Health Behavior Research Lab

Selected Publications

  Full list of publications

Robles, E. (2019). Impulsivity and consciousness in human choice. In E. Galindo & K. Reschke (Eds.) Psychology in education and health IV. Universidaded da Madeira, Funchal, Portugal.

Vargas, P.A., Bucko, A., & Robles, E. (2018). The link between allergic disease and depression in young adults: A structural equation modelling analysis. Archives of Depression and Anxiety.

Vargas, P.A. & Robles, E. (2018). Asthma and allergy as risk factors for suicidal behavior among young adults. Journal of American College Health, DOI: 10.1080/07448481.2018.1462822

Robles, E. (2017). The road from lever-press to GPS. Mexican Journal of Behavior Analysis, 43, 164-176.

Wongsomboon, V. & Robles, E. (2016). Devaluation of safe sex by delay or uncertainty: A within-subjects study of mechanisms underlying sexual risk behavior. Archives of Sexual Behavior. DOI 10.1007/s10508-016-0788-1.

Robles, E. (2015). A functional analysis of behavior in the balloon analogue task. Conductual, 3, 2, 128-143.

Vargas, P. A., Flores, M., & Robles, E. (2014). Sleep quality and body mass index in college students: The role of sleep disturbances. Journal of American College Health, DOI:10.1080/07448481.2014.933344.

Robles, E., Emery, N.N., Vargas, P.A., Moreno, A., Marshall, B., Grove, R.C., & Zhang, H. (2014). Patterns of responding on a balloon analogue task reveal individual differences in overall risk-taking: Choice between guaranteed and uncertain cash. Journal of General Psychology, 141, 207-227.

Robles, E., Huang, B.E., Simpson, P.M., & McMillan, D.E. (2011) Delay discounting, impulsiveness, and addiction severity in opioid-dependent patients. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 41, 354-362.

Robles, E., Roberts, N.A., & Sanabria, F. (2011) Dynamics of choice during assessment of subjective value. Behavioural Processes, 87, 34-42.

Robles, E. (2010) Delay and loss of subjective value. Journal of Behavior, Health, and Social Issues, 5, 105- 118.

Vargas, P. A., Robles, E., Harris, J., & Radford, P. (2010). Using information technology to reduce asthma disparities in underserved populations: a pilot study. Journal of Asthma, 47(8), 889-894.

Robles, E., Vargas, P.A., Perry, T.T., & Field, C.R. (2009) Reducing exposure of pre-school children to environmental tobacco smoke: feasibility of a program for parents and other caregivers. Mexican Journal of Behavior Analysis, 35, 11-26.

Robles, E., Vargas, P.A., & Bejarano, R. (2009) Within-subject differences in degree of delay discounting as a function of order of presentation of hypothetical cash rewards. Behavioural Processes, 81, 260-263.

Robles, E. & Vargas, P.A. (2008) Parameters of delay discounting assessment: number of trials, effort, and sequential effects. Behavioural Processes, 78, 285-290.

Robles, E. & Vargas, P.A. (2007) Functional parameters of delay discounting assessment tasks: Order of presentation. Behavioural Processes, 75, 237–241.

Vargas, P.A., Perry, T.T., Robles, E., Jo, C., Simpson, P.M., Magee, J.M., Feild, C.R., Hakkak, R., Carroll, P.A., and Jones, S.M. (2007) Relationship of body mass index with asthma indicators in Head Start children. Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, 99, 22-28.

Robles, E., Crone, C.C., Whiteside-Mansell, L., Conners, N.A., Bokony, P.A., Worley, L.L., and McMillan, D.E. (2005) Voucher-based incentives for cigarette smoking reduction in a women’s residential treatment program. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 7, 111-117.

Silverman, K., Robles, E., Mudric, T., Bigelow, G.E., & Stitzer, M.L. (2004) A randomized trial of long-term reinforcement of cocaine abstinence in methadone patients. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 72(5), 839–854.

Wong, C.J., Sheppard, J., Dallery, J., Bedient, G., Robles, E., Svikis, D., & Silverman, K. (2003) Effects of reinforcer magnitude on data entry productivity in chronically unemployed drug abusers participating in a therapeutic workplace. Experimental & Clinical Psychopharmacology, 11,1, 46-55.

Robles, E. Gilmore-Thomas, K., Miller, F.B., & McMillan, D.E. (2002) Sensitivity to acute methadone dose changes in maintenance patients. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 23(4), 409-413.

Katz, E., Robles, E., Correia, C.J, Silverman, K., Stitzer, M.L., & Bigelow, G.E. (2002) The brief abstinence test: Effects of continued incentive availability on cocaine abstinence. Experimental & Clinical Psychopharmacology, 10(1), 10-17.

Robles, E., Stitzer, M.L., Strain, E.C., Bigelow, G.E., & Silverman, K. (2002) Voucher-based reinforcement of opiate abstinence during methadone detoxification. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 65, 179-189.

Robles, E., Miller, F.B., Gilmore-Thomas, K., & McMillan, D.E. (2001) Implementation of a clinic policy of client-regulated methadone dosing. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 20(3), 225-230

Silverman, K., Svikis, D., Robles, E., Stitzer, M.L., & Bigelow, G.E. (2001) A reinforcement-based Therapeutic Workplace for the treatment of drug abuse: Six-month abstinence outcomes. Experimental & Clinical Psychopharmacology, 9(1), 14-23.

Silverman, K., Svikis, D., Robles, E., Stitzer, M.L., & Bigelow, G.E. (2001) Toward application of the Therapeutic Workplace: Reply to Higgins (2001), Marlatt (2001), McLellan (2001), and Petry (2001). Experimental & Clinical Psychopharmacology, 9(1), 35-39.

Robles, E., Silverman, K., Preston, K.L., Cone, E.J., Katz, E., Bigelow, G.E., and Stitzer, M.L. (2000) The brief abstinence test: Voucher-based reinforcement of cocaine abstinence. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 58(1-2), 205-212.

Robles, E. (1990) A method to analyze the spatial distribution of behavior. Behavior Research Methods, Instruments & Computers, 22, 6, 540-549.