CURRICULUM VITAE ELIZABETH R. ASTON, PH.D.

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1 CURRICULUM VITAE ELIZABETH R. ASTON, PH.D. February 23, 2016 Address: Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies Department of Behavioral & Social Sciences Brown University School of Public Health G-S121-5 Providence, RI Telephone: (401) Fax: (401) EDUCATION Undergraduate Purdue University, 2007 Bachelor of Arts in Behavioral Neuroscience Minor in Art History Graduate Wake Forest University School of Medicine, 2012 Doctor of Philosophy in Neuroscience POSTGRADUATE TRAINING Fellowship Postdoctoral Position Brown University School of Public Health, Department of Behavioral & Social Sciences, Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies NIAAA-Funded Research Fellowship in Substance Abuse, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology NIAAA-Funded Postdoctoral Position in Alcohol Abuse, POSTGRADUATE HONORS AND AWARDS Sharon Chauncey Fellowship Award, Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Brown University School of Public Health, June 2015 Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies Senior Fellow, Brown University School of Public Health, 2014 David K. Sundberg Award for Outstanding Students, Wake Forest School of Medicine Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, May 2013 Wake Forest University Graduate School Annual Graduate Student and Post-Doc Research Day Poster Award, Social Sciences Runner-Up, March 2012 American Psychological Association Dissertation Research Award Sponsored by the Science Directorate of the American Psychological Association, November 2011 NIAAA T32 Director s Meeting and Trainee Workshop Travel Award, Brown University, Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, August 2011 ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS Aston 1

2 Assistant Professor, Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Department of Behavioral & Social Sciences, Brown University School of Public Health, 2015 present Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Brown University School of Public Health, 2013 Present OTHER APPOINTMENTS Ad Hoc Reviewer for: Alcohol and Alcoholism; The American Journal on Addictions; Health Psychology; Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs; Psychology of Addictive Behaviors; Substance Abuse; Substance Abuse: Research and Treatment UNIVERSITY COMMITTEES Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies Postdoctoral Fellowship Faculty Mentoring Award Committee, Brown University School of Public Health, 2015 Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies Rounds Committee, Brown University School of Public Health, 2014 Present Alcohol Research Center on HIV Training Workshop Committee, Brown University School of Public Health, Brain Awareness Council, Wake Forest School of Medicine, OTHER SERVICE RELATED ACTIVITIES Committee Coordinator, Brain Awareness Council, Wake Forest School of Medicine, MEMBERSHIP IN SOCIETIES American Psychological Association, 2010 Present Division 50: Society of Addiction Psychology College on Problems of Drug Dependence, 2013 Present Psi Chi National Honor Society in Psychology, 2007 Present Research Society on Alcoholism, 2010 Present Western North Carolina Society for Neuroscience, ORIGINAL PUBLICATIONS IN PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS 1. Aston, E. R., Merrill, J. E., McCarthy, D., & Metrik, J. (in press). Risk factors for driving after and during marijuana use. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. 2. Metrik, J., Aston, E. R., Kahler, C. W., Rohsenow, D. J., McGeary, J. E., & Knopik, V. (2015). Marijuana's acute effects on cognitive bias for affective and marijuana cues. Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology, 23(5), Aston, E. R., Metrik, J., & MacKillop, J. (2015). Further validation of a marijuana purchase task. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 152, Swift, R. M. & Aston, E. R. (2015). Pharmacotherapy for alcohol use disorder: Current and emerging therapies. Harvard Review of Psychiatry, 23(2), Aston 2

