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PUBLICATIONS
2025
Bryan, C. J., Bozzay, M. L., Tabares, J. V., Daruwala, S. E., Butner, J. E., & Gorka, S. M. (2025). Heterogeneity in momentary affective experiences related to suicidal urges in a non-clinical sample of adult handgun owners and non-owners recruited from the community. Journal of affective disorders, 368, 439–447. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2024.09.119 [PubMed]
Bibb, S. A., House, A., Jenkins, K., Kreutzer, K. A., Bryan, C. J., Weafer, J. J., Phan, K. L., & Gorka, S. M. (2025). Impact of behavioral inhibitory control and startle reactivity to uncertain threat on youth suicide risk. Psychophysiology, 62(1), e14684. https://doi.org/10.1111/psyp.14684 [PubMed]
Hall, O. T., Entrup, P., King, A., Vilensky, M., Bryan, C. J., Teater, J., Niedermier, J., Kaplan, C. M., Turner, J. A., Gorka, S., Harte, S. E., Williams, D. A., & Clauw, D. J. (2025). Central sensitization in alcohol use disorder: correlates of pain, addiction and health-related quality of life. Journal of addictive diseases, 43(1), 32–43. https://doi.org/10.1080/10550887.2023.2237396 [PubMed]
Jenkins, K. C., Khazem, L. R., Toleson, S., Kreutzer, K., Bryan, C. J., Jimmy, J., & Gorka, S. M. (2025). Neural indices of cognitive reappraisal impact the association between childhood trauma and suicide risk in adulthood. Psychiatry research. Neuroimaging, 348, 111949. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pscychresns.2025.111949 [PubMed]
Radoman, M., Phan, K. L., Ajilore, O. A., & Gorka, S. M. (2025). Altered Effective Connectivity During Threat Anticipation in Individuals With Alcohol Use Disorder. Biological psychiatry. Cognitive neuroscience and neuroimaging, 10(2), 213–221. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpsc.2024.07.023 [PubMed]
2024
Radoman, M., & Gorka, S. M. (2024). Reply to Bradford: Comment on increasing ecological validity in neuropsychopharmacology research on the relationship between alcohol use and uncertain stressors. Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, 49(2), 355–356. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41386-023-01706-0 [PubMed]
Jones, E. E., Blandl, F., Kreutzer, K. A., Bryan, C. J., Allan, N. P., & Gorka, S. M. (2024). Childhood adversity and youth suicide risk: The mediating role of intolerance of uncertainty. Personality and Individual Differences, 216, 112405. [PubMed]
Manzler, C. A., Gorka, S. M., Tabares, J. V., & Bryan, C. J. (2024). Impact of handgun ownership and biological sex on startle reactivity to predictable and unpredictable threats. International journal of psychophysiology : official journal of the International Organization of Psychophysiology, 197, 112297. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2024.112297 [Pubmed]
Jenkins, K. C., Difatta, J., Jones, E. E., Kreutzer, K. A., Way, B. M., Phan, K. L., & Gorka, S. M. (2024). Sleep quality impacts the link between reactivity to uncertain threat and anxiety and alcohol use in youth. Psychophysiology, 61(3), e14490. https://doi.org/10.1111/psyp.14490 [Pubmed]
Hall, O. T., Vilensky, M., Teater, J. E., Bryan, C., Rood, K., Niedermier, J., Entrup, P., Gorka, S., King, A., Williams, D. A., & Phan, K. L. (2024). Withdrawal catastrophizing scale: initial psychometric properties and implications for the study of opioid use disorder and hyperkatifeia. The American journal of drug and alcohol abuse, 1–13. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/00952990.2023.2298257 [PubMed]
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Flynt, S., Koscinski, B., Accorso, C., Knapp, A., Gorka, S., Suhr, J., Austin, M., & Allan, N. P. (2024). A One-Arm Pilot Trial of a Telehealth CBT-Based Group Intervention Targeting Transdiagnostic Risk for Emotional Distress. medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences, 2024.04.23.24306218. https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.04.23.24306218 [PubMed]
Hall, O. T., Rausch, J., Entrup, P., Lagisetty, P., Bryan, C., Black, L., Moreno, J., Gorka, S., Phan, K. L., & Clauw, D. J. (2024). Nociplastic Pain and Pain-Motivated Drinking in Alcohol Use Disorder. The journal of pain, 25(6), 104467. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2024.01.332 [PubMed]
Hall, O. T., Gunawan, T., Teater, J., Bryan, C., Gorka, S., & Ramchandani, V. A. (2024). Withdrawal interference scale: a novel measure of withdrawal-related life disruption in opioid use disorder and alcohol use disorder. The American journal of drug and alcohol abuse, 1–13. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/00952990.2024.2350057 [PubMed]
Orchard, T. S., Winschel, T., Weinhold, K. R., Melink, Z. Z., Aase, D., Schnell, P., ... & Williams, N. (2024). Adherence to a MIND Diet Pattern Is Associated With Better Cognitive Function and Less Peripheral Inflammation in Breast Cancer Survivors. Current Developments in Nutrition, 8.
