2013-05-30

[DIV28SUPER] NIDA Neuroscience Update May 30, 2013

Table of Contents

I.              I.               Request for Information (RFI): Input on the Development of a Knowledge Management Center for the "Illuminating the Druggable Genome" Program http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-RM-13-018.html

II.             II.          Short-term Mentored Career Enhancement Awards in the Basic Behavioral and Social Sciences:  Cross-Training at the Intersection of Animal Models and Human Investigation (K18) http://grants2.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DA-14-002.html

III.            III.         Short Course on the Genetics of Addiction http://courses.jax.org/2013/addiction.html, Aug 17-22, 2013

IV.           IV.          National Institution Drug Abuse (NIDA) announces two Challenges/Prize Competitions for research and non-research communities

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I.             Request for Information (RFI): Input on the Development of a Knowledge Management Center for the "Illuminating the Druggable Genome" Program http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-RM-13-018.html

cNIH just published a Request for Information (RFI): Input on the Development of a Knowledge Management Center for the Illuminating the Druggable Genome Program (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-RM-13-018.html)  This RFI is to solicit comments and ideas for the development of an informatics resource leading to a public web portal that would illuminate the unannotated, or "dark matter," portion of the "Druggable Genome".  We invite you to read the RFI and consider responding to the information requested.

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II.           Short-term Mentored Career Enhancement Awards in the Basic Behavioral and Social Sciences:  Cross-Training at the Intersection of Animal Models and Human Investigation (K18) http://grants2.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DA-14-002.html

A FOA entitled "Short-term Mentored Career Enhancement Awards in the Basic Behavioral and Social Sciences:  Cross-Training at the Intersection of Animal Models and Human Investigation", issued by the NIH Basic Behavioral & Social Science Opportunity Network (OppNet), invites applications for short-term mentored career enhancement (K18) awards in basic behavioral and social sciences research (b-BSSR). This funding mechanism will support development of research capability in b-BSSR, with specific emphasis on cross-training and establishing collaborations between researchers with expertise in animal models of basic behavioral and social processes and those studying similar or related processes in human subjects. Basic research using any non-human species or with human subjects in laboratory- or field-based settings is appropriate for this FOA.  Eligible candidates for this K18 will be either: (a) scientists conducting b-BSSR in animal models who seek training in the study of similar or related behavioral or social processes in humans; or (b) investigators conducting b-BSSR in human subjects who seek training in the study of similar or related processes in animal models.  Candidates may be at any rank or level of research/academic development beyond three years of postdoctoral experience.

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III.            Short Course on the Genetics of Addiction http://courses.jax.org/2013/addiction.html

August  17 – 22, 2013

This course emphasizes genetic applications and approaches to drug addiction research through methodological instruction based on literature, data sets and informatics resources drawn from studies of addiction related phenotypes. The course includes plenary sessions on major progress in addiction genetics, and discussion sessions in which students present their work for discussion on applications of genetic methods. Students will leave the course able to design and interpret genetic and genomic studies of addiction as they relate to their specific research question, and will be able to make use of current bioinformatics resources to identify research resources and make use of public data sources in their own research.

 

Organizers:

Elissa J. Chesler, Ph.D., The Jackson Laboratory

John Macauley, Ph.D., The Jackson Laboratory

Abraham A. Palmer, Ph.D., University of Chicago

Wade Berrettini, M.D., Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania

 

Registration Fee:   $1,650.00

•             Registration fee includes course materials, most meals and shared lodging.

Placement is limited to 35 attendees so early application is advised.

 

Limited scholarships will be available to help attendees with travel expenses.

 

To apply for this event or for more information, including schedule and speaker list, please visit:  http://courses.jax.org/2013/addiction.html

 

Or, contact Nancy Place at nancy.place@jax.org or by telephone at 207-288-6257.

 

Applications by women, minorities, and persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged.

 

Funding for this conference was made possible (in part) by R13 DA 032192-03 from the National Institute on Drug Abuse and

The Howard Hughes Medical Institute.

