Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • Ph.D., Virginia Polytech Institute and State University 2012
• Research
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  Selected Grants

  • Role of cannabis on HIV-related cognitive impairment: a brain connectomics study awarded by National Institutes of Health 2018 - 2023
  • MRI data fusion to investigate effects of drug abuse on HIV neurological complications awarded by National Institutes of Health 2018 - 2023
  • A Systems Biology Approach to HIV-associated Neurocognitive Impairment: Role of Drug Abuse and Neuroinflammation awarded by National Institutes of Health 2016 - 2021
  • Cognitive Training to Reduce Impulsivity in HIV-infected Cocaine Users awarded by National Institutes of Health 2016 - 2019
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Academic Articles

    • Meade, CS, Bell, RP, Towe, SL, Chen, N-K, Hobkirk, AL, and Huettel, SA. "Synergistic effects of marijuana abuse and HIV infection on neural activation during a cognitive interference task." Addiction Biology (September 21, 2018).  Full Text
    • Towe, SL, Horton, OE, Martin, B, and Meade, CS. "A Comparison of Motivations for Marijuana Use in HIV-Positive and HIV-Negative Adults." Aids and Behavior 22, no. 9 (September 2018): 2807-2814.  Full Text
    • Bell, RP, Barnes, LL, Towe, SL, Chen, N-K, Song, AW, and Meade, CS. "Structural connectome differences in HIV infection: brain network segregation associated with nadir CD4 cell count." Journal of Neurovirology 24, no. 4 (August 2018): 454-463.  Full Text
    • Pacek, LR, Towe, SL, Hobkirk, AL, Nash, D, and Goodwin, RD. "Frequency of Cannabis Use and Medical Cannabis Use Among Persons Living With HIV in the United States: Findings From a Nationally Representative Sample." Aids Education and Prevention : Official Publication of the International Society for Aids Education 30, no. 2 (April 2018): 169-181.  Full Text
    • Meade, CS, Addicott, M, Hobkirk, AL, Towe, SL, Chen, N-K, Sridharan, S, and Huettel, SA. "Cocaine and HIV are independently associated with neural activation in response to gain and loss valuation during economic risky choice." Addiction biology 23, no. 2 (March 2018): 796-809.  Full Text
    • Skalski, LM, Towe, SL, Sikkema, KJ, and Meade, CS. "Memory Impairment in HIV-Infected Individuals with Early and Late Initiation of Regular Marijuana Use." AIDS and behavior (September 7, 2017).  Full Text
    • Meade, CS, Hobkirk, AL, Towe, SL, Chen, N-K, Bell, RP, and Huettel, SA. "Cocaine dependence modulates the effect of HIV infection on brain activation during intertemporal decision making." Drug and Alcohol Dependence 178 (September 2017): 443-451.  Full Text
    • Towe, SL, Patel, P, and Meade, CS. "The Acceptability and Potential Utility of Cognitive Training to Improve Working Memory in Persons Living With HIV: A Preliminary Randomized Trial." The Journal of the Association of Nurses in Aids Care : Janac 28, no. 4 (July 2017): 633-643.  Full Text
    • Cordero, DM, Towe, SL, Chen, N-K, Robertson, KR, Madden, DJ, Huettel, SA, and Meade, CS. "Cocaine dependence does not contribute substantially to white matter abnormalities in HIV infection." Journal of neurovirology 23, no. 3 (June 2017): 441-450.  Full Text
    • Hobkirk, AL, Towe, SL, Patel, P, and Meade, CS. "Food Insecurity Is Associated with Cognitive Deficits Among HIV-Positive, But Not HIV-Negative, Individuals in a United States Sample." AIDS and behavior 21, no. 3 (March 2017): 783-791.  Full Text
    • Skalski, LM, Towe, SL, Sikkema, KJ, and Meade, CS. "The Impact of Marijuana Use on Memory in HIV-Infected Patients: A Comprehensive Review of the HIV and Marijuana Literatures." Current drug abuse reviews 9, no. 2 (January 2017): 126-141.  Full Text
    • Yechoor, N, Towe, SL, Robertson, KR, Westreich, D, Nakasujja, N, and Meade, CS. "Utility of a brief computerized battery to assess HIV-associated neurocognitive impairment in a resource-limited setting." Journal of Neurovirology 22, no. 6 (December 2016): 808-815.  Full Text
    • Hobkirk, AL, Towe, SL, Lion, R, and Meade, CS. "Primary and Secondary HIV Prevention Among Persons with Severe Mental Illness: Recent Findings." Current HIV/AIDS reports 12, no. 4 (December 2015): 406-412. (Review)  Full Text
    • Towe, SL, Hobkirk, AL, Ye, DG, and Meade, CS. "Adaptation of the Monetary Choice Questionnaire to accommodate extreme monetary discounting in cocaine users." Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors 29, no. 4 (December 2015): 1048-1055.  Full Text
    • Watt, MH, Myers, B, Towe, SL, and Meade, CS. "The mental health experiences and needs of methamphetamine users in Cape Town: A mixed methods study." South African Medical Journal = Suid Afrikaanse Tydskrif Vir Geneeskunde 105, no. 8 (September 21, 2015): 685-688.
    • Walker, DD, Stephens, RS, Towe, S, Banes, K, and Roffman, R. "Maintenance Check-ups Following Treatment for Cannabis Dependence." Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment 56 (September 2015): 11-15.  Full Text
    • Meade, CS, Towe, SL, Watt, MH, Lion, RR, Myers, B, Skinner, D, Kimani, S, and Pieterse, D. "Addiction and treatment experiences among active methamphetamine users recruited from a township community in Cape Town, South Africa: A mixed-methods study." Drug and alcohol dependence 152 (July 2015): 79-86.  Full Text
    • Meade, CS, Towe, SL, Skalski, LM, and Robertson, KR. "Independent effects of HIV infection and cocaine dependence on neurocognitive impairment in a community sample living in the southern United States." Drug and Alcohol Dependence 149 (April 2015): 128-135.  Full Text
    • "Independent effects of HIV infection and cocaine dependence on neurocognitive impairment in a community sample living in the southern United States." Drug and Alcohol Dependence 149 (January 1, 2015): 128-135.  Full Text
    • Meade, CS, Towe, SL, Watt, MH, Hobkirk, AL, Skinner, D, Myers, B, Kimani, SM, and Pieterse, D. "HIV testing behaviors and attitudes among community recruited methamphetamine users in a South African township." Aids and Behavior 19, no. 1 (January 2015): 186-191.  Full Text
    • Fox, CL, Towe, SL, Stephens, RS, Walker, DD, and Roffman, RA. "Motives for cannabis use in high-risk adolescent users." Psychology of Addictive Behaviors : Journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors 25, no. 3 (September 2011): 492-500.  Full Text
    • Walker, DD, Stephens, R, Roffman, R, Demarce, J, Lozano, B, Towe, S, and Berg, B. "Randomized controlled trial of motivational enhancement therapy with nontreatment-seeking adolescent cannabis users: a further test of the teen marijuana check-up." Psychology of Addictive Behaviors : Journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors 25, no. 3 (September 2011): 474-484.  Full Text

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