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Faculty and Staff

Clinical Faculty

  • Toby Belknap, M.D.
  • Natashia Bottoms, M.D.
  • Todd Brinkley, M.D.
  • Kyle Camp, M.D.
  • Christopher Cargile, M.D.
  • Jeffrey Clothier, M.D.
  • Jessica Coker, M.D.
  • Mike Cucciare, Ph.D.
  • Laura Dunn, M.D.
  • Lou Ann Eads, M.D.
  • Chrystal Fullen, Psy.D.
  • Kiley Jones, M.D.
  • Jennifer Kleiner, Ph.D.
  • Molly Gathright, M.D.
  • Jennifer Gess, M.D.
  • Srinivasa Gokarakonda, M.D.
  • Bradley Goodson, M.D.
  • Amy Grooms, M.D.
  • Tracy Haselow, M.D.
  • Erin Jefferson, M.D.
  • Sufna John, Ph.D.
  • Brian Kirkpatrick, M.D.
  • Jennifer Kleiner, Ph.D.
  • Payton Lea, M.D.
  • Michael Mancino, M.D.
  • Andrea McMahon, M.D.
  • Glenn Mesman, Ph.D.
  • Brian Mooney, M.D.
  • Joy Pemberton, Ph.D.
  • Veronica Raney, M.D.
  • Shona Ray-Griffith, M.D.
  • Laura Rohm, Psy.D.
  • Jon Rubenow, D.O.
  • James Scott Steele, M.D., Ph.D.
  • Samidha Tripathi, M.D.
  • Karin L. Vanderzee, Ph.D.
  • Hannah Williams, M.D.

Research Faculty

Center for Health Services Research

Michael Cucciare, Ph.D., Director

Investigators

  • Traci Abraham, Ph.D.
  • Mary Bollinger, Ph.D.
  • Geoff Curran, Ph.D.
  • Tisha Deen, Ph.D.
  • Karen Drummond, Ph.D.
  • Sara Landes, Ph.D.
  • Christopher Long, Ph.D.
  • Richard R. Owen, M.D.
  • Prasad Padala, Ph.D.
  • Jacob Painter, Ph.D.
  • Gayla Paschall, Ph.D.
  • Jeffrey Pyne, M.D.
  • G. Richard Smith, M.D.
  • Ronald Thompson, Jr., Ph.D.
  • Kristen Viverito, Ph.D.
  • Angie Waliski, Ph.D., LPC, NCC

Center for Addiction Research

Investigators

  • Alison Oliveto, Ph.D.
  • Michael Mancino, M.D.

Brain Imaging Research Center

  • Andrew James. Ph.D., director
  • Maegan Calvert, Ph.D.
  • Tatiana Wolfe, Ph.D.

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