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Sherry McKee, PhD

Professor of Psychiatry
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Director, Yale Behavioral Pharmacology Laboratory

Clinical Director, Forensic Drug Diversion Clinic

Director, Yale Program for Sex Differences in Alcohol Use Disorder, Psychiatry

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Professor of Psychiatry

Director, Yale Behavioral Pharmacology Laboratory; Clinical Director, Forensic Drug Diversion Clinic; Director, Yale Program for Sex Differences in Alcohol Use Disorder, Psychiatry

Biography

Dr. Sherry McKee is a Professor of Psychiatry at the Yale Medical School, Director of the Yale Behavioral Pharmacology Laboratory, and Clinical Director of the Forensic Drug Diversion Clinic. Dr. McKee directs a translational program of research focused on treatment development for addictive disorders, with an emphasis on women and more recently criminal justice populations. Her work spans clinical trials, behavioral pharmacology, survey research, and epidemiological research to uncover mechanisms underlying poor outcomes and to translate these finding into improved interventions. Dr. McKee has directed large NIH-funded efforts (P50-ORWH/NIDA; P01-ORWH/NIAAA) focused on developing effective medications for addictive behaviors which are responsive to sex-differences. Dr. McKee currently leads the Yale-SCORE on Sex Differences in Alcohol Use Disorder (U54AA027989, ORWH/NIAAA). For this effort, she directs an interdisciplinary team conducting translational cross-species research focused on expediting the development of gender-sensitive therapeutics for alcohol use disorder, mentoring junior faculty, and providing a national resource on women and alcohol. Dr. McKee also leads a federally funded partnership between Yale University, the of Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, and the State of Connecticut Department of Correction, to develop and implement an integrated system of addiction care for adults returning to their communities following incarceration.

Appointments

Education & Training

PhD
University of Western Ontario (1999)
Fellow
Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, CT. (1999)

Research

Overview

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

Alcohol-Related Disorders; Criminal Psychology; Psychiatry and Psychology; Substance-Related Disorders; Tobacco Use Disorder

Research at a Glance

Yale Co-Authors

Frequent collaborators of Sherry McKee's published research.

Publications

2024

2023

Clinical Trials

Current Trials

Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

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    Div 50, American Psychological Association

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    Psychology of Addictive Behavior

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    National Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism

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    Drug and Alcohol Dependence - Reports

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    New Haven Re-entry Center

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Psychiatry

40 Temple Street

New Haven, CT 06510

United States