Members – USC Institute for Addiction Science

Meet Our Members

Faculty members join IAS from disciplines including medicine, social work, psychiatry, psychology, engineering, communications, public policy, and more.

Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Keck School of Medicine

Policy; Opioids; Behavioral Health Outcomes; Healthcare Economics

Assistant Professor of Research, Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine

Behavioral science; Addiction; Media; Social media; Big Data; Research Methods

Professor of Clinical Pharmacy

Opioids; Health Literacy; Fotonovelas; Community and Ambulatory Pharmacy Practice; Implementation in Community Clinics

Professor of Preventive Medicine; Associate Dean for Community Initiatives, Keck School of Medicine

Tobacco; Cultural Diversity; Adolescents and Young Adults; Cancer; Policy

Professor (Clinical Scholar) in the Department of Preventive Medicine

Syringe Exchange Programs; HIV; Injection Drug Use; Health Disparities; Health Policy Implementation

Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience, USC Dana and David Dornsife College of Arts, Letters and Sciences

Neuroscience of Decision-Making; Addiction; Substance Misuse; Gambling

Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry & the Behavioral Sciences

Mindfulness; Meditation; Substance Use Disorders; Anxiety; Depression

Associate Professor of Social Work; Department of Children, Youth and Families

HIV/ AIDS; Health Disparities; Children and Youth; Behavioral Health

Associate Professor of Social Work Dept. of Adult Mental Health and Wellness

HIV/ AIDS; Mental Health; Substance Misuse; Diversity/ Cross Cultural; Social Development; Policy

Research Professor, Director of Methodology and Statistics, USC HEAL, Keck School of Medicine

Health Disparities, Tobacco, Statistics, Research Methodologies

Assistant Professor in the Department of Regulatory and Quality Sciences, USC School of Pharmacy

Regulatory Sciences; AYA; Addiction; Ethics; Policy

Professor, Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine

Alcohol; College-Based Interventions; System Dynamics

Clinical Professor in the Department of Preventive Medicine and Family Medicine at USC Keck School of Medicine

Policy; Health Services; Evaluation; Vulnerable Populations; Tobacco

Clinical assistant professor, Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine

Tobacco; Health Disparities; Communication

Daryl L. Davies, PhD, Professor of Clinical Pharmacy, Titus Family Department of Clinical Pharmacy

Drugs of Abuse Pharmacology and Toxicology; Early Stage Drug Discovery and Development; Drug Safety Pharmacology and Toxicology; Neuro-degenerative Disorders; Neuro-psychiatric Disorders

Assistant Professor, Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, Department of Children, Youth and Families.

Substance Use; Marginalized Youth; Mindfulness

Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Health Policy and Management, Price School of Public Policy

Physician Behavior and Psychology; Behavioral Economics and Health; Patient Choice and Decision making; Health Policy and Implementation

Neuropsychologist, Assistant Professor of Neurology in the Keck School of Medicine and Founding Director of the USC Cross-Cultural Neuropsychology Program

Health Psychology; Minority Mental Health; Cultural Competency; Neuropsychology; Social Justice; Policy

Assistant Professor, Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, Department of Children, Youth and Families.

Substance Use; Marginalized Youth; Mindfulness

Associate Professor of Research Preventive Medicine

Psychology; Epidemiology; Health Disparities; Tobacco; Immigrant Health; Acculturation

Professor of Pediatrics (Clinical Scholar), Keck School of Medicine; Vice-Chair of Research at CHLA

Pediatric Health Outcomes; Neurodevelopmental Disorders; Health Disparities; Social Determinants of Health, HIV, Violence

Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, Keck School of Medicine

Dr. Gonzalez earned his medical degree from Rush University Medical Center. He then went on to complete his internship and residency at LAC+USC Medical Center.

Assistant Professor of Medicine at the USC Gehr Family Center for Health Systems Science

Health Economics; Medicare; Insurance; Health Disparities; Healthcare Utilization; Health Outcomes; Policy

Associate Dean of Research Hamovitch Center For Science In Human Services Dept. of Adult Mental Health and Wellness, Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work

Harm Reduction Policy; Interventions on Cannabis and Heroin; Health Disparities; HIV/ AIDS; Substance Misuse

Assistant Professor of Surgery and Preventive Medicine at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) and the University of Southern California

Neonatal Opioid Exposure; Health Policy; Pediatric Surgery

Assistant Professor of Research in the Department of Preventive Medicine in the Keck School of Medicine

Tobacco; Health Behavior; E-Cigarettes

Assistant Professor of Social Work, Department of Children Youth and Families, Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work

Mental Health; Substance Misuse; Adverse Childhood Experiences; Vulnerable Populations

Professor in Cancer Research and Director of the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center

Cancer; Genetics; Tobacco; Behavior Change

Associate Professor in the Computer Science Department, of the Viterbi School of Engineering

Machine Learning

Professor of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine

Tobacco; Behavior Change; Policy; Digital Media; Addiction; Psychology

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Keck School of Medicine

Psychology; Health Behavior; Decision Making; Neuroscience; Endocrinology

Assistant Professor of Research, USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work

Event-Level Alcohol Interventions; EMA

Associate Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine, Keck School of Medicine

Chronic Disease; HIV; Diabetes; Policy; Social Determinants of Health

Professor, Annenberg School of Communication, Department of Psychology

Virtual Interactive and Gaming technologies; Risky Decision-Making; Diverse Communities

Associate Professor, Dana and David Dornsife College of Arts, Letters and Sciences

Addiction; Recovery; Brain Imaging; Decision-Making; Self Control; Neuropsychology of Addiction; Behavioral Economics

Assistant Professor, Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, Department of Adult Mental Health and Wellness

Social Determinants of Health; Psychosis; Mental Health

Associate Professor, USC School of Pharmacy, Department of Regulatory and Quality Sciences

