CPA Recap
Collaborative Perspective on Addiction 2019 was a Success!
Jennifer E. Merrill, PhD
Ali Yurasek, PhD
Michael Amlung, PhD
James Murphy, PhD
Thank you to all that attended CPA 2019 in Providence, RI, and for making it such a success! The theme of the event was “Addictive Behaviors Across Diverse Populations: Innovations in Science and Practice.” We had a record number of 286 attendees, with 18 symposia, and 154 posters. Our follow-up survey (n=168, 59% response rate) revealed that almost half (47%) were first-time CPA attendees. Further, an impressive 94% said they will be back! In case you missed it, below are some photos and brief descriptions of the highlights!
Keynotes were delivered by Drs. Felipe Gonzalez-Castro and Rajita Sinha.
The Nancy M. Petry Memorial Lecture was delivered by Dr. Carla Rash.
The mentoring lunch was a big hit. Over 90 mentees were matched with 22 mentors.
Awards were given to six graduate students and four postdoctoral fellows for exceptional abstract submissions. Local attendees received a registration waiver, and other awardees received both registration waivers and travel funds.
Student Awards: Pictured from left to right are Jen Buckman (Division 50 president), Jennifer Merrill (CPA program co-chair), Angela Stevens, Michelle Haikalis, Samuel Acuff, Daniel Delaney, Christian Garcia, Neo Gebru, and Ali Yurasek (CPA program co-chair).
Postdoc Awards: Awardees pictured from left to right: Rachel Gunn, Angela Haeny, Lidia Meshesha, and Alexander Sokolovsky.
Last but not least, the Early Career Faculty Award went to Roseann Peterson and the Nancy M. Petry Memorial Mid-Career Award went to Ty Schepis.
We are already looking forward to next year. Save the date! CPA 2020 will be held in San Diego, April 2-4th, 2020. Next year, Ali, Jim, and Jen will rotate off as program chairs. We have enjoyed our time serving the division in this capacity, and thank everyone that made CPA a success over the past few years! We will pass the program chair torches to Michael Amlung and Elizabeth Aston, and we are confident they will run yet another successful event!
