Gallagher, M., Meagher, M. W., and Bostock, E. (1987). Effects of opiate manipulations on latent inhibition in rabbits: Sensitivity of the medial septal region to intracranial treatments. Behavioral Neuroscience, 101, 2-30. Request a Reprint

Gallagher, M., Meagher, M. W., and Decker, M. (1989). Distinctive functional properties of limbic system opioid peptides. In Y. Tache, J. E. Morley, & M. R. Brown (Eds.), Neuropeptides and Stress, Springer-Verlag, New York, pp 297-312. Request a Reprint

Meagher, M. W., Grau, J. W., & King, R. A. (1989). Frontal cortex lesions block the opioid and nonopioid hypoalgesia elicited by brief shocks, but not long shock-induced hypoalgesia. Behavioral Neuroscience, 103, 1366-1371. Request a Reprint

Meagher, M. W., Grau, J. W., & King, R. A. (1990). The role of supraspinal systems in environmentally-induced antinociception: The effect of spinalization and decerebration on brief and long shock-induced antinociception. Behavioral Neuroscience, 104, 326-336. Request a Reprint

Grau, J. W., Salinas, J. A., Illich, P. A., & Meagher, M. W. (1990). Associative learning and memory for an antinociceptive response in the spinalized rat. Behavioral Neuroscience, 104, 489-494. Request a Reprint

Grau, J. W., Illich, P. A., Chen, P. S., & Meagher, M. W. (1991). The role of cholinergic systems in pain modulation I: The impact of scopolamine on shock-induced hypoalgesia. Behavioral Neuroscience, 105, 105-124. Request a Reprint

Meagher, M. W., Chen, P. S., Salinas, J. A., & Grau, J. W. (1993). Activation of the opioid and nonopioid hypoalgesic systems at the level of the brainstem and spinal cord: Does a coulometric relation predict the emergence and form of environmentally-induced hypoalgesia? Behavioral Neuroscience, 107, 309- 321. Request a Reprint

Meagher, M. W., Barter, J., King, T. E., & Grau, J. W. (1995). Presentation of a distractor speeds the decay of a pentobarbital-insensitive nonopioid hypoalgesia in rats. Psychobiology, 23, 314-321. Request a Reprint

King, T. E., Joynes, R. L., Meagher, M. W.,& Grau, J. W. (1996). The impact of shock on pain reactivity II: Evidence for enhanced pain. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes, 22, 265-278. Journal Abstract Request a Reprint

Prentice, T. W., Joynes, R., Meagher, M. W. , & Grau, J. W. (1996). Impact of shock on pain reactivity III: The magnitude of shock- induced antinociception observed depends on test location. Behavioral Neuroscience, 110, 1-14. Request a Reprint

Grau, J. W., Burks, K., Kallina, C. F., King, T. E., & Meagher, M. W. (1996). Activation of the opioid and nonopioid antinociceptive systems in pentobarbital anesthetized rats: Assessing the role of shock severity. Psychobiology, 24, 71-84. Request a Reprint

Grau J. W., King, T. E., Joynes, R.L., & Meagher, M. W. (1997). Using spinal nociceptive reflexes to measure pain: Methodological issues and interpretative problems. In M. Kavaliers, K-P. Ossenkopp, & P.R. Sandberg (Eds). Nociception and pain in animals: Measurement techniques and procedures. Austin, TX: R. G. Landis.

Meagher, M. W., Illich, P. A., & Salinas, J. A. (1998). Physostigmine's impact on brief shock-induced hypoalgesia parallels its effect on memory. Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, 70, 374-387. Request a Reprint

King, T. E., Crown, E. D., Sieve, A.N., Joynes, R. L., Grau, J. W. & Meagher, M. W. (1999). Shock-induced hyperalgesia: Evidence forebrain systems play an essential role. Behavioural Brain Research, 100, 33-42. Request a Reprint

Grau, J. W., & Meagher, M. W. (1999). Pain modulation: It's a two-way street. Psychological Science Agenda, 12, 10-12. (APA Science Brief, circulation of over 25,000) Request a Reprint

McLemore, S., Crown, E. D., Meagher, M. W., & Grau, J. W. (1999). Shock-induced hyperalgesia: II. Role of the dorsolateral periaqueductal gray. Behavioral Neuroscience, 113, 539-549. Request a Reprint

Rhudy, J. L., & Meagher, M. W. (2000). Fear and anxiety: Divergent effects on human pain thresholds. Pain, 84, 65-75. Request a Reprint

Crown, E. D., King, T. E., Meagher, M. W., & Grau, J. W. (2000). Shock-induced hyperalgesia: III. Role of the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis and the amygdaloid nuclei. Behavioral Neuroscience, 114, 561-573. Request a Reprint

Meagher, M. W., Arnau, R. C., & Rhudy, J. L. (2001). Pain and emotion: Effects of affective picture modulation. Psychosomatic Medicine, 63, 79-90. Request a Reprint

