Natasha Wade

Title(s)	Assistant Adjunct Professor, Psychiatry
School	Vc-health Sciences-schools
Address	9500 Gilman Drive # La Jolla CA 92093
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Biography

Education and Training

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI	Ph.D.	08/2018	Clinical Psychology, Emphasis in Neuropsychology
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI	M.S.	12/2014	Psychology
VA Puget Sound American Lake, Tacoma, WA	Internship	08/2018	Clinical Psychology
University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA	Fellowship	04/2021	Adolescent Substance Use, Neuropsychology

Overview

My research interests center on the influence of substance use on adolescent and emerging adult neurodevelopment. My current work spans both cannabis-specific projects and the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) study. I aim to use improved objective measurement of complex behavioral characteristics, such as substance use and screen time. For instance, I use toxicological analysis and passive sensing in assessing behavioral and cognitive relationships. I am also interested in how unique patterns of substance use (e.g., co-use) may influence cognitive trajectories and the impact of secondhand cannabis exposure on cognitive, psychiatric, and health outcomes.

Interests

Cannabis, Adolescent Substance Use, Cannabis and Alcohol Co-Use, Neurocognition, Hair toxicology, Secondhand cannabis smoke, Secondhand smoke

Research

Research Activities and Funding

Cannabis Toxicology in Relation to Neurocognitive Outcomes in Adolescents
NIH K08DA050779Mar 15, 2021 - Feb 28, 2026
Role: Principal Investigator

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Publications

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Assessment of Withdrawal, Mood, and Sleep Inventories After Monitored 3-Week Abstinence in Cannabis-Using Adolescents and Young Adults. Cannabis Cannabinoid Res. 2021 Oct 22. Sullivan RM, Wallace AL, Stinson EA, Montoto KV, Kaiver CM, Wade NE, Lisdahl KM. PMID: 34678051.

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Passive Sensing of Preteens' Smartphone Use: An Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Cohort Substudy. JMIR Ment Health. 2021 10 18; 8(10):e29426. Wade NE, Ortigara JM, Sullivan RM, Tomko RL, Breslin FJ, Baker FC, Fuemmeler BF, Delrahim Howlett K, Lisdahl KM, Marshall AT, Mason MJ, Neale MC, Squeglia LM, Wolff-Hughes DL, Tapert SF, Bagot KS, ABCD Novel Technologies Workgroup. PMID: 34661541.

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Longitudinal Impact of Childhood Adversity on Early Adolescent Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the ABCD Study® Cohort: Does Race or Ethnicity Moderate Findings? Biol Psychiatry Glob Open Sci. 2021 Sep 29. Stinson EA, Sullivan RM, Peteet BJ, Tapert SF, Baker FC, Breslin FJ, Dick AS, Gonzalez MR, Guillaume M, Marshall AT, McCabe CJ, Pelham WE, Van Rinsveld AM, Sheth CS, Sowell ER, Wade NE, Wallace AL, Lisdahl KM. PMID: 34608463; PMCID: PMC8479935.

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Early Adolescent Substance Use Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Longitudinal Survey in the ABCD Study Cohort. J Adolesc Health. 2021 09; 69(3):390-397. Pelham WE, Tapert SF, Gonzalez MR, McCabe CJ, Lisdahl KM, Alzueta E, Baker FC, Breslin FJ, Dick AS, Dowling GJ, Guillaume M, Hoffman EA, Marshall AT, McCandliss BD, Sheth CS, Sowell ER, Thompson WK, Van Rinsveld AM, Wade NE, Brown SA. PMID: 34452728.

