ABOUT US

Education:

• 1998: B.S., Eastern Oregon University, Psychology
• 2002: M.A., University of Vermont, General/Experimental Psychology, Biobehavioral Specialization
• 2004: Ph.D., University of Vermont, General/Experimental Psychology, Biobehavioral Specialization
• 2004-2007: Post-doctoral Fellowship, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Behavioral Pharmacology

Areas of Specialization:

• Human behavioral pharmacology
• Delay discounting and impulsivity in drug dependence
• Sexual risk behavior and stimulant (cocaine, methamphetamine) abuse
• Behavioral economics of drug self-administration
• Clinical trials assessing novel treatments for drug dependence
• Abuse liability studies for sedative-hypnotics, stimulant, and atypical drugs of abuse (e.g., hallucinogens, club drugs)
  
• Human psychopharmacology of hallucinogens, including examination of potential therapeutic effects

Academic Positions:

• 1999 - 2004: Pre-doctoral Fellow, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Human Behavioral Pharmacology Laboratory, University of Vermont
• 2004 - 2007: Post-doctoral Fellow, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Behavioral Pharmacology Research Unit, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
• 2007 - 2009: Instructor, Behavioral Pharmacology Research Unit, Department of Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
• 2009 - present: Assistant Professor, Behavioral Pharmacology Research Unit, Department of Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

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