Sieve, A. N., King, T.E., Ferguson, A.R., Grau, J. W., & Meagher, M. W. (2001). Pain and negative affect: evidence the inverse benzodiazepine agonist DMCM inhibits pain and learning in rats. Psychopharmacology, 153, 180-190. Request a Reprint

Rhudy, J. L., & Meagher, M. W. (2001). Noise stress and human pain thresholds: Divergent efffects in men and women. Journal of Pain, 2, 57-64. Request a Reprint

Arnau, R. A., Meagher, M. W., Norris, M. P., & Bramson, R. (2001). Psychometric evaluation of the BDI-II with primary care medical patients.. Health Psychology, 20, 112-119. Request a Reprint

Meagher, M. W. (2001). Clinical implications of animal pain research. In M. E. Carroll & J. B. Overmier (Eds.), Linking animal research and human psychological health. Washington, CD: American Psychological Association. Request a Reprint

Campbell, T., Meagher, M. W., Sieve, A. N., Scott, B., Storts, R., Welsh, T. H., & Welsh, C. J. R. (2001). Effects of restraint stress on the neuropathogenesis of Theiler's virus-demyelination I. Acute Disease. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 15, 235-254. Request a Reprint

Meagher, M. W., Ferguson, A. R., McLemore, S., King, T. E., Sieve, A. N., Crown, E. D., & Grau, J. W. (2001). The generality of stress-induced hyperalgesia. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes, 27, 219-238. Request a Reprint

Rhudy, J. L.,& Meagher, M. W. (2003). Individual differences in the emotional reaction to shock determines whether hypoalgesia is observed. Pain Medicine, 4, 244-256. Request a Reprint

Rhudy, J. L., & Meagher, M. W. (2003). Negative affect: II. Effects on an evaluative measure of human pain. Pain, 104, 617-626. Request a Reprint

Norris, M. P., Arnau, R. C., Bramson, R., & Meagher, M. W. (2004). The Efficacy of Somatic Symptoms in Assessing Depression in Older Primary Care Patients, Clinical Gerontologist, 27, Request a Reprint

Welsh, C. J. R., Bustamante, L., Nayak, M., Welsh, T. H., Dean, D. D. and Meagher, M. W. (2004). The effects of restraint stress on the neuropathogenesis of Theiler's virus infection II: NK cell function and cytokine levels in acute disease. Brain, Behavior and Immunity, 18, 166-174. Request a Reprint

Johnson, R. R., Storts, R., Welsh, T. H., Welsh, C. J. R. and Meagher, M. W. (2004). Social stress alters the severity of acute Theiler's virus infection. Journal of Neuroimmunology, 148, 74-85. Request a Reprint

Mi, W., Belyavskyi, M., Johnson, R. R., Sieve, A. N., Meagher, M.W., Welsh, C. J. R. (2004) Alterations in chemokine expression following Theiler's virus infection and restraint stress. Journal of Neuroimmunology, 151, 103-115. Request a Reprint

Grimes, J., Creech, S., Ghattas, P., Gomez-Sanchez, M., Shields, R., Kubala, K., Marshall, J., Reddy, V., & Meagher, M.W. (2004). The impact of a noise stressor on capsaicin-induced primary and secondary hyperalgesia. Journal of Pain, 5, S22, Request a Reprint

Crown, E. D., Patton, B., Grau, J. W., & Meagher, M. W. (2004). Pain in a balance: DLF lesions unmask hyperalgesia after long-shock. Behavioral Neuroscience. 18, 1418-1426. Reprint a Request

Sieve, A. N., Steelman, D., Storts, R., Young, C., Welsh, T. H., Welsh, C. J. R., & Meagher, M. W. (2004). Chronic restraint stress during early infection exacerbates the subsequent demyelinating phase of Theiler's virus infection. Journal of Neuroimmunology, 155, 103-118.Reprint a Request

Ferguson, A. R., Patton, B. C., Bopp, A. C., Meagher, M. W., & Grau, J. W. (2004). Brief exposure to a mild stressor enhances morphine conditioned place preference in male rats. Psychopharmacology, 175, 47-52. Reprint a Request

Rhudy, J. L., & Meagher, M. W. (2004). Fear-Induced Hypoalgesia in Humans: Effects on Low Intensity Thermal Stimulation and Finger Temperature. Journal of Pain, 5, 458-468. Request a Reprint

Means-Christensen, A. J., Arnau, R.C., Tonidandel, A. S., Bramson, R., & Meagher, M. W. (2005). An efficient method of identifying major depression and panic disorder in primary care. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 25, 1-8. Request a Reprint

Karlin, B. E., Creech, S.K., Grimes J. S., Clark, T. S., Meagher, M. W., & Morey, L. C. (2005). The Personality Assessment Inventory with chronic pain patients: Psychometric properties and clinical utility. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 61, 1571-1585. Request a Reprint

