I'm a second year masters student here at AU. Currently I am working on a project assessing the effects of cocaine preexposure on desipramine induced taste aversions. I am interested in continuing research assessing the aversive effects of cocaine as well as how drug history effects the aversive and rewarding properties of other drugs. In addition I hope to, in the near future collaborate with my colleagues exploring strain differences and the effects of cross fostering on ethanol self administration and ethanol induced taste aversions.

PUBLICATIONS
Journal Articles and Proceedings
1. Serafine KM, Riley AL. (in press) Possible role of norepinephrine in cocaine-induced conditioned taste aversions. Pharmacol Biochem Behav.
2. Roma PG, Rinker JA, Serafine KM, Chen SA, Barr CS, Cheng K, Rice KC, Riley AL. Genetic and early environmental contributions to alcohol's aversive and physiological effects. Pharmacol Biochem Behav 2008, doi:10.1016/j.pbb.2008.06.022.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Poster Presentations
1. Serafine, K.M., Rinker, J.A., Roma, P.G., Cheng, K., Rice, K.C., and Riley, A.L. (2008, June) Effects of nor-BNI on ethanol-induced conditioned taste aversions in both in- and cross-fostered Lewis and Fischer female rats. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the College on Problems of Drug Dependence, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
2. Rinker, J.A., Serafine, K.M., Roma, P.G., Cheng, K., Rice, K.C., and Riley, A.L. (2008, June) Effects of nor-BNI on self-administration of ethanol in cross- and in-fostered Lewis and Fischer female rats. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the College on Problems of Drug Dependence, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
3. Serafine, K.M. and Riley, A.L. (2008, May) The effects of cross-drug preexposure on cocaine- and desipramine-induced conditioned taste aversions. Poster presented at the Robin Rafferty Mathais College of Arts and Sciences Student Research Conference at American University, Washington, DC.
4. Serafine, KM, and Bandy, CL. (2005, May) The effects of lifestyle and priming on conformity behavior and the effect of conformity on cognitive dissonance among Norwich University students.