Associate Professor Kelly Clemens

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Kelly Clemens is an Associate Professor in the School of Psychology, and Associate Dean of Impact Partnerships for the Faculty of Science, �ʹڲ�Ʊ.

Kelly has studied at the University of Otago and the University of Sydney, with post-doctoral experience at the University of Bordeaux, France, and Macquarie University, Sydney, before establishing her own laboratory at �ʹڲ�Ʊ in 2012. Her research focuses on the causes and consequences of drug addiction, spanning basic science through to translational and industry engagement.��

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02 9385 8250

E-mail

k.clemens@unsw.edu.au

Book Chapters | 2019

Khoo S; McNally G; Clemens K, 2019, 'The orexin system and nicotine addiction: Preclinical insights', in Preedy VR (ed.), Neuroscience of Nicotine: Mechanisms and treatment, Academic Press, pp. 509 - 517,

Book Chapters | 2019

Khoo SY-S; McNally GP; Clemens KJ, 2019, 'Chapter 61 The Orexin System and Nicotine Addiction: Preclinical Insights', in Neuroscience of Nicotine, Elsevier, pp. 509 - 517,

Book Chapters | 2013

McKetin R; Clemens KJ; Kaye SS, 2013, ', Methamphetamine addiction', in Miller PM (ed.), Principles of Addiction, Academic Press

Book Chapters | 2013

McKetin R; Kaye SS; Clemens KJ; Hermens D, 2013, 'Chapter 70 Methamphetamine Addiction', in Principles of Addiction, Elsevier, pp. 689 - 698,

Book Chapters | 2013

McKetin R; Kaye SS; Clemens KJ; Hermens D, 2013, 'Methamphetamine addiction', in Miller PM (ed.), Principles of addiction: comprehensive addictive behaviors and disorders, Academic Press, San Diego, CA, pp. 689 - 698

Book Chapters | 2012

Caille S; Clemens K; Stinus L; Cador M, 2012, 'Modeling nicotine addiction in rats', in , pp. 243 - 256,
Journal articles | 2025

Hill TJ; Holmes NM; Clemens KJ, 2025, 'Male rats choose higher doses of nicotine in anticipation of a future non-drug period', Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, 217,

Journal articles | 2025

Leake J; Shvetcov A; Clemens KJ; Kershaw K; Westbrook RF; Holmes NM, 2025, 'The Molecular Substrates of Second-Order Conditioned Fear in the Basolateral Amygdala Complex', Journal of Neuroscience, 45,

Journal articles | 2025

Sahid AS; Bebbington MJ; Marcus A; Baracz SJ; Zimmermann KS; Oei JL; Ward MC; Clemens KJ, 2025, 'Perinatal exposure to methadone or buprenorphine impairs hippocampal-dependent cognition and brain development in juvenile rats', Progress in Neuro Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry, 137,

Journal articles | 2025

Song M; Bustos AH; Bastue L; Mikutavicius J; Swiderski P; Clemens KJ; Habib N; Rossi J; Astakhova K, 2025, 'New Transferrin Receptor‐Targeting Conjugate Effectively Delivers DNA to Mouse Brain', Angewandte Chemie, 137,

Journal articles | 2025

Song MS; Bustos AH; Bastue L; Mikutavicius J; Swiderski P; Clemens KJ; Habib N; Rossi J; Astakhova K, 2025, 'New Transferrin Receptor-Targeting Conjugate Effectively Delivers DNA to Mouse Brain', Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 64,

Journal articles | 2025

Su F; Pfundstein G; Sah S; Zhang S; Keable R; Hagan DW; Sharpe LJ; Clemens KJ; Begg D; Phelps EA; Brown AJ; Leshchyns'ka I; Sytnyk V, 2025, 'Neuronal growth regulator 1 (NEGR1) promotes the synaptic targeting of glutamic acid decarboxylase 65 (GAD65)', Journal of Neurochemistry, 169,

Journal articles | 2024

Muenstermann C; Clemens KJ, 2024, 'Epigenetic mechanisms of nicotine dependence', Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 156,

Journal articles | 2024

Williams IAR; Clemens KJ, 2024, 'Emerging evidence of a link between inflammation and the neuropathology of prenatal opioid exposure', Current Opinion in Neurobiology, 89,

Journal articles | 2023

Clemens KJ; Oei JL; Jantzie LL, 2023, 'Editorial: The neurology and neurobiology of neonatal abstinence syndrome', Frontiers in Pediatrics, 11, pp. 1201352,

