Gina Creatura, M.A.
gina.creatura@temple.edu
Gina is a sixth-year graduate student in the clinical psychology program working with Dr. Lauren Ellman. She is currently on internship at the VA Maryland Healthcare System. Prior to Temple, Gina completed her B.A. at Southern Connecticut State University in 2012 and went on to work at the Schizophrenia Neuropharmacology Research Group at Yale University with Dr. Deepak Cyril D’Souza. She is interested in the impact of sleep disturbance and dissociative symptoms on cognition in individuals at risk for psychosis.
Publications
PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
Creatura, G., Ered, A., Murty, V., Ellman, L. (in print). The Relationship Between Sleep, Dissociation, and Psychotic-Like Experiences. Early Intervention In Psychiatry.
D’Souza, D.C., Cortes, J., Creatura, G., Bluez, G., Thurnauer, H., Deaso, E., Bielen, K., Surti, T., Radhakrishnan, R., Gupta, A., Gupta, S., Cahill, J., Sherif, M., Makryannis, A., Morgan, P., Ranganathan, M., Skosnik, P. (in print) Efficacy and safety of a fatty acid amide hydrolase inhibitor (PF-04457845) in the treatment of cannabis withdrawal and dependence in men: a double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel group, phase 2a single-site randomised controlled trial. Lancet Psychiatry.
D’Souza, D.C., Cortes, J., Ranganathan, M., Thurnauer, H., Creatura, G., Surti, T., Planeta, B., Neumeister, A., Pittman, B., Normandin, M., Kapinos, M., Ropchan, J., Huang, Y., Carson, R., & Skosnik, P. (in print). Rapid Changes in CB1 Receptor Availability in Cannabis Dependent Males after Abstinence from Cannabis. Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging.
DeWorsop, D., Creatura, G., Bluez, G., Thurnauer, H., Ranganathan, M., Deaso, E., Bhat, J., & D’Souza, D. C. (in print). Feasibility and Success of Cell-phone Assisted Remote Observation of Medication Adherence (CAROMA) in Clinical Trials. Drug and Alcohol Dependence.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS & ABSTRACTS
Creatura, G., Ered, A., Korenic, S., & Ellman, L., (2020). Contributions of Psychosis-Risk and Sleep Quality to Dissociative Experiences. Society of Biological Psychiatry (SOBP) Annual Meeting (accepted, cancelled due to COVID-19).
Korenic, S., Ered, A., Pierce, K., Creatura, G., Chun, C., & Ellman, L., (2020). Social Functioning, Sleep Quality, and Psychotic-Like Experiences. Society of Biological Psychiatry (SOBP) Annual Meeting (accepted, cancelled due to COVID-19).
Creatura, G., Ered, A., Ellman, L. (2018). The Relationship Between Sleep, Dissociation, and Psychotic-Like Experiences. Society for Research in Psychopathology (SRP).
Creatura, G., Ered, A., Ellman, L. (2018). The Relationship Between Sleep, Dissociation, and Psychotic-Like Experiences. Society of Biological Psychiatry (SOBP).
Radhakrishnan, R., Skosnik, P., Finnema, S., Rotolo, R., Forselius-Bielen, K., Creatura, G., Nabulsi, N., Carson, R., D׳Souza, D.C. (2017). In-vivo Evidence of Decreased Synaptic Density in Schizophrenia: A [11C]UCB-J PET Imaging Study. Society of Biological Psychiatry (SOBP).
D’Souza, D.C., Creatura, G., Bluez, G., Thurnauer, H., DeWorsop, D., Bielen, K., Ranganathan, M., Skosnik, P. (2016). Testing the Efficacy and Safety of a FAAH-Inhibitor in the Treatment of Cannabis Dependence. American Society for Psychopharmacology Annual Meeting.
D’Souza, D.C., Cortes, , Ranganathan, M., Thurnauer, H., Creatura, G., Surti, T., Planeta, B., Neumeister, A., Pittman, B., Normandin, M., Kapinos, M., Ropchan, J., Huang, Y., Carson, R., & Skosnik, P. (2016). Rapid Changes in CB1 Receptor Availability in Cannabis Dependent Males after Abstinence from Cannabis. NIH Marijuana and Canabinoids: A Neuroscience Research Summit.
D’Souza, D.C., Cortes, , Ranganathan, M., Creatura, G., Thurnauer, H., Gupta, A., Surti, T., Cahill, J., Gupta, S., Bulbena, A., Planeta, B., Neumeister, A., Pittman, B., Normandin, M., Kapinos, M., Ropchan, J., Huang, Y., Carson, R., & Skosnik, P. (2016). Brain Cannabinoid Receptor Availability in Synthetic Cannabinoid (Spice) Users. NIH Marijuana and Canabinoids: A Neuroscience Research Summit.
Diehl, Creatura, G., Cho, Y., Yang, G., Repovs, G., Murray, J., Pearlson, G., Glahn, D., & Anticevic, A. (2016). Examining Striatal Functional Dysconnectivity in Chronic Schizophrenia via Seed-based and Clustering Strategies. Society of Biological Psychiatry (SOBP).
D’Souza, D.C., Cortes, , Ranganathan, M., Thurnauer, H., Creatura, G., Surti, T., Planeta, B., Neumeister, A., Pittman, B., Normandin, M., Kapinos, M., Ropchan, J., Huang, Y., Carson, R., & Skosnik, P. (2015). Rapid Changes in CB1 Receptor Availability in Cannabis Dependent Males after Abstinence from Cannabis. American College of Neuropsychopharmacology Annual Meeting.
D’Souza, C., Cortes, J., Creatura, G., Bluez, G., Thurnauer, H., Deaso, E., DeWorsop, D., Bielen, K., Morgan, P., Normandin, M., Ranganathan, & Skosnik, P. (2015). FAAH Inhibitor Treatment for Cannabis Dependence. American College of Neuropsychopharmacology Annual Meeting.
Diehl, Creatura, G., Cho, Y., Yang, G., Repovs, G., Murray, J., Pearlson, G., Glahn, D., Winkler, A., & Anticevic, A. (2015). Examining Striatal Functional Dysconnectivity in Chronic Schizophrenia. Stanley Symposium, Cambridge, MA.
Creatura, *, DeWorsop, D.*, Deaso, E., Cortes, J., Ranganathan, M., Morgan, P., D’Souza, D.C., & Skosnik, P. (2015).The Effect of Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolase (FAAH) Inhibition on Cannabis Induced Sleep Disturbances. Yale NeuroDay, New Haven, CT.
Kunicki, J., Fede, J. H., Creatura G., & Jacobs, J. (2013). Job Satisfaction at Age 50. Annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, Washington, D.C.
Fede, H., Kunicki, Z.J., Creatura, G., & Jacobs, J. (2013). Work and Relationship satisfaction among 50-year-old menopausal women in the UK. Annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, Washington, D.C.