William V. Lechner

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
56 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

William V. Lechner is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Physiology and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, William V. Lechner has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Clinical Psychology, 22 papers in Physiology and 17 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Recurrent topics in William V. Lechner's work include Smoking Behavior and Cessation (22 papers), Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes (14 papers) and Behavioral Health and Interventions (13 papers). William V. Lechner is often cited by papers focused on Smoking Behavior and Cessation (22 papers), Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes (14 papers) and Behavioral Health and Interventions (13 papers). William V. Lechner collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Netherlands. William V. Lechner's co-authors include DeMond M. Grant, Adam C. Mills, Matt R. Judah, Deric R. Kenne, Kimberly R. Laurene, Sweta Patel, Christopher W. Kahler, Ellen Meier, Adam M. Leventhal and Tim Janssen and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Abnormal Psychology and Computers in Human Behavior.

In The Last Decade

William V. Lechner

54 papers receiving 1.5k citations

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Changes in alcohol use as a function of psychological distress and social support following COVID-19 related University closings

2020 269 citations William V. Lechner, Deric R. Kenne et al. Addictive Behaviors profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
William V. Lechner United States	20	655	449	435	258	241	56	1.5k
Janice A. Blalock United States	23	700 1.1×	513 1.1×	409 0.9×	239 0.9×	276 1.1×	57	1.7k
Cara M. Murphy United States	19	546 0.8×	275 0.6×	233 0.5×	446 1.7×	141 0.6×	43	1.4k
Alison C. McLeish United States	28	1.2k 1.8×	666 1.5×	896 2.1×	368 1.4×	242 1.0×	99	2.1k
Fernando L. Vázquez Spain	23	690 1.1×	431 1.0×	239 0.5×	323 1.3×	385 1.6×	119	1.6k
Emily R. Grekin United States	19	610 0.9×	284 0.6×	234 0.5×	273 1.1×	151 0.6×	45	1.7k
Maureen Reynolds United States	22	735 1.1×	326 0.7×	222 0.5×	142 0.6×	142 0.6×	80	1.9k
Meg Fluharty United Kingdom	15	438 0.7×	347 0.8×	172 0.4×	133 0.5×	285 1.2×	30	1.4k
Erika N. Dugas Canada	18	326 0.5×	546 1.2×	207 0.5×	179 0.7×	102 0.4×	57	1.3k
Kathleen M. Palm Reed United States	23	1.4k 2.1×	281 0.6×	525 1.2×	365 1.4×	375 1.6×	59	2.2k
Erin K. O’Loughlin Canada	20	454 0.7×	627 1.4×	180 0.4×	258 1.0×	259 1.1×	57	1.6k

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Cioe, Patricia A., William V. Lechner, Christopher W. Kahler, et al.. (2025). The effects of switching to the standardized research electronic cigarette in people with HIV who smoke in the United States. Preventive Medicine. 196. 108309–108309.

Lechner, William V., et al.. (2023). Cigarette and e-cigarette use as a function of psychological distress following COVID-19 related university campus closures. The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse. 49(2). 239–248. 5 indexed citations

Tackett, Alayna P., Caitlin E. Smith, David A. Fedele, et al.. (2021). Harm Perceptions of Tobacco/Nicotine Products and Child Exposure: Differences between Non-Users, Cigarette-Exclusive, and Electronic Cigarette-Exclusive Users. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 14. 1179173X21998362–1179173X21998362. 6 indexed citations

Tackett, Alayna P., Emily T. Hébert, Caitlin E. Smith, et al.. (2021). Youth use of e-cigarettes: Does dependence vary by device type?. Addictive Behaviors. 119. 106918–106918. 38 indexed citations

Cioe, Patricia A., et al.. (2019). A pilot study to examine the acceptability and health effects of electronic cigarettes in HIV-positive smokers. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 206. 107678–107678. 11 indexed citations

Lechner, William V., et al.. (2019). Interventions with potential to target executive function deficits in addiction: current state of the literature. Current Opinion in Psychology. 30. 24–28. 15 indexed citations

Lechner, William V., et al.. (2018). Effects of time-varying changes in tobacco and alcohol use on depressive symptoms following pharmaco-behavioral treatment for smoking and heavy drinking. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 194. 173–177. 10 indexed citations

Lechner, William V., et al.. (2018). Coping via substance use, internal attribution bias, and their depressive interplay: Findings from a three-week daily diary study using a clinical sample. Addictive Behaviors. 89. 70–77. 10 indexed citations

Lechner, William V., Cara M. Murphy, Suzanne M. Colby, et al.. (2018). Cognitive risk factors of electronic and combustible cigarette use in adolescents. Addictive Behaviors. 82. 182–188. 18 indexed citations

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Kahler, Christopher W., William V. Lechner, James MacGlashan, Tyler B. Wray, & Michael L. Littman. (2017). Initial Progress Toward Development of a Voice-Based Computer-Delivered Motivational Intervention for Heavy Drinking College Students: An Experimental Study. JMIR Mental Health. 4(2). e25–e25. 4 indexed citations

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Woerner, Jacqueline, Catalina Köpetz, William V. Lechner, & Carl W. Lejuez. (2016). History of abuse and risky sex among substance users: The role of rejection sensitivity and the need to belong. Addictive Behaviors. 62. 73–78. 16 indexed citations

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Lechner, William V., Anne M. Day, Jane Metrik, Adam M. Leventhal, & Christopher W. Kahler. (2015). Effects of alcohol-induced working memory decline on alcohol consumption and adverse consequences of use. Psychopharmacology. 233(1). 83–88. 20 indexed citations

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Lechner, William V., Valerie S. Knopik, John E. McGeary, et al.. (2015). Influence of the A118G Polymorphism of theOPRM1Gene and Exon 3 VNTR Polymorphism of theDRD4Gene on Cigarette Craving After Alcohol Administration. Nicotine & Tobacco Research. 18(5). 632–636. 4 indexed citations

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Lechner, William V., et al.. (2014). The Influence of Stress on the Affective Modulation of the Startle Response to Nicotine Cues. Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback. 39(3-4). 279–285. 1 indexed citations

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Lechner, William V., et al.. (2014). Effects of Duration of Electronic Cigarette Use. Nicotine & Tobacco Research. 17(2). 180–185. 30 indexed citations

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Lechner, William V., et al.. (2014). The mediating role of depression in the relationship between anxiety sensitivity and alcohol dependence. Addictive Behaviors. 39(8). 1243–1248. 18 indexed citations

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Judah, Matt R., DeMond M. Grant, Adam C. Mills, & William V. Lechner. (2013). Factor structure and validation of the attentional control scale. Cognition & Emotion. 28(3). 433–451. 149 indexed citations

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Judah, Matt R., DeMond M. Grant, Adam C. Mills, & William V. Lechner. (2013). The neural correlates of impaired attentional control in social anxiety: An ERP study of inhibition and shifting.. Emotion. 13(6). 1096–1106. 46 indexed citations

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Judah, Matt R., DeMond M. Grant, William V. Lechner, & Adam C. Mills. (2012). Working memory load moderates late attentional bias in social anxiety. Cognition & Emotion. 27(3). 502–511. 55 indexed citations

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Schuler, Megan S., William V. Lechner, Rickey E. Carter, & Robert Malcolm. (2009). Temporal and Gender Trends in Concordance of Urine Drug Screens and Self-Reported Use in Cocaine Treatment Studies. Journal of Addiction Medicine. 3(4). 211–217. 33 indexed citations

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