Journal articles | 2023

Sah S; Keable R; Pfundstein G; Clemens KJ; Begg D; Schachner M; Leshchyns’ka I; Sytnyk V, 2023, 'Deficiency in the neural cell adhesion molecule 2 (NCAM2) reduces axonal levels of beta-site amyloid precursor protein cleaving enzyme 1 (BACE1), affects axonal organization in the hippocampus, and leads to behavioral deficits', Cerebral Cortex, 33, pp. 10047 - 10065,

Journal articles | 2022

Fam J; Clemens KJ; Westbrook RF; Morris MJ; Kendig MD, 2022, 'Chronic exposure to cafeteria-style diet in rats alters sweet taste preference and reduces motivation for, but not ‘liking’ of sucrose', Appetite, 168,

Journal articles | 2022

Geers AL; Clemens KS; Faasse K; Colagiuri B; Webster R; Vase L; Sieg M; Jason E; Colloca L, 2022, 'Psychosocial factors predict COVID-19 vaccine side effects', Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, 91, pp. 136 - 138,

Journal articles | 2022

Holmes NM; Fam JP; Clemens KJ; Laurent V; Westbrook RF, 2022, 'The neural substrates of higher-order conditioning: A review', Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 138,

Journal articles | 2022

Youngson NA; Castino MR; Stuart A; Kershaw KA; Holmes NM; Heffernan EC; Waters PD; Morris KV; Clemens KJ, 2022, 'A role for a novel natural antisense-BDNF in the maintenance of nicotine-seeking', Addiction Neuroscience, 2,

Journal articles | 2021

Mastrogiovanni NA; Wheeler AK; Clemens KJ, 2021, 'Social isolation enhances cued-reinstatement of sucrose and nicotine seeking, but this is reversed by a return to social housing', Scientific Reports, 11, pp. 2422,

Journal articles | 2020

Finney CA; Proschogo NW; Snepvangers A; Holmes NM; Westbrook RF; Clemens KJ, 2020, 'The effect of standard laboratory diets on estrogen signaling and spatial memory in male and female rats', Physiology and Behavior, 215, pp. 112787,

Journal articles | 2019

Clemens KJ; Stuart A; Ferguson SG, 2019, 'Pre-quit nicotine decreases nicotine self-administration and attenuates cue- and drug-induced reinstatement', Journal of Psychopharmacology, 33, pp. 364 - 371,

Journal articles | 2019

Holmes NM; Pan J; Davis A; Panayi MC; Clemens KJ, 2019, 'Rats choose high doses of nicotine in order to compensate for changes in its price and availability', Addiction Biology, 24, pp. 849 - 859,

Journal articles | 2019

Kyme AZ; Angelis GI; Eisenhuth J; Fulton RR; Zhou V; Hart G; Popovic K; Akhtar M; Ryder WJ; Clemens KJ; Balleine BW; Parmar A; Pascali G; Perkins G; Meikle SR, 2019, 'Open-field PET: Simultaneous brain functional imaging and behavioural response measurements in freely moving small animals', Neuroimage, 188, pp. 92 - 101,

Journal articles | 2018

Castino MR; Baker-Andresen D; Ratnu VS; Shevchenko G; Morris KV; Bredy TW; Youngson NA; Clemens KJ, 2018, 'Persistent histone modifications at the BDNF and Cdk-5 promoters following extinction of nicotine-seeking in rats', Genes Brain and Behavior, 17, pp. 98 - 106,

Journal articles | 2018

Clemens KJ; Holmes NM, 2018, 'An extended history of drug self-administration results in multiple sources of control over drug seeking behavior', Progress in Neuro Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry, 87, pp. 48 - 55,

Journal articles | 2018

Khoo SYS; Clemens KJ; McNally GP, 2018, 'Palatable food self-administration and reinstatement are not affected by dual orexin receptor antagonism', Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry, 87, pp. 147 - 157,

Journal articles | 2017

Clemens KJ; Lay BPP; Holmes NM, 2017, 'Extended nicotine self-administration increases sensitivity to nicotine, motivation to seek nicotine and the reinforcing properties of nicotine-paired cues.', Addiction Biology, 22, pp. 400 - 410,

Journal articles | 2017

Huynh C; Fam J; Ahmed SH; Clemens KJ, 2017, 'Rats quit nicotine for a sweet reward following an extensive history of nicotine use', Addiction Biology, 22, pp. 142 - 151,

Journal articles | 2017

Khoo SY; McNally GP; Clemens KJ, 2017, 'The dual orexin receptor antagonist TCS1102 does not affect reinstatement of nicotine-seeking', PLoS One, 12, pp. e0173967 - e0173967,