 

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IV.              National Institution Drug Abuse (NIDA) announces two Challenges/Prize Competitions for research and non-research communities, and encourages potential applicants-Solvers to examine the announcements and to submit the proposals:

 

1)    Help to find a way to reduce or eliminate the risk of harm from accidentally or intentionally swallowing too many pain prescription pills at the same time. Participate in NIDA Challenge "Propose New Ideas for Prescription Drugs Oral Overdose Protection" http://preventoverdose.challenge.gov/

2)    Using primary data sources relevant to substance use and abuse, create an infographic to inform and educate the general public in interesting, novel, and creative ways about prescription drug abuse dangers. Participate in NIDA Challenge "Data Rx: Prescription Drug Abuse Infographic Challenge" http://data-rx.challenge.gov/

 

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2013-05-29

[DIV28SUPER] Research Participation Request

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From: Sammie Dugan-Wilson <sduganwilson@Forest.edu>
Date: May 23, 2013 1:25:47 PM EDT
Subject: Research Participation Request

You are invited to participate in a dissertation research project conducted by Samantha R. Dugan-Wilson, MA, CRADC, principal researcher, and David F. Mrad, PhD, ABPP (Forensic), committee chair.  This project has been approved by the IRB of Forest Institute.  If you choose to participate, you will be asked to complete a brief survey answering questions about your use of interview procedures and assessment instruments when conducting assessments of substance use.   The survey should take no longer than 10 or 15 minutes to complete.  You do not have to work primarily in addictions to complete this survey.  If you have completed any evaluations that involve the assessment of substance use then you are invited to participate.  This research will help to expand the knowledge of accepted and frequently used substance abuse assessment strategies.  

If you choose to participate, please click on the link below.  You will be directed to the survey, which will begin with the informed consent document.  Your participation will be anonymous.  If you have any further questions, please contact the principal researcher at sduganwilson@forest.edu or the committee chair atdmrad@forest.edu.  

 

 

Thank you for your consideration.  

Sincerely,

 


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2013-05-28

[DIV28SUPER] Fwd: PostDoc Position

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From: "Sonia D. Oren" <Sonia.D.Oren@dartmouth.edu>
Date: May 28, 2013 1:15:11 PM EDT
Subject: PostDoc Position: Distribution through Division 28?

Good Afternoon,
 
We are currently seeking a Post-Doc for our Center (description attached) and were wondering if it could be distributed through the Division 28 email list.
 
Any information that you can provide is greatly appreciated.
 
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Dartmouth Psychiatric Research Center
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Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
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2013-05-25

[DIV28SUPER] A TIME OF CHANGE, CHALLENGES, OPPORTUNITIES



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From: "Pat DeLeon" <patdeleon@verizon.net>
Date: May 25, 2013, 4:50:59 PM EDT
To: "Pat" <patdeleon@verizon.net>
Subject: D55 May, 2013 column

A TIME OF CHANGE, CHALLENGES, OPPORTUNITIES

            As we excitedly observe from afar the evolving progress of our colleagues in New Jersey and Illinois, we should appreciate that historically where our profession has been able to have prescriptive authority (RxP) legislation enacted, it has been where a few have been sufficiently committed to made this their highest personal priority, demonstrated by never being "distracted" by other interesting events such as our annual APA conventions and state leadership conferences (SLCs).  The public policy/political process is a very personal one where success only comes with vision, persistence, and commitment.  As State Advocate Guru Mike Sullivan constantly reminds us, change is always the result of individual participation and that there are only a few who have been willing to become actively engaged.  Those who succeed have focused on society's real needs (i.e., envisioning a "higher agenda" beyond mere "turf issues").  Over the years we have also come to appreciate that substantive change always takes time; often far longer than one would initially predict, regardless of its ultimate benefit.  And, that change is very unsettling for many.