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Ped Pediatrics
Translation:Humans PHPublic Health
Substance use patterns in 9-10 year olds: Baseline findings from the adolescent brain cognitive development (ABCD) study. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2021 Oct 01; 227:108946. Lisdahl KM, Tapert S, Sher KJ, Gonzalez R, Nixon SJ, Feldstein Ewing SW, Conway KP, Wallace A, Sullivan R, Hatcher K, Kaiver C, Thompson W, Reuter C, Bartsch H, Wade NE, Jacobus J, Albaugh MD, Allgaier N, Anokhin AP, Bagot K, Baker FC, Banich MT, Barch DM, Baskin-Sommers A, Breslin FJ, Brown SA, Calhoun V, Casey BJ, Chaarani B, Chang L, Clark DB, Cloak C, Constable RT, Cottler LB, Dagher RK, Dapretto M, Dick A, Do EK, Dosenbach NUF, Dowling GJ, Fair DA, Florsheim P, Foxe JJ, Freedman EG, Friedman NP, Garavan HP, Gee DG, Glantz MD, Glaser P, Gonzalez MR, Gray KM, Grant S, Haist F, Hawes S, Heeringa SG, Hermosillo R, Herting MM, Hettema JM, Hewitt JK, Heyser C, Hoffman EA, Howlett KD, Huber RS, Huestis MA, Hyde LW, Iacono WG, Isaiah A, Ivanova MY, James RS, Jernigan TL, Karcher NR, Kuperman JM, Laird AR, Larson CL, LeBlanc KH, Lopez MF, Luciana M, Luna B, Maes HH, Marshall AT, Mason MJ, McGlade E, Morris AS, Mulford C, Nagel BJ, Neigh G, Palmer CE, Paulus MP, Pecheva D, Prouty D, Potter A, Puttler LI, Rajapakse N, Ross JM, Sanchez M, Schirda C, Schulenberg J, Sheth C, Shilling PD, Sowell ER, Speer N, Squeglia L, Sripada C, Steinberg J, Sutherland MT, Tomko R, Uban K, Vrieze S, Weiss SRB, Wing D, Yurgelun-Todd DA, Zucker RA, Heitzeg MM, ABCD Consortium. PMID: 34392051.

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Sub Substance-Related Disorders
Translation:Humans
Cannabis Use and Brain Volume in Adolescent and Young Adult Cannabis Users: Effects Moderated by Sex and Aerobic Fitness. J Int Neuropsychol Soc. 2021 07; 27(6):607-620. Sullivan RM, Wallace AL, Wade NE, Swartz AM, Lisdahl KM. PMID: 34261557; PMCID: PMC8288486.

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Neu Neurology Psy Psychology
Preliminary Evidence for Cannabis and Nicotine Urinary Metabolites as Predictors of Verbal Memory Performance and Learning Among Young Adults. J Int Neuropsychol Soc. 2021 07; 27(6):546-558. Wade NE, Baca R, Courtney KE, McCabe CJ, Infante MA, Huestis MA, Jacobus J. PMID: 34261558; PMCID: PMC8288450.

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Neu Neurology Psy Psychology
Baseline brain function in the preadolescents of the ABCD Study. Nat Neurosci. 2021 08; 24(8):1176-1186. Chaarani B, Hahn S, Allgaier N, Adise S, Owens MM, Juliano AC, Yuan DK, Loso H, Ivanciu A, Albaugh MD, Dumas J, Mackey S, Laurent J, Ivanova M, Hagler DJ, Cornejo MD, Hatton S, Agrawal A, Aguinaldo L, Ahonen L, Aklin W, Anokhin AP, Arroyo J, Avenevoli S, Babcock D, Bagot K, Baker FC, Banich MT, Barch DM, Bartsch H, Baskin-Sommers A, Bjork JM, Blachman-Demner D, Bloch M, Bogdan R, Bookheimer SY, Breslin F, Brown S, Calabro FJ, Calhoun V, Casey BJ, Chang L, Clark DB, Cloak C, Constable RT, Constable K, Corley R, Cottler LB, Coxe S, Dagher RK, Dale AM, Dapretto M, Delcarmen-Wiggins R, Dick AS, Do EK, Dosenbach NUF, Dowling GJ, Edwards S, Ernst TM, Fair DA, Fan CC, Feczko E, Feldstein-Ewing SW, Florsheim P, Foxe JJ, Freedman EG, Friedman NP, Friedman-Hill S, Fuemmeler BF, Galvan A, Gee DG, Giedd J, Glantz M, Glaser P, Godino J, Gonzalez M, Gonzalez R, Grant S, Gray KM, Haist F, Harms MP, Hawes S, Heath AC, Heeringa S, Heitzeg MM, Hermosillo R, Herting MM, Hettema JM, Hewitt JK, Heyser C, Hoffman E, Howlett K, Huber RS, Huestis MA, Hyde LW, Iacono WG, Infante MA, Irfanoglu O, Isaiah A, Iyengar S, Jacobus J, James R, Jean-Francois B, Jernigan T, Karcher NR, Kaufman A, Kelley B, Kit B, Ksinan A, Kuperman J, Laird AR, Larson C, LeBlanc K, Lessov-Schlagger C, Lever N, Lewis DA, Lisdahl K, Little AR, Lopez M, Luciana M, Luna B, Madden PA, Maes HH, Makowski C, Marshall AT, Mason MJ, Matochik J, McCandliss BD, McGlade E, Montoya I, Morgan G, Morris A, Mulford C, Murray P, Nagel BJ, Neale MC, Neigh G, Nencka A, Noronha A, Nixon SJ, Palmer CE, Pariyadath V, Paulus MP, Pelham WE, Pfefferbaum D, Pierpaoli C, Prescot A, Prouty D, Puttler LI, Rajapaske N, Rapuano KM, Reeves G, Renshaw PF, Riedel MC, Rojas P, de la Rosa M, Rosenberg MD, Ross MJ, Sanchez M, Schirda C, Schloesser D, Schulenberg J, Sher KJ, Sheth C, Shilling PD, Simmons WK, Sowell ER, Speer N, Spittel M, Squeglia LM, Sripada C, Steinberg J, Striley C, Sutherland MT, Tanabe J, Tapert SF, Thompson W, Tomko RL, Uban KA, Vrieze S, Wade NE, Watts R, Weiss S, Wiens BA, Williams OD, Wilbur A, Wing D, Wolff-Hughes D, Yang R, Yurgelun-Todd DA, Zucker RA, Potter A, Garavan HP, ABCD Consortium. PMID: 34099922.

