Postdoctoral Fellow
Behavioral Pharmacology Research Unit
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Phone: (410) 550-1975
Yale School of Medicine, Department of PsychiatryDivision of Substance AbusePostdoctoral Fellowships
The Department of Psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine invites applications for 2-year postdoctoral associate positions focused on research in the areas of tobacco use prevention, cessation, and regulation. We have three available positions with start dates ranging from now until the positions are filled.The postdoctoral associates could participate in projects focused on the 1) development and evaluation of e-cigarette cessation interventions in adolescent populations in collaboration with the Tobacco Research in Youth (TRY) Group, and 2) the conduct of tobacco regulatory research in adolescent and adult populations within the Yale Tobacco Center of Regulatory Science (TCORS). Within the TCORS, postdoctoral associates will have access to training on tobacco regulatory science and the opportunity to participate in a programmatic line of research aimed at investigating how flavors, sweeteners, and other constituents, as well as social media content, impact use behaviors and the appeal and addictive potential, of e-cigarettes and other tobacco products.Competitive candidates should have: 1) a PhD in clinical, developmental, counseling, or health psychology, or a doctoral degree in public health, family studies, social work, or social welfare; 2) a strong research background; 3) interest in pursuing an academic career; 4) interest and/or background in tobacco regulatory science or tobacco prevention and cessation among youth and young adults. Strong data analytical skills would be appreciated but not required.All postdoctoral associates will participate in core seminars on research and data analytic methods, grant development, and professional development as well as in seminars and colloquia that cover related topics, such as the ethical conduct of research and current topics in substance abuse prevention and tobacco regulatory science. Post-doctoral associates will have an opportunity to conduct independent research under the mentorship of Drs. Suchitra Krishnan-Sarin and Grace Kong.To apply: Applicants should email a CV, a statement of interests that outlines their qualifications, research interests, and future goals, and three letters of recommendation to Dr. Grace Kong:Grace.Kong@yale.edu. Reviews of applications will begin immediately and continue until positions are filled.Yale University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and welcomes applications from women, members of minority groups, persons with disabilities and protected veterans.
Danielle R. Davis, Ph.D.Postdoctoral FellowDepartment of PsychiatryYale School of Medicine34 Park St. New Haven, CT 06519Tel: (203) 974-7372
Dear colleagues,
I am pleased to announce the 2022 Jellinek Memorial Fund Award is currently seeking nominations in the area of Behavioral Studies (Clinical and Experimental). Nominees must have contributed outstanding behavioral research in the field of alcohol/alcohol use disorder, and should be someone who would provide an example and serve as a model for others who might be attracted to work in this field. In addition to a cash award of CDN$5,000, the recipient is presented with a bust of the late E. M. Jellinek. Previous award winners can be viewed here.
To complete the nomination of a candidate, please send me an email katiew@unm.edu with the following materials: (1) a detailed letter describing the principal contribution(s) for which the candidate is being nominated, signed by the nominator and any co-nominators; and (2) a current copy of the candidate's curriculum vitae. Nominations must be received no later than October 1, 2021.
Thank you in advance for your consideration and nominations. I would particularly like to encourage nominations for traditionally underrepresented scholars in our field, including women, LGBTQIA+ individuals, and Black, Indigenous, and People of Color.
Best wishes,
Katie Witkiewitz
Chair, Selection Committee
2022 Jellinek Memorial Fund Award
Editor, Psychology of Addictive Behaviors
Regents’ Professor, Department of Psychology
Center on Alcoholism, Substance Abuse, and Addictions
University of New Mexico
Logan Hall, Room 118
MSC 03-2220
Albuquerque, NM 87131
Office phone: 505-277-5953
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Hi all,
American Psychological Association Division 28 (Psychopharmacology & Substance Use) is seeking nominations for new Fellows. As described by APA, "Fellow status is an honor bestowed upon APA members who have shown evidence of unusual and outstanding contributions or performance in the field of psychology. Fellow status requires that a person's work has had a national impact on the field of psychology beyond a local, state, or regional level. A high level of competence or steady and continuing contributions are not sufficient to warrant fellow status. National impact must be demonstrated."
