Stephen T. Higgins, PhD

Director of the University of Vermont’s Center on Behavior and Health
Dr. Stephen T. Higgins is Director of the University of Vermont’s Center on Behavior and Health, and Principle Investigator on multiple National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants on the general topic of behavior and health, including an National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) Center for Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) award, a NIDA/FDA (National Institute on Drug Abuse/Food and Drug Administration) Tobacco Centers of Regulatory Science award, and a NIDA institutional training award. He is the Virginia H. Donaldson Endowed Professor of Translational Science in the Departments of Psychiatry and Psychological Science and serves as Vice Chair of Psychiatry. He has held many national scientific leadership positions, including terms as President of the College on Problems of Drug Dependence and the American Psychological Association’s Division on Psychopharmacology and Substance Abuse. He is the author of more than 425 journal articles and invited book chapters and editor of a dozen volumes and therapist manuals in the area of behavior and health.