rapoport MA, Battle CL, Stein MD, Abrantes AM. "Changes in coping, autonomous motivation, and beliefs about exercise among women in early recovery from alcohol participating in a lifestyle physical activity intervention." Mental Health and Physical Activity, vol. 13, 2017, pp. 137-142. |
| Abrantes, Ana M., Blevins, Claire E., Battle, Cynthia L., Read, Jennifer P., Gordon, Alan L., Stein, Michael D. "Developing a Fitbit-supported lifestyle physical activity intervention for depressed alcohol dependent women." Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, vol. 80, 2017, pp. 88-97. |
| Brown RA, Hecht J, Bloom EL, Minami H, Kahler CW, Abrantes AM, Dubreuil ME, Gordon A, Price LH, Ondersma SJ. "Development and preliminary pilot evaluation of a brief tablet computer intervention to motivate tobacco quitline use among smokers in substance use treatment." The American Journal on Addictions, vol. 26, no. 6, 2017, pp. 587-594. |
| Abrantes, Ana M., Scalco, Matthew D., O’Donnell, Sara, Minami, Haruka, Read, Jennifer P. "Drinking and exercise behaviors among college students: between and within-person associations." Journal of Behavioral Medicine, vol. 40, no. 6, 2017, pp. 964-977. |
| Lechner, William V., L. Gunn, Rachel, Minto, Alexia, Philip, Noah S., Brown, Richard A., Uebelacker, Lisa A., Price, Lawrence H., Abrantes, Ana M. "Effects of Negative Affect, Urge to Smoke, and Working Memory Performance (n-back) on Nicotine Dependence." Substance Use & Misuse, vol. 53, no. 7, 2017, pp. 1-7. |
| Farris SG, Thomas JG, Abrantes AM, Lipton RB, Pavlovic J, Smitherman TA, Irby MB, Penzien DB, Roth J, O'Leary KC, Bond DS. "Pain worsening with physical activity during migraine attacks in women with overweight/obesity: A prospective evaluation of frequency, consistency, and correlates." Cephalalgia, vol. 38, no. 11, 2017, pp. 1707-1715. |
| Farris SG, Aston ER, Zvolensky MJ, Abrantes AM, Metrik J. "Psychopathology and tobacco demand." Drug and Alcohol Dependence, vol. 177, 2017, pp. 59-66. |
| Bloom, Erika Litvin, Minami, Haruka, Brown, Richard A., Strong, David R., Riebe, Deborah, Abrantes, Ana M. "Quality of life after quitting smoking and initiating aerobic exercise." Psychology, Health & Medicine, vol. 22, no. 9, 2017, pp. 1127-1135. |
| Blevins, Claire E., Abrantes, Ana M., Stephens, Robert S. "The relationship between situational determinants of use and drinking motives." Addiction Research & Theory, vol. 26, no. 1, 2017, pp. 1-7. |
| Abrantes AM, Farris SG, Garnaat SL, Minto A, Brown RA, Price LH, Uebelacker LA. "The role of physical activity enjoyment on the acute mood experience of exercise among smokers with elevated depressive symptoms." Mental Health and Physical Activity, vol. 12, 2017, pp. 37-43. |
| Evans, E. Whitney, Abrantes, Ana M., Chen, Eva, Jelalian, Elissa. "Using Novel Technology within a School-Based Setting to Increase Physical Activity: A Pilot Study in School-Age Children from a Low-Income, Urban Community." BioMed Research International, vol. 2017, 2017, pp. 1-7. |
| Blevins, Claire E., Abrantes, Ana M., Stephens, Robert S. "Motivational pathways from antecedents of alcohol use to consequences: a structural model of using alcohol to cope with negative affect." The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, vol. 42, no. 4, 2016, pp. 395-403. |
| Blevins, Claire E., Stephens, Robert, Abrantes, Ana M. "Motives for Prescription Stimulant Misuse in a College Sample: Characteristics of Users, Perception of Risk, and Consequences of Use." Substance Use & Misuse, vol. 52, no. 5, 2016, pp. 1-7. |
| Cochrane, Graham D., Rizvi, Syed, Abrantes, Ana, Crabtree, Brigid, Cahill, Jonathan, Friedman, Joseph H. "Internal tremor in Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, and essential tremor." Parkinsonism & Related Disorders, vol. 21, no. 10, 2015, pp. 1145-1147. |
| Battle CL, Abrantes AM, Schofield CA, Kraines MA. "Physical Activity as an Intervention for Antenatal Depression: Rationale for Developing Tailored Exercise Programs for Pregnant Women with Depression." Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health, vol. 60, no. 5, 2015, pp. 479-82. |
| Cochrane, Graham D., Rizvi, Syed, Abrantes, Ana M., Crabtree, Brigid, Cahill, Jonathan, Friedman, Joseph H. "The association between fatigue and apathy in patients with either Parkinson's disease or multiple sclerosis." Parkinsonism & Related Disorders, vol. 21, no. 9, 2015, pp. 1093-1095. |
| Friedman JH, Abrantes A, Sweet LH. "Fatigue in Parkinson's disease." Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy, vol. 12, no. 13, 2011, pp. 1999-2007. |
| Abrantes AM, Hoffmann NG, Anton R. "Prevalence of co-occurring disorders among juveniles committed to detention centers." International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology, vol. 49, no. 2, 2005, pp. 179-93. |
| Year | Degree | Institution |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | PhD | University of California, San Diego |
| 1995 | AB | Harvard University |
APA Division 50 Young Scholar Award, 200
Research Society on Alcoholism Student Award, 1999-2001
NIH Clinical Research Loan Repayment Awardee 2002-200
Excellence in Reviewing Award, Mental Health and Physical Activity, 2013
Society of Behavioral Medicine Leadership Institute Fellow, 2016
Education Award, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, 2016
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Battle, Cynthia | Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior |
| Stein, Michael | Adjunct Professor of Medicine |
| Uebelacker, Lisa | Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior |
| Psychologist | State of Rhode Island | - | #PS01020 |
| Director of Psychology. 2022- |
| Co-Director of Behavioral Medicine and Addictions Research. 2017-2022 |
| Psychologist. Butler Hospital, - |
