Committees
Executive Committee:

Sara Jo Nixon, Ph.D. (Profile)
Director
Department of Psychiatry
College of Medicine

Joanna Peris, Ph.D. (Profile)
UF CARE Associate Director
Department of Pharmacodynamics
College of Pharmacy

Marieta B. Heaton, Ph.D. (Profile)
Executive Committee Chair
Department of Neuroscience
College of Medicine

Jeff Boissoneault, Ph.D. (Profile)
Department of Clinical and Health Psychology
College of Public Health and Health Professions

Catherine Striley , Ph.D., MSW, ACSW, MPE (Profile)
Department of Epidemiology
College of Public Health & Health Professions

Barry Setlow, Ph.D. (Profile)
Department of Psychiatry
College of Medicine
Internal/Community Advisory Committee:
Community Members:

Carson Pennypacker, LCSW (Bio)
Director of Substance Use Recovery Program
Meridian Behavioral Healthcare

Leanetta McNealy, Ph.D. (Bio)
School Board Member
Alachua County Public Schools
Scientific Members:

Regina Bussing, M.D. (Bio)
Professor and Donald R. Dizney Chair
Department of Psychiatry
College of Medicine

Lance R. McMahon, Ph.D. (Bio)
Chair and Professor
Department of Pharmacodynamics
College of Pharmacy

Jalie Tucker, Ph.D., MPH (Bio)
Chair and Professor
Department of Health Education & Behavior
College of Health & Human Performance
External Advisory Committee:

Howard Becker, Ph.D. (bio)
Director, Charleston Alcohol Research Center
Professor, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Medical University of South Carolina

Kathleen A. Grant, Ph.D. (bio)
Professor & Chief, Division of Neuroscience
Oregon National Primate Research Center
Oregon Health & Science University

Stephanie O’Malley, Ph.D. (bio)
Professor of Psychiatry
Director, Division of Substance Abuse Research in Psychiatry
Deputy Chair, Clinical Research
Yale School of Medicine
Committee Chairs:
Executive Committee: Marieta Heaton, Ph.D.
Annual Symposium Committee: Barry Setlow, Ph.D. & Ben Lewis, Ph.D. (Co-Chairs)
Travel Awards Committee: Marieta Heaton, Ph.D. & Catherine Striley , Ph.D., MSW, ACSW, MPE (Co-Chairs)
Seminar Committee: Marek Schwendt, Ph.D. & Meredith Berry, Ph.D. (Co-Chairs)