
Overview
overview
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Dr. Gonzalez ( he/him/they) is professor of psychology, psychiatry, and immunology at Florida International University and director of the Substance Use and HIV Neuropsychology Lab. He is a faculty member of the Department of Psychology's Clinical Science and Cognitive Neuroscience programs and is affiliated with the Center for Children and Families and the Center for Imaging Science.
Dr. Gonzalez graduated with his PhD in Clinical Psychology from the San Diego State University / University of California, San Diego Joint Doctoral Program, where he specialized in Clinical Neuropsychology. He has approximately 20 years of experience conducting research on neurocognitive contributors and consequences of substance use and addiction, with a focus on cannabis. Most has been funded by the National Institutes on Drug Abuse.
Dr. Gonzalez is a licensed clinical psychologist in the state of Florida and has substantial experience conducting neuropsychological evaluations in English and Spanish.
research interests
- Through his research, Dr. Gonzalez aims to identify neurocognitive differences that may place individuals at risk for substance use disorders or that emerge from their use. He is currently the site co-principal investigator of the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development study: a landmark project that brings together scientists and clinicians from across the United States with a broad range of knowledge and expertise to enroll 11,000+ healthy children and follow them from age 9-10 into early adulthood in order to better understand biological and environmental contributors healthy development, including risk factors and consequences for substance use disorders.
Scholarly & Creative Works
selected publications
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2021Neural vulnerability and hurricane-related media are associated with post-traumatic stress in youthFull Text via DOI: 10.1038/s41562-021-01216-3 Web of Science: 000720455400021
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2021Incipient alcohol use in childhood: Early alcohol sipping and its relations with psychopathology and personalityFull Text via DOI: 10.1017/S0954579420000541 Web of Science: 000756713200016
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2021Sex differences in bidirectional associations between conduct problems and cannabis use across two years of adolescenceFull Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2021.109098 Web of Science: 000704374300004
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2021Interactive Effects of HIV Infection and Cannabis Use on Insula Subregion Functional ConnectivityFull Text via DOI: 10.1007/s11481-021-10005-8 Web of Science: 000687912500002
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2021Substance use patterns in 9-10 year olds: Baseline findings from the adolescent brain cognitive development (ABCD) studyFull Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2021.108946 Web of Science: 000704373800002
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2021Risky decision-making as an antecedent or consequence of adolescent cannabis use: findings from a 2-year longitudinal studyFull Text via DOI: 10.1111/add.15626 Web of Science: 000674869800001
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2021HIV infection is linked with reduced error-related default mode network suppression and poorer medication management abilitiesFull Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2021.110398 Web of Science: 000685538900007
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2021Baseline brain function in the preadolescents of the ABCD StudyFull Text via DOI: 10.1038/s41593-021-00867-9 Web of Science: 000658708100001
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2021Reward Processing in Children With Disruptive Behavior Disorders and Callous-Unemotional Traits in the ABCD StudyFull Text via DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2020.19101092 Web of Science: 000636665900011
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2021Exercise, Decision-Making, and Cannabis-Related Outcomes among AdolescentsFull Text via DOI: 10.1080/10826084.2021.1906279 Web of Science: 000638210800001
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2021Rates of Incidental Findings in Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging in ChildrenFull Text via DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2021.0306 Web of Science: 000635614200001
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2020Altered hippocampal microstructure and function in children who experienced Hurricane IrmaFull Text via DOI: 10.1002/dev.22071 Web of Science: 000598896900001
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2020Adolescent Cannabis Use and Conduct Problems: the Mediating Influence of Callous-Unemotional TraitsFull Text via DOI: 10.1007/s11469-018-9958-9 Web of Science: 000535794100008
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2020Bidirectional Longitudinal Associations Between Cannabis Use and Body Mass Index Among AdolescentsFull Text via DOI: 10.1089/can.2019.0091 Web of Science: 000616130600009
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2019Image processing and analysis methods for the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development StudyFull Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2019.116091 Web of Science: 000491861000051
