Dr. Megan Piper

Megan Piper, PhD, is a Professor in the University of Wisconsin Department of Medicine and a named UW-CTRI Director of Research Professor, a five-year professorship that reflects her strong scientific contributions and the collective efforts, achievements and impact of the entire UW-CTRI team.

Dr. Piper is a former president of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco and former chair of the NIH’s Interventions to Prevent and Treat Addictions Study Section. In 2022, she was named a fellow of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco. In 2019, she was the recipient of the UW Faculty Excellence in Research Award. In 2014, Piper received the Russell-Jarvik Young Investigator Award for her contributions to the field from the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco. She is a co-author of more than 200 papers.

Piper’s research focuses on understanding and treating tobacco dependence among people who smoke and people who use e-cigarettes, with an additional focus on addressing issues of smoking-related health inequity. Piper also has a strong interest in using innovative methodology, including treatment optimization, mediation and intensive longitudinal data analysis to address key research questions.

A Madison native, Piper completed her undergraduate degree in Chemistry at Carleton College in Minnesota, her Masters’ degree in Clinical Psychology from the University of Miami in Ohio and her PhD in Clinical Psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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