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Neu Neurology
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Correspondence Between Perceived Pubertal Development and Hormone Levels in 9-10 Year-Olds From the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2020; 11:549928. Herting MM, Uban KA, Gonzalez MR, Baker FC, Kan EC, Thompson WK, Granger DA, Albaugh MD, Anokhin AP, Bagot KS, Banich MT, Barch DM, Baskin-Sommers A, Breslin FJ, Casey BJ, Chaarani B, Chang L, Clark DB, Cloak CC, Constable RT, Cottler LB, Dagher RK, Dapretto M, Dick AS, Dosenbach N, Dowling GJ, Dumas JA, Edwards S, Ernst T, Fair DA, Feldstein-Ewing SW, Freedman EG, Fuemmeler BF, Garavan H, Gee DG, Giedd JN, Glaser PEA, Goldstone A, Gray KM, Hawes SW, Heath AC, Heitzeg MM, Hewitt JK, Heyser CJ, Hoffman EA, Huber RS, Huestis MA, Hyde LW, Infante MA, Ivanova MY, Jacobus J, Jernigan TL, Karcher NR, Laird AR, LeBlanc KH, Lisdahl K, Luciana M, Luna B, Maes HH, Marshall AT, Mason MJ, McGlade EC, Morris AS, Nagel BJ, Neigh GN, Palmer CE, Paulus MP, Potter AS, Puttler LI, Rajapakse N, Rapuano K, Reeves G, Renshaw PF, Schirda C, Sher KJ, Sheth C, Shilling PD, Squeglia LM, Sutherland MT, Tapert SF, Tomko RL, Yurgelun-Todd D, Wade NE, Weiss SRB, Zucker RA, Sowell ER. PMID: 33679599; PMCID: PMC7930488.

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Risk factors associated with curiosity about alcohol use in the ABCD cohort. Alcohol. 2021 05; 92:11-19. Wade NE, Palmer CE, Gonzalez MR, Wallace AL, Infante MA, Tapert SF, Jacobus J, Bagot KS. PMID: 33434614; PMCID: PMC8026718.

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Sub Substance-Related Disorders
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Association between brain morphometry and aerobic fitness level and sex in healthy emerging adults. PLoS One. 2020; 15(12):e0242738. Wade NE, Wallace AL, Sullivan RM, Swartz AM, Lisdahl KM. PMID: 33259511; PMCID: PMC7707547.

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Med Medicine (General)Sci Science
Translation:Humans
The Influence of Cannabis and Nicotine Co-use on Neuromaturation: A Systematic Review of Adolescent and Young Adult Studies. Biol Psychiatry. 2021 01 15; 89(2):162-171. Hernandez Mejia M, Wade NE, Baca R, Diaz VG, Jacobus J. PMID: 33334432; PMCID: PMC7749265.