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2019Double dissociation of HIV and substance use disorder effects on neurocognitive tasks dependent on striatal integrityFull Text via DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000002291 Web of Science: 000507295000006
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2019Blood Pressure and Marijuana Use: Results from a Decade of NHANES DataFull Text via DOI: 10.5993/AJHB.43.5.2 Web of Science: 000482852000002
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2019Decision-Making as a Latent Construct and its Measurement Invariance in a Large Sample of Adolescent Cannabis UsersFull Text via DOI: 10.1017/S1355617719000341 Web of Science: 000480244300001
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2019Effects of Cannabinoid Administration for Pain: A Meta-Analysis and Meta-RegressionFull Text via DOI: 10.1037/pha0000281 Web of Science: 000477695100009
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2019Adolescent Cannabis Use and Its Associations With Decision-Making an Episodic Memory: Preliminary Results From a Longitudinal StudyFull Text via DOI: 10.1037/neu0000538 Web of Science: 000473023300009
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2019No evidence for a bilingual executive function advantage in the nationally representative ABCD studyFull Text via DOI: 10.1038/s41562-019-0609-3 Web of Science: 000474839900015
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2019A transdiagnostic dimensional approach towards a neuropsychological assessment for addiction: an international Delphi consensus studyFull Text via DOI: 10.1111/add.14424 Web of Science: 000467577800018
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2019Developmental pathways of adolescent cannabis use: Risk factors, outcomes and sex-specific differencesFull Text via DOI: 10.1080/10826084.2018.1517177 Web of Science: 000459589800009
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2018The developmental course of psychopathic features: Investigating stability, change, and long-term outcomesFull Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.jrp.2018.09.009 Web of Science: 000451934700008
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2018Transition to drug co-use among adolescent cannabis users: The role of decision-making and mental healthFull Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2018.05.010 Web of Science: 000438002500008
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2018Verbal and spatial working memory among drug-using HIV-infected men and womenFull Text via DOI: 10.1007/s13365-018-0639-z Web of Science: 000442468400010
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2018The association between adolescent cannabis use and anxiety: A parallel process analysisFull Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2017.11.005 Web of Science: 000424853300016
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2018Is Cannabis Use Associated with Various Indices of Motivation among Adolescents?Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/10826084.2017.1400566 Web of Science: 000431602100012
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2017Effects of sex and HIV serostatus on spatial navigational learning and memory among cocaine usersFull Text via DOI: 10.1007/s13365-017-0563-7 Web of Science: 000417742100006
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2017Does Cannabis Use Cause Declines in Neuropsychological Functioning? A Review of Longitudinal StudiesFull Text via DOI: 10.1017/S1355617717000789 Web of Science: 000417131800017
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2017Sex differences in HIV effects on visual memory among substance-dependent individualsFull Text via DOI: 10.1080/13803395.2016.1250869 Web of Science: 000399745400006
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2017Cannabis Use, Medication Management and Adherence Among Persons Living with HIVFull Text via DOI: 10.1007/s10461-017-1782-x Web of Science: 000404629400021
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2016Decision-Making Does not Moderate the Association between Cannabis Use and Body Mass Index among Adolescent Cannabis UsersFull Text via DOI: 10.1017/S1355617716000278 Web of Science: 000387450800009
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2016Sex and HIV serostatus differences in decision making under risk among substance-dependent individualsFull Text via DOI: 10.1080/13803395.2015.1119806 Web of Science: 000371030300004
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2015Delay Discounting Is Greater Among Drug Users Seropositive for Hepatitis C but Not HIVFull Text via DOI: 10.1037/neu0000207 Web of Science: 000364592100012
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2015The role of decision-making in cannabis-related problems among young adultsFull Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2015.06.046 Web of Science: 000360419600028
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2015Tobacco May Mask Poorer Episodic Memory Among Young Adult Cannabis UsersFull Text via DOI: 10.1037/neu0000173 Web of Science: 000360385900011
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2015Neuropsychological sex differences associated with age of initiated use among young adult cannabis usersFull Text via DOI: 10.1080/13803395.2015.1020770 Web of Science: 000354931400005
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2015Childhood Symptoms of ADHD and Impulsivity in Abstinent Heroin UsersFull Text via DOI: 10.1080/15504263.2015.1104482 Web of Science: 000366929200004
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2015Sex and HIV serostatus effects on high-risk decision makingFull Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2014.09.443
