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Department of Psychology The Health & Cognition (THC) Lab

Publications

* mentored student + senior author status ‡ co-first author status

Peer Reviewed Articles

  1. Azghan, R. R., *Glodosky, N. C., Sah, R. K., Cuttler, C., McLaughlin, R., Cleveland, M. J., & Ghasemzadeh, H. (in press). CUDLE: Learning under label scarcity to detect cannabis use in uncontrolled environments using wearables. IEEE Sensors Journal. doi: 10.1109/JSEN.2025.3528030
  2. Cavalli, J. M., Cuttler, C., Cservenka, A. (in press). A naturalistic examination of the acute effects of high-potency cannabis on emotion regulation among young adults: A pilot study. Human Psychopharmacology: Clinical and Experimental
  3. Cuttler, C., *Stueber, A., Simone, J., & Mayo, L. (2025). Down the rabbit hole: A large-scale survey of psychedelic users’ patterns of use and perceived effects. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs. doi: 10.1080/02791072.2025.2452226
  4. Boehnke, K. F., Kruger, D. J., Cuttler, C., Doucette, M. L., & Wilson-Poe, A. R. Highs and lows: A mixed-methods analysis of the impact of adult use legalization on medical cannabis patients. (2024). Journal of Psychoactive Drugs. doi: 10.1080/02791072.2024.2430608
  5. Budney, A., Borodovsky, J., Struble, C., Habib, M., Shmulewitz, D., Livne, O., Aharonovich, E., Walsh, C., Cuttler, C., & Hasin, D. (2024). Estimating THC consumption from smoked and vaped cannabis products in an online survey of cannabis users. Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research, 9, 688-698 doi: 10.1089/can.2022.0238
  6. Cuttler, C., *Stueber, A., Cooper, Z., & Russo, E. (2024). Acute effects of cannabigerol on anxiety, stress, and mood: A randomized control trial. Scientific Reports, 14, 16163. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-66879-0
  7. *Glodosky, N. C., Cleveland, M. J., Azghan, R. R., Ghasemzadeh, H., McLaughlin, R. M., & +Cuttler, C. (2024). Multimodal examination of daily stress rhythms in chronic cannabis users. Psychopharmacology. doi: 10.1007/s00213-024-06709-3
  8. *Jensen, A. N, *Schofield, K. A., & +Cuttler, C. (2024). Effects of transgender identity labels on perceptions of gender minorities. Psychology & Sexuality, 15(2), 235-253. doi: 10.1080/19419899.2023.2246069
  9. Cuttler, C., *Petrucci, A., & *LaFrance, E. (2023). Cognitive test performance in chronic cannabis flower users, concentrate users, and non-users. Scientific Reports, 13, 8068. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-35217-1
  10. *Jensen, A. N, *Schofield, K. A., *Stueber, A., *Hobaica, S., & +Cuttler, C. (2023). Progressive, but promiscuous and confused: Perceptions of sexual minority identity labels in a nationally representative sample. Psychology & Sexuality, 14(1), 127-140. doi: 10.1080/19419899.2022.2063755  
  11. *Schofield, K., Cuttler, C., Prince, M. A., Connor, B. & Project ART (2023). Pot at the end of the rainbow: Cannabis use among sexual minorities. Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research, 8, 942-948. doi: 10.1089/can.2022.0240
  12. *Stueber, A. & +Cuttler, C. (2023). A large-scale survey of cannabis use for sleep: Preferred products and perceived effects in comparison to over the counter and prescription sleep aids. Exploration of Medicine, 4, 709-719. doi: 10.37349/emed.2023.00171
  13. Cuttler, C., *LaFrance, E. M., & Craft, R. M. (2022). A large-scale naturalistic examination of the acute effects of cannabis on pain. Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research, 7, 93-99. doi:10.1089/can.2020.0068
  14. Russo, E. B., Cuttler, C., Cooper, Z. D., *Stueber, A., & Whiteley, N., Sexton, M. (2022). Survey of patients employing cannabigerol-predominant cannabis preparations: Perceived medicinal effects, adverse events, and withdrawal symptoms. Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research, 7, 706-716. doi: 10.1089/can.2021.0058
  15. *Stueber, A, & +Cuttler, C. (2022). Self-reported effects of cannabis on ADHD symptoms, ADHD medication side effects, and ADHD-related executive dysfunction. Journal of Attention Disorders, 26, 942-955. doi: 10.1177/10870547211050949
  16. Carter, G. T., McLaughlin, R. J., Cuttler, C., Sauber, G. J., Weeks, D., Hillard, C. J., & Weiss, M. D. (2021). Endocannabinoids and related lipids serum from patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Muscle & Nerve, 63(1), 120-126. doi: 10.1002/mus.27096
  17. Cuttler, C., *LaFrance, E. M., & *Stueber, A. (2021). Acute effects of high potency cannabis flower and cannabis concentrates on everyday life memory and decision making. Scientific Reports, 11, 13784. doi:1038/s41598-021-93198-5