Sieve A. N., Steelman A.J., Young C.R., Storts R., Welsh T. H., Welsh C. J. R. & Meagher, M. W. (2006). Sex-dependent effects of chronic restraint stress during early Theiler's virus infection on the subsequent demyelinating disease in CBA mice. Journal of Neuroimmunology, 177, 46-62. Request a Reprint

Johnson R. R., Prentice T., Bridegam P., Young C. R., Steelman A. J., Welsh T. H., Welsh C. J. R., & Meagher, M. W. (2006). Social stress alters the severity and onset of the chronic phase of Theiler's virus infection. Journal of Neuroimmunology, 175, 39-51. Request a Reprint

Mi W., Prentice TW, Young CR, Johnson RR, Sieve AN, Meagher MW & Welsh C. J. R. (2006). Restraint stress decreases virus-induced pro-inflammatory cytokine mRNA expression during acute Theiler's virus infection. Journal of Neuroimmunology, 178, 49-61. Request a Reprint

Mi W., Young, C.R., Storts, R., Steelman, A., Meagher, M.W. and Welsh, C.J.R. (2006). Stress alters pathogenecity and facilitates systemic dissemination of Theiler's virus. Microbial Pathogenesis, 41, 133-143. Request a Reprint

Meagher M. W., Johnson R. R., Young, E.E., Vichaya, E. G., Lunt, S., Harden E., Connor M., & Welsh C. J. R., (2007). IL-6 as a mechanism for the adverse effects of social stress on acute Theiler's virus infection. Brain Behavior & Immunity, 21 1083–1095. Request a Reprint

Meagher, M.W., *Johnson, R.R., *Vichaya, E. G., *Young, E.E., Lunt, S. and Welsh, C.J.R. (2007). Social conflict exacerbates an animal model of multiple sclerosis. Trauma, Violence & Abuse: A Review Journal. Request a Reprint

Hopwood, C. J., Creech, S. K., Clark, T., Meagher, M.W., & Morey, L. C. (2008). Predicting the completion of an integrative and intensive outpatient chronic pain treatment with the Personality Assessment Inventory. Journal of Personality Assessment, 90, 76-80. Request a Reprint.

Hopwood, C. J., Creech, S. K., Clark, T., Meagher, M.W., & Morey, L. C. (2007). Convergence of the Multidimensional Pain Inventory and the Personality Assessment Inventory among patients with chronic pain. Rehabilitation Psychology, 52, 443–450. Request a Reprint.

Young, E. E., Prentice, T. W., Satterlee, D., McCullough, H., Sieve, A. N., Johnson, R. R., Welsh, T. H., Welsh, C. J. R., Meagher, M. W. (2008). Glucocorticoid exposure alters the pathogenesis of Theiler's murine encephalomyelitis virus during acute infection, Physiology & Behavior, doi:10.1016/j.physbeh.2008.04.024 Request a Reprint.

Creech, S. K., Grimes, J.S., Meagher, M.W., (in re-review). Written emotional disclosure of trauma alters pain sensitivity. Psychosomatic Medicine.

Steelman A., Prentice, T. W., Lee A., Young, C. R., Meagher, M. W., & Welsh, C. J. R. (in review). Correlation between restraint stress-induced decreases in NK cell activity and increased viral titers during acute Theiler’s virus infection.

Steelman, A. J., Prentice, T. W., Young C.R., Dean, D. D., Hammons A. E., Meagher, M. W., and Welsh, C. J. R. (in review). The effects of restraint stress on adaptive immune responses in SJL mice infected with Theiler’s virus.



Gallagher, M., Meagher, M. W., and Decker, M. (1989). Distinctive functional properties of limbic system opioid peptides. In Y. Tache, J. E. Morley, & M. R. Brown (Eds.), Neuropeptides and Stress, Springer-Verlag, New York, pp 297-312. Request a Reprint

Grau, J. W., King, T. E., & Meagher, M. W. (1997). The tail-flick test: Methodological issues and interpretative problems. To appear in M. Kavaliers, K-P. Ossenkopp, & P. R. Sandberg (Eds.), Nociception and pain in animals: Measurement techniques and procedures. Autsin, TX: Landes. Request a Reprint

Grau, J. W., & Meagher, M. W. (1999). Pain modulation: It's a two-way street. Psychological Science Agenda, 12, 10-12. Request a Reprint

Rhudy, J. L., & Meagher, M. W. (2001). The role of emotion in pain modulation. Current Opinion in Psychiatry. Request a Reprint

Meagher, M. W. (2001). Clinical implications of animal pain research, (pp 227-243). In M. E. Carroll & J. B. Overmier (Eds.), Linking animal research and human psychological health. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. Request a Reprint

Meagher, M. W. (2004). Links between chronic pain and traumatic family violence: Biopsychosocial pathways and clinical implications. In K. Kendall-Tackett(Ed), Health consequences of abuse in the family: A clinical guide for evidence-based practice. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. Request a Reprint

Meagher, M. W. (2004). Immune system structure and function. In A. Christensen (Ed), Encyclopedia of Health Psychology, New York: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers. Request a Reprint