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Psy Psychiatry Psy Psychophysiology
Translation:Humans Animals
Cognitive Functioning Related to Binge Alcohol and Cannabis Co-Use in Abstinent Adolescents and Young Adults. J Stud Alcohol Drugs. 2020 07; 81(4):479-483. Wade NE, Bagot KS, Tapert SF, Gruber SA, Filbey FM, Lisdahl KM. PMID: 32800084; PMCID: PMC7437560.

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Sub Substance-Related Disorders
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Parental Family History of Alcohol Use Disorder and Neural Correlates of Response Inhibition in Children From the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2020 06; 44(6):1234-1244. Lees B, Aguinaldo L, Squeglia LM, Infante MA, Wade NE, Hernandez Mejia M, Jacobus J. PMID: 32333792; PMCID: PMC7323844.

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Sub Substance-Related Disorders
Impact of 2 Weeks of Monitored Abstinence on Cognition in Adolescent and Young Adult Cannabis Users. J Int Neuropsychol Soc. 2020 09; 26(8):776-784. Wallace AL, Wade NE, Lisdahl KM. PMID: 32307027; PMCID: PMC7483189.

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Neu Neurology Psy Psychology
Translation:Humans
Binge and Cannabis Co-Use Episodes in Relation to White Matter Integrity in Emerging Adults. Cannabis Cannabinoid Res. 2020 Mar 01; 5(1):62-72. Wade NE, Thomas AM, Gruber SA, Tapert SF, Filbey FM, Lisdahl KM. PMID: 32322677; PMCID: PMC7173670.

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Assessing the Role of Cannabis Use on Cortical Surface Structure in Adolescents and Young Adults: Exploring Gender and Aerobic Fitness as Potential Moderators. Brain Sci. 2020 Feb 22; 10(2). Sullivan RM, Wallace AL, Wade NE, Swartz AM, Lisdahl KM. PMID: 32098300; PMCID: PMC7071505.

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Neurocognitive Correlates of Adolescent Cannabis Use: An Overview of Neural Activation Patterns in Task-Based Functional MRI Studies. J Pediatr Neuropsychol. 2020 Mar; 6(1):1-13. Coronado C, Wade NE, Aguinaldo LD, Mejia MH, Jacobus J. PMID: 33425663; PMCID: PMC7793547.

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Intrinsic Frontolimbic Connectivity and Mood Symptoms in Young Adult Cannabis Users. Front Public Health. 2019; 7:311. Shollenbarger S, Thomas AM, Wade NE, Gruber SA, Tapert SF, Filbey FM, Lisdahl KM. PMID: 31737591; PMCID: PMC6838025.

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Effects of Cannabis Use and Subclinical ADHD Symptomology on Attention Based Tasks in Adolescents and Young Adults. Arch Clin Neuropsychol. 2019 Jul 26; 34(5):700-705. Wallace AL, Wade NE, Hatcher KF, Lisdahl KM. PMID: 30295694; PMCID: PMC6702590.

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Neu Neurology Psy Psychology
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Orbitofrontal cortex volume prospectively predicts cannabis and other substance use onset in adolescents. J Psychopharmacol. 2019 09; 33(9):1124-1131. Wade NE, Bagot KS, Cota CI, Fotros A, Squeglia LM, Meredith LR, Jacobus J. PMID: 31215833; PMCID: PMC6864237.

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Psy Psychopharmacology
Translation:Humans Animals
Assessing Aerobic Fitness Level in Relation to Affective and Behavioral Functioning in Emerging Adult Cannabis Users. Int J Ment Health Addict. 2021 Apr; 19(2):546-559. Wade NE, Gilbart E, Swartz AM, Lisdahl KM. PMID: 34149331; PMCID: PMC8209753.

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Aerobic Fitness Level Moderates the Association Between Cannabis Use and Executive Functioning and Psychomotor Speed Following Abstinence in Adolescents and Young Adults. J Int Neuropsychol Soc. 2019 02; 25(2):134-145. Wade NE, Wallace AL, Swartz AM, Lisdahl KM. PMID: 30474579; PMCID: PMC6374167.

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Neu Neurology Psy Psychology
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Blunted amygdala functional connectivity during a stress task in alcohol dependent individuals: A pilot study. Neurobiol Stress. 2017 Dec; 7:74-79. Wade NE, Padula CB, Anthenelli RM, Nelson E, Eliassen J, Lisdahl KM. PMID: 28626785; PMCID: PMC5466595.

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