Expertise

Her research, teaching, and clinical interests are closely aligned, focusing on medical patients with addictive disorders to include perinatal substance abusers and pain patients who misuse pain medication as well as those with infectious diseases (HIV/HCV), who smoke, require organ transplant or bariatric surgery.

Opioid anagesic misuse in patients with chronic non-cancer pain

Addiction and organ transplant

Obesity and bariatric surgery

Perinatal addiction

Behavioral therapies development

 

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Organizational Affiliations

UMMG Department of Public Health Sciences Research, Miller School of Medicine, Medical Campus, University of Miami

Miller School of Medicine, Medical Campus, University of Miami

Education

Clinical Psychology
1980, PhD, University of Alabama
Clinical Psychology
1976, MA, University of Alabama
Psychology
1972, BA, Ohio State University