NIDA, SAMHSA Host Humphrey Fellows

The 2014–2015 NIDA Hubert H. Humphrey Drug Abuse Research Fellows met with federal officials April 1 and 2 to learn about research priorities, initiatives, and resources offered by NIDA and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). NIDA International Program Director Steven W. Gust, Ph.D., and Associate Director Dale Weiss hosted the fellows at NIDA. The following NIDA staff spoke with the fellows: Carmen Rosa, M.S., Center for the Clinical Trials Network; Cora Lee Wetherington, Ph.D., Division of Clinical Neuroscience and Behavioral Research; Richard A. Jenkins, Ph.D., Division of Epidemiology, Services and Prevention Research; and Geoffrey Laredo, M.P.A., and Maureen Boyle, Ph.D., Office of Science Policy and Communications. SAMHSA International Officer Winnie Mitchell hosted the fellows’ visit to that agency, where the fellows met with representatives from the Centers for Behavioral Health and Statistics and Quality, Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse Prevention, and Substance Abuse Treatment.