N Walker, PhD

Assistant Professor
Psychiatry

Contact Information

UT Southwestern Medical Center
5323 Harry Hines Boulevard
Dallas, Texas 75390

Office Phone: 214-645-6980
Office Fax: 214-648-0167

robrina.walker@utsouthwestern.edu

Education

Graduate SchoolVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univ, Psychology (2007)
Graduate SchoolVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univ, Psychology (2002)
UndergraduateAppalachian State University, Psychology (1999)

Research Interests

Behavioral treatments for substance use disorders
Mediators of treatment response

Publications

Featured
Disseminating contingency management to increase attendance in two community substance abuse treatment centers: lessons learned.

Walker R, Rosvall T, Field CA, Allen S, McDonald D, Salim Z, Ridley N, Adinoff B, Journal of substance abuse treatment, 2010 Oct; 39 (3):202-9

Design of NIDA CTN Protocol 0047: screening, motivational assessment, referral, and treatment in emergency departments (SMART-ED).

Bogenschutz MP, Donovan DM, Adinoff B, Crandall C, Forcehimes AA, Lindblad R, Mandler RN, Oden NL, Perl HI, Walker R, The American journal of drug and alcohol abuse, 2011 Sep; 37 (5):417-25

Stimulant Reduction Intervention using Dosed Exercise (STRIDE) - CTN 0037: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

Trivedi MH, Greer TL, Grannemann BD, Church TS, Somoza E, Blair SN, Szapocznik J, Stoutenberg M, Rethorst C, Warden D, Ring KM, Walker R, Morris DW, Kosinski AS, Kyle T, Marcus B, Crowell B, Oden N, Nunes E, Trials, 2011 ; 12:206

Honors/Awards

NIDA Early Career Investigator Travel Award

(2009)

Chief Resident

(2004)

Magna Cum Laude

(1999)

Alpha Chi National Honor Society

(1998)

Professional Associations/Affiliations

American Psychological Association (APA)

APA Division 50: Addictions

Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies

Association for Psychological Science