About Us Directory
Center Directors
Todd Vanderah, PhD
Director, Comprehensive Center for Pain & Addiction
Regents Professor and Department Head, Pharmacology, College of Medicine – Tucson
Frank Porreca, PhD
Research Director, Comprehensive Center for Pain & Addiction
Co-Principal Investigator, UArizona Center of Excellence in Addiction Studies
Professor, Pharmacology, College of Medicine – Tucson
Maria Manriquez, MD
Phoenix Branch Director, Comprehensive Center for Pain & Addiction
Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine – Phoenix
Director, Pain and Addiction Curriculum, College of Medicine – Phoenix
Mohab Ibrahim, MD, PhD
Medical Director, Comprehensive Center for Pain & Addiction
Professor, Anesthesiology, College of Medicine – Tucson
Director, Comprehensive Pain Management Clinic
Beth Meyerson, PhD
Policy Director, Comprehensive Center for Pain & Addiction
Professor, College of Nursing
Bridget Murphy, DBH
Education and Workforce Research Director, Comprehensive Center for Pain & Addiction
Assistant Research Professor, Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health
Jennifer S. De La Rosa, PhD
Strategy Director, Comprehensive Center for Pain & Addiction
Assistant Research Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine – Tucson
Alyssa Padilla, MPH
Operations Director, Comprehensive Center for Pain & Addiction
Stacy Pigott, MS
Marketing and Communications Director, Comprehensive Center for Pain & Addiction
Executive Director, Brand Communications, U ofA Health Sciences
Amy Tary
Assistant Director of Finances, Comprehensive Center for Pain & Addiction
Members
Krista LaBruzzo, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, College of Medicine – Phoenix
Faculty Physician, Addiction Recovery Center, Banner – University Medical Center
Wei Wang, PhD
Professor, Pharmacology and Toxicology, R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy
Co-Director, Arizona Center for Drug Discovery
Nicole Yuan, PhD, MPH
Associate Professor and Program Director, Health Behavior and Health Promotion, Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health