R21 AA998075 Hunt (PI) 01/01/19-12/31/21 Community-based intervention for alcohol abuse

Citations:

- 1. Merryle, R.J. & Hunt, M.C. (2015). Independent living, physical disability and substance abuse among the elderly. Psychology and Aging, 23(4), 10-22.
- 2. Hunt, M.C. , Jensen, J.L. & Crenshaw, W. (2018). Substance abuse and mental health among community-dwelling elderly. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 24(9), 1124-1135.
- 3. Hunt, M.C. , Wiechelt, S.A. & Merryle, R. (2019). Predicting the substance-abuse treatment needs of an aging population. American Journal of Public Health, 45(2), 236-245. PMCID: PMC9162292
- 4. Merryle, R. & Hunt, M.C. (2020). Randomized clinical trial of cotinine in older nicotine addicts. Age and Ageing, 38(2), 9-23. PMCID: PMC9002364

## B. Positions, Scientific Appointments, and Honors Positions and Scientific Appointments

2021 - Present Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 2020 - Present Adjunct Professor, McGill University Department of Psychology, Montreal, Quebec, Canada 2018 - Present NIH Risk, Adult Addictions Study Section, members 2015 - 2017 Consultant, Coastal Psychological Services, San Francisco, CA 2014 - 2021 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 2014 - 2015 NIH Peer Review Committee: Psychobiology of Aging, ad hoc reviewer 2014 - Present Board of Advisors, Senior Services of Eastern Missouri 2013 - 2014 Lecturer, Department of Psychology, Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT 2011 - Present Associate Editor, Psychology and Aging 2009 - Present Member, American Geriatrics Society 2009 - Present Member, Gerontological Society of America 2009 - 2013 Fellow, Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Drug Abuse, Bethesda, MD 2006 - Present Member, American Psychological Association

## Honors

2020 Award for Best in Interdisciplinary Ethnography, International Ethnographic Society 2019 Excellence in Teaching, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 2018 Outstanding Young Faculty Award, Washington University, St. Louis, MO

## C. Contributions to Science

- 1. My early publications directly addressed the fact that substance abuse is often overlooked in older adults. However, because many older adults were raised during an era of increased drug and alcohol use, there are reasons to believe that this will become an increasing issue as the population ages. These publications found that older adults appear in a variety of primary care settings or seek mental health providers to deal with emerging addiction problems. These publications document this emerging problem and guide primary care providers and geriatric mental health providers to recognize symptoms, assess the nature of the problem and apply the necessary interventions. By providing evidence and simple clinical approaches, this body of work has changed the standards of care for addicted older adults and will continue to provide assistance in relevant medical settings well into the future. I served as the primary investigator or co-investigator in all of these studies.
- a. Gryczynski, J., Shaft, B.M., Merryle, R., & Hunt, M.C. (2013). Community based participatory research with late-life addicts. American Journal of Alcohol and Drug Abuse, 15(3), 222-238.