Dr. Strain is The George E. Bigelow Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He conducts research in substance abuse related issues, provides clinical care, teaches, and provides administrative supervision for substance abuse programs. He is the Editor in Chief for the scientific journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence, and has edited several books on substance use disorders. He was the lead in developing the first buprenorphine curriculum, which was subsequently used as the primary resource to train physicians in the use of this medication for opioid treatment. He has chaired standing committees for the FDA, NIH, and the American Psychiatric Association, and is a Past-President of the College on Problems of Drug Dependence. Dr. Strain is the recipient of multiple competitive grant awards from NIH, and has published extensively on substance abuse-related matters. His research has included topics such as the optimal mechanisms for treating patients with substance abuse disorders, the abuse liability of novel medications, and the development of new pharmacotherapies for substance abuse treatment.
Email: estrain1@jhmi.edu
Current Academic Positions
- The George E. Bigelow Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
- Professor, Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health
- Executive Vice Chair, Department of Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
- Director, Behavioral Pharmacology Research Unit, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Expertise
- Opioid Use Disorder
- Cocaine/Stimulant Use Disorder
- Alcohol Use Disorder
- Randomized Clinical Trials, Clinical Trial Designs
- Human Abuse Potential Testing
- Dual diagnosis/psychiatric comorbidity in persons with substance use disorders
- Outcome measures for substance use disorders
Education
- 1976-1980 Bachelor of Arts, Amherst College, Amherst, Massachusetts
- 1980-1984 Doctor of Medicine, Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio
- 1984-1985 Internship; Medicine and Psychiatry, Francis Scott Key Medical Center Baltimore, Maryland
- 1985-1988 Residency; Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
- 1987-1988 Chief Resident; Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
- 1988-1990 Post-Doctoral Fellowship; Behavioral Pharmacology Research Unit, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
Awards
- 1979- History and Philosophy of Science Award, University of Sydney
- 1980- Frank Dow Prize in Chemistry, Amherst College
- 1980-1981- John Simpson Fellowship for The Study of Medicine, Amherst College
- 1983-1984- Rock Sleyster Scholar, AMA-ERF
- 1984- Landacre Society, Ohio State University Research Society
- 1984-The William Means Memorial Award, Ohio State University
- 2004- Distinguished Fellow, American Psychiatric Association
- 2009- Visiting Faculty Member, National Health Research Institutes, Taiwan
- 2012- Fellow, College on Problems of Drug Dependence
- 2015- Great Teachers Series, NIH Clinical Center
- 2015- Chester Schmidt, M.D., Teaching Award, JHBMC