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Richard A. Rawson, PhD, is a professor-in-residence at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Department of Psychiatry, where he has been a member of the faculty for more than 20 years. He serves as an associate director of the UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs, overseeing a portfolio of addiction research, including brain imaging studies, numerous clinical trials on pharmacological and psychosocial addiction treatments and the study of how new treatments are applied in the treatment system. During the past decade, Dr. Rawson has worked with the U.S. State Department on large substance-abuse research-and-treatment projects, exporting U.S. technology and addiction science to Mexico, Thailand, Israel, Egypt, South Africa and the Palestinian Authority. He directs the capacity-building and training component of the United Nations International Network of Drug Treatment and Rehabilitation Resource Centers. He is also principal investigator of the Pacific Southwest Addiction Technology Center and the NIDA Methamphetamine Clinical Trials Group. Dr. Rawson has published two books, 20 book chapters and more than 175 professional papers. He conducts more than 50 workshops annually as well as paper presentations and training sessions. Dr. Rawson earned his PhD degree in experimental psychology from the University of Vermont. | 