Lora M Cope, PhD

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Assistant Professor
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University of Michigan
Department of Psychiatry
4250 Plymouth Road
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109
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Lora M Cope, PhD
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Assistant Professor
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    Lora M. Cope, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Addiction Center within the Department of Psychiatry. She uses functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and novel behavioral tasks to study addiction risk and consequences in youth, particularly regarding reward responsivity, cue reactivity, and inhibitory control.

    Qualifications
    • Postdoctoral Fellowship
      University of Michigan, Department of Psychiatry, Ann Arbor, United States
      2013 - 2017
      Postdoctoral Fellowship
    • PhD, Psychology
      University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, United States
      2009 - 2013
    • MS, Psychology
      University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, United States
      2007 - 2009
    • BS, Psychology
      The Ohio State University, Columbus, United States
      2000 - 2004

    Center Memberships
    • Center Member
      Opioid Research Institute
    • Center Member
      Eisenberg Family Depression Center
    • Center Member
      University of Michigan Addiction Center

    Recent Publications

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    • Proceeding / Abstract / Poster
      Informing Neuroscience-Based Educational Initiatives For Patients: Young Adult Perspectives on Substance Use and the Brain
      Martz M, Goldman P, Cope L. 2027 Jan 10;
    • Journal Article
      Sex differences in the association between drinking motives, protective behavioral strategies, and alcohol outcomes in a college sample
      Hardee J, Cope L, Martz M, Kardan O, Paige K, McCurry K. Substance Use and Misuse, 2026 May 27;
    • Preprint
      Machine learning reveals two key dimensions of developmental risk for substance use disorders in young adulthood
      Weigard AS, Hicks B, Molloy MF, Paige K, McCurry K, Cope L, Hardee J, Martz M, Sripada C, Zucker R, Dinov I, Heitzeg M. 2026 Apr 16; PsyArXiv, DOI:10.31234/osf.io/g46nh_v1
    • Journal Article
      Variation in moment-to-moment brain state engagement follows a consistent trajectory during development
      Ye J, Tejavibulya L, Dai W, Cope LM, Hardee JE, Heitzeg MM, Lichenstein S, Yip SW, Banaschewski T, Baker GJ, Bokde ALW, Brühl R, Desrivières S, Flor H, Gowland P, Grigis A, Heinz A, Martinot JL, Paillère Martinot ML, Artiges E, Nees F, Orfanos DP, Poustka L, Hohmann S, Holz N, Baeuchl C, Smolka MN, Vaidya N, Walter H, Whelan R, Schumann G, Garavan H, Chaarani B, Gee DG, Baskin-Sommers A, Casey BJ, Scheinost D. Neuron, 2025 Nov 19; 113 (22): 3863 - 3875.e6. DOI:10.1016/j.neuron.2025.08.020
      PMID: 40967219
    • Proceeding / Abstract / Poster
      Predicting substance use from personality and impulsivity: A mixed-effects approach in emerging adults
      Khera Z, Jung HR, Ekves Z, Soules M, Cope L. 2025 Jul 5;
    • Journal Article
      Assessing neurocognitive maturation in early adolescence based on baby and adult functional brain landscapes
      Kardan O, Jones N, Wheelock MD, Michael C, Angstadt M, Molloy MF, Cope LM, Martz MM, McCurry KL, Hardee JE, Rosenberg MD, Weigard AS, Hyde LW, Sripada C, Heitzeg MM. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, 2024 Dec 3; 73:
    • Proceeding / Abstract / Poster
      Sex differences in nucleus accumbens activation during an alcohol cue task
      Hardee J, Cope L. 2025 Jun 14;
    • Proceeding / Abstract / Poster
      596. Utilizing Baby and Adult Functional Brain Landscapes to Develop a Model-Free Measure of Neurocognitive Maturation in Adolescence
      Kardan O, Jones N, Wheelock M, Michael C, Angstadt M, Molloy F, Cope L, Martz M, McCurry K, Hardee J, Rosenberg M, Weigard A, Hyde L, Sripada C, Heitzeg M. Biological Psychiatry, 2025 Apr 13; 97 (9): s344 - s344. DOI:10.1016/j.biopsych.2025.02.835