I first interviewed a person with lived experience of substance use twenty years ago. Today, I wanted to pause and reflect on the key points in this
Dennis McCarty receives prestigious Kentucky award 2022
Dennis McCarty, Ph.D., an Emeritus Professor in the School of Public Health at the Portland State University and Oregon Health & Science
Getting the most out of the Conference of the College on Problems of Drugs Dependence #CPDD2015
June 15, 2015 – The conference of the College of Problems on Drugs Dependence took place in Phoenix, Arizona. When I learned that my paper was
New paper out now: Alcohol Screening among Opioid Agonist Patients in a Primary Care Clinic and an Opioid Treatment Program
February 25th: Drinking in people who also use other illicit drugs causes serious problems. Their doctors and health professionals can ask about
How to go about getting a postdoc position? Finding funding
There probably isn’t a simple answer to this question. Everybody has a different experience. My path was one of finding my own funding to do what I
Three years post doctorate
27 April 2014 Transitions are life changes that allow us to pause, reflect and plan. Here’s a short history of my transition from the pre-doctoral to
Going home
West coast and East coast of the U.S. are very different, people always told me. West coast was my home for 6 months - spring and summer. At the
Saying bye slowly makes parting easier
Last days of my INVEST fellowship Visiting research scholars make new friends quickly and parting is not always easy for them. I said bye in
A decade in the addictions field
Edited March 4, 2020 by janklimas ... or women, men and non-binary folk who mentored me. Career in addiction health services research can be