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2014Heroin and amphetamine users display opposite relationships between trait and neurobehavioral dimensions of impulsivityFull Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2013.11.020 Web of Science: 000331160700023
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2013Computational Modeling Reveals Distinct Effects of HIV and History of Drug Use on Decision-Making Processes in WomenFull Text via DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0068962 Web of Science: 000323109700011
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2012A Comparison of Delay Discounting Among Substance Users With and Without Suicide Attempt HistoryFull Text via DOI: 10.1037/a0027384 Web of Science: 000312682000035
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2012The Influence of Inhibitory Control and Episodic Memory on the Risky Sexual Behavior of Young Adult Cannabis UsersFull Text via DOI: 10.1017/S1355617712000586 Web of Science: 000308309100005
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2012Neurocognitive performance in drug-dependent males and females with posttraumatic stress disorder symptomsFull Text via DOI: 10.1080/13803395.2012.665436 Web of Science: 000303562100008
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2011Psychopathic heroin addicts are not uniformly impaired across neurocognitive domains of impulsivityFull Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2010.09.021 Web of Science: 000290283000014
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2011HIV plus men and women show different performance patterns on procedural learning tasksFull Text via DOI: 10.1080/13803395.2010.493150 Web of Science: 000286823900012
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2010Influence of Procedural Learning on Iowa Gambling Task Performance Among HIV plus Individuals with History of Substance DependenceFull Text via DOI: 10.1093/arclin/acp094 Web of Science: 000273865400004
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2007Are all drug addicts impulsive? Effects of antisociality and extent of multidrug use on cognitive and motor impulsivityFull Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2007.04.017 Web of Science: 000250982200032
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2007Characteristics of prospective memory deficits in HIV-seropositive substance-dependent individuals: Preliminary observationsFull Text via DOI: 10.1080/13803390600800970 Web of Science: 000247727800005
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2007Executive functions among individuals with methamphetamine or alcohol as drugs of choice: Preliminary observationsFull Text via DOI: 10.1080/13803390600582446 Web of Science: 000244926200004
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2006Association between dyads and correct responses on the Paced Auditory Serial Addition Task (PASAT)Full Text via DOI: 10.1177/1073191106286567 Web of Science: 000242488400001
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2006Demographically adjusted normative standards for new indices of performance on the Paced Auditory Serial Addition Task (PASAT)Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/13854040590967559 Web of Science: 000239607000004
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2006Cortical and subcortical neurodegeneration is associated with HIV neurocognitive impairmentFull Text via DOI: 10.1097/01.aids.0000218552.69834.00 Web of Science: 000236713500011
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2005Neuropsychological functioning in a cohort of HIV- and hepatitis C virus-infected womenFull Text via DOI: 10.1097/01.aids.0000186824.53359.62 Web of Science: 000232762700013
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2005Temperament and risky behaviors: a pathway to HIV?Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0327(03)00193-9 Web of Science: 000228409400020
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2005Deficient strategic control of verbal encoding and retrieval in individuals with methamphetamine dependenceFull Text via DOI: 10.1037/0894-4105.19.1.35 Web of Science: 000226366700004
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2004Neurocognitive performance of methamphetamine users discordant for history of marijuana exposureFull Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2004.04.014 Web of Science: 000225056900008
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2004
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2004Initial validation of a screening battery for the detection of HIV-associated cognitive impairmentFull Text via DOI: 10.1080/13854040490501448 Web of Science: 000223602600004
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2004Predictive validity of global deficit scores in detecting neuropsychological impairment in HIV infectionFull Text via DOI: 10.1080/13803390490510031 Web of Science: 000224251700001
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2004Stroop performance in drug users classified by HIV and hepatitis C virus serostatusFull Text via DOI: 10.1017/S135561770410218X Web of Science: 000189378800016
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2004Methamphetamine dependence increases risk of neuropsychological impairment in HIV infected personsFull Text via DOI: 10.1017/S1355617704101021 Web of Science: 000187713000001
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2003Non-acute (residual) neurocognitive effects of cannabis use: A meta-analytic studyFull Text via DOI: 10.1017/S1355617703950016 Web of Science: 000183750400001