Toxicology; Policy; Regulatory Language; Labeling

Senior Fellow, Schaeffer Center; Professor and Elizabeth Garrett Chair in Health Policy, Economics and Law, USC Price School

Crime; Drug Policy and Trends; Health Behaviors; Health Care Financing; Health Economics; Substance Abuse Prevention; Substance Abuse Treatment; Substance Use; Cannabis Regulation; Public Health

Assistant Professor of Research, Keck School of Medicine, Department of Preventive Medicine

Tobacco; Gender; Addiction

Associate Professor of Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences, Director, Digital Mental Health

Substance Use; Alcohol; Interventions, Cannabis; Co-Use, Behavioral Interventions

Professor of Pediatrics and Psychiatry, Division Chief of Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences

Neuroimaging; Psychiatry; Child Development; Behavioral Disorders; Environmental Toxins

Professor of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine

Mass Media; Community-Based Prevention; AYA; Psychology; Tobacco; Alcohol; Substance Misuse

Professor of Social Psychology and Professor of Psychology, Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Social Perception and Causal Reasoning; Neural Network Models; Personality; Motivation; Social Cognition; Risky Sexual Behavior; Virtual Reality

Assistant Professor, Clinical Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine

Substance Misuse; Bullying; Childhood Cancer Survivors; Health Behavior; Predictive Analytics

Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine at Keck University Hospital Los Angeles

Opioids; Immigrant Health; Social Determinants of Health; Social Justice

Associate Professor in the USC School of Pharmacy in the Department of Pharmaceutical and Health Economics.

At-Risk Youth; Vulnerable Populations; Healthcare Delivery; Policy

Professor and Chair, Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences, Keck School of Medicine

Neurobiology of Schizophrenia; Autism; Drug Misuse; Nicotine Dependence

Assistant Professor of Research, Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine

Tobacco; Health Disparities; Minority Health; Regulatory Science

Assistant Clinical Professor at the University Of Southern California Keck School Of Medicine in the Institute for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research.

Tobacco; Policy; Media; Health Disparities; American Indian and Alaska Native Populations

Assistant Professor, Clinical in Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine.

Adolescent Health; Tobacco Control; Cannabis Regulation; Health Disparities

Assistant Professor, Industrial and Systems Engineering, Viterbi School of Engineering

Policy; Simulation; Dynamic Systems Modeling; Cost-Effectiveness Analysis; Decision Analysis

Professor of Preventive Medicine and Psychology, Keck School of Medicine

Drug Misuse Prevention; Tobacco Cessation; Adolescent Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Use Prevention; Relapse Prevention

Pediatric Psychologist and Assistant Professor of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine

Tobacco Regulatory Science; Pediatric Chronic Illness; Addiction; Cancer Prevention; E-Cigarettes; Respiratory Effects of Emerging Tobacco Products

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences at the Keck School of Medicine at USC.

Genetics; Neuropsychology; Psychiatry

Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine; Medical Director – LAC+USC Jail

Treatment; Training; MAT; Policy

Professor of Medicine in the Gehr Family Center for Health Systems Science, Keck School of Medicine

Health Disparities; Diverse Populations; Chronic Disease; Preventive Care; Community Engagement

Professor, Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine.

Health Behavior; Acculturation; Substance Misuse; Tobacco; Youth

Professor of Practice, Policy, Research and Advocacy for the Latino Population at the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work

Relationship Between Substance Use and Violence; Health Issues Among High-Risk Groups

Assistant Professor of Communication, USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism

Health Communication; Social Networks; HIV Prevention; Gender and Sexuality; Race and Ethnicity; Social Justice

Meet Our Members

Sarah Axeen, PhD

Jon-Patrick Allem, PhD, MA

Mel Baron, PharmD, MPA

Lourdes Baez-Conde, PhD, MPH

Ricky Bluthenthal, PhD

Antoine Bechara, PhD

Rael Cahn, MD, PhD

Julie Cederbaum, PhD, MSW, MPH

Alice Cepeda, PhD

Junhan Cho, PhD

Terry Church, DrSc

John Clapp, PhD

Michael Cousineau, PhD

Tess Cruz, PhD, MPH

Daryl Davies, PhD

Jordan Davis, PhD

Jason Doctor, PhD

Lina D'Orazio, PhD

Shannon Dunn, PhD

Jimi Huh, PhD

Michele Kipke, PhD

Jose Luis Gonzales, PhD

Cameron Kaplan, PhD

Charles Kaplan, PhD

Lorraine Kelley-Quon, MD, MSHS

Matthew Kirkpatrick, PhD

Olivia Lee, PhD

Caryn Lerman, PhD

Yan Liu, PhD

Adam Leventhal, PhD

Shan Luo, PhD

Danielle Madden, PhD

Michael Menchine, MD, MPH

Lynn Miller, PhD

John Monterosso, PhD

Hans Oh, PhD

Eunjoo Pacifici, PharmD, PhD

Rosalie Pacula, PhD

Raina Pang, PhD

Eric Pedersen, PhD

Brad Peterson, MD

Maryann Pentz, PhD

Stephen Read, PhD

Anamara Ritt-Olson, PhD

Todd Schneberk, MD, MA

Seth Seabury, PhD

Steven Siegel, MD, PhD

Sabrina Smiley, PhD, MPH, MCHES

Claradina Soto, PhD

Jane Steinberg, PhD, MPH

Sze-Chuan Suen, PhD

Steve Sussman, PhD

Alayna Tackett, PhD

Joey Trampush, PhD

Rebecca Trotzky-Sirr, MD

Barbara Turner, MD

Jennifer Unger, PhD

Alvaredo Valdez, PhD

Lindsay Young, PhD