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Faculty

Alison Oliveto, Ph.D. (Director), Professor, Psychiatry, UAMS College of Medicine

Mary Bollinger, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Psychiatry, UAMS College of Medicine

Lisa Brents, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Pharmacology and Toxicology, UAMS College of Medicine

Mance Buttram, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Health, Human Performance & Recreation, University of Arkansas Fayetteville School of Public Health

Brian Fairman, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Epidemiology, UAMS College of Public Health

William Fantegrossi, Ph.D., Professor, Pharmacology and Toxicology, UAMS College of Medicine

Brenda Gannon, Ph.D., Instructor, Pharmacology and Toxicology, UAMS College of Medicine

Srinivasa Gokarakonda, M.D., MPH, Assistant Professor, Psychiatry, UAMS College of Medicine

Dina Jones, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Health Behavior & Health Education, UAMS College of Public Health

Stefanie Kennon-McGill, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Environmental & Occupational Health, UAMS College of Public Health

Nihit Kumar, M.D., Associate Professor, Psychiatry, UAMS College of Medicine

Linda Larson-Prior, Ph.D., Professor, Psychiatry, Neurology and Pediatrics, UAMS College of Medicine

Michael Mancino, M.D., Professor, Psychiatry, UAMS College of Medicine

Azizi Ray, PharmD, Ph.D., Post-Doctoral Fellow, Psychiatry, UAMS College of Medicine

Ronald Thompson, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Psychiatry, UAMS College of Medicine

Julia Tobacyk, Ph.D., Post-Doctoral Fellow, Pharmacology and Toxicology, UAMS College of Medicine

Michael Wilson, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine, UAMS College of Medicine

Nickolas Zaller, Ph.D., Professor, Health Behavior & Health Education, UAMS College of Public Health

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  • Michael Mancino, M.D.
  • Nihit Kumar, M.D.
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