Journal articles | 2016

Macnamara CL; Holmes NM; Westbrook RF; Clemens KJ, 2016, 'Varenicline impairs extinction and enhances reinstatement across repeated cycles of nicotine self-administration in rats', Neuropharmacology, 105, pp. 463 - 470,

Journal articles | 2016

Sharpe MJ; Clemens KJ; Morris MJ; Westbrook RF, 2016, 'Daily Exposure to Sucrose Impairs Subsequent Learning About Food Cues: A Role for Alterations in Ghrelin Signaling and Dopamine D2 Receptors', Neuropsychopharmacology, 41, pp. 1357 - 1365,

Journal articles | 2015

Castino MR; Cornish JL; Clemens KJ, 2015, 'Inhibition of histone deacetylases facilitates extinction and attenuates reinstatement of nicotine self-administration in rats', Plos One, 10,

Journal articles | 2014

Clemens KJ; Castino MR; Cornish JL; Goodchild AK; Holmes NM, 2014, 'Behavioral and Neural Substrates of Habit Formation in Rats Intravenously Self-Administering Nicotine', Neuropsychopharmacology,

Journal articles | 2014

Clemens KJ; Castino MR; Cornish JL; Goodchild AK; Holmes NM, 2014, 'Behavioral and Neural Substrates of Habit Formation in Rats Intravenously Self-Administering Nicotine', Neuropsychopharmacology, 39, pp. 2584 - 2593,

Journal articles | 2013

Castino M; Cornish J; Goodchild A; Clemens K, 2013, 'THE ROLE OF HISTONE ACETYLATION IN THE ACQUISITION, EXTINCTION AND REINSTATEMENT OF NICOTINE SELF-ADMINISTRATION IN RATS', BEHAVIOURAL PHARMACOLOGY, 24, pp. E50 - E50,

Journal articles | 2013

Motbey CP; Clemens KJ; Apetz N; Winstock AR; Ramsey J; Li KM; Wyatt N; Callaghan PD; Bowen MT; Cornish JL; McGregor IS, 2013, 'High levels of intravenous mephedrone (4-methylmethcathinone) self-administration in rats: Neural consequences and comparison with methamphetamine', Journal of Psychopharmacology, 27, pp. 823 - 836,

Journal articles | 2012

Pardey MC; Kumar NN; Goodchild AK; Clemens KJ; Homewood J; Cornish JL, 2012, 'Long-term effects of chronic oral ritalin administration on cognitive and neural development in adolescent Wistar Kyoto rats', Brain Sciences, 2, pp. 375 - 404,

Journal articles | 2011

Holmes N; Clemens KJ, 2011, 'Multiple interpretations of cocaine-seeking behaviour after prolonged self-administration training.', Journal of Neuroscience, 31, pp. 3935 - 3936,

Journal articles | 2010

Clemens KJ; Caillé S; Cador M, 2010, 'The effects of response operandum and prior food training on intravenous Nicotine self-administration in rats', Psychopharmacology, 211, pp. 43 - 54,

Journal articles | 2010

Vendruscolo LF; Gueye AB; Vendruscolo JCM; Clemens KJ; Mormède P; Darnaudéry M; Cador M, 2010, 'Reduced alcohol drinking in adult rats exposed to sucrose during adolescence', Neuropharmacology, 59, pp. 388 - 394,

Journal articles | 2009

Clemens KJ; Caillé S; Stinus L; Cador M, 2009, 'The addition of five minor tobacco alkaloids increases nicotine-induced hyperactivity, sensitization and intravenous self-administration in rats', International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology, 12, pp. 1355 - 1366,

Journal articles | 2009

Hamlin AS; Mcnally GP; Choi EA; Clemens KJ, 2009, 'Paraventricular thalamus mediates context-induced reinstatement (renewal) of extinguished reward seeking', European Journal of Neuroscience, 29, pp. 802 - 812

Journal articles | 2008

Clemens KJ; Vendruscolo LF, 2008, 'Anxious to drink: Gabapentin normalizes GABAergic transmission in the central amygdala and reduces symptoms of ethanol dependence', Journal of Neuroscience, 28, pp. 9087 - 9089,

Journal articles | 2008

Cornish JL; Clemens KJ; Thompson MR; Callaghan PD; Dawson B; McGregor IS, 2008, 'High ambient temperature increases intravenous methamphetamine self-administration on fixed and progressive ratio schedules in rats', Journal of Psychopharmacology, 22

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