John M. Roll, Ph.D.
Dr. Roll received his BS degree in Psychology from the University of Montana in 1988, his MS degree in Experimental Psychology from St. Bonaventure University in 1990, and his Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology from Washington State University in 1994. Following his Ph.D. he completed two Postdoctoral fellowships; one at the University of Vermont Human Behavioral Pharmacology Laboratory and one at the University of Michigan Substance Abuse Research Center. In 1997 Dr. Roll joined the faculty of Wayne State University as a member of the Research Division on Substance Abuse. He joined ISAP and FRI in December of 1999.
Dr. Roll has been an author or co-author on over 30 journal articles and chapters. He was the Program Chair for Division 28 at the 2001 American Psychological Association's convention and has been the Organizer of the Annual Contingency Management Working Group for the past 7 years. Dr. Roll is a member of the Friends Research Institute West Coast Institutional Review Board and the Friend's Quality Insurance Committee. Dr. Roll is the Principal Investigator of a number of NIDA-funded projects including "Behavioral Treatment for Methamphetamine Dependence: A Comparison of Contingency Management Schedules"; "An Evaluation of Two Medications (Gabapentin or Baclofen) and Placebo for the Treatment of Methamphetamine Dependence"; "Motivational Properties of Drugs"; Adolescent Smoking Cessation"; "Human Methamphetamine Self-Administration: A Model"; and "Human Behavioral Pharmacology of GHB". He collaborates widely with other investigators from around the world. Additionally, he serves as the Pacific Nodes representative to several Clinical Trials Network Committees (Criminal Justice and Publications) as well as being the Pacific Node's research faculty in Charge of the Motivational Incentives protocol. Dr. Roll has served as a reviewer for NIH and VA grant applications.
Dr. Roll's primary research interests are in basic behavioral pharmacology and the development of behavioral interventions for substance abuse and related disorders.
Last updated May, 2002
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