Welsh, C.J., Mi, W., Sieve, A.N., Steelman, A., Johnson, R.R., Young, C.R., Prentice, T., Welsh, T., & Meagher, M. W. (2006). The effects of restraint stress on an animal model of multiple sclerosis, (pp 190-208). In C.J.R., Welsh, M.W. Meagher, & E. M. Sternberg (Eds), Neural and neuroendocrine mechanisms in host defense and autoimmunity. New York: Springer. Request a Reprint Text. Figures

Meagher M. W., Johnson R. R., Good E. & Welsh, C. J. R. (2006). Social stress alters the severity of an animal model of multiple sclerosis, (pp 216-232).. In C. J. R., Welsh, M. W. Meagher, & E. M. Sternberg (Eds), Neural and neuroendocrine mechanisms in host defense and autoimmunity. New York: Springer. Request a Reprint

Meagher M. W., Johnson R. R., Good E. & Welsh C.J.R. (2006). Social stress alters the severity of a virally initiated model of multiple sclerosis, (pp 1107-1124). In R. Ader, D. Felton, N. Cohen (Eds) Psychoneuroimmunology (4th Edition, Volume II). New York: Academic Press. Request a Reprint

Allen, C., Grau, J. W., & Meagher, M. W. (2007). The lower bounds of cognition: What do spinal cords reveal? In J. Bickle (ed.), The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Neuroscience. New York: Oxford University Press

Meagher, M.W., Johnson, R.R., Vichaya, E.G., Young, E.E., Lunt, S. and Welsh, C.J.R. (2007). Social conflict exacerbates an animal model of multiple sclerosis. Trauma, Violence & Abuse: A Review Journal Request a Reprint

Welsh, C.J.R., Steelman, A. Sieve, A.N. Mi, W., Johnson, R.R., Young, C.R., Prentice, T.W. & Meagher, M. W. (2008). Neuroendocrine-immune interactions in neurotropic viral infections. In Carol Shoshkes Reiss (Ed), Neurotropic Viral Infections. Cambridge University Press, UK Request a Preprint.

Meagher, M. W. and Welsh, C.J.R. (in press).. The impact of stress-induced central cytokines on disease exacerbation in an animal model of multiple sclerosis. In K. Kendall-Tackett(Ed), Inflammation, Mental Health and Chronic Disease. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.


Welsh, C. R. J., Meagher, M. W., & Sternberg E. (2006). Neural and neuroendocrine mechanisms in host defense and autoimmunity. New York: Springer.



Gallagher, M., Bostock, E., and Meagher, M. W. (1985). Effects of opiate administration into the medial septal area on latent inhibition. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 11, 382.

Meagher, M. W., Pellymounter, M. A., Hong, J. S., and Gallagher, M. (1986). Effects of classical conditioning procedures on dynorphin A (1-8)-like immunoreactivity in the hippocampal formation of the rat. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 12, 3991.

Meagher, M. W., & Grau, J. W. (1987). Decerebration blocks the analgesia observed after very brief, but not long, shocks. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 13, 990.

Grau, J. W., & Meagher, M. W. (1987). Lesions of the frontal cortex attenuate the analgesia observed after very brief, but not long, shocks. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 13, 990.

Meagher, M. W., & Grau, J. W. (1988). Intense, but not weak, shocks induce a transient nonopioid, and a long-lasting opioid, analgesia in spinal rats. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 14, 709.

Grau, J. W., & Meagher, M. W. (1988). The impact of cholinergic drugs on mild shock-induced analgesia parallels their impact on memory. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 14, 709.

Meagher, M. W. (1989). Spinal antinociceptive mechanisms: The role of intraspinal, brainstem, and forebrain systems. Dissertation Abstracts International, 50 (8-B), 3748-3749.

Meagher, M. W., Grau, J. W., & King, R.A. (1989). Does a coulometric relation determine whether analgesia in the decerebrate rat is opioid or nonopioid in form? Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 15, 850.

Salinas, J. A., Illich, P. A., Meagher, M. W., & Grau, J. W. (1989). Conditioned analgesia in the spinalized rat. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 15, 847.

Chen, P. S., Illich, P. A., Meagher, M. W., & Grau, J. W. (1991). The impact of scopolamine and yohimbine on pain reactivity and shock-induced antinociception in spinalized rats. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 17, 1374.

Allen, A. R., Illich, P. A., Meagher, M. W., & Grau, J. W. (1991). Whether conditioned analgesia is opioid mediated depends upon shock intensity but not stimulus duration. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 17, 110.

Grau, J. W., Illich, P. A., Burks, K. D., & Meagher, M. W. (1992). Influence of shock severity on the activation of analgesic systems in pentobarbital treated rats. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 18, 686.

Parker, C. W., Illich, P. A., Grau, J. W., & Meagher, M. W. (1992). Controllable, but not uncontrollable shock elicits an antinociception in spinalized rats. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 18, 1026.

