My interests are in affective properties of drugs of abuse, pharmacological properties of cocaine, specifically interaction with monoamine neurotransmitter systems, and drug combinations. I'm currently working on discriminative stimulus properties of cocaine and their enhancement by monoamine reuptake blockers.

PUBLICATIONS
Journal Articles and Proceedings
1. Busse, G.D., Verendeev, A., Jones, J., Riley, A.L. (2005). The effects of cocaine, alcohol and cocaine/alcohol combinations in the taste aversion design. Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior, 82 (1), 207-214.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Poster Presentations
1. Verendeev, A., Freeman, K. B., Riley, A. L. (2006). Assessment of a noradrenergic role in the mediation of cocaine-induced conditioned taste aversion. Society for Neuroscience, Atlanta, GA. [Full Text]
2. Busse, G., Verendeev, A., Jones, J., Riley, A. L. (2005). Alcohol does not potentiate the aversiveness of cocaine within the conditioned taste aversion design. College on the Problems of Drug Dependence, Orlando, FL.