Dr. Jane Metrik is Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at Brown University, and a core faculty member at Brown University’s Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies (CAAS). Trained in the Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology at the University of California, San Diego/San Diego State University, Dr. Metrik completed Brown’s clinical psychology internship and post-doctoral fellowship at CAAS before joining faculty in 2007. She has served as Principal Investigator, Co-Investigator, and Mentor on numerous federally funded research projects and as a research mentor to CAAS postdoctoral fellows. She directs a program of research focused on cognitive and behavioral mechanisms that influence the etiology of cannabis use, related problems, cannabis use disorder, and comorbidity with alcohol and affective disorders. Dr. Metrik's recent research examined cannabis’ pharmacological, cue-elicited, and neurocognitive effects in a number of domains including incentive salience, drug expectancy, impulsive and risky behaviors, and processing of affective information. Concurrent projects in Dr. Metrik’s cannabis-administration laboratory at CAAS and at the Providence VA Medical Center examine the impact of acute and chronic use of cannabis and substances in community-based samples and in veterans. Dr. Metrik has a joint appointment at the Providence VA Medical Center where she conducts clinical trials on cannabinoid-based treatment and behavioral treatment of co-occurring mood and substance use disorders in veterans, trains psychology post-doctoral fellows and residents in the Brown University Clinical Psychology Training Consortium.
| Wycoff, Andrea M., Metrik, Jane, Trull, Timothy J. "Affect and cannabis use in daily life: a review and recommendations for future research." Drug and Alcohol Dependence, vol. 191, 2018, pp. 223-233. |
| Stewart, K., Farris, S., Jackson, K., Borsari, B., & Metrik, J. "Cannabis Use and Anxiety Sensitivity in Relation to Physical Health and Functioning in Post-9/11 Veterans." Cognitive Therapy and Research, vol. 43, no. 1, 2018, pp. 45-54. |
| Subbaraman MS, Metrik J, Patterson D, Stout RL. "Cannabis use during alcohol treatment is associated with alcohol-related problems one-year post-treatment." Drug and Alcohol Dependence, vol. 193, 2018, pp. 29-34. |
| Reeves, Lauren E., Gaudiano, Brandon A., Metrik, Jane, Guzman Holst, Carolina, Morena, Alexandra, Sydnor, Valerie J., Weinstock, Lauren M., Epstein-Lubow, Gary. "Comorbid Cannabis and Tobacco Use Disorders in Hospitalized Patients with Psychotic-Spectrum Disorders." Journal of Dual Diagnosis, vol. 14, no. 3, 2018, pp. 171-180. |
| Metrik J, Gunn RL, Jackson KM, Sokolovsky AW, Borsari B. "Daily Patterns of Marijuana and Alcohol Co-Use Among Individuals with Alcohol and Cannabis Use Disorders." Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, vol. 42, no. 6, 2018, pp. 1096-1104. |
| Morris, V., Patel, H., Vedelago, L., Reed, D., Metrik, J., Aston, E., MacKillop, J. Amlung, M. "Elevated Behavioral Economic Demand for Alcohol in Co-Users of Cannabis and Alcohol." Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 2018. |
| Metrik J, Bassett SS, Aston ER, Jackson KM, Borsari B. "Medicinal versus Recreational Cannabis Use among Returning Veterans." Translational Issues in Psychological Science, vol. 4, no. 1, 2018, pp. 6-20. |
| Gunn RL, Jackson KM, Borsari B, Metrik J. "Negative urgency partially accounts for the relationship between major depressive disorder and marijuana problems." Borderline personality disorder and emotion dysregulation, vol. 5, 2018, pp. 10. |
| Amlung M, Reed DD, Morris V, Aston ER, Metrik J, MacKillop J. "Price elasticity of illegal versus legal cannabis: a behavioral economic substitutability analysis." Addiction, 2018. |
| Aston ER, Farris SG, Metrik J, Rosen RK. "Vaporization of Marijuana Among Recreational Users: A Qualitative Study." Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, vol. 80, no. 1, 2018, pp. 56-62. |
| Subbaraman MS, Metrik J, Patterson D, Swift R. "Cannabis use during treatment for alcohol use disorders predicts alcohol treatment outcomes." Addiction, vol. 112, no. 4, 2017, pp. 685-694. |
| Metrik, Jane, Farris, Samantha G., Aston, Elizabeth R., Kahler, Christopher W. "Development and initial validation of a marijuana cessation expectancies questionnaire." Drug and Alcohol Dependence, vol. 177, 2017, pp. 163-170. |
| Gunn, Rachel L., Skalski, Linda, Metrik, Jane. "Expectancy of impairment attenuates marijuana-induced risk taking." Drug and Alcohol Dependence, vol. 178, 2017, pp. 39-42. |
| Aston ER, Farris SG, MacKillop J, Metrik J. "Latent factor structure of a behavioral economic marijuana demand curve." Psychopharmacology, 2017. |
