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SPAARC Student Members

Joe VanderVeen, B.A., M.A.
Ph.D. student
Clinical Psychology program
Texas Tech University
Doctoral advisor: Dr. Lee M. Cohen
Doctoral project: Mechanisms of Smoking Relapse: The Potential Influence of Binge Drinking and Impulsivity on Cue Response in Nicotine Dependent College Students
e-mail: joe.vanderveen@ttu.edu

Yukun Chen, B.S.
Ph.D. student
Pharmacology and Neuroscience program
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Doctoral advisor: Dr. Alice M. Young
Doctoral project: Modification of Chronic Opioid Exposure on Executive Functions in Rats
e-mail: yukun.chen@ttuhsc.edu

Rajiv Agrawal, B.S.
Ph.D. student
Pharmacology and Neuroscience program
Texas Tech University Health Scineces Center
Doctoral advisor: Dr. Susan E. Bergeson
Current project: The Role of Microglia in Alcohol-induced Changes in Brain
rajiv.agrawal@ttuhsc.edu

Noreen Watson, B.S.
Ph.D. student
Clinical Psychology program
Texas Tech University
Doctorial Advisor: Dr. Lee M. Cohen
Current project:Examination of the influence of social fears and self-medication  on craving in response to cigarette cues.
noreen.watson@ttu.edu