Melink, Z., Winschel, T., Weinhold, K., Schnell, P., Gorka, S., & Orchard, T. (2024). Validation of Dried Blood Spot Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids as Biomarkers of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Intake in Breast Cancer Survivors. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 124(10), A21.
Orchard, T., Weinhold, K., Winschel, T., Melink, Z., Aase, D., Schnell, P., & Gorka, S. (2024). Consumption of Fish High in Omega-3 Fatty Acids Is Associated with Less Peripheral Inflammation and Better Cognitive Function in Breast Cancer Survivors. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 124(10), A21.
Toleson, S., Khazem, L., Jimmy, J., Kreutzer, K. A., Wagh, U., Bryan, C. J., & Gorka, S. M. (2024). The impact of neural emotion reactivity and regulation on the association between depression and suicide ideation in high-risk adults. Journal of affective disorders, 364, 205–211. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2024.08.033 [PubMed]
Bryan, C. J., Tabares, J. V., Butner, J. E., Daruwala, S. E., Bozzay, M. L., & Gorka, S. M. (2024). Firearm Availability Reduces the Stability of Suicidal Ideation: Results from an Ecological Momentary Assessment Study. Archives of suicide research : official journal of the International Academy for Suicide Research, 1–17. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/13811118.2024.2420983 [PubMed]
King, A. P., Langenecker, S. A., Gorka, S., Turner, J., Wang, L., Wastler, H., ... & Phan, K. L. (2024). The State of Ohio Adversity and Resilience (SOAR) Study Protocol: A Comprehensive, Multimodal, Family-based, Longitudinal Investigation of Risk and Resilience in Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders. medRxiv, 2024-11.
