Matthew T. Luciano, Ph.D.
Matt Luciano earned his PhD in clinical psychology in 2020, after completing his internship at the San Diego VAMC consortium. Matt completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the San Diego VA Healthcare System and is currently working as a Staff Psychologist on the PTSD clinical team at the San Diego VAMC.
Publications
Luciano, M. T., Acuff, S. F., McDevitt-Murphy, M. E., & Murphy, J. G. (2020). Behavioral economics and coping-related drinking motives in trauma exposed drinkers: Implications for the self-medication hypothesis. Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology, 28(3), 265-270. https://doi.org/10.1037/pha0000318
Luciano, M. T., McDevitt-Murphy, M. E., Acuff, S. F., Bellet, B. W., Tripp, J. C., & Murphy, J. G. (2019). Posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms improve after an integrated brief alcohol intervention for OEF/OIF/OND veterans. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 11(4), 459-465. Advanced online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037%2Ftra0000378
Acuff, S. F., Luciano, M. T., Soltis, K. E., Joyner, K. J., McDevitt-Murphy, M. E., Murphy, J. G. (2018). Access to environmental reward mediates the association between posttraumatic stress symptoms and alcohol problems and craving. Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology, 26(2), 177-185. https://doi.org/10.1037%2Fpha0000181
McDevitt-Murphy, M. E., Luciano, M. T., Tripp, J. C., & Eddinger, J. E. (2017). Drinking motives and PTSD-related alcohol expectancies among combat veterans. Addictive Behaviors, 64, 217-222. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2016.08.029
Education and Training
Internship, (2020)
UCSD/San Deigo VA Consortium
PTSD Clinic/SAMI Clinic
Doctor of Philosophy, (2020)
Clinical Psychology
The University of Memphis
Masters of Science, (2016)
Clinical Psychology
The University of Memphis
Bachelor of Arts, (2010)
Psychology, English Textual Studies
Syracuse University