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Sharon Cates, B.A.

Cates

Project Coordinator

Division of Neurobehavioral Research, Department of Psychiatry
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Biographical Sketch

UTSA

Currently Sharon works as a Project Coordinator supporting the NRLC research projects.  Before joining the NRLC Sharon worked as a Research Associate on a study examining the pathways that lead to alcohol use disorder among adolescents.  Prior to her work at UTHSCSA, Sharon was active at The University of Texas at San Antonio as a member of the Honors College and in several organizations including the honors student association and Psi Chi International Honor Society.

 

 

Education

2005 B.A. Psychology The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX

Interests

  • Music
  • Science
  • Comedy and Movies

 

Publications/Presentations

The potential clinical utility of transdermal alcohol monitoring data to estimate the number of alcoholic drinks consumed

Dougherty, D. M., Hill-Kapturczak, N., Liang, Y., Karns, T. E., Lake, S. L., Cates, S. E., and Roache, J. D. (2015).

Addictive Disorders & Their Treatment, 14, 124-130..      PubMed

At-risk drinking among heavy drinkers reduced during contingency management treatment and 3 months of follow-up.

Cates, S. E., Karns, T. E., Mullen, J., Hill-Kapturczak, N., Roache, J. D., and Dougherty, D. M. (2015, April).

Poster presented at 25th annual meeting of the Texas Research Society on Alcoholism, Bryan, TX.

Differences in time to peak in transdermal vs. breath alcohol concentrations: Sex- and dose-related effects.

Karns, T. E., Hill-Kapturczak, N., Roache, J. D., Liang, Y., Mullen, J., and Dougherty, D. M. (2015, April).

Poster presented at 25th annual meeting of the Texas Research Society on Alcoholism, Bryan, TX.

Use of continuous transdermal alcohol monitoring during a contingency management procedure to reduce excessive alcohol use.

Dougherty, D. M., Hill-Kapturczak, N., Liang, Y., Karns, T. E., Cates, S. E., Lake, S. L., Mullen, J., and Roache, J. D. (in press).

Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 142, 301-306.       PubMed

Accounting for sex-related differences in the estimation of breath alcohol levels using transdermal alcohol monitoring

Hill-Kapturczak, N., Roache, J. D., Liang, Y., Karns, T. E., Cates, S. E., and Dougherty, D. M. (2015).

Psychopharmacology, 232, 115-123.     PubMed

Do variable rates of alcohol drinking alter the ability to use transdermal alcohol monitors to estimate peak breath alcohol and total number of drinks?

Hill-Kapturczak, N., Lake, S.L., Roache, J.D., Cates, S.E., Liang, Y., Dougherty, D.M.  (2014).

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 38, :2517-2522.     PubMed

Accounting for sex-related differences in the estimation of breath alcohol concentrations using transdermal alcohol monitoring

Hill-Kapturczak, N., Roache, J. D., Liang, Y., Karns, T. E., Cates, S. E., Dougherty, D. M. (in press).

Psychopharmacology.      PubMed

Characterizing alcohol use of binge drinkers before and after contingency management treatment using transdermal alcohol monitoring

Dougherty, D. M., Karns, T. E., Lake, S. L., Cates, S. E., Mathias, C. W., Mullen, J., Hill-Kapturczak, N., and Roache, J. D. (2014, June).

Poster presented at the 37th annual meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism, Bellevue, Washington

Discrepancies between self-report and interview-generated scores on the alcohol use questionnaires among binge and non-binge drinkers

Hunt, C. A., Lake, S. L., Cates, S. E., Shilling, K. D., Karns, T. E., Hill-Kapturczak, N., & Dougherty, D. M. (2014, February).

Poster presented at the 24th annual meeting of the Texas Research Society on Alcoholism, San Antonio, Texas

Continuous transdermal alcohol monitoring to determine effectiveness of contingency management for reducing alcohol intake

Karns, T. E., Dougherty, D. M., Hill-Kapturczak, N., Lake, S. L., Cates, S. E., Roache, J. D., and Mullen, J. (2014, June).

Poster presented at the 37th annual meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism, Bellevue, Washington

Reducing excessive alcohol intake using transdermal alcohol monitoring in conjunction with contingency management

Karns, T. E., Dougherty, D. M., Hill-Kapturczak, N., Lake, S. L., Cates, S. E., Roache, J. D., and Mullen, J. (2014, February).

Poster presented at the 24th annual meeting of the Texas Research Society on Alcoholism, San Antonio, TX.

Sex-related differences in breath alcohol and transdermal alcohol concentrations

Cates, S. E., Hill-Kapturczak, N., Roache, J. D., Karns, T. E., Lake, S. L., & Dougherty, D. M. (2014, May).

UTHSCSA Department of Psychiatry 2nd Annual Research and Quality Improvement Day 2014, San Antonio, TX

Demographic influences on time to reach peak alcohol concentration and breath alcohol concentration

Hubbard, R. M., Karns, T. E., Shilling, K. D., Cates, S. E., Lake, S. L., Hill-Kapturczak, N., & Dougherty, D. M. (2014, May)

UTHSCSA Department of Psychiatry 2nd Annual Research and Quality Improvement Day 2014, San Antonio, TX

Using transdermal alcohol monitors to estimate peak breath alcohol and total number of drinks consumed after a self-paced drinking paradigm

Hunt, C. A., Lake, S. L., Hill-Kapturczak, N., Cates, S. E., Mullen, J., Karns, T. E., Roache, J. D., & Dougherty, D. M. . (2014, May)

UTHSCSA Department of Psychiatry 2nd Annual Research and Quality Improvement Day 2014, San Antonio, TX

Using objective transdermal alcohol concentration readings to estimate standard units of alcohol consumed

Karns, T. E., Dougherty, D. M., Hill-Kapturczak, N., Liang, Y., Cates. S. E., & Roache, J. D. (2014, May)

UTHSCSA Department of Psychiatry 2nd Annual Research and Quality Improvement Day 2014, San Antonio, TX

The effects of alcohol consumption on response initiation impulsivity using a "priming" does of alcohol

Shilling, K. D., Lake, S. L., Hill-Kapturczak, N., Cates, S. E., Mullen, J., Karns, T. E., & Dougherty, D. M. (2014, May)

UTHSCSA Department of Psychiatry 2nd Annual Research and Quality Improvement Day 2014, San Antonio, TX

Utilizing transdermal alcohol monitoring to accurately estimate breath alcohol and standard units consumed using an ad lib drinking paradigm

Lake, S. L., Hill-Kapturczak, N., Cates, S. E., Karns, T. E., Roache, J. D., and Dougherty, D. M. (2014, June).

Poster presented at the 37th annual meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism, Bellevue, Washington.

Effect of consumption rate in estimating breath alcohol and standard units consumed using transdermal alcohol monitoring

Lake, S. L., Hill-Kapturczak, N., Karns, T. E., Mullen, J., Cates, S. E., Roache, J. D., and Dougherty, D. M. (February, 2014).

Poster presented at the 24th annual meeting of the Texas Research Society on Alcoholism, San Antonio, Texas.

Acquisition of rater agreement for the Stressful Life Events Schedule

James, L. M., Mathias, C. W., Bray, B. C., Cates, S. E., Farris, S. J., Dawes, M. A., Hill-Kapturczak, N., and Dougherty, D. M. (2013)

Journal of Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, 1:125, 1-5.

Effectiveness of contingency management treatment of binge drinking utilizing secure continuous remote alcohol monitors (SCRAM)

Cates, S. E., Hill-Kapturczak, N., Mathias, C. W., and Dougherty, D. M. (2013, June)

Poster presented at the 36th annual meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism, Orlando, FL

Effectiveness of contingency management treatment of binge drinking utilizing secure continuous remote alcohol monitors (SCRAM)

Cates, S. E., Hill-Kapturczak, N., Mathias, C. W., and Dougherty, D. M. (2013, June)

Poster presented at the 1st annual UTHSCSA Psychiatry Resident Research and Quality Improvement Day, San Antonio, TX

Comparing the accuracy of Alcohol Use Questionnaire and Timeline Followback self-report measures to identify binge drinkers using transdermal alcohol monitoring

Hunt, C. A., Cates, S. E., Hill-Kapturczak, N., Mathias, C. W., and Dougherty, D. M. (2013, June)

Poster presented at the 1st annual UTHSCSA Psychiatry Resident Research and Quality Improvement Day, San Antonio, TX

Drinking patterns of non college aged binge drinkers observed with transdermal alcohol monitoring

Shilling, K. D., Hill-Kapturczak, N., Cates, S. E., Roache, J. D., Walters, C. J., and Dougherty, D. M. (2013, February)

Poster presented at the 1st annual UTHSCSA Psychiatry Resident Research and Quality Improvement Day, San Antonio, TX

Predicting standard alcohol units consumed using transdermal alcohol concentration readings

Cates, S. E., Roache, J. D., Walters, C. J., Hill-Kapturczak, N., and Dougherty, D. M. (2013, February)

Poster presented at the 23rd annual meeting of the Texas Research Society on Alcoholism, Austin, TX.

Predicting standard alcohol units consumed using transdermal alcohol concentration readings

Dougherty, D. M., Cates, S. E., Roache, J. D., Walters, C. J., and Hill-Kapturczak, N. (2013, June)

Poster presented at the 36th annual meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism, Orlando, FL.

Predicting breath alcohol concentrations from transdermal alcohol concentration readings: Validation and improvement of a previously derived equation

Hill-Kapturczak, N., Cates, S. E., Roache, J. D., Walters, C. J., and Dougherty, D. M. (2013, February)

Poster presented at the 23rd annual meeting of the Texas Research Society on Alcoholism, Austin, TX.

Predicting breath alcohol concentrations from transdermal alcohol concentration readings: Validation and improvement of a previously derived equation

Hill-Kapturczak, N., Cates, S. E., Roache, J. D., Walters, C. J., and Dougherty, D. M. (2013, February)

Poster presented at the 36th annual meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism, Orlando, FL.

Comparing the accuracy of Alcohol Use Questionnaire and Timeline Followback self-report measures to identify binge drinkers using transdermal alcohol monitoring

Hunt, C. A., Cates, S. E., Hill-Kapturczak, N., Mathias, C. W., and Dougherty, D. M. (2013, February)

Poster presented at the 23rd annual meeting of the Texas Research Society on Alcoholism, Austin, TX.

Drinking patterns of non college aged binge drinkers observed with transdermal alcohol monitoring

Shilling, K. D., Hill-Kapturczak, N., Cates, S. E., Roache, J. D., Walters, C. J., and Dougherty, D. M. (2013, February)

Poster presented at the 23rd annual meeting of the Texas Research Society on Alcoholism, Austin, TX.

Effects of alcohol consumption on two components of impulsive behavior in binge and nonbinge drinkers

Cates, S.E., Hill-Kapturczak, N., Dunlap, K., Javors, M. A., Mathias, C. W., Dougherty, D. M. (2012, June).

Poster presented at the 35th annual meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism, San Francisco, CA

Comparing transdermal and breath alcohol concentration readings during periods of alcohol consumption from moderate to binge drinking

Dougherty, D.M., Cates, S.E., Charles, N.E., Acheson, A., John, S., Furr, R. M., Hill-Kapturczak, N. (2012, June).

Poster presented at the 35th annual meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism, San Francisco, CA

Phosphatidylethanol levels in social and binge drinking adults before and after alcohol administration

Hill-Kapturczak, N., Cates, S.E., Dougherty, D.M., and Javors, M. A., (2012, June).

Poster presented at the 35th annual meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism, San Francisco, CA

SERT capacity, efficiency, and uptake potential among adolescents who self-injure

Mathias, C. W., Hill-Kapturczak, N., Javors, M., Tian, P. Y., Dawes, M. A., Sheftall, A. H., Cates, S., Farris, S., Richard, D. M., and Dougherty, D. M. (2011, May).

Poster presented at the 9th annual retreat of the UTHSCSA Center for Biomedical Neuroscience, San Antonio, TX

5-HT, impulsivity, and suicidal ideation among teenagers receiving inpatient psychiatric care.

Sheftall, A. H., Mathias, C. W., Hill-Kapturczak, N., Javors, M., Tian, P. Y., Cates, S. E., Dawes, M. A., Richard, D. M., and Dougherty, D. M.  (2011, May).

Poster presented at the 9th annual retreat of the UTHSCSA Center for Biomedical Neuroscience, San Antonio, TX.

Training "experts" in consensus ratings of the Stressful Life Events Schedule.
Cates, S. Mathias, C. W., Farris, S., Richard, D. M., Dawes, M. A., and Dougherty, D. M. (2009, April).
Poster presented at the 55th annual meeting of the Southwestern Psychological Association, San Antonio, TX.

Ratings of stressful life events: Acquisition of accurate consensus.

Cates, S. Mathias, C. W., Farris, S., Richard, D. M., Dawes, M. A., and Dougherty, D. M. (2009, June).
Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the International Society for Research in Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, Seattle, WA.

Lifetime history of stressful life events in an adolescent inpatient psychiatric sample.

Farris, S., Mathias, C. W., Cates, S., Dawes, M. A., Richard, D. M., and Dougherty, D. M. (2009, April).
Poster presented at the 55th annual meeting of the Southwestern Psychological Association, San Antonio, TX.

Self-reported histories of stressful life events among adolescent psychiatric inpatients.

Farris, S., Mathias, C. W., Cates, S., Dawes, M. A., Richard, D. M., and Dougherty, D. M. (2009, June).
Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the International Society for Research in Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, Seattle, WA.

 

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