Research

The UF Smoking Laboratory and Clinic (UF-SLC) seeks to connect basic laboratory science with clinically relevant problems, and to conduct studies within each domain. Specifically, we seek to: (a) extend our program on basic behavioral and behavioral pharmacological research; (b) apply principles and processes generated by laboratory research, both conceptually and empirically, to clinical problems; and (c) employ these findings to improve behavioral assessments of and treatments for cigarette smoking and related issues. The overriding theme of the UF-SLC is that a scientifically informed approach is the best path to improve assessment of and treatment for smoking.

Current Interests:

Behavioral pharmacology of nicotine; addiction; translational research on choice, nicotine, and smoking in animal and human laboratories; contingency management for smoking cessation; linking advances in information technology to deliver science-based behavioral treatments to promote healthy behavior (e.g., smoking cessation, diabetes self-management);mathematical models of operant behavior and choice; matching theory. 


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