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Vermont Center on Behavior & Health Monthly Lecture Series
Vermont Center on Behavior & Health Monthly Lecture Series
Michael Amlung, PhD
Associate Professor in Applied Behavioral Science at University of Kansas
Wednesday, February 19, 2025, 12-1 pm
UVMMC Davis Auditorium
Application of behavioral economics to investigate contextual influences on alcohol and cannabis use
Registration Link: https://uvmcom.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_nDjyfnScRCq_ZXmfEwcSyA#/registration
Dr. Michael Amlung is an Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of Applied
Behavioral Science and Associate Director for Training and Associate Scientist in the Cofrin Logan Center for Addiction
Research and Treatment. He directs the Behavioral Economics and Addiction Neuroscience Laboratory, which conducts
research on causes, consequences, and treatment of addictive disorders. His research examines factors that contribute to
pathological decision-making in individuals with substance use disorders, the behavioral and brain basis of motivation to
use alcohol and other drugs, and the effects of environmental contexts and physiological states on addictive behaviors. His
research is funded by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, the Canadian Institutes for Heath
Research, and the University of Kansas Center for Research.