            State Leadership Conference (SLC):  During this year's extremely exciting APA State Leadership Conference (SLC), Practice Directorate Executive Director Katherine Nordal made clear to the over 500 attendees that unprecedented change is coming, particularly with the enactment of President Obama's landmark Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), and that it will be at the state and local level where the most critical implementation decisions will be made.  "The clock is ticking toward full implementation of the law and January 1, 2014 is coming quickly.  But January 1st is really just a mile marker in this marathon we call health care reform.  We're facing unchartered territory with health care reform and there's no universal roadmap to guide us.  The details of ACA implementation vary from state to state, and so do the key players.  There are challenges for the states.  A principal example is expansion of Medicaid.  Millions of consumers are expected to move into the Medicaid system as ACA is fully implemented.  We must pave the way for psychologists to provide services to the swelling ranks of Medicaid recipients.  To do that, we need to confront barriers to our participation and reimbursement.  Medicaid programs in 16 states do not recognize private sector psychologists as providers.  For those that do, many place conditions and restrictions on psychologists' participation.  One restriction involves requiring physician referral for psychological services.  And as of 2010, only 25 state Medicaid programs utilized health and behavior codes.  APA created these codes more than 10 years ago to facilitate our involvement in integrated systems of care and allow reimbursement for interventions that target physical disorders – such as diabetes, chronic pain, and cardiac disease.

            "One of the first steps in positioning for reform is for practitioners to recognize that they bring numerous professional skills and strengths to integrated care settings.  These are factors that create 'value-add' for psychologists on health care teams and in integrated, interdisciplinary systems of care.  And that's what many of our practitioners increasingly will need to promote: the value and quality they can contribute to emerging models of care.  We are a highly educated and talented discipline, and we need to identify and create opportunities to make others aware of the skills and strengths we can contribute to health care.  I believe that if we are not valued as a health profession, it will detract from our value in other practice arenas as well.  So regardless of how we feel about the current state of our health care system, psychology must take its seat at the table and contribute to the solutions needed to fix our ailing system.  No one else is fighting the battles for psychology… and don't expect them to.  We need to look at our advocacy broadly as taking advantage of any opportunity to help others understand and appreciate the value of psychology and psychological services.  It's not enough to have a good message.  We also need good messengers.  Health care reform is a marathon – we're in it for the long haul.  New models of care and changes in health care financing won't take shape overnight.  For two years in a row at SLC our theme has been health care reform, and we've focused on the critical need for psychology to get engaged.  We can't hope to finish the marathon called health care reform if we're not at the starting line.  Fortunately, many psychology leaders have embraced our call to action."  Katherine has always been a staunch supporter of prescriptive authority.  In our judgment, obtaining RxP is critical to psychology's future as an independent health care provider.

            Integrated Care:  One of the defining features of the ACA is its emphasis upon increasing access to team-based, interdisciplinary, integrated patient-centered primary care.  Accordingly, it will be interesting to see the extent to which visionary psychologists come to appreciate that the ongoing battles today between organized medicine and the Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (Doctors of Nursing Practice) are very much about psychology's future, especially at the state level.  It is estimated that the number of Nurse Practitioners will nearly double by 2025; from 128,000 in 2008 to 244,000.  A similar trend exists for Physician Assistants; where the number was 40,469 in 2000, increasing to 83,466 in 2010.  A thought provoking article in the New England Journal of Medicine notes: "In Virginia, after prolonged negotiations that engaged the Medical Society of Virginia and the Virginia Council of Nurse Practitioners, the state legislature unanimously enacted a 'compromise' struck by the two organizations in March, 2012.  The law stipulates that nurse practitioners must work as part of a patient-care team led and managed by a physician, and they must adhere to scope-of-practice limits as applied to them.  The law expands from four to six the number of nurse practitioners who can be supervised by a physician, and it recognizes telemedicine as a legal form of oversight when nurse practitioners practice in different locations.  The boards of medicine and nursing in Virginia jointly drafted regulations implementing the law.  The AMA promotes the Virginia law as a model that other states should consider, but the American Association of Nurse Practitioners believes the law places Virginia out of step with national trends."

Timely?  We would remind the readership that on June 17, 2011 proposed regulations for Community Mental Health Centers (CMHCs) seeking federal support (i.e., Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement) were promulgated that would require "a psychiatric evaluation, completed by a psychiatrist or psychologist with physician counter signature, that includes the medical history and severity of symptoms."  As a condition of participation, the "CMHC must designate a physician-led interdisciplinary team that is responsible, with the client, for directing, coordinating, and managing the care and services furnished for each client.  The interdisciplinary treatment team is composed of individuals who work together to meet the physical, medical, psychosocial, emotional, and therapeutic needs of CMHC clients."  The envisioned physician-led interdisciplinary team would provide the care and services, with the CMHC designating a psychiatric registered nurse, clinical psychologist, or clinical social worker, who is a member of the interdisciplinary team, to coordinate the care and treatment decisions with each client, in order to ensure that each client's needs are assessed and that the active treatment plan is implemented as indicated.  Clearly the underlying policy issue being posed for psychology is: Whether our clinicians should be considered independent providers or allied health physician extenders?

