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Education: ÌýPhD, Â鶹ÊÓƵ, 2010

Research Interests: ÌýDr. Bidwell’s primary research focus is translational studies investigating the effects of abused drugs andÌýhow these effects impact psychological and physical health acutely and chronically. For over a decade, she has been building onÌýher training in studies of drug dependence, neurobehavior, behavioral genetics, and co-occurring psychiatric disorders. She hasÌýexpertise in human laboratory studies on cannabis, cannabinoids, alcohol, and nicotine, and maintains research projects in theÌýunderlying factors that contribute to successful clinical treatment of psychiatric and substance use conditions. Her currentÌýresearch investigates the direct neurobiological effects of drugs of abuse, including high potency marijuana and cannabinoids inÌýpsychiatric and medical populations and the direct physiological and behavioral effects of cannabinoids as they pertain to bothÌýtheir abuse potential and potential therapeutic effects in observational as well as human laboratory studies.

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