Dace Svikis, Ph.D.
Deputy Director

Address: P.O. Box 980343
Office:   McGuire Hall 
              1112 East Clay Street
               Phone: (804) 827-1184
               Fax: (804) 827-1502
               dssvikis@vcu.edu

Dr. Svikis is a Professor in the Department of Psychology and Director of Promoting Healthy Pregnancies in the Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology.  She is also Deputy Director of the VCU Institute for Women’s Health.  Dr. Svikis has been involved in multidisciplinary drug abuse treatment research from many years.  From 1992-1999 she served as Director of the Center for Addiction and Pregnancy (CAP) at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.  CAP is a nationally recognized interdisciplinary program for pregnant drug dependent women and their children. 

Dr. Svikis is committed to bridging the gap between research and clinical practice.  She is currently principal investigator on 2 NIAAA and NIDA grants that focus on treatment engagement and motivational and behavioral brief interventions for women with alcohol and other drug problems.  In addition, she is Lead Investigator for a national multi-site study and Director of Training for the Mid-Atlantic Node of the NIDA Clinical Trials Network.  She is committed to student and faculty mentoring, serving as advisor for two NRSA grants and mentor on 4 NIH K-series faculty training grants.