Barstow, D. G., Grau, J. W., & Meagher, M.W. (1993). The importance of equating flexion force when studying "instrumental learning" in spinalized subjects. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 20, 764.

Prentice, T. W., Grau, J. W., & Meagher, M. W. (1994). The magnitude of shock-induced antinociception observed on the tail-flick test in rats depends on where radiant heat is applied. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 20, 764.

King, T. E., Joynes, R. L., Meagher, M. W., & Grau, J. W. (1996). Shock-induced hyperalgesia in rats. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 22, 120.

Livermore, C. L., Nation, J.R., Miller, K. D., & Meagher, M. W. (1996). Chronic exposure to lead alters the initiation of behavioral sensitization to morphine. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 22, 172.

King, T. E., Joynes, R. L., Meagher, M. W., & Grau, J. W. (1997). Deep lesions of the frontal pole block shock-induced hyperalgesia in rats. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 23, 161.

Rhudy, J., Arnau, R. C., Rector, A., & Meagher, M. W. (1997). Fear reduces cold pain tolerance in humans. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 23, 2353.

Meagher, M. W., McLemore, S., King, T. E., & Grau, J. W. (1998). The generality of shock-induced hyperalgesia in rats. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 24, 1901.

Rhudy, J. L., Cervantes, A. A., Carr, J. A., Abel, M., & Meagher, M. W. (1998). Divergent effects of fear and anxiety on human pain thresholds using radiant heat. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 24, 1136.

Crown, E. D., King, T. E., Meagher, M. W., & Grau, J. W. (1998). Amygdala lesions block shock-induced hyperalgesia in rats. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 24, 1901.

McLemore, S., Crown, E. D., Grau, J. W., & Meagher, M. W. (1998). Dorsolateral periaqueductal gray lesions eliminate shock-induced hyperalgesia in rats. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 24, 1901.

Sieve, A. N., King, T. E., Crown, E., Meagher, M. W., & Grau, J. W. (1998). The role of anxiety in shock-induced hyperalgesia in rats. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 24, 1901.

Campbell, T., Sieve, A., Scott, B., Kecmanovic, J., Meagher, M.W., & Welsh, C. J. R. (1998). The effect of stress on the neuropathogenesis of Theiler's virus-induced demyelination (TVID) as a model for multiple sclerosis. Journal of Neuroimmunology, 90, 39.

Meagher, M. W., Rhudy, J. A., & Arnau, R. C. (1999). Do pleasant and unpleasant emotional states alter pain? Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 21, S164.

Maner, A., Meagher, M. W., Means-Christensen, A., & Jones, J. (1999). Patient acceptance and utility of psychological screening programs in primary care. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 21, S160.

Rhudy, J. L., Gerstein, J., Gaulke, K.M., Trevino, A., Lindsey, A. M., Reeves, K. D., Evans, S., Goldthwaite, A. M., & Meagher, M. W. (1999). Divergent effects of fear and anxiety on human pain thresholds using radiant heat. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 25, 144.

Meagher, M. W., Crown, E. D., & Grau, J. W. (1999). Evidence inescapable shock produces hyperalgesia in rats. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 25, 688.

Sieve, A., Campbell, T., Scott, B., Delgadorodriguez, M., Storts, R., Welsh, J., & Meagher, M. W. (1999). Chronic restraint stress alters the acute and chronic phases of Theiler's virus infection. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 25, 701.

Sieve, A., Garcia, G., Crown, E.D., Grau, J. W., & Meagher, M. W. (2000). Shock-induced hyperalgesia in rats: Evidence the dorsolateral periaqueductal gray is necessary but not sufficient. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 27, 653.

Meagher, M. W., Garcia, G., Crown, E.D., Grau, J. W., & Meagher, M. W. (2000). Shock-induced hyperalgesia in rats: Dorsolateral funiculus lesions unveil hyperalgesia after long shock. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 27, 653.

Rhudy, J. L., & Meagher, M. W. (2000). Fear-induced hypoalgesia: Changes in pain perception, not motor reactivity. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 26, 438.

Welsh, C. J. R., Sieve, A., Bustamante, L., Abbey, C., Dean, D. D., Storts, R., Welsh, T. H. and Meagher, M.W. (2001). Mechanisms of restraint stress induced mortality during the early phase of Theiler's virus infection. Journal of Neuroimmunology, 118, 170.

Welsh, C. J. R., Sieve, A., Johnson, R., Storts, R., Welsh, T. H. and Meagher, M. W. (2001). The effect of restraint stress on Theiler's virus-induced demyelinating disease as a model for multiple sclerosis. Journal of Neuroimmunolology, 118, 172

Satterlee, D. M., *Sieve, A. N., Welsh, T. H., Welsh, C. J. R. & Meagher, M. W. (2001) Corticosterone mediates the effects of chronic stress on Theiler's virus infection in mice. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 28, 2238.