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2003Effects of alcoholism and gender on brain metabolismFull Text via DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.160.6.1180 Web of Science: 000183240800026
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2003Computerized reaction time battery versus a traditional neuropsychological battery: Detecting HIV-related impairmentsFull Text via DOI: 10.1017/S1355617703910071 Web of Science: 000181885100007
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Book Chapter
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2020Chapter 10 Cognitive sequelae of cannabis use. 143-153.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-815298-0.00010-1
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2020Cognitive sequelae of cannabis use. 143-153.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-815298-0.00010-1 Web of Science: 000514572900012
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2018Neurocognitive Functioning in HIV-infected Substance Users. 1474-1480.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-7101-5_296
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2015Neurocognitive Functioning in HIV-infected Substance Users. 1-8.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-9610-6_296-1
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2009Co-Occurrence of HIV, Hepatitis C, and Substance Use Disorders: Effects on Brain Functioning. 213-232.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/978-1-59745-434-6_10
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2008From Creation to Cultural Resistance and Expansion: Research on American Indian Higher Education. 299-327.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-6959-8_10
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Conference
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2019Self-Reported Physical Activity and Memory Performance among Adolescent Cannabis Users. 555-555.Full Text via DOI: 10.1249/01.mss.0000562168.78838.a8 Web of Science: 000481662802171
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2018Decision-Making Predicts Escalating Cannabis Use Among Adolescent Girls and Boys. S95-S96.Web of Science: 000509546600192
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2018Verbal and spatial working memory among drug-using HIV-infected men and women. S53-S53.Web of Science: 000434755400182
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2018Verbal and spatial working memory among drug-using HIV-infected men and women. S53-S53.Web of Science: 000429149100182
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2016Does Decision-Making Modify the Association Between Parental Education and Cannabis use?. S603-S604.Web of Science: 000440366400228
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2016Performance of Adolescent Cannabis Users on Dimensions of Decision-Making. S263-S264.Web of Science: 000440365600449
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2016Sex Differences in HIV Effects on Mechanisms of Executive Dysfunction Among Drug Users. S48-S49.Web of Science: 000394093700101
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2015
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2015Effects of Sex and HIV Serostatus on Spatial Learning Performance of Drug Users. S45-S45.Web of Science: 000367826400099
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2013Medical and Non-medical Use of Stimulant Drugs for Cognitive Enhancement. S15-S16.Web of Science: 000209477100032
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2013Effects of HIV Serostatus and Comorbid Drug Dependence on Neurocognition. S53-S54.Web of Science: 000325777200113
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2004Using restriction enzyme activity assays to investigate the binding of T7 RNA polymerase to DNAs. 593A-593A.Web of Science: 000187971203059
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1996Molecular recognition of unusual DNA structures. TU207-TU207.Web of Science: A1996TZ68201727
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Other Scholarly Work
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2019No evidence for a bilingual executive function advantage in the ABCD study (vol 3, pg 692, 2019). 1124-1124.Full Text via DOI: 10.1038/s41562-019-0756-6 Web of Science: 000489637200046
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2019No evidence for a bilingual executive function advantage in the nationally representative ABCD study (vol 3, pg 692, 2019). 999-999.Full Text via DOI: 10.1038/s41562-019-0709-0 Web of Science: 000485813100019
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2012Long-term effects of adolescent-onset and persistent use of cannabis. 15970-15971.Full Text via DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1214124109 Web of Science: 000309611400015
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Preprint
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2020Pain Sensitivity Among Young Adult Recreational Cannabis UsersFull Text via DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/2azef
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Review
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2022Use of Marijuana: Effect on Brain Health: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. 176-187.Full Text via DOI: 10.1161/STR.0000000000000396
