PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS † Denotes equal contribution

1.      Richardson, C. M., McQueney, A. J., Stevens, T. M., Garcia, E. J. (in review) Effects of 5-HT2A Receptor Activation on Oxycodone Demand After Short and Long Access Self-administration in Male and Female Rats. Journal of Psychedelic Medicine (Accepted October 27, 2025)

2.      Salinsky, L. M, Merritt, C. R., Garcia, E. J., Fox, R. G., Zamora, J., Anastasio, N. C., Cunningham, K.A. (2025) The psychedelic (-)-2,5-dimethoxy-4-iodoamphetamine [(-)-DOI demonstrates efficacy in reducing cocaine reward and motivation in male rats. Psychopharmacology, doi.org/10.1007/s00213-025-06765-3. PMID: 40035828

3.      McQueney, A. J. & Garcia, E. J. (2024) Biological sex modulates the efficacy of 2,5-dimethoxy-4-iodoamphetamine (DOI) to mitigate fentanyl demand. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2024.112426. PMID: 39217832

4.      †Merritt, C. R., †Garcia, E. J., Brehm, V. D., Fox, R. G., Moeller, F. G., Anastasio, N. C., & Cunningham, K. A. (2023) Ghrelin receptor antagonist JMV2959 blunts cocaine and oxycodone drug-seeking, but not self-administration, in male rats. Frontiers in Pharmacology, 10.3389/fphar.2023.1268366.  PMID:  37795028

5.  †Chen, J., †Garcia, E. J., Merritt, C. R., Zamora, J. C., Bolinger, A. A., Pazdrak, K., Stafford, S. J., Mifflin, R. C., Wold., E. A., Wild, C. T., Haiying, C., Anastasio, A. C., Cunningham, K. A., & Zhou, J. (2023) Discovery of Novel Oleamide Analogues as Brain-Penetrant Positive Allosteric Serotonin 5-HT2C Receptor and Dual 5-HT2C/5-HT2A Receptor Modulators. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jmedchem.3c00908. PMID: 37462530

6.  Garcia, E. J., & Cain, M. E. (2021) Isolation Housing Elevates Amphetamine Seeking Independent of Nucleus Accumbens Glutamate Receptor Adaptations. European Journal of Neuroscience, https://doi.org/10.1111/ejn.15441. PMID: 34481424

7.    †Wold, E. A., †Garcia, E. J., †Wild, C. T., Miszkiel, J. M., Soto, C. A., Chen, J., Pazdrak, K., Fox, R. G., Anastasio, N. C., Cunningham, K. A., & Zhou, J. (2020) Discovery of 4-phenylpiperidine-2-carboxamide analogues as serotonin 5-HT2C receptor positive allosteric modulators with enhanced drug-like properties. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.9b01953. PMID: 32567857

8. Garcia, E. J. & Cain, M. E. (2020). Environmental enrichment and a selective metabotropic glutamate receptor2/3 (mGluR2/3) agonist suppress amphetamine self-

administration: Characterizing baseline differences. Pharmacology, Biochemistry, and Behavior, doi.org/10.1016/j.pbb.2020.172907. PMID 32179027

9. Arndt, D. L., Wukitsch, T. J., Garcia, E. J., & Cain, M. E. (2019). Histone deacetylase inhibition differentially attenuates cue-induced reinstatement: An interaction of environment and acH3K9 expression in the dorsal striatum. Behavioral Neuroscience, doi: 10.1037/bne0000333. PMID 31343201

10.  Garcia, E. J., Arndt, D. L., & Cain, M. E. (2019). Dynamic interactions of ceftriaxone and environmental variables suppress amphetamine seeking. Brain Research, doi.org/10.1016/j.brainres.2019.01.044. PMID 30716289

11.  Garcia, E. J., Haddon, T., Saucier, D. A., & Cain, M. E. (2017). Differential housing and novelty response: Protection and risk from locomotor sensitization. Pharmacology, Biochemistry, and Behavior, 154, 20-30. 10.1016/j.pbb.2017.01.004. PMID 28108176

12.  Garcia, E. J., Jorgensen, E., Sprick, L., & Cain, M. E. (2017). Voluntary ethanol consumption changes ultrasonic vocalizations but not novelty response. Behavioural Brain Research, 320, 186-194. 10.1016/j.bbr.2016. 12.004. PMID 27956212

13.  Garcia, E. J., & Cain, M. E. (2016). Novelty response and 50 kHz ultrasonic vocalizations: Differential prediction of locomotor and affective response to amphetamine in Sprague-Dawley rats. Psychopharmacology, 233, 625-637. PMID 26564232

14.  Garcia, E. J., McCowan, T. J., & Cain, M. E. (2015). Harmonic and frequency modulated ultrasonic vocalizations reveal differences in conditioned and unconditioned reward processing. Behavioural Brain Research, 287, 207-214. PMID 25827931