In Division 28 a successful nominee will typically be 8-15 years post-doctorate, have a minimum of 30 publications and a track record of external funding, and can document national impact of their research. If you would like to nominate a colleague for consideration for Fellow status, please send their CV and contact information to the address below. You may also nominate somebody who is already an APA Fellow in another APA division that has made significant contributions to the psychology of psychopharmacology and substance use, but who is not yet a Fellow of Division 28.
Self-nominations are also welcomed.
Contact Information for Fellow Nominations:
Adam Leventhal, Ph.D.
Division 28 Fellows Chair
Email: adam.leventhal@usc.edu
Hi All,
The election results are in! And the winners are:
President-Elect:
Ryan Vandrey
Member-at-Large:
Dustin Stairs
Council:
William Stoops
Congratulations Ryan, Dustin, and Will!
To each of the candidates who ran, thank you so much for participating. Thanks also to each of you who voted in the election.
Wendy J. Lynch, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences
President, APA Division 28 (Psychopharmacology and Substance Abuse)
Physical Address: 450 Ray C. Hunt Drive (Aurbach Building), Room G164
Mailing Address: PO Box 801402, Charlottesville, VA 22904-1402
434-243-0580 (office)
434-249-3699 (cell)
Hi All,
I want to call your attenuation to an APA action alert in the FABBS email sent out yesterday:
https://apsyca.secure.force.com/actions/apaaction?actionId=AR0291
This link is to a portal which will generate an e-mail to senators to support a bill that would provide relief funds for losses incurred by researchers during COVID shut-down.
Thanks,
Wendy
Wendy J. Lynch, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences
President, APA Division 28 (Psychopharmacology and Substance Abuse)
Physical Address: 450 Ray C. Hunt Drive (Aurbach Building), Room G164
Mailing Address: PO Box 801402, Charlottesville, VA 22904-1402
434-243-0580 (office)
434-249-3699 (cell)
Hi Division 28 Members,
Stephen C. Fowler, one of our former Division Presidents, passed away on Monday after battling with Parkinson’s disease. I received this news from John Stanford who is one of Steve’s former graduate students. He summarized his work as follows: “Steve was a pioneer in developing instrumentation to quantify behavior in animals (especially rats and mice). The measurement devices he created allowed for detection and quantification of previously undetectable or unquantifiable phenomena, such low-amplitude tremor and rapid tongue movements. He invented the force plate actimeter that is marketed by BAS. Steve was interested in the motor side effects of antipsychotic drugs, but collaborators enlisted him to help with a wide range of research topics. In addition, Steve mentored a number of successful students and junior faculty. Steve was extremely generous with his time.”
John also inquired about the possibility of publishing an obituary or special issue in Experimental & Clinical Psychopharmacology to commemorate Steve’s career; if you are interested, please contact John (JSTANFORD@kumc.edu) or me (wlynch@virginia.edu).
Thanks, Wendy
Wendy J. Lynch, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences
President, APA Division 28 (Psychopharmacology and Substance Abuse)
Physical Address: 450 Ray C. Hunt Drive (Aurbach Building), Room G164
Mailing Address: PO Box 801402, Charlottesville, VA 22904-1402
434-243-0580 (office)
434-249-3699 (cell)
Hi Everyone,
I hope this message finds you doing well and that each of you has been able to maintain some sense of normalcy and good health over the past few difficult months. I know that here on the East Coast, the weather has taken an unseasonable turn towards the temperate, making for the excellent opportunity to get some fresh air (while maintaining social distancing guidelines) before a summer humidity sets in.