| Yurasek, Ali M., Merrill, Jennifer E., Metrik, Jane, Miller, Mary Beth, Fernandez, Anne C., Borsari, Brian. "Marijuana use in the context of alcohol interventions for mandated college students." Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, vol. 79, 2017, pp. 53-60. |
| Farris SG, Aston ER, Zvolensky MJ, Abrantes AM, Metrik J. "Psychopathology and tobacco demand." Drug and Alcohol Dependence, vol. 177, 2017, pp. 59-66. |
| Skalski LM, Gunn RL, Caswell A, Maisto S, Metrik J. "Sex-related marijuana expectancies as predictors of sexual risk behavior following smoked marijuana challenge." Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology, vol. 25, no. 5, 2017, pp. 402-411. |
| Farris SG, Metrik J. "Acute effects of cannabis on breath-holding duration." Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology, vol. 24, no. 4, 2016, pp. 305-12. |
| Farris SG, Metrik J, Bonn-Miller MO, Kahler CW, Zvolensky MJ. "Anxiety Sensitivity and Distress Intolerance as Predictors of Cannabis Dependence Symptoms, Problems, and Craving: The Mediating Role of Coping Motives." Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, vol. 77, no. 6, 2016, pp. 889-897. |
| Metrik, Jane, Aston, Elizabeth R., Kahler, Christopher W., Rohsenow, Damaris J., McGeary, John E., Knopik, Valerie S., MacKillop, James. "Cue-elicited increases in incentive salience for marijuana: Craving, demand, and attentional bias." Drug and Alcohol Dependence, vol. 167, 2016, pp. 82-8. |
| Aston ER, Metrik J, Amlung M, Kahler CW, MacKillop J. "Interrelationships between marijuana demand and discounting of delayed rewards: Convergence in behavioral economic methods." Drug and Alcohol Dependence, vol. 169, 2016, pp. 141-147. |
| Aston, Elizabeth R., Merrill, Jennifer E., McCarthy, Denis M., Metrik, Jane. "Risk Factors for Driving After and During Marijuana Use." Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, vol. 77, no. 2, 2016, pp. 309-316. |
| Metrik J, Caswell AJ, Magill M, Monti PM, Kahler CW. "Sexual Risk Behavior and Heavy Drinking Among Weekly Marijuana Users." Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, vol. 77, no. 1, 2016, pp. 104-112. |
| Metrik J, Jackson K, Bassett SS, Zvolensky MJ, Seal K, Borsari B. "The mediating roles of coping, sleep, and anxiety motives in cannabis use and problems among returning veterans with PTSD and MDD." Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, vol. 30, no. 7, 2016, pp. 743-754. |
| Lechner, William V., Day, Anne M., Metrik, Jane, Leventhal, Adam M., Kahler, Christopher W. "Effects of alcohol-induced working memory decline on alcohol consumption and adverse consequences of use." Psychopharmacology, vol. 233, no. 1, 2015, pp. 83-88. |
| Aston, Elizabeth R., Metrik, Jane, MacKillop, James. "Further validation of a marijuana purchase task." Drug and Alcohol Dependence, vol. 152, 2015, pp. 32-38. |
| Lechner, William V., Knopik, Valerie S., McGeary, John E., Spillane, Nichea S., Tidey, Jennifer W., McKee, Sherry A., Metrik, Jane, Leventhal, Adam M., Rohsenow, Damaris J., Kahler, Christopher W. "Influence of the A118G Polymorphism of the OPRM1 Gene and Exon 3 VNTR Polymorphism of the DRD4 Gene on Cigarette Craving After Alcohol Administration." Nicotine & Tobacco Research, vol. 18, no. 5, 2015, pp. 632-636. |
| Aston, Elizabeth, MacKillop, James, Cassidy, Rachel, Metrik, Jane. "Initial validation of a marijuana purchase task." Drug and Alcohol Dependence, vol. 146, 2015, pp. e212. |
| Metrik, Jane, Aston, Elizabeth R., Kahler, Christopher W., Rohsenow, Damaris J., McGeary, John E., Knopik, Valerie S. "Marijuana’s acute effects on cognitive bias for affective and marijuana cues." Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology, vol. 23, no. 5, 2015, pp. 339-350. |
| Kahler, Christopher W., Metrik, Jane, Spillane, Nichea S., Day, Anne, Leventhal, Adam M., McKee, Sherry A., Tidey, Jennifer W., McGeary, John E., Knopik, Valerie S., Rohsenow, Damaris J. "Acute effects of low and high dose alcohol on smoking lapse behavior in a laboratory analogue task." Psychopharmacology, vol. 231, no. 24, 2014, pp. 4649-4657. |
| Metrik, Jane, Spillane, N.S., Kahler, C.W. "Development and initial validation of a marijuana cessation expectancy scale." Drug and Alcohol Dependence, vol. 140, 2014, pp. e147. |
| Day AM, Kahler CW, Spillane NS, Metrik J, Rohsenow DJ. "Length of smoking deprivation moderates the effects of alcohol administration on urge to smoke." Addictive Behaviors, vol. 39, no. 5, 2014, pp. 976-9. |
| Day AM, Kahler CW, Metrik J, Spillane NS, Tidey JW, Rohsenow DJ. "Working Memory Moderates the Association Between Smoking Urge and Smoking Lapse Behavior After Alcohol Administration in a Laboratory Analogue Task." Nicotine & Tobacco Research, vol. 17, no. 9, 2014, pp. 1173-7. |
