ARTT Center of Excellence UT Health San Antonio




NIDA T32 Training Program
Postdoctoral Training in Drug Abuse Research:
Behavior & Neurobiology

Past Trainees


Sabrina Blackledge Ph.D.

Years on Training Grant: 2017-2019
Faculty Mentor: Drs. Donald M Dougherty and Tara Karns-Wright
Current Position: Research Specialist V, Texas Department of State Health Services, Office of Science and Population Health


Nora Charles, Ph.D.

Years on Training Grant: 2012-2015
Faculty Mentor: Drs. Donald M Dougherty and Ashley Acheson
Current Position: Assistant Professor (tenure track), University of Southern Mississippi

Rheaclare Fraser-Spears, Ph.D.

Years on Training Grant: 2013-2015
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Lynette C Daws
Current Position: Assistant Professor, tenure track, Feik School of Pharmacy, University of the Incarnate Word

Brenda Gannon, Ph.D.

Years on Training Grant: 2016-2018
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Gregory T Collins
Current Position: Laboratory Director at Steep Hill Arkansas

T. Lee Gilman, Ph.D.

Years on Training Grant: 2016-2019
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Lynette C Daws
Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, UT Health San Antonio

Tara Karns-Wright, Ph.D.

Years on Training Grant: 2013-2016
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Donald M Dougherty
Current Position: Assistant Professor, UT Health San Antonio

Sara (Lake) Hagan, Ph.D.

Years on Training Grant: 2013-2014
Faculty Mentor: Drs. Donald M Dougherty, John Roache
Current Position: Research Manager & Data Scientist, People Analytics, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Audrey Hager, Ph.D.

Years on Training Grant: 2015-2017
Faculty Mentor: Drs. Michael Beckstead, Lynette Daws
Current Position: UT Health San Antonio

Brittney Linde, Ph.D.

Years on Training Grant: 2015-2016
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Donald M Dougherty
Current Position: Associate Research Scientist at Organizational Wellness and Learning Systems (OWLS)

David Maguire, Ph.D.

Years on Training Grant: 2011-2013
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Charles P France
Current Position: Assistant Professor/Research, Department of Pharmacology, UT Health San Antonio

Kelly McGlothen-Bell, Ph.D.

Years on Training Grant: 2017-2020
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Lisa M Cleveland
Current Position: Assistant Professor/Research, School of Nursing, UT Health San Antonio

Vanessa Minervini, Ph.D.

Years on Training Grant: 2015-2017
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Charles P France
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Creighton University

Jessica Solis, Ph.D.

Years on Training Grant: 2016-2017
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Donald Dougherty & Dr. Stacy Ryan
Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Duke University

Jesse Rodriguez, Ph.D.

Years on Training Grant: 2011-2012
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Lance R McMahon
Current Position: Clinical Research Associate, INC Research

Kristen Rosen, Ph.D.

Years on Training Grant: 2017-2020
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jennifer S Potter
Current Position: Assistant Professor/Research, Department of Psychiatry, UT Health San Antonio

Katherine Serafine, Ph.D.

Years on Training Grant: 2013-2015
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Charles P France
Current Position: Assistant Professor (tenure track), University of Texas El Paso

Peter Weed, Ph.D.

Years on Training Grant: 2015-2018
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Charles P France
Current Position: Associate Professor- LSUHSC

Jessica Wooden Ph.D.

Years on Training Grant: 2018-2019
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Charles P France
Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, UT Austin

The project described is supported by Award Number T32DA031115 from the National Institute On Drug Abuse. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institute On Drug Abuse or the National Institutes of Health.