{"id":1448,"date":"2021-04-07T14:27:22","date_gmt":"2021-04-07T18:27:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/psychiatry-dev\/?page_id=1448"},"modified":"2026-10-26T15:01:31","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T19:01:31","slug":"alcohol-research-center","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/psychiatry\/research\/alcohol-research-center\/","title":{"rendered":"Alcohol Research Center"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

The Alcohol Research Center (ARC) is the longest-funded center at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA). The center focuses on both the etiology and treatment of alcoholism. Although alcohol research remains the central focus, the ARC now has programs that encompass research on other psychoactive substances (including heroin, marijuana, cocaine), pathological gambling, and HIV\/AIDS.<\/p>\r\n

Find a Research Study <\/a><\/p>\r\n

Note: Several of the studies listed are funded by the ARC while some are funded by other grants.<\/em><\/p>\r\n

Meet Our Team<\/h2>\r\n

Principal Investigator and ARC Contact<\/h3>\r\n

David C. Steffens, M.D., MHS<\/a>
Psychiatry
UConn School of Medicine Cathryn Glanton Holzhauer, Ph.D.<\/a>
Psychiatry
UConn School of Medicine<\/p>\r\n

Scientific Directors<\/h3>\r\n

Sheila Alessi, Ph.D.<\/a>
Calhoun Cardiology Center
UConn School of Medicine Jonathan Covault, M.D., Ph.D.<\/a>
Psychiatry
UConn School of Medicine<\/p>\r\n

Associate Scientific Directors<\/h3>\r\n

Victor Hesselbrock, Ph.D.<\/a>
Psychiatry
UConn School of Medicine<\/a> Mark Litt, Ph.D.<\/a>
Behavioral Sciences and Community Health
UConn School of Dental Medicine Carla Rash, Ph.D.<\/a>
Calhoun Cardiology Center
UConn School of Medicine Howard Tennen, Ph.D.<\/a>
Public Health Sciences
UConn School of Medicine<\/p>\r\n

Grants Management Contact<\/h3>\r\n

Tom Naples
Alcohol Research Center
Department of Psychiatry
UConn Health
263 Farmington Avenue
Farmington, CT 06030-1410
Email: tnaples@uchc.edu<\/a>
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