| Kahler CW, McHugh RK, Metrik J, Spillane NS, Rohsenow DJ. "Breath holding duration and self-reported smoking abstinence intolerance as predictors of smoking lapse behavior in a laboratory analog task." Nicotine & Tobacco Research, vol. 15, no. 6, 2013, pp. 1151-4. |
| Amlung M, Few LR, Howland J, Rohsenow DJ, Metrik J, MacKillop J. "Impulsivity and alcohol demand in relation to combined alcohol and caffeine use." Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology, vol. 21, no. 6, 2013, pp. 467-74. |
| Bidwell LC, Metrik J, McGeary J, Palmer RH, Francazio S, Knopik VS. "Impulsivity, variation in the cannabinoid receptor (CNR1) and fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) genes, and marijuana-related problems." Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, vol. 74, no. 6, 2013, pp. 867-78. |
| Day AM, Metrik J, Spillane NS, Kahler CW. "Working memory and impulsivity predict marijuana-related problems among frequent users." Drug and Alcohol Dependence, vol. 131, no. 1-2, 2013, pp. 171-4. |
| Metrik J, Kahler CW, Reynolds B, McGeary JE, Monti PM, Haney M, de Wit H, Rohsenow DJ. "Balanced placebo design with marijuana: Pharmacological and expectancy effects on impulsivity and risk taking." Psychopharmacology, vol. 223, no. 4, 2012, pp. 489-499. |
| Colby SM, Nargiso J, Tevyaw TO, Barnett NP, Metrik J, Lewander W, Woolard RH, Rohsenow DJ, Monti PM. "Enhanced motivational interviewing versus brief advice for adolescent smoking cessation: results from a randomized clinical trial." Addictive Behaviors, vol. 37, no. 7, 2012, pp. 817-23. |
| MacKillop J, Howland J, Rohsenow DJ, Few LR, Amlung MT, Metrik J, Calise TV. "Initial development of a measure of expectancies for combinations of alcohol and caffeine: the Caffeine + Alcohol Combined Effects Questionnaire (CACEQ)." Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology, vol. 20, no. 6, 2012, pp. 466-72. |
| Kahler CW, Metrik J, Spillane NS, Leventhal AM, McKee SA, Tidey JW, McGeary JE, Knopik VS, Rohsenow DJ. "Sex differences in stimulus expectancy and pharmacologic effects of a moderate dose of alcohol on smoking lapse risk in a laboratory analogue study." Psychopharmacology, vol. 222, no. 1, 2012, pp. 71-80. |
| Metrik, Jane, Kahler, Christopher W., McGeary, John E., Monti, Peter M., Rohsenow, Damaris J. "Acute Effects of Marijuana Smoking on Negative and Positive Affect." J Cogn Psychother, vol. 25, no. 1, 2011, pp. 31-46. |
| Howland J, Rohsenow DJ, Calise TV, Mackillop J, Metrik J. "Caffeinated alcoholic beverages: an emerging public health problem." American Journal of Preventive Medicine, vol. 40, no. 2, 2011, pp. 268-71. |
| Metrik J, Spillane NS, Leventhal AM, Kahler CW. "Marijuana use and tobacco smoking cessation among heavy alcohol drinkers." Drug and Alcohol Dependence, vol. 119, no. 3, 2011, pp. 194-200. |
| Bekman NM, Anderson KG, Trim RS, Metrik J, Diulio AR, Myers MG, Brown SA. "Thinking and drinking: alcohol-related cognitions across stages of adolescent alcohol involvement." Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, vol. 25, no. 3, 2011, pp. 415-25. |
| Kahler CW, Spillane NS, Metrik J. "Alcohol use and initial smoking lapses among heavy drinkers in smoking cessation treatment." Nicotine & Tobacco Research, vol. 12, no. 7, 2010, pp. 781-5. |
| Spirito, Anthony. "Alcohol Education Inventory—Revised: What every mental health professional should know about alcohol." Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, vol. 37, no. 1, 2009, pp. 41-53. |
| Metrik J, Rohsenow DJ, Monti PM, McGeary J, Cook TA, de Wit H, Haney M, Kahler CW. "Effectiveness of a marijuana expectancy manipulation: Piloting the balanced-placebo design for marijuana." Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology, vol. 17, no. 4, 2009, pp. 217-25. |
| Gwaltney CJ, Metrik J, Kahler CW, Shiffman S. "Self-efficacy and smoking cessation: a meta-analysis." Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, vol. 23, no. 1, 2009, pp. 56-66. |
| Kahler, Christopher W., Spillane, Nichea S., Metrik, Jane, Leventhal, Adam M., Monti, Peter M. "Sensation seeking as a predictor of treatment compliance and smoking cessation treatment outcomes in heavy social drinkers." Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior, vol. 93, no. 3, 2009, pp. 285-290. |
| Kahler CW, Metrik J, LaChance HR, Ramsey SE, Abrams DB, Monti PM, Brown RA. "Addressing heavy drinking in smoking cessation treatment: a randomized clinical trial." Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, vol. 76, no. 5, 2008, pp. 852-62. |
| D'Amico EJ, Anderson KG, Metrik J, Frissell KC, Ellingstad T, Brown SA. "Adolescent self-selection of service formats: implications for secondary interventions targeting alcohol use." The American Journal on Addictions, vol. 15 Suppl 1, 2006, pp. 58-66. |