3 5. Aston, E. R., Shannon, E. E., & Liguori, A. (2014). Anxiety, sedation, and simulated driving in binge drinkers. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 28(2), Aston, E. R., Neiberg, R. H., & Liguori, A. (2013). Breath alcohol estimation training: Behavioral effects and predictors of success. Alcohol and Alcoholism, 48(4), Aston, E. R. & Liguori, A. (2013). Self-estimation of blood alcohol concentration: A review. Addictive Behaviors, 38(4), Bernosky-Smith, K. A., Aston, E. R., & Liguori, A. (2012). Rapid drinking is associated with increases in driving-related risk-taking. Human Psychopharmacology: Clinical and Experimental, 27(6), Shannon, E. E., Staniforth, E. R., McNamara, J., & Bernosky-Smith, K. A. (2011). Response inhibition impairments predict alcohol-induced sedation. Alcohol and Alcoholism, 46(1), OTHER NON-PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS 1. Featured Article at Scientific American Blogs The Scicurious Brain, February 27, Alcohol and Caffeine: No Need to go Loko. PUBLICATIONS SUBMITTED OR IN PREPARATION 1. Metrik, J., Aston, E. R., Kahler, C. W., Rohsenow, D. J., McGeary, J., Knopik, V., & MacKillop, J. (under review). Cue-elicited increases in incentive salience for marijuana: craving, demand, and attentional bias. 2. Aston, E. R., Metrik, J., Amlung, M., Kahler, C. W., & MacKillop, J. (in preparation). Interrelationships between incentive value of marijuana and discounting of delayed rewards among frequent marijuana users. 3. Metrik, J., Aston, E. R., Spillane, N., & Kahler, C. W. (in preparation). Initial validation of a marijuana cessation expectancy scale. 4. Celio, M., Caswell, A., Aston, E. R., & Spear, L. (in preparation). AUDIT-C questionnaire among college student drinkers. ABSTRACTS 1. Aston, E. R., Knopik, V., McGeary, J., MacKillop, J., & Metrik, J. (June 2016). Cannabinoid receptor gene (CNR1) polymorphism (rs ) associated with demand for marijuana. College on Problems of Drug Dependence, 78 th Annual Convention, Palm Springs, California. 2. Aston, E. R. & Metrik, J. (March 2016). Marijuana demand and problems as predictors of marijuana change efforts. Collaborative Perspectives on Addiction, 4 th Annual Meeting, San Diego, California. 3. Aston, E. R., Metrik, J., Kahler, C. W., & MacKillop, J. (June, 2015). Impulsivity and marijuana demand among frequent marijuana users. College on Problems of Drug Dependence, 77 th Annual Convention, Phoenix, Arizona. 4. Metrik, J., Aston, E. R., Kahler, C. W., Rohsenow, D., McGeary, J., Knopik, V., & MacKillop, J. (June, 2015). Multidimensional assessment of cue-elicited marijuana demand. College on Problems of Drug Dependence, 77 th Annual Convention, Phoenix, Arizona. Aston 3

4 5. Aston, E. R., Metrik, J., Kahler, C. W., & MacKillop, J. (March, 2015). Impulsivity and marijuana demand among frequent marijuana users. Mind Brain Research Day, Brown University, Providence, RI. 6. Aston, E. R., Metrik, J., & MacKillop, J. (March, 2015). Behavioral economic research on the etiology and prevention of young adult drug use. Collaborative Perspectives on Addiction, 3 rd Annual Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland. 7. Aston, E. R., Cassidy, R. N., MacKillop, J., & Metrik, J. (June, 2014). Initial validation of a marijuana purchase task. College on Problems of Drug Dependence, 76 th Annual Convention, San Juan, Puerto Rico. 8. Aston, E. R., Cassidy, R. N., MacKillop, J., & Metrik, J. (March, 2014). Initial validation of a marijuana purchase task. Mind Brain Research Day, Brown University, Providence, RI. 9. Pattison, L. P., Aston, E. R., Riegle, M. A., Rose, J. H., Spence, T. E., Skelly, M. J., Johnston III, W., Haynes, K., Bach, S., & Godwin, D. W. (October, 2012). Wake Forest University s Brain Awareness Council: Illuminating minds, one brain at a time. Annual Brain Awareness Campaign Event at the 42 nd Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, New Orleans, LA. 10. Aston, E. R. & Liguori, A. (August, 2012). Self-reported alcohol use and drink driving after breath alcohol estimation training. American Psychological Association, 120 th Annual Convention, Orlando, FL. 11. Aston, E. R. & Liguori, A. (March, 2012). Breath alcohol estimation training with a randomized dosing binge paradigm. Wake Forest University Twelfth Annual Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Research Day, Winston-Salem, NC. 12. Staniforth, E. R. & Liguori, A. (November, 2011). Breath alcohol estimation training with a randomized dosing binge paradigm. Western North Carolina Society for Neuroscience Research Day, Winston-Salem, NC. 13. Pattison, L. P., Riegle, M. A., Staniforth, E. R., Skelly, M. J., Dolson, E. P., Martucci, K. T., Willard, S. L., Wiggins, W. F., Perret, D. S., & Godwin, D. W. (November, 2011). Brain Awareness Season in NC s Triad Area. Annual Brain Awareness Campaign Event at the 41 st Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Washington, DC. 14. Staniforth, E. R. & Liguori, A. (June, 2011). Breath alcohol estimation training with a randomized dosing binge paradigm. Research Society on Alcoholism, 34 th Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA. 15. Staniforth, E. R., Roth, A. J., Shannon, E. E., & Liguori., A. (December, 2010). Anxiety, impulsivity, and post-binge simulated driving in moderate drinkers. Western North Carolina Society for Neuroscience Research Day, Winston-Salem, NC. 16. Staniforth, E. R., Roth, A. J., Shannon, E. E., & Liguori., A. (June, 2010). Anxiety, impulsivity, and postbinge simulated driving in moderate drinkers. Research Society on Alcoholism, 33 rd Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX. 17. Staniforth, E. R., Roth, A. J., Shannon, E. E., & Liguori., A. (March, 2010). Anxiety, impulsivity, and postbinge simulated driving in moderate drinkers. Wake Forest University Tenth Annual Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Research Day, Winston-Salem, NC. 18. Staniforth, E. R., Roth, A. J., Shannon, E. E., & Liguori., A. (December, 2009). Anxiety, impulsivity, and simulated driving: Effects of an alcohol binge. Western North Carolina Society for Neuroscience Research Day, Winston-Salem, NC. Aston 4

