Jennifer  Sharpe Potter, PhD, MPH

Expertise: prevention and treatment of substance use disorders, chronic pain, dissemination and implementation of evidence-based practice, population health, clinical trials

Jennifer Sharpe Potter, PhD, MPH, is the Vice President for Research and Professor of Psychiatry and Behavior Sciences. In 2008, Dr. Potter joined UT Health San Antonio from Harvard Medical School and McLean Hospital. She completed her pre-doctoral clinical internship and research fellowship at Harvard Medical School/McLean Hospital. She received her doctorate in clinical psychology at the University of Georgia and her Master of Public Health from Emory University. 

• Professional Background

  Education

  • 2002 - PhD - Clinical Psychology - University of Georgia
  • 1994 - MPH - Behavioral Science - Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health
  • 1986 - BA - Theatre - Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada

  Training

  • 2003 - Research Fellowship - Substance use disorders - Harvard Medical School/McLean Hospital
  • 2000 - Pre-doctoral internship - Clinical Psychology - Harvard Medical School/McLean Hospital

  Appointments

  • 6/2021 - Vice President for Research - UT Health San Antonio
  • 9/2018 - Vice Dean for Research, Long School of Medicine - UT Health San Antonio
  • 9/2018 - Professor with tenure - UT Health San Antonio
  • 9/2012 - Associate Professor - UT Health San Antonio

• Research & Grants

  Dr. Potters research and related activities focus on the prevention and treatment of substance use disorders, with emphasis on opioid use disorders and chronic pain in civilian and military populations. She is a Principal Investigator of the Big South/West Node of the National Institute on Drug Abuse Clinical Trials Network and Director of the Texas Medication for Opioid Use Disorder Initiative with support from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission. Dr. Potter served as the National Project Director for the CTN Prescription Opioid Addiction Treatment Study (POATS), the largest multisite clinical trial conducted to examine treatment of prescription opioid dependence. 

   

  Potter Lab

  Research profile

  Grants

  • Texas Medication for Opioid Use Disorder Initiative (Texas HHS000562000001)
  • NIDA Clinical Trials Network Big South/West Node (DA 3UG1DA020024)
  • Get Waivered Texas (Texas HHS000307200001)

  UM1 DA049394                      Rick Williams (PI)                               06/2019 - 03/2023
  HEALing Communities Study: Data Coordinating Center
  Role: Senior Advisor

  P30 CA054174                       Ruben Mesa (PI)
  Cancer Therapy and Research Center at UTHSCSA                       01/2019 – 12/2019
  Role: Internal Advisory Committee

  T32 DA031115-02                  Charles France (PI)                            07/2013 - 07/2021
  Training in Drug Abuse Research: Behavior and Neurobiology
  Role: Mentor and Internal Advisory Committee

  K12 GM111726                      James Lechleither (PI)                       05/2020 – 04/2025
  San Antonio Biomedical Education and Research Postdoctoral Teaching and Research Training Program
  Role: Internal Advisory Committee

  W81XWH-15-2-0077              Rick Williams (PI)                               09/2018 – 08/2023
  Pharmacotherapies for Alcohol and Substance Abuse (PASA) Consortium
  Role: Co-Investigator

• Service

  Department

  Grand Rounds Committee

• Publications

  • NCBI My Bibliography
  • Google Scholar
  • ORCID
  • Scholars@UTHSCSA
  • Scopus Author ID

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