Attention A T users. To access the menus on this page please perform the following steps.
1. Please switch auto forms mode to off.
2. Hit enter to expand a main menu option (Health, Benefits, etc).
3. To enter and activate the submenu links, hit the down arrow.
You will now be able to tab or arrow up or down through the submenu options to access/activate the submenu links.
Locator
Contact
Search
Search
VA »
Health Care »
MIRECC / CoE
» VISN 4 MIRECC
»
VISN 4 MIRECC Philadelphia Investigators and Mentors - James McKay, Ph.D.
MIRECC / CoE
Menu
VISN 4 MIRECC Philadelphia Investigators and Mentors - James McKay, Ph.D.
- James McKay, Ph.D.
- Email: mckay_j@mail.trc.upenn.edu
- MIRECC Role(s): Investigator, Fellowship Primary Mentor
- Bio: Dr. James McKay is a Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania. He is the Director of the Penn Center on the Continuum of Care in the Addictions, and the Director of the Philadelphia VA Center of Excellence in Substance Abuse Treatment and Education (CESATE). Dr. McKay received a Ph.D. from Harvard University and completed a clinical psychology internship at McLean Hospital and a postdoctoral fellowship in treatment outcome research at Brown University.
- He is the recipient of an Independent Scientist (K02) Award from the NIDA, as well numerous research grants from NIDA and NIAAA, including a new NIAAA-funded Center on Adaptive Treatment for Alcoholism. He is also the author of Treating Substance Use Disorders with Adaptive Continuing Care (2009; American Psychological Association).
- Research Interests: Dr. McKay’s work has included evaluations of continuing care treatments for alcohol and cocaine use disorders, evaluations of the ASAM placement criteria, development of adaptive interventions for substance use disorders, and the identification of factors over time that predict relapse following substance abuse treatment.
- His current research efforts are focused on the development and evaluation of flexible approaches to the management of addiction, which include the use of the telephone to provide extended continuing care and incorporate adaptive algorithms and the client’s preferences in the selection of treatment interventions.
