Campbell/Spillane Substance Use Research - Interview with Edward Singleton

Abstract

Edward (Ed) G. Singleton, PhD, retired as Senior Clinical Associate and Research Scientist for the MayaTech Corporation. He received his PhD from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He had multiple appointments with the National Institute on Drug Abuse’s (NIDA’s) Addiction Research Center and Intramural Research Program, including guest worker/expert consultant, staff fellow, senior fellow, visiting scientist, head of Instrumentation and Interdisciplinary Initiatives, and director of the Minority Recruitment and Training Program. Ed served in diversity initiatives for other prominent organizations such as Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA’s) National Historically Black College and University (HBCU) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Consortium, the U.S. Surgeon General’s Effort for Increasing Public Health Infrastructure at HBCUs, and he was appointed member of the American Psychological Association (APA) Presidential Commission on Ethnic Minority Recruitment, Retention and Training that developed APA’s initial strategic plan to diversify psychology in academe. He co-founded the Special Populations Committee of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT) and the Underrepresented Populations Committee of The College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD). Additionally, the CPDD Primm-Singleton Minority Travel Awards Program is co-named (with Beny J. Primm, MD) in honor of service and dedication to increasing the participation of underrepresented populations in the College and accelerating the progress of racial and ethnic minorities in addiction research. Ed is an elected fellow and emeritus member of CPDD and 2020 recipient of the Martin and Toby Adler Distinguished Service Award. Sources: https://cpdd.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/2020-CPDD-Comprehensive-Guide-Final.pdf Accessed 17 Mar 2023. https://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2000/02/cravings Accessed 17 Mar 2023.