ISAP Researchers' Profiles

James Peck, Psy.D.

Dr. James Peck (Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology, California School of Professional Psychology-Los Angeles, 2001) is a Principal Investigator at ISAP and a licensed clinical psychologist. Dr. Peck completed a 3-year NIH/NIDA Postdoctoral Fellowship in Clinical Research at ISAP, where he managed Phase II clinical trials of both behavioral and pharmacological interventions for methamphetamine dependence.

Dr. Peck has worked in the nexus of substance abuse treatment and HIV prevention for high-risk populations including methamphetamine-abusing men who have sex with men (MSM) since 1998. His work includes the development and evaluation of a cognitive-behavioral group intervention for HIV-seropositive methamphetamine-abusing MSM, delivered in an HIV medical care setting (the UCLA Center for Clinical AIDS Research and Education [CARE] clinic).

Dr. Peck currently works part-time for ISAP as a clinical trainer on a project for Los Angeles County, the goal of which is to train mental health clinicians in techniques for screening, assessment, and brief interventions for co-occurring substance use disorders.  He has a part-time private practice in Santa Monica and also works at the public policy level as the 2008 chair of the Governmental Affairs Committee of the California Psychological Association.

Education and Training

• California State University-Fullerton, B.A., Human Services, 1996
• California School of Professional Psychology-LA, M.A., Psychology, 1998
• California School of Professional Psychology-LA, Psy.D., Clinical Psychology, 2001

Specialties

Contact Info

UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs
1640 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Suite 200
Los Angeles, CA 90025
jpeck@mednet.ucla.edu

Selected Publications

Peck, J.A., Shoptaw, S., Rotheram-Fuller, E., Reback, C.J., & Bierman, B. (In press). HIV-associated  medical, behavioral, and psychiatric characteristics for methamphetamine-dependent treatment-seeking gay men. Journal of Addictive Diseases.

Peck, J.A., Yang, X., Reback, C.J., Rotheram-Fuller, E., Shoptaw, S. (2005). Sustained Reductions in Drug Use and Depression Symptoms from Treatment for Drug Abuse in Methamphetamine-Dependent Gay and Bisexual Men. Journal of Urban Health, 82(1 Suppl 1), i100-i108.

Shoptaw, S., Reback, C.J., Peck, J.A., Yang, X., Larkins, S., Veniegas, S., Rotheram-Fuller, E., Hucks-Ortiz, C.  (2005). Behavioral treatment approaches for methamphetamine dependence and HIV-related sexual risk behaviors among urban gay and bisexual men. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 78(2):125-134.

Shoptaw, S., Peck, J.A., Reback, C.J., & Rotheram-Fuller, E. (2003). Psychiatric and substance dependence comorbidities, sexually transmitted diseases, and risk behaviors among methamphetamine-dependent
gay and bisexual men seeking outpatient drug abuse treatment. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, SARC Supplement No. 1, May, 161-168.

Peck, J.A. (1998).  A group therapy intervention for recently homeless gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender young adults.  In Breaking Barriers:  Psychology in the Public Interest (Monograph).  Mock, M., Hill, L., & Tucker, D. (Eds.). Sacramento, California: California Psychological Association.

Last updated - 03/05/2008

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