• Ph D in Behavior, Cognition, and Neuroscience, American University (2012)
• MA in Biological/Experimental Psychology, American University (2009)
• BA in Psychology, Norwich University (2005)

• Effects of access condition on substance use disorder-like phenotypes in male and female rats self-administering MDPV or cocaine Drug and alcohol dependence 263 (2024), M R. Doyle, N M. Beltran, Bushnell MSA, M Syed, V Acosta, M Desai, K C. Rice, Katherine M. Serafine, G G. Gould, L C. Daws, G T. Collins.
• The Effects of Eating a Traditional High Fat/High Carbohydrate or a Ketogenic Diet on Sensitivity of Female Rats to Morphine The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics 391 1 (2024), N M. Beltran, A N. Parra, A P. Serrano, J Castillo, I M. Castro, M K. Elsey, V Minervini, Katherine M. Serafine.
• The emergence of insulin resistance following a chronic high-fat diet regimen coincides with an increase in the reinforcing effects of nicotine in a sex-dependent manner. Neuropharmacology 200 (2021), B Cruz, S Ortegon, P Giner, F Matos-Ocasio, A Rodriguez-Crespo, K P. Uribe, K I. Galindo, K M. Serafine, A Nazarian, L E. O'Dell.
• The emergence of insulin resistance following a chronic high-fat diet regimen coincides with an increase in the reinforcing effects of nicotine in a sex-dependent manner. Neuropharmacology 200 (2021), Bryan Cruz, S Ortegon, P Giner, F Matos-Ocasio, A Rodriguez-Crespo, Kevin P. Uribe, K I. Galindo, Katherine M. Serafine, A Nazarian, Laura E. O'Dell.
• Converging vulnerability factors for compulsive food and drug use. Neuropharmacology 196 (2021), K M. Serafine, L E. O'Dell, E P. Zorrilla.
• Converging vulnerability factors for compulsive food and drug use. Neuropharmacology 196 (2021), Katherine M. Serafine, Laura E. O'Dell, E P. Zorrilla.
• Increased mood disorder symptoms, perceived stress, and alcohol use among college students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Psychiatry research 296 (2021), N E. Charles, S J. Strong, L C. Burns, M R. Bullerjahn, Katherine M. Serafine.
• Intermittent dietary supplementation with fish oil prevents high fat diet-induced enhanced sensitivity to dopaminergic drugs. Behavioural pharmacology 32 1 (2021), N M. Beltran, Jeremiah Ramos, K I. Galindo, J I. Echeverri Alegre, Bryan Cruz, C Hernandez-Casner, Katherine M. Serafine.
• The Effects of Eating a High Fat Diet on Sensitivity of Male and Female Rats to Methamphetamine and Dopamine D₁ Receptor Agonist SKF 82958. The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics 374 1 (2020), Jeremiah Ramos, E J. Hardin, A H. Grant, G Flores-Robles, A T. Gonzalez, Bryan Cruz, A K. Martinez, N M. Beltran, Katherine M. Serafine.
• Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Vulnerability to Addiction: Reviewing Preclinical and Clinical Evidence. Current pharmaceutical design 26 20 (2020), V L. Darcey, Katherine M. Serafine.

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• The Effects of Eating a High Fat Diet on the Therapeutic and Abuse-related Effects of Morphine (08/01/2023 - 10/31/2027) - NIH - NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE (FED)
• Emotional distress and pathways of embodied maternal health vulnerability among immigrant women on the US-Mexico border. (09/15/2020 - 08/31/2023) - NSF