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Associate Professor,
Department of Psychology
University of Colorado at Boulder
D-244 Muenzinger Hall
Boulder, CO 80309-0345
Email: Kent.Hutchison@colorado.edu
Office: 303-492-3298
Fax: 303-492-2967
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Research Interests
Dr. Hutchison received his Ph.D. from Oklahoma State University in 1995. Dr. Hutchison was a post-doctoral fellow at Brown University from 1995-1998 before accepting an assistant professor position at the University of Colorado in 1998. The objectives of Dr. Hutchison's research are to examine mechanisms that underlie substance abuse and dependence (e.g., craving and drug reinforcement), to examine individual difference variables that may moderate these mechanisms, and to examine behavioral and pharmacological treatments that may moderate these mechanisms with the intention of reducing substance use. Currently, there are a number of studies in different stages of completion that are designed to meet these objectives. These studies employ research techniques that include Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA uses palm pilot computers to collect daily data from the participant in the field), novel medications (e.g., olanzapine, buproprion, naltrexone, nicotine replacement which are useful for teasing apart the pharmacology of substance abuse as well as treating substance abuse), novel phenotypic/ physiological markers (prepulse inhibition of the startle response is a measure of information processing that is sensitive to pharmacological challenges), and eventually novel genetic markers (DNA is collected on almost every research participant). Dr. Hutchison has active research support from the National Institute on Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse (NIAAA), the National Cancer Institute (NCI), the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), and the pharmaceutical industry.
Curriculum Vitae
Publications via PubMed
More about Addiction Research
CU Boulder Hutchison Website
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