Yang, Y., Lin, Y., Kim, B., Gorka, S. M., & Von Ah, D. (2025). Intolerance of Uncertainty and Its Association With Cancer-Related Symptoms: A Scoping Review. Cancer nursing, 10.1097/NCC.0000000000001462. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1097/NCC.0000000000001462 [PubMed]
Gorka, S. M., Jimmy, J., Koning, K., Phan, K. L., Rotstein, N., Hoang-Dang, B., Halavi, S., Spivak, N., Monti, M. M., Reggente, N., Bookheimer, S. Y., & Kuhn, T. P. (2024). Alterations in large-scale resting-state network nodes following transcranial focused ultrasound of deep brain structures. Frontiers in human neuroscience, 18, 1486770. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2024.1486770 [PubMed]
2023
Jones, E. E., Blandl, F., Kreutzer, K. A., Bryan, C. J., Allan, N. P., & Gorka, S. M. (2024). Childhood Adversity and Youth Suicide Risk: The Mediating Role of Intolerance of Uncertainty. Personality and individual differences, 216, 112405. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2023.112405 [PubMed]​
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Radoman, M., & Gorka, S. M. (2023). Reply to Bradford: Comment on increasing ecological validity in neuropsychopharmacology research on the relationship between alcohol use and uncertain stressors. Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, 10.1038/s41386-023-01706-0. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41386-023-01706-0 [PubMed]​
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Bryan, C. J., Daruwala, S. E., Tabares, J. V., Butner, J. E., Coccaro, E. F., & Gorka, S. M. (2023). Heightened threat perceptions and reduced stability in anxiety and fear among U.S. adults who carry handguns. Journal of anxiety disorders, 99, 102764. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.janxdis.2023.102764 [PubMed]​
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Yang, Y., Gorka, S. M., Pennell, M. L., Weinhold, K., & Orchard, T. (2023). Intolerance of Uncertainty and Cognition in Breast Cancer Survivors: The Mediating Role of Anxiety. Cancers, 15(12), 3105. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers15123105 [PubMed]​
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Yang, Y., Jimmy, J., Jones, E. E., Kreutzer, K. A., Bryan, C. J., & Gorka, S. M. (2023). Neural reactivity to threat impacts the association between bullying victimization and suicide risk in youth. Journal of psychiatric research, 163, 288–295. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2023.05.064 [PubMed]​
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Gorka, S. M., Radoman, M., Jimmy, J., Kreutzer, K. A., Manzler, C., & Culp, S. (2023). Behavioral and brain reactivity to uncertain stress prospectively predicts binge drinking in youth. Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, 48(8), 1194–1200. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41386-023-01571-x [PubMed]​
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Allan, N. P., Gorka, S. M., Saulnier, K. G., & Bryan, C. J. (2023). Anxiety Sensitivity and Intolerance of Uncertainty: Transdiagnostic Risk Factors for Anxiety as Targets to Reduce Risk of Suicide. Current psychiatry reports, 25(4), 139–147. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11920-023-01413-z [PubMed]​
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Moe, A. M., Phan, K. L., Fournier, J. C. J., Jimmy, J., & Gorka, S. M. (2023). Neural reactivity to neutral and aversive stimuli: Evidence for altered precuneus function in internalizing psychopathologies. Psychiatry research. Neuroimaging, 331, 111618. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pscychresns.2023.111618 [PubMed]​
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Gorka, S. M., Manzler, C. A., Jones, E. E., Smith, R. J., & Bryan, C. J. (2023). Reward-related neural dysfunction in youth with a history of suicidal ideation: The importance of temporal predictability. Journal of psychiatric research, 158, 20–26. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2022.11.036 [PubMed]​
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Radoman, M., & Gorka, S. M. (2023). Intolerance of uncertainty and functional connectivity of the anterior insula during anticipation of unpredictable reward. International journal of psychophysiology : official journal of the International Organization of Psychophysiology, 183, 1–8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2022.09.003 [PubMed
2022
Gorka, S. M., Khorrami, K. J., Manzler, C. A., & Phan, K. L. (2022). Acute orexin antagonism selectively modulates anticipatory anxiety in humans: implications for addiction and anxiety. Translational psychiatry, 12(1), 308. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41398-022-02090-x [PubMed]​
