Selected Publications:

Sergio JP, Kundu R, McIntosh RC, Palmero M, Hegde RR, de Dios MA, Clark US. (2023). Synergistic effects of high early-life stress exposure and HIV infection on reaction time variability. Frontiers in Psychology, 14:1096266.

Clark US, Herrington OD, Hegde RR. (2023). Effects of early-life adversities on neuropsychiatric and executive functions in HIV-positive adults. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 29(1):68-79.

Bryant BE, Jordan A, Clark US. (2022). Race as a social construct in psychiatry research and practice. JAMA Psychiatry, 79(2):93-94.

Byrd DA, Rivera Mindt MM, Clark US, Clarke Y, Thames AD, Gammada EZ, Manly JJ. (2021). Creating an antiracist psychology by addressing professional complicity in psychological assessment. Psychological Assessment, 33(3):279-285.

Clark US , Hurd YL. (2020). Addressing racism and disparities in the biomedical sciences. Nature Human Behaviour, 4(8):774-777.

Holmes C, Owens M, Beach SRH, McCormick M, Hallowell E, Clark US, Barton AW, Brody GH, MacKillop J, Sweet LH. (2020). Peer influence, frontostriatal connectivity, and delay discounting in African American emerging adults. Brain Imaging and Behavior, 14(1):155-163.

Hallowell ES, Oshri A, Liebel SW, Liu S, Duda B, Clark US, Sweet LH. (2019). The mediating role of neural activity on the relationship between childhood maltreatment and impulsivity. Child Maltreatment, 24(4):389-399.

Elicer IM, Byrd D, Clark US, Morgello S, Robinson‐Papp J. (2018). Motor function declines over time in human immunodeficiency virus and is associated with cerebrovascular disease, while HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder remains stable. Journal of NeuroVirology, 24(4):514-522.

Clark US, Miller ER, Hegde RR. (2018). Experiences of discrimination are associated with greater resting amygdala activity and functional connectivity. Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging, 3(4):367-378.

Clark US, Arce Renteria M, Hegde RR, Morgello S. (2018). Early life stress-related elevations in reaction time variability are associated with brain volume reductions in HIV+ adults. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 12(6):1-13.

Robinson‐Papp J, Navis A, Dhamoon MS, Clark US, Gutierrez‐Contreras J, Morgello S. (2018). The use of visual rating scales to quantify brain MRI lesions in patients with HIV infection. Journal of Neuroimaging, 28(2):217-224.

Clark US, Sweet LH, Morgello S, Philip NS, Cohen RA. (2017). High early life stress and aberrant amygdala activity: Risk factors for elevated neuropsychiatric symptoms in HIV+ adults. Brain Imaging and Behavior, 11(3):649-665.

Clark US, Walker KA, Cohen RA, Devlin KN, Folkers AM, Pina MJ, Tashima KT. (2015). Facial emotion recognition impairments are associated with brain volume abnormalities in individuals with HIV. Neuropsychologia, 70:263-271.

Day AM, Kahler CW, Ahern DC, Clark US. (2015). Executive functioning in alcohol use studies: A brief review of findings and challenges in assessment. Current Drug Abuse Reviews, 8(1):26-40.

Liebel SW, Clark US, Xu X, Riskin-Jones HH, Hawkshead BE, Schwarz NF, Labbe D, Jerskey BA, Sweet LH. (2015). An FMRI-compatible Symbol Search task. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 21(3):231-238.

Alosco ML, Gunstad J, Beard C, Xu X, Clark US, Labbe D, Jerskey BA, Ladino M, Cote D, Walsh E, Poppas A, Cohen RA, Sweet LH. (2015). The synergistic effects of anxiety and cerebral hypoperfusion on cognitive dysfunction in older adults with cardiovascular disease. Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology, 28(1):57-66.

Xu X, Clark US, David SP, Mulligan RC, Knopik VS, McGeary J, MacKillop J, McCaffery J, Niaura RS, Sweet LH. (2014). The effects of nicotine deprivation and replacement on BOLD-fMRI response to smoking cues as a function of DRD4 VNTR genotype. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 16(7):939-47.

