Lara Coughlin, Ph.D.

Dr. Coughlin's work is at the intersection of behavioral economics, digital interventions, and community engagement, aiming to promote substance use-related health equity. Her work includes partnerships with Managed Care Organizations to better serve socioeconomically marginalized people who use substances. For example, she leads a digital contingency management program, Incentives2Quit, that robustly improves smoking cessation, a high priority given cigarette smoking remains the leading cause of death and disease in the U.S. She has content area expertise in just-in-time adaptive interventions (JITAIs), contingency management, rural health, behavioral economics, and health equity. Dr. Coughlin is clinically active in the U-M Addiction Treatment Service, which provides multidisciplinary, evidence-based approaches for the treatment of substance use disorders. Additionally, she serves on IHPI's Early Career Faculty Advisory Council (FAC).

• Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
• M.S., Clinical Psychology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
• B.S., Psychology, Davidson College