  18. Desai, S., Breanna B., Cuttler, C., Crombie, K. M., Rabinak, C., Hill, M. N., Marusak, H. A. (2021). A systematic review and meta-analysis on the effects of exercise on the endocannabinoid system. Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research. doi: 10.1089/can.2021.0113
  19. *Glodosky, N., Cuttler, C., & McLaughlin, R. M. (2021). A review of the effects of acute and chronic cannabinoid exposure on the stress response. Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology, 63, 100945. doi:10.1016/j.yfrne.2021.100945
  20. *Mauzay, D., *LaFrance, E. M., & Cuttler, C. (2021). Acute effects of cannabis on obsessive-compulsive disorder. Journal of Affective Disorders, 279, 158-163. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2020.09.124
  21. *Schofield, K. A., *Hobaica, S., *Jensen, A. N., & Cuttler, C. (2021). Out, proud, & resilient: Effects of sexual identity labels on perceptions of sexual minorities. Psychology & Sexuality. doi:1080/19419899.2021.1978528
  22. Sheppard, L. D., Cuttler, C., Shin, E., & McLaughlin, R. J. (2021). Differences in cortisol following cooperative and competitive work-related tasks with same-sex versus opposite-sex partners. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 124, 105063. doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2020.105063
  23. Warnick, B., Kier, A.S, *LaFrance, E.M., & Cuttler, C. (2021). Head in the clouds: The benefits and detriments of cannabis users’ creativity in new venture ideation: Countervailing effects of entrepreneurial passion and experience. Journal of Business Venturing, 36(2), 106088. doi: 10.1016/j.busvent.2020.106088
  24. Anderson, T., & Cuttler, C. (2020). Open to open? An exploration of textbook preferences and strategies to offset textbook costs in online vs. on-campus students. The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 21, 40-60. doi: 10.19173/irrodl.v20i5.4141
  25. Cuttler, C., Spradlin, A., Cleveland, M., & Craft, R. M. (2020). Short- and long-term effects of cannabis on headache and migraine. The Journal of Pain, 21(5-6), 722-730. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2019.11.001
  26. Freels, T. G., Baxter-Potter, L. N., Lugo, J. M., *Glodosky, N. C., Wright, H. R., Baglot, S., Petrie, G., Yu, Z., Clowers, B. H., Cuttler, C., Fuchs, R. A., Hill, M. N., & McLaughlin, R. J. (2020). Vaporized cannabis extracts have reinforcing properties and support conditioned drug-seeking behaviour in rats. Journal of Neuroscience, 40, 1897-1908. doi: 10.1523/jneurosci.2416-19.2020
  27. *Glodosky N. C., Cuttler, C., Freels, T. G., Wright, H. R., Rojas, M. J., Baglot, S. L., Hill, M. N., & McLaughlin, R. J. (2020). Cannabis vapor self-administration elicits sex- and dose-specific alterations in stress reactivity in rats. Neurobiology of Stress, 13, 100260. doi: 10.1016/j.ynstr.2020.100260
  28. *Glodosky, N. C., & Cuttler, C. (2020). Motives matter: Cannabis use motives moderate the associations between stress and negative affect. Addictive Behaviors, 102, 106188. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2019.106188
  29. *LaFrance, E. M., *Glodosky, N., Bonn-Miller, M. & Cuttler, C. (2020). Short and long-term effects of cannabis on symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder. Journal of Affective Disorder, 274, 298-304. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2020.05.132
  30. *LaFrance, E. M., *Stueber, A., *Glodosky, N. C., *Mauzay, D., & Cuttler, C. (2020). Overbaked: Assessing and predicting adverse reactions to cannabis. Journal of Cannabis Research, 2, 1-10. doi: 10.1186/s42238-019-0013-x
  31. *Nusbaum, A. T., & Cuttler, C. (2020). Hidden impacts of OER: Effects of OER on instructor ratings and course selection. Frontiers in Education, 5, doi: 10.3389/feduc.2020.00072
  32. *Nusbaum, A. T., Cuttler, C., & Swindell, S. (2020). Open educational resources as a tool for educational equity: Evidence from an introductory psychology class. Frontiers in Education, 4, 1-8. doi: 10.3389/feduc.2019.00152
  33. *Petrucci, A., *LaFrance, E. M., & Cuttler, C. (2020). A comprehensive examination of the links between cannabis use and motivation. Substance Use & Misuse, 55, 1155-1164. doi: 10.10826084.2020.1729203
  34. Spradlin, A., Marcus, D. K., & Cuttler, C. (2020). The latent structure of cannabis misuse: A taxometric analysis. Psychological Assessment, 32(8), 803-808. doi: 10.1037/pas0000828
