Jessica Weafer
Neuroscience · The Ohio State University
Publications
98
Citations
3,269
Est. group size
—
Recurring co-author estimate
Active years
23
Publishing since 2004
Jessica Weafer studies the behavioral and biological factors that influence alcohol and drug use, with a particular focus on inhibitory control (the ability to stop or regulate impulsive responses), sleep disturbances like insomnia, and sex-related differences in these processes. Her work combines human laboratory studies, digital treatment interventions (such as cognitive-behavioral therapy for insomnia), and translational research linking hormonal and neural mechanisms to substance use behaviors. This research is aimed at understanding risk factors for problematic drinking and developing behavioral treatments to reduce it.
Publication output was fairly steady at 7-8 papers per year from 2017-2020 and again in 2022-2023, but has declined somewhat in 2024-2026, with the 5-year average now at about 4.8 publications per year.
Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026
- Sex Differences in Associations Between Inhibitory Control and Alcohol Related Behaviors
Open Science Framework · 2026
- Effects of digital cognitive–behavioral therapy for insomnia in heavy drinkers with insomnia: A replication and extension study.
Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology · 2026
- Indirect effects of perceived stress and depression on the relationship between insomnia symptoms and hazardous drinking
Alcohol · 2025
- 0493 Sleep Disturbance and Alcohol Use During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Analysis of Young Adults with Comorbid Insomnia and Heavy Drinking
SLEEP · 2025
- Sex differences in alcohol-cued inhibitory control in a range of drinkers.
Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology · 2025
- 0442 A Qualitative Assessment of Digital Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia in Heavy Drinkers with Insomnia
SLEEP · 2024
- 0373 Moderating Factors in the Relationship Between Insomnia and Alcohol Use
SLEEP · 2024
- Alcohol-related stimuli disrupt inhibitory control in heavy but not light drinkers in a crowdsourced sample.
Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology · 2024
- Effects of a digital cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia on sleep and alcohol consumption in heavy drinkers: A randomized pilot study
Alcohol Clinical and Experimental Research · 2023
- The importance of translationally evaluating steroid hormone contributions to substance use
Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology · 2023
- Synthetic contraceptive hormones occlude the ability of nicotine to reduce ethanol consumption in ovary-intact female rats
Drug and Alcohol Dependence · 2023
- Polygenic contributions to performance on the Balloon Analogue Risk Task
Molecular Psychiatry · 2023
- Preliminary evidence of increased alcohol use associated with ethinyl estradiol levels in women using oral contraceptives
Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports · 2023
- 0320 Improvements in Sleep & Drinking Outcomes Among Heavy Drinkers Following a Digital CBT-I Program
SLEEP · 2023
- Details in Conducting Human Laboratory Alcohol Administration and Self-Administration Experiments to Assess Subjective Response and Craving for Alcohol
Neuromethods · 2023
- Neuropsychopharmacology×6
- Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology×6
- Psychopharmacology×4
- Biological Psychiatry×4
- Drug and Alcohol Dependence×4
- Joseph Aloi
Neuroscience · Indiana University
- Brandon G. Oberlin
Neuroscience · Indiana University
- Sean O’Connor
Neuroscience · Indiana University
- Michael P. Smoker
Neuroscience · Indiana University
- Bankole A. Johnson
Neuroscience · Indiana University
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.
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