Position:
Professor and Chairman, Department of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences at University of Virginia
Location:
Charlottesville, Virginia Area
Work:
University of Virginia
since Sep 2004
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Professor and Chairman, Department of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
1998 - Sep 2004
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Professor and Deputy Chairman for Research; Chief, Division of Alcohol and Drug Addiction
University of Texas – Houston Health Science Center
1997 - 1998
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Associate Professor
Education:
The University of Glasgow 2004
DSc, Medicine
The University of Glasgow 1993
Medicinae Doctorem (equivalent in the U.S. to a PhD in Biomedical Sciences)
University of London 1991
Master of Philosophy (MPhil), Neuro-psychiatry
The University of Glasgow 1982
Medicinae Baccalaureum et Chirurgiae Baccalaureum (equivalent in the U.S. to a Doctor of Medicine)
Skills:
Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Customer Service, English, Windows, Research, Outlook, Photoshop, Teaching, HTML, Budgets, Public Speaking, C++, Neuroscience, Animal Models, Fundraising, Chemical Dependency, Editing, Medicine, Statistics, Pharmacology, Neuropharmacology, Treatment, Psychiatry, Psychopharmacology, Lifesciences, Analysis, Healthcare, Clinical Research, Grant Writing, Physiology, Neurophysiology, Event Planning, Science, Strategic Planning, Neuroimaging, Medical Education, Hospitals, Data Analysis, Higher Education, Translational Medicine, Translational Research, University Teaching, Epidemiology
Interests:
neuropsychopharmacology of addiction
Honor & Awards:
Dan Anderson Research Award, Hazelden Foundation, 2001; Senior Scholar of Distinction, National Medical Association, 2002; Inductee, Texas Hall of Fame for Science, Mathematics and Technology, 2003; Adolf Meyer Research Award, Third Annual Bexar County Family Support Conference, 2003; Appointed to the National Advisory Council for NIDA, 2004-7; Member, Medications Development Subcommittee of NIDA’s Advisory Council on Drug Abuse, 2004-7; Member, Extramural Advisory Board for NIAAA, 2004-present; Member, Medications Development Scientific Advisory Board for NIDA, 2005-9; Distinguished Psychiatrist Lecturer Award, American Psychiatric Association (APA), 2006; NIH Roadmap Consultant, 2006-present; Fellow, Royal College of Psychiatrists, 2007-present; Listed in Best Doctors in America®, 2007, 2009-10; Distinguished Fellow, APA, 2008-present; Solomon Carter Fuller Award, APA, 2009; Fellow, American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, 2010-present