Peer-Review Panels

The NCRG recruits the leading scientists in the addictions field to evaluate grant proposals for research and make the final decisions about funding. Since 1997, a number of distinguished researchers have served as peer reviewers on applications seeking support from the NCRG. The full list of individuals who have participated in panels for the NCRG is below.

Mark Appelbaum, Ph.D.
Associate Vice Chancellor of Undergraduate Education and Professor of Psychology
University of California, San Diego

Lyndsay Ammon Alvalos Ph.D., M.P.H.
Associate Scientist
Alcohol Research Group 

Mitchell Berman, Ph.D.
Professor of Clinical Psychology
University of Southern Mississippi

Donald W. Black, M.D.
Professor of Psychiatry
University of Iowa

Carlos Blanco, Ph.D.
Professor of Clinical Psychiatry
Columbia University

Robert Booth, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychiatry
University of Colorado Health Sciences

Brian Bosari, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Center  for Alcohol and Addiction Studies
Brown University

Michael Bozarth, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology
State University of New York-Buffalo

Hans Breiter, M.D.
Director
Motivation and Emotion Neuroscience Center
Massachusetts General Hospital

R. Andrew Chambers, M.D.
Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Fellow in Addiction Psychiatry
Indiana University School of Medicine

Brett Clementz, Ph.D.
Professor in the Behavioral and Brain Sciences Program
University of Georgia

Vincent Chiappinelli, Ph.D.
The Ralph E. Loewry Professor
Chair of the Department of Pharmacology & Physiology
Professor of Neurological Surgery
The George Washington University

Tammy A. Chung, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic
University of Pittsburgh

Linda B. Cottler, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Professor of Epidemiology in Psychiatry
Washington University School of Medicine

Joseph Cubells, M.D.
Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Yale University School of Medicine

Renee Cunningham-Williams, Ph.D.
Visiting Associate Professor
George Warren Brown School of Social Work
Washington University-St. Louis

Alain Dagher, M.D.
Associate Professor of Neurology
McGill University

Rani Desai, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Epidemiology
Yale University School of Medicine

Mark Dixon, Ph.D.
Associate Professor in the Behavior Analysis and Therapy Program
Southern Illinois University 

Lance Dodes, M.D.
Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry
Harvard Medical School

William Eadington, Ph.D.
Professor of Economics
Philip G. Satre Chair in Gambling Studies
Director, Institute for the Study of Gambling and Commercial Gaming
University of Nevada, Reno

Seth Eisen, M.D., M.Sc
Director, Health Services Research and Development Service
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Richard I. Evans, Ph.D.
Distinguished University Professor of Psychology
University of Houston

Edward Federman, Ph.D.
Instructor in Psychiatry
Boston University School of Medicine

Eileen Luna Firebaugh, J.D., M.P.A.
Associate Professor of American Indian Studies
University of Arizona

G. Ron Frisch, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
University of Windsor

Debra M. Furr-Holden, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Johns Hopkins University

Gregory Gasic, Ph.D.
Director, Laboratory of Neurogenetics in the Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Imaging Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital
Co-Director, Motivation Emotion Neuroscience Collaboration (MENC)

Adam Goodie, Ph.D.
Director, Georgia Decision Lab
Associate Professor of Psychology
University of Georgia

Jon E. Grant, M.D., J.D., M.P.H.
Associate Professor of Psychiatry
University of Minnesota

David Hodgins, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology
University of Calgary

Scott Huettel, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience
Co-director, Center for Neuroeconomic Studies
Duke University

Yifrah Kaminer, M.D., M.B.A.
Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics
University of Connecticut Health Center

Suck Won Kim, M.D.
Professor of Psychiatry
University of Minnesota

Barry Kosofsky, M.D., Ph.D.
Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation Professor of Pediatrics
Chief, Division on Pediatric Neurology
New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center

Richard A. LaBrie, Ed.D.
Instructor in Psychiatry
Harvard Medical School
Associate Director of Research and Data Analysis
Division on Addictions, Cambridge Health Alliance

Paul Laffer, M.D.
Clinical Instructor in Psychiatry
Harvard Medical School
Psychiatrist
McLean Hospital

James Langenbucher, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Center for Alcohol Studies
Rutgers University

Debi A. LaPlante, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor in Psychiatry
Harvard Medical School

