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Add Brown School News on Google (opens in a new tab)Jordan P. Davis, a professor at the WashU Brown School, has won the 2026 Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions award from the Society of Addiction Psychology, Division 50 of the American Psychological Association (APA).
The award recognizes distinguished early scientific contributions to the field of addiction and is presented annually to a member of the Society of Addiction Psychology.
The awards committee cited the caliber and impact of Davis’ contributions to addiction psychology in selecting him for the honor.
Davis said, “It’s an honor to be recognized by a society whose work I care so deeply about. My aim has always been to reach the people our systems tend to miss. This award is a reminder of how much further we have to go in getting effective, timely treatment to high-risk population.”
Davis is an internationally recognized researcher whose work focuses on treating post-traumatic stress disorder and substance use disorders, with particular attention to underserved and high-risk populations, including veterans and people exposed to early childhood adversity. Most recently, his work has focused on building digital interventions that combine smartphone-based self-report, passive data from wearable devices, and machine learning to predict escalations in PTSD symptoms, substance use, and suicidal ideation and to intervene in real time, particularly among veterans who are not currently seeking treatment.
Davis has served in a leadership role in APA’s Division 50 for the past four years.
The Society of Addiction Psychology, also known as APA Division 50, focuses on advancing research, education and practice related to addiction and addictive behaviors.