Transformational Change is Necessary:  The various reports issued by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) over the years should alert psychology, as Katherine Nordal has emphasized at SLCs, that what we as psychologists and data-oriented behavioral scientists believe should be a priority for our nation's health care system is often unappreciated (or simply not understood) by those who establish clinical and programmatic priorities, and particularly the all-important reimbursement systems.  "Health care in America has experienced an explosion in knowledge, innovation, and capacity to manage previously fatal conditions.  Yet, paradoxically, it falls short on such fundamentals as quality, outcomes, cost, and equity.  Each action that could improve quality – developing knowledge, translating new information into medical evidence, applying the new evidence to patient care – is marred by significant shortcomings and inefficiencies that result in missed opportunities, waste, and harm to patients….  In short, the country needs health care that learns by avoiding past mistakes and adopting newfound successes….  The entrenched challenges of the U.S. health care system demand a transformed approach.  Left unchanged, health care will continue to underperform; cause unnecessary harm; and strain national, state, and family budgets.  The actions required to reverse this trend will be notable, substantial, sometimes disruptive – and absolutely necessary.  The imperatives are clear, but the changes are possible – and they offer the prospect for best care at lower cost for all Americans [IOM]."  We would suggest that psychology's maturing RxP quest and our active clinical participation in the evolving integrated models of care substantially reflect this underlying societal charge.

Divisional Visionaries:  The RxP evolution is transformational and will make a substantial different in the lives of many individual patients, as well as our health care system's definition of "quality care."  Psychology has a societal responsibility to address the critical psychosocial-cultural-economic gradient of care.  As Katherine proffers: If not psychology, who?  During the Illinois legislative hearings, former Division President Bob McGrath submitted  testimony:  "I am writing in support of awarding appropriately trained psychologists in Illinois the authority to prescribe.  Any decision about scope of practice for a profession requires balancing the goal of maximizing freedom of choice/access to care with that of public safety.  In this case, the empirical record clearly supports the proposed expansion in scope.

"First there is a clear shortage of specialty mental health prescribers.  No one can argue with this assertion.  Studies consistently demonstrate that 60-80% of all medications for mental disorders are prescribed by primary care physicians.  These physicians are dedicated, conscientious, and caring, and they have valiantly filled the gap created by the lack of appropriate  psychiatric services.  However, they are diagnosing and treating mental disorders with little or no formal training in the diagnosis of mental disorders or in alternatives to medication.  It is no surprise then to find they rely heavily on medications, even when such medications should not represent the first-line treatment.  The result is over-medication and unnecessary medication.  Allowing appropriately trained psychologists to prescribe would substantially increase the population of specialty mental health prescribers, increase the proportion of such prescribers who are familiar with circumstances in which alternatives to medication are superior, and reduce costs associated with using a physician as the primary prescriber.

"This argument only makes sense if prescribing psychologists are safe, and there the record is clear.  Psychologists will only be allowed to prescribe after having completed at least five years of graduate training in psychology, becoming licensed as a psychologist, completing an additional three years of medical training, and becoming licensed as a prescriber.  Consider that in five years a physician becomes licensed to prescribe over 4000 medications and participate in any medical procedure from childbirth to surgery.  In contrast, a psychologist who wants to prescribe spends three years learning approximately 100 medications (including their interactions with other drugs) and the small set of medical procedures relevant to their prescription (e.g., reading lab test results, performing and interpreting a physical examination).

"However, the case for psychologists as safe prescribers is not just logical; it is also data-based.  Psychologists have prescribed for more than 20 years in the U.S. military; they have written hundreds of thousands of prescriptions in two U.S. states where psychologists can prescribe (Louisiana and New Mexico); they have served as prescribers in the U.S. Public Health Service and Indian Health Service.  In all that time, not one complaint has ever been lodged against a prescribing psychologist.  What is particularly telling is that not one physician has ever complained about the performance of a prescribing psychologist to a licensing board.

