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Director and S. B. Sells Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Addiction Research Ph.D., Experimental Psychology, Texas Christian University, 1970
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Dwayne Simpson is Director of the Institute of Behavioral Research (IBR) and the S.B. Sells Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Addiction Research at Texas Christian University. His research on drug addiction and treatment effectiveness (reported in over 300 publications, 12 books and special issues) includes several large-scale and longitudinal national evaluations. Over the past 15 years, he has focused on assessments of client functioning and service delivery process, and how these factors influence treatment engagement and retention rates, stages of recovery, and long-term outcomes. This work includes development of cognitive and behavioral interventions shown to enhance client services and improvements in program management. His interests have expanded to the study of organizational behavior and its role in transferring evidence-based innovations into practice in community-based treatment agencies as well as criminal justice settings. Simpson is an advisor to national and international research centers and government organizations that address drug abuse treatment and related policy issues, a Fellow in both the American Psychological Association and American Psychological Society, and a member of the editorial boards for several journals.
Recent Conference Presentations
• November 14: A Strategic Perspective for Improving Addiction Treatment Resources and Implementation, Richmond, VA [Handouts: PDF: 489KB; 8 pages, 6 slides per page]
• October 15-16: Organizational Readiness for Stage-based Dynamics of Innovation Implementation, Stockholm, Sweden [Handouts: PDF: 175KB; 6 pages, 2 slides per page]
Summaries of Major Research Projects
Positions:
| 1970-1982: | Professor
(Asst to Full) in IBR, Texas Christian University (TCU) |
| 1982-1989: | Professor of Psychology, Texas A&M University (TAMU) |
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| 1989-Present: | Director of IBR, Texas Christian University |
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S. B. Sells Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Addiction Research, TCU |
Research Recognition:
- Distinguished Scientist Award for Texas (1987)
- National Institutes of Health/NIDA MERIT Award for Superior Competence and Outstanding Productivity (1999)
- Fellow in American Psychological Association and in American Psychological Society (Charter Member)
- Principal Investigator on Federal Grant Awards (totaling $50 million since 1976)
- Expert Advisor to departments of health and public safety in Canada, England, Germany, Greece, Italy, Sweden, Singapore, and Taiwan.
Selected Publications:
Note: Click on the Abstract link to view and/or print a publication's
abstract from a separate window.
Simpson, D. D., & Sells, S. B. (1982). Effectiveness of treatment for drug abuse: An overview of the DARP research program. Advances in Alcohol and Substance Abuse, 2(1), 7-29. [Abstract];[Full paper; PDF, 2.5 MB / 23 pages]
Simpson, D. D. & Sells, S. B. (Eds.). (1990). Opioid addiction and treatment: A 12-year follow-up. Malabar, FL: Krieger Publishing Co. [Book overview: (PDF: 28K / 7 pages)]
Simpson, D. D. & Brown, B. (Guest Eds.). (1999). Special issue on treatment process and outcome studies from DATOS. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 57(2). [Summary]
Simpson, D. D., Wexler, H. K., & Inciardi, J. A. (Guest Eds.) (1999). Special issue on drug treatment outcomes for correctional settings, parts 1 & 2. The Prison Journal, 79(3/4). [Summary]
Simpson, D. D. (2002). A conceptual framework for transferring research to practice. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 22(4), 171-182. [Abstract]
Simpson, D. D., Joe, G. W., & Broome, K. M. (2002). A national 5-year follow-up of treatment outcomes for cocaine dependence. Archives of General Psychiatry, 59, 538-544. [Abstract]
Simpson, D. D. (2004). A conceptual framework for drug treatment process and outcomes. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 27, 99-121. [Abstract]
Simpson, D. D., & Dansereau, D. F. (2007). Assessing organizational functioning as a step toward innovation. Science & Practice Perspectives, April, 20-28
(full text available electronically at http://www.drugabuse.gov/PDF/ Perspectives/vol3no2/Assessing.pdf). [Abstract]
Simpson, D. D., & Flynn, P. M. (Guest Eds.). (2007). Organizational readiness for change (Special Issue). Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 33(2). More Information on this special issue
Simpson, D. D., & Knight, K. (Guest Eds.). (2007). Offender needs and functioning assessments (Special Issue). Criminal Justice and Behavior, 34(9). More Information on this special issue
Other Publications (link to Publications page)
Dr.
Simpson’s well-dressed beginning in his West Texas elementary school days.
IBR Faculty, Research Staff
Director
and Professor
D. Dwayne Simpson
Deputy Director
and Professor
Patrick
M. Flynn
Associate
Directors
Donald F. Dansereau
George W. Joe
Kevin Knight
Research
Scientists
Kirk M. Broome
Jack M. Greener
Danica K. Knight
Grace A. Rowan-Szal
Associate Research Scientist
Janis T. Morey
Research
Associates
Norma
G. Bartholomew
Charlotte W. Pevoto
Consulting
Scientists
Barry S. Brown
Lois R. Chatham
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