Faculty Bios
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Dr. Isidore Obot
was Scientist in the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse
at the World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland, with the
responsibility for initiating and coordinating intervention and
research programs on substance abuse and related problems in communities
around the world. Prior to this he worked as a research fellow at
the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health (1998-2000), where he
coordinated an outreach program for people in need of treatment
for drug dependence in Baltimore City. Dr. Obot taught psychology
at Morgan State University in an adjunct capacity between 1996 and
2000 and was on the faculty of the
University of Jos, Nigeria, for seventeen years, beginning from 1985. In 2002, he was appointed professor of psychology at the University of Uyo, also in Nigeria. Dr. Obot received a Ph.D. degree in psychology from Howard University, Washington, DC, in 1982 and a Master of Public Health (MPH) degree from the Harvard University School of Public Health in Boston in 1984. He is a recipient of several awards and fellowships, including national research service awards of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) at the University of Michigan Institute for Social Research (1985 and 1995), the National Institute on Drug Abuse/Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship at the Johns Hopkins University (1991-1992), and a writing award from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. In his career as a researcher, Dr. Obot has published more than 50 papers in peer reviewed journals and edited several books on substance abuse. He is a member of the editorial board of several international journals including Drug and Alcohol Dependence and the Journal of Psychology in Africa; Assistant Editor of Addiction; and Editor-in chief of the African Journal of Drug and Alcohol Studies. His main area of current professional interest is the translation of research into practice in order to promote health and well being in underserved communities. |
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