James MacKillop
College Member
Current Employer
McMaster University
Election Year
2019
Academy
College of New Scholars
Department
Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences
Keywords
addiction; mental health; neuroeconomics; behavioural economics; alcohol abuse; drug abuse
James MacKillop is a clinician-scientist internationally acclaimed for his research applying behavioural economics and neuroeconomics to understanding addiction. His laboratory has characterized the behavioural, neural, and genetic underpinnings of dysregulated decision making in addictions, and extended these findings to treatment and public policy. His work has been recognized by awards from the Society for Addiction Psychology, the Research Society on Alcoholism, and the American Psychological Association.
James MacKillop est un scientifique-clinicien reconnu à l’échelle internationale pour ses recherches sur l’application de l’économie comportementale et de la neuroéconomie à la compréhension des addictions. Son laboratoire a permis de caractériser les fondements comportementaux, neuronaux et génétiques de la prise de décisions altérée chez les toxicomanes, et a enrichi les traitements et les politiques publiques de ces découvertes. Son travail a été récompensé par des prix attribués par la Society for Addiction Psychology, de la Research Society on Alcoholism et de l’American Psychological Association.
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