"I am the Director of the M.S. Program in Clinical Psychopharmacology at Fairleigh Dickinson University.  Fairleigh Dickinson is one of three institutions designated by the American Psychological Association as meeting the association's guidelines for preparing psychologists to prescribe.  So far, Fairleigh Dickinson has graduated over 100 psychologists with a master's degree in clinical psychopharmacology.  We have graduates who have prescribed in the military, in the Public Health Service, in the Indian Health Service, and in the states where psychologists are currently authorized to prescribe….

"Psychologists are a highly trained, ethically bound profession.  We do not enter into the obligations of being a prescriber frivolously.  The fact that we have designed a curriculum that requires three additional years of medical training after completion of the doctorate reflects a profession that perceives the role of the prescriber with great caution.  Allowing psychologists to prescribe in Illinois will improve access to care without reducing public safety.  I hope you will look beyond the emotional appeals of its opponents, and recognize it is the logical choice."

            Reflections:  RxP:  Jerry Strauss reported on the September, 2008 Louis Stokes VA Medical Center Psychology Service first annual all day conference open to VA and community psychologists titled "The RxP Movement in Psychology and Implications for Treating Patients with HIV and Tobacco Abuse."  Participants included former Division President Morgan Sammons and APA's Randy Phelps.  "The conference was well attended by VA psychologists, psychology postdoctoral fellows and interns, and community psychologists; most of whom are very interested in the prescriptive authority movement for psychologists.  This event may be the spring board for initiating a Psychopharmacology Training Program at the Cleveland VA.  Stay tuned."  A review of the feedback subsequently received from the trainees and postdocs was quite informative.  A number felt that: "Many of the sessions focused on the diagnoses and situations where psychologists with prescription privileges could play a vital role.  The speakers presented support for psychologists receiving prescription privileges and showed how prescription privileges for psychologists would lead to fully integrated care."  And also, "I felt the sessions that spoke about prescription privileges were one sided.  I felt like I was at a sales pitch for prescription privileges in that only the pros were presented.  It would have been nice to hear both the pros and cons.  The cons seemed to arise from the audience, not the presenters."

Retirement:  Floyd Jennings is one of the first recognized prescribing psychologists, his expertise resulting in formal recognition in the Indian Health Service (IHS) Santa Fe hospital by-laws in the 1980s.  "My hunch, albeit mere speculation, is that the quality of life post-retirement for psychologists is related to the degree to which investment in professional activities became the principal and deciding focus of personal identity for the person.  That is, for persons – like myself – who invested far too much in professional activities to the detriment of development of personal areas of interest, retirement is a death sentence in the very near term; for one asks, either consciously or unconsciously, 'Is this all there is?'  Thus, speaking solely for myself, therefore, I had decided to 'work' in some fashion until I infarct and expire.  My mind continues to be active, even more so than in the past; and I write more, and think more about policy and long-range issues than short-term, tactical matters.  To be sure, I am building in far more time for travel and those experiences for which I have longed; but nonetheless, continue to function in an employed fashion (the first such opportunity in decades) and the county appears in no hurry to discharge me.  One wag said, 'Why?'  You are now vested and we might as well continue to get some use from you…!"  Aloha,

Pat DeLeon, former APA President – Division 55 – May, 2013

 

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2013-05-24

[DIV28SUPER] Fwd: [DIVOFFICERS] Eliabeth Hurlock Beckman Award Announcement: $25,000 TO PROFESSORS WHO INSPIRE



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Date: Friday, May 24, 2013
Subject: [DIVOFFICERS] Eliabeth Hurlock Beckman Award Announcement: $25,000 TO PROFESSORS WHO INSPIRE
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Please disseminate information about the Elizabeth Hurlock Beckman Award to your division members…
 
$25,000 TO PROFESSORS WHO INSPIRE
 
Elizabeth Hurlock Beckman Award Trust Seeks Applicants for 2013
 
WHAT
The Elizabeth Hurlock Beckman Award Advisory Committee is currently seeking nominations for the 2013 Beckman award. The award is given to professors who 
inspired their former students to achieve greatness. Each recipient will receive a one-time cash award of $25,000. Preference will be given to educators who teach or who taught in the fields of psychology, medicine, or law. In 2012, over half a million dollars was awarded to 22 professors throughout the United States.
 
