Jane Metrik

About

Jane Metrik, Ph.D., is a Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Psychiatry and Human Behavior at Brown University, based at the Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies. She holds a joint appointment at the Providence VA Medical Center as a research scientist and licensed clinical psychologist. Trained in the Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology at the University of California, San Diego/San Diego State University, she completed Brown’s clinical psychology internship and postdoctoral fellowship at CAAS before joining the faculty in 2007. Dr. Metrik directs NIH-funded research focused on cannabis behavioral pharmacology, ecological momentary assessment studies, and clinical trials examining mechanisms that influence the etiology and maintenance of cannabis use disorder and its comorbidity with alcohol use and psychiatric disorders. She also leads a Department of Veterans Affairs-funded program researching treatment approaches for comorbid substance use and mood disorders, as well as cannabinoid-based pain treatment in Veterans. Her extensive work includes serving as Principal Investigator, Co-Investigator, and Mentor on numerous federally-funded grants centered on addictive behaviors, particularly cannabis use disorder. As a core faculty member at Brown, she trains postdoctoral fellows and psychology residents, contributing significantly to the academic and clinical training of future researchers and clinicians in her field.

Research topics

• Medicine
• Clinical psychology
• Biology
• Psychiatry
• Environmental health
• Psychology

Selected publications

• Patterns of Cannabis and Alcohol Co-Use: Substitution Versus Complementary Effects

  Alcohol research · 2022 · 91 citations

  Senior authorCorresponding

  PURPOSE: The purpose of this review is to discuss the literature regarding the concurrent use (co-use) of alcohol and cannabis and competing hypotheses as to whether cannabis acts as a substitute for (i.e., replacing the effects of alcohol, resulting in decreased use) or a complement to (i.e., used to enhance the effects of alcohol, resulting in increased use) alcohol. The impact of cannabis use on alcohol-related outcomes has received increased attention in the wake of ongoing legalization of c…

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• Effect of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia on Alcohol Treatment Outcomes Among US Veterans

  JAMA Psychiatry · 2023-06-21 · 30 citations

  articleOpen accessSenior author

  Importance: Three of 4 adults in treatment for alcohol use disorder (AUD) report symptoms of insomnia. Yet the first-line treatment for insomnia (cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia, CBT-I) is often delayed until abstinence is established. Objective: To test the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of CBT-I among veterans early in their AUD treatment and to examine improvement in insomnia as a mechanism for improvement in alcohol use outcomes. Design, Setting, and Participa…

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• Dynamic relations among simultaneous alcohol and cannabis use, subjective responses, and problem drinking during naturally occurring drinking episodes

  Drug and Alcohol Dependence · 2023-06-16 · 21 citations

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• Cannabis Use Patterns and Whole-Blood Cannabinoid Profiles of Emergency Department Patients With Suspected Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome

  Annals of Emergency Medicine · 2023-04-13 · 10 citations

  articleOpen access

  STUDY OBJECTIVES: The objectives of this study were to characterize the detailed cannabis use patterns (eg, frequency, mode, and product) and determine the differences in the whole-blood cannabinoid profiles during symptomatic versus asymptomatic periods of participants with suspected cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome recruited from the emergency department (ED) during a symptomatic episode. METHODS: This is a prospective observational cohort study of participants with symptomatic cyclic vomiting…

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• Cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome: Clinical trajectories and patterns of use three months following a visit to the emergency department

  Academic Emergency Medicine · 2023-06-30 · 9 citations

  articleOpen access

  OBJECTIVES: Cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome (CHS) is a clinical condition of cyclic vomiting, nausea, and abdominal pain associated with chronic cannabis use. Despite increased recognition of CHS, there are limited details on cannabis use practices and symptoms over time. Understanding what happens in the period surrounding the emergency department (ED) visit, including any changes in symptoms and cannabis use practices following the visit, can help inform the development of patient-centered in…

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Recent grants

• Marijuana's Impact on Alcohol Motivation and Consumption

  NIH · $2.0M · 2016–2022

• NIH Grant R01DA033425

  NIH · $1.1M · 2017

• NIH Grant R03DA027484

  NIH · $483k · 2013

Frequent coauthors

• Elizabeth R. Aston

  Providence College

  128 shared

• Brian Borsari

  98 shared

• Kristina M. Jackson

  Pacific Institute For Research and Evaluation

  96 shared

• James MacKillop

  St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton

  92 shared

• Christopher W. Kahler

  Brown University

  91 shared

• Samantha G. Farris

  Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

  76 shared

• John E. McGeary

  Providence College

  72 shared

• Damaris J. Rohsenow

  Brown University

  71 shared

Labs

• Metrik, JanePI

Education

• Ph.D., Clinical Psychology

  University of California, San Diego/San Diego State University

• Other, Clinical Psychology

  Brown University

• Other, Clinical Psychology

  Brown University

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