Pearson Center for Alcoholism and Addiction Research


Laboratory of Clinical Psychopharmacology
Committee on the Neurobiology of Addictive Disorders

Secondary/Joint Appointment

Adjunct Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL, 2003-present
Adjunct Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, 2005-present

Higher Education

Institutional (institution; degree; date conferred)

Non-Institutional (description; dates)

MacArthur Foundation Research Network 1: Psychobiology of Depression Genetics Training Workshop; 1991
Interpersonal Psychotherapy of Depression; 1987
Clinical Neuropsychology and the Halstead Reitan; 1980-1982
The Roosevelt Hospital/Smither Center Physicians’ Training Program on Alcoholism; 1979
Institute of Psychoanalytic Training and Research; 1974-1976

Certification, Licensure (description; board or agency; dates)

Clinical Psychologist; New York State, No. 007896; 1983
Clinical Psychologist; Florida, No. PY4630; 1991
Certificate of Proficiency in the Treatment of Alcohol and Other Psychoactive Substance Use Disorders; American Psychological Association, No. AD002813; 1996

Experience

Academic (institution; rank/status; dates)

The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA: The Pearson Family Chair (2007-present); Professor, Committee on the Neurobiology of Addictive Disorders (2006-present); Co-Director, Pearson Center for Alcoholism and Addiction Research (2003-present); Director, Laboratory of Clinical Psychopharmacology (2003-present); Professor, Department of Neuropharmacology (2003-2006)
University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL: Associate to Full Professor with Tenure and Director of the Division of Substance Abuse in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, 1991-2003
Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, FL: Attending Psychologist in Psychiatry, 1992-2003
Cornell University Medical College, New York, NY: Research Associate to Assistant Professor of Psychology and Chief of Alcohol Disorders Clinic, Department of Psychiatry, 1981-1991
New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY: Assistant Attending Psychologist in Psychiatry, 1987-1991
Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY: Assistant Professor of Psychology, 1981-1984
Roosevelt Hospital-St. Lukes Medical Center, New York, NY: Psychology Intern, 1980-1981

Non-Academic (employers; title; responsibilities; dates)

National Institutes of Health (NIH); Ad Hoc Member, Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) Review Group; 2000
Food and Drug Administration (FDA); Guest Expert, Division of Anesthetic Critical Care and Addiction Drug Products, Scientific Advisory Council; 1998
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA); Member, National Advisory Council; 1998-2002
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA); Consultant, Medications Development Division’s Clinical Cocaine Treatment Program; 1995-1997
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA); Member, Clinical and Treatment Subcommittee Initial Review Group; 1993-1997

Editorial responsibilities

Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Addiction Medicine; 2006-present
Field Editor for Drugs and Alcoholism, Neuropsychopharmacology, Official Publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP); 2002-2006
Member, Editorial Board, Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research; 1999-2001
Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Substance Abuse; 1998-2003
Guest Editor, Supplement to Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research; October 1996
Associate Editor, Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research; 1995-1998
Member, Editorial Board, Ninth Special Report to the U.S. Congress on Alcohol and Health from the Secretary of Health and Human Services; 1994-1996
Expert Field Reviewer of Draft Treatment Improvement Protocols (TIP’s); Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), Department of Health and Human Services; 1994-present

Professional and Honorary Organizations

Teaching Specialization (course taught)

1997-2003 Developed application and obtained ACGME accreditation for Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship Program, University of Miami School of Medicine
1997-2002 Alcoholism module of PGY-IV Psychopharmacology Seminar, University of Miami School of Medicine
1992-2002 Coordinated Substance Abuse Grand Rounds Series for the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Miami School of Medicine
1992-2002 Developed and supervised substance abuse research elective program and served as research mentor for Psychiatry residents, University of Miami School of Medicine

Honors and Awards

MERIT Award for Medication Development; National Institutes of Health (NIH); 2003
Dean’s Senior Clinical Research Award; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL; 1999-2000
Teacher-Scientist Award; Andrew W. Mellon Foundation; Cornell University Medical College; New York, NY; 1989-1991