5 19. Dobrin, C. V., Staniforth, E. R., Bass, C. E., & Roberts, D. C. S. (November, 2008). Manipulation of circadian genes in models of cocaine reinforcement. 38 th Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Washington, DC. INVITED PRESENTATIONS 1. Aston, E. R., Metrik, J., & MacKillop, J. (March, 2015). Behavioral economic research on the etiology and prevention of young adult drug use. Talk given at the Collaborative Perspectives on Addiction, 3rd Annual Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland. 2. Aston, E. R. (January, 2013). Breath alcohol estimation training: Behavioral effects and predictors of success. Talk given at the Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Brown University, Providence, RI. 3. Aston, E. R. (September, 2011). Breath alcohol estimation training with a randomized dosing binge paradigm. Talk given at the NIAAA Training Directors Conference, Brown University, Providence, RI. GRANT SUPPORT 1K01DA (PI: Aston) 5/1/2015-4/30/2020 NIDA Behavioral Economic Analysis of Demand for Marijuana This proposal aims to examine the relative value of or demand for marijuana and the relationship between drug value and craving. This project will further develop a marijuana purchase task (MPT) measure via qualitative methods. The modified MPT measure will be validated via administration of the measure to marijuana users with diverse use patterns. Ultimately, hypothetical responses on the MPT will be compared to performance for actual marijuana rewards in the laboratory. Role: Principal Investigator Direct Costs: $167,112 PENDING GRANTS R01AA (PI: Metrik) NIDA/NIAAA Marijuana's Impact on Alcohol Motivation and Consumption This project includes two complementary human marijuana administration studies to investigate how marijuana, alone or in combination with initial drinking, affects alcohol motivation and consumption. The longterm objective of this research is to help determine whether smoking marijuana alone or when combined with alcohol places individuals at greater risk for heavy drinking and ultimately alcohol dependence. Role: Co-Investigator Direct Costs: $396,398 COMPLETED GRANTS 2 T32 AA (PI: Monti) 6/30/2013-5/31/2015 NIAAA Alcohol Intervention/Treatment Outcome Research Training This NIAAA-funded T32 postdoctoral training grant prepares behavioral, social, health care, and medical scientists to conduct high quality research in early intervention and treatment of alcohol abuse and dependence. The training program focuses on the development and implementation of on-site research under the supervision of trainee-selected faculty mentors. Role: Postdoctoral Fellow Direct Costs: $587,554 5 T32 AA (McCool) 8/15/ /14/2012 NIAAA Aston 5

6 Multidisciplinary Training in the Biology of Addiction This NIAAA-funded T32 predoctoral training program consists of rigorous didactic work and intensive laboratory-based research experiences. It is augmented by robust curriculum opportunities that include career development courses, including teaching and writing, and ethics. Role: Predoctoral Trainee Direct Costs: $385,546 UNIVERSITY TEACHING ROLES Lecturer, Health Education Sessions, Butler Hospital, Project FREE Smoking Cessation Study, Spring 2014 Spring Lecture weekly on health education topics (e.g., heart disease, nutrition, reproductive health) to subjects in an ongoing smoking cessation study. Lecturer, Psychology of Criminal Behavior, Brown University program, Summer Developed and taught two-week summer course on criminal behavior and psychology. Workshop Director, Drug Abuse Workshop, Winston-Salem State Physical Therapy DPT program, Spring Recruited and coordinated qualified lecturers in areas of drug abuse. Guest Lecturer, Drug Abuse Workshop, Winston-Salem State Physical Therapy DPT program, Spring Alcohol abuse and dependence. Guest Lecturer, Physiology Block, Winston-Salem State Physical Therapy DPT program, Summer Neuronal components, action potentials, and synaptic transmission. Guest Lecturer, Pharmacology Block, Winston-Salem State Physical Therapy DPT program, Spring Sedative hypnotics, anti-anxiety drugs, and treating depression and bipolar disorders. Guest Lecturer, Physiology Block, Winston-Salem State Physical Therapy DPT program, Summer Autonomic nervous system, neuronal components, action potentials, and synaptic transmission. Assistant Simulation Lab Facilitator, Physiology Block, Winston-Salem State Physical Therapy DPT program, Summer The simulation targeted the use of METI human patient simulator mannequins. Mannequins were programmed to display symptoms of Autonomic Dysreflexia. Students were led through a scenario in which they learned/practiced correctly diagnose and treat the symptomology present. Brain Awareness Educator, Neuroscience Program, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Spring 2011 Spring Education on drugs of abuse, human brains, comparative animal brains, and psychiatry to local students grades K-12. Aston 6