William W. Stoops

Biography
William W. Stoops, Ph.D. earned his Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology from the University of Kentucky (UK) in 2006. Following a Post-Doctoral Fellowship in the Department of Behavioral Science at UK, he was appointed to the faculty of that department where he is now a Professor with Tenure. He has published over 120 peer-reviewed manuscripts and his research has been continuously NIH funded for over 10 years, focusing primarily on cocaine use disorder in human laboratory studies and clinical trials. Based upon his scientific contributions, Dr. Stoops received the College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD) Joseph Cochin Young Investigator Award in 2013 and the Kentucky Psychological Association Psychologist of the Year Award in 2016. Dr. Stoops joined ISAJE in 2016 after his appointment as Editor-in-Chief of Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology. Dr. Stoops is currently Chair-Elect of the American Psychological Association Council of Editors and will serve as Chair of that group in 2021. He is also President-Elect of CPDD.