Congratulation to @williamstoops.bsky.social for receiving the @apadiv28.bsky.social Brady/Schuster Award. An amazing scholar, scientist, and friend.

Offering hope beyond addiction. Dr. Bill Stoops’ NIH-funded research seeks to understand the development of substance use disorders and find new ways to help Kentuckians. @williamstoops.bsky.social Learn more: research.uky.edu/news/researc...

youtube.com/shorts/BTimG... ⁦‪NIH‬⁩ funded research ⁦‪at @ukresearch.bsky.social‬⁩ is critical to helping those affected by SUDs throughout the commonwealth and beyond!

Anybody else having NIH grant applications be bounced around study sections? I've got an R01 that's now on its fifth or sixth study section assignment...not loving these "efficiency" disruptions to NIH.

Took a break from socials for Lent but this paper came out during that time, so I'm publicizing it now. Very proud of our team's work to show benefits of non-abstinence cocaine treatment outcomes! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Last minute study section cancellation has been deeply disruptive and troubling to those submitting and those reviewing alike but it looks like those cancelled meetings can start being scheduled again. www.npr.org/sections/sho...

Embarking on a new position at UK!

Um, this isn’t good, right?

This is a big step forward in advancing stimulant use disorder treatment. store.samhsa.gov/sites/defaul...

I was planning to go with gratitude or generosity, but this will do nicely.

Wonderful seeing @katiew.bsky.social bring her addiction science and treatment wisdom to the PBS News Hour last night! (plus, so nice to get a plug for reductions in drinking as a valid tx goal out to a national audience) www.pbs.org/video/rethin...

The 2026 Alcohol and the Nervous System GRC will be held Feb 22-27 at the Four Points Sheraton/Holiday Inn Express in Ventura, California. The GRS will be Feb 21-22. Please share! #AlcoholGRC2026 #AlcoholGRS2026

For anyone who will still be at #ACNP2024 tonight, please join us for a @cpddorg.bsky.social hosted reception in the Wildflower Ballroom from 7-8 PM. All are welcome!!!

Honored to have been selected for @acnporg.bsky.social membership! #acnp2024

The first paper from our prospective trial evaluating cocaine use reduction as a non-abstinence outcome. TLDR: reducing cocaine use can promote immune activation. Stay tuned for more results soon! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Friends, we are about halfway through the voting period for APA President and Board of Directors. If you're a member and haven't voted, please do! And please select me as your top candidate in the basic science slate!

ICYMI: @williamstoops.bsky.social, Jardin Dogan-Dixon, Danelle Stevens-Watkins, Paris Wheeler, Krystal Cunningham discussed evidence-based drug treatment studies on a recent #UndertheCortex episode: www.psychologicalscience.org/news/utc-202...

Today is the day! American Psychological Association Presidential and Board of Directors ballots will be landing in your email inboxes. I'd be honored to receive your #1 vote in the Basic Science BoD Slate. Thrilled to be endorsed by such a broad range of psychological constituencies.

We had so much fun recording this podcast with @psychscience.bsky.social!

Just got the NoA for my FIRST NIAAA R01 R01. Excited to translate promising preclinical orexin/alcohol research into the human laboratory.

Not exactly what I expected at the top of the results when I searched PubMed for “cocaine” today. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38108413/

Proud mentor week. Two mentees got terrific scores on NIH grant applications! Love seeing them excel.

Our October 2023 ECP issue is out. Exciting work in this edition, including a couple papers about emerging products like CBD and kratom. psycnet.apa.org/PsycARTICLES...

UK College of Public Health is searching for its next Dean. More details here: ukjobs.uky.edu/postings/492... I'm co-chairing the search, so if you're interested or know someone who is, please send them my way!

Finished & submitted one of the hardest grant applications I’ve ever worked on—a P50 to NIDA. 😅 Grateful to a dreamteam of research colleagues and UK OVPR and SUPRA for investing in us! Hoping to get this funding to advance non-abstinence outcomes in meth use disorder!

I don't know if there's much representation of American Psychological Association membership on Blue Sky, but just a reminder that if you're an APA member, voting for APA Board of Directors ends in about a week. I'd appreciate your #1 ranking! #psychology #science

So impressed by the breadth of work from VCBH trainees! Learning about polydrug use, addiction services, tobacco regulatory science, prevention and more today!

So here’s my first skeet (is it really called that?): treated myself to a delicious Chinese tasting menu dinner at A Single Pebble while I’m in Burlington for the VCBH t32 retreat! Yum! Here are some of my faves. Science skeets (really?) tomorrow.