| Metrik J, McCarthy DM, Frissell KC, MacPherson L, Brown SA. "Adolescent alcohol reduction and cessation expectancies." J. Stud. Alcohol, vol. 65, no. 2, 2004, pp. 217-26. |
| D'Amico, Elizabeth J., McCarthy, Denis M., Metrik, Jane, Brown, Sandra A. "Alcohol-Related Services: Prevention, Secondary Intervention, and Treatment Preferences of Adolescents." Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, vol. 14, no. 2, 2004, pp. 61-80. |
| Frissell KC, McCarthy DM, D' Amico EJ, Metrik J, Ellingstad TP, Brown SA. "Impact of consent procedures on reported levels of adolescent alcohol use." Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, vol. 18, no. 4, 2004, pp. 307-15. |
| Metrik J, Frissell KC, McCarthy DM, D'Amico EJ, Brown SA. "Strategies for reduction and cessation of alcohol use: adolescent preferences." Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, vol. 27, no. 1, 2003, pp. 74-80. |
| Miller ET, Neal DJ, Roberts LJ, Baer JS, Cressler SO, Metrik J, Marlatt GA. "Test-retest reliability of alcohol measures: is there a difference between internet-based assessment and traditional methods?." Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, vol. 16, no. 1, 2002, pp. 56-63. |
| D'Amico EJ, Metrik J, McCarthy DM, Appelbaum M, Frissell KC, Brown SA. "Progression into and out of binge drinking among high school students." Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, vol. 15, no. 4, 2001, pp. 341-9. |
Research focuses on cannabis behavioral pharmacology and longitudinal epidemiological studies examining the behavioral mechanisms that influence the etiology and maintenance of CUD and comorbidity with AUD and psychiatric disorders. Ongoing clinical trials also examine efficacy of cannabinoids in pain treatment.
| Year | Degree | Institution |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | PhD | San Diego State University |
| 2002 | MS | San Diego State University |
| 1998 | BS | University of Washington |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Abrantes, Ana | Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior |
| Aston, Elizabeth | Assistant Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences (Research) |
| Battle, Cynthia | Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior |
| Brick, Leslie Ann | Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior |
| Cassidy, Rachel | Associate Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences (Research) |
| Colby, Suzanne | Interim Director of the Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Associate Director of Applied Learning for the MPH Program, Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior |
| Gaudiano, Brandon | Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences |
| Goodyear Chavanne, Kimberly | Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior (Research), Assistant Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences (Research) |
| Gunn, Rachel | Assistant Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences |
| Haass-Koffler, Carolina | Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Associate Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences |
| Jackson, Kristina | Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences (Research) |
| Kahler, Christopher | Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Chair of Behavioral and Social Sciences |
| McGeary, John | Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior |
| McLaughlin, Nicole | Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior |
| Merrill, Jennifer | Associate Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences |
| Miranda, Robert | Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences |
| Monti, Peter | Donald G. Millar Distinguished Professor of Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences |
| Primack, Jennifer | Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior (Research) |
| Rohsenow, Damaris | Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences (Research) |
| Sokolovsky, Alexander | Assistant Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences |
| Stout, Robert | Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior |
| Stroud, Laura | Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences |
| Swift, Robert | Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences |
| Treloar Padovano, Hayley | Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Assistant Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences |
Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies
Providence Veterans Administration Medical Center
Dr. Metrik currently mentors research faculty on career development awards as well as provides mentorship and supervision to postdoctoral fellows (research and clinical), and psychology residents (research).
