Scott Coffey, PhD

Director, Division of Psychology

• B.S. - Arizona State University, 1988
• PhD - University of Mississippi - Clinical Psychology - 1996
• Clinical Internship - Medical University of South Carolina - National Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center, 1995-96
• National Institue on Drug Abuse Postdoctoral Research Fellow- Medical University of South Carolina. 1996-1999
• Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, University at Buffalo, 1999-2004
• Associate Professor of Psychiatry, University of Mississippi Medical Center, 2004-present
• Director, Division of Psychology, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, University of Mississippi Medical Center, 2007-present

Research interests include the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder, substantce use disorders, and the concurrent treatment of these conditions. In addition, Dr. Coffey is interested in the role of emotion and impulsivity in substance dependence and uses laboratory models (e.g., cue reactivity) to elucidate the role of these constructs in the maintenance of substance use disorders. Dr. Coffey serves as the Principal Investigator or Co-Investigator on numerous grants funded by the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, the National Institute on Drug Abuse, and the National Institute of Mental Health.