Steven LaRowe, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor
Center for Drug and Alcohol Programs
Medical College of South Carolina

David Ledgerwood, Ph.D. 
Assistant Professor
Wayne State University School of Medicine

Robert Leeman, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Yale University

Yijun Liu, Ph.D.
Chief, Division on Global Health
University of Florida

Scott Lukas, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychiatry
Harvard Medical School
Chief, Clinical Neuropsychopharmacology Laboratory
McLean Hospital

Michael Lynskey, Ph.D.
Associate Professor in Psychiatry
Washington University

Gregory J. Madden, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology
Arizona State University

Matthew Martens, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Educational, School and Counseling Psychology
University of Missouri 

Elizabeth Matthews, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Radiology
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center-West

Richard McGowan, S.J., D.B.A.
Associate Professor of Operations, Information & Strategic Management
Boston College

Sherry McKee, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Yale University of Medicine

Barbara Mellers, Ph.D.
Professor of Marketing and Organization Behavior
University of California, Berkeley

Gloria M. Miele, Ph.D.
Program Director, Women’s Health Project Treatment and Research Center
Columbia University

Sandra Momper, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Social Work
University of Michigan

Craig Nagoshi, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology
Arizona State University

Lisa M. Najavits, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychiatry
Boston University School of Medicine

Celeste Napier, Ph.D.
Professor of Pharmacology
Rush Medical Center

Peter E. Nathan, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus of Community and Behavioral Health
University of Iowa

Clayton Neighbors, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology
University of Houston

Sarah Nelson, Ph.D.
Instructor of Psychology in Psychiatry
Harvard Medical School

Timothy O’Farrell, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology
Harvard Medical School
Director, Families and Addiction Program
Boston VA Healthcare System

M. Foster Olive, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology, Behavioral Neuroscience Area
Arizona State University

Roy Perlis, M.D.
Director of Pharmacogenomics Research, Depression Clinical Research Program and Bipolar Research Program
Massachusetts General Hospital

Nancy M. Petry, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychiatry
University of Connecticut School of Medicine

Mark Pollack, M.D.
Director, Anxiety Disorders Program
Massachusetts General Hospital

Charan Ranganath, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Center for Neuroscience & Department of Psychology
University of California, Davis

Scott Rauch, M.D.
Program Director
President and Psychiatrist in Chief
McLean Hospital

John Renner, M.D.
Associate Chief of Psychiatry
Boston VA Healthcare System

Ty Ridenour, Ph.D.
Research Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences
University of Pittsburgh

Steven Schinke, Ph.D.
D’Elbert and Selma Keenan Professor of Social Work
Columbia University

David Self, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Wesley Gilliland Professorship in Biomedical Research
Department of Psychiatry
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Kenneth J. Sher, Ph.D.
Frederick A. Middlebush Professor of Psychology
University of Missouri, Columbia

Wendy Slutske, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology
University of Missouri, Columbia

Gregory Smith, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology
University of Kentucky

Kate Spilde, Ph.D., M.B.A.
Chair, Sycuan Institute and Associate Professor
San Diego State University

Randy Stinchfield, Ph.D.
Research Associate
Associate Director, Center for Adolescent Substance Abuse
University of Minnesota Medical School

Robert Sutherland, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology
University of Lethbridge

David Takeuchi, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Sociology & School of Social Work
University of Washington, Seattle

Jody Tanabe, M.D.
Associate Professor of Radiology and Pychiatry
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center

Stuart Usdan, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
University of Alabama

John W. Welte, Ph.D.
Senior Research Scientist, Research Institute on Addictions
University of Buffalo

Joseph Westermeyer, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D.
Chief of Psychiatry
Minneapolis VA Medical Center

James Whelan, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology
University of Memphis

Thomas Widiger, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology
University of Kentucky

Catharine Winstanley, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Lab of Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience
University of British Columbia

Ken C. Winters, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychiatry
Director, Center for Adolescent Substance Abuse Research
University of Minnesota

W. Gill Woodall, Ph.D.
Professor of Communication and Research Scientist
University of New Mexico

Harold Wynne, Ph.D.
President
Wynne Resources, Ltd.

Ziming Xuan, ScD
Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Community Health Sciences
Boston University School of Public Health

David Zald, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry
Vanderbilt University