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Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies at Brown University Offers a Research and Clinical Training Program in Juvenile Forensic Psychology with Research Specialty in Substance Abuse Studies.
Psychologists wishing to pursue a career in forensic research and clinical service are invited to apply for positions in the Brown University Training Program in Juvenile Forensic Psychology. The Brown program, in partnership with RI Dept. of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF), prepares professionals to conduct high quality research and clinical work in forensic psychology. An emphasis is placed on research related to substance use/abuse. Seventy-five percent effort is devoted to clinical work and 25% is devoted to research.
Weekly seminars and colloquia emphasize conceptualization and conduct of research as well as the conduct of forensic clinical work. The training program focuses on the development and implementation of on-site research under the supervision of trainee-selected faculty mentors. Clinical work is set in a juvenile correctional facility with experiences offered in transitioning youth back to their communities and families. Opportunity exists to conduct research on adults involved in the justice system as well. There is also opportunity to engage in clinical forensic work with adults.
Key general research programs ongoing at the Center include clinical trials comparing combinations of pharmacotherapies and behavioral therapies (e.g., naltrexone, cue exposure, and communication skills training, and the NIAAA multi-site collaboration study of the independent and combined effects of behavioral and pharmacotherapies, Project Combine); the role of smoking as a risk factor in substance abusers’ relapse; early motivational interventions for teenagers and adults involved in a substance-related injury; motivational interventions for college students mandated to treatment after infraction; HIV/AIDS and substance use; depression and suicide as related to substance use; case monitoring as a tool for decreasing relapse, reincarceration, and health services costs; and the long-term effects of substance treatment. An emerging area of research expertise utilizes a rodent model of alcohol seeking and self-administration to investigate the underlying neuroanatomical systems that mediate consumption, craving, and relapse. The aforementioned list is not exhaustive.
The Forensic Training Program draws on the above areas of research, with focus on substance intervention, assessment, and lab studies dealing with adults and adolescents involved in the legal system. Recent research includes NIDA grants in motivating offenders to engage in treatment during incarceration, family treatment during transitions to community living, the relationship between conduct disorder and substance use diagnoses, and detection of substance abuse using standardized instruments (especially when respondents may be misreporting). We have growing interests in the areas of marijuana/nicotine withdrawal, use of contingency management for incarcerated persons, female offenders, and co-morbid disorders.
The Center currently has over 30 research grants focused on alcohol and other drug use, representing nearly 5 million in direct costs.
A significant portion of the training program is devoted to grant writing. An intensive seminar with substantial faculty input is the major component of training in the first year. The end product of the grant writing seminar is an NIH quality grant proposal. Since 1997, more than half of the fellows who have completed the program have become a PI on an NIH grant.
Trainees select mentors whose areas of research match well with their own.
Trainees receive an stipend for their training period. Fellowships are for two years. Stipends for post-doctoral research fellows begin at $35,568, plus an allowance for travel and research-related expenses and health benefits. Limited funds are also competitively available for R and D projects.
Brown Medical School is an Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action employer and actively encourages applications from women and minorities.
Application review will begin on January 15, 2005 and will continue until the positions are filled or the search is closed.
DIRECTIONS FOR APPLICATION:
Visit the Brown University web site for a down-loadable application and information on submission requirements:
http://bms.brown.edu/DPHB/pages/training/training_psychology/psychology_home.htm (under “Clinical Research Fellowships”).
Please contact Rachel Alberg, Administrative Assistant, with questions concerning this program:
Phone: (401) 444-1825
Fax: (401) 444-1850
Email: Rachel_Alberg@brown.edu
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