Dr. Robert Miranda

Biography

Robert Miranda is a board-certified clinical psychologist and a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior and the Department of Behavioral Social Sciences at Brown University's Warren Alpert Medical School and School of Public Health. He is a committed clinician scientist focusing on advancing the understanding of addiction, particularly in adolescents. Over his career, he has directed a federally funded research program that has received continuous NIH funding for 23 years, concentrating on treatment for adolescents with substance use and co-occurring mental health disorders. Dr. Miranda has been instrumental in developing novel pharmacological technology-supported interventions to monitor adolescents' behavior in natural environments. As a mentor, he has guided numerous early-career clinicians and scientists through various federally funded research projects. He also serves as the training director for postdoctoral programs in addiction studies and has received several awards for his mentoring efforts, including the Mark Wood Outstanding Mentor Award. Beyond research, he maintains a robust clinical practice providing care to adolescents and directs an intensive outpatient program for youth with co-occurring disorders, which has been nationally recognized. Dr. Miranda is dedicated to continuously improving clinical practices through both his research and direct community engagement.

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