Justin Anker

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Credentials

PhD

Bio

I received my Ph.D. in Cognitive and Biological Psychology from the University of Minnesota. In my graduate work, I developed and tested preclinical models to identify biological and behavioral factors that mediate the vulnerability to and treatment of substance use disorders (SUD). As a postdoctoral clinical researcher, I elucidated important factors that mediate SUD treatment receptivity such as motivations and expectancies regarding the use of drugs to self-medicate anxiety symptoms.I am an adult psychologist with a focus on comorbid substance use and anxiety-related disorders, and cognitive, psychological, and psychophysiological factors that mediate treatment receptivity.My current work focuses on the development and testing of translational models that combine preclinical methods of assessing biological stress system function with clinical SUD treatment methods. I have over 40 publications with many as first or last author, 1723 citations, and an h-index of 23. I have also presented at over 80 conferences both nationally and internationally.

Research Summary

Comorbidity Alcohol Use Disorder Anxiety Disorders Drinking to Cope Drinking Motives Network Analysis