Anna Li, a M1 student in the REWARD Lab, was awarded a College of Medicine Craig Scholar Fellowship.

Posted on July 17, 2024

Anna Li, a M1 student in the REWARD Lab, was awarded a College of Medicine Craig Scholar Fellowship. Anna Li will work with Dr. Natania Crane in the REWARD Lab to understand how Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) impacts frontostriatal connectivity and how that is related to changes in affect during THC intoxication.

Dr. Natania Crane, Emily Jones, Ryan Sullivan, Rebecca Denson, and the REWARD lab presented talks and posters at the 86th annual meeting of the College on Problems of Drug Dependence conference.

Posted on July 17, 2024

 

Ryan Sullivan presented at The Society of Biological Psychiatry’s 79th Annual Meeting.

Posted on July 17, 2024

Ryan Sullivan presented at The Society of Biological Psychiatry’s 79th Annual Meeting. Sullivan, R.M., Robinson, A.D., Li, A., Zhan, L. Ajilore, O. & Crane, N.A. (May 2024).

Dr. Natania Crane gave an invited talk, "Cannabis and Mental Health"

Posted on April 04, 2024

Dr. Natania Crane gave an invited talk, "Cannabis and Mental Health" at the Northwest and Pacific Southwest ATTCs and the Western States Node of the NIDA Clinical Trials Network (CTN) monthly webinar on February 28, 2024

Dr. Natania Crane's recent publications

Posted on July 07, 2023

Crane, N.A., Li, L.Y., Brooks, J.M., & Shankman, S.A. (2023). Preliminary Evidence that Individuals with Remitted Alcohol Use Disorder and Major Depressive Disorder Exhibit Enhanced Neural Responses to Reward: An EEG Study. Addictive Behaviors, 143: 107712.

Dr. Natania Crane was the first-author on a book chapter "Cannabis and Neuropsychology" in the first edition of the American Psychological Association Handbook of Neuropsychology.

Posted on March 28, 2023

Crane, N.A. & Wade, N.E. (2023). Cannabis and Neuropsychology. In G. G. Brown, T. Z. King, K. Y. Haaland, & B. Crosson (Eds.), APA Handbook of Neuropsychology: Vol. 1. Neurobehavioral Disorders and Conditions: Accepted Science and Open Questions. American Psychological Association. 

Dr. Natania Crane was awarded a 5-year K23 Career Development Award from National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

Posted on December 11, 2020

Dr. Natania Crane was awarded a 5-year K23 Career Development Award, “Brain-Behavior Markers of Reward and Cannabis Abuse Risk in Young Adults” from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA).

Dr. Natania Crane is a Co-Investigator on a newly awarded NIDA R01 study

Posted on December 11, 2020

Dr. Natania Crane is a Co-Investigator on a newly awarded NIDA R01 study, “Context, Subjective and Cognitive Experiences with Patterns of Tobacco and Cannabis Co-Use in Young Adults” (PI: Dr. Mermelstein, Institute for Health Research and Policy).

Dr. Natania Crane was invited to give a talk at the “Bridging the Gap: Emerging Health Issues in Underrepresented Minorities” symposium

Posted on October 05, 2019

Dr. Natania Crane was invited to give a talk, "The Pros, Cons, and Unknowns of Marijuana Use: A Medical and Public Health Perspective” at the Bridging the Gap: Emerging Health Issues in Underrepresented Minorities conference at UIC on October 5, 2019.

Dr. Natania Crane was awarded a NIH Clinical Research Loan Repayment Program by the National Institutes of Drug Abuse (NIDA).

Posted on November 12, 2019

Dr. Natania Crane was awarded a NIH Clinical Research Loan Repayment Program by the National Institutes of Drug Abuse (NIDA).