Ned Cooney, PhD

Ned L. Cooney, Ph.D., has been engaged in addiction research over the past 35 years. His studies include clinical trials of behavioral interventions for addictive disorders and studies of the process of relapse after addiction treatment. His methodological expertise includes controlled clinical trials, laboratory studies of stress and cue reactivity, and real-time data capture methodology.
Dr. Cooney retired in 2018 from the appointment as director of the mental health and substance abuse programs at the Newington Campus of VA Connecticut Healthcare System. He provided patient care services and supervised clinical training in the substance abuse outpatient clinic and the primary mental health care clinic.