  35. Cuttler, C. (2019). Students’ use and perceptions of the relevance and quality of open textbooks compared to traditional textbooks in online and traditional classroom environments. Psychology Learning & Teaching, 18, 65-83. doi: 10.1177/1475725718811300
  36. Cuttler, C., & *Ryckman, M. (2019). Don’t call me delusional: Stigmatizing effects of noun labels on people with mental disorders. Stigma and Health, 4, 118-125. doi: 10.1037/sah0000132
  37. Cuttler, C., Spradlin, A., *Nusbaum, A.T., Whitney, P., Hinson, J.M., & McLaughlin, R. (2019). Joint effects of stress and chronic cannabis use on prospective memory. Psychopharmacology, 236, 1973-1983. doi: 10.1007/s00213-019-5184-9
  38. *Mauzay, D., & +Cuttler, C. (2019). Dysfunctional cognitions mediate the relationships between religiosity, paranormal beliefs, and symptoms of obsessive-compulsive. Mental Health, Religion, & Culture, 21, 838-850. doi: 10.1080/13674676.2019.1583176
  39. Sexton, M., Cuttler, C., & Mischley, L. (2019). A survey of cannabis acute effects and withdrawal symptoms: Differential responses across user types and age. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 25, 326-335. doi: 10.1089/acm.2018.0319
  40. *Spradlin, A., & +Cuttler, C. (2019). Problems associated with using cannabis to cope with stress. Cannabis, 2, 29-38. doi: 10.26828/cannabis.2019.01.001
  41. *Spradlin, A., Cuttler, C., Bunce, J. P., & Carrier, L. M. (2019). # Connected: Facebook may facilitate face-to-face relationships for introverts. Psychology of Popular Media Culture, 8, 34-40. doi: 10.1037/ppm0000162
  42. Cuttler, C., Connolly, C. P., *LaFrance, E. M., & *Lowry, T. M. (2018). Resist forgetting: Effects of aerobic and resistance exercise on prospective and retrospective memory. Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology, 7, 205-217. doi: 10.1037/spy0000112
  43. ‡Cuttler, C., ‡Sexton, M., & Mischley, L. (2018). Driving under the influence of cannabis: An examination of driving beliefs and practices of medical and recreational cannabis users in the United States. Cannabis, 1, 1-13. doi: 10.26828/cannabis.2018.02.001  
  44. Cuttler, C., *Spradlin, A., & McLaughlin, R. J. (2018). A naturalistic examination of the perceived effects of cannabis on negative affect. Journal of Affective Disorders, 235, 198-205. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2018.04.054
  45. Wilson, M., *Gogulski, H. Y., Cuttler, C., Bigand, T. L., Oluwoye, O., & Barbosa-Leiker, C. (2018). Cannabis use moderates the relationship between pain and negative affect in adults with opioid use disorder. Addictive Behaviors, 77, 225-231. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2017.10.012
  46. Cuttler, C., & *Spradlin, A. (2017). Measuring cannabis consumption: Psychometric properties of the Daily Sessions, Frequency, Age of Onset, and Quantity of Cannabis Use Inventory (DFAQ-CU). PLOS ONE. 12(5): e0178194. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0178194
  47. Cuttler, C., *Spradlin, A., *Nusbaum, A. T., Whitney, P., Hinson, J. M. & McLaughlin, R. J. (2017). Blunted stress reactivity in chronic cannabis users. Psychopharmacology, 234, 2299-2309. doi: 10.1007/s00213-017-4648-z
  48. *LaFrance, E., & +Cuttler, C. (2017). Inspired by Mary Jane? Mechanisms underlying enhanced creativity in cannabis users. Consciousness and Cognition, 56, 68-76. doi: 10.1016/j.concog.2017.10.009
  49. *Nusbaum, A.T., Whitney, P., Cuttler, C., *Spradlin, A., Hinson, J. M., McLaughlin, R. J. (2017). Altered attentional control strategies but spared executive functioning in chronic cannabis users. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 181, 116-123. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2017.09.019
  50. *Spradlin, A., *Mauzay, D., & +Cuttler, C. (2017). Symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder predict cannabis misuse. Addictive Behaviors, 72, 159-164. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2017.03.023
  51. Cuttler, C., Mischley, L., & Sexton, M. (2016). Sex differences in cannabis use and effects: A cross-sectional survey of cannabis users. Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research, 1, 166-175. doi: 10.1089/can.2016.0010
  52. Cuttler, C., *O’Connell D., & Marcus, D. K. (2016). Relationships between dimensions of impulsivity and prospective memory. European Journal of Personality, 30, 83-91. doi: 10.1002/per.2038
  53. *Mauzay, D., *Spradlin, A., & +Cuttler, C. (2016). Devils, witches, and psychics: The role of thought-action fusion in the relationships between obsessive-compulsive features, religiosity, and paranormal beliefs. Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders, 11, 113-120. doi: 10.1016/j.jocrd.2016.10.003