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Crane, N. A., Burkhouse, K. L., Gorka, S. M., Klumpp, H., & Phan, K. L. (2022). Electrocortical measures of win and loss processing are associated with mesocorticolimbic functional connectivity: A combined ERP and rs-fMRI study. Psychophysiology, 59(12), e14118. https://doi.org/10.1111/psyp.14118 [PubMed]​
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Manzler, C. A., Radoman, M., Khorrami, K. J., & Gorka, S. M. (2022). Association between startle reactivity to uncertain threats and structural brain volume. Psychophysiology, 59(10), e14074. https://doi.org/10.1111/psyp.14074 [PubMed]
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Phan, L. G., Manzler, C. A., & Gorka, S. M. (2022). Neural and self-report indices of cognitive reappraisal moderate the association between sensitivity to uncertain threat and problem alcohol use. International journal of psychophysiology : Official journal of the International Organization of Psychophysiology, 175, 54–60. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2022.03.002 [PubMed]
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Khorrami, K. J., Manzler, C. A., Kreutzer, K. A., & Gorka, S. M. (2022). Neural and Self-report Measures of Sensitivity to Uncertainty as Predictors of COVID-Related Negative Affect. Psychiatry research. Neuroimaging, 319, 111414. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pscychresns.2021.111414 [PubMed]
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Gorka SM, Phan KL. Orexin modulation of stress reactivity as a novel targeted treatment for anxiety and alcohol use disorder. Neuropsychopharmacology. Epub ahead of print. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34341494/ [PubMed]
2021
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Weis CN, Bennett KP, Huggins AA, Parisi EA, Gorka SM, Larson C. A 7-Tesla MRI Study of the Periaqueductal Grey: Resting State and Task Activation Under Threat. Social Cognitive Affect Neuroscience. Epub ahead of print. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34244809/ [PubMed]
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Kreutzer KA, Gorka SM. Impact of Trauma Type on Startle Reactivity to Predictable and Unpredictable Threats. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease. Epub ahead of print. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34333505/ [PubMed]
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Hall OT, Phan KL, Gorka S. Childhood Adversity and the Association Between Stress Sensitivity and Problematic Alcohol Use in Adults. Journal of Traumatic Stress. E-pub ahead of print. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34263960/ [PubMed]
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Gruhn, M. A., Phan, K. L., Klumpp, H., Ajilore, O., & Gorka, S. M. (2021). Early life adversity as a moderator of symptom change following selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and cognitive behavioral therapy. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 45, 343-354. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10608-020-10158-5 [Springer]
Radoman, M., Crane, N. A., Gorka, S. M., Weafer, J., Langenecker, S. A., de Wit, H., & Phan, K. L. (2021). Striatal activation to monetary reward is associated with alcohol reward sensitivity. Neuropsychopharmacology, 46, 343-350. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32505126/ [PubMed]
Radoman, M., Lieberman, L., Jimmy, J., & Gorka, S. M. (2021). Shared and unique neural circuitry underlying temporally unpredictable threat and reward processing. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, 16(4), 370-382. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33449089/ [PubMed]
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Weafer, J., Gorka, S. M., Dzemidzic, M., Kareken, D. A., Phan, K. L., & de Wit, H. (2021). Neural correlates of inhibitory control are associated with stimulant-like effects of alcohol. Neuropsychopharmacology, 46, 1442-1450. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33947965/ [PubMed]
2020
Funkhouser, C. J., Correa, K. A., Gorka, S. M., Nelson, B. D., Phan, K. L., & Shankman, S. A. (2020). The replicability and generalizability of internalizing symptom networks across five samples. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 129(2), 191-203. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31829638/ [PubMed]
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Gorka S. M. (2020). Interpersonal trauma exposure and startle reactivity to uncertain threat in individuals with alcohol use disorder. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 206, 107727. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31734035/ [PubMed]
Gorka, S. M., Kreutzer, K. A., Petrey, K. M., Radoman, M., & Phan, K. L. (2020). Behavioral and neural sensitivity to uncertain threat in individuals with alcohol use disorder: Associations with drinking behaviors and motives. Addiction Biology, 25(3), e12774. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31173426/ [PubMed]
