Sarah Tonkin

Biographic Data

ID7585987
NAMESarah Tonkin
GIVEN NAMESSarah
FAMILY NAMETonkin
SIGNATURETONKIN S
AFFILIATIONSTSET Health Promotion Research Center, University of Oklahoma Health Campus, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
ORCID0000-0001-5638-4363
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS4
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR4
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX0

  • A Preliminary Examination of Reward Processing and Loneliness in Cigarette Smokers

    Open AccessKyle D Gluck, Isabel M Brush et al.ARTICLESubstance Use & Misuse2026

    Background Loneliness is associated with a broad range of mental and physical health outcomes, including higher rates of substance use. However, the mechanisms underpinning this association remain unclear. Acute nicotine exposure can increase response to reward, but chronic exposure may reduce response via withdrawal. This could theoretically impact pursuit and engagement with nonsmoking rewards, including social interaction.Methods The purpose o…

  • A Preliminary Study of Smoking Abstinence Effects on Acquisition and Reversal Learning in a Probabilistic Learning Task

    Sarah Tonkin, Ashton R Baltazar et al.ARTICLESubstance Use & Misuse2026

    Background Cigarette dependence is characterized by persistent smoking despite shifts in reinforcement contingencies from primarily positive effects (e.g., mood enhancement) to more negative effects (e.g., smoking-related health problems). Reversal learning tasks evaluate individual differences in cognitive flexibility in response to shifting reinforcement contingencies. Little work has examined smoking abstinence effects on reversal learning in …

  • HIV Testing Barriers Among Black and Latina Women

    Sarah Tonkin, Constanza De Dios et al.ARTICLESubstance Use & Misuse2025

    Background: Black and Latina women are disproportionally affected by Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and medical mistrust may be a testing barrier, especially among women experiencing substance use and discrimination. Objectives: This study examined current substance use, daily discrimination exposure, and medical mistrust factors (medical disparities, medical suspiciousness) on HIV testing. An online survey was completed by 97 Black and/or La…

  • Mental health and beliefs about abortion access following changes to reproductive healthcare laws in 2022

    Open AccessMunjireen S Sifat, Laili Kharazi Boozary et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2025

    A plurality of participants favored having access to abortion. PR stress was common and was associated with mental health concerns