Each year the advisory committee prescreens the nominees for qualification. The former students of those nominees who are determined to be eligible will then be invited to submit an application package.
 
WHO
The Elizabeth Hurlock Beckman Award Trust was established in 2008 under the will of Gail McKnight Beckman in memory of her mother, Dr. Elizabeth Hurlock Beckman. Wells Fargo Bank, N. A. serves as the Trustee. Dr. Beckman was an educator, a renowned author, and a pioneer in the field of Psychology.
Gail McKnight Beckman created the Beckman award to benefit teachers who have inspired their former students to make a difference in their communities. The award is given to current or former academic faculty members who have inspired their former students to "create an organization which has demonstrably conferred a benefit on the community at large." Alternatively, academic faculty members must have inspired their former students to "establish on a lasting basis a concept, procedure, or movement of comparable benefit to the community at large."
 
WHEN
The nomination deadline is July 15, 2013. An award ceremony will be held on Saturday, November 9, 2013 in Atlanta, GA at The Carter Center.
 
WHERE
For more information or to nominate or apply for the award, please visit 
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Contact:
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2013-05-22

[DIV28SUPER] Positions at TAMU

FACULTY POSITIONS IN NEUROSCIENCE - TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY.  As part of a broad campus investment in neuroscience, including human neuroimaging, the Department of Psychology (http://psychology.tamu.edu) at Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu) invites applications for two tenure-track positions to begin in Fall 2014.  Preference will be given to established investigators (Associate/Full Professor), although outstanding individuals at any level are encouraged to apply. One appointment will be in Behavioral and Cellular Neuroscience with a focus on an individual using cellular, molecular, and/or genetic methods in animal models. The other appointment will be in Cognitive/Social/Affective Neuroscience with a focus on human functional neuroimaging.  In both cases, the specific area of research is open, although candidates with research programs complementing existing departmental strengths in learning and memory, emotion regulation, addiction, and plasticity/repair are especially welcome. Candidates will be expected to carry out a vigorous program of grant-supported research, actively participate in graduate training in the Institute for Neuroscience (http://tamin.tamu.edu), and contribute to graduate and undergraduate teaching.  State of the art research facilities (http://vpr.tamu.edu/resources/ilsb), an imaging core (http://tips.tamu.edu), and generous start-up funds are available to support these recruitments.  Additional faculty positions in neuroscience are expected in the coming months.  Applicants should send electronic copies of a letter of intent, curriculum vitae, statement on research and teaching, sample research publications, and three letters of recommendation to Steve Maren (maren@tamu.edu). The search committee will begin reviewing applicants September 1, 2013 and will continue to review new applications until the position is filled. Texas A&M University is an Equal Opportunity Employer and has a policy of being responsive to the needs of dual-career couples.


2013-05-17

[DIV28SUPER] Save the Date - Div 28/Div 50 2014 mid-year meeting

Dear Division 28 friends and colleagues,

 

The APA Divisions 28/50 Collaborative Perspectives on Addiction mid-year meeting will be happening 2/28/2014 – 3/1/2014 in Atlanta Georgia.  More information and call for proposals will be posted in early Summer 2013.

 

I look forward to seeing you all in Atlanta next February!

 

Best wishes,

Katie Witkiewitz

 

 

Katie Witkiewitz, PhD

Division 28 Member

Division 28/50 CPA Meeting Co-Chair

Associate Professor of Psychology

University of New Mexico

Albuquerque NM 87131

katiew@unm.edu

 

 

 

 

2013-05-16

[DIV28SUPER] NIDA Neuroscience Update, May 16, 2013

Table of Contents:

I.                   National Institution Drug Abuse (NIDA) announces two Challenges/Prize Competitions for research and non-research communities, and encourages potential applicants-Solvers to examine the announcements and to submit the proposals.