In my position as Division 28 program chair, I wanted to pass along some information, updates, and other potpourri regarding the upcoming APA Virtual Conference. I have reached out to many of you, such as those involved in collaborative or divisional symposium, and I know that presenters in general have received some broad guidance on how this will all (excellently) come together. But wanted to share some thoughts with the larger group to both provide updates as well as encourage those of you who may not already be presenting to attend!
First, and foremost, as many of you know APA 2020 Convention will be held virtually. Although this is a disappointment in some ways (no face-to-face meet ups with colleagues and friend, old and new), there are some excellent offsetting strengths.
That enticing spiel aside, we understand that this is a stressful time for many of you and that lingering questions loom daily about what the next few months may look like. Hopefully APA convention will provide a no hassle, no stress opportunity to engage in the Division 28 programming you have previously known and loved (or attend convention for the first time!) and to do this on your own time.
I will provide more updates when the substantive ones develop. However, in the meantime, feel free to reach out with any questions.
Best,
Justin
Division 28 Program Chair
Registration costs are being reduced by over 85%.
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Hi All,
I’m including a link to a featured letter in Nature that was written by an MSTP student at the University of Virginia on how to best support Black scientists. The correspondence will appear in the June 18th print issue of Nature.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-01739-1.
I hope you are all doing well! Wendy
Wendy J. Lynch, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences
President, APA Division 28 (Psychopharmacology and Substance Abuse)
Physical Address: 450 Ray C. Hunt Drive (Aurbach Building), Room G164
Mailing Address: PO Box 801402, Charlottesville, VA 22904-1402
434-243-0580 (office)
434-249-3699 (cell)
Dear Colleagues,
Below is the message I sent to all APA staff earlier tonight about the Association's strategic reorganization. An incredible amount of careful thought and attention went into this action. These decisions were not made lightly and were focused on ensuring that APA's finances are not just aligned with, but effectively advancing, the objectives of the strategic plan that Council adopted last year.
If you have questions or thoughts, I encourage you to join the Council Town Hall this Friday, June 12th from 5:00-6:00 PM ET, which will be hosted by President Sandy Shullman, Treasurer Jean Carter, and myself. The town hall conversation about APA's finances and its future will be recorded for those unable to join live.
I know that APA has a bright future and believe strongly in our ability to continue transforming into a more impactful organization together. I appreciate your continued engagement around ensuring that our work continues to meet that strategic vision.
A.C.E.
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Dear APA staff –
This morning, APA underwent a major restructuring that required a reduction in force. I'm sending this email to you this evening to give you more information.
Each person whose position was eliminated was notified individually earlier today.
In addition to the information provided below, I am inviting you to join me tomorrow for a virtual all-hands staff meeting, where I will walk through this in person and take questions. Details on the time and link to access the staff meeting will be sent to you tomorrow morning.
Let's start with the question, why a reduction in force?
In February at an all-staff town hall meeting, I informed you that while our Fiscal Year 2020 budgeted deficit was less than last year's deficit, this was because of one-time revenue in this year's budget, and we were still facing a large continued structural deficit. At that time, I indicated to you that the gap between our expenses and revenue was not sustainable and that we would need to close that gap. The APA Board of Directors requested I bring a plan to achieve this to their June meeting and that this plan be consistent with our Council-adopted strategic plan.
Additionally, the existing structural budget deficit is now being exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Ongoing uncertainty in scholarly publishing, investments, and the real estate market mean we must act not only urgently, but thoughtfully to ensure APA has a strong future. The impact of the pandemic will not be temporary, so we must think long-term. It is my job and the job of the Board of Directors to ensure that APA is focused on and has enough resources to accomplish the work that advances our strategic objectives.
The Executive Management Team and I began work to assess how to get there. EMG members were tasked with assessing the alignment of resources, skills, and existing approaches within their units to achieve our strategic priorities. The what we do and the how we do it were our collective focus.
So how was it approached?
