Carrie Cuttler
Clinical Assistant Professor
Ph.D. University of British Columbia 2008
Contact Information
Email: carrie.cuttler@wsu.edu
Office: Johnson Tower 310
Phone: (509) 335-0681
Office Hours: Tuesdays from 12:15pm – 1:15pm
Website: Health and Cognition Lab
Classes Taught
- Psychology 311: Elementary Statistics in Psychology
- Psychology 312: Experimental Methods in Psychology
- Psychology 333: Abnormal Psychology
- Psychology 361: Fundamentals of Developmental Psychology
- Psychology 490: Cognition and Memory
- Psychology 512: Correlation and Regression
Research Interests
My diverse research interests are united by a focus on the links between health-related behaviors, stress, and cognitive functioning. I am currently focused on examining the effects of chronic cannabis use and different forms of exercise on executive functioning, creativity, retrospective memory, and prospective memory (i.e., the ability to remember to execute tasks at the appropriate later moment). More specifically, my current research projects focus on examining: i) the influence of cannabis on cognitive functioning, ii) the links between stress and cannabis use, iii) the perceived efficacy of different strains of cannabis on the treatment of a broad range of medical symptoms and conditions, and iv) the effects of different forms of exercise (aerobic, resistance, yoga) on memory, executive functioning, and creativity.
Selected Publications
Nusbaum, A.T., Whitney, P., Cuttler, C., Spradlin, A., Hinson, J. M., McLaughlin, R. J. (in press). Altered attentional control strategies in chronic cannabis users. Drug and Alcohol Dependence.
Spradlin, A., Cuttler, C., Bunce, J. P., & Carrier, L. M. (in press). #Connected: Social networking sites may facilitate face-to-face relationships for introverts. Psychology of Popular Media Culture.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