Johnson, R. L., Welsh, T. H., Tiffany-Castiglioni, E., Welsh, C. J. R., & Meagher, M. W. (2001). Social disruption stress increases severity of paralysis in Balb/cJ mice infected with Theiler's virus. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 28, 2236.

Sieve, A., Welsh, T. H., Welsh, C. J. R. and Meagher. M. W. (2001) The effects of chronic restraint stress on Theiler's virus infection in mice: sex differences. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 28, 2235.

Means-Christensen, A., & Meagher, M. W. (2001). Health-related risk factors for depression in primary care. Annals of Behavioral Medicine.

Rhudy, J. L., & Meagher, M. W. (2001). The effects of conditioned fear on human pain. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 28, 427.

Meagher, M. W., Belyavskyi, M., Seive, A. N., Johnson, R.R., & Welsh, C. J. R. (2002). Postnatal maternal separation disrupts viral clearance during the acute phase of Theiler’s virus infection in adult mice. Brain Behavior and Immunity, 16, 201.

Sieve, A. N., Bridegam, P., Storts, R., Welsh, C. J. R., & Meagher, M. W. (2002). Chronic restraint stress during early infection exacerbates the subsequent demyelinating phase of Theiler’s virus infection. Brain Behavior and Immunity, 16, 214.

Johnson, R. R, Welsh. T., Husband, L., Welsh, C. J. R., & Meagher, M. W. (2002). The timing of social stress may impact the course of Theiler’s virus infection. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 16, 201.

Mi, W., Belyavskyi, M., Johnson. R. R., Sieve, A. N., Meagher, M. W., & Welsh. C. J. R. (2002). Cytokine changes following restraint stress and Theiler’s virus infection. Brain Behavior and Immunity, 16, 201.

Johnson, R. R., Welsh T. H., Husband, L., Welsh, C. J. R., & Meagher, M. W., (2002). Stress timing effects on the disease course of Theiler’s virus. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 576.12.

Sieve, A. N., Bridegam, P., Storts, R., Bustamante, L., Welsh, C. J. R., & Meagher, M. W. (2002). Chronic restraint stress exacerbated Theiler’s virus induced demyelination. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 576.10.

McCullough, H. K., *Johnson, R. R., *Sieve, A. N., Welsh, C. J. R., & Meagher, M. W. (2002). Nadolol attenuates the deleterious effects of chronic restraint stress on Theiler’s virus infection. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 576.11.

Bridegam, P., *Sieve, A. N., Welsh, T. H., Welsh, C. J. R., & Meagher, M. W. (2002). Chronic morphine administration exacerbates the acute phase of Theiler’s virus infection. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts. 576.13.

Grimes, J., Creech, S, & Meagher, M. W. (2002). Presentation of a distractor speeds the decay of noise-induced hypoalgesia in humans. Tenth World Congress on Pain

Sieve, A. N., Storts, R., Welsh, T. H., Welsh, C. J. R., & Meagher, M. W. (2003). Sex differences in stress-induced changes in inflammatory demyelinating lesions in the CNS. Brain Behavior and Immunity, 17, 206

Johnson, R. R, Welsh. T., Welsh, C. J. R., Meagher, M. W. (2003). The timing of social disruption stress alters viral clearance and behavioral signs of illness in Theiler’s virus infection. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 17, 182.

Welsh, C. J. R., *Sieve, A. N., *Mi, W., *Johnson, R. R., *Belyavskyi, M., Welsh, T. H., Storts, R., Meagher, M. W. (2003). Stress-induced neuroendocrine and immunological changes in Theiler’s virus infection as a model for multiple sclerosis. Brain, Behavior and Immunity, 17, 214.

Mi, W., Belyavskyi, M., Johnson. R. R., Sieve, A. N., Meagher, M. W., Welsh. C. J. R. (2003). Chemokine changes following restraint stress and Theiler’s virus infection. Brain Behavior and Immunity, 17, 190.

Grimes, J. S., Rhudy, J. L., & Meagher, M. W. (2003). The finger - flick test of human pain threshold: reliability and validity. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 67.1.

Faulkner, R., Prentice, T. W., Johnson, R. R., McCullough, H. K., Welsh, T. H., Storts, R., Welsh, J. C. R., & Meagher, M. W. (2003). Corticosterone is both necessary and sufficient to observe the adverse effects of restraint stress on acute Theiler’s virus infection. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 215.3.

Grimes, J., Creech, S., Ghattas, P., Gomez-Sanchez, M., Shields, R., Kubala, K., Marshall, J., Reddy, V., & Meagher, M. W. (2004).The impact of a noise stressor on capsaicin-induced primary and secondary hyperalgesia. Journal of Pain, 5, S22.

Johnson, R. R, Welsh. T., Welsh, C. J. R., Meagher, M. W. (2005). The effect of social disruption stress on the demyelinating phase of Theiler’s virus infection. Brain, Behavior, & Immunity, 18.