II.                Request for Applications (RFA) for Substance Use Disorders and Molecular Regulation of Brain Energy Utilization

III.             Funding Opportunity Announcement for "Mechanisms of Alcohol and Nicotine Co-Addiction."

 

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I. National Institution Drug Abuse (NIDA) announces two Challenges/Prize Competitions for research and non-research communities, and encourages potential applicants-Solvers to examine the announcements and to submit the proposals:

 

1)    Help to find a way to reduce or eliminate the risk of harm from accidentally or intentionally swallowing too many pain prescription pills at the same time. Participate in NIDA Challenge "Propose New Ideas for Prescription Drugs Oral Overdose Protection" http://preventoverdose.challenge.gov/

Additional information: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-05-16/html/2013-11689.htm

 

2)    Using primary data sources relevant to substance use and abuse, create an infographic to inform and educate the general public in interesting, novel, and creative ways about prescription drug abuse dangers. Participate in NIDA Challenge "Data Rx: Prescription Drug Abuse Infographic Challenge" http://data-rx.challenge.gov/

Additional information: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-05-16/html/2013-11688.htm

 

For more information contact:

Elena Koustova, PhD, MBA

NIDA Challenge Manager

6001 Executive Blvd

Bethesda, MD 20892

301-496-8768

koustovae@nida.nih.gov

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II. Request for Applications (RFA) for "Substance Use Disorders and Molecular Regulation of Brain Energy Utilization"

 

The National Institute on Drug Abuse intends to commit $2 million per year to fund approximately 3-5 R21 (RFA-DA-14-006) and 2-3 R01 (RFA-DA-14-005) awards beginning in FY 2014.  The purpose of these funding opportunities is to support projects investigating the interplay between molecular regulation of brain energy utilization and brain and/or behavioral changes resulting from chronic exposure to abused substances.  Applicants MUST focus their applications on one or more substances of abuse (e.g. nicotine, stimulants, opioids, cannabinoids, inhalants, abused prescription medicines, psychedelic drugs, caffeine, etc.).  Studies investigating chronic, rather than acute, exposure to abused substances and studies involving drug withdrawal, reinstatement, or related paradigms are of particular interest.  Investigators with limited experience in substance abuse research are encouraged to collaborate with researchers that have substance abuse expertise.  Applications submitted to this FOA also MUST have a primary focus on molecular mechanisms regulating brain energy utilization.  As a consequence, it is anticipated that most applicants will choose to exploit biological systems in which brain material is available for molecular analyses.  Researchers with interesting observations on brain energy utilization in human subjects may wish to collaborate with researchers with access to the appropriate tissues to investigate their hypotheses at the molecular level.

 

  • Substance Use Disorders and Molecular Regulation of Brain Energy Utilization (R01)
    (RFA-DA-14-005)
    National Institute on Drug Abuse
    Application Receipt Date(s): August 15, 2013
  • Substance Use Disorders and Molecular Regulation of Brain Energy Utilization (R21)
    (RFA-DA-14-006)
    National Institute on Drug Abuse
    Application Receipt Date(s): August 15, 2013

For further information contact:

Kristopher Bough, PhD

National Institute on Drug Abuse

Telephone: 301-443-9800

Email: boughk@mail.nih.gov

 

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III. Funding Opportunity Anouncement for "Mechanisms of Alcohol and Nicotine Co-Addiction."

The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) and National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) encourages grant applications to examine mechanisms contributing to concurrent alcohol and nicotine dependence. Co-occurring alcohol and nicotine dependence is common. Research suggests that alcohol dependence and nicotine dependence have similar genetic, neurochemical and behavioral characteristics. It is not well understood, however, whether common mechanisms underlie the comorbidity of alcohol and nicotine use and dependence. The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement is to promote research to study neurobiological and behavioral mechanisms of dependence and how alcohol and nicotine use interact through these mechanisms to promote dependence. Such an understanding is essential to guide the development of better prevention and treatment strategies for alcohol and nicotine co-abuse.

 

·         Mechanisms of Alcohol and Nicotine Co-Addiction (R01)  PA-13-194 and NOT-DA-13-024

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

Application Receipt Date(s):  Standard dates apply; earliest receipt date Sept 5, 2013.

 

·         Mechanisms of Alcohol and Nicotine Co-Addiction (R21) PA-13-193 and NOT-DA-13-025

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

Application Receipt Date(s):  Standard dates apply; earliest receipt date Sept 5, 2013.

