David Michael Ledgerwood (af7500)
University information
Contact information
Division of Nicotine and Tobacco Research
Associate Professor and Director - Division of Nicotine and Tobacco Research
Tolan Park
Detroit, MI 48201
Suite 2A, Room 223
313-993-1380
Dr. Ledgerwood’s research focuses on behavioral treatments for substance and behavioral addictions (e.g., gambling disorder), as well as mechanisms of substance use disorders. His recent work in the area of nicotine and tobacco includes studying the efficacy of contingency management for smoking cessation among people living with HIV. He is also currently examining the interrelationship between smoking relapse and stress.
University of Windsor, Ontario, 1995, B.A. (Psychology, Hons.)
University of Windsor, Ontario, 1997, M.A. (Applied Social Psychology)
University of Windsor, Ontario, 2003, Ph.D. (Clinical Psychology)
Yale University, Department of Psychiatry, New Haven, CT, 2003 (Clinical Psychology Predoctoral Fellowship)
Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences
Associate Professor
Tolan Park
Detroit, MI 48201
Suite 2A, Room 223
313-993-1380
Dr. Ledgerwood is Associate Professor and a clinical psychologist within the Substance Abuse Research Division in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences. His work focuses on the treatment and etiology of substance use and behavioral addiction disorders. His recent NIH funded research has included clinical trials examining behavioral treatments for smoking cessation among individuals living with HIV and parents of teens enrolled in juvenile drug court. He is also internationally recognized as an expert in the study of gambling disorder.
- University of Windsor, Ontario, 1995, B.A. (Psychology, Hons.)
- University of Windsor, Ontario, 1997, M.A. (Applied Social Psychology)
- University of Windsor, Ontario, 2003, Ph.D. (Clinical Psychology)
- Yale University, Department of Psychiatry, New Haven, CT, 2003 (Clinical Psychology Predoctoral Fellowship)
- Gambling disorder
- Behavioral addictions
- Substance use disorders
- Tobacco use
- Contingency management
- Behavioral addiction treatments
- Impulsivity
Substance Abuse
Gambling Disorder
Translational Neuroscience Program
Substance abuse treatment; Pathological gambling (problem gambling, compulsive gambling); Contingency management.
Disease/Disorder
Gambling disorder, nicotine dependence and substance use disorder.
Species
Human
Methods
Clinical Trials