Johnson, R. R., Bridegam, P., Prentice, T. W., Welsh, T. H,, Welsh, C. J. R., & Meagher, M. W. (2004). Early life experience interacts with later social stress in the development of Theiler’s virus infection. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 3, 728.5.

Johnson, R.R., Good, E.A., Hardin, E. A., Connor, M.A., Prentice, T.W., Welsh, C.J.R., and Meagher, M.W. (2005). Necessity of IL-6 in effects of social stress in acute Theiler's virus infection. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts 31, 1012.20.

Meagher, M. W., Sieve, A. N., Johnson, R. R., Satterlee, D., Belyavskyi, M., Mi, W., Prentice, T. W., Welsh, T. H., & Welsh, C. J. R. (2005). Neonatal maternal separation alters the behavioral, endocrine and immune response to Theiler's virus infection in adult mice. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts.

Welsh, C.J.R., Mi, W., Sieve, A., Steelman, A., Johnson, R. R., Young, C. R., Storts, R., Welsh, T. and Meagher, M. W. (2005). Impact of stress on an animal model of multiple sclerosis. Journal of Neuroimmunology.

Meagher, M. W., *Sieve, A. N., *Johnson, R. R., Satterlee, D., Belyavskyi, M., Mi, W., Prentice, T. W., Welsh, T. H., & Welsh, C. J. R. (2005). Neonatal maternal separation alters the behavioral, endocrine and immune response to Theiler's virus infection in adult mice. Journal of Neuroimmunology.

Meagher, M. W. *Johnson, R. R., Welsh. T. H., & Welsh, C. J. R., (2005). The effect of social disruption stress on Theiler’s virus infection. Journal of Neuroimmunology.

Vichaya, E. G., Baumbauer, K. M., *Carcoba, L. M., Grau, J. W., & Meagher, M. W. (2006) Administration of fluorocitrate blocks the acquisition of an instrumental response in spinal rats. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts.

Young, E.,E., Vichaya, E., Copeland, S., Johnson, R.R., and Welsh, C. J. R, Meagher, M. W. (2006). The role of glia in the exacerbating effects of social stress on acute Theiler’s virus infection. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts.


Meagher, M. W., Pellymounter, M. A., Hong, J. S., and Gallagher, M. Effects of classical conditioning procedures on dynorphin A (1-8)-like immunoreactivity in the hippocampal formation of the rat. Presented at the North Carolina Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience: Annual Graduate and Post-Graduate Proceedings, April, 1986.

Meagher, M. W., & Grau, J. W. Decerebration blocks the analgesia observed after very brief, but not long, shocks. Poster presented at the Bastrop Biopsychology Conference, Bastrop, Texas, February, 1988.

Grau, J. W., & Meagher, M. W. Lesions of the frontal cortex attenuate the analgesia observed after very brief, but not long, shocks. Poster presented at the Bastrop Biopsychology Conference, Bastrop, Texas, February, 1988.

Meagher, M. W., & Grau, J. W. Intense, but not weak, shocks induce a transient nonopioid, and a long-lasting opioid, analgesia in spinal rats. Presented at the meeting of the Texas A&M Division of the Society for Neuroscience, January, 1989.

Meagher, M. W. Conditioned analgesia in the spinalized rat. Talk presented at the Winter Conference on Animal Learning and Behavior VIII, Winter Park, Colorado, January, 1990.

Meagher, M. W., Grau, J. W., & King, R. A. Does a coulometric relation determine whether analgesia in the decerebrate rat is opioid or nonopioid in form? Presented at the meeting of the Texas A&M Division of the Society for Neuroscience, January, 1990.

Chen, P. S., Illich, P. A., Meagher, M. W., & Grau, J. W. The impact of scopolamine on conditioned and shock-induced analgesia. Poster presented at the Bastrop Biopsychology Conference, Bastrop, Texas, February, 1990.

Meagher, M. W. Activation of the opioid and nonopioid hypoalgesic systems at the level of the brainstem and spinal cord. Presented at the Opioid Behavior Group Conference, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, May, 1992.

Grau, J. W., Meagher, M. W., King, T. E., Illich, P. A., & Joynes, R. L. Impact of shock on pain reactivity in rats: Whether hypo- or hyperalgesia is observed depends on how pain reactivity is tested. Presented at the Psychonomics Society Meeting in Los Angeles, CA, November, 1995.

Meagher, M. W. Animal models of PTSD. Graduate Research Seminar, Texas A&M University, November, 1995.

Meagher, M. W. Screening for psychological disorders in primary care. Scott & White Clinic, Family Medicine, College Station, February, 1997.

King, T. E., Joynes, R. L., Meagher, M. W., & Grau, J. W. (1997). Deep lesions of the frontal pole block shock-induced hyperalgesia in rats. Presented at the TAMU Faculty of Neuroscience Meeting, November, 1997.

Rhudy, J., Arnau, R., Rector, A., & Meagher, M. W. Fear reduces cold pain tolerance in humans. Presented at the TAMU Faculty of Neuroscience Meeting, November, 1997.

