David Ledgerwood
Position Title
Associate Professor and Director - Division of Nicotine and Tobacco Research
Office Address
Tolan Park
Detroit, MI 48201
Suite 2A, Room 223
Office Phone
313-993-1380
Biography
Dr. Ledgerwood’s research focuses on behavioral treatments for substance and behavioral addictions (e.g., gambling disorder), as well as mechanisms of substance use disorders. His recent work in the area of nicotine and tobacco includes studying the efficacy of contingency management for smoking cessation among people living with HIV. He is also currently examining the interrelationship between smoking relapse and stress.
Department
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences at Wayne State University
Education
University of Windsor, Ontario, 1995, B.A. (Psychology, Hons.)
University of Windsor, Ontario, 1997, M.A. (Applied Social Psychology)
University of Windsor, Ontario, 2003, Ph.D. (Clinical Psychology)
Yale University, Department of Psychiatry, New Haven, CT, 2003 (Clinical Psychology Predoctoral Fellowship)
Courses taught by David Ledgerwood
Fall Term 2024
Fall Term 2023
Recent university news spotlights
- TRAIN@wayne NIDA T32 Predoctoral Addiction Training Program Recruiting PhD Students
- Center for Urban Responses to Environmental Stressors (CURES) awards NTRD research team funding for pilot projects on smoking and vaping cannabis
- All In ~ A Gambling Addiction Series Pt. 2
- Online betting increases Michigan revenue — and gambling addiction
- Wayne State adds new Nicotine and Tobacco Research Division to Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences