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\name{Hunt, Morgan Casey}
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\position{Associate Professor of Psychology}
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\begin{education}
University of California, Berkeley & B.S & 05/1990 & Psychology \\
University of Vermont & Ph.D. & 05/1996 & Experimental Psychology \\
University of California, Berkeley & Postdoctoral & 08/1998 & Public Health and Epidemiology \\
\end{education}
\section{Personal Statement}
I have the expertise, leadership, training, expertise and motivation necessary
to successfully carry out the proposed research project. I have a broad
background in psychology, with specific training and expertise in ethnographic
and survey research and secondary data analysis on psychological aspects of
drug addiction. My research includes neuropsychological changes associated
with addiction. As PI or co-Investigator on several university- and NIH-
funded grants, I laid the groundwork for the proposed research by developing
effective measures of disability, depression, and other psychosocial factors
relevant to the aging substance abuser, and by establishing strong ties with
community providers that will make it possible to recruit and track
participants over time as documented in the following publications. In
addition, I successfully administered the projects (e.g.\ staffing, research
protections, budget), collaborated with other researchers, and produced several
peer-reviewed publications from each project. As a result of these previous
experiences, I am aware of the importance of frequent communication among
project members and of constructing a realistic research plan, timeline, and
budget. The current application builds logically on my prior work. During
2005--2006 my career was disrupted due to family obligations. However, upon
returning to the field I immediately resumed my research projects and
collaborations and successfully competed for NIH support.
\begin{enumerate}
\item Merryle, R.J. \& Hunt, M.C. (2004). Independent living, physical
disability and substance abuse among the elderly. Psychology and Aging,
23(4), 10--22.
\item Hunt, M.C., Jensen, J.L. \& Crenshaw, W. (2007). Substance abuse and
mental health among community-dwelling elderly. International Journal
of Geriatric Psychiatry, 24(9), 1124--1135.
\item Hunt, M.C., Wiechelt, S.A. \& Merryle, R. (2008). Predicting the
substance-abuse treatment needs of an aging population. American
Journal of Public Health, 45(2), 236--245. PMCID: PMC9162292
\item Hunt, M.C., Newlin, D.B. \& Fishbein, D. (2009). Brain imaging in
methamphetamine abusers across the life-span. Gerontology, 46(3),
122--145.
\end{enumerate}
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\section{Positions and Honors}
\subsection*{Positions and Employment}
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1998--2000 & Fellow, Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Drug Abuse, Bethesda, MD \\
2000--2002 & Lecturer, Department of Psychology, Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT \\
2001-- & Consultant, Coastal Psychological Services, San Francisco, CA \\
2002--2005 & Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Washington University, St.\ Louis, MO \\
2007-- & Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Washington University, St.\ Louis, MO\\
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\subsection*{Other Experience and Professional Memberships}
\begin{datetbl}
1995-- & Member, American Psychological Association \\
1998-- & Member, Gerontological Society of America \\
1998-- & Member, American Geriatrics Society \\
2000-- & Associate Editor, Psychology and Aging \\
2003-- & Board of Advisors, Senior Services of Eastern Missouri \\
2003--05 & NIH Peer Review Committee: Psychobiology of Aging, ad hoc reviewer \\
2007--11 & NIH Risk, Adult Addictions Study Section, members \\
\end{datetbl}
\subsection*{Honors}
\begin{datetbl}
2003 & Outstanding Young Faculty Award, Washington University, St.\ Louis, MO \\
2004 & Excellence in Teaching, Washington University, St.\ Louis, MO \\
2009 & Award for Best in Interdisciplinary Ethnography, International Ethnographic Society \\
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\section{Contribution to Science}
\begin{enumerate}
\item My early publications directly addressed the fact that substance abuse is
often overlooked in older adults. However, because many older adults were
raised during an era of increased drug and alcohol use, there are reasons
to believe that this will become an increasing issue as the population
ages. These publications found that older adults appear in a variety of
primary care settings or seek mental health providers to deal with emerging
addiction problems. These publications document this emerging problem but
guide primary care providers and geriatric mental health providers to
recognize symptoms, assess the nature of the problem and apply the
necessary interventions. By providing evidence and simple clinical
approaches, this body of work has changed the standards of care for
addicted older adults and will continue to provide assistance in relevant
medical settings well into the future. I served as the primary
investigator or co-investigator in all of these studies.
\begin{enumerate}
\item Gryczynski, J., Shaft, B.M., Merryle, R., \& Hunt, M.C. (2002). Community
based participatory research with late-life addicts. American Journal
of Alcohol and Drug Abuse, 15(3), 222--238.
