Dr. Carrie Randall
Distinguished University Professor
Professor, Department of Pyschiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Professor, Department of Neurosciences
Director, Charleston Alcohol Research Center |
Research Interests
Dr. Randall is internationally recognized for her research into the prenatal effects of alcohol and other drugs of abuse on fetal growth and development as well as alcohol treatment research, gender issues in alcoholism, and the comorbidity of alcoholism and social phobia. Education | Kent State University, Kent, OH | B.A. | 1969 | Psychology | | Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ | M.S. & Ph.D. | 1974 | Psychobiology | | University of Florida, Gainesville, FL | Postdoctoral | 1976 | Neuroscience |
Professional Experience | 1976-1977 | Research Associate, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, MUSC,Charleston, SC | | 1977-1980 | Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, MUSC, Charleston, SC | | 1980-1985 | Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, MUSC, Charleston, SC | | 1980-1987 | Research Psychologist, Ralph H. Johnson Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Charleston, SC | | 1982-1987 | Associate Research Career Scientist, Ralph H. Johnson Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Charleston, SC | | 1985-present | Professor, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, MUSC, Charleston, SC | | 1987-1994 | Research Career Scientist, Ralph H. Johnson Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Charleston, SC | | 1990-present | Professor, Department of Neurosciences, MUSC, Charleston, SC | | 1994-1998 | Director, Center for Drug and Alcohol Programs, Department of Psychiatry &Behavioral Sciences, MUSC, Charleston, SC | | 1995-2000 | Scientific Director, Charleston Alcohol Research Center, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, MUSC, Charleston, SC | | 2000-present | Director, Alcohol Research Center, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, MUSC, Charleston, SC | | 2005-present | Distinguished University Professor, MUSC, Charleston, SC |
Awards and Honors | 1994 | Recipient, Henry Rosett Award for contribution to Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Research | | 1995 | Invited Speaker, NIAAA's 25th Anniversary Celebration Scientific Symposium | | 1996-2000 | Invited member, NIAAA National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism | | 1998 | Recipient, Distinguished Research Award from the Research Society on Alcoholism | | 1998 | Tharpe Foundation Award for Alcohol Research | | 2000 | Recipient, Mark Keller Honorary Award from NIAAA | | 2005 | Named Distinguished University Professor, MUSC |
Recent Publications Book SW, Thomas SE, Dempsey JP, Randall PK & Randall CL. Social anxiety impacts willingness to participate in addiction treatment. Addictive Behaviors 34(5):474-476, 2009. PMCID: PMC2671294 Myrick H, Malcolm R, Randall PK, Boyle E, Anton RF, Becker HC & Randall CL. A double-blind trial of gabapentin versus lorazepam in the treatment of alcohol withdrawal. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research 33(9):1582-1588, 2009. PMCID: PMC2769515 Greenfield SF, Pettinati HM, O'Malley S, Randall PK & Randall CL. Gender differences in alcohol treatment: An analysis of outcome from the COMBINE study. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research 34(10):1803-1812, 2010. PMCID: PMC3048309 Tonigan JS, Book SW, Pagano ME, Randall PK, Smith JP & Randall CL. 12-Step therapy and women with and without social phobia: A study of the effectiveness of 12-step therapy to facilitate AA engagement. Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly 28(2):151-162, 2010. PMCID: PMC3060781 |
