Dr. Hanlon had a long and distinguished career in the areas of personality assessment and treatment evaluation. His initial research experience involved conducting clinical psychopharmacological trials largely involving the treatment of schizophrenia and other serious and persistent disorders. During this same period, he also participated in early treatment evaluation studies of the effectiveness of opioid […]
FRI is pleased to announce that Dr. Cathy Reback was recently awarded the Women in Leadership Award by the West Hollywood Women’s Advisory Board and the West Hollywood Chamber of Commerce for her work with gay/bisexual men and transgender women living with or at risk of acquiring HIV. Dr. Reback was presented the award at […]
Friends Research Institute is pleased to announce that the Addiction & Pharmacology Research Laboratory (APRL) under the leadership of Drs. John Mendelson and Gantt Galloway has recently joined FRI. The Addiction & Pharmacology Research Laboratory uses the tools of psychology, pharmacology, and cognitive science to understand the impact of non-medical drug use and to find better […]
FRI is pleased to announce that Dr. Shannon Gwin Mitchell will lead the evaluation of the National Council for Behavioral Health’s FaCES (Facilitating Change for Excellence in SBIRT) project. Funded by the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, FaCES will assemble a team of national experts to develop a standardized implementation model – or a “change package” […]
FRI is pleased to announce that Jan Gryczynski, along with Co-Investigators Drs. Robert Schwartz, Shannon Gwin Mitchell, and Christopher Welsh have received a grant award from the National Institute on Drug Abuse entitled “Navigation Services to Avoid Rehospitalization (NavSTAR) among substance users.” In recent years, the problem of repeat hospitalization has come under intense focus as a contributor […]
Friends Research Institute was recently named to the list of “The Baltimore Sun Top Workplaces” for 2014. This is FRI’s fourth year in a row for making the list. The evaluation for the Top Workplaces program continues to be based upon feedback from employee surveys, of which FRI received high ratings from its employees. FRI […]
FRI recently held its biennial Awards Reception at the Ritz-Carlton Residences, Inner Harbor in Baltimore. During the reception several awards were presented to successful nominees. The main award of the evening was the FRI Daniel Mendelsohn New Investigator Award. Nominees for this award are new investigators who show future promise, evidenced by commitment and achievement […]
FRI is pleased to announce that Jan Gryczynski, along with Co-Investigators Drs. Robert Schwartz, Shannon Gwin Mitchell, and Alexander Cowell have received a grant award from the National Institute on Drug Abuse entitled “A randomized trial of SBIRT services in school-based health centers.” Substance use among adolescents continues to be highly prevalent in the US. Likewise, many adolescents engage […]
Frank J. Vocci, President and Senior Research Scientist at FRI, delivered the annual Andrew G. DuMez Memorial Lecture at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy on April 8, 2013. His lecture, titled “The Interplay of Dose and Dosage Form in the Development of Medications to Treat Addictive Disorders,” examined the evolution of pharmaceutical treatments […]