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

• 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.
• Sex differences in high fat diet-induced impairments to striatal Akt signaling and enhanced sensitivity to the behavioral effects of dopamine D₂/D₃ receptor agonist quinpirole. Physiology & behavior (2019), J Ramos, C Hernandez-Casner, B Cruz, Katherine M. Serafine.
• Dietary supplementation with fish oil reverses high fat diet-induced enhanced sensitivity to the behavioral effects of quinpirole. Behavioural pharmacology 30 4 (2019), C Hernandez-Casner, C J. Woloshchuk, C Poisson, S Hussain, Jeremiah Ramos, Katherine M. Serafine.
• Insulin modulates the strong reinforcing effects of nicotine and changes in insulin biomarkers in a rodent model of diabetes. Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology 44 6 (2019), B Cruz, R J. Flores, K P. Uribe, E J. Espinoza, C T. Spencer, K M. Serafine, A Nazarian, L E. O'Dell.
• Insulin modulates the strong reinforcing effects of nicotine and changes in insulin biomarkers in a rodent model of diabetes. Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology 44 6 (2019), Bryan Cruz, R J. Flores, Kevin P. Uribe, E J. Espinoza, Charles Spencer, Katherine M. Serafine, A Nazarian, Laura E. O'Dell.

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• The Effects of Eating a High Fat Diet on the Therapeutic and Abuse-related Effects of Morphine
• Emotional distress and pathways of embodied maternal health vulnerability among immigrant women on the US-Mexico border.