Department of Psychology

Chris Correia received his B.S. in psychology from the University of Scranton and his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Syracuse University . He completed an internship in clinical psychology at the Syracuse Veterans Administration Medical Center, and a post-doctoral training fellowship at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine's Behavioral Pharmacology Research Unit. Currently, Dr. Correia is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Auburn University, where he has been since 2002. His research activities focus on understanding the use and abuse of a variety of psychoactive substances. Some more specific current interests include behavioral and cognitive-motivational treatments, and developing laboratory procedures to study the reinforcing value of alcohol and other drugs. Dr. Correia is also the clinical supervisor for the university’s Health Behavior Assessment Center, which provides brief assessments and interventions for students with concerns about their alcohol use.

• 1994, B.S., Psychology, University of Scranton
• 2000, M.A. & Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, Syracuse University
• 2000, Clinical Internship, Syracuse Veterans Administration Hospital
• 2002, Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

• Correia, C.J., Ballard, S.D., Henslee, A.M., Irons, J.G. (in press). Perceived consequencies of cigarette use among college students. Addictive Behaviors.
• Little,C., & Correia, C.J. (in press). Use of a multiple choice procedure with college student drinkers. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors.
• Correia, C.J. (2005). Behavioral theories of Choice: Understanding the relaionship between drug use and drug-free reinforcement. In M. Earleywine's (Ed.), Mind-altering drugs: The science of subjective experience. New York: Oxford University Press.
• Correia, C.J., Benson, T.A., & Carey, K.B. (2005). Decreased substance use following increases in alternative behaviors: A prelimiary investigation. Addictive Behaviors, 30, 19-27.
• Correia, C.J., Sigmon, S.C., Silverman,K., Bigelow, G.E., & Stilzer, M.L. (2005). A comparison of voucher delivery schedules for the initiation of cocaine abstinence. Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology, 13, 252-258.

• PSYC2530, Drugs and Behavior
• PSYC7300, Adult Psychopathology
• PSYC8910, Clinical Practicum
• STAT2010, Statistics for the Social and Behavioral Sciences
• PSYC4010, Clinical Psychology