We began by carefully assessing our organizational goals and obligations and how our expenses were aligned with them. We first made significant reductions in non-salaried items, including outsourcing the print shop, reducing the amount of space that APA occupies in the building, and centralizing key operations, like moving existing staff into a new budget and finance team. We carefully assessed vacant positions and eliminated approximately 50 of those positions.
Some staff have asked about the financial impact of eliminating travel and meetings for 2020 because of the pandemic. These actions will offer a short-term financial benefit, as will the decision to cancel the in-person convention and offer a virtual experience instead. Although this will provide one-time savings this year, it does not offer a solution to the long-term structural misalignment that we have between our expenses and revenue.
As I said during February's town hall and my virtual Coffee and Tea sessions when staff have asked me about layoffs, nothing – including layoffs – was off the table. Given the size of the fiscal challenge we faced, we had to consider all options to reduce our expenses. Our staff are and remain our greatest asset. Clearly a reduction in force was our least desirable option.
Unfortunately, in the face of the large deficit and the additional unforeseen uncertainty of a global pandemic, there was no way to ensure the long-term health of the organization without considering and implementing a reduction in force. Each Chief made decisions for his or her area based on the work ahead and the capacity of the teams to accomplish it, and approximately 50 filled positions in total were eliminated across the organization, in addition to the approximately 50 unfilled positions also eliminated. Our Chiefs approached these decisions in the most thoughtful way possible and in a way that would allow APA to continue to deliver on our important mission.
It is important to note that EMG focused on positions, not people. I know that may sound like a distinction without a difference, but the difference is important. Our friends and colleagues whose last employment day was today were working in positions that were eliminated, positions whose work will cease or be absorbed by others. It is not a reflection on them or their work, but on the position they held. We are sorry to see them go and wish them all the best.
How are we treating the people who are gone?
We wanted to take care of our colleagues whose positions were eliminated today. We recognize the hardship and fear they may be facing, and the effect this has on their lives, particularly in this unparalleled time.
Every employee who left today has been offered a generous severance package. In addition to the severance calculation outlined in our employee policies, which is based on factors like tenure, all employees whose positions have been eliminated as part of this action have been offered an additional three months of severance pay. APA is also paying for extended health care coverage via COBRA for employees and their families through the end of 2020, which includes APA's generous mental health coverage benefit. And APA is extending access to the employee assistance program for the affected employees and their families for as long as they remain COBRA eligible, which provides counseling and support, as well as emotional support for staff as they engage in the process of seeking new job opportunities. In addition, because the position eliminations have been due in part to the pandemic, our former employees should be eligible for additional unemployment benefits.
What is next?
This week, we will begin processing these changes and looking toward the future. Tomorrow, I will host an all-hands virtual APA staff meeting to talk through these changes and take your questions.
I have also asked EMG members to be available tomorrow to answer questions and talk about what the changes in the budget and staffing mean to the team members who remain.
What does this mean about the organization's future?
I believe APA has a bright future. I am so proud of the hard work everyone has been doing to move us through organization-wide transformation, align with our strategic goals, and shift to a more collaborative and innovative workplace even in the midst of an unprecedented pandemic. I believe in this team and know we can move together to a new normal. I have watched you rise above a pandemic and come together in ways we could not have imagined. I have seen APA transform itself. I know brighter days lie ahead.
When I first came to APA over three years ago, I told you that we would transform this organization together. The financial situation meant we had to reduce positions, but we are not reducing our commitment to achieving the strategic priorities that have been adopted by the Association's governance.
This means we are counting on you more than ever.
I usually end my emails with "stay inspired." That is because I believe that inspiration is what drives us, engages us, reminds us why we are doing the important work of the Association: "to benefit society and improve people's lives."
Today I would add that we also need to stay connected – whether creating a space to process this news, like tomorrow's all-hands staff meeting, or thinking about how we can continue building stronger cross-organizational ties going forward. The world is evolving, and APA with it. It will take all of us to ensure that change takes us where we want to go.
A.C.E.
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