  54. Sexton, M., Cuttler, C., Finnell, J., & Mischley, L. (2016). A cross-sectional survey of medical cannabis users: Patterns of use and perceived efficacy. Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research, 1, 131-138. doi: 10.1089/can.2016.0007
  55. Cuttler, C., *Relkov, T., & Taylor, S. (2014). Quick to act, quick to forget: The link between impulsiveness and prospective memory. European Journal of Personality, 28, 560-568. doi: 1002/per.1926
  56. Cuttler, C., *Alcolado, G. M., & Taylor, S. (2013). Mediation and interaction effects of doubt, dysfunctional beliefs and memory confidence on the compulsion to check. Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders, 2, 157-166. doi: 10.1016/j.jocrd.2013.02.002
  57. Cuttler, C., *Sirois-Delisle, V., *Alcolado, G. M., Radomsky, A. S., & Taylor, S. (2013). Diminished confidence in prospective memory causes doubts and urges to check. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 44, 329-334. doi: 10.1016/j.jbtep.2013.01.001
  58. Cuttler, C., McLaughlin, R. J., & Graf, P. (2012). Mechanisms underlying the link between cannabis use and prospective memory. PLOS ONE, 7(5): e36820. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0036820
  59. Cuttler, C., & Taylor, S. (2012). Did I forget to lock the door? The link between prospective memory failures and doubt in the compulsion to check. Journal of Experimental Psychopathology, 3, 437-454. doi:10.5127/jep.021811
  60. Cuttler, C., Graf, P., Pawluski, J. L., & Galea, L. A. M. (2011). Everyday life memory deficits in pregnant women. Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology, 65, 27-37. doi: 10.1037/a002284
  61. Cuttler, C., & Graf, P. (2009). Checking-in on the memory-deficit and meta-memory deficit theories of checking compulsions. Clinical Psychology Review, 29, 393-409. doi: 10.1016/j.cpr.2009.04
  62. Cuttler, C., & Graf, P. (2009). Sub-clinical compulsive checkers show impaired performance on habitual, event- and time-cued episodic prospective memory tasks. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 23, 813-823. doi: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2009.03.006
  63. Cuttler, C., & Graf, P. (2008). Sub-clinical checking compulsions are related to impaired prospective memory independently of depression, anxiety, and distractibility. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 22, 642-654. doi: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2007.06.003. [
  64. Cuttler, C., & Graf, P. (2007). Sub-clinical compulsive checkers’ prospective memory is impaired. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 21, 338-352. doi: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2006.06.001]
  65. Cuttler, C., & Graf, P. (2007). Personality predicts prospective memory: An adult lifespan study. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, 48, 215-231. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-9450.2007.00570.x
  66. Cooper, B. S., Cuttler, C., Dell, P., & Yuille, J.C. (2006). Dissociation and amnesia: A study with male offenders. International Journal of Forensic Psychology, 1, 69-83.
  67. Woodward, T. S., Moritz, S., Arnold, M. M., Cuttler, C., Whitman, J. C., & Lindsay, D. S. (2006). Increased “hindsight bias” in schizophrenia. Neuropsychology, 20, 461-467. doi: 10.1037/0894-4105.20.4.461
  68. Woodward, T. S., Moritz, S., Cuttler, C., & Whitman, J. C. (2006). The contribution of a cognitive bias against disconfirmatory evidence to delusions in schizophrenia. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 28, 605-617. doi: 10.1080/13803390590949511
  69. Moritz, S., Kloss, M., Jacobsen, D., Fricke, S., Cuttler, C., Brassen, S., & Hand, I. (2005). Neurocognitive impairment does not predict treatment outcome in obsessive-compulsive disorder. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 43, 811- 819. doi: 10.1016/j.brat.2004.06.012
  70. Moritz, S., Woodward, T. S., Whitman, J., & Cuttler, C. (2005). Confidence in errors as a possible basis for delusions in schizophrenia. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 193, 9-16. doi: 1097/01.nmd.0000149213.10692.00.
  71. Moritz, S., Woodward, T. S., Cuttler, C., Whitman, J., & Watson, J. M. (2004). False memories in schizophrenia. Neuropsychology, 18, 276-283. doi: 10.1037/0894-4105.18.2.276
  72. Woodward, T. S., Whitman, J. C., Cuttler, C., Moritz, S. (2003). Source memory bias associated with reality distortion in schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Research, 60, 186-187. doi: 10.1016/S0920-9964(03)81090-3

