Some of the best known and respected leaders in the field of alcohol and substance abuse   conduct their research at the Center for Drug and Alcohol Programs. Our strong record of advancing knowledge through research has resulted in national and international recognition for many of our faculty. In addition to being active researchers, faculty serve on national review and advisory committees and are actively involved in the Research Society on Alcoholism and the College on Problems of Drug Dependence, the two major professional associations in the addictions field.

Raymond F. Anton, M.D.
Thurmond Wellness Endowed Chair
Distinguished University Professor
Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Director, Center for Drug and Alcohol Programs
Director, Clinical Neurobiology Laboratory

Howard C. Becker, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Professor, Department of Neurosciences
Medical Research Career Scientist, Ralph H. Johnson Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Director, Charleston Alcohol Research Center

Sarah W. Book, M.D., M.S.C.R.
Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

L. Judson Chandler, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Neurosciences
Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Deborah V. Deas, M.D., M.P.H.
Senior Associate Dean for Medical Education
Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

William (Tripp) C. Griffin III, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Peter W. Kalivas, Ph.D.
Distinguished University Professor
Professor and Co-Chair, Department of Neurosciences
Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Patricia K. Latham, Ph.D., R.N., C.S. 
Research Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Marcelo F. Lopez, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Robert J. Malcolm, M.D.
Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Professor, Department of Family Medicine
Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Associate Dean for Continuing Medical Education, College of Medicine
Director, University Offices of Research Integrity: IRB/IACUC/IBC
Director, Bio-Behavioral Medicine Division, Department of Psychiatry

Jacqueline F. McGinty, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Associate Dean, College of Graduate Studies

Peter M. Miller, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Professor, Department of Stomatology, College of Dental Medicine
Professor, Department of Craniofacial Biology, College of Dental Medicine
Professor, College of Graduate Studies
Editor-in-Chief, Addictive Behaviors
Editor-in-Chief, Eating Behaviors

Patrick J. Mulholland, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosciences
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences

Donald LaHugh (Hugh) Myrick, M.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Clinical Chief, Center for Drug and Alcohol Programs
Director, Military Science Division
Director, Mental Health Service Line, Ralph H. Johnson Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Patrick K. Randall, Ph.D.
Research Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Ronald E. See, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Neurosciences
Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Joshua P. Smith, Ph.D. 
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Suzanne E. Thomas, Ph.D.   
Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Associate Professor, College of Health Professions
Director of Research & Assessment, Division of Education & Student Life

Konstantin E. Voronin, M.D., Ph.D. 
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

John J. Woodward, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Neurosciences
Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Center for Drug and Alcohol Programs Faculty, Emeritus

Lawrence D. Middaugh, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Professor, Department of Neurosciences

Carrie L. Randall, Ph.D.
Distinguished University Professor
Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Professor, Department of Neurosciences

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