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2019Effects of Adolescent Cannabis Use on Motivation and Depression: a Systematic Review. 532-546.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s40429-019-00274-y Web of Science: 000667150300019
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2019Adverse Effects of Cannabis Use on Neurocognitive Functioning: A Systematic Review of Meta- Analytic Studies. 43-57.Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/15504263.2019.1626030 Web of Science: 000472785700001
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2018Adolescent brain cognitive development (ABCD) study: Overview of substance use assessment methods. 80-96.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.dcn.2018.02.007 Web of Science: 000434985300010
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2018Assessment of culture and environment in the Adolescent Brain and Cognitive Development Study: Rationale, description of measures, and early data. 107-120.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.dcn.2018.03.004 Web of Science: 000434985300012
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2018Nonacute Effects of Cannabis Use on Motivation and Reward Sensitivity in Humans: A Systematic Review. 497-507.Full Text via DOI: 10.1037/adb0000380 Web of Science: 000439908900001
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2018Neuroimaging meta-analysis of cannabis use studies reveals convergent functional alterations in brain regions supporting cognitive control and reward processing. 283-295.Full Text via DOI: 10.1177/0269881117744995 Web of Science: 000429881800003
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2017Medical cannabis and mental health: A guided systematic review. 15-29.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2016.10.002 Web of Science: 000392559500002
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2016The Neuropsychology of Risky Sexual Behavior. 586-594.Full Text via DOI: 10.1017/S1355617716000400 Web of Science: 000382484700002
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2016Effects of Cannabis Use on Human Behavior, Including Cognition, Motivation, and Psychosis: A Review. 292-297.Full Text via DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2015.3278 Web of Science: 000371613500017
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2013Effects of Cannabis on Neurocognitive Functioning: Recent Advances, Neurodevelopmental Influences, and Sex Differences. 117-137.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s11065-012-9222-1 Web of Science: 000319885200003
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2012Substance abuse, hepatitis C, and aging in HIV: Common cofactors that contribute to neurobehavioral disturbances. 15-34.Full Text via DOI: 10.2147/NBHIV.S17408
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2008Co-factors in HIV neurobehavioural disturbances: Substance abuse, hepatitis C and aging. 49-60.Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/09540260701872028
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2007Acute and non-acute effects of cannabis on brain functioning and neuropsychological performance. 347-361.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s11065-007-9036-8
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Research
principal investigator on
- Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD): FIU awarded by National Institute on Drug Abuse 2020 - 2027
- The Effects of Cannabis on Cardiovascular and Cardiometabolic Disease Risk awarded by National Heart, Lung, & Blood Institute 2020 - 2022
- ABCD-USA Consortium: Coordinating Center awarded by National Institute on Drug Abuse 2021 - 2022
- Exercise, cognition, and cannabis use in adolescents awarded by National Institute on Drug Abuse 2019 - 2021
- Drug use disparities among Hispanics: elucidating the complex interactions between socio-cultural, neurocognitive and drug use-related factors awarded by National Institute on Drug Abuse 2019 - 2020
- Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD): FIU awarded by National Institute on Drug Abuse 2015 - 2020
- The Impact of Cannabis Use on the Neurocognitive Functioning of Individuals with HIV/AIDS awarded by National Institute on Drug Abuse 2012 - 2019
- Decision-Making and Episodic Memory in Trajectories to Cannabis Addiction awarded by National Institute on Drug Abuse 2012 - 2019
- Decision-Making and Episodic Memory in Trajectories to Cannabis Addiction awarded by National Institute on Drug Abuse 2012 - 2018
- The Impact of Cannabis Use on the Neurocognitive Functioning of Individuals with HIV/AIDS awarded by National Institute on Drug Abuse 2012 - 2018
co-principal investigator on
- Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD): FIU awarded by National Institute on Drug Abuse 2020 - 2027
- MRI: Development of an Integrated Neuroimaging Instrument with Temporal and Spatial Alignments for Brain Research awarded by National Science Foundation 2015 - 2021
- Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD): FIU awarded by National Institute on Drug Abuse 2015 - 2020
investigator on
- Nano-delivery of methanandamide across BBB to block cannabinoid induced effects in HIV-1 infection awarded by National Institute on Drug Abuse 2015 - 2022
- FIU Center for Reducing Health Disparities in Substance Abuse & HIV in South Florida awarded by Minority Health and Health Disparities 2018 - 2022
- FIU Center for Reducing Health Disparities in Substance Abuse & HIV in South Florida awarded by Minority Health and Health Disparities 2017 - 2022
Contact
full name
- Raul Gonzalez Jr
Identifiers
ORCID iD
- https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5431-4828 (confirmed)