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Danielle Dick, Ph.D.

Director, Rutgers Addiction Research Center & Professor of Psychiatry, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Danielle Dick, Ph.D.

My research focuses on how genetic and environmental influences contribute to the development of patterns of substance use and related behaviors, such as child behavioral and emotional challenges, and how


Fazil Aliev, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Fazil Aliev, Ph.D.

My background is in mathematical statistics, and my current research is mainly concentrated on large-scale genetic studies of alcohol use disorders and related outcomes. I have played a leadership role


Sarah Brislin, Ph.D.

Instructor of Psychiatry, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Sarah Brislin, Ph.D.

My research focuses on determining biological mechanisms that contribute to the expression and development of externalizing behavior in adolescence. I am particularly interested in understanding the biological, environmental, and developmental


Holly Poore, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Associate

Holly Poore, Ph.D.

My research focuses on the development, hierarchical structure, and etiology of externalizing disorders (e.g., ADHD, alcohol use and misuse, conduct problems) and related traits (e.g, personality, aggression), particularly those that


Maia Choi, M.S.

Graduate Student, Behavioral and Systems Neuroscience

Maia Choi, B.A.

I am broadly interested in genetic influences on the development of substance use and related externalizing disorders during emerging adulthood. I am also interested in the prevention/intervention of college student


Erin Lumpe, M.S.

Graduate Student, Behavioral and Systems Neuroscience

Erin Gallert, B.S.

I am a New Jersey Alliance for Clinical and Translational Science (NJ ACTS) Predoctoral Fellow, funded through the NIH Clinical Translational Science Award (CTSA). My research aims to identify risk


Emily Balcke, M.Sc.

Lab Manager

Emily Balcke, M.Sc.

I serve as Lab Manager of the TPG Lab, and Program Manager of the Rutgers Addiction Research Center. I am responsible for overall scientific management and administration of the lab,


Priscille Myrthil-Harder, B.A.

Program Assistant

I serve as the Program Assistant of  Rutgers Addiction Research Center. Education B.A. in Psychology, double minors in Biology and American Sign Language, Montclair State University, 2020 M.P.H. in Epidemiology,