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Directors & Board Members
LARC Directors
Nicholas E. Goeders, PhD
Professor and Chairman of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Neuroscience; Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine; Executive Director of Louisiana Addiction Research Center
Kevin Murnane, PhD
Associate Professor of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Neuroscience, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Director of Basic Science Research for Louisiana Addiction Research Center
James C. Patterson II, MD, PhD
Professor and Chairman of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Christus Schumpert Chair of Neurobiology, Clinical Research Director of Louisiana Addiction Research Center
Board Members
Karen Stokes, PhD
Professor of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Assistant Director of Scientific Excellence for the CCDS
Suzanne Tinsley, PT, PhD
Assistant Vice Chancellor for Institutional Advancement,, Associate Professor of Physical Therapy, Board Certified Specialist in Neurologic Physical Therapy
Faculty
LARC Faculty
Megan Flavin, PT, DPT
Assistant Dean of Clinical Affairs, Board Certified Specialist in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy, Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy
Alan D. Kaye, MD, PhD, DABA, DABPM, DABIPP, FASA
Professor of Anesthesiology, Professor of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Neurosciences
Xiaohong Lu, PhD
Associate Professor of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Neuroscience, Pharmacology Graduate Program Recruiter
Shawn E. McNeil, MD, FAPA
Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Program Director of the Psychiatry Residency Program, Director of Neuroinformatics Research
Pamela McPherson, MD, FAPA
Associate Professor and Vice-Chair of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship Program Director
A. Wayne Orr, PhD
Professor and Director of the Research Division for Pathology and Translational Pathobiology, Director of the Center for Cardiovascular Diseases and Sciences
Marie Vazquez Morgan, PT, PhD
Assistant Vice Chancellor for Institutional Wellness, Clinical Associate Professor of Physical Therapy
Andrew Yurochko, PhD
Professor of Internal Medicine, Microbiology and Immunology, Executive Director of Center of Excellence for Emerging Viral Threats, Assistant Director of Research of Center of Excellence for Arthritis, Director of CAIPP, Carroll Feist Endowed Chair of Viral Oncology, Associate Director of Research for Feist-Weiller Cancer Center
Trainee Members
Trainee Members
Adesewa Akande, Graduate Student of Pharmacology, Toxicology &
Neuroscience
Vinita Batra, PhD, Fellow of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
Sarah Bertrand, MSIII of School of Medicine
Avery Bryan, PGY 1 Preliminary of General Surgery
Christopher Causey, MSII of School of Medicine
Joshua Cooper, MSII of School of Medicine
Nhi Dao, Student Worker of Pharmacology, Toxicology & Neuroscience
Patrick Davis, MSIV of School of Medicine
Ashley Deville, MSIV of School of Medicine
Aidyn Dupuy, MS1I of School of Medicine
Amber Edinoff, MD, House Officer IV of Psychiatry and Behavioral
Medicine
Yahya Ghaffar, MSIII of School of Medicine
Ashlyn Guillory, MSI of School of Medicine
Nicole Hall, Graduate Student of Pharmacology, Toxicology & Neuroscience
Cameron Hewett, MSII of School of Medicine
Teresa Horan, MSIII of School of Medicine
Fatima Iqbal, MSIII of School of Medicine
Sania Jiwani, MD, House Officer III, Internal Medicine
Christina Ledbetter, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow of Neurosurgery
Payton Mangham, MSIII, School of Medicine
Andrew Minagar, Student Worker of Pharmacology, Toxicology &
Neuroscience
Maggie Mott, Graduate Student of Pharmacology, Toxicology &
Neuroscience
Lailun Nahar, Graduate Student of Pharmacology, Toxicology &
Neuroscience
Long Nguyen, MD, House Officer II, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
Catherine Nix, MD, House Officer III, Psychiatry and Behavioral
Medicine
Laura Nussdorf, MS1I of School of Medicine, President of Medical
Students Against Addiction
Carolina Ochoa, MSII of School of Medicine
Laura Perilloux, House Officer I of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
Kelsey Rooney, MSIV of School of Medicine
Maggie Ross, MSIII of School of Medicine
Mattie Steib, MSIII of School of Medicine
Madalynn Traylor, MSII of School of Medicine
Frances Vest, Graduate Student of Pharmacology, Toxicology &
Neuroscience
Bo Wood, Graduate Student of Pharmacology, Toxicology & Neuroscience
Sunil Wadhwa, MSIII of School of Medicine
Josh Woo, MSII of School of Medicine
External Members
External Advisory Board
Kathleen T. Brady, MD, PhD
Vice President for Research, Medical University of South Carolina; Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Kathryn Cunningham, PhD
Professor Chauncey Leake Distinguished Professor of Pharmacology; Vice Chairman of Pharmacology and Toxicology; Director of the Center for Addiction Research
Michael Nader, PhD
Professor of Physiology & Pharmacology and Radiology; Director of the Center for Research on Substance Use & Addiction
External Members
Joshua DeBord, Forensic Chemist and Toxicologist, North Louisiana Crime Lab
Mark DeCoster, Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Louisiana Tech University
Steven Fleming, Forensic Toxicologist, North Louisiana Crime Lab
Joseph Jones, Administration, North Louisiana Crime Lab
Janet Miller, MS, LAC, CCGC, CCDP-D, AADC, Executive Director, LA Association on Compulsive Gambling
Roderick Williams, CEO, Uprising Addiction Center
Patrick Wojtkiewicz, Director, North Louisiana Crime Lab
Staff
LARC Staff
Membership
If you are interested in joining our team or need to update your information, please use the links below:
LSUHS Faculty, Students and Staff
- Already a Faculty Member but need to update your information - https://forms.lsuhs.edu/Forms/lauf
- Interested in becoming a Faculty Member - https://forms.lsuhs.edu/Forms/larc_memberform
- Interested in becoming a Student, Resident or Postdoc Member - https://forms.lsuhs.edu/Forms/lntm
- Annual Trainee Update Form - https://forms.lsuhs.edu/Forms/latuf
Outside LSUHS
- Interested in become a member - https://lsuhealthshreveport.formstack.com/forms/larc_new_member_application
- Already a member but need to update your information - https://lsuhealthshreveport.formstack.com/forms/larc_annual_update_form