Justin Strickland, PhD

Associate Professor

Justin Strickland, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Strickland is a behavioral pharmacologist with expertise in the experimental evaluation of psychoactive drugs of varying drug classes. His research focuses on the use of behavioral economics as a theoretical framework to address issues of public health significance to include addiction and sexual health. This work applies a translational pipeline of preclinical animal research, human laboratory assessment, and clinical trials to evaluate choice and decision-making processes at the intersection of the self (e.g., genetic predisposition, reinforcement history) and setting (e.g., environmental cues, alternative reinforcers). Dr. Strickland is also contributing to clinical trials in the CPCR, where he is interested in the behavioral mechanisms underlying psychedelic drug effects and treatment efficacy.