Carr, J. A., Abel, M. R., Rasberry, A. E., Vaughan, C. L., Cervantes, A. A., Rhudy, J., & Meagher, M. W. Influence of disgusting, erotic, and fearful emotions on cold pressor pain. Annual Student Research Week, Texas A&M University, March, 1998 (first place in poster competition).

Scott, B., Campbell, T., Sieve, A., Kecmanovic, J., Meagher, M. W., & Welsh, C. J. R. The effect of stress on the neuropathogenesis of Theiler's virus-induced demyelination (TVID) as a model for multiple sclerosis.Annual Student Research Week, Texas A&M University, March, 1998 (first place in paper presentation competition).

Welsh, C. J. R. & Meagher, M. W. The effect of chronic stress on Theiler's virus-infection. National Institutes of Health Interdisciplinary Workshop in Psychoneuroimmunology, March, 1998.

Meagher, M. W. Pain and emotion. Graduate Research Seminar, Texas A&M University, November, 1998.

Meagher, M. W., Rhudy, J. L., Arnau, R. C., & Bryan, S. The effects of emotion on pain. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, August, 1998.

Means-Christensen, A., Meagher, M.W., & Maner, A. Do primary care patients want psychological screening and treatment? Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, August, 1998.

Meagher, M. W., McLemore, S., King, T. E., & Grau, J. W. The generality of shock-induced hyperalgesia in rats. Presented at the TAMU Faculty of Neuroscience Meeting, November, 1998.

Rhudy, J. L., Cervantes, A. A., Carr, J. A., Abel, M., & Meagher, M. W. Divergent effects of fear and anxiety on human pain thresholds using radiant heat. Presented at the TAMU Faculty of Neuroscience Meeting, November, 1998.

Crown, E. D., King, T. E., Meagher, M. W., & Grau, J. W.. Amygdala lesions block shock-induced hyperalgesia in rats. Presented at the TAMU Faculty of Neuroscience Meeting, November, 1998.

McLemore, S., Crown, E. D., Grau, J. W., & Meagher, M. W. Dorsolateral periaqueductal gray lesions eliminate shock-induced hyperalgesia in rats. Presented at the TAMU Faculty of Neuroscience Meeting, November, 1998.

Sieve, A. N., King, T. E., Crown, E., Meagher, M. W., & Grau, J. W. (1998). The role of anxiety in shock-induced hyperalgesia in rats. Presented at the TAMU Faculty of Neuroscience Meeting, November, 1998.

Rhudy, J. L., & Meagher, M.W. (1999). Stress-Induced Analgesia: Fear or anxiety? Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association, Boston, August, 1999.

Arnau, R. A., Meagher, M. W., & Norris, M. P. Psychometric evaluation of the BDI-II with primary care medical patients. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association, Boston, August, 1999.

Norris, M. P., Meagher, M. W., & Arnau, R. A. The structure of depression in older primary care patients. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association, Boston, August, 1999.

Meagher, M. W. Pain and emotion. Invited colloquium, University of Texas, Department of Psychology, April 2, 1999.

Rhudy, J. L., & Meagher, M. W. The effect of sub-clinical anxiety on health perception. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Texas Psychological Association, San Antonio, TX, November, 1999.

Arnau, R. C., Maner, A., Meagher, M. W., & Bramson, R. Utility of the SF-20 for identifying primary care patients with mental disorders. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Texas Psychological Association, San Antonio, TX, November, 1999.

Welsh, C.J.R., Campbell, T., Sieve, A.,Scott, B., Delgadorodriguez, M., Storts, R. and Meagher, M. The effect of restraint stress on the acute and chronic phases of Theiler's virus infection. First Gordon Conference on Neurovirology, London, New Hampshire, June 1999.

Meagher, M. W. and Welsh, C. J. R. The effects of stress on the neuropathogenesis of Theiler's virus infection in mice as a model of multiple sclerosis. Invited presentation. Symposium: Comparative psychoneuroimmunology: Studies of Mice, Monkeys and Humans. Southwestern Psychological Association, Dallas, TX, April, 2000.

Welsh, C. J. R., Meagher, M. W., and Welsh, T. Invited presentation. The effects of restraint stress on the acute phase of Theiler's virus infection. Annual Psychoneuroimmunology Research Society Conference, Cape Fear, North Carolina, May, 2000.

Rhudy, J.L., Finch, J. F. Arnau, R. C., & Meagher, M. W. Anxiety, physical functioning, and health perception: A longitudinal analysis. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington DC, August, 2000.

Means-Christensen, A., & Meagher, M. W. (2001). Health-related risk factors for depression in primary care. Society for Behavioral Medicine Conference, Seattle, Washington, March, 2001.

Meagher, M. W. (2001). Measuring pain in animals: Methodological issues and interpretive problems. Talk presented at the Winter Conference on Animal Learning and Behavior, Winter Park, Colorado, January, 2001.

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