\item Shaft, B.M., Hunt, M.C., Merryle, R., \& Venturi, R. (2003). Policy
implications of genetic transmission of alcohol and drug abuse in
female nonusers. International Journal of Drug Policy, 30(5), 46--58.
\item Hunt, M.C., Marks, A.E., Shaft, B.M., Merryle, R., \& Jensen, J.L.
(2004). Early-life family and community characteristics and late-life
substance abuse. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 28(2),26--37.
\item Hunt, M.C., Marks, A.E., Venturi, R., Crenshaw, W. \& Ratonian, A.
(2007). Community-based intervention strategies for reducing alcohol
and drug abuse in the elderly. Addiction, 104(9), 1436--1606. PMCID:
PMC9000292
\end{enumerate}
\item In addition to the contributions described above, with a team of
collaborators, I directly documented the effectiveness of various
intervention models for older substance abusers and demonstrated the
importance of social support networks. These studies emphasized
contextual factors in the etiology and maintenance of addictive disorders
and the disruptive potential of networks in substance abuse treatment. This
body of work also discusses the prevalence of alcohol, amphetamine, and
opioid abuse in older adults and how networking approaches can be used to
mitigate the effects of these disorders.
\begin{enumerate}
\item Hunt, M.C., Merryle, R. \& Jensen, J.L. (2005). The effect of social
support networks on morbidity among elderly substance abusers. Journal
of the American Geriatrics Society, 57(4), 15--23.
\item Hunt, M.C., Pour, B., Marks, A.E., Merryle, R. \& Jensen, J.L. (2005).
Aging out of methadone treatment. American Journal of Alcohol and Drug
Abuse, 15(6), 134--149.
\item Merryle, R. \& Hunt, M.C. (2007). Randomized clinical trial of cotinine
in older nicotine addicts. Age and Ageing, 38(2), 9--23. PMCID:
PMC9002364
\end{enumerate}
\item Methadone maintenance has been used to treat narcotics addicts for many
years but I led research that has shown that over the long-term, those in
methadone treatment view themselves negatively and they gradually begin to
view treatment as an intrusion into normal life. Elderly narcotics users
were shown in carefully constructed ethnographic studies to be especially
responsive to tailored social support networks that allow them to
eventually reduce their maintenance doses and move into other forms of
therapy. These studies also demonstrate the policy and commercial
implications associated with these findings.
\begin{enumerate}
\item Hunt, M.C. \& Jensen, J.L. (2003). Morbidity among elderly substance
abusers. Journal of the Geriatrics, 60(4), 45--61.
\item Hunt, M.C. \& Pour, B. (2004). Methadone treatment and personal
assessment. Journal Drug Abuse, 45(5), 15--26.
\item Merryle, R. \& Hunt, M.C. (2005). The use of various nicotine delivery
systems by older nicotine addicts. Journal of Ageing, 54(1), 24--41.
PMCID: PMC9112304
\item Hunt, M.C., Jensen, J.L. \& Merryle, R. (2008). The aging addict:
ethnographic profiles of the elderly drug user. NY, NY: W. W. Norton
\& Company.
\end{enumerate}
\end{enumerate}
\subsection*{Complete List of Published Work in MyBibliography:}
\url{http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/browse/collection/45972964/}
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\section{Research Support}
\subsection*{Ongoing Research Support}
\grantinfo{R01 DA942367}{Hunt (PI)}{09/01/08--08/31/16}
{Health trajectories and behavioral interventions among older substance abusers}
{The goal of this study is to compare the effects of two substance abuse interventions on health
outcomes in an urban population of older opiate addicts.}
{Role: PI}
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\grantinfo{R01 MH922731}{Merryle (PI)}{12/15/07--11/30/15}
{Physical disability, depression and substance abuse in the elderly}
{The goal of this study is to identify disability and depression trajectories and demographic factors
associated with substance abuse in an independently-living elderly population.}
{Role: Co-Investigator}
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\grantinfo{Faculty Resources Grant, Washington University}{08/15/09--08/14/15}
{Opiate Addiction Database}
{The goal of this project is to create an integrated database of demographic, social and biomedical
information for homeless opiate abusers in two urban Missouri locations, using a number of state and
local data sources.}
{Role: PI}
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\subsection*{Completed Research Support}
\grantinfo{R21 AA998075}{Hunt (PI)}{01/01/11--12/31/13}
{Community-based intervention for alcohol abuse}
{The goal of this project was to assess a community-based strategy for reducing alcohol abuse among
older individuals.}
{Role: PI}
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