Professor, Associate Chair-Research, and Director-Substance Abuse Research Division
Psychiatry, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Michigan
Mark Greenwald, Ph.D. (tenured Professor) holds the Gertrude Levin Endowed Chair in Addiction and Pain Biology, and is the Associate Chair for Research, and Director of the Substance Abuse Research Division, its Human Pharmacology Laboratory and outpatient opioid treatment clinic in the Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences at Wayne State University (WSU) School of Medicine in Detroit, Michigan. He is jointly appointed in the WSU Dept. of Pharmacy Practice. His clinical research program focuses on (1) pharmacological, environmental and individual difference determinants of drug seeking/use as they relate to progression, persistence and relapse; (2) using brain-imaging techniques (e.g. PET, 1H-MRS, EEG), pharmacokinetics, biomarkers, and behavioral phenotyping (laboratory models of drug motivation) to advance the clinical neurobiological understanding of substance use disorders; and (3) developing innovative medication and neuromodulation (e.g. rTMS, tACS) treatments for substance use disorders (e.g. opioid, cocaine and cannabis). Dr. Greenwald has published >140 empirical research papers, reviews, and book chapters, and >300 research abstracts/presentations. The NIH and other sources have continuously funded his research since 1996. He has been principal investigator and co-investigator on many federally funded grants (especially related to opioids and buprenorphine treatment), has consulted for pharmaceutical and medical device companies related to emerging addiction medicine products, regularly reviews grant applications (he was permanent chair of two federal panels) and has peer-reviewed manuscripts for >50 substance abuse and psychiatric journals. He is a past President of Division 28 (Psychopharmacology and Substance Abuse) of the American Psychological Association. Dr. Greenwald proudly mentors tenure-track junior faculty members, medical residents, postdoctoral fellows, and graduate, postbaccaulaureate, and undergraduate students.
Thursday, April 13, 2023
1:30 PM – 2:00 PM