Dr. Suzanne Thomas
Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Associate Professor, College of Health Professions |
EDUCATION
| Auburn University, Auburn, AL | B.A. | 1990 | Psychology | | University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC | Ph.D. | 1996 | Experimental Psychology | | Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC | Postdoctoral | 1998 | Alcohol Research |
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE | 1998-2000 | Research Instructor, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, MUSC, Charleston, SC | | 2000-2005 | Research Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, MUSC, Charleston, SC | | 2003-2007 | Shared Scientific Resource Core Director, Charleston Alcohol Research Center, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, MUSC, Charleston, SC | | 2005-2007 | Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, MUSC, Charleston, SC | | 2007-present | Research Mentor, Charleston Consortium Psychology Internship Training Program | | 2007-present | Director, Office of Addiction Education and Outreach, Charleston Alcohol Research Center, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, MUSC, Charleston, SC | | 2007-present | Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, MUSC, Charleston, SC | | 2008-present | Associate Professor, College of Health Professions, MUSC, Charleston, SC |
AWARDS AND HONORS | 1994-1996 | Student Representative (appointed by Provost) for the Internal Review Board and the Animal Care and Use Committee, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC | | 1996 | Recipient of the Ralph H. Tindall Fellowship, awarded by the University of South Carolina for outstanding doctoral thesis | | 1997-1999 | Recipient of a Research Society on Alcoholism (RSA) Junior Investigator Award | | 2005 | Invited Speaker for the Dean's Lecture Series; presented information on evidence-based addiction treatments to 3rd year medical school students | | 2006-present | Expert Consultant, National Registry of Evidence-based Programs & Practices, SAMHSA | | 2007-present | Editorial Consultant/Advisor for the National Women's Health Report: Substance Abuse and Women. National Women's Health Resource Center, Washington, DC | | 2007-2008 | Fellow, MUSC Trustees Leadership Academy | | 2008 | AMERSA Travel Award |
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
Crowley N, Budak A, Byrne TK & Thomas S. Patients who endorse more binge eating triggers before gastric bypass lose less weight at 6 months. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases 7(1):55-59, 2011. Thomas SE, Haney MK, Pelic CM, Shaw D & Wong JG. Developing a program to promote stress resilience and self-care in first year medical students. Canadian Medical Education Journal 2(1):46-50, 2011. Thomas SE, Randall PK, Brady KT, See RE & Drobes DJ. An acute psychosocial stressor does not potentiate alcohol cue reactivity in non-treatment-seeking alcoholics. Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research 35(3):464-473, 2011. PMCID: PMC3117919 |