Alosco ML, Gunstad J, Xu X, Clark US, Labbe D, Riskin-Jones H, Torrero G, Schwarz NF, Walsh E, Poppas A, Cohen R, Sweet LH. (2014). The impact of hypertension on cerebral perfusion and cortical thickness in older adults. Journal of the American Society for Hypertension, 8(8):561-70.

Xu X, Jerskey BA, Cote DM, Walsh E, Hassenstab JJ, Ladino M, Clark US, Labbe D, Gunstad JJ, Poppas A, Cohen RA, Hoge RD, Sweet LH. (2014). Cerebrovascular perfusion among older adults is moderated by strength training and gender. Neuroscience Letters, 560:26-30.

Philip NS, Sweet LH, Tyrka AR, Price LH, Carpenter LL, Kuras YI, Clark US, Niaura RS. (2013). Early life stress is associated with greater default network deactivation during working memory in healthy controls: A preliminary report. Brain Imaging and Behavior, 7(2):204-212.

Circelli KS, Clark US, Cronin-Golomb A. (2013). Visual scanning patterns and executive function in relation to facial emotion recognition in aging. Aging, Neuropsychology and Cognition, 20(2):148-173.

Alosco ML, Gunstad J, Jerskey BA, Xu X, Clark US, Hassenstab J, Cote DM, Walsh EG, Labbe DR, Hoge R, Cohen RA, Sweet LH. (2013). The adverse effects of reduced cerebral perfusion on cognition and brain structure in older adults with cardiovascular disease. Brain and Behavior, 3(6):626-636.

Clark US, Cohen RA, Sweet LH, Gongvatana A, Devlin KN, Hana GN, Westbrook ML, Mulligan RC, Jerskey BA, White TL, Navia B, Tashima KT. (2012). Effects of HIV and early life stress on amygdala morphometry and neurocognitive function. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 18(4):657-668.

Devlin KN, Gongvatana A, Clark US, Chasman JD, Westbrook ML, Tashima KT Navia B, Cohen RA. (2012). Neurocognitive effects of HIV, Hepatitis C, and substance abuse history. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 18(1):68-78.

Clark US, Williams D. (2011). Exercise and the brain. In RA Cohen & LH Sweet (Eds.) Brain Imaging in Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Neuroscience. New York, NY: Springer. Pgs 257-273. (Publisher)

Clark US, Cohen RA, Westbrook ML, Devlin KN, Tashima KT. (2010). Facial emotion recognition impairments in individuals with HIV. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 16(6):1127-1137.

Cohen RA, Harezlak J, Gongvatana A, Buchthal S, Schifitto G, Clark U, Paul R, Taylor M, Thompson P, Tate D, Alger J, Brown M, Zhong J, Campbell T, Singer E, Daar E, McMahon D, Tso Y, Yiannoutsos CT, Navia B; the HIV Neuroimaging Consortium. (2010). Cerebral metabolite abnormalities in human immunodeficiency virus are associated with cortical and subcortical volumes. Journal of Neurovirology, 16(6):435-444.

Clark US, Cohen RA. (2010). Brain dysfunction in the era of combination antiretroviral therapy: Implications for the treatment of the aging population of HIV-infected individuals. Current Opinion in Investigational Drugs, 11(8):884-900.

Cohen RA, Harezlak J, Schifitto G, Hana G, Clark U, Gongvatana A, Paul R, Taylor M, Thompson P, Alger J, Brown M, Zhong J, Campbell T, Singer E, Daar E, McMahon D, Tso Y, Yiannoutsos CT, Navia B; the HIV Neuroimaging Consortium. (2010). Effects of nadir CD4 count and duration of HIV infection on brain volumes in the HAART era. Journal of Neurovirology, 16(1):25-32.

Clark US, Neargarder S, Cronin-Golomb A. (2010). Visual exploration of emotional facial expressions in Parkinson’s disease. Neuropsychologia, 48(7):1901-1913.

Clark US, Neargarder S, Cronin-Golomb A. (2008). Specific impairments in the recognition of emotional facial expressions in Parkinson’s disease. Neuropsychologia, 46(9):2300-2309.

Clark US, Oscar-Berman M, Shagrin B, Pencina M. (2007). Alcoholism and judgments of affective stimuli. Neuropsychology, 21:346-362.