My program of research reflects my interests in the following areas: clinical human psychophysiology, the role of behavior in the etiology, treatment and prevention of cardiovascular disorders, and the role of emotions and coping as they relate to clinical and experimental pain. Related to this research but not exclusive of it, my program also explores 1) the influences of situational/contextual and trait factors on the smoking behavior in everyday settings as well the contribution of individual differences such as personality factors, gender, and ethnicity in nicotine-dependence susceptibility to patterns of cigarette smoking across the life span; 2) the neurobiological mechanisms contributing to trait hostility, aggression, and impulsivity; and 3) the significance of repressive and defensive coping styles for behavior, emotions, memory, psychophysiological functioning and health.
My research group's work can be described as "social-psychopharmacological" examining the degree to which traits (e.g., gender, ethnicity) and behavioral predispositions (like hostility, impulsiveness, depression, ADHD) determine the subjective, memory, and cardiovascular effects of various drugs (e.g., nicotine, endorphinergic blockade, anti-hypertensives), and how these interactions are, in turn, affected by social and environmental contexts.
Web Links of Research Sites
Selected Publications
- Whalen, C.K., Henker, B., Jamner, L.D., Ishikawa, S.S., Floro, .N., Swindle, R., Perwien, A.R., & Johnston, J.A. (in press). Toward Mapping Daily Challenges of Living with ADHD: Parent and Child Perspectives Using Electronic Diaries. Journal of Child Abnormal Psychology.
- Levine, L., Whalen, C.K., Jamner, L.D., and Henker, B. (2005). "Looking Back on September 11, 2001: Cognitive Appraisals and Memory for Emotional Distress in Adolescents and Adults. Journal of Adolescent Research, 20, 497-523.
- Whalen, C.K., Jamner, L.D., Henker, B., Gehricke, J.G., & King, P.S. (2004). Is There a Link between Adolescent Cigarette Smoking and Pharmacotherapy for ADHD? Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 17, 332-335.
- Jamner, L.D., Whalen, C.K., Loughlin, S., Mermelstein, R., Audrain-McGovern, J., Krishnan-Sarin, S., Worden, J.K., and Leslie, F.M. (2003). Tobacco Use Across the Formative Years: A Roadmap to
Developmental Vulnerabilities. Special Issue of Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 5, S71-S87. - Shapiro, D., Jamner, L.D., Davydov, D.M., & James, P. (2002) External and Internal Cues for Smoking in Everyday Life. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 16, 342-345.
- Whalen, C.K., Jamner, L.D., Henker, B., Delfino, R.J., Lozano, J. (2002). The ADHD Spectrum and Every Day Life: Experience Sampling of Moods, Activities, Smoking, and Drinking. Child Development, 73.
- Shapiro, D., Goldstein, I.B., & Jamner, L.D. (2002) Blood Pressure in Everyday Life: Biological, Psychological, Social, Emotional, and Situational Factors. In G. Weidner, M. Kopp, & Kristenson (Eds.) Heart Disease: Environment, Stress and Gender. NATO Science Series on Health: IOP Press. pp. 314-327).
- Whalen, C.K., Jamner, L.D., Henker, B., and Delfino, R. (2001) Smoking, and Moods in Adolescents With Depressive and Aggressive Dispositions: Evidence from Surveys and Electronic Diaries. Health Psychology, 20, 99-111.
- Shapiro, D., Jamner, L.D., Goldstein, I.B., & Delfino, R. (2001). Striking a chord: Moods, Blood Pressure and Heart Rate in Everyday Life. Psychophysiology, 38, 197-204.
- Delfino, R.J., Jamner, L.D., & Whalen, C.K. (2001). Temporal Analysis of the Relationship of Smoking Behavior and Urges to Mood States in Men versus Women. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 3, 235-248.
- Jamner, L.D., & Leigh, H. (1999). Repressive/defensive Coping, Endogenous Opioids, and Health: How a Life so Perfect can Make You Sick. Psychiatry Research, 85, 17-31.
- Jamner, L.D., Shapiro, D., & Jarvik, M.E. (1999). Nicotine Reduces the Frequency of Anger Reports in Smokers and Nonsmokers With High but not Low Hostilty: An Ambulatory Study. Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology, 7, 454-463.
- Jamner, L.D., Girdler, S.S., Shapiro, D., & Jarvik, M.E., (1998). Pain Inhibition, Nicotine, and Gender. Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology, 6, 96-106.
- Girdler, S.S., Jamner, L.D., Jarvik, M.E., Soles, R., & Shapiro, D. (1997). Smoking Affects Hemodynamic Stress Reactivity Differently in Men and Women. Psychosomatic Medicine, 59, 294-306.
- Jamner, L.D., Shapiro, D., Goldstein, I.B., & Hug, R. (1991). Ambulatory Blood Pressure and Heart Rate in Paramedics: Effects of Cynical Hostility and Defensiveness. Psychosomatic Medicine, 53, pp. 393-406.