 

For further information, contact:

Susan Volman, Ph.D.
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Phone: 301-435-1315
Email: svolman@nida.nih.gov

 

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[DIV28M] Highlighting PsycCRITIQUES blog posting "Is Maryjane Really More Dangerous Than Meth?"

This notice has been sent on behalf of Danny Wedding, editor of APA's online book and film review journal PsycCRITIQUES. APA developed a PsycCRITIQUES blog that makes it possible for interested psychologists around the world to read selected book and film reviews and comment on the issues raised in those reviews.  We think this week's blog would interest members of Division 28.

 

(Blog post by Dr. Fred Heide)

Is Maryjane Really More Dangerous Than Meth?

Ben Sessa's new book The Psychedelic Renaissance: Reassessing the Role of Psychedelic Drugs in 21st Century Psychiatry and Society argues that psychedelics have the potential to promote psychological growth. He points out that a number of important cultural figures (including the Beatles, Apple founder Steve Jobs, and Alcoholics Anonymous founder Bill Wilson) have touted their value. In a double-blind study, participants reported that psilocybin induced experiences that were among the five most meaningful in their lives (Griffiths, Richards, Johnson, McCann, & Jesse, 2008). In addition, new evidence indicates the lasting therapeutic utility of substances such as MDMA for treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (Mithoefer et al., 2013). Nonetheless, most psychedelics (including marijuana) are classified in the United States as Schedule I drugs, meaning that they have no currently accepted medical use and greater abuse potential than cocaine or methamphetamine. Should psychedelics remain under Schedule I? Or is it time for the Drug Enforcement Administration to change their status?

References

Griffiths, R. R., Richards, W. A., Johnson, M. W., McCann, U. D., & Jesse, R. (2008). Mystical-type experiences occasioned by psilocybin mediate the attribution of personal meaning and spiritual significance 14 months later. Journal of Psychopharmacology,22(6), 621-632. doi: 
10.1177/0269881108094300

Mithoefer, M. C., Wagner, M. T., Mithoefer, A. T., Jerome, L., Martin, S. F., Yazar-Klosinski, B., . . . Doblin, R. (2013). Durability of improvement in post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms and absence of harmful effects or drug dependency after 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine-assisted psychotherapy: A prospective long-term follow-up study. Journal of Psychopharmacology, 27(1), 28-39. doi:
10.1177/0269881112456611

 

 

For the coming week, this blog posting is on the home page at http://psyccritiquesblog.apa.org/ (afterwards, it will be found in our Recent Posts list or our Archives).

At this site you can review the blog and make comments (click on the red comments button at the bottom of the probe).

We would welcome your comments to this blog posting, or any previous postings you may find of interest in our archives. You can also subscribe to all new blog posts via email and web-based news readers at http://feeds2.feedburner.com/PsycCRITIQUESBlog .

 

Danny Wedding, PhD, MPH

Editor, PsycCRITIQUES

Associate Dean for Management and International Programs

California School of Professional Psychology

San Francisco Campus

Alliant International University

One Beach Street, Suite 200

San Francisco, CA 94133-1221

 

 

Christine Pearce

Managing Editor, PsycCRITIQUES

Reviewer Guidelines and Forms available at

http://www.apa.org/pubs/databases/psyccritiques/reviewer-guidelines.aspx

 

Editorial Office mailing address:

Christoph Zepeda, Editorial Assistant, PsycCRITIQUES

California School of Professional Psychology

Alliant International University

One Beach St., Suite 200

San Francisco, CA 94133-1221

Fax: 314-754-9913

Editorial office phone: (415) 955-2177

Phone for C. Pearce in Oregon: (541) 246-8690

Journal Email: cpearce@alliant.edu (if difficulty with this email, try psyccritiques@gmail.com)

 

Visit the PsycCRITIQUES Blog: http://psyccritiquesblog.apa.org/

and comment on or read featured reviews

 

2013-05-09

[DIV28SUPER] Fwd: [DIVOFFICERS] 2013 APA Convention Online Program is Live



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Division Leaders:

 

In case you haven't heard, the 2013 APA Convention online program is now available at: http://www.apa.org/convention/programming/index.aspx. The information is current as of May 8, 2013 and will be updated with changes in both June and July. The APA Convention mobile app will launch in mid-June and we will notify you when it's available.

 

Thanks,

Sarah

 

 

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