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Training > Psychology Training Faculty > MUSC Internship Faculty - Dr. Michael Saladin 

Michael Saladin, Ph.D.
[Center for Drug and Alcohol Programs rotation (CDAP)]

Dr. Saladin received his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He completed his clinical psychology internship at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) and a post-doctoral fellowship at the National Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center, MUSC. He has been a faculty member at MUSC for the past 11 years and is currently an Associate Professor.

Research interests: the etiology, assessment, and treatment of individuals with substance use disorders and co-occuring Axis I disorders (e.g., anxiety disorders).

Select Publications:

  • LaRowe, S.D., Mardikian P., Malcolm, R., Myrick, H., Kalivas, P., McFarland, K., Saladin, M.E., McRae, A., Brady, K. (in press). Safety and Tolerability of N-Acetylcysteine in cocaine-dependent individuals. The American Journal of Addictions.
  • Drobes, D.J., Munafo, M.R., Leigh, F., Saladin, M.E. (2005). A family smoking index to capture genetic influence in smoking: Rationale and two validation studies. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 7, 41-46.
  • Saladin, M.E. & Santa Ana, E.J. (2004). Controlled drinking: More than just a controversy. Current Opinion in Psychiatry, 17 (3), 175-187.
  • Saladin, M.E., Drobes, D.J., Coffey, S.F., Dansky, B.S., Brady, K.T., & Kilpatrick, D.G. (2003). PTSD symptom severity as a predictor of cue-elicited drug craving in victims of violent crime. Addictive Behaviors, 28, 1611-1629.
  • Parrott, D.J., Drobes, D.J., Saladin, M.E., Coffey, S.F., & Dansky, B.S. (2003). Perpetration of partner violence: Effects of cocaine and alcohol dependence and post-traumatic stress disorder. Addictive Behaviors, 28, 1587-1602.
  • Coffey, S.F., Gudleski, G., Saladin, M.E., & Brady, K.T. (2003). Impulsivity and rapid discounting of delayed hypothetical rewards in cocaine-dependent individuals. Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology, 11(1), 18-25.
  • Coffey, S.F., Saladin, M.E., Drobes, D.J., Brady, K.T., Dansky, B.S., & Kilpatrick, D.G. (2002). Trauma and substance cue reactivity in individuals with comorbid posttraumatic stress disorder and cocaine or alcohol dependence. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 65, 115-127.
  • Saladin, M.E., Drobes, D.J., Coffey, S.F., & Libet, J.M. (2002). The human startle reflex and alcohol cue reactivity: Effects of early versus late abstinence. Psychology of Addictive Behavior, 16, 98-105.
  • Drobes, D.J., Saladin, M.E., & Tiffany, S.T. (2001). Classical conditioning mechanisms in alcohol dependence. In N. Heather, T.J. Peters, & T. Stockwell (Eds.), International Handbook of Alcohol Dependence and Problems (pp. 281-297). Chichester: John Wiley & Sons.
  • Back, S., Dansky, B.S., Coffey, S.F., Saladin, M.E., Sonne, S.C., & Brady, K.T. (2000). Cocaine dependence with and without posttraumatic stress disorder: A comparison of substance use, trauma history, and psychiatric comorbidity. American Journal of Addictions, 9, 51-62.
  • Clure, C., Brady, K.T., Saladin, M.E., Johnson, D., Waid, R., & Rittenbury, M. (1999). Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and substance use: Symptom patterns and drug choice. The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 25 (3), 441-448.
  • Dansky, B.S., Brady, K.T., Saladin, M.E. (1998). Untreated symptoms of PTSD among cocaine dependent individuals: Changes over time. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 15, 499-504.

Select Presentations:

  • Saladin, M.E., Rothbaum, B.O., Graap, K., & Brady, K.T. (2005). Virtual reality cue exposure for crack cocaine dependence. Oral report presented at the annual meeting for the American Psychiatric Association, Atlanta, GA.
  • LaRowe, S.D., Upadhyaya, H.P., Saladin, M.E., Carpenter, M.J., & Brady, K.T. (2005). Evidence for gender differens in cue reactivity to in vivo smoking cues in nicotine-dependent smokers. Oral report presented at the 67th annual meeting of the College on Problems of Drug Dependence, Orlando, FL.
  • Saladin, M.E. (2004, December). Real world research: Findings from the NIDA Clinical Trials; Motivational incentives for enhanced drug abuse recovery. Presented at the annual conference of SECAD/2004 National Association of Additiction Treatment Providers (NAATP).
  • Upadhyaya, H.P., LaRowe, S.D., Saladin, M.E., Brady, K.T., & Drobes, D.J. (2004). Gender differences in cue reactivity among nicotine-dependent individuals. Poster presented at the 11th annual meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Phoenix, AZ.
  • LaRowe, S.D., Malcom, R.J., Kalival, P.J, McFarland, K., Brady, K.T., McRae, A.L., Myrick, H., Saladin, M.E., & Mardikian, P.N. (2004). Safety and tolerability of N-Acetylcysteine in cocaine-dependent subjects. Oral presentation at the 66th annual meeting of the College on Problems of Drug Dependence, San Juan, PR.
  • Santa Ana, E., Saladin, M.E., Spratt, E., Timmerman, K.T., Brady, K.T., McRae, A., & Waldrop, A.E. (2004). Trauma-specific factors and stress responding in comorbid PTSD and substance use disorder. Poster presentation at the 66th annual meeting of the College on Problems of Drug Dependence, San Juan, PR.
  • Saladin, M.E. (2003, August). Trauma-cue and alchole-cue reactivity in comorbid posttraumatic stress disorder & alcohol dependence. National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and American Psychological Association (APA) sponsored Symposium on Stress, Anxiety, and Drug Abuse. Presented at the annual conference of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Curriculum Vitae   (09/2005)  (Requires Adobe® Reader to view)

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