Stephen Wilson, PhD - Penn State Cancer Institute
Researcher Profile
Stephen Wilson, PhD
Professor, Psychology
Penn State Neuroscience Institute
Penn State Neuroscience Institute
Scientific Program:Cancer Control
Recent Publications
2026
Linden-Carmichael, AN, Mogle, J, Miller, SE, Shipley, JL & Wilson, SJ 2026, 'High-intensity and blackout drinking impact on next-day cognitive functioning among college-attending young adults', Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, vol. 50, no. 3, e70280. https://doi.org/10.1111/acer.70280
Yan, X, Weigard, AS, Wilson, SJ, Shapiro, Z, Galloway-Long, H, Warner, TA, Roule, AL, Hlutkowsky, C & Huang-Pollock, C 2026, 'Neural Network Dynamics Supporting Adaptive Attentional Control in the Context of Nicotine Withdrawal: a Review with Empirical Example', Nicotine and Tobacco Research, vol. 28, no. 7, pp. 1082-1093. https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntaf269
2025
Salinas, KZ, Saulnier, K, Tilden, S, Yingst, JM, Foulds, J, Hrabovsky, S, Wilson, SJ & Hobkirk, AL 2025, 'Associations between working memory, brain activation, and e-cigarette use: A functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) study.', Experimental and clinical psychopharmacology, vol. 33, no. 6, pp. 618-628. https://doi.org/10.1037/pha0000811
Dyer, WG, Leventhal, AM, Chung, YI, Wilson, SJ & Bello, MS 2025, 'Associations of Trait Psychomotor Restlessness and Agitation With Tobacco Withdrawal Symptoms in a Nonclinical Sample of Adults Who Smoke Cigarettes', Nicotine and Tobacco Research, vol. 27, no. 10, pp. 1769-1777. https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntaf066
Hallisky, K, Pearce, AL, Fuchs, B, Baney, BA, Ramesh, S, Wilson, SJ, Masterson, T, Rose, EJ, Bruce, A, Lim, SL & Keller, KL 2025, 'Children's satiety responsiveness moderates the association between food reinforcement and eating in the absence of hunger', Physiology and Behavior, vol. 302, 115092. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physbeh.2025.115092
Eisele, G, Hiekkaranta, A, Kunkels, YK, Rot, MAH, van Ballegooijen, W, Bartels, SL, Bastiaansen, JA, Beymer, PN, Bylsma, LM, Carpenter, RW, Ellison, WD, Fisher, AJ, Forkmann, T, Frumkin, MR, Fulford, D, Naragon-Gainey, K, Greene, T, Heininga, VE, Jones, A, Kalokerinos, EK, Kuppens, P, Modecki, KL, Müller, F, Neubauer, AB, Panaite, V, Schneider, M, Sun, J, Wilson, SJ, Zygar-Hoffmann, C, Myin-Germeys, I & Kirtley, OJ 2025, 'ESM-Q: A consensus-based quality assessment tool for experience sampling method items', Behavior Research Methods, vol. 57, no. 4, 124. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13428-025-02626-1
Huang, S, MacLean, RR, Beltz, AM, McClernon, FJ, Kozink, RV & Wilson, SJ 2025, 'Sex differences in dorsal striatal volume and interest in quitting smoking', Drug and alcohol dependence, vol. 267, 112543. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2024.112543
2024
Fuchs, BA, Pearce, AL, Rolls, BJ, Wilson, SJ, Rose, EJ, Geier, CF & Keller, KL 2024, 'Does ‘portion size’ matter? Brain responses to food and non-food cues presented in varying amounts', Appetite, vol. 196, 107289. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2024.107289
Bhat, YR, Rolls, BJ, Wilson, SJ, Rose, E, Geier, CF, Fuchs, B, Garavan, H & Keller, KL 2024, 'Eating in the Absence of Hunger Is a Stable Predictor of Adiposity Gains in Middle Childhood', Journal of Nutrition, vol. 154, no. 12, pp. 3726-3739. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tjnut.2024.10.008
Furer, ML, Huang, S, Smyth, JM & Wilson, SJ 2024, 'Ecological momentary assessment of delay discounting, reward valuation, and craving in very light cigarette users', Journal of the experimental analysis of behavior, vol. 122, no. 3, pp. 335-350. https://doi.org/10.1002/jeab.4221
Keller, KL, Pearce, AL, Fuchs, B, Rolls, BJ, Wilson, SJ, Geier, CF, Rose, E & Garavan, H 2024, 'PACE: a Novel Eating Behavior Phenotype to Assess Risk for Obesity in Middle Childhood', Journal of Nutrition, vol. 154, no. 7, pp. 2176-2187. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tjnut.2024.05.019
