Updated January 2026
Emily R. Weiss, Ph.D.
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Davis, M.T., Asch, R.H., Weiss, E.R., Wagner, A., Fineberg, S.K., Nabulsi, N., Matuskey, D., Carson, R.E., & Esterlis, I. (2025). An in vivo examination of the relationship between metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 and suicide attempts in people with borderline personality disorder. Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging, 10(3). 324-332.
Weiss, E.R., Mullens, S., Todman, M., Barnes, S.E., Lord, K.A., & Davis, M.T. (2025). The transdiagnostic role of boredom within personality disorder symptoms and risk-related behaviors: Implications for dialectical behavior therapy. Accepted to Journal of Psychotherapy Integration.
Weiss, E.R., Todman, M. & Roane, D.M. (2024). Filling the void: boredom’s associations with hoarding symptom severity. Discov Psychol4, 35. https://doi.org/10.1007/s44202-024-00145-2
Weiss, E.R., Davis, M.T., Asch, R.H., D’Souza, D.C., Cool, R., & Esterlis, I. (2024). Metabotropic glutamatergic receptor 5 as a potential biomarker of the intersection of trauma and cannabis use. International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology, 27(10). https://doi.org/10.1093/ijnp/pyae044
Harris, L.M., Weiss, E.R., Davis, M.T., Daniel, T.A., Hart-Derrick, V.R., Barnes, S., Cawood, C.D. (2024). Changes in Emotion Regulation During the Course of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy: Effects on Non-Suicidal Self-Injury and Binge Eating Across Two Samples. Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy, 31(6).
Weiss, E.R., Van Buskirk, M., Mattera, E.F., & Davis, M.T. (2023). Personality Disorders.
Weiss, E.R., Todman, M., Pazarc, Ö., Mullens, S., Maurere, K., Romano, A.C. (2021). When Time Flies: State and Trait Boredom, Time Perception, and Hedonic Task Appraisals. Psychological Thought, 14(1), 150-174.
Weiss, E.R., Landers, A., Todman, M., Roane, D.M. 2020. Treatment outcomes in older adults with hoarding disorder: The impact of self-control, boredom and social support. Australasian Journal on Ageing, 39(4), 375-380.
Under Review
Weiss, E., Bartlett, E., Naganawa, M., Asch, R., Hart-Derrick, V.R., Miller, R.C., Freeman, D., Nabulsi, N., Radhakrishnan, R., Matuskey, D., Esterlis, I., Davis, M.T. (submitted for review under Nature Neuroscience). Relationships between kappa opioid receptor availability and borderline personality disorder: An in-vivo examination with [11C]EKAP PET imaging.
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Freeman, D.*, Li, X.*, Weiss, E. R., Hart-Derrick, V. R., Naganawa, M., Matuskey, D. Nabulsi, N., & Davis, M. T. (2025, November). Kappa Opioid Receptor Availability and Interoceptive Awareness: Investigating Links across Disordered Eating Behaviors. [Poster Presentation]. The Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) Conference, New Orleans, LA, United States.
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Weiss, E. R., Hart-Derrick, V. R., Freeman, D., Navarre, K., Faisal, A., Barnes, S., Davis, M. T. (2025, November). Taekwondo-Based Mindful Movement for Improving Interoceptive Deficits: A Pilot Study in a DBT IOP. [Poster Presentation]. The International Society for the Improvement and Teaching of Dialectical Behavior Therapy, New Orleans, LA, United States.
Weiss, E. R., Hart-Derrick, V. R., Freeman, D., Pittenger, C., Matuskey, D., Nabulsi, N., & Davis, M. T. (2025, April). Associations Between Kappa Opioid Receptor Availability and Hoarding Behaviors: Preliminary Evidence Using [11C]EKAP Positron Emission Tomography. [Poster Presentation]. Society of Biological Psychiatry (SOBP), Toronto, ON, Canada.
Weiss, E. R., Hart-Derrick, V. R., Freeman, D., Naganawa, M., Pittenger, C., Matuskey, D., Nabulsi, N., & Davis, M. T. (2025, February). Associations Between Kappa Opioid Receptor Availability and Hoarding Behaviors: Preliminary Evidence Using [11C]EKAP Positron Emission Tomography. [Poster Presentation]. Center for Brain and Mind Health Winter Symposium, Yale University, New Haven, CT, United States.
Lewis, T.*, Freeman, D*., Weiss, E. R., Naganawa, M., & Davis, M. T. (2026, January). Frontal and Amygdalar KOR Availability and BPD Traits: Neurochemical Correlates of Impulsivity, Emotional Dysregulation, and Suicide Risk. Poster accepted for presentation at the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP) Conference, Nassau, Commonwealth of the Bahamas.
*co first-authors
Li, R., Wong, V., Naganawa, M., Hart-Derrick, V. R., Freeman, D., Miller, R. C., Weiss, E. R., & Davis, M. T (April, 2026). In vivo Examination of the Kappa Opioid Receptor in Borderline Personality Disorder: Relationship to Restrictive Eating Cognitions and Behavior. Poster accepted for presentation at The North American Society for the Study of Personality Disorders (NASSPD).
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Weiss, E. R., Li, X., Freeman, D., Hart-Derrick, V. R., Navarre, K., Kalotihos, L., Barnes, S., & Davis, M. T. (2025, November). Getting in Touch: Exploring Mindful Taekwondo in High-level Treatment Settings. [Symposium Presentation]. The Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Conference (ABCT), New Orleans, LA, United States.
Weiss, E. R., Hart-Derrick, V. R., Freeman, D., Naganawa, M., Pittenger, C., Matuskey, D., Nabulsi, N., & Davis, M. T. (2025, March). Associations Between kappa opioid receptor availability and hoarding behaviors: Preliminary evidence using [11C]EKAP PET. [Oral Talk]. 8th Conference on Therapeutic Potential of Kappa Opioids, St. Louis, MO, United States.
Weiss, E. R., Bartlett, E., Naganawa, M., Asch, R. H., Hart-Derrick, V. R., Miller, R. C., Freeman, D., Radhakrishnan, R., Matuskey, D., Nabulsi, N., Huang, Y., & Davis, M. T. Examining the Kappa Opioid Receptor in Borderline Personality: An in-vivo Study Using Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Imaging. Oral presentation accepted for presentation at The North American Society for the Study of Personality Disorders (NASSPD).