Carl Hart

Carl  Hart

Dr. Carl Hart is an Associate Professor at Columbia University's Departments of Psychiatry and Psychology, as well as a Research Scientist at the New York State Psychiatric Institute's Division of Substance Addiction. Dr. Hart's study focuses on deciphering the intricate interplay between neurobiological and environmental elements that mediate and alter the effects of drugs of abuse, such as drug-taking behavior and cognitive performance. The National Institute on Drug Addiction has been funding Dr. Hart's research for numerous years. Dr. Hart, in addition to his extensive research obligations, teaches an undergraduate Drugs and Behavior course and has just received Columbia University's highest teaching honor.