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We're pleased to announce the 2025 recipients of the
MI-ACRE Advancing Addiction Care Award
Congratulations to each awardee and thank you for your dedication to improving addiction care in our communities!
Dr. Chen is a PGY3 Psychiatry Resident and will utilize the award by participating in the Cape Cod Symposium on Addictive Disorders (CCSAD), enhancing her expertise in addressing the unique challenges of adolescent substance use disorders. To raise awareness on this topic, Dr. Chen will submit an article, synthesizing CCSAD insights with her child and adolescent patient clinical experiences, to the Academic Psychiatry journal’s ‘Learner’s Voice’ section.
Alexis Skuras, CNS
Alexis Skuras, CNS
Alexis Skuras is a Clinical Nurse Specialist at the Recovery Mobile Clinic. Ms. Skuras will use the award to pursue the Certified Addictions Registered Nurse – Advanced Practice (CARN-AP) credential, the highest national certification for advanced practice nurses specializing in addiction care. This certification will strengthen Ms. Skuras’ clinical expertise, formalize her advanced knowledge in addiction medicine, and ensure the continuation of evidence-based, high-quality care. Ms. Skuras hopes to expand the impact of this training by becoming a resource and mentor for other nurses and healthcare professionals at the Recovery Mobile Clinic.
Dr. Tareen is a Consultation Liaison Psychiatrist and University of Michigan Clinical Assistant Professor. Dr. Tareen will use the award to pursue her Addiction Medicine Board Certification through the American Board of Preventative Medicine Practice Pathway. This certification will add value to Dr. Tareen’s patient care and allow her to represent the University of Michigan, and the MI-ACRE mission, in a patient-centered approach to transplant psychiatry at regional and national stages.
Dr. Allison Lin Receives Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE)
Congratulations to our MI-ACRE Co-Director, Dr. Allison Lin, on being honored with the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on outstanding scientists and engineers beginning their independent research careers.
This prestigious recognition by President Biden acknowledges Dr. Lin's exceptional contributions to addiction science and research through her leadership positions at the VA Ann Arbor Health Care System and the University of Michigan.
Announcements
Announcements
Dr. Lara Coughlin and Dr. Erin Bonar have received funding for a 5-year large, randomized study: Comparing Remotely Delivered Interventions To Promote Cessation Among Adults Who Smoke Menthol Cigarettes
MI-ACRE Co-Director Dr. Lara Coughlin has been selected as a 2025 Research Scout
Research Scouts are, "outstanding scientists from diverse backgrounds and various career stages who demonstrate immense curiosity, creativity, and calculated risk-taking. Scouts have an innate tendency to support the success of others".
As a 2025 Research Scout, Dr. Coughlin will be able to grant a single award of $150,000 or two awards of $75,000 to "Scout Scholar" awardees, Medical School scientists with compelling, new ideas.
To learn more about the program, and how to become a Scout Scholar, click here!
Dr. Anne Fernandez and Dr. Lara Coughlin have received a NIH-funded R34 grant: Cultivating Recovery: A Pilot Study of Digital Contingency Management for Co-occurring Opioid and Alcohol Use Disorder.
This new grant is funded through the Helping to End Addiction Long-term (HEAL) initiative and focuses on using a digital contingency management intervention to help address polysubstance use, specifically opioid & alcohol use.
Dr. Allison Lin's team has received a new NIDA funded 5-year R61/R33 grant Coalition for harm reduction and prevention (CHRP): Developing and testing a novel Hub and Spoke Model to implement prevention and harm reduction in rural clinics.
The focus is on testing implementation of prevention and harm reduction services in rural primary care and mental health clinics in Michigan using a Hub and Spoke model.
Maureen Walton, PhD (left); Erin Bonar, PhD (right).
Congratulations!
Dr. Maureen Walton was installed as the first Toby Brzoznowski Research Professor in Behavioral Health Technology Innovations.
Dr. Erin Bonar was installed as the first Kathy Fant Brzoznowski Research Professor in Behavioral Health Technology Innovations.
The Professorship Installation Inauguration took place on August 22, 2024.
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