William Stoops, PhD

Associate Director for Clinical Science, SUPRA

Dr. William W. Stoops is a Professor in the Departments of Behavioral Science, Psychiatry and Psychology and a faculty member of the Center for Drug and Alcohol Research at the University of Kentucky (UK). Stoops is the Dr. William R. Willard Professor in Behavioral Science, with appointments in the departments of Behavioral Science, Psychiatry and Psychology, as well as the Center on Drug and Alcohol Research. He is the founding director of the Clinical Research Support Office (CRSO), director of the Regulatory Knowledge and Support Core in the Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCTS) and associate director for clinical research in the Substance Use Research Priority Area (SUPRA). As a principal investigator, he has been continuously funded by the National Institutes of Health since 2008. He is also the Associate Director for Clinical Research of the UK Substance Use Priority Research Area and Director of the UK Clinical Research Support Office. Dr. Stoops’ research uses human laboratory and clinical trial methods to understand the behavioral and pharmacological factors contributing to substance use disorder, focusing mainly on cocaine use disorder. His research has been funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism and the National Cancer Institute.