Sangchooli, A, Zare-Bidoky, M, Fathi Jouzdani, A, Schacht, J, Bjork, JM, Claus, ED, Prisciandaro, JJ, Wilson, SJ, Wüstenberg, T, Potvin, S, Ahmadi, P, Bach, P, Baldacchino, A, Beck, A, Brady, KT, Brewer, JA, Childress, AR, Courtney, KE, Ebrahimi, M, Filbey, FM, Garavan, H, Ghahremani, DG, Goldstein, RZ, Goudriaan, AE, Grodin, EN, Hanlon, CA, Haugg, A, Heilig, M, Heinz, A, Holczer, A, Van Holst, RJ, Joseph, JE, Juliano, AC, Kaufman, MJ, Kiefer, F, Khojasteh Zonoozi, A, Kuplicki, RT, Leyton, M, London, ED, MacKey, S, McClernon, FJ, Mellick, WH, Morley, K, Noori, HR, Oghabian, MA, Oliver, JA, Owens, M, Paulus, MP, Perini, I, Rafei, P, Ray, LA, Sinha, R, Smolka, MN, Soleimani, G, Spanagel, R, Steele, VR, Tapert, SF, Vollstädt-Klein, S, Wetherill, RR, Witkiewitz, K, Yuan, K, Zhang, X, Verdejo-Garcia, A, Potenza, MN, Janes, AC, Kober, H, Zilverstand, A & Ekhtiari, H 2024, 'Parameter Space and Potential for Biomarker Development in 25 Years of fMRI Drug Cue Reactivity: A Systematic Review', JAMA Psychiatry, vol. 81, no. 4, pp. 414-425. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2023.5483
Keller, KL, Pearce, AL, Fuchs, B, Rolls, BJ, Wilson, SJ, Geier, CF, Rose, E & Garavan, H 2024, 'Response to E Satter and B Lohse', Journal of Nutrition, vol. 154, no. 12, pp. 3854-3855. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tjnut.2024.10.003
Fuchs, BA, Pearce, AL, Rolls, BJ, Wilson, SJ, Rose, EJ, Geier, CF, Garavan, H & Keller, KL 2024, 'The Cerebellar Response to Visual Portion Size Cues Is Associated with the Portion Size Effect in Children', Nutrients, vol. 16, no. 5, 738. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16050738
2023
Pearce, AL, Hallisky, K, Rolls, BJ, Wilson, SJ, Rose, E, Geier, CF, Garavan, H & Keller, KL 2023, 'Children at high familial risk for obesity show executive functioning deficits prior to development of excess weight status', Obesity, vol. 31, no. 12, pp. 2998-3007. https://doi.org/10.1002/oby.23892
Keller, KL, Pearce, AL, Fuchs, B, Hallisky, K, Rolls, BJ, Wilson, SJ, Geier, C & Rose, EJ 2023, 'Children with lower ratings of executive functions have a greater response to the portion size effect', Appetite, vol. 186, 106569. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2023.106569
Huang, S, Furer, ML, Smyth, JM & Wilson, SJ 2023, 'Momentary associations between affect and craving as a function of perceived smoking opportunity in young adults smoking 1–5 cigarettes per day: An ecological momentary assessment study', Drug and alcohol dependence, vol. 243, 109717. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2022.109717
Woods, WC, Edershile, EA, Ringwald, WR, Sharpe, BM, Himmelstein, PH, Newman, MG, Wilson, SJ, Ellison, WD, Levy, KN, Pincus, AL, Creswell, JD & Wright, AGC 2023, 'Psychometric Evaluation of a Visual Interpersonal Analog Scale', Psychological Assessment, vol. 35, no. 4, pp. 311-324. https://doi.org/10.1037/pas0001210
Chung, YI, White, R, Geier, CF, Johnston, SJ, Smyth, JM, Delgado, MR, McKee, SA & Wilson, SJ 2023, 'Testing the efficacy of real-time fMRI neurofeedback for training people who smoke daily to upregulate neural responses to nondrug rewards', Cognitive, Affective and Behavioral Neuroscience, vol. 23, no. 2, pp. 440-456. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13415-023-01070-y
2022
Ekhtiari, H, Zare-Bidoky, M, Sangchooli, A, Janes, AC, Kaufman, MJ, Oliver, JA, Prisciandaro, JJ, Wüstenberg, T, Anton, RF, Bach, P, Baldacchino, A, Beck, A, Bjork, JM, Brewer, J, Childress, AR, Claus, ED, Courtney, KE, Ebrahimi, M, Filbey, FM, Ghahremani, DG, Azbari, PG, Goldstein, RZ, Goudriaan, AE, Grodin, EN, Hamilton, JP, Hanlon, CA, Hassani-Abharian, P, Heinz, A, Joseph, JE, Kiefer, F, Zonoozi, AK, Kober, H, Kuplicki, R, Li, Q, London, ED, McClernon, J, Noori, HR, Owens, MM, Paulus, MP, Perini, I, Potenza, M, Potvin, S, Ray, L, Schacht, JP, Seo, D, Sinha, R, Smolka, MN, Spanagel, R, Steele, VR, Stein, EA, Steins-Loeber, S, Tapert, SF, Verdejo-Garcia, A, Vollstädt-Klein, S, Wetherill, RR, Wilson, SJ, Witkiewitz, K, Yuan, K, Zhang, X & Zilverstand, A 2022, 'A methodological checklist for fMRI drug cue reactivity studies: development and expert consensus', Nature Protocols, vol. 17, no. 3, pp. 567-595. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41596-021-00649-4
Wilson, SJ 2022, 'Constructing Craving: Applying the Theory of Constructed Emotion to Urge States', Current Directions in Psychological Science, vol. 31, no. 4, pp. 347-354. https://doi.org/10.1177/09637214221098055
Yingst, JM, Lester, C, Livelsberger, C, Allen, SI, Hammett, E, Veldheer, S, Hummer, B, Bordner, C, Zhu, J, Sciamanna, CN, Trushin, N, Tan, HS, Wilson, SJ, Twining, RC, Foulds, J & Grigson, PS 2022, 'Pilot randomized controlled trial evaluating the effect of random nicotine delivery on cigarettes per day and smoke exposure', Brain Research Bulletin, vol. 188, pp. 30-37. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brainresbull.2022.07.017
Wilson, S 2022, 'The persecuted - psychiatry in pictures', British Journal of Psychiatry, vol. 221, no. 6, pp. 713. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.2022.78