Gorka, S. M., Teppen, T., Radoman, M., Phan, K. L., & Pandey, S. C. (2020). Human plasma BDNF is associated with amygdala-prefrontal cortex functional connectivity and problem drinking behaviors. International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology, 23(1), 1-11. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31722379/ [PubMed]
Langenecker, S. A., Kling, L. R., Crane, N. A., Gorka, S. M., Nusslock, R., Damme, K. S. F., Weafer, J., de Wit, H., & Phan, K. L. (2020). Anticipation of monetary reward in amygdala, insula, caudate are predictors of pleasure sensitivity to d-Amphetamine administration. Drug Alcohol Dependence, 206, 107725. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31757518/ [PubMed]
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Lieberman, L., Funkhouser, C. J., Gorka, S. M., Liu, H., Correa, K. A., Berenz, E. C., Phan, K. L., & Shankman, S. A. (2020). The relation between posttraumatic stress symptom severity and startle potentiation to predictable and unpredictable threat. The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 208(5), 397-402. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32053566/ [PubMed]
Lieberman, L., Petrey, K., Shankman, S. A., Phan, K. L., & Gorka, S. M. (2020). Heightened reactivity to uncertain threat as a neurobehavioral marker of suicidal ideation in individuals with depression and anxiety. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 155, 99-104. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32522512/ [PubMed]
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Thomas, P. J., Panchamukhi, S., Nathan, J., Francis, J., Langenecker, S., Gorka, S., Leow, A., Klumpp, H., Phan, K. L., & Ajilore, O. A. (2020). Graph theoretical measures of the uncinate fasciculus subnetwork as predictors and correlates of treatment response in a transdiagnostic psychiatric cohort. Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging, 299, 111064. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32163837/ [PubMed]
2019
Gorka, S. M., Lieberman, L., Kreutzer, K. A., Carrillo, V., Weinberg, A., & Shankman, S. A. (2019). Error-related neural activity and alcohol use disorder: Differences from risk to remission. Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry, 92(8), 271-278. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30684526/ [PubMed]
Gorka, S. M., Young, C. B., Klumpp, H., Kennedy, A. E., Francis, J., Ajilore, O., Langenecker, S. A., Shankman, S. A., Craske, M. G., Stein, M. B., & Phan, K. L. (2019). Emotion-based brain mechanisms and predictors for SSRI and CBT treatment of anxiety and depression: a randomized trial. Neuropsychopharmacology, 44(9), 1639–1648. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31060042/ [PubMed]
Hammoud, M. Z., Peters, C., Hatfield, J., Gorka, S. M., Phan, K. L., Milad, M. R., & Rabinak, C. A. (2019). Influence of Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol on long-term neural correlates of threat extinction memory retention in humans. Neuropsychopharmacology, 44(10), 1769–1777. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31096264/ [PubMed]
Hixson, H., Burkhouse, K. L., Gorka, S. M., & Klumpp, H. (2019). A preliminary examination of the relation between neural sensitivity to reward and history of alcohol use disorder among adults with internalizing psychopathologies. Neuroscience Letters, 690(18), 17-22. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30292719/ [PubMed]
Huggins, A. A., Weinberg, A., Gorka, S. M., & Shankman, S. A. (2019). Blunted neural response to gains versus losses associated with both risk-prone and risk-averse behavior in a clinically diverse sample. Psychophysiology, 56(6), e13342. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30719737/ [PubMed]
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Radoman, M., Akinbo, F. D., Rospenda, K. M., $ Gorka, S. M. (2019). The impact of startle reactivity to unpredictable threat on the relation between bullying victimization and internalizing psychopathology. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 119, 7-13. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31520836/ [PubMed]
Weafer, J., Crane, N. A., Gorka, S. M., Phan, K. L., & de Wit, H. (2019). Neural correlates of inhibition and reward are negatively associated. NeuroImage, 196(1), 188–194. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30974242/ [PubMed]
2018
Crane, N. A., Gorka, S. M., Weafer, J., Langenecker, S. A., de Wit, H., & Phan, K. L. (2018). Neural activation to monetary reward is associated with amphetamine reward sensitivity. Neuropsychopharmacology, 43, 1738-1744. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29581536/ [PubMed]
Gorka, S. M., Phan, K. L., & Childs, E. (2018). Acute calming effects of alcohol are associated with disruption of the salience network. Addiction Biology, 23(3), 921-930. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28791789/ [PubMed]