Invited Commentary

Spradlin, A., *Mauzay, D., & Cuttler, C. (2017). A response to the commentary by Storch and Kay: Gaps in knowledge on the treatment of cannabis users with OCD. Addictive Behaviors. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2017.07.029

Invited Book Review

Cuttler, C. (2020). Cannabinoids and the brain: A balanced perspective on our current state of knowledge. Applied Neuropsychology: Adult, 27(5), 488-489. doi: 10.1080/23279095.2018.1557364.

Cuttler, C. (March 2020). Inhaled cannabis reduces headache and migraine severity ratings by nearly 50%. Physician’s Weekly.

Spradlin, A., *Mauzay, D., & Cuttler, C. (2019). A response to the commentary by Storch and Kay: Gaps in knowledge on the treatment of cannabis users with OCD. Addictive Behaviors, 93, 265-266. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2017.07.029.

Book Chapter

Taylor, S., Abramowitz, J. S., McKay, D., & Cuttler, C. (2011). Cognitive approaches to understanding obsessive-compulsive and related disorders. In G. Steketee (Ed.), Oxford handbook of obsessive compulsive and spectrum disorders (pp. 233-252). New York: Oxford University Press.

Books

Bridley, A,  Daffin, L. W. Jr., & Cuttler, C. (2022). Fundamentals of psychological disorders. Pullman, WA: Open Text WSU.
https://opentext.wsu.edu/fundamentalsofpsychologicaldisorders/

Cuttler, C. (2021). A student guide to SPSS. Third edition. Dubuque, IA: Kendall Hunt Publishing.

Jhangiani, R. S., Chiang, I. A, Cuttler, C., & Leighton, D. C., (2019). Research methods in psychology: 4th edition. Vancouver, BC: Open Text Kwantlen Polytechnic University. Retrieve at: https://kpu.pressbooks.pub/psychmethods4e/

Price, P. C., Jhangiani, R. S., Chiang, I. A., Leighton, D. C., & Cuttler, C. (2017). Research methods in psychology: 3rd American edition. Pullman, WA: Open Text WSU. Retrieve at: https://opentext.wsu.edu/carriecuttler/

Cuttler, C. (2014). A student guide to SPSS. Second edition. Dubuque, IA: Kendall Hunt Publishing.

Cuttler, C. (2010). A student guide to SPSS. Dubuque, IA: Kendall Hunt Publishing.

Cuttler, C. (2010). Research methods in psychology: Student lab guide. Dubuque, IA: Kendall Hunt Publishing.

Cuttler, C. (2010). Research methods in psychology: Instructor’s manual. Dubuque, IA: Kendall Hunt Publishing.

Edited Books

Bridley, A. & Daffin, L. W. Jr. (2018). Abnormal Psychology: 1st edition. C. Cuttler (Ed.). Pullman, WA: Open Text WSU. Retrieve at: https://opentext.wsu.edu/abnormalpsychology/