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Matthew W. Johnson, Ph.D.

Instructor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine


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
  • Behavioral economics of drug self-administration
  • Delay discounting and impulsivity in drug dependence
  • Atypical drugs of abuse (e.g., hallucinogens)
  • Drug administration studies: alcohol, benzodiazepines, caffeine, cocaine, GHB, nicotine, psilocybin
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 - present: Faculty Instructor, Behavioral Pharmacology Research Unit, Department of Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
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