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Jessica Megan Ross

TitleAssistant Professor
InstitutionUniversity of Colorado Denver - Anschutz Medical Campus
DepartmentSOM-PSYCH

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    Florida International Univeristy, Miami, FLPh.D.05/2017Clinical Psychology
    James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VAB.S.05/2010Psychology
    University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, COPostdoctoral Training08/2020Behavioral Genetics

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    K23DA054212     (ROSS, JESSICA MEGAN)Sep 1, 2021 - Aug 31, 2026
    NIH
    Changes in cognition and psychiatric disorder symptoms during cannabis abstinence using a novel discordant twin design
    Role: Principal Investigator

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    1. Thompson EL, Adams AR, Pacheco-Col?n I, Lopez-Quintero C, Limia JM, Pulido W, Granja K, Paula DC, Gonzalez I, Ross JM, Duperrouzel JC, Hawes SW, Gonzalez R. An exploratory follow-up study of cannabis use and decision-making under various risk conditions within adolescence. Neuropsychology. 2023 Jul; 37(5):544-556. PMID: 36939602.
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    2. Zellers SM, Ross JM, Saunders GRB, Ellingson JM, Walvig T, Anderson JE, Corley RP, Iacono W, Hewitt JK, Hopfer CJ, McGue MK, Vrieze S. Recreational cannabis legalization has had limited effects on a wide range of adult psychiatric and psychosocial outcomes. Psychol Med. 2023 Oct; 53(14):6481-6490. PMID: 36601811.
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    3. Riggs P, Hinckley JD, Ross JM. Addressing Cannabis Use During Adolescence. Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am. 2023 01; 32(1):xiii-xv. PMID: 36410909.
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    4. Sullivan RM, Wade NE, Wallace AL, Tapert SF, Pelham WE, Brown SA, Cloak CC, Feldstein Ewing SW, Madden PAF, Martz ME, Ross JM, Kaiver CM, Wirtz HG, Heitzeg MM, Lisdahl KM. Substance use patterns in 9 to 13-year-olds: Longitudinal findings from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) study. Drug Alcohol Depend Rep. 2022 Dec; 5. PMID: 36687306.
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    5. Tuvel AL, Winiger EA, Ross JM. A Review of the Effects of Adolescent Cannabis Use on Physical Health. Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am. 2023 01; 32(1):85-105. PMID: 36410908.
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    6. Zellers SM, Ross JM, Saunders GRB, Ellingson JM, Anderson JE, Corley RP, Iacono W, Hewitt JK, Hopfer CJ, McGue MK, Vrieze S. Impacts of recreational cannabis legalization on cannabis use: a longitudinal discordant twin study. Addiction. 2023 01; 118(1):110-118. PMID: 36002928.
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    7. Martz ME, Heitzeg MM, Lisdahl KM, Cloak CC, Ewing SWF, Gonzalez R, Haist F, LeBlanc KH, Madden PA, Ross JM, Sher KJ, Tapert SF, Thompson WK, Wade NE. Individual-, peer-, and parent-level substance use-related factors among 9- and 10-year-olds from the ABCD Study: Prevalence rates and sociodemographic differences. Drug Alcohol Depend Rep. 2022 Jun; 3. PMID: 35445220.
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    8. Ross JM, Ellingson JM, Frieser MJ, Corley RC, Hopfer CJ, Stallings MC, Wadsworth SJ, Reynolds CA, Hewitt JK. The effects of cannabis use on physical health: A co-twin control study. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2022 01 01; 230:109200. PMID: 34871975.
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    9. Ellingson JM, Hinckley JD, Ross JM, Schacht JP, Bidwell LC, Bryan AD, Hopfer CJ, Riggs P, Hutchison KE. The Neurocognitive Effects of Cannabis Across the Lifespan. Curr Behav Neurosci Rep. 2021 Dec; 8(4):124-133. PMID: 35979200.
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    10. Paulich KN, Ross JM, Lessem JM, Hewitt JK. Screen time and early adolescent mental health, academic, and social outcomes in 9- and 10- year old children: Utilizing the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development ? (ABCD) Study. PLoS One. 2021; 16(9):e0256591. PMID: 34496002.
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    11. Ross JM, Rieselbach MM, Hewitt JK, Banich MT, Rhee SH. Children's Knowledge of Cannabis and Other Substances in States with Different Cannabis Use Regulations. Subst Use Misuse. 2021; 56(14):2126-2133. PMID: 34486481.
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    12. Pacheco-Col?n I, Lopez-Quintero C, Coxe S, Limia JM, Pulido W, Granja K, Paula DC, Gonzalez I, Ross JM, Duperrouzel JC, Hawes SW, Gonzalez R. Risky decision-making as an antecedent or consequence of adolescent cannabis use: findings from a 2-year longitudinal study. Addiction. 2022 02; 117(2):392-410. PMID: 34184776.
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    13. Karoly HC, Ross JM, Prince MA, Zabelski AE, Hutchison KE. Effects of cannabis use on alcohol consumption in a sample of treatment-engaged heavy drinkers in Colorado. Addiction. 2021 09; 116(9):2529-2537. PMID: 33464670.
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    14. Ellingson JM, Ross JM, Winiger E, Stallings MC, Corley RP, Friedman NP, Hewitt JK, Tapert SF, Brown SA, Wall TL, Hopfer CJ. Familial factors may not explain the effect of moderate-to-heavy cannabis use on cognitive functioning in adolescents: a sibling-comparison study. Addiction. 2021 04; 116(4):833-844. PMID: 32881239.
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    15. Ross JM, Pacheco-Col?n I, Hawes SW, Gonzalez R. Bidirectional Longitudinal Associations Between Cannabis Use and Body Mass Index Among Adolescents. Cannabis Cannabinoid Res. 2020 Mar 01; 5(1):81-88. PMID: 32322679.
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    16. Ross JM, Ellingson JM, Rhee SH, Hewitt JK, Corley RP, Lessem JM, Friedman NP. Investigating the causal effect of cannabis use on cognitive function with a quasi-experimental co-twin design. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2020 01 01; 206:107712. PMID: 31753729.
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    17. Karoly HC, Ross JM, Ellingson JM, Feldstein Ewing SW. Exploring Cannabis and Alcohol Co-Use in Adolescents: A Narrative Review of the Evidence. J Dual Diagn. 2020 Jan-Mar; 16(1):58-74. PMID: 31519143.
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    18. Waschbusch DA, Willoughby MT, Haas SM, Ridenour T, Helseth S, Crum KI, Altszuler AR, Ross JM, Coles EK, Pelham WE. Effects of Behavioral Treatment Modified to Fit Children with Conduct Problems and Callous-Unemotional (CU) Traits. J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol. 2020 Sep-Oct; 49(5):639-650. PMID: 31166145.
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    19. Friedman NP, Rhee SH, Ross JM, Corley RP, Hewitt JK. Genetic and environmental relations of executive functions to antisocial personality disorder symptoms and psychopathy. Int J Psychophysiol. 2021 05; 163:67-78. PMID: 30576766.
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    20. Ross JM, Granja K, Duperrouzel JC, Pacheco-Col?n I, Lopez-Quintero C, Hawes SW, Gonzalez R. Risky sexual behavior among adolescents: The role of decision-making, problems from cannabis use and externalizing disorder symptoms. J Clin Exp Neuropsychol. 2019 04; 41(3):300-311. PMID: 30520343.
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    21. Hawes SW, Pacheco-Col?n I, Ross JM, Gonzalez R. Adolescent Cannabis Use and Conduct Problems: The Mediating Influence of Callous-Unemotional Traits. Int J Ment Health Addict. 2020 Jun; 18(3):613-627. PMID: 32742245.
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    22. Pacheco-Col?n I, Coxe S, Musser ED, Duperrouzel JC, Ross JM, Gonzalez R. Is Cannabis Use Associated with Various Indices of Motivation among Adolescents? Subst Use Misuse. 2018 06 07; 53(7):1158-1169. PMID: 29272172.
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    23. Ross JM, Duperrouzel J, Vega M, Gonzalez R. The Neuropsychology of Risky Sexual Behavior. J Int Neuropsychol Soc. 2016 07; 22(6):586-94. PMID: 27173086.
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    24. Ross JM, Graziano P, Pacheco-Col?n I, Coxe S, Gonzalez R. Decision-Making Does not Moderate the Association between Cannabis Use and Body Mass Index among Adolescent Cannabis Users. J Int Neuropsychol Soc. 2016 10; 22(9):944-949. PMID: 27079834.
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    25. Ross JM, Coxe S, Schuster RM, Rojas A, Gonzalez R. The moderating effects of cannabis use and decision making on the relationship between conduct disorder and risky sexual behavior. J Clin Exp Neuropsychol. 2015; 37(3):303-15. PMID: 25832553.
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    26. Sibley MH, Pelham WE, Molina BSG, Coxe S, Kipp H, Gnagy EM, Meinzer M, Ross JM, Lahey BB. The role of early childhood ADHD and subsequent CD in the initiation and escalation of adolescent cigarette, alcohol, and marijuana use. J Abnorm Psychol. 2014 May; 123(2):362-374. PMID: 24886010.
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    27. Babinski DE, Sibley MH, Ross JM, Pelham WE. The effects of single versus mixed gender treatment for adolescent girls with ADHD. J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol. 2013; 42(2):243-50. PMID: 23330787.
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    28. Sibley MH, Pelham WE, Mazur A, Gnagy EM, Ross JM, Kuriyan AB. The effect of video feedback on the social behavior of an adolescent with ADHD. J Atten Disord. 2012 Oct; 16(7):579-88. PMID: 21836162.
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