Research Scientist

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Education
•  B.S., Psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
•  M.A., Cognitive Psychology, University of Colorado at Boulder
•  Ph.D., Cognitive Psychology & Neuroscience, University of Colorado at Boulder
•  Postdoctoral, Imaging Genomics and Addiction, Mind Research Network

Positions
•  2000-2002    Graduate Research Assistant, Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis
•  2002-2005    Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Colorado at Boulder
•  2002-2007     Graduate Research Assistant, University of Colorado at Boulder
•  2005    Consultant, RTI International
•  2007-2008    Graduate Research Assistant, Mind Research Network, Albuquerque, NM
•  2008-2009     Postdoctoral Fellow, Mind Research Network, Albuquerque, NM
•  2009-present    Research Scientist, Mind Research Network, Albuquerque, NM

Honors
•  2008    Young Scientist Travel Award (World Congress on Psychiatric Genetics)
•  2008    Research Society on Alcoholism Student Merit Award
•  2009    Research Society on Alcoholism Student Merit Award
•  2009    NIH Loan Repayment Program

Selected Peer-Reviewed Publications
1.    Milham, M.P., Banich, M.T., Claus, E.D., & Cohen, N.J. (2003).  Practice-related effects demonstrate complementary roles of anterior cingulate and prefrontal cortices in attentional control.  Neuroimage, 18, 483-493.
2.    Kareken, DA; Sabri, M; Radnovich, AJ; Claus, E; Foresman, B; Hector, D; Hutchins, GD (2004).  Olfactory system activation from sniffing: effects in piriform and orbitofrontal cortex. Neuroimage, 22, 456-465.
3.    Kareken, D. A., Claus, E. D., Sabri, M., Dzemidzic, M., Kosobud, A. E. K., Radnovich, A., Ramchandani, V., O’Connor, S. J., Lowe, M. J., & Li, T-K. (2004). Nucleus accumbens and ventral tegmental area activation from olfactory alcoholic-drink cues in high-risk drinkers. Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research, 28,550-557.
4.    Compton, R.J., Wertz, D., Pajoumand, G., Claus, E, & Heller, W. (2004).  Association between positive affect and attentional shifting.  Cognitive Therapy and Research, 28(6), 733-744.
5.    Mulligan, E. J., & Claus, E. D. (2005). Psychopharmacology. In Mitcham, C. (Ed.) Encyclopedia of Science, Technology, and Ethics. Macmillan Reference USA. (peer reviewed)
6.    Mulligan, E. J., & Claus, E. D. (2005). Choice behavior. In Mitcham, C. (Ed.) Encyclopedia of Science, Technology, and Ethics. Macmillan Reference USA. (peer reviewed)
7.    Frank, M.J. & Claus, E.D. (2006).  Anatomy of a decision: Striato-orbitofrontal interactions in reinforcement learning, decision making and reversal.  Psychological Review, 113, 300-326.
8.    Du, Y.P., Dalwani, M., Wylie, K., Claus, E.D., Tregellas, J. (2007).  Reducing Susceptibility Artifacts in fMRI Using Volume-Selective Z-Shim Compensation.  Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 57, 396-404
9.    Banich, M.T., Crowley, T.J., Thompson, L.L., Jacobson, B.J., Liu, X., Raymond, K.M., & Claus, E.D. (2007).  Brain activation during the Stroop task in adolescents with severe substance and conduct problems: A pilot study.  Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 90(2-3), 175-182.
10.    Tanabe, J., Thompson, L., Claus, E., Dalwani, M., Hutchison, K., Banich, M.T. (2007).  Prefrontal cortex activity is reduced in gambling and non-gambling substance users during decision-making.  Human Brain Mapping, 28(12), 1276-1286.
11.    Filbey, F.M., Claus, E., Audette, A., Tanabe, J., Banich, M., Du, Y.P., and Hutchison, K. (2008). Exposure to the Taste of Alcohol Elicits Activation of the Mesocorticolimbic Neurocircuitry.  Neuropsychopharmacology, 33, 1391-1401.
12.    Filbey, F.M., Ray, L., Smolen, A., Claus, E.D., Audette, A., & Hutchison, K.E. (2008).  Differential neural response to alcohol priming and alcohol taste cues is associated with DRD4 VNTR and OPRM1 genotypes.  Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 32, 1113-1123.
13.  Cauffman, E., Shulman, E., Steinberg, L., Claus, E., Banich, M., Graham, S., & Woolard, J. (in press). Age Differences in Affective Decision Making as Indexed by Performance on the Iowa Gambling Task.  Developmental Psychology

Research Support
Ongoing Research Support
R01 AA012238-07    (PI: Hutchison)    4/1/2005-3/31/2010
Alcohol Dependence: Integrating Genetic & fMRI Methods (NIAAA/NIH)
The objective of the research is to understand the neurobiological mechanisms that underlie alcohol dependence using both genetic and neuroimaging approaches. 
Role: Postdoctoral fellow (12/2008-present)