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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.

Assistant Professor, Department 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.

Faculty Instructor

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


Genevieve Dash, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Associate

Genevieve Dash photo

My research focuses on substance use etiology, course, and intervention, particularly among adolescents and early adults. I am especially interested in using applied statistical methods to explore genetic and environmental


I-Tzu Hung, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Associate

My research focuses on the genetic and environmental influences on externalizing behaviors and related traits (e.g., callous-unemotional traits, irritability, delay discounting). As a developmental psychologist, I am particularly interested in leveraging


Erin Lumpe, M.S.

Ph.D. Candidate, 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,


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


Ariana Heinsdorf, MLIS

Program Assistant

I am the Program Assistant for the TPG Lab where I support the team with administrative duties. I previously worked as a Training and Communications Specialist at the National Institutes