Nancy Petry, Ph.D.

Professor of Medicine
University of Connecticut School of Medicine

Nancy Petry earned a Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1994. In 1996, she joined the faculty of the University of Connecticut School of Medicine in the Calhoun Cardiology Center. Dr. Petry conducts research on the treatment of addictive disorders and patient adherence behaviors across numerous conditions, ranging from substance use to HIV and diabetes. She has published over 300 articles in peer-reviewed journals and four books. Her work is funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, and the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. Dr. Petry serves as a consultant and advisor for the National Institutes of Health and the Veterans Administration, and she is the Editor-in-chief for Psychology of Addictive Behaviors. She received the American Psychological Association Distinguished Scientific Award for early career contributions